Maner Mala Japbi Jakhon
Song 8
maner
mālā japbi jakhan, mana, keno korbi
bāhya visarjana mane mane
bhajan jakhan hoy, prema uṭhle
paḍe' bāhya-dehe vyāpta ho'ye roy; ābār
dehe care, japāy kore, dharāy mālā anukṣaṇa
My dear mind, when you chant japa on the mala within your mind, why do you cease the actions of chanting japa externally? When one performs bhajan within the mind, and prema factually arises internally, then the external body also becomes pervaded by those symptoms. Therefore the body rocks and sways, while one incessantly turns their beads in chanting japa.
je
vyāṭā bhaṇḍa-tāpasa hoy, baka-biḍāla
dekhā'ye bāhya ninde atiśoy; nije juta
pe'le kāminī-kanaka kore sadā saṁghaṭana
This improper form of mental chanting is the tendency of the pretentious so-called renunciants. As displayed in the fables of the crane and cat, such renunciation is extremely contemptible. Although such a trait is shown externally, whenever one gains an opportunity to enjoy women and wealth he continually indulges.
se
vyāṭār bhitora phakkākār, bāhya-sādhana-nindā
boi ār āche kibā tā'r (nijer)
mana bhālo dekhā-te giye ninde sādhu-ācaraṇa
Inside such a man is merely an empty cavity of deceit. What does he have to express other than direct blasphemy of the process of executing external sadhana-bhakti? He thus makes a show of his own mental concoctions as being supposedly "superior" while he openly condemns the activities of the true sadhus.
śuddha
kori' bhitora bāhira, bhāi, hari-nām
korte thāko, tarke kāj nāi, (śuṣka)
tomār tarka korte jīvana jā'be cāṅda-bāul
tāy duḥkhī ho'no
O dear brother! Purify yourself both internally and externally. Stay engaged in chanting Hari-nama, instead of simply babbling stubbornly with controversial attitudes. When you pass your life consumed with dry arguments, then Cand Baul becomes very sad.
Translation
My dear mind, when you chant japa on the mala within your mind, why do you cease the actions of chanting japa externally? When one performs bhajan within the mind, and prema factually arises internally, then the external body also becomes pervaded by those symptoms. Therefore the body rocks and sways, while one incessantly turns their beads in chanting japa.
This improper form of mental chanting is the tendency of the pretentious so-called renunciants. As displayed in the fables of the crane and cat, such renunciation is extremely contemptible. Although such a trait is shown externally, whenever one gains an opportunity to enjoy women and wealth he continually indulges.
Inside such a man is merely an empty cavity of deceit. What does he have to express other than direct blasphemy of the process of executing external sadhana-bhakti? He thus makes a show of his own mental concoctions as being supposedly "superior" while he openly condemns the activities of the true sadhus.
O dear brother! Purify yourself both internally and externally. Stay engaged in chanting Hari-nama, instead of simply babbling stubbornly with controversial attitudes. When you pass your life consumed with dry arguments, then Cand Baul becomes very sad.