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SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI : SARANAGATI GITI
rupera gaurava kena bhai?
anitya e kalevara, kabhu nahe sthira-tara,
samana aile kichhu nai
e anga sitala habe, ankhi spanda-hina ra’be,
chitara agune habe chhai [1]
Brother, why be proud of your beauty? This body is not eternal and will never
become more reliable or certain – once death comes, everything will be gone.
When your limbs become cold and eyes freeze motionless, this body will be
burned on a pyre and turn into ash.
ye mukha-saundarya hera, darpanete nirantara,
sva-sivara haibe bhojana
ye vastre adara kara, yeba abharana para,
kotha saba rahibe takhana [2]
You keep admiring the beauty of your face in the mirror, but one day dogs and
foxes will feast on it. You decorate yourself with your favourite clothes,
but where will all that be in the end?
dara suta bandhu sabe, smasane tomare labe,
dagdha-kari grhete asibe
tumi ka’ra ke tomara, ebe bujhi dekha sara,
deha-nasa avasya ghatibe [3]
Taking you to the crematorium, your wife, children and friends will burn your
body and return home. Whose are you and who is yours? Try to understand this
and see what is what. This body is bound to perish.
sunitya sambala chao, hari-guna sada gao,
hari-nama japaha sadai
kutarka chhadiya mana, kara krsna aradhana,
vinodera asraya tahai [4]
If you want eternal capital, always chant the glories of the Lord and
practise chanting the Holy Name of the Lord. Dear mind, stop arguing and
worship Lord Krishna. This is where Vinod takes shelter.
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