Asalo Katha Bolte lyrics

āsalo kathā bolte ki tomār kenthā-dhorā, kapni-āṅṭā—saba phāṅki

asalo katha bolte ki tomar kentha-dhora, kapni-anta—saba phanki

आसलो कथा बोल्ते कि तोमार केन्थाधोरा, कप्निआङ्टा—सब फाङ्कि

O you have so much to say about being genuine! You are seen to be wrapped in an old tattered blanket and wearing a simple loincloth, just like a renounced ascetic, but in actuality all of this is simply pretentious.

dharma-patnī tyaji’ ghare, para-nārī-saṅga kore, artha-lobhe dvāre dvāre phire, rākhle ki bākī

dharma-patni tyaji’ ghare, para-nari-sanga kore, artha-lobhe dvare dvare phire, rakhle ki baki

धर्मपत्नी त्यजिऽ घरे, परनारीसङ्ग कोरे, अर्थलोभे द्वारे द्वारे फिरे, राख्ले कि बाकी

Leaving your legally married wife at home, you go off and keep the company of the wives of others. In your greed for acquiring more and more wealth, you wander like a poor beggar from door to door, and you secretly keep so many surpluses stored away.

tumi guru bolcho vaṭe, sādhu-guru niṣkapaṭe, kṛṣṇa-nām deno karṇa-puṭe, se ki emon hoy meki?

tumi guru bolcho vate, sadhu-guru niskapate, krsna-nam deno karna-pute, se ki emon hoy meki?

तुमि गुरु बोल्छो वटे, साधुगुरु निष्कपटे, कृष्णनाम देनो कर्णपुटे, से कि एमोन होय मेकि?

You are quite confident in presenting yourself as a saintly spiritual master, and thus you are busily engaged in initiating innocent people by reciting Krishna-nama into their ear -- is this behavior not a great charade?

jebā anya śikṣā dey, tā’ke ki `guru’ bolte hoy? dudher phal to’ ghole noy, bheve’ citte dekho dekhi

jeba anya siksa dey, ta’ke ki `guru’ bolte hoy? dudher phal to’ ghole noy, bheve’ citte dekho dekhi

जेबा अन्य शिक्षा देय्, ताऽके कि `गुरुऽ बोल्ते होय्? दुधेर फल तोऽ घोले नोय्, भेवेऽ चित्ते देखो देखि

Can anyone be called a "guru" simply because he gives advice to others? A cook can never use whey in a recipe that calls for milk. Now think about this and just see what I see.

śama-dama-titikṣā-bale, uparati, śraddhā ho’le, tabe bheko cāṅda-bāul, bole, eṅcaḍe peke habe ki?

sama-dama-titiksa-bale, uparati, sraddha ho’le, tabe bheko canda-baul, bole, encade peke habe ki?

शमदमतितिक्षाबले, उपरति, श्रद्धा होऽले, तबे भेको चाङ्दबाउल्, बोले, एङ्चडे पेके हबे कि?

On the strength of the true qualities of peacefulness, sense control, and tolerance, one's mundane desires are renounced as true spiritual faith arises. That being the case, the renunciant Cand Baul says, "What will become of your premature imitation of spiritual perfection?"