Manusa Bhajan Korcho O Bhai lyrics

mānuṣa-bhajan korcho, o bhāi, bhāver gān dhore’ gupta kore’ rākhcho bhālo vyakta ha’be yamer ghare

manusa-bhajan korcho, o bhai, bhaver gan dhore’ gupta kore’ rakhcho bhalo vyakta ha’be yamer ghare

मानुषभजन कोर्छो, ओ भाइ, भावेर गान धोरेऽ गुप्त कोरेऽ राख्छो भालो व्यक्त हऽबे यमेर घरे

O my dear brothers! You devotedly engage in the worship of the material bodies of human beings, and yet you dare to sing songs about ecstatic spiritual emotions (bhava). You expertly conceal your own secret activities, but all of them will be fully exposed in Yamaraja's court.

meye hijḍe, puruṣa khojā, tabe to’ hoy karttā-bhajā, ei chale korcho majā, maner prati cokha ṭhere’

meye hijde, purusa khoja, tabe to’ hoy kartta-bhaja, ei chale korcho maja, maner prati cokha there’

मेये हिज्डे, पुरुष खोजा, तबे तोऽ होय कर्त्ताभजा, एइ छले कोर्छो मजा, मनेर प्रति चोख ठेरेऽ

Considering women to be hermaphrodites and men to be eunuchs makes one a member of the Kartta-bhaja sect. On the pretext of this deviant thinking you engage in mundane sense gratification, thus deluding even your own minds.

`guru satya’ bolcho mukhe, ācho to, bhāi, jaḍer sukhe, saṅga tomār bahirmukhe, śuddha ha’be kemon kore?

`guru satya’ bolcho mukhe, acho to, bhai, jader sukhe, sanga tomar bahirmukhe, suddha ha’be kemon kore?

`गुरु सत्यऽ बोल्छो मुखे, आछो तो, भाइ, जडेर सुखे, सङ्ग तोमार बहिर्मुखे, शुद्ध हऽबे केमोन कोरे?

Although your mouths proclaim "the guru is reality," O brothers, you revel in mundane sense pleasures. You freely associate with envious non-devotees -- how then will you ever become puriffied?

yoṣit-saṅga-artha-lobhe, maje to’ jīva citta-kṣobhe, bāule ki se-sab śobhe, āguna dekhe’ phaḍiṁ mare

yosit-sanga-artha-lobhe, maje to’ jiva citta-ksobhe, baule ki se-sab sobhe, aguna dekhe’ phadim mare

योषित्सङ्गअर्थलोभे, मजे तोऽ जीव चित्तक्षोभे, बाउले कि सेसब शोभे, आगुन देखेऽ फडिं मरे

The heart of the jiva becomes greatly agitated by absorption in the association of materialistic women as well as greed for wealth -- does a true Baul become attracted by the glitter of these worldly things? A cricket is attracted by a flame and jumps straight into it, thereby meeting death.

cāṅda-bāul minati kori’ bole,—o-sab parihari’, śuddha-bhāve bolo `hari’, jā’be bhava-sāgara-pāre

canda-baul minati kori’ bole,—o-sab parihari’, suddha-bhave bolo `hari’, ja’be bhava-sagara-pare

चाङ्दबाउल मिनति कोरिऽ बोले,—ओसब परिहरिऽ, शुद्धभावे बोलो `हरिऽ, जाऽबे भवसागरपारे

Cand Baul very humbly suggests, "Giving up all these degrading things, please chant the name of Hari in a purified manner. Then you will surely cross beyond the ocean of material suffering."