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Monday, September 14, 2009

Mama Mana Mandire

by Bhaktivinoda Thakura

(refrain)
mama mana mandire raha nisi-din
krsna murari sri krsna murari
Please abide in the temple of my heart both day and night, O Krsna Murari, O Sri Krsna Murari!

(1)
bhakti priti mala candan
tumi nio he nio cita-nandan
Devotion, love, flower garlands, and sandalwood—please accept, O please accept them, Delighter of the Heart!

(2)
jivana marana tava puja nivedan
sundara he mana-hari
In life or in death I worship You with these offerings, Beautiful One, O Enchanter of the Heart!

(3)
eso nanda-kumar ar nanda-kumar
habe prema-pradipe arati tomar
Come, Son of Nanda, and then O Son of Nanda I will offer Your arati ceremony with the lamplight of my love.

(4)
nayana jamuna jhare anibar
tomara virahe giridhari
4) The waters of the Yamuna river cascade incessantly from my eyes in Your separation, O Holder of Govardhana Hill!

(5)
bandana gane tava bajuk jivana
krsna murari sri krsna murari
May I pass my life absorbed only in songs of Your praise, O Krishna Murari, Sri Krsna Murari!