Bhaja Govindham - 21

punar api jananam punar api maranam
punar api jananee jadarey sayanam
iha samsaarey bahu dustaarey
krpayaa paarey paahi muraarey!

punar api jananam - Taking birth Once again

punar api maranam - Dying once again

punar api jananee jadarey sayanam - then sleeping in the womb of the Mother once again
iha samsaarey bahu dustaarey - this Samsaaram is very extensive and very difficult to cross

krpayaa paarey paahi muraarey! - Oh MuraarEy! Please save me by Your Grace.

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Bhaja Govindham - 20

bhagavad giitaa kinchid adeethaa
gangaa jala lava kanikaa peetaa
sakrud api yena muraari samarcaa
kriyathey thasya yamena na charcaa

bhagavad giitaa kinchit adeethaa - If one has studied the Bhagavad Gitaa even a little

Gangaa Jala lava kanikaa peetaa - If one has drunk even a drop of the Gangaa Water

Sakrud api yena muraari samarcaa - If One has worshiped Sri Krishna (Muraari – the destroyer of Mura) even once even by chance

Kriyathey thasya yamena na charchaa - that person does not have to fight with Yama; He will attain Mokshaa.

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Bhaja Govindham - 19

yoga rathO vaa bhoga rathO vaa
sanga rathO vaa sanga viheena:
yasya brahmani ramatEy chittam
nandati nandati nandati eva.

yoga rathO vaa bhoga rathO vaa - One may practise Yoga or one may indulge in enjoyments

sanga rathO vaa sanga viheena: - One may find pleasure in company or in solitude

yasya chittam brahmani ramatEy - Irrespective of these actions, whose mind is always enjoying the Brahman

nandati nandati nandati eva: Only that person is happy, happy and definitely happy

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Bhaja Govindham - 18

sura mandhira taru moola nivaasa:
sayya bhoothalam ajinam vaasa:
sarva parigraha bhoga tyaaga:
kasya sukham na karothi viraaga:

Real ascetic's life is explained here:

suru mandhira taru moola nivaasa: - Real ascetic lives in the temples or at the foot of trees

sayya bhoothalam - His bed is plain ground

ajinam vaasa: - His dress is deer skin

sarva parigraha bhoga tyaaga: - He has renounced the desire to acquire anything and their enjoyment

kasya sukham na karothi viraaga: - Do you think such a person of dispassion will not have the ultimate happiness? Only such a person will have the ultimate happiness.

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Bhaja Govindham - 17

kuru te gangaa saagara gamanam
vratha paripaalanam athavaa daanam
jnaana viheena: sarva mathena
mukthim na bhajathi janma satena:

kuru te gangaa saagara gamanam - One may go on pilgrimage to the holy place where Ganga merges with the Sea

vratha paraipaalanam - Or may observe all the religious vows with lot of care

athavaa daanam - Or may offer a lot of gifts as charity

jnaana viheena - But if that person is devoid of Gnaana

mukthim na bhajathi - that person will not gain release from Samsaraa

janma satena - even in hundreds of lifes

sarva mathena - this is the opinion of all people of wisdom

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Bhaja Govindham - 16

agrE vahni: prsthe bhaanu
raathrau chubuka samarpitha jaanu:
karathala bhiksa: tarutala vaasa:
tadapi na muncaty aasa paasa:

As an Ascetic a person lives this kind of Life:

agrE vahni: - Fire in the front

prsthe bhaanu: - Sun at the back

raathrau chubuka samaripitha jaanu: - To protect himself from the cold in the night, he keeps his chin stuck to the knees

karathala bhiksa: - he receives alms in his palms

tarutala vaasa: - And lives under the trees

tad api - Yet

na muncaty aasaa paasa: - the bondage of desires does not leave him

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Bhaja Govindham - 15

angam gallitam palitham mundam
dasana viheenam jaatham tundam
vrddho yaati grhiitvaa dandam
tadapi na muncaty aasaapindam

angam gallitam - The body has become unsteady

palitham mundam - The head has turned gray

dasana viheenam jaatham tundam - The mouth has been rendered toothless

vrddho yaati grhiitvaa dandam - The old man is moving around with the help of a stick

Tad api na muncaty aasaapindam - Yet the group of desires does not leave

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