A fairly literal translation
(The meaning of above Prayer Song)
A fairly literal translation
(The meaning of above Prayer Song)
A fairly literal translation
(The meaning of above Prayer Song)
We adore you, O breaker of the bondage of the world, worshipped by all humankind! You are stainless, yet have taken a human form. You are beyond all attributes, yet are the embodiment of all virtues.
O purifier of all defects! O gem of the world! O embodiment of pure consciousness! Your stainless eyes, sanctified by the collyrium of knowledge, remove our ignorance at a mere glance.
You are verily a sea of light and divine moods, ever filled with the waves of inebriating love. Your holy feet, attained through devotion, are the raft that carries us across the ocean of this world.
You are the Lord of the universe, the manifest incarnation of the age and our guide along the path of yoga. We have realized this truth through your grace, you whose mind is established in samadhi.
O destroyer of the mass of suffering! O embodiment of compassion! O tremendous performer of deeds! You have sacrificed your life to redeem the world and cut the bonds of the Kali Yuga.
You have conquered lust and greed and have spurned the enticements of sense pleasure. O Lord of renouncers! O best among men! Grant us love for your blessed feet.
You are beyond fear and free from doubt. Your mind is unwavering in resolve. You have renounced all pride of birth and caste and, without any motive, are a refuge for all your devotees.
O gift of love and embodiment of same-sightedness! Their suffering vanishes who look upon your holy feet as their greatest treasure. For them, this transitory world seems like the puddle that fills the hoof-print of the cow in the clay.
Salutations to you, O Lord, salutations to you! You are beyond mind and speech, and are also the ground of mind and speech. Light of all lights, you shine forth in the cave of the heart. Destroy the darkness of ignorance there, O Lord, destroy the darkness of ignorance.
To the accompaniment of the mridanga, with its rhythmic tones, your devotees are singing this arati to you: jaya jaya, hara, hara, shiva shiva.
We adore you, O breaker of the bondage of the world, worshipped by all mankind! You are stainless, yet have taken a human form. You are beyond all attributes, yet are the embodiment of all virtues.
Victory to the great guru!
The Hymn to the Divinity of Shri Ramakrishna poem/song by Swami Vivekananda was written in Bengali, Sanskritized and translated numerous times. Its English text is rendered from the Bengali original
Khandana-bhava-bandhana jaga-vandana vandi-tomay
Niranjana nara-rupa-dhara Nirguna guna-may
Mochana agha-dushana jaga-bhushana Chid-ghana-kay
Jnananjana vimala-nayana Vikshane moha jay
Bhashwara bhava-sagara chira-unmada Prema-pathar
Bhaktarjana jugala-charana tarana bhava-par
Jrimbhita yuga-ishwara jagad-ishwara Yoga-sahay
Nirodhana samahita-mana
Bhanjana duhkha-ganjana karuna-ghana Karma kathor
Pranarpana jagata-tarana Krintana kali-dor
Vanchana kama-kanchana ati-nindita indriya-rag
Tyagishwara he nara-vara Deha pade anurag
Nirbhaya gata-sangsayo drira-nischaya Manasavan
Nishkarana bhakata-sarana Tyaji jati-kula-man
Sampada tava sripada bhava gospada Vari jathay
Premarpana sama-darshana Jaga-jana duhkha jay
Sampada tava sripada bhava gospada Vari yathay
Namo namo prabhu vakya-manatito
Mano-vachanaikadhar Prabhu Mano-vachanaikadhar
Jyotira-jyoti ujwala hridhi-kandara
Tumi tama bhanjana har Prabhu
Dhe dhe dhe langa ranga bhanga Baje anga sanga mridanga
Gayiche chanda bhakata-vrinda arati tomar Jaya jaya arati tomar
Hara hara arati tomar Shiva Shiva arati tomar
Khandana bhava-bandhana jagavandana vandi tomayKhandana bhava-bandhana jagavandana vandi tomay
Meaning:
1.1: O Ramakrishna, You break the bondage of the Samsara (delusion of Worldly Existence), and You are revered by the whole World; I worship You, (Please break the bondage of my Worldy Life also),
1.2: You are Stainless and Pure, and You have assumed a Human form; Though You are beyond the Gunas (Satva, Rajas and Tamas), You have manifested Divine Attributes (for the sake of the Devotees).
Meaning:
2.1: O Ramakrishna, You free our minds from the Impurities which vitiates it, and You are the Ornament of the World; Your form is as if Divine Consciousness solidified (Please remove the Impurities of my Mind also with the touch of Your Divine Form),
2.2: Your Pure Eyes are filled with the Collyrium of Knowledge, seeing which the delusion of the World disappears.
Meaning:
3.1: O Ramakrishna, You are an Ocean of Bhava (Divine Feelings), Shining, and always Intoxicated with Divine Love (Please give a touch of that Divine Love to me also),
3.2: The Devotees by their Pure Devotion obtain the pair of Your Lotus Feet, and cross the Ocean of Samsara.
Meaning:
4.1: O Ramakrishna, You have blossomed (i.e. manifested) as the Lord of this Yuga (i.e.. Age of Kali), as the Lord of the World by Your Yogic Power (Please help me also in yogic communion with Your Divine Form),
4.2: With a Restrained and Concentrated Mind (in Meditation), and with Your Grace, I get a glimpse of Your Divine Form.
Meaning:
5.1: O Ramakrishna, You break the tremendous Sorrows of this Samsara, and Your Divine Form is as if Compassion solidified; You have undertaken severe Spiritual Practices (Please help me also in my Spiritual endeavors and remove my worldly Sorrows),
5.2: You have dedicated Your Life to enable the World to cut the string (i.e. bondage) of Kali Yuga and cross over the Samsara.
Meaning:
6.1: O Ramakrishna, you have renounced Kama (Lust) and Kanchana (Greed of Wealth), and the very despicable attachment to Indriyas (Sense Organs) (Please help me also to renounce Kama and Kanchana),
6.2: You are the master of Renunciation, O the Best of Men; You have altogether renounced attachment to Body and Fame,
Meaning:
7.1: O Ramakrishna, You are Fearless and have gone beyond the Doubt (regarding the final destination of Life); You are of Firm Resolve, mentally (Please help me also to gain a Firm Resolve about the final aim of life, and become Fearless),
7.2: You are the giver of Refuge to the Devotees without any Motive (i.e. inspired only by Divine Love and without consideration of Caste and Creed); the Pride of Caste, Lineage etc You have renounced.
Meaning:
8.1: O Ramakrishna, Your Divine Feet is the Wealth of the Devotees, by taking Refuge of which the Ocean of Samsara appear like a small pool of Water within the hoofmark of a Cow (Please help me also to gain Your Divine Feet),
8.2: Your Sight which sees everyone as Equal, showers Divine Love and removes the sorrows of the World,
Meaning:
9.1: Salutations, Salutations, O Lord, who is beyond the Speech and the Mind,
9.2: Who is the one substratum of the Mind and the Speech,
9.3: O Lord, who is the Light of the Light; Please enkindle that Light within the Cave of my Heart,
9.4: You are the remover of Tamas (Darkness of Ignorance).
10.1: O, with the sound of the Mridanga, Dhe, Dhe, Dhe, the lame Play of the World (i.e. without any real substance in it) is as if getting removed from inside me; My Body is playing (i.e. becoming thrilled) with the sound of the Mridanga,
10.2: The Devotees are singing Your Arati with the rhythm of Music,
10.3: Victory to You, Victory to You, we sing Your Arati,
10.4: O Hara, O Hara (Remover of Afflictions), we sing Your Arati,
10.5: O Shiva, O Shiva (The Auspicious One), we sing Your Arati.
