Mana Re Keno Ara Barna Abhimana
Bhajan | Bhaktivinoda Thakura
Verse 1
mana re, keno āra barṇa abhimāna
marile pātakī ho'ye jamadūte jā'be lo'ye
nā koribe jātira sammāna
Verse 2
jadi bhālo karma koro' swarga-bhoga ataḥ para
tā'te bipra cāṇḍāla samāna
narake-o dui jane daṇḍa pā'be eka sane
janmāntare samana bidhāna
Verse 3
tabe keno abhimāna lo'ye tuccha barṇa-māna
maraṇa abadhi jā'ra māna
ucca barṇa-pada dhori' barṇāntare ghṛṇā kori'
narakera nā koro' sandhāna
Verse 4
sāmājika māna lo'ye thāko bhāi bipra ho'ye
baiṣṇabe nā koro apamāna
ādara byāpāri ho'ye bibada jāhāja lo'ye
kabhu nāhi kore' buddhimāna
Verse 5
tabe jadi kṛṣṇa-bhakti sādha' tumi jathā-śakti
sonāya sohāga pā'be sthāna
sārthaka hoibe sūtra sarba-lābha ihā-mūtra
binoda koribe stuti-gāna
Verse 1
O my heart, why are you proud of my caste? When a sinner dies, the yamadūtas carry him away. They don't respect his noble birth.
Verse 2
If they do good deeds, the brāhmaṇa and the outcaste alike go to Svargaloka. If they act badly, the brāhmaṇa and the outcaste alike are punished in hell. The same rules govern the future births of the brāhmaṇa and the outcaste.
Verse 3
Why are you proud? Pride of caste is petty. If till the moment of death you remain proud of your high caste and contemptuous of other castes, you will only beg to be sent to hell.
Verse 4
If you have been born into a position of aristocratic social honor, then just live as a humble, learned brahmana, dear brother, but don't ever dare to abuse or insult anyVaisnava. For a caste brahmana to oppose or challenge a Vaisnava is just like the story of the poor ginger salesman who sells only a few paisa worth of ginger roots in the market every day. One day he saw a huge ship laden with very costly cargos moored on the river. He went over to the ship and started demanding information about the cargo, the price, the destination, the profit and so on. He is simply insignificant, but he wants to lord it over such huge business affairs of the sea-going vessel and after some time the ship's crew said, "Well, who are you anyway, that you are interrogating us so?" And he told them, "I just sell a little ginger in the bazaar." So if a brahmana tries to dishonor a bona fide Vaisnava, then he simply makes useless conflict, and he never becomes wise.
Verse 5
If you serve Lord Kṛṣṇa as far as you are able, you will attain a great treasure. Your efforts will meet success. You will attain everything in this life and the next. Bhaktivinoda will sing your glories.
Verse 1
mana re, keno āra barṇa abhimāna
marile pātakī ho'ye jamadūte jā'be lo'ye
nā koribe jātira sammāna
Verse 2
jadi bhālo karma koro' swarga-bhoga ataḥ para
tā'te bipra cāṇḍāla samāna
narake-o dui jane daṇḍa pā'be eka sane
janmāntare samana bidhāna
Verse 3
tabe keno abhimāna lo'ye tuccha barṇa-māna
maraṇa abadhi jā'ra māna
ucca barṇa-pada dhori' barṇāntare ghṛṇā kori'
narakera nā koro' sandhāna
Verse 4
sāmājika māna lo'ye thāko bhāi bipra ho'ye
baiṣṇabe nā koro apamāna
ādara byāpāri ho'ye bibada jāhāja lo'ye
kabhu nāhi kore' buddhimāna
Verse 5
tabe jadi kṛṣṇa-bhakti sādha' tumi jathā-śakti
sonāya sohāga pā'be sthāna
sārthaka hoibe sūtra sarba-lābha ihā-mūtra
binoda koribe stuti-gāna
Verse 1
O my heart, why are you proud of my caste? When a sinner dies, the yamadūtas carry him away. They don't respect his noble birth.
Verse 2
If they do good deeds, the brāhmaṇa and the outcaste alike go to Svargaloka. If they act badly, the brāhmaṇa and the outcaste alike are punished in hell. The same rules govern the future births of the brāhmaṇa and the outcaste.
Verse 3
Why are you proud? Pride of caste is petty. If till the moment of death you remain proud of your high caste and contemptuous of other castes, you will only beg to be sent to hell.
Verse 4
If you have been born into a position of aristocratic social honor, then just live as a humble, learned brahmana, dear brother, but don't ever dare to abuse or insult anyVaisnava. For a caste brahmana to oppose or challenge a Vaisnava is just like the story of the poor ginger salesman who sells only a few paisa worth of ginger roots in the market every day. One day he saw a huge ship laden with very costly cargos moored on the river. He went over to the ship and started demanding information about the cargo, the price, the destination, the profit and so on. He is simply insignificant, but he wants to lord it over such huge business affairs of the sea-going vessel and after some time the ship's crew said, "Well, who are you anyway, that you are interrogating us so?" And he told them, "I just sell a little ginger in the bazaar." So if a brahmana tries to dishonor a bona fide Vaisnava, then he simply makes useless conflict, and he never becomes wise.
Verse 5
If you serve Lord Kṛṣṇa as far as you are able, you will attain a great treasure. Your efforts will meet success. You will attain everything in this life and the next. Bhaktivinoda will sing your glories.
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