Manasa Deho Geho Jo Kichu Mor
Atma Nivedana Song 3
mānasa,
deho, geho, jo kichu mor arpilū tuwā pade, nanda-kiśor!
Word for word
mānasa - my mind; deho - body; geho - family and home; yo kichu - whatever; mor - is mine; arpilū - I have offered; tuyā pade - at Your lotus feet; nanda-kiśor - O youthful son of Nanda!
Mind, body, and family, whatever may be mine, I have surrendered at Your lotus feet, O youthful son of Nanda!
sampade
vipade, jīvane-maraṇe dāy mama gelā, tuwā o-pada baraṇe
Word for word
sampade vipade - in good fortune or in bad; jīvane-maraṇe - in life or death; dāy - difficulties; mama - my; gelā - have disappeared; tuyā o-pada - those feet of Yours; varaṇe - by submissive acceptance.
In good fortune or in bad, in life or at death, all my difficulties have disappeared by choosing those feet of Yours as my only shelter.
mārobi
rākhobi-jo icchā tohārā nitya-dāsa prati tuwā adhikārā
Word for word
mārobi rākhobi - slay me or protect me; yo icchā tohāra - as You wish; nitya-dāsa - Your eternal servant; prati - toward; tuyā adhikāra - it is Your prerogative.
Slay me or protect me as You wish, for You are the master of Your eternal servant.
janmāobi
moe icchā jadi tor bhakta-gṛhe jani janma hau mor
Word for word
janmāobi moe - that I be born again; icchā jadi tor - if it is Your will; bhakta-gṛhe - in the home of Your devotee; jani janma - take birth; hau - may it be; mor - mine.
If it is Your will that I be born again, then may it be in the home of Your devotee.
kīṭa-janma
hau jathā tuwā dās bahir-mukha brahma janme nāhi āś
Word for word
kīṭa-janma - born as a worm; hau - may it be; jathā - so long as; tuyā dās - I remain Your devotee; bahir-mukha - averse to You; brahma-janme - to be born as Lord Brahmā; nāhi āś - I have no desire.
May I be born again even as a worm, so long as I may remain Your devotee. I have no desire to be born as a Brahma averse to You.
bhukti-mukti-spṛhā
vihīna je bhakta labhaite tāko saṅga anurakta
Word for word
bhukti-mukti-spṛhā - desire for worldly enjoyment or liberation; vihīna - who is completely devoid; ye bhakta - that devotee; labhaite - to attain; tāńko sańga - their association; anurakta - I yearn.
I yearn for the company of that devotee who is completely devoid of all desire for worldly enjoyment or liberation.
janaka,
jananī, dayita, tanay prabhu, guru, pati-tuhū sarva-moy
Word for word
janaka - father; jananī - mother; dayita - lover; tanay - son; prabhu - Lord; guru - preceptor; pati - husband; tuhū - You; sarva - moy - are everything to me.
Father, mother, lover, son, Lord, preceptor, and husband; You are everything to me.
bhakativinoda
kohe, śuno kāna! rādhā-nātha! tuhū hāmāra parāṇa
Word for word
bhakativinoda kohe - Thākura Bhaktivinoda says; śuno kāna! - O Kāna, please hear me!; rādhā-nātha! - O Lord of Rādhā!; tuhū - You; hāmāra parāṇa - are my life and soul.
Thakura Bhaktivinoda says, "O Kana, please hear me! O Lord of Radha, You are my life and soul!"
Translation
Mind, body, and family, whatever may be mine, I have surrendered at Your lotus feet, O youthful son of Nanda!
In good fortune or in bad, in life or at death, all my difficulties have disappeared by choosing those feet of Yours as my only shelter.
Slay me or protect me as You wish, for You are the master of Your eternal servant.
If it is Your will that I be born again, then may it be in the home of Your devotee.
May I be born again even as a worm, so long as I may remain Your devotee. I have no desire to be born as a Brahma averse to You.
I yearn for the company of that devotee who is completely devoid of all desire for worldly enjoyment or liberation.
Father, mother, lover, son, Lord, preceptor, and husband; You are everything to me.
Thakura Bhaktivinoda says, "O Kana, please hear me! O Lord of Radha, You are my life and soul!"
Notes
This is song is sung in Raga Misra Pilu in Kaherva Tala.
Prabhupada commentary
Mānasa, deho, geho, jo kichu mor. This is a song sung by Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura. He's teaching the process of full surrender. Mānasa, deho, geho, jo kichu mor. First of all, he is surrendering the mind, because mind is the origin of all kinds of speculations; and surrendering, rendering devotional service means first controlling the mind. Therefore he says mānasa, means "mind," then deha: "senses." Śarīra. Deha means this body; body means senses.
So, if we surrender the mind unto the lotus feet of Kṛṣṅa, then automatically the senses also become surrendered. Then, "my home." Deha, geho. Geho means home. Jo kichu mor. Our all possessions are comprising these three things: mind, body and our home. So Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura proposes to surrender everything. Arpilū tuwā pade, nanda-kiśor. Nanda-kiśor is Kṛṣṅa. So "I am surrendering my mind, my body and my home unto You." Now, sampade vipade, jīvane-maraṅe: "Either I am in happiness or I am in distress, either I am in living condition or I am dead."
Dāy mama gelā, tuwā o-pada baraṅe: "Now I am relieved. I am feeling relief because I have surrendered unto You everything." Mārobi rākhobi-jo icchā tohārā: "Now it is up to You whether You like to keep me or You want to kill me; that depends on You." Nitya-dāsa prati tuwā adhikārā: "You have got every right to do whatever You think right in relation with Your servant. I am Your eternal servant." Janmāobi moe icchā jadi tor: "If you so desire"—because a devotee goes back to Home, goes back to Godhead—therefore Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura proposes, "If You like that I shall again take birth, it doesn't matter."
Bhakta-gṛhe jani janma hau mor: "That's only request is that if I have to take my birth, please kindly give me the chance of taking my birth in a devotee's house." Kīṭa-janma hau jathā tuwā dās: "I don't mind if I am born as an insect, but I must be in the house of a devotee." Bahir mukha brahma-janme nāhi āś: "I do not like nondevotee life. Even if I am born as a Lord Brahmā. I want to remain with the devotees.'' Bhukti-mukti-spṛhā vihīna je bhakta: "I want such devotee who doesn't care for material happiness or spiritual liberation.''
Labhaite tāko saṅga anurakta: "I simply desire to be associated with such pure devotees.'' Janaka jananī, dayita, tanay: "Now, henceforward You are my father, You are my brother, You are my daughter, You are my son, You are my Lord, You are my spiritual master, You are my husband, everything You are.'' Bhakativinoda kohe, śuno kāna: "My Lord, Kāna-Kṛṣṅa, You are the Lover of Rādhārānī, but You are my life and soul, kindly give me protection."