The temple of my heart
The Supreme Pastimes — Deeper connection
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(1)

mama mana mandire raha niśi-din

kṛṣṇa murāri śrī kṛṣṇa murāri

 

(2)

bhakti pritī mālā candan

tumi nio he nio citta-nandan

 

(3)

jīvana maraṇa tava pūja nivedan

sundara he mana-hāri

 

(4)

eso nanda-kumār ār nanda-kumār

habe prema-pradīpe āratī tomār

 

(5)

nayana jamunā jhare anibār

tomāra virahe giridhāri

 

(6)

bandana gane tava bajūk jīvana

kṛṣṇa murāri śrī kṛṣṇa murāri

 

WORD FOR WORD TRANSLATION: Mama Mana Mandire

 

TRANSLATION

1) Please abide in the temple of my heart both day and night, O Krsna Murari, O Sri Krsna Murari!

 

2) Devotion, love, flower garlands, and sandalwood- please accept them, O Delighter of the Heart!

 

3) In life or in death I worship You with these offerings, Beautiful One, O Enchanter of the Heart!

 

4) Come, son of Nanda, and then, O Son of Nanda, I will offer Your arati ceremony with the lamplight of my love.

 

5) The waters of the Yamuna River cascade incessantly from my eyes in your separation, O Holder of Govardhana Hill!

 

6) May I pass my life absorbed only in songs of Your praise, O Krsna Murari, Sri Krsna Murari!