Prabhat Samgiita Songs 2401-2500: Translations by Abhidevananda Avadhuta: Prabhat Samgiita, #25

By Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar

Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (aka Shrii Shrii Anandamurti) is widely viewed as the preeminent spiritual master of the 20th Century. Among his many and varied achievements, he gave 5018 sublime songs, most of them in Bengali and all of them in the last eight years of his life. That collection of songs is known as Prabhat Samgiita (Songs of Prabhat). This book contains Abhidevananda's English translations of Songs 2401-2500 (2nd edition).

• Language: English
• Publisher: AmRevolution, Inc.
• Release date: Sep 25, 2022
• ISBN: 9798215576731

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Prabhat Samgiita

Songs 2401-2500

All melodies and original lyrics by Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar

English translations by Ac. Abhidevananda Avadhuta

A wonderful exposition of Baba's voluminous mystical work. With Abhidevananda's impeccable English and attention to both context and detail, these are far and away the best translations of Prabhat Samgiita ever done, bar none.  Ac. Bhaskarananda Avadhuta, author of Glimpses of a Mystery

Very fine translations of Prabhat Samgiita which are both accurate and poetic. Undoubtedly,

the best translations by far to date.  Ac. Gunamuktananda Avadhuta, P.R. Sarkar Institute

© 2022-2023 Limited copyright in respect to translations only: Ac. Abhidevananda Avadhuta

© 1984-2023 Full copyright in respect to original lyrics and melodies: Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha on behalf of Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar

Graphic on cover by Tadeusz (Trilokesh) Majewski

Published by AmRevolution, Inc.

First Edition: 2022 September 26

Second Edition: 2023 January 3

Preface

Prabhat Samgiita is the collection of 5,018 songs composed by Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, also known as Shrii Shrii Anandamurti and affectionately addressed as Baba. As the translater of this book's songs feels privileged to have been and to still be a disciple of the songs' composer, all further references to him (other than in formal citations) will be simply as Baba.

The first song of Prabhat Samgiita was given on 1982 September 14. The last song was given on 1990 October 20 (less than 24 hours before Baba's physical departure). All of the 100 songs in this book were given in Kolkata over less than a month from 1985 February 21 to March 19. The songs were all given at Baba’s Lake Gardens residence, known as Madhumálaiṋca (sweet flower garden).

Baba's songs cover a multitude of themes and genres. There are devotional songs, mystical songs, and revolutionary songs. There are folk songs, children's songs, women's songs, and ballads. There are wedding songs, birthday songs, and festival songs. Regardless of the theme or the way it is expressed, in every song there is a strong spiritual undercurrent, expressive of Baba's personal philosophy of Neohumanism.

Most of the song lyrics are in Bengali or a Bengali dialect.[n1] Nevertheless, the lyrics of over 40 songs are in other languages (including English, Samskrta, Hindi, Urdu, Magahi, Maithili, and Angika).

The melodies of Prabhat Samgiita represent most, if not all, of the major and even minor classical and folk styles of India. However, these Indian musical styles are often blended, occasionally for the first time, with musical styles from different parts of the world and different historical eras.[1][2] In addition, Prabhat Samgiita introduces many melodies that are original to Baba.

As Baba rarely gave titles to his songs, the songs are generally referenced by their first line. In other words, the first line of each song is usually treated as the song's title. On the rare occasions when the first line of more than one song is the same or similar to the first line of one or more other songs, the songs may be distinguished by the song number or the second line of the song. In this book, wherever identification of a song on the basis of the first line alone might be ambiguous, that song is distinguished by adding the second line of the song, customarily separated from the first line by a comma.

All of the material in this book (and more) will eventually be available free of charge on Sarkarverse. There may even be some corrections and updates there. Proceeds from the sale of this book will be used to support Sarkarverse and its affiliated projects, primarily PROUT Films.

Notes

1. Bengali is the sixth most-spoken language in the world. Its script is the sixth most-common script. The Roman script notation for Bengali used in this book was developed by Baba himself. For details on the notation, see Roman Bengali transliteration.

References

1.  Sarkar, Shrii Prabhat Ranjan (1993) Acarya Vijayananda Avadhuta, ed. Prabhat Samgiita Volume 1 Kolkata: Ananda Marga Publications

ISBN 81-7252-041-7

2. Sarkar, Shrii Prabhat Ranjan (1994) Acarya Vijayananda Avadhuta, ed. Prabhat Samgiita Volume 1 (in Bengali) (2nd ed.) Kolkata: Ananda Marga Publications ISBN 81-7252-082-4

Introduction

There have been several translations of Prabhat Samgiita over the past 35 years since Baba gave his first composition. None, however, have been as

well-considered or as well-researched as these translations by Ac. Abhidevananda Avadhuta (Dada).

Prabhat Samgiita is a treasure trove of subtle devotional nuances that can only be deeply experienced and absorbed in the listening devotee's heart.

Such profound and intimate spiritual bháva can never be translated into any language as it lies beyond the world of words in an eternal sphere of cosmic inspiration. In Song 1745, Baba beautifully describes this realm.

The songs of Prabhat Samgiita are Baba's gift to humanity. They express all our most noble spiritual feelings as human beings, feelings in relation to our own minds as well as to all the expressed world – plants, animals, humans, human society, and the natural environment. Yet they are coming from one who was ensconsed in the realm of eternal, cosmic bháva. As such, these songs are Baba's multi-faceted expressions from the stance of mohan vijiṋána into the jewels of nandan vijiṋána. They help stir the latent feelings of spiritual ecstasy and spiritual mission in the devotee's heart.

It is no easy task to translate into English these jewels from the original Bengali, Bengali dialect, Urdu, or other language in which Baba chose to compose them. None of the other translations to date have been as painstakingly true to the literal and spiritual meaning as those by Ac. Abhidevananda. And so this book is an incredible labor of love. In it, Dada has achieved a sublime result. For those of us who are not familiar enough with the original language of these Prabhat Samgiita songs, Dada's translations offer an invaluable tool with which we may go deep into our own personal experience of the bháva of Baba's divine compositions.

Avadhutika Ananda Gaorii Acarya

Contents

2401   Nandita tumi akashe vatase

2402   Akashe bhese ase

2403   Candanasar manidyutihar

2404   Tumi jadi na asibe

2405   Andharer bandha ciire

2406   Katha diye nahi ele kena

2407   Dharar bandhan chinrte nari

2408   Arup jakhan rupe esechilo

2409   Kon ajana jagat hate ele ele

2410   Tomake bhuliya chilam

2411   Ganer e gaungottarii

2412   Himaniishikhara hate nevechile kon prate

2413   Varsanasikta e sandhyay

2414   Kii na kare giyechile manave jagiyechile

2415   Tomare bheve ekii anubhave

2416   Ami gan geye geye cale jai

2417   Asar ashay jug cale jay

2418   Gan geye jai tomake shonai, shono ki na shono tumi nahi jani

2419   Mane chilo asha mor bhalabasa

2420   Kamalanikare sandhyasayare

2421   Iishan konete beje utheche visan

2422   Tomake ami bhalabasiyachi

2423   Ahvan kari tomare aj, alor nimantrane

2424   Ashar pradiip mor niviya geche

2425   Virat tomar bhavanay

2426   Ainjan enke jaladera

2427   Eso prabhu eso tumi

2428   Tomar kathay tava karunay

2429   Sakal duyar khule dile prabhu

2430   Amar maner mainjusay

2431   Kusumakorake jata madhu chilo

2432   Alokatiirthe tumi ke go ele

2433   Je klesh diyecho more

2434   Kata path calechi kata gan geyechi

2435   Tumi esecho bhalo besecho, mrdu hasi diye man kere niye

2436   Canpa bakuler mala hate

2437   Dola diye jay duhka bholay

2438   Bhomra elo phuler pashe

2439   Gan geye din cale jay

2440   Mala genthechi ghar sajiyechi

2441   Sur dile tumi priya

2442   Ganer dali sajiye tuli

2443   Se esechilo se esechilo

2444   Ashrukana kena duliche balo hena

2445   Campaka vane virale vijane

2446   Bhalor ceye bhalo tumi

2447   Ei sandhyaraktarage

2448   Surabhi bhara ei sandhyay

2449   Tumi amar praner pradiip

2450   Arup kothay chile

2451   Kata kleshe achi vedana sayechi

2452   Tomar panei jabo ami

2453   Agun jvalale kimshuk vane

2454   Mandrita meghe uthechinu jege

2455   Ami tomar name tomar gane

2456   Andhar pather saungii tumi

2457   Eso smita mukhe mor ghare

2458   Ei sandhyamalatiir gandhe

2459   Tomay amay dekha halo, andhar paravare

2460   Mor kabariir mala shukiyeche

2461   Kona mana mane na mor ankhi

2462   Tumi je esecho, maneri mukule

2463   Mor pane ankhi melecho

2464   Bhalabaso ki na jani na, tomay bhalabasi ami

2465   Varsar rate tumi esechile

2466   Bujhite jadi na pari tomare

2467   Ei aloker utsave

2468   Vishvadhip vishvambhar

2469   Ei ucchala unmada vay

2470   Esechile mane kon se phagune

2471   Tomar tare ami

2472   Kache eso jeo na dure

2473   Svapane ceyechinu gopane

2474   Kon ajana loke puspamadhurii

2475   Anander ei samarohe

2476   Ei ghanaghor amanishate

2477   Manohara he manohar