Original funeral prayer booklet · page 10 of 23
Prathana Book — page 10
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anterni ankho kholo, tane saghale
have tame joi lyo te vishvarupa
kahevay, arjun sambhlo re...
ananiyan chintan marum karsh e, te
mrutyu sagar tarshe evun
bhaktiyog samjave, arjun sambhlo
re...
deh prakrutino kahevay, jiv maro
ansha kahevay, xetra xetragna
kahevay, arjun sambhlo re...
jyare bhed bhavna jaye, tyare
samanta ave, tyare trigunaee t
kahevay, arjun sambhlo re...
jag vruxa tanun je mul chhe, jad
chetanth ee uttam che, te
purushottam kahevay, arjun
sambhlo re...
sadbuddhi dev kahevay, kubuddhi
asur kahevay, te devasur kahevay,
arjun sambhlo re...
jeyum anna te vumana, te vee
shraddha jevu mana, te
shraddhamay kahevay, arjun
sambhlo re...
saghala dharmo chhodee donee,
mare sharne aone mukta sanyasee
thaine, arjun sambhlo re...
geetamruti pan je karshe, te mrutyu
sagar tarshe shivram thashe ja ija
ikar, arjun sambhlo re...
Open your inner eyes and now see everything
clearly— This is called the Universal Form.
Listen, Arjun...
One who meditates on Me with deep devotion,
Will cross the ocean of death. This is the essence of
BhaKti Yoga. Listen, Arjun...
The body is of nature, the soul is My fragment.
This is Known as the field and the Knower of the
field. Listen, Arjun...
When the sense of division disappears, equality
arises. This is called transcending the three gunas
(qualities). Listen, Arjun...
The world is like a tree, with its root as the body.
Among the inert and conscious, the conscious is
supreme. This is called Purushottam (Supreme
Being). Listen, Arjun...
Good intellect is divine, bad intellect is demonic.
This is the distinction between Devas and Asuras.
Listen, Arjun...
As is the food, so is the mind. As is the faith, so is
the heart. This is called Shraddhamay (faith-filled).
Listen, Arjun...
Abandon all religions and come to My refuge.
Become a liberated renunciate. Listen, Arjun...
One who drinks the nectar of the Gita,
Will cross the ocean of death. He will attain the
eternal abode of Lord Shiva and Ram.
Listen, Arjun...