International Society for Krishna Consciousness

Founder Acharya — HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare

Vaishnav Bhajan

Ar Keno Maya Jale

Composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura

1
ār keno māyā-jāle poḍitecho, jīva-mīn nāhi jāno baddha ho’ye ro’be tumi ciro-din
भावार्थO fish like soul, why have you fallen into the entangling nets of Maya? You have not understood that being bound up by those nets you will have to remain in this material world for a long, long time.
2
ati tuccha bhoga-āśe, bandī ho’ye māyā-pāśe rohile vikṛta-bhāve danḍya jathā parādhīn
भावार्थAfter becoming captive in Maya’s snare due to your desires for insignificant enjoyments, you remain transformed in a spiritually diseased condition, punishable just like a disobedient servant.
3
ekhona bhakati-bale, kṛṣṇa-prema-sindhu-jale krīḍā kori’ anāyāse thāko tumi kṛṣṇaādhīna
भावार्थNow, by the power of devotional service, always remain subservient to Lord Krsna, swimming and frolicking freely in the nectarine ocean of Krsna-prema.