Kahaan nar apno janam gamaave
Lyrics and meaning.
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Complete lyrics, transliteration and meanings
| Section | Original script | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sthayi | कहाँ नर अपनो जनम गमावे | Kahaan nar apno janam gamaave | Why do you waste your human life? |
| Sthayi | माया मद विषया रस राच्यो | Maaya mad vishayaa ras raachyo | You are absorbed in delusion, pride and the pleasures of the senses. |
| Sthayi | राम शरण नहिं आवे | Ram sharan nahin aave | Yet you do not seek refuge in Ram. |
| Antara | यह संसार सकल है सुपनो | Yah sansaar sakal hai supno | This entire world is a dream. |
| Antara | देख कहा लो भावे | Dekh kaha lo bhaave | Look—‘kaha lo bhaave’. |
| Antara | जो उपजे सो सकल विनाशो | Jo upje so sakal vinaasho | Whatever comes into being is all subject to destruction. |
| Antara | रहन न कोऊ पावे | Rahan na kou paave | No one can remain forever. |
Word notes
Gamaave means wastes or squanders. Raachyo describes being deeply absorbed or attached; vishayaa ras is the attraction of sensual pleasures. Supno is a dream, and kou means anyone. Upje and vinaasho contrast coming into being with passing away.