Saint Ramdas' Manke Shlok / Verses of the mind

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|| Shri Ganeshaya Namah ||
|| Shri Sharada Namah ||
|| Shri Sadguru Namah ||

॥ मनाचे श्लोक ॥     Verses of the mind                 by Saint Ramdas गणाधीश जो ईश सर्वां गुणांचा। मुळारंभ आरंभ तो निर्गुणाचा॥ नमूं शारदा मूळ चत्वार वाचा। गमूं पंथ आनंत या राघवाचा॥१॥ Ganesha, one who is the Lord of all virtues He is the root origin and beginning of the Nirgun (formless God) Let us bow down unto Sharada (Goddess Saraswati), who is the root origin of the four-fold speech Let us walk on the eternal path of this Raghava (Rama)          ||1||

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मना सज्जना भक्तिपंथेचि जावें।
तरी श्रीहरी पाविजेतो स्वभावें॥
जनीं निंद्य तें सर्व सोडूनि द्यावें।
जनीं वंद्य ते सर्व भावे करावे॥२॥

O my virtuous mind, go along the path of devotion alone
Then Shri Hari manifests naturally
Whatever is condemnable in this world, you should give up all that
Whatever is adorable in this world, you should do that whole heartedly     ||2||  

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प्रभाते मनी राम चिंतीत जावा।
पुढे वैखरी राम आधी वदावा॥
सदाचार हा थोर सोडूं नये तो।
जनीं तोचि तो मानवी धन्य होतो॥३॥

At sunrise time, in the mind, you should go on contemplating Rama
Later by the faculty of speech, you should first utter 'Rama'
Good Conduct is great, it should not be given up
In the world, only that human being itself, becomes blessed      ||3||

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मना वासना दुष्ट कामा न ये रे।
मना सर्वथा पापबुद्धी नको रे॥
मना सर्वथा नीति सोडूं नको हो।
मना अंतरीं सार वीचार राहो॥४॥

O my mind, instincts which are evil, do not come to any use
O my mind, by all means, let there be no sinful intellect
O my mind, by all means, do not leave morality
O my mind, in the inner self, let there remain, thought of the essence     ||4||

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मना पापसंकल्प सोडूनि द्यावा।
मना सत्यसंकल्प जीवीं धरावा॥
मना कल्पना ते नको वीषयांची।
विकारे घडे हो जनी सर्व ची ची॥५॥

O my mind, sinful resolution, you should give up
O my mind, truthful resolution, you should take to heart
O my mind, let there be no contemplation of sensual-objects
Due to mental corruption, happens entire ill-fame amongst people    ||5||

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नको रे मना क्रोध हा खेदकारी।
नको रे मना काम नाना विकारी॥
नको रे मना लोभ हा अंगिकारू।
नको रे मना मत्सरु दंभ भारु॥६॥

Do not, O my mind, be there anger as it results in regret
Do not, O my mind, be there desire as it is results in various mental corruptions
Do not, O my mind, accept greed
Do not, O my mind, be there jealousy and the huge false pretension of greatness     ||6||

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मना श्रेष्ठ धारिष्ट जीवीं धरावे।
मना बोलणे नीच सोशीत जावें॥
स्वयें सर्वदा नम्र वाचे वदावे।
मना सर्व लोकांसि रे नीववावें॥७॥

O my mind, you should hold great courage at heart
O my mind, bad utterances of others, go on tolerating
But you yourself, always talk humbly by speech
O my mind, do satisfy all people        ||7||

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देहे त्यागितां कीर्ति मागें उरावी।
मना सज्जना हेचि क्रीया धरावी॥
मना चंदनाचे परी त्वां झिजावे।
परी अंतरीं सज्जना नीववावे॥८॥

On leaving the body, glory should remain behind
O my virtuous mind, you should hold onto such an action
O my mind, you should wear out like sandalwood
but should satisfy the virtuous souls internally           ||8||

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नको रे मना द्रव्य ते पूढिलांचे।
अति स्वार्थबुद्धी न रे पाप सांचे॥
घडे भोगणे पाप ते कर्म खोटे।
न होतां मनासारिखें दु:ख मोठे॥९॥

Do not aspire, O my mind, for wealth of others
Do not have too much selfish intellect, O, as sin accumulates (due to it)
By which action, happens suffering of sin, that action is bad
On things not happening as per our mental desire, there is great sorrow       ||9||

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सदा सर्वदा प्रीती रामीं धरावी ।
दुखाची स्वये सांडि जीवीं करावी ॥
देहेदुःख तें सूख मानीत जावें ।
विवेकें सदा स्वस्वरूपी भरावें ॥१०॥

Always, at all times, you should hold love in Rama
The shedding away of sorrow from the heart, you should do yourself
The sorrow of the body, you should go on treating that as happiness
With discrimination (Viveka), always you should abide in your real self (Atma)        ||10||

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जनी सर्व सूखी असा कोण आहे ।
विचारे मना तूंचि शोधूनि पाहे ॥
मना त्वांचि रे पूर्वसंचित केले ।
तयासारिखें भोगणें प्राप्त झालें ॥११॥

In the world, who is there who is completely happy
Inquire, O my mind, & you yourself find out and check
O my mind, you yourself did gather (sin & merit) in the past
According to that, you have got enjoyment (of happiness or sorrow)      ||11||