Mānasa Deha Geha and Purport – September 22, 1972, Los Angeles

720922MU-Los Angeles [31:48 Minutes]

If we surrender the mind unto the lotus feet of Krsna, then automatically the senses also become surrendered

Prabhupada: [Playing the harmonium, singing the musical notes sa, r, ga, ma, pa, dha, ni, low and high, high and low etc. Instructing Svarūpa Damodara dasa] [Hindi]

Svarūpa Damodara: [Hindi]. It's sa. r.

Prabhupada: sa, r, ga, ma, pa, dha, ni, sa. Now you can play mrdahga?

Devotee: He called me [indistinct]

Prabhupada: [Plays the harmonium, low and high, high and low etc] [Hindi]

Svarūpa Damodara: Acha. [Hindi]

Prabhupada: [Hindi numerals]

Svarūpa Damodara: [Hindi] three, four, five six seven.

Prabhupada: Seven.

Svarūpa Damodara: Four, five, six, seven. So. Sa, r, ga, ma, pa, dha, ni. sa

Prabhupada: All right. Krsna dasa can play mrdahga? You can play?

Krsna dasa: Yes I can play unless someone else [indistinct]

Devotee (2): [indistinct]

Prabhupada: [Plays the harmonium]

Devotee: [indistinct]….

Prabhupada: [Plays the harmonium] [Karatalas join in].

Stop! [Slows the tempo slightly]….

[returns to the first verse, 1st line followed by 2nd sings 3 times]

[returns to the second verse]

[returns to the first verse]

[sings kita-janma hau twice followed by the rest of the first line then followed by 2nd line, then 1st followed by 2nd]

[1st followed by 2nd]

[1st line followed by 2nd 2 times]

[1st line followed by 2nd 2 times]

[returns to the first verse, 1st line followed by 2nd 2 times]

How many minutes?

Krsna-kanti: I don't know I left my watch.

Prabhupada: Eh?

Krsna-kanti: I left the stopwatch down in my office. We will find it when we listen and play it back.

Prabhupada: Oh.

Krsna-kanti: I have a real quartz watch. [break]

Prabhupada: deho, geho, jo kichu mor. manasa, deho, geho, jo kichu mor.

This is a song sung by Bhaktivinode Thakur. He is teaching the process of full surrender. Manasa, deho, geho, jo kichu mor.

First of all, he is surrendering the mind, because mind is the origin of all kinds of speculations; and surrendering, rendering devotional service means first controlling the mind. Therefore he says manasa, means "mind," then deha: "senses." Sarira. Deha means this body; body means senses. So, if we surrender the mind unto the lotus feet of Krsna, then automatically the senses also become surrendered.

Then, "my home." Deha, geho. Geho means home. Jo kichu mor. Our all possessions are comprising these three things: mind, body and our home. So Bhaktivinoda Thakura proposes to surrender everything. Arpilū tuwa pade, nanda-kisor.

Nanda-kisor is Krsna. So "I am surrendering my mind, my body and my home unto You."

Now, sampade vipade, jivane-marane: "Either I am in happiness or I am in distress, either I am in living condition or I am dead."

Day mama gela, tuwa o-pada barane:" Now I am relieved. I am feeling relief because I have surrendered unto You everything."

Marobi rakhobi-jo iccha tohara: "Now it is up to You whether You like to keep me or You want to kill me; that depends on You."

Nitya-dasa prati tuwa adhikara: "You have got every right to do whatever You think right in relation with Your servant. I am Your eternal servant."

Janmaobi moe iccha jadi tor: "If you so desire"-because a devotee goes back to Home, goes back to Godhead-therefore Bhaktivinoda Thakura proposes, "If You like that I shall again take birth, it doesn't matter."

Bhakta-grhe jani janma hau mor: "That's only request is that if I have to take my birth, please kindly give me the chance of taking my birth in a devotee's house."

Kita-janma hau jatha tuwa das: "I don't mind if I am born as an insect, but I must be in the house of a devotee."

Bahir mukha brahma-janme nahi as: "I do not like nondevotee life. Even if I am born as a Lord Brahma. I want to remain with the devotees.''

Bhukti-mukti-sprha vihina je bhakta: "I want such devotee who doesn't care for material happiness or spiritual liberation.''

Labhaite tako sahga anurakta: "I simply desire to be associated with such pure devotees.''

Janaka janani, dayita, tanay: "Now, henceforward You are my father, You are my brother, You are my daughter, You are my son, You are my Lord, You are my spiritual master, You are my husband, everything You are.''

Bhakativinoda kohe, suno kana: "My Lord, Kana-Krsna, You are the Lover of Radharani, but You are my life and soul, kindly give me protection."

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…. So you will play there?

Krsna-kanti: I'll play it in your room. [indistinct] stopwatches.. When I find the right cable.

Devotee (2): [indistinct]

Krsna-kanti: Yes but it has to be finer. [break]

Prabhupada: manasa, deho, geho, jo kichu mor.

Krsna-kanti: Deha, deha?

Prabhupada: Deha, deha. deha, geha

Krsna-kanti: Deha, geha?

Prabhupada: Ah..g e h a, manasa, deha, geha.

Krsna-kanti: Yes, manasa, deha, geha.

Prabhupada: Yes… Your wife has come here? No?

Pradyumna: No. I would have brought her except I didn't know if the [indistinct] here.

Prabhupada: [indistinct] Ah Pradyumna [indistinct] did not come? [indistinct] and another thing you remember I sent one article to Madras.

Pradyumna: Nagaraja Rao. You never received a reply, I don't think.

Prabhupada: Ah, you sent it by registered post?

Pradyumna: Oh yes.

Prabhupada: So, you can remind him that on such and such day we sent one article written like this. We have not received any acknowledgment. So if you have published kindly send us one copy. If you have not published then. You can return us the article.

Devotee (3): I'm here now [indistinct]

Prabhupada: Eh?

Devotee (3): I'm here to learn.

Prabhupada: So stay here for some days, yes. That will be nice.

Devotee (3): Is it possible that I may speak to you about on certain matters?

Prabhupada: Oh yes, oh yes.

Devotee (3): I mean when you have the time. My wife also sent you, when you were in India she made you a bead bag. She sent you did you ever it?

Prabhupada: In India?

Devotee (3): Yes she sent it to India. To Africa first and then they sent it to India, she wanted to know.

Prabhupada: Maybe.

Devotee (3): She wants to know if you got it?

Prabhupada: So many beads come.

Devotee (3): Hm.

Srutakirti: So many bead bags [laughs].

Prabhupada: So, oh yes! I received one bead bag, yes.

Devotee (3): From Sweden?

Prabhupada: Oh yes.

Devotee (3): That's nice, she wanted to know if….

Prabhupada: [Sings] Manasa, deho, geho, jo kichu mor. [end]