Jay Shaaradaa Maateshwari, Sanaatanee Vishwambharee, | Glory to Goddess Mother Shaarada, Immortal Omnipresent, | Vishwambharee means the embodiment of the Omnipresent Divine Energy which Creates and Sustains the Creation. |
Shree Ramakrishna Hridayeshwaree, Jagadambaa Jagadeeshwaree, | Shree Ramakrishna's Beloved, Mother Goddess of Universe | Hridayeshwaree means the Goddess of (dwelling in) one's Heart, here, Shree Ramakrishna's Heart |
Jayrambati punyadharaa, jagahit kaaje avataryaa, | At Jayrambati, holy place, for welfare of the World You took birth, | Jayrambati is Sharada Maa's birthplace in Bankura district of West Bengal in India. |
Ramachandra Shyamasundari, taat-maat dwij dharamachari, | Ramachandra Shyama Sundari, parents Religious Brahmin folks, | Sharada Maa's parents - Ramachandra and Shyamasundari Mukhopadhyay were pious and religious Brahmin. |
Janma poorve Maa Jagadambaa, paame darshan Shyama Maa, | Before birth Maa Jagadambaa, gave Darshan to Shyama Maa | Sharada Maa's mother Shyamasundari (Shyama Maa) had obtained vision of Mother Goddess Jagadambaa some days before the birth of Maa Sharada |
Utaree rumjhum baalakee, vruksh tale kaalaa karatee, | A little girl with anklets sounding sweet, climbed down a tree, caressing, | In the vision, Shyama Maa saw a little girl wearing sweet sounding anklets climbing down a Bel tree (stone apple tree), caressing her, |
Kanthhe baahyu gheri ne, tandraa aave samaaee kukhe | Hugging lovingly from behind, absorbing in the womb in a reverie | The little girl loving put her hands around Shyama Maa's neck from behind, leading her to a state of reverie and then unconsciousness. Shyama Maa felt the girl (her consciousness) enter her womb. |
Sihar graame jyaan mosaal, ghatanaakram aa thayo saakaar, | At Sihar village, maternal ancestral place, this incident took place. | This incident took place at the native place of Sharada Maa's maternal family, in a village called Sihar (or Sihore in Bengali) near Jayrambati, below a Bel tree that still stands there. |
Nhaanakadee Shaaradaamani, kutumb ni moti deekaree | Little Sharadamani, eldest daughter of the family, | Maa Sharada was the eldest among her siblings. |
Anujo ne nit saachavati, gruhkaaryo Maa sang karatee | Looked after younger brothers, did household chores with mother, | Maa Sharada used to look after her younger brothers and helped her mother with household chores. |
Veenatee kapaasiyaa honshe, janoee banaavavaa te kaante | Plucked cotton-buds zealously, spinning them to sacred threads | Maa Sharada used to help her father gather cotton buds from fields and spinned them to make sacred threads, called Janeu in Hindi / Janoee in Gujarati. |
Dushkaale bhookhyaa tanee, Pitaa sang sevaa karatee, | During tragic famine days, served hungry people with father, | During Maa's childhood, there was a severe famine in Bengal. She helped her father serve famine stricken hungry people with food, fanning the hot food with her saree .... |
Paanch varsh ni kuamalee vay, Thakur sang paamya parinay | At the tender age of five, got married to Thakur | Maa Sharada married Thakur when she was five and Thakur was twenty three years old. |
Shvashurgruhe pagalaa karee, Pitrugruhe aavyaa faree, | Setting feet at her in-law's, returned to her father's place, | As per the tradition, the young bride Maa Sharada returned to her father's place soon after the ceremonies of marriage were over. |
Thakur Dakshineshware jaay, taposaadhanaa maa parovaay | Thakur then goes to Dakshineshwar and immerses into austerities | After marriage, Thakur went back to Dakshineshwar and immersed himself into deep devotion and austerities. |
Thakur Shree Ramakrishna Dev, Maa Kali bhakti ni khev | Thakur Shree Ramakrishna Dev, immensely devoted to Maa Kali | Thakur's devotion to Maa Kali was pure, intense, immense and focused. |
Raat-divas Maataa nu ratan, dhyaan-samaadhi bhaav-magan, | Day-night, chanting Maa Kali, immersed in meditation-bhaav-samadhi | Thakur had lost the sense of time, passing days and nights immersed in the devotion of Maa Kali, in deep states of meditation - samadhi and bhaava |
Ter varsh aayu umbar, patigruhe aavaagaman | At thirteen years of age, came to husband's place again | At the age of thirteen, Maa Sharada came to stay at Kamarpukur with Thakur and his family for one year. |
Snehabharyaa vairaagi pati, Aadhyaatma panthe jaay dori | Renounced husband, lovingly, leads her to spirituality | Thakur was a very loving and kind husband. He affectionately and tenderly led Sharada to the path of spirituality. |
Kamarpukur ae varsh rahee, Thakur paachhaa gayaa faree | Staying at Kamarpukur that year, back to his place Thakur returns | After a stay of one year at Kamarpukur with his family and Maa Sharada, Thakur returned to Dakshineshwar. |
Chaar varsh sudhee tyaar pachhee, vikat saadhanaa aacharee | Four years hence-after, practices severe austerities, | At Dakshineshwar, Thakur performed severe austerities for four years. |
Unmatt thayaa aavyaa vaaval, Shaaradaa to aakal-vikal | Lost sanity, so said rumours, making Shaaradaa anxious | Lost and intoxicated in devotional states, Thakur's condition prompted rumours that He had lost sanity, which aroused anxiety and concerns in Maa Shaaradaa. |
Pati-sevaa par mann khainchaay, tyaan javaanee tak sarjaay, | Longing to serve her husband, chance to go there arises soon, | She silently longs to go to Thakur and look after him. Soon, that opportunity arrives. |
Pita paamyaa maun vyathaa, sange chaalyaa Calcutta, | Father senses silent grief, took her along to Calcutta, | Ramachandra Mukhopadhyay sensed his daughter plight and went with her to Calcutta / Kolkata to Thakur |
Pagpaalaa ae laambee vaat, jwar thee thaay haal behaal, | Long journey on foot, fever causes immense troubles, | Father-daughter walked their way to Dakshineshwar, Kolkata. Maa Sharada caught fever and had to halt on the way, unable to move, almost unconscious. |
Jagadambaa nee thaay krupaa, sankat naa poor osaryaa, | The Grace of Jagadambaa comes by to ebb away the flooding troubles, | As Maa Sharada lay semi-conscious, a beautiful bright lady comes to look after her, introducing herself as her sister and nurses her back to health. |
Dakshineshware thaay aagaman, peeda-chintaao nu shaman, | Arrival at Dakshineshwar, alleviates pains and concerns, | On arriving at Dakshineshwar and meeting Thakur, all pains and worries vanished. |
Nau-das maas divya sahavaas, Shodashee Poojaa jemaa khaas, | Divine companionship of nine-ten months, highlighted by Sodashee Poojaa, | The 9-10 months of divine togetherness was the most memorable phase of Maa Sharada's life, during Thakur performed Shodashee Pooja of Maa Sharada. |
Falahaarinee Kalee Poojaa, Thakure karee tyaare tyaan, | When Thakur performed there, Falahaarinee Kali Pooja, | It is also called Falahaarinee Kali Pooja, worshiping Maa Sharada as the Divine Mother of Universe. |
Divyatva paamyu jeevan, jagamaatrubhaav prakateekaran, | Divinity descended into life, arousing Universal Motherhood, | This resulted in arousing and illuminating Universal Motherhood in Maa Sharada. |
Jap-tap sevaa Thakur nee, Naahaabaat maa rahee karee, | Japa-penance, serving Thakur, carried on, staying at Naahaabaat, | At Dakshineshwar, Maa Sharada stayed in a small room in the Temple's Music Tower called Naahaabaat, serving Thakur and performing her spiritual practices. |
Shaant-bhaav lajjaamayee, janaay pan naa haajaree, | Quiet natured, graceful, shy, her very presence noticed hardly, | Sharada Maa was shy, quiet, full of grace and hardly ever noticed around. |
Dheere-dheere bhaktajan vrund, karavaa laagyaa aagaman, | Slowly and gradually, groups of devotees began assembling, | Slowly, Thakur's circles of devotees and followers started developing and expanding. |
Sevaa karya-kshetra prasaraay, aanand no melo ubharaay, | Expanding work-service domains, overflowing fairs of ecstasy, | The gatherings around Thakur invariably focused on spiritual upliftment of seekers, overflowing with divine moods, talks, singing and dancing, as if fairs of ecstasy. |
Satsang keertan bhajanaanand, raat-divas Eeshwar-chintan, | Satsang, Keertan, devotional singing, day and night, contemplating | Satsang - gatherings of like-minded, devotional people for community spiritual services / practices; Keertan - special Devotional songs / singing |
Brahma-Shakti nee ananyanataa, sarva dharmo nee ekataa, | Oneness of Brahma-Shakti, all religions leading to the Same One | Essence of Thakur’s teachings …. Brahma means Impersonal God, inactive, not creating, preserving or destroying; Shakti means Personal God, active - creating, preserving or destroying. |
Nar maa Naaraayan darshan, Shiv roope jeev sevaa pran, | Seeing Narayana in men, Oath to serve Jeeva as Shiva | Thakur’s way of serving …. Narayana means the Omnipresent God, a name of Vishnu - the all-pervasive Protector and Preserver of Universe; Jeeva means living being; Shiva - Lord Shiva, the Auspicious One present in the entire Creation. |
Thakur karataa sancharan, bhakti-chaitanya uddipan, | Thakur transmitted Divineness, arousing devotion, consciousness, | Bhakti means Devotion; Chaitanya means Consciousness. |
Avirat uddeshyamay jeevan, Thakur kanthhe vyaadhi daman, | Continuous purposeful life, Thakur's throat grew weak, diseased, | Thakur's throat grew sore and painful day by day. Later it was found that he had throat cancer that could not be cured. |
Dharmakranti nu karee sthaapan, Thakur kare svalok gaman, | Igniting Religious Revolution, Thakur left for His Abode, | On 16th August, 1886, Thakur left, leaving behind a vast spiritual legacy and tasks. |
Maa ne haiye dukh daaroon, shaataa kaaje teerth-gaman, | Grief-laden Maa's heart, seeks solace in pligrimage | Maa Sharada's grief knew no limits. She set out for a pilgrimage with a group of disciples and devotees. |
Thakur darshan satat samran, shishyo-bhakto nu jatan, | Thakur's visions, continuous remembrance, caring devotees-disciples, | Thakur's visions and appearances gave some comfort to Maa, as also the love and care of devotees and disciples. |
Ramkrishna Sangh nu sthaapan, Sangha-Maataa banee pathdarshan, | Ramakrishna Sangh when established, showed path as Sangha-Maataa, | Ramakrishna Sangha / Mission was established to spread Thakur's Universal message globally. Maa Sharada showed path as the Sangha-Maataa, the Mother of the Organization. |
Karyu satat jeevanparyant, Jagmaataa swaroop jeevant, | All through the life, uninterrupted, personified Mother of the World, | All her life, she nurtured Ramakrishna Mission and its activities. Maa Sharada was embodied Divine Motherhood. |
Tap-saadagee bharyu jeevan, aadarsh naaritva darshan, | Simple, devoted austere life, examplering ideal womanhood, | Maa Sharada was a living example of simple living, high thinking, devoted purposefulness full of determination and compassion. |
Nivedita hoy ke Yogananda, Vivekananda ke Saradananda, | Be it Nivedita or Yogananda, Vivekananda or Saradananda, | Sister Nivedita, Swami Yogananda, Swami Vivekananda, Swami Saradananda .... |
Sau shishyo-bhakto nee Maa, sacharaachar nee pan Maataa, | Mother of all disciples-devotees, Mother of all Living Beings, | Maa Sharada was the Mother of all disciples, devotees and All .... |
Leelaamayee karunaamayee, kan-kan vyaapee chinmayee, | Mystically playful, compassionate, omnipresent consciousness, | Maa Sharada is worshipped as the embodiment of Omnipresent Consciousness |
Gruhajeevan nee saathosaath, jankalyaan kaarya dinraat, | Along with domestic duties, immersed in welfare, day and night, | She looked after her family, more than any normal lady would do and at the same time remained busy all the time in the welfare of All. |
Deen-dukhee paatak-ghaatak, ur palato paame Amajad, | Mother to humiliated-aggrieved, sinner-killer, Amjad's life transformed forever, | She was a solace to those who were humiliated, grief-stricken, those who lost ways in life, took to wrong-doings, such as Amjad who was a dacoit, whom she transformed into a respectable human being. |
Tam aadarsho dhare jeevan, aevaa aashish dyo paavan, | Grace us with Blessings that we uphold your ideals in our lives, | Prayer to Maa Sharada. |
Bhakto par karjo krupaa, Jay Jay Maataa Shaaradaa !! | Bestow your Grace upon devotees, Glory, Glory to Maa Sharada !! | Prayers for bestowing the life of devotees with Divine Grace. |
