Eo To Eka Kalir Cela

Eo To Eka Kalir Cela


Bhaktivinoda Thakur
has written this song “Eo To Eka Kalir Cela”The official Name for this song is Baul Sangit Song 6”. This song is taken from the book Baul Sangit. Bhaktivinod Thakur says that there are some impersonates in this material world who dresses up like a devotee but in reality they are bogus who keeps illicit relationship with young girls and acquaintance. They think that they are Shri Krsna and these girls are Shri Radhey’s sakhis and in this way they deceit the entire world. So please stay away from such imitators of Govinda Hare.
 
(1)
eo to’ eka kalir cela
matha neda kapni para, tilak nake, galay mala
 
(2)
dekhte vaisnaver mata, asalo sakta kajer bela
sahaja-bhajan korchena mamu,
sańge lo’ye parer bala
 
(3)
sakhi-bhave bhajchena ta’re, nije ho’ye nanda-lala
krsna-daser kathar chale maha-janake dicchena sala
 
(4)
nava-rasika apane mani’ khacchena abar mana-kola
baul bole dohai, o bhai, dura koro e lila-khela
 
(1) Here is just another disciple of Kali-yuga. He keeps his head shaved, wears a loincloth, tilak on his nose and tulasi beads around his neck.
 
(2) By looks he appears to be a Vaisnava, but in actuality his conduct is that of a sakta, one who worships the principle of material energy in order to enjoy her. He engages in sahaja-bhajan(so-called "natural worship"), but does so by posing as "uncle" to the children of others, and then stealthily taking the illicit association of their daughters.
 
(3) Accepting these young girls as sakhis (Radha's gopi friends), he fancies himself to be the Son of Nanda. By the deceptive lecturing about how everyone should become Krsna-dasa (the servant of himself as "Krsna"), this disciple of Kali-yuga thus hurls a sharp spear at the true devotees of the Lord.
 
(4) Giving artificial recognition to nava-rasika (the nine relishers), he thus eats and enjoys the bananas of his own mental fabrications. Chand Baul says, "O my dear brothers! Desist from this bogus imitation of the Lord's amorous sports."