BANDHU HE
HAT́HÁT ELE HAT́HAT GELE
GAHAN RÁTER MÁJHE
ESE BOLALE HESE VYASTA KÁJE
EKHAN ÁMI JÁI, JÁI, JÁI
ANEKE CÁY ANEK KICHU
DITE TO HOYE KICHU KICHU
KARMARATA DEVÁ NEVÁY
TÁI JE SAMAY NÁI, NÁI, NÁI
DHARAŃIIR ANEK KOŃE
ANEKE CÁY SAMGOPANE
TÁDER KÁCHEO HOYE JE JETE
SAMAY KOTHÁ PÁI, PÁI, PÁI
CÁY NÁ JÁRÁ KONO KICHUI
TÁRÁ JE CÁY SAKAL KICHUI
TÁDER D́ÁKE DII JE SÁŔÁ
TÁDER ÁMI CÁI CÁI, CÁI
O Lord suddenly You came,
and suddenly You left.
In the midst of the deep, dark night
You came and smilingly said:
"I am now too busy, I must go, go, go.
Many are there,
who want many things
and at least something
I must give them;
In giving and taking
I remain thus engaged.
So I have no time, no time, no time!
In many corners of the world,
many are there who ask for me secretly.
To them also I must go.
Where will I find the time, where, O where?
And there are those who ask for all.
And there are those who ask for nothing.
And they are the ones
who, by wanting Me, want all.
To their hearts' call
I must respond.
They are the ones who love the most."
Central idea:
You appeared before me suddenly in the night and said smilingly, "I am very busy with so
many activities and thus I cannot stay with you. I must go, I must go, I must go !" What
is this? You said, "Everybody in this world wants something from Me, but it is not
possible to grant everything they ask for. And you know, some of these demands are logical
and justifiable, some are not. Even so, I am to satisfy them, at least giving something
if not fully quenching their thirst, at least partially, I must quench their thirst. And
with these matters, I remain engaged. "There are many people who say, 'O Paramapuruśa
(Supreme Consciousness), You are mine, so You should meet me secretly, confidentially in
my heart. I want personal contact with You' I am to go to them also, and this requires
some time too. So there is shortage of time, there is paucity of time. "There are also
some very intelligent people who say, 'O Paramapuruśa, I don't what anything from You, I
want You! Those who say this actually want everything because they want Me! They are the
most clever and intelligent sádhakas (spiritual aspirants), so I am to respond to their
call also. I am to fulfil their demands and their desires. In fact, it is these people
whom I like the most, "So you sádhakas, I have a great deal of work to do. I have come
for only a short while, and so it is difficult for me to remain long with you. I must go;
I must go, I must go."