Tasmaat jaagruta, jaagruta
Hence, wake up, wake up!
Translation by
P.R.Ramachander
(Though many people ascribre these slokas to Adhi Sankara
, they are not found in his complete works. Some scholars are of the opinion
that it is written by Saint Ramadas,What is expressed there is a universal philosophy . Jagaratha
is translated as Be careful by some scholars especially tamil and Telugu
)
Maata naasti, pitaa naasti naasti bandhu sahoodaraha
artham gruham naasti tasmaat jaagruta jaagruta!
artham gruham naasti tasmaat jaagruta jaagruta!
Mother is not there, father is not there,
Relatives and
brothers are not there.
Wealth and house are
not there,
And so please wke up, wake up
Janmaa duhkham, jaraa duhkham jaaya duhkha punah punaha
samsaara saagaram duhkham tasmaat jaagruta jaagruta!
samsaara saagaram duhkham tasmaat jaagruta jaagruta!
Taking birth is sorrow
, attaining death is sorrow,
Married wife is sorrow
again and again ,
The ocean of human
life is sorrow ,
And so please wake up, wake up
Kaama kroodhascha loobhascha deehey tisht`hamti taskaraaha
gnaana ratna apahaararthaaya tasmaat jaagruta jaagruta!
gnaana ratna apahaararthaaya tasmaat jaagruta jaagruta!
Passion, anger ,
and avarice live ,
Within you as
robbers ,
For stealing the
gem of wisdom,
And so please
wake up , wake up.
Aas`aaya badhyatee lookaha karman`aa bahu chintayaha
Ayuh kshan`am jaanati Tasmaat jaagruta jaagruta!
Ayuh kshan`am jaanati Tasmaat jaagruta jaagruta!
People are all tied by desire,
And actions are
tied by great worries,
And this life would pass on in a second,
And so please wake
up , wake up.
Sampadaha Svapna samkaasaha Yauvanam kusumoopamam
Vidyut chamcalam Aayushyam Tasmaat Jaagruta Jaagruta!
Vidyut chamcalam Aayushyam Tasmaat Jaagruta Jaagruta!
The riches that you earn are like dreams ,
And youth can be compared to a flower,
And the life span is like
a streak of lightning
And so please wake up , wake up
Kshan`am vittam Kshan`am cittam Kshanam Jiivitameeva ca
Yamasya karun`aa naasti Tasmaat Jaagruta Jaagruta!
Yamasya karun`aa naasti Tasmaat Jaagruta Jaagruta!
Wealth is for a second
, mind is for a second,
And the life
attached to the soul is for a second,
As the God of death does not have any mercy,
And so please wake up , wake up,
Anityaani S`areeraani Vibhavaanaiva S`aasvataha
Nityam Sannihiti mrutyuhu Tasmaat Jaagruta Jaagruta!
Nityam Sannihiti mrutyuhu Tasmaat Jaagruta Jaagruta!
The body is temporary
and ,
Wealth is not permanent
,
AS daly death is waiting for you,
And so please wake up, wake up
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