Ekti katha shudhu ekti katha

Ekti katha shudhu ekti katha
Music and lyrics by Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar
Song number	3604
Date	1986 July 2
Place	Madhumalainca, Kolkata
Theme	Contemplation
Lyrics	Bengali
Music	Kaharva
Audio
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Ekti katha shudhu ekti katha is the 3604^th song of Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar's Prabhat Samgiita. This song may be the first in a series of songs that make up a musical drama.

Lyrics

Roman script	Bengali script	Translation
Ekt́i kathá shudhu ekt́i kathá Tomáre shudhái He bhuvaneshvar nirdvidháte Kena jiive áno ei dharáte Shudhu ki klesh dite Jagate ese jiiv háse káṋde (Kabhu) Jyotsnámáyáy kabhu ulkápáte Mishe jáy dhúláy avaliiláy Nirapekśa ek kat́ákśete E liilá nit́hur khelá kena karo (Kabhu) Shoke bhásáo kabhu khushite bharo Kabhu nikat́e áso kabhu dúre saro Asheś nirvisheś álo áṋdhárite	একটি কথা শুধু একটি কথা তোমারে শুধাই হে ভুবনেশ্বর নির্দ্বিধাতে কেন জীবে আনো এই ধরাতে শুধু কি ক্লেশ দিতে জগতে এসে' জীব হাসে কাঁদে (কভু) জ্যোৎস্নামায়ায় কভু উল্কাপাতে মিশে' যায় ধূলায় অবলীলায় নিরপেক্ষ এক কটাক্ষেতে এ লীলা নিঠুর খেলা কেন করো (কভু) শোকে ভাসাও কভু খুশিতে ভরো কভু নিকটে আসো কভু দূরে সরো অশেষ নির্বিশেষ আলো-আঁধারিতে	A single point, just one matter, From You I inquire, Hey the Cosmic Lord, adamantly. To this same earth why bring the living beings Just to give them misery? Having come to the world creatures laugh and weep; Sometimes neath moonlight, sometimes under comets falling. Easily, with dust they go and unite... Below a disinterested glance oblique. Why play a game, this liila heartless– At times cast adrift in grief, at times fill with happiness. Sometimes You come imminent, sometimes far off take Yourself... Between light and darkness, never discriminating.

Musical notations

• Original Sargam notation, if available on Sarkarverse

Recordings

• Listen to the song Ekti katha shudhu ekti katha sung by Soumen Das on Sarkarverse

Preceded by Prabhu tumi eso mor manane baso

Prabhat Samgiita 1986 With: Ekti katha shudhu ekti katha

Succeeded by Pathapane ceye ceye