The Unknown Traveler is one of the key themes of the vast ocean of the 5018 songs of Prabha’ta Samgiita. Devotees have realised Shrii Sarkar as Lord A’nandamu’rti in their meditation. On one occasion after having failed to try and express the majesty of the Lord’s biography, His devotees asked Him to write His own autobiography. After a short while the Lord informed the devotees that He was finished. The devotees rushed to read the paper He gave them. They then read these words,
I was a Mystery
I am a Mystery
And I will always
Remain a Mystery.
In His philosophical scripture the author recreated the term Ta’raka Brahma, or the Supreme Liberator, as the core of His unique spiritual vision. In His songs the mystery of Taraka Brahma is hinted at in this unique symbol of the Unknown Traveller. The theme of the Unknown Traveller expresses a pivotal aspect of the devotional world the author is welcoming us into through these songs. This theme is primarily reflected in songs dealing with the phrase “Ajáná Pathik.”
However there are other words used such as “acin” which also express the theme of the unknown, mysterious Entity. Also there are other songs also in this anthology that deal with this Traveler who though unknown, is so close; who though forever departing, is ever returning. The devotee immersed in the external, tries to seek Him in forests and red dusty roads of this world. Eventually, the devotee comes to realize that this Unknown Traveller too is wandering the byways and pathways of the devotee’s heart, searching and yearning for the devotee. When the travellers meet, then internal and external merge into the bliss of darshan. Yet, even then the drama of the Unknown Traveller becomes more intense and the Traveller becomes more mysterious than ever before. We are fully known to Him because He has nurtured and loved every pore of our being with His limitless love. However we have neither loved Him in the same way nor with the same intensity and hence He ever remains unknown to us.
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5 ELO ANEK JUGER SEI AJÁNÁ PATHIK
12 NAYANE MAMATÁ BHARÁ
16 ÁJI SAJALA PAVANE SAGHANA SVAPANE
56 KE GO TUMI PATH PÁSHE DÁNŔIE EKÁ
122 PATHIK TUMI EKÁKI ESE
227 SHONO GO DHARÁVÁSI
254 MAN BHESE JÁY SAJAL HAOÁY
291 AJÁNÁ ATITHI JÁNITE NÁRINU
370 PATHIK ESECHE ÁJI ÁLOKER DESH THEKE
410 OGO SÁMANE CALÁ PATHIK
424 GOPANE GOPANE ESO GO NAYANE
490 BHÁLGO AJÁNÁ PATHIK EK DESH KE ESECHE
523 KE GO TUMI NÁM NÁ JÁNÁ
543 KÁHÁR LÁGIYÁ UCCÁT́AN MAN
579 JEONÁ JEONÁ DURE JEONÁ
609 ÁMI TOMÁY JÁNI
655 KALI PHÚT́ECHE ALI JUT́ECHE
754 SE EK AJÁNÁ PATHIK ESECHE
763 AJÁNÁ PATHIK ESECHE ÁLO JVELECHE KUT́IIRE ÁMÁR
789 OGO AJÁNÁ PATHIK TOMÁY ÁMI BHÁLOBÁSI
853 MOR MANER KOŃE KE ELO
869 ÁLO JHARÁ JE PATH DEKHÁYE DIYECHO TUMI
896 DAMAKÁ HAOÁY KE GO CALE JÁY
976 TUMI SAKAL HIYÁR MADHYA MAŃII PÁRIJÁTA SUVÁS
983 MAMA MÁDHAVII KUNJE PUINJE PUINJE
989 MANER GAHANE KII JÁNI KEMANE
1043 YADI BHÚL PATH DHARE
1044 KÁR TARE TUMI DIVÁ NISHI JÁGO
1091 MANER KOŃE KISER ÁLO
1100 MANER MÁJHE DOLÁ DIYE
1115 ÁLOKERA OI JHARAŃÁ DHÁRÁY
1163 MANERI GAHANE JE ESECHE NIJE THEKE
1167 ÁMÁR CALÁR PATHE ÁNDHÁR RÁTE
1169 ÁMI CHINU BASE BÁLUKÁ BELÁY DHYÁNÁSANE
1170 PALÁSH VANE TOMÁR SANE
1189 TUMI JE PRÁŃEA PRIYATAMA MAMA
1191 KON SUDURER SUR ÁJI BÁJALO
1231 CÁNDE MEGHETE KHELÁ
1238 TUMI YADI NÁ ELE PRIYA
1302 PATH BHÚLE AJÁNÁ PATHIK
1394 ACIN PARI MADHUVANE
1424 KE GO AJÁNÁ APSARÁ ELE UŔE ÁMÁR PRÁŃE
1445 JALE BHARÁ ÁNKHI
1452 AJÁNÁ PATHIK KE TUMI BOLO
1493 RÚPE RÁGE ELE BHUVAN BHARÁLE
1495 TOMÁY BHÁLOBÁSI
1502 AJÁNÁ PATHIK ÁJ KENO ESECHE
1509 KON SE NISHIITHE
1528 AJÁNÁ PATHIK ESECHE ÁJI AJÁNÁ PATHIK ESECHE