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-Harvesting a garden of eden;
+Churning a garden of eden;
-I brought sandal and honey.{{#tag:ref|Perhaps signifying sweet fragrance and sweet taste.|group="nb"}}
+I bring away sandal and honey.{{#tag:ref|Perhaps signifying sweet fragrance and sweet taste.|group="nb"}}
 Spreading the pollen of amaranth,{{#tag:ref|Amaranth is a perennial flower. In both Western and Eastern poetry, it represents an unfading beauty and, more broadly, immortality.|group="nb"}}
-I dispensed the nectar of life.
+I dispense the nectar of life.
-Then, on a moist breeze, jasmine fragrance
+At that time, on a moist breeze, jasmine fragrance
-Drifted down from the distant heavens.
+Had drifted down from the distant heavens.
 My mental lotus, its heart swelling,
-Blossomed in self-realization.
+Had blossomed in self-realization.
-Amid that transition, beginning alone,
+Amid that transition, sitting in seclusion,
-I threaded a garland for Thee.
+I am threading a garland for Thee.
-Then, assembling in the [[:wikipedia:Cinnamomum tamala|tamal]] grove,{{#tag:ref|On his way to [[:wikipedia:Vrindavan|Vrindavana]], [[:wikipedia:Chaitanya Mahaprabhu|Caetanya Mahaprabhu]] paused in a forest of tamal trees to meditate. It is said that his spiritual awakening occurred there. Though it is not confirmed, this song seems to be a tribute to that early 16th Century, Bengali saint and social reformer, best known for his popularization of [[:wikipedia:Kirtan|kiirtana]] and his efforts to unite the Hindu and Muslim communities of India.|group="nb"}}
+At that time, assembling in the [[:wikipedia:Cinnamomum tamala|tamal]] grove,{{#tag:ref|On his way to [[:wikipedia:Vrindavan|Vrindavana]], [[:wikipedia:Chaitanya Mahaprabhu|Caetanya Mahaprabhu]] paused in a forest of tamal trees to meditate. It is said that his spiritual awakening occurred there. Though it is not confirmed, this song seems to be a tribute to that early 16th Century, Bengali saint and social reformer, best known for his popularization of [[:wikipedia:Kirtan|kiirtana]] and his efforts to unite the Hindu and Muslim communities of India.|group="nb"}}
 Were bumblebees, both light and dark.
 With sandal perfume and tonal accord,
 To greet You wholeheartedly,
-Those bees were gathering.
+Those bees had been gathering.
 Enraptured by this very atmosphere,
-I composed my songs to Thee.
+I am composing my songs to Thee.
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