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By Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur
atma-nivedana, | tuya pade kari', |
ha-inu parama sukhi |
duhkha dure gela, | chinta na rahila, |
chaudike ananda dekhi [1] |
By surrendering myself at Your feet, I have become supremely happy. All my
distress has gone away, I have no more anxiety, and I see ecstasy in all
directions.
asoka-abhaya, | amrta-adhara, |
tomara charana-dvaya |
tahate ekhana, | visrama labhiya |
chhadinu bhavera bhaya [2] |
Your feet are the abode of sorrowlessness, fearlessness, and immortality.
Receiving shelter beneath them, I have abandoned all fear of material
existence.
tomara samsare, | kariba sevana, |
nahiba phalera bhagi |
tava sukha yahe, | kariba yatana, |
ha'ye pade anuragi [3] |
I will render service in Your household and will not become an enjoyer of the
results. Lovingly attached to Your feet, I will carefully endeavour for
whatever pleases You.
tomara sevaya, | duhkha haya yata, |
seo ta' parama sukha |
seva-sukha-duhkha, | parama sampada, |
nasaye avidya-duhkha [4] |
All the distress I encounter in Your service is also my greatest happiness.
Both the distress and the happiness that come from engagement in Your service
are my greatest fortune; they both destroy the distress of ignorance.
purva itihasa, | bhulinu sakala, |
seva-sukha peye mane |
ami ta' tomara, | tumi ta' amara, |
ki kaja apara dhane [5] |
Feeling the happiness of Your service in my heart, I have completely
forgotten all past history. I am Yours, and You are mine. What need is there
for any other wealth?
bhakati-vinoda, | anande dubiya, |
tomara sevara tare |
saba chesta kare, | tava ichchha mata, |
thakiya tomara ghare [6] |
Living in the ecstasy of Your service, Bhakti Vinod performs all his
endeavours in accordance with Your will, residing within Your home.
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