O Gurudev! Give this servant a drop of your mercy, and make me more humble
than a blade of grass. Give me the strength to tolerate everything, and make
me free from any desire for personal honour.
sakale sammana
karite sakati
deha natha! yatha yatha
tabe ta' gaiba
hari-nama sukhe
aparadha habe hata [2]
O master! Give me the ability to befittingly honour everyone. Then I will
sing the Lord's Name happily, and all my offences will be eradicated.
kabe hena krpa
labhiya e jana
krtartha ha-ibe, natha!
sakti-buddhi-hina
ami ati dina
kara more atma-satha [3]
When will this soul attain such mercy and become fulfilled? O master! I am
devoid of ability and intelligence, and greatly distressed. Please accept
me.
yogyata-vichare
kichhu nahi pai
tomara karuna-sara
karuna na ha-ile
kandiya kandiya
prana na rakhiba ara [4]
When I examine myself for qualifications, I find none. Your mercy is
everything. If you are not merciful to me, then, crying, I will no longer
maintain my life.
'Do you know why you take initiation? Many scriptures describe the Guru in
many ways. There are different kinds of activities and different kinds of
expressions, just as there are different kinds of devotees and different
kinds of expressions.'