O worshippable Vaisnavas, I offer you this prayer. I am very fallen and
misbehaved. Destiny has immersed me in the fearsome ocean of material
existence. Please grab me by the hair and pull me to the shore.
vidhi bada balavan
na sune dharama-jnana
sadai karama-pase bandhe
na dekhi tarana lesa
yata dekhi saba klesa
anatha katare tei kande [2]
Destiny is very powerful. It does not listen to my knowledge of religion and
always binds me with the ropes of karma. I do not see even a trace of hope.
All I see is hardship. This orphan cries in distress.
kama, krodha, lobha, moha,
mada, abhimana saha
apana apana sthane tane
aichana amara mana
phire yena andha jana
supatha vipatha nahi jane [3]
Lust, anger, greed, illusion, pride, and ego all pull me in their own
directions. Thus my mind wanders like a blind man who does not know the right
way from the wrong way.
na la-inu sat mata
asate majila chita
tuya paye na karinu asa
narottama dase kaya
dekhi' suni' lage bhaya
taraiya laha nija pasa [4]
I have never accepted the proper conception. My mind has been immersed in
illusion, and I have never aspired for your feet. Narottam Das says, "Seeing
and hearing about my situation, I am stricken with fear. Please rescue me and
keep me by your side."