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thakura vaisnava-gana | kari ei nivedana |
mo bada adhama durachara |
daruna-samsara-nidhi | tahe dubaila vidhi |
kese dhari' more kara para [1] |
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."
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