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SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI : SARANAGATI GITI
tatala saikate, bari bindu-sama,
suta-mita-ramani-samaje
tohe visari mana, tahe samarpala,
tava majhu haba kona kaje [1]
I lived amidst children, friends, beautiful women and society, who are all
like drops of water on a scorching sandy beach – forgetting You, I dedicated
myself to them, but are they of any use now?
madhava! hama parinama-nirasa
tuhu jaga-tarana, dina daya-maya,
ataye tohari visoyasa [2]
Madhav! My future is hopeless. You are the saviour of the world, You are
merciful to all poor souls, so You are my only hope.
adha janama hama, nide gayalaola,
jara sisu kata-dina gela
nidhu-vane ramani, rasa-range matala,
tohe bhajaba kona bela [3]
I have spent half of my life sleeping and wasted so much time in my old age
and childhood. I revelled in intimate relations with beautiful women… Will I
ever worship You?
kata chaturanana, mari mari yaota,
na tuya adi avasana
tohe janami puna, tohe samaota,
sagara lahari samana [4]
You have no beginning or end: so many Brahmas have died and gone away – like
waves of an ocean, they are born from You and then again enter into You.
bhanaye vidyapati, sesa samana bhaya,
tuya binu gati nahi ara
adi anadika, natha kahaosi,
ava tarana-bhara tohara [5]
Vidyapati says, ‘Facing the end, I feel scared. I have no other way or
shelter except You.’ O Lord! You are said to be the primaeval, original cause
of all causes, so it is Your responsibility to rescue me.
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