Kirtan Guide

Āmāra jīvana

by Śrīla Bhakti Vinod Ṭhākur
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    • āmāra jīvana    sadā pāpe rata
    • nāhika puṇyera leśa
    • parere udvega    diyāchhi ye kata
    • diyāchhi jīvere kleśa
    • My life is always engrossed in sin. There is not a trace of piety within it. I have caused others so much anxiety and trouble.

  • 2
    • nija sukha lāgi’    pāpe nāhi ḍari
    • dayā-hīna svārtha-para
    • para-sukhe duḥkhī    sadā mithya-bhāṣī
    • para-duḥkha sukha-kara
    • I am never afraid to engage in sinful activities for the sake of my own happiness. I am merciless and selfish. I am a perpetual liar. I am saddened by the happiness of others and pleased by the sadness of others.

  • 3
    • aśeṣa kāmanā    hṛdi mājhe mora
    • krodhī, dambha-parāyaṇa
    • mada-matta sadā    viṣaye mohita
    • hiṁsā-garva vibhūṣana
    • There are unlimited sinful desires within the core of my heart. I am angry and arrogant, always maddened with vanity, infatuated with mundanity, and ornamented with malice and pride.

  • 4
    • nidrālasya hata    sukārye virata
    • akārye udyogī āmi
    • pratiṣṭhā lāgiyā    śāṭhya-ācharaṇa
    • lobha-hata sadā kāmī
    • I am subdued by laziness and sleep, averse to performing good deeds, and eager to perform sinful deeds. I engage in deceitful behaviour in pursuit of prestige. I am ruined by greed and constantly covetous.

  • 5
    • e hena durjana    sajjana-varjita
    • aparādhi nirantara
    • śubha-kārya-śūnya    sadānartha-manāḥ
    • nānā duḥkhe jara jara
    • Such a sinner as I is shunned by devotees, and is a constant offender. I am devoid of virtuous motives, always intent upon evil, and racked by various miseries.

  • 6
    • vārdhakye ekhana    upāya-vihīna
    • tā’te dīna akiñchana
    • bhakati-vinoda    prabhura charaṇe
    • kare duḥkha nivedana
    • Now aged, I am devoid of any means of deliverance and thus destitute and distressed. Bhakti Vinod submits this remorseful confession at the Lord’s feet.