Kirtan Guide
Āmāra jīvana
- āmāra jīvana sadā pāpe rata
- nāhika puṇyera leśa
- parere udvega diyāchhi ye kata
- diyāchhi jīvere kleśa
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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.
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2
- nija sukha lāgi’ pāpe nāhi ḍari
- dayā-hīna svārtha-para
- para-sukhe duḥkhī sadā mithya-bhāṣī
- para-duḥkha sukha-kara
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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.
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3
- aśeṣa kāmanā hṛdi mājhe mora
- krodhī, dambha-parāyaṇa
- mada-matta sadā viṣaye mohita
- hiṁsā-garva vibhūṣana
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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.
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4
- nidrālasya hata sukārye virata
- akārye udyogī āmi
- pratiṣṭhā lāgiyā śāṭhya-ācharaṇa
- lobha-hata sadā kāmī
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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.
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5
- e hena durjana sajjana-varjita
- aparādhi nirantara
- śubha-kārya-śūnya sadānartha-manāḥ
- nānā duḥkhe jara jara
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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.
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6
- vārdhakye ekhana upāya-vihīna
- tā’te dīna akiñchana
- bhakati-vinoda prabhura charaṇe
- kare duḥkha nivedana
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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.