Kirtan Guide

Ki-rūpe pāiba sevā

by Śrīla Narottam Dās Ṭhākur
    1
    • ki-rūpe pāiba sevā muñi durāchāra
    • śrī-guru-vaiṣṇave rati nā haila āmāra
    • How will I attain service? I am a sinner and have no attachment to Śrī Guru or the Vaiṣṇavas.

  • 2
    • aśeṣa māyāte mana magana ha-ila
    • vaiṣṇavete leśa-mātra rati nā janmila
    • My mind has become immersed in neverending illusion. I do not have even a trace of attachment to the Vaiṣṇavas.

  • 3
    • viṣaye bhuliyā andha ha-inu divā-niśi
    • gale phā̐sa dite phere māyā se piśāchī
    • Immersed in the mundane day and night, I have forgotten you and become blind. The witch Māyā has come to place a noose around my neck.

  • 4
    • māyāre kariyā jaya chhāḍāna nā yāya
    • sādhu-kṛpā vinā āra nāhika upāya
    • It is impossible to overcome and leave behind Māyā without the sādhus’ mercy. There is no other way.

  • 5
    • adoṣa-daraśi-prabhu patita-uddhāra
    • ei-bāra narottame karaha nistāra
    • O master who overlooks my faults! O saviour of the fallen! This time deliver Narottam Dās.