Kirtan Guide
Ki-rūpe pāiba sevā
- ki-rūpe pāiba sevā muñi durāchāra
- śrī-guru-vaiṣṇave rati nā haila āmāra
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How will I attain service? I am a sinner and have no attachment to Śrī Guru or the Vaiṣṇavas.
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2
- aśeṣa māyāte mana magana ha-ila
- vaiṣṇavete leśa-mātra rati nā janmila
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My mind has become immersed in neverending illusion. I do not have even a trace of attachment to the Vaiṣṇavas.
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3
- viṣaye bhuliyā andha ha-inu divā-niśi
- gale phā̐sa dite phere māyā se piśāchī
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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.
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4
- māyāre kariyā jaya chhāḍāna nā yāya
- sādhu-kṛpā vinā āra nāhika upāya
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It is impossible to overcome and leave behind Māyā without the sādhus’ mercy. There is no other way.
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5
- adoṣa-daraśi-prabhu patita-uddhāra
- ei-bāra narottame karaha nistāra
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O master who overlooks my faults! O saviour of the fallen! This time deliver Narottam Dās.