Kirtan Guide
Ṭhākura-vaiṣṇava-gaṇa
- ṭhākura vaiṣṇava-gaṇa kari ei nivedana
- mo baḍa adhama durāchāra
- dāruṇa-saṁsāra-nidhi tāhe ḍubāila vidhi
- keśe dhari’ more kara pāra
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O worshippable Vaiṣṇavas, I offer you this prayer. I am very fallen and misbehaved. Destiny has immersed me in the fearsome ocean of material existence. Please grab me by the hair and pull me to the shore.
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2
- vidhi baḍa balavān nā śune dharama-jñāna
- sadāi karama-pāśe bāndhe
- nā dekhi tāraṇa leśa yata dekhi saba kleśa
- anātha kātare te̐i kānde
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Destiny is very powerful. It does not listen to my knowledge of religion and always binds me with the ropes of karma. I do not see even a trace of hope. All I see is hardship. Thus helpless and distressed, I cry.
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3
- kāma, krodha, lobha, moha, mada, abhimāna saha
- āpana āpana sthāne ṭāne
- aichāna āmāra mana phire yena andha jana
- supatha vipatha nāhi jāne
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Lust, anger, greed, illusion, pride, and ego all pull me in their own directions. Thus my mind wanders like a blind man who does not know the right way from the wrong way.
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4
- nā la-inu sat mata asate majila chita
- tuyā pāye nā karinu āśa
- narottama dāse kaya dekhi’ śuni’ lage bhaya
- tarāiyā laha nija pāśa
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I have never accepted the proper conception. My mind has been immersed in illusion, and I have never aspired for your feet. Narottām Dās says, “Seeing and hearing about my situation, I am stricken with fear. Please rescue me and keep me by your side.”