Kirtan Guide

Dainyātmikā

by Śrīla Bhakti Vinod Ṭhākur
    1
    • (prabhu he!)
    • emona durmati,    saṁsāra bhitore,
    • poḍiyā āchinu āmi
    • tava nija-jana,    kono mahājane,
    • pāṭhāiyā dile tumi
    • A wicked mind brought me into this world, O Lord, but one of Your pure and elevated devotees has come to bring me out.

  • 2
    • dayā kori more,    patita dekhiyā,
    • kohilo āmāre giyā
    • ohe dīna-jon,    śuno bhālo kathā
    • ullasita ho’be hiyā
    • He saw me so fallen and wretched, took pity, and came to me saying, “O humbled soul, please listen to this good tiding, for it will gladden your heart.”

  • 3
    • tomāre tārite,    śrī-kṛṣṇa-chaitanya,
    • nabadvīpe avatār
    • tomā heno koto,    dīna hīna jone,
    • korilena bhava-pār
    • “Śrī Krishna Chaitanya has appeared in the land of Nabadwīp to deliver you. He has safely conducted many miserable souls such as you across the sea of worldly existence.”

  • 4
    • vedera pratijñā,    rākhibāra tore,
    • rukma-varṇa vipra-suta
    • mahāprabhu nāme,    nadīyā mātāya,
    • soṅge bhāi avadhūta
    • “To fulfil the promise of the Vedas, the son of a brāhmaṇ, bearing the Name Mahāprabhu of golden complexion, has descended with His brother, the avadhūt Nityānanda. Together They have overwhelmed all of Nadia with divine ecstasy.

  • 5
    • nanda suta jini,    chaitanya gosāi,
    • nija-nāma kori’ dāna
    • tārilo jagat,    tumi-o jāiyā,
    • loho nija-paritrāṇa
    • “Śrī Chaitanya, who is Krishna Himself, the son of Nanda, has saved the world by freely distributing His own Holy Name. Go also and receive your deliverance.”

  • 6
    • se kathā śuniyā,    āsiyāchi, nātha!
    • tomāra charaṇa-tole
    • bhakativinoda,    kā̐diyā kā̐diyā,
    • āpana-kāhinī bole
    • O Lord, hearing those words, Bhakti Vinod has come weeping to the soles of Your lotus feet and tells the story of his life.