Kirtan Guide
Nivedana
- gopīnāth, ghuchāo saṁsāra-jvālā
- avidyā-jātanā, āro nāhi sahe,
- janama-maraṇa-mālā
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Oh Gopīnāth, please remove the torment of worldly existence. I can no longer tolerate the pain of ignorance and the repeated succession of rebirth and death.
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2
- gopīnāth, āmi to kāmera dāsa
- viṣoya-vāsanā, jāgiche hṛdoye,
- phāṅdiche karama phāṅsa
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Oh Gopīnāth, indeed I am a servant of lust. Worldly desires are awakening in my heart, and thus the noose of fruitive work is beginning to tighten.
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3
- gopīnāth, kobe vā jāgibo āmi
- kāma-rūpa ari, dūre teyāgibo,
- hṛdoye sphuribe tumi
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Oh Gopīnāth, when will I wake up and abandon afar this enemy of lust, and when will You manifest Yourself in my heart?
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4
- gopīnāth, āmi to’ tomāra jon
- tomāre chāḍiyā, saṁsāra bhajinu,
- bhuliyā āpana-dhana
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Oh Gopīnāth, I am Your devotee, but having abandoned You and thus having forgotten my real treasure, I have worshiped this mundane world.
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5
- gopīnāth, tumi to sakali jāno
- āpanāra jane, daṇḍiyā ekhona,
- śrī-charaṇe deho sthāno
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Oh Gopīnāth, You know everything. Now, having punished Your servant, please give him a place at Your lotus feet.
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6
- gopīnāth, ei ki vichāra tava
- vimukha dekhiyā, chāḍa nija-jane,
- na kara karuṇā-laba
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Oh Gopīnāth, is this Your judgement, that seeing me averse to You, You abandon Your servant and don’t bestow even a particle of mercy upon him?
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7
- gopīnāth, āmi to mūrakha ati
- kise bhālo hoya, kabhu nā bujhinu,
- tāi heno mama gati
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Oh Gopīnāth, I am certainly very foolish, and I have never known what is good for me. Therefore such is my condition.
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8
- gopīnāth, tumi to paṇḍita-vara
- mūḍhera maṅgala, sadā anveṣibe,
- e dāse nā bhāva para
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Oh Gopīnāth, You are indeed the wisest person. Please look for a way to bring about auspiciousness for this fool, and please do not consider this servant as an outsider.