Ki-rūpe pāibo sevā

by Śrīla Narottam Dās Ṭhākur

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I have no devotional attachment for either the Vaiṣṇavas or my Spiritual Master. How is it possible for a rascal like me to attain devotional service?

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- aśeṣa māyāte mana magana hoilo
- vaiṣṇavete leśa-mātra rati nā janmilo
- My mind is always drowning in illusion. I have not even the smallest fragment of devotion for the Vaiṣṇavas.
3
- biṣoye bhuliya andha hoinu divā-niśi
- gole phā̐sa dite phere māyā se piśāchī
- I have become blind by constantly meditating on the objects of the senses. The witch Māyādevī has placed a hangman’s noose around my neck.
4
- māyāre koriyā jaya chāḍāna na jāya
- sādhu-kṛpā vinā āro nahiko upāya
- Even if I can cure my blindness and defeat Māyā in the form of this hangman, I cannot become free from material illusion without the mercy of the saintly devotees.
5
- adoṣa daraśi-prabhu patita-uddhāra
- ei-bāro narottame karaho nistāra
- Oh master, Oh purifier of the sinful, Oh saviour of the fallen souls, you do not see the faults of others, please rescue this Narottam Dās.