Kirtan Guide
Tātala Saikate
- tātala saikate vāri bindu-sama
- suta-mita-ramaṇī-samāje
- tohe visari mana tāhe samarpala
- tava majhu hobo kon kāje
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O Lord, completely forgetting You, I have offered my mind unto the society of women, children, and friends — but this experience has been just like offering a drop of water unto the burning hot sands of the beach. How can I possibly be relieved of this great misery?
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2
- madhava! hāma pariṇām-nirāśā
- tuhu̐ jaga-tāraṇa dīna dayāmoy
- ataye tohāri viśoyāsā
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O Madhava! As a consequence, I am rendered totally despondent. You are the savior of the universe, and are merciful to the helpless souls. Therefore, I place my hope only in You.
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3
- ādha janama hāma ni̐de go̐yāola
- jarā śiśu koto-dina gela
- nidhuvane ramaṇī rasa-raṅge mātala
- tohe bhajabo kon bela
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Wandering about in a half-alive condition, I spent my life in utter disgrace. Uncountable days passed as a frivolous child and a useless old man. I have been intoxicated by the pleasure of sharing romantic adventures with beautiful young women. When will I ever get a chance to worship You?
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4
- koto chaturānana mari mari jāota
- na tuyā ādi avasānā
- tohe janami puna tohe samāota
- sāgara laharī samānā
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Innumerable Brahmās have died one after another, whereas You are without beginning or end. All of them take birth from You and are again absorbed in You, just like the waves in the ocean.
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5
- bhaṇaye vidyāpati śeṣa śamana bhaya
- tuyā viṇu gati nāhi ārā
- ādi anādika nātha kahāosi
- bhava tāraṇa-bhāra tohārā
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Vidyāpati confesses that now, at the end of his life, he is fearful of death. O Lord! There is no shelter other than You. You will always remain celebrated as being the Lord of both that which has beginning and the beginningless. Now the responsibility for my deliverance from the material world is entirely Yours.