e ghora-saṁsāre

GN8Firm Faith in Śrī Śrī Gaura-NityānandaŚrī Gaura-Nitāi

এ ঘোরসংসারে, পḓইয়া মানব,

না পায় দুঃখের শেষ

সাধুসঙ্গ করিঽ, হরিভজে যদি,

তবে অন্ত হয় ক্লেশ ১

e ghora-saṁsāre, paḓiyā mānaba,

nā pāya duḥkhera śeṣa

sādhusaṅga kari’, hari-bhaje yadi,

tabe anta haya kleśa 1

ethis; ghoradreadful, ghastly; saṁsārein material world; paḓiyāhaving fallen; mānabaa human being; not; pāyaget; duḥkheraof sufferings; śeṣaend; sādhusaṅgaassociation of devotees; kari’having stayed; hariŚrī Hari; bhajeserves; yadiif; tabethen; anta hayaceases; kleśasufferings

Having fallen into this dreadful material world, a human being finds no end to his miseries. If he takes the association of devotees and serves Śrī Hari, then his sufferings will cease.

সংসারঅনলে, জ্বলিছে হ্ড়্দয়,

অনলে বাḓঅয়ে অনল

অপরাধ ছাḓইঽ, লয় ক্ড়্ষ্ণনাম,

অনলে পḓঅয়ে জল ২

saṁsāra-anale, jbaliche hṛdaya,

anale bāḓaye anala

aparādha chāḓi’, laya kṛṣṇanāma,

anale paḓaye jala 2

saṁsāramaterial existence; analein the fire; jbalicheburns; hṛdayaheart; analewith fire; bāḓayeincreases; analafire; aparādhaoffenses; chāḓi’having left, having given up; layataking; kṛṣṇanāmathe names of Śrī Kṛṣṇa; analeon the fire; paḓayepours; jalawater

His heart is burning in the fire of material existence, which is continually increasing on its own. Chanting the names of Kṛṣṇa while avoiding offenses pours water on that fire.

নিতাইচৈতন্য, চরণকমলে,

আশ্রয় লইল যেই

ক্ড়্ষ্ণদাস বলে, জীবনমরণে,

আমার আশ্রয় সেই ৩

nitāi-caitanya, caraṇa-kamale,

āśraya la·ila yei

kṛṣṇadāsa bale, jībana-maraṇe,

āmāra āśraya sei 3

nitāi caitanyaNitāi-Caitanya; caraṇafeet; kamaleon the lotus-like; āśrayashelter; la·ilatook; yeiwho; kṛṣṇadāsaKṛṣṇadāsa; balesays; jībanain life; maraṇein death; āmāramy; āśrayashelter; seithey

Kṛṣṇadāsa says, “He who has taken shelter of the lotus feet of Nitāi-Caitanya is my shelter in life and in death.”

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