anādi karama-phale

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অনাদি করমফলে, পḓইঽ ভবার্ণবজলে,

তরিবারে না দেখিঽ উপায়

এ বিষয়হলাহলে, দিবানিশি হিয়া জ্বলে,

মন কভু সুখ নাহি পায় ১

anādi karama-phale, paḓi’ bhabārṇaba-jale,

taribāre nā dekhi’ upāya

e biṣaya-halāhale, dibā-niśi hiyā jbale,

mana kabhu sukha nāhi pāya 1

anādihaving no beginning; karamaactions; phalein consequence; paḓi’having fallen; bhabārṇabamaterial existence + ocean; jaleinto the waters; taribārefor deliverance; not; dekhi’I see; upāyameans; ethis; biṣayaworldly pleasure; halāhaleby deadly poison; dibāday; niśinight; hiyāheart; jbaleburns, blazes; manamind; kabhuever; sukhacomfort, happiness; nāhinot; pāyagets, receives

In consequence to my actions since time immemorial, I have plunged into the ocean of material existence and see no means of deliverance. Due to the poison of worldly pleasures, my heart blazes day and night and my mind never receives any comfort.

আশাপাশ শতশত, ক্লেশ দেয় অবিরত,

প্রব্ড়্ত্তিঊর্মির তাহে খেলা

কামক্রোধ আদি ছয়, বাটপাḓএ দেয় ভয়,

অবসান হৈল আসিঽ বেলা ২

āśā-pāśa śataśata, kleśa deya abirata,

prabṛtti-ūrmira tāhe khelā

kāma-krodha ādi chaya, bāṭapāḓe deya bhaya,

abasāna haila āsi’ belā 2

āśādesires; pāśabonds; śataśatahundreds and hundreds; kleśatrouble, sorrow, misery, pain; deyagives; abirataconstantly; prabṛtti(saṁsār-sukha-prāpak ceṣṭā) engagement (endeavors for worldly happiness); ūrmira(ḍheu) of the waves; tāhein that; khelāplay; kāmalust; krodhaanger; ādiand so on; chayasix; bāṭapāḓefrom the highwaymen, robbers, swindlers; deyathey give; bhayafear; abasānaend, death; hailahappens; āsi’having come; belātime

The bonds of hundreds upon hundreds of desires constantly give me pain—such is the play of the waves of the ocean of worldly life. The six rogues, headed by lust and anger, dispense fear as the end draws near.

জ্ঞানকর্মঠগ দুই, মোরে প্রতারিয়া লই,

অবশেষে ফেলে সিন্ধুজলে

এ হেন সময়ে বন্ধু, তুমি ক্ড়্ষ্ণ ক্ড়্পাসিন্ধু,

ক্ড়্পা করিঽ তোল মোরে বলে ৩

jñāna-karma-ṭhaga dui, more pratāriyā la·i,

abaśeṣe phele sindhu-jale

e hena samaye bandhu, tumi kṛṣṇa kṛpāsindhu,

kṛpā kari’ tola more bale 3

jñānaknowledge; karmamundane fruitive activities; ṭhagathugs; duitwo; moreto me; pratāriyāhaving cheated; la·ihaving taken; abaśeṣein the end, finally; phelethrow; sindhuocean; jalein the waters; ethis; henasuch; samayein time; bandhufriend; tumiYou; kṛṣṇaKṛṣṇa; kṛpāsindhumercy + ocean; kṛpā kari’kindly, mercifully; tolalift; moreto me; baleby strength

Having cheated me, the two thugs of jñāna and karma finally throw me into that ocean’s waters. This is a critical time, O Kṛṣṇa, my dear friend. Kindly lift me from those waters with Your strength, for You are an ocean of compassion.

পতিত কিঙ্করে ধরিঽ, পাদপদ্মধূলি করিঽ,

দেহ ভক্তিবিনোদে আশ্রয়

অমি তব নিত্যদাস, ভুলিয়া মায়ার পাশ,

বদ্ধ হঽয়ে আছি দয়াময় ৪

patita kiṅkare dhari’, pādapadmadhūli kari’,

deha bhaktibinode āśraya

ami taba nityadāsa, bhuliyā māyāra pāśa,

baddha ha’ye āchi dayāmaya 4

patitafallen; kiṅkareto servant; dhari’having caught, taken by the hand; pādapadmadhūlifeet + lotus + dust; kari’having made; dehagive; bhaktibinodeto Bhaktivinoda; āśrayashelter; amiI; tabaYour; nityadāsaeternal + servant; bhuliyāhaving forgotten; māyāraof illusion; pāśatrap, snare, bondage; baddhabound; ha’yehaving become; āchiI am; dayāmayaO merciful one

Taking this fallen servant and making him a particle of dust at Your lotus feet, give this Bhaktivinoda sanctuary. O merciful Lord, I am actually Your eternal servant, but having forgotten this, I remain bound by the trap of māyā.

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