sarabha

(1) bhuliyä tomäre, saàsäre äsiyä, peye nänä-vidha byathä tomära caraëe, äsiyächi ämi, bolibo duùkhera kathä 1) O Lord, I forgot You and came to this material world, where I have experienced a host of pains and sorrows. Now I approach Your lotus feet and submit my tale of woe. (2) janané-jaöhare, chiläma jakhona, biñama bandhana-päçe eka-bära prabhu! dekhä diyä more, vaïcile e déna däse 2) While still bound up tightly in the unbearable confines of my mother's womb, O Lord, You once revealed Yourself before me. Appearing only briefly, You then abandoned this poor servant of Yours. (3) takhona bhävinu, janama päiyä, koribo bhajana tava janama hoilo, poòi' mäyä-jäle, nä hoilo jïäna-lava 3) At that moment I thought, "After my birth, I will worship You." But alas, after taking birth I fell into the entangling network of worldly illusions; thus I possessed not even a drop of true knowledge. (4) ädarera chele, swa-janera kole, häsiyä käöänu käla janaka-janané- snehete bhuliyä, saàsära lägilo bhälo 4) As a dear son fondled in the laps of relatives, I passed my time smiling and laughing. The affection of my father and mother helped me to forget You still more, and I began to think that the material world was a very nice place. (5) krame dina dina, bälaka hoiyä, khelinu bälaka-saha ära kichu dine, jïäna upajilo, päöha poòi ahar-ahaù 5) Day by day I gradually grew into a young boy and began playing with other boys. Soon my powers of understanding emerged, so I diligently read and studied my school lessons every day. (6) vidyära gaurave, bhrami' deçe deçe, dhana uparjana kori swa-jana pälana, kori eka-mane, bhulinu tomäre, hari! 6) Proud of my accomplished education, later I traveled from place to place and earned much wealth. Thereby maintaining my family with undivided attention, I forgot You, O Lord Hari! (7) bärdhakye ekhona, bhakativinoda, käìdiyä kätara ati nä bhajiyä tore, dina båthä gelo, ekhona ki habe gati? 7) Now in old age, this Bhaktivinoda very sadly weeps. I failed to worship You, O Lord, and instead passed my days in vain. What will be my fate now? MyGen Profile Generator