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Ami To Durjana Ati Sada Duracar

Humility & Repentance (Dainya, Anutāpa) Prayer & Petition (Vijñapti)

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āmi to' durjana ati sadā durācāra koṭi koṭi janme mora nāhiko uddhāra

Word for word

āmi—I; to'—indeed; durjana—wicked; ati—very; sadā—always; durācāra—acting badly; koṭi—millions; koṭi—and millions; janme—in birth; mora—of me; nāhikaḥ—not; uddhāra—deliverance

Translation

I am an evil person. My actions are always sins. Even after millions and millions of births I will not be delivered.

2

e heno doyālu keba e jagate āche e mata pāmare uddhāriyā la'be kāche

Word for word

e—this; henaḥ—like; doyālu—merciful; keba—whoever; e—this; jagate—in the world; āche—is; e—this; mata—like; pāmare—most sinful; uddhāriyā—delivering; la'be—will take; kāche—near

Translation

Who in this world is so merciful that he will deliver this sinner and give him shelter?

3

śuniyāchi śrī-caitanya patita-pabana ananta-pātakī jane korila mocana

Word for word

śuniyāchi—I heard; śrī-caitanya—Śrī Caitanya; patita-pabana—the purifier of the fallen; ananta—endless; pātakī—sinners; jane—persons; korila—did; mocana—liberation

Translation

I heard that Śrī Caitanya, the purifier of the fallen, delivered numberless sinners.

4

e mata doyāra sindhu kṛpā bitāriyā kabe uddhāribe more śrī-caraṇa diyā

Word for word

e mata—this way; doyāra—of mercy; sindhu—an ocean; kṛpā—mercy; bitāriyā—giving; kabe—when?; uddhāribe—will deliver; more—me; śrī-caraṇa—His graceful feet; diyā—giving

Translation

He is like an ocean of mercy. When will He mercifully give me shelter at His feet and deliver me?

5

ei bāra bujhā jā'be koruṇā tomāra jadi e pāmara-jane koribe uddhāra

Word for word

ei—this; bāra—time; bujhā—knowing; jā'be—will go; koruṇā—mercy; tomāra—of You; jadi—if; e—this; pāmara-jane—sinner; koribe—will do; uddhāra—deliverance

Translation

If You deliver this sinner I will know that You are truly merciful.

6

karma nāi jñāna nāi kṛṣṇa-bhakti nāi tabe bolo ki-rūpe o śrī-caraṇa pāi

Word for word

karma—pious deeds; nāi—not; jñāna—knowledge; nāi—not; kṛṣṇa-bhakti—devotion to Lord Kṛṣṇa; nāi—not; tabe—then; bolaḥ— say; ki-rūpe—in what way; aḥ—and; śrī-caraṇa—at the feet; pāi—I attain

Translation

I have no pious deeds, no knowledge, and no devotion to Lord Kṛṣṇa. How will I attain Your feet? Please tell me.

7

bharasā āmāra mātra koruṇa tomāra ahaitukī se koruṇā bedera bicāra

Word for word

bharasā—shelter; āmāra—of me; mātra—only; koruṇa—mercy; tomāra—of You; ahaitukī—causeless; se—this; koruṇā—mercy; bedera—of the Vedas; bicāra—understanding

Translation

Your mercy is my only hope. The Vedas say Your mercy is causeless.

8

tumi to' pabitra-pada āmi durāśoya kemone tomāra pade pāibo āśroya

Word for word

tumi—You; to'—indeed; pabitra-pada—the abode of purity; ami—I; durāśoya—very wicked; kemone—how?; tomāra—of You; pade—at the feet; pāibaḥ—will attain; āśroya—shelter

Translation

You are the abode of purity. I am a sinner. How will I find shelter at Your feet?

9

kāndiyā kāndiyā bole' e patita chāra patita-pābana nāma prasiddha tomāra

Word for word

kāndiyā—weeping; kāndiyā—and weeping; bole'—says; e—this; patita—fallen; chāra—pile of ashes; patita—of the fallen; pābana—the purifier; nāma—name; prasiddha—famous; tomāra—Your

Translation

Weeping and weeping, this fallen sinner, a person worthless like a pile of ashes, says, "O Lord, You are famous as patita-pāvana (the purifier of the fallen)!"

About Ami To Durjana Ati Sada Duracar

Opens Prarthana-Dainyamayi. Its opening line, ami to durjana ati sada duracar, I am indeed always a wicked and ill-behaved person, sets the section's tone of unguarded self-accusation from the very first verse.

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Who wrote Ami To Durjana Ati Sada Duracar?

Ami To Durjana Ati Sada Duracar was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Kalyanakalpataru.

What is the meaning of Ami To Durjana Ati Sada Duracar?

I am an evil person. My actions are always sins. Even after millions and millions of births I will not be delivered.

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You can listen to 1 recording of Ami To Durjana Ati Sada Duracar on this page, including versions sung by HG Jai Sachinandana Prabhu.

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Ami To Durjana Ati Sada Duracar has 9 verses.

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