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Atma Nivedana Tuwa Pade

By Bhaktivinoda Thakura From Saranagati

ātma-nivedana, tuwā pade kori’, hoinu parama sukhī duḥkha dūre gelo, cintā nā rohilo, caudike ānanda dekhi

Word for word

ātma self; nivedana submission; tuyā Your; pade at the feet; kari’ doing; ha-inu I became; parama supremely; sukhī happy; duḥkha distress; dūre far away; gela went; chintā thought, anxiety; nā did not; rahila remained; chaudike in the four directions; ānanda ecstasy; dekhi I see

Translation

By surrendering myself at Your feet, I have become supremely happy. All my distress has gone away, I have no more anxiety, and I see ecstasy in all directions.

aśoka-abhoya, amṛta-ādhāra, tomāra caraṇa-dwaya tāhāte ekhona, viśrāma labhiyā chāḍinu bhavera bhoya

Word for word

aśoka of sorrowlessness; abhaya of fearlessness; amṛta of immortality; ādhāra reservoir; tomāra Your; charaṇa feet; dvaya two; tāhāte in them; ekhana now; viśrāma rest; labhiyā obtaining; chhāḍinu I abandoned; bhavera of material existence, cyclic birth and death; bhaya fear

Translation

Your feet are the abode of sorrowlessness, fearlessness, and immortality. Receiving shelter beneath them, I have abandoned all fear of material existence.

tomāra saṁsāre, koribo sevana, nāhibo phalera bhāgī tava sukha jāhe, koribo jatana, ho’ye pade anurāgī

Word for word

tomāra Your; saṁsāre in the household; kariba I will do; sevana service; nahiba I will not become; phalera of the fruits; bhāgī shareholder; tava Your; sukha happiness; yāhe by which; kariba I will do; yatana careful endeavour; ha’ye being; pade to Your feet; anurāgī deeply, lovingly attached

Translation

I will render service in Your household and will not become an enjoyer of the results. Lovingly attached to Your feet, I will carefully endeavour for whatever pleases You.

tomāra sevāya, duḥkha hoya jato, se-o to’ parama sukha sevā-sukha-duḥkha, parama sampada, nāśaye avidyā-duḥkha

Word for word

tomāra Your; sevāya in service; duḥkha distress; haya happens; yata all; se that; o also; ta’ certainly; parama supreme; sukha happiness; sevā service; sukha happiness; duḥkha and distress; parama supreme; sampada fortune; nāśaye destroy; avidyā of ignorance; duḥkha distress

Translation

All the distress I encounter in Your service is also my greatest happiness. Both the distress and the happiness that come from engagement in Your service are my greatest fortune, they both destroy the distress of ignorance.

pūrva itihāsa, bhulinu sakala, sevā-sukha pe’ye mane āmi to’ tomāra, tumi to’ āmāra, ki kāja apara dhane

Word for word

pūrva previous; itihāsa history; bhulinu I forgot; sakala all; sevā service; sukha happiness; peye obtaining; mane in the heart; āmi I; ta’ certainly; tomāra Yours; tumi You; ta’ certainly; āmāra mine; ki what; kāja necessity; apara any other; dhane for wealth

Translation

Feeling the happiness of Your service in my heart, I have completely forgotten all past history. I am Yours, and You are mine. What need is there for any other wealth?

bhakativinoda, ānande ḍubiyā, tomāra sevāra tare saba ceṣṭā kore, tava icchā-mato, thākiyā tomāra ghare

Word for word

bhakati-vinoda Bhakti Vinod; ānande in ecstasy; ḍubiyā plunging; tomāra Your; sevāra of service; tare on account of; saba all; cheṣṭā endeavours; kare does; tava Your; ichchhā desire; mata according to; thākiyā staying; tomāra Your; ghare in the house

Translation

Diving in the ecstasy of Your service, Bhakti Vinod performs all his endeavours in accordance with Your will, residing within Your home.

About Atma Nivedana Tuwa Pade

The closing song of Ātma Nivedana; its title effectively names the whole section it concludes. Where the earlier songs work through doubt and reasoning, this one settles into plain statement, closing the section on rest rather than resolution.

Composer: Bhaktivinoda Thakura · Read biography
Songbook: Saranagati
Mood: Surrender & Self-Offering (Śaraṇāgati)
Verses: 6
Recordings: 1 More by this composer

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Frequently asked

Who wrote Atma Nivedana Tuwa Pade?

Atma Nivedana Tuwa Pade was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Saranagati.

What is the meaning of Atma Nivedana Tuwa Pade?

By surrendering myself at Your feet, I have become supremely happy. All my distress has gone away, I have no more anxiety, and I see ecstasy in all directions.

Where can I listen to Atma Nivedana Tuwa Pade?

You can listen to 1 recording of Atma Nivedana Tuwa Pade on this page, including versions sung by HG Jai Sachinandana Prabhu.

How many verses does Atma Nivedana Tuwa Pade have?

Atma Nivedana Tuwa Pade has 6 verses.

Can I download Atma Nivedana Tuwa Pade as a PPT or PDF?

Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Atma Nivedana Tuwa Pade — verse and translation on each slide — is available to download in both PowerPoint (.pptx) and PDF formats from this page, for use in kirtan or temple programs.

Audio courtesy of ISKCON Desire Tree. All glories to the devotee singers.