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Atma Nivedana Tuwa Pade

Surrender & Self-Offering (Śaraṇāgati)

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1

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.

2

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

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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.

3

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

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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.

4

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.

5

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?

6

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.

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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.

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