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Bāndhilo Māyā Je Dina Ho'te

Humility & Repentance (Dainya, Anutāpa)

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bāndhilo māyā je dina ho'te abidyā-moha-ḍore aneka janma labhinu āmi phirinu māyā-ghore

Translation

bāndhilo

"From the day Māyā imprisoned me I have been bound with shackles of ignorance and illusion. Many births I have passed in Māyā's prison.

2

deba dānaba mānaba paśu pataṅga kīṭa ho'ye swarge narake bhū-tale phiri anitya āśā lo'ye

Word for word

deba demigod; dānaba demon; mānaba human; paśu animal; pataṅga bird; kīṭa insect and worm; ho'ye been; swarge in Svarga; narake in hell; bhū-tale on the earth; phiri cast; anitya temporary; āśā desires; lo'ye attained

Translation

"I have been a demigod, demon, human, animal, bird, insect, and worm. I have lived in Svarga, earth, and hell. I have been obsessed with desires for temporary things.

3

nā jāni kibā sukṛti-bale śrībāsa-suta hoinu nadīyā-dhāme caraṇa taba daraśa-paraśa koinu

Word for word

nā not; jāni I know; kibā why?; sukṛti-bale by the power of pious deeds; śrībāsa-suta as Śrīvāsa's son; hoinu I attained; nadīyā-dhāme in the holy abode of Nadiya; caraṇa the feet; taba Your; daraśa sight; paraśa touch; koinu I attained

Translation

"By the power of what pious deeds was I able to take birth as Śrīvāsa's son in holy Nadīyā and both see and touch Your feet, O Lord? I do not know.

4

sakala bāre maraṇa-kāle aneka duḥkha pāi tuyā praśaṅge parama sukhe e bāra ca'le jāi

Word for word

sakala every; bāre time; maraṇa-kāle at the time of death; aneka many; duḥkha sufferings; pāi Iattain; tuyā of You; praśaṅge in the association; parama great; sukhe happiness; e this; bāra time; ca'le jāi I go

Translation

"At every death I suffered greatly. But this death, by Your touch, was very happy.

5

icchāya tora janama jadi ābāra hoya hori caraṇe taba prema-bhakati thāke minati kori

Word for word

icchāya by the desire; tora of You; janama birth; jadi if; ābāra again; hoya is; hori O Kṛṣṇa; caraṇe at the feet; taba of You; prema-bhakati love and devotion; thāke may stay; minati prayer; kori I do

Translation

"If by Your wish I must take birth again, I pray that I may have love and devotion for Your feet."

6

jakhana śiśu niraba bhelo dekhiyā prabhura līlā śrībāsa-goṣṭhi tyajiyā śoka ānanda-magaṇa bhela

Word for word

jakhana when; śiśu the boy; niraba silent; bhelaḥ was; dekhiyā seeing; prabhura of the Lord; līlā pastimes; śrībāsa of Śrīvāsa; goṣṭhi theassembly; tyajiyā leaving; śoka grief; ānanda-magaṇa plunged into bliss; bhela became

Translation

Then the boy became silent. Seeing Lord Caitanya's pastimes, Śrīvāsa's family turned away from grief and became plunged into bliss.

7

gaura-carita amṛta-dhārā korite korite pāna bhaktibinoda śrībāse māge jāya jena mora prāṇa

Word for word

gaura-carita Lord Caitanya's pastimes; amṛta- dhārā a flood of nectar; korite doing; korite and doing; pāna drinking; bhaktibinoda Bhaktivinoda; śrībāse Śrīvāsa; māge begs; jaya goes; jena likethis; mora of me; prāṇa life

Translation

Bhaktivinoda begs Śrīvāsa: May I pass this life drinking and and drinking from the flood of nectar that is Lord Caitanya's pastimes.

About Bāndhilo Māyā Je Dina Ho'te

Reflects on how long the soul has been bound by māyā, illusion, continuing this section's theological turn — using the child's death as an occasion for reflection on bondage and the soul's real, spiritual nature.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Bāndhilo Māyā Je Dina Ho'te?

Bāndhilo Māyā Je Dina Ho'te was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitamala.

What is the meaning of Bāndhilo Māyā Je Dina Ho'te?

bāndhilo "From the day Māyā imprisoned me I have been bound with shackles of ignorance and illusion. Many births I have passed in Māyā's prison.

How many verses does Bāndhilo Māyā Je Dina Ho'te have?

Bāndhilo Māyā Je Dina Ho'te has 7 verses.

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