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Bastutaḥ Sakali Tava Jīva Keho Noy

Surrender & Self-Offering (Śaraṇāgati)

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bastutaḥ sakali tava, jīva keho noy `aham’-`mama’-bhrame bhromi’ bhoge śoka-bhoy

Word for word

vastutaḥ–actually; sakali–everything; tava–Yours; jīva–the individual soul; keha–someone; naya–is not; ‘aham’–‘I’; ‘mama’–‘mine’; bhrame–mistaken by; bhrami’–wandering; bhoge–experiences; śoka–lamentation; bhaya–fear

Translation

In reality, everything is Yours; nothing belongs to the soul. However, wandering (throughout material existence), bewildered by misconceptions of ‘I’ and ‘mine’, the soul laments and fears.

2

ahaṁ-mama-abhimāna ei-mātro dhan baddha-jīva nija boli’ jāne mane man

Word for word

‘aham’–‘I’; ‘mama’–‘mine’; abhimāna–misconceptions; ei–these; mātra– only; dhana–wealth; baddha–bound; jīva–individual souls; nija–own; bali’– considering; jāne–knows; mane–in their mind; mana–mind

Translation

Deep within, the conditioned soul considers his misconceptions of ‘I’ and ‘mine’ to be his only wealth.
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3

sei abhimāne āmi saṁsāre poḍiyā hābuḍubu khāi bhava-sindhu sāṅtāriyā

Word for word

sei–this; abhimāne–by the conception; āmi–I; saṁsāre–in the material world; paḍiyā–falling; hābuḍubu–bobbing up and down; khāi–I experience; bhava–of mundanity, repeated birth and death; sindhu–the ocean; sā̐tariyā– swimming

Translation

Having fallen into this world due to such misconception, I flounder as I try to swim within this ocean of material existence.

4

tomāra abhoya-pade loiyā śaraṇ āji āmi korilāma ātma-nivedan

Word for word

tomāra–Your; abhaya–fearless; pade–at the feet; laiyā–taking; śaraṇa–shelter; āji–today; āmi–I; karilāma–did; ātma–self; nivedana–submission

Translation

Taking shelter at Your feet, which are the abode of fearlessness, I have submitted myself unto You today.

5

`ahaṁ’-`mama’-abhimāna chāḍilo āmāy ār jeno mama hṛde stāna nāhi pāy

Word for word

‘aham’–‘I’; ‘mama’–‘mine’; abhimāna–conceptions; chhāḍila–abandoned; āmāya–to me; āra–again; yena–so that; mama–my; hṛde–in the heart; sthāna–place; nāhi–not; pāya–obtain

Translation

Those misconceptions of ‘I’ and ‘mine’ have now left me. O Lord! So that they will never attain a place within my heart again.

6

ei mātro bala prabhu! dibe he āmāre ahaṁtā-mamatā dūre pāri rākhibāre

Word for word

ei–this; mātra–only; bala (śakti)– strength (ability); prabhu!–O Lord!; dibe–will give; he–oh; āmāre–to me; ahaṁtā–false egotism, ‘I’; mamatā–possessiveness, ‘mine’; dūre–far away; pāri–I am able; rākhibāre–to keep

Translation

Please give me just this one ability: that I may be able to keep all false egotism and possessiveness far away.

7

ātma-nivedana-bhāva hṛde dṛḍha roy hasti-snāna sama jeno khanika nā hoy

Word for word

ātma–self; nivedana–submission; bhāva–mood; hṛde–in the heart; dṛḍha– firm; raya–stays; hasti–elephant; snāna–bath; sama–same; yena–like; kṣaṇika (sāmayika mātra)–momentarily (only temporarily); nā–not; haya–be

Translation

May the mood of self-submission remain steadfast within my heart. May it not remain only momentarily, like the cleanliness of an elephant.

8

bhakativinoda prabhu nityānanda pāy māge parasāda, jāhe abhimāna jāy

Word for word

bhakati-vinoda–Bhakti Vinod; prabhu–Lord; nityānanda–Nityānanda; pāya–feet; māge–begs; parasāda–mercy; yāhe–by which; abhimāna–misconceptions of ‘I’ and ‘mine’; yāya–go

Translation

At Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu’s feet, Bhakti Vinod prays for the mercy by which the misconceptions of ‘I’ and ‘mine’ are dispelled forever.

About Bastutaḥ Sakali Tava Jīva Keho Noy

An eight-verse song whose opening claim, that in truth everything already belongs to Kṛṣṇa and no living being possesses anything of its own, is the theological foundation the rest of Ātma Nivedana rests on.

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Who wrote Bastutaḥ Sakali Tava Jīva Keho Noy?

Bastutaḥ Sakali Tava Jīva Keho Noy was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Saranagati.

What is the meaning of Bastutaḥ Sakali Tava Jīva Keho Noy?

In reality, everything is Yours; nothing belongs to the soul. However, wandering (throughout material existence), bewildered by misconceptions of ‘I’ and ‘mine’, the soul laments and fears.

How many verses does Bastutaḥ Sakali Tava Jīva Keho Noy have?

Bastutaḥ Sakali Tava Jīva Keho Noy has 8 verses.

Can I download Bastutaḥ Sakali Tava Jīva Keho Noy as a PPT or PDF?

Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Bastutaḥ Sakali Tava Jīva Keho Noy — 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.