Bastutaḥ Sakali Tava Jīva Keho Noy

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

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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.

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ahaṁ-mama-abhimāna ei-mātro dhan baddha-jīva nija boli’ jāne mane man ‘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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sei abhimāne āmi saṁsāre poḍiyā hābuḍubu khāi bhava-sindhu sāṅtāriyā sei–this

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

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

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

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Translation

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

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

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

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Translation

bhakativinoda prabhu nityānanda pāy māge parasāda, jāhe abhimāna jāy bhakati-vinoda–Bhakti Vinod

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

Frequently asked

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.