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Bastutaḥ Sakali Tava Jīva Keho Noy

By Bhaktivinoda Thakura From Saranagati

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.

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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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.

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.

`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.

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.

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.

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.

Composer: Bhaktivinoda Thakura · Read biography
Songbook: Saranagati
Mood: Surrender & Self-Offering (Śaraṇāgati)
Verses: 8

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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.

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.