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Bhabārṇabe Po'ḍe More Ākula Parāṇa

Humility & Repentance (Dainya, Anutāpa) Prayer & Petition (Vijñapti)

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bhabārṇabe po'ḍe more ākula parāṇa kise kūla pa'bo tā'ra nā pāi sandhāna

Word for word

bhaba of birth and death; arṇabe in theocean; po'ḍe falling; more to me; akula distress; parāṇa life; kise how?; kūla father shore; pa'baḥ will attain; tā'ra of that; nā not; pāi I attain; sandhāna discovery

Translation

I have fallen into the ocean of birth and death, and now my life is filled with troubles. How will I cross to the farther shore of this ocean? I do not know.

2

na āche karama-bala nāhi jñāna-bala jāga-joga-tapo-dharma nā āche sambala

Word for word

na not; āche is; karama-bala the power of karma; nāhi not; jñāna-bala the power of knowledge; jāga yajnas; joga yoga; tapaḥ austerities; dharma religion; nā not; āche is; sambala wealth

Translation

I have no power given by past pious deeds. I have no power of transcendental knowledge. I have no wealth of yajñas, yoga, austerity, or religion.

3

nitānta durbala āmi nā jāni santāra e bipade ke āmāre koribe uddhāra

Word for word

nitānta very; durbala weak; āmi I; nā not; jāni know; santāra swimming; e this; bipade in the calamity; ke who?; āmāre to me; koribe will be; uddhāra the deliverer

Translation

I am very weak. I don't know how to swim. In this calamity who will rescue me?

4

biṣaya-kumbhīra tāhe bhīṣaṇa-darśana kāmera taraṅga sadā kore' uttejana

Word for word

biṣaya of sense pleasures; kumbhīra the crocodile; tāhe that; bhīṣaṇa-darśana fearful to see; kāmera of lust; taraṅga waves; sadā always; kore' do; uttejana agitation

Translation

The waves of lust splash against me. The crocodile of sense pleasures, so fearsome to see, attacks me.

5

prāktana-bāyura bega sahite nā pāri kāndiyā asthira mana nā dekhi kāṇḍāri

Word for word

prāktana of previous karma; bāyura of the wind; bega the power; sahite with; nā not; pāri Iam able; kāndiyā weeping; asthira unsteady; mana mind; nā not; dekhi I see; kāṇḍāri a savior

Translation

I have no power to resist the winds of my past karma. Weeping, and my heart agitated, I do not see anyone to rescue me.

6

ogo śrī-jāhnabā debī e dāse koruṇā koro' aji nija-guṇe ghucāo jantraṇā

Word for word

ogaḥ O; śrī-jāhnabā debī Śrī Jahnavi-devi; e this; dāse servant; koruṇā mercy; koro' please do; aji now; nija own; guṇe virtues; ghucāaḥ please destroy; jantraṇā sufferings

Translation

O Śrī Jahnavi-devi, please me merciful to this servant. Please be kind. Please destroy his sufferings.

7

tomāra caraṇa-tarī koriyā āśroya bhabārṇaba pāra ha'ba korechi niścoya

Word for word

tomāra your; caraṇa of the feet; tari the boat; koriyā doing; āśroya shelter; bhabārṇaba the ocean of birth and death; para the farther shore; ha'ba will be; korechi I do; niścoya without doubt

Translation

Taking shelter of the boat of your feet, I will certainly cross to the farther shore of this ocean of birth and death.

8

tumi nityānanda-śakti kṛṣṇa-bhakti-guru e dāse koroho dāna pada-kalpa-taru

Word for word

tumi you; nityānanda-śakti the potency of Lord Nityānanda; kṛṣṇa-bhakti-guru the teacher of devotional service; e this; dāse servant; korohaḥ please do; dāna gift; pada of the feet; kalpa-taru the kalpa-vrksa tree

Translation

You are Lord Nityānanda's potency. You are the guru of Kṛṣṇa-bhakti. To this servant please give the gift of the kalpa-vṛkṣa tree of your feet.

9

kota kota pāmarere ko'recho uddhāra tomāra caraṇe āja e kāṅgāla chāra

Word for word

kota how many?; kota how many?; pāmarere sinners; ko'rechaḥ you did; uddhāra deliverance; tomāra of you; caraṇe at the feet; āja now; e this; kāṅgāla poor beggar; chāra pile of ashes

Translation

How many sinners have you already delivered? How many? This poor beggar, this pile of ashes, begs at your feet.

About Bhabārṇabe Po'ḍe More Ākula Parāṇa

From Prarthana-Dainyamayi, describing the soul as fallen, pode, into the ocean of material existence, bhabarnabe, with a heart, parana, in anguish, akula — placed early in the section, establishing its oceanic imagery of being lost before later songs turn to specific inner faults.

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Frequently asked

Who wrote Bhabārṇabe Po'ḍe More Ākula Parāṇa?

Bhabārṇabe Po'ḍe More Ākula Parāṇa was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Kalyanakalpataru.

What is the meaning of Bhabārṇabe Po'ḍe More Ākula Parāṇa?

I have fallen into the ocean of birth and death, and now my life is filled with troubles. How will I cross to the farther shore of this ocean? I do not know.

How many verses does Bhabārṇabe Po'ḍe More Ākula Parāṇa have?

Bhabārṇabe Po'ḍe More Ākula Parāṇa has 9 verses.

Can I download Bhabārṇabe Po'ḍe More Ākula Parāṇa as a PPT or PDF?

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