bhuliyāforgetting;tomāreYou;saṁsāreto this material world;āsiyāhaving come;peyeexperienced;nānāmany;vidhavarieties;byathāof sufferings;tomāraYour;caraṇeto lotus feet;āsiyāchihave come;āmiI;boliboI will speak;duḥkheraof woe;kathāmy tale
Translation
O Lord, having forgotten You and come to this material world, I have experienced a host of sins and sorrows. Now I approach Your lotus feet and submit my tale of woe.
jananīof my mother;jaṭharein the womb;chilāmaI was;jakhonawhen;biṣamapainful;bandhanain the encagement;pāśebound up;ekaone;bāratime;prabhuO Lord;dekhāa vision (of Yourself);diyāhaving given;moreto me;vañcileabandoned;ethis;dīnapoor;dāseservant
Translation
While I was bound up tightly in the unbearable confines of my mother’s womb, O Lord, You once revealed Yourself before me. After appearing briefly, You abandoned this poor servant of Yours.
takhonaat that time;bhāvinuI thought;janamabirth;pāiyāafter taking;koriboI will perform;bhajanaworship;tavaYour;janamabirth;hoilohaving taken;paḍi’I fell;māyāof illusions;jāleinto a network;nānot;hoilothere was;jñānaof knowledge;lavaa drop
Translation
At that moment I thought, “After my birth this time, I will surely worship You with undivided attention.” But alas, after taking birth I fell into the entangling network of worldly illusions, thus I possessed not even a drop of true knowledge.
ādareradear;cheleson;sva-janeraof relatives;kolein the arms;hāsiyālaughing;kāṭānuspent;kālamy time;janakaof my father;jananīof my mother;sneheteby the affection;bhuliyāI forgot (You);saṁsārathe material world;lāgilobegan (to seem);bhālogood
Translation
As a dear son fondled in the laps of attentive relatives, I passed my time smiling and laughing. The affection of my father and mother helped me forget You still more, and I began to think that the material world was a very nice place.
kramegradually;dina dinaday by day;bālakaa young boy;hoiyāI became;bhelinuplayed;bālakaother boys;sahawith;āramore;kichu(after) a few;dinedays;jnānamy knowledge;upajilogrew;pāṭhaschool lessons;poḍiI studied;ahar-ahaḥevery day
Translation
Day by day I gradually grew into a young boy and began playing with other boys. Soon my powers of understanding emerged, so I diligently studied my school lessons every day.
vidyāraof my education;gauraveproud;bhrami’I traveled;deśe deśefrom place to place;dhanaof wealth;uparjanathe earning;koriI did;sva-janaof my family;pālanathe maintenance;koriI did;ekawith one pointed;maneattention;bhulinuI forgot;tomāreYou;hariO Lord Hari
Translation
Proud of my accomplished education, I later traveled from place to place and earned much wealth. Thereby maintaining my family with undivided attention, I forgot You, O Lord Hari!
bārdhakye ekhona, bhakativinoda,kāṇdiyā kātara atinā bhajiyā tore, dina bṛthā gelo,ekhona ki have gati?
Word for word
bārdhakyein old age;ekhonanow;bhakativinodaBhaktivinoda;kāṇdiyāweeps;kātarain sadness;atigreat;nānot;bhajiyāworshiped;toreYou;dinadays;bṛthāuseless;gelohave gone;ekhonanow;kiwhat;havewill be;gatimy fate
Translation
Now in old age, this Bhaktivinoda very sadly weeps as death approaches. I failed to worship You, O Lord, and instead passed my days in vain. What will be my fate now?
'Forgetting You' — a song on the soul's original sin of forgetting Krishna, the suffering that forgetfulness brings in the material world, and the prayer to be restored to remembrance and service.
Srila Prabhupada on this song
Srila Prabhupada spoke on this song in one of his classes:
“We have heard so much about surrender. So here are some of the songs how one can make surrender”
Bhuliya Tomare was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Songs of Vaishnava Acaryas.
What is the meaning of Bhuliya Tomare?
O Lord, having forgotten You and come to this material world, I have experienced a host of sins and sorrows. Now I approach Your lotus feet and submit my tale of woe.
Where can I listen to Bhuliya Tomare?
You can listen to 8 recordings of Bhuliya Tomare on this page, including versions sung by Srila Prabhupada, HG Swarupa Damodar Prabhu, HG Jai Sachinandana Prabhu, HG Jai Sachinandana Prabhu (01).
How many verses does Bhuliya Tomare have?
Bhuliya Tomare has 7 verses.
Can I download Bhuliya Tomare as a PPT or PDF?
Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Bhuliya Tomare — 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.
Audio courtesy of ISKCON Desire Tree, Hare Krishna Mandir, ISKCON Devotees. All glories to the devotee singers.
