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Biṣaya Bāsanā Rūpa Cittera Bikāra

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

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biṣaya-bāsanā-rūpa cittera bikāra āmāra hṛdoye bhoga kā're anibāra

Word for word

biṣaya—of sense objects; bāsanā—desires; rūpa—form; cittera—of the heart; bikāra—transformatuion; āmāra—of me; hṛdoye—the heart; bhoga—pleasure; kā're—of which; anibāra—without stop

Translation

Horrible material desires stay always in my heart.

2

je kota jatana āmi korilama hāya na gelo bikāra bujhi śeṣe prāṇa jāya

Word for word

je—which; kota—how many?; jatana—struggles; āmi—I; korilama—do; hāya—alas; na—not; gelaḥ—go; bikāra—horrible; bujhi—I know; śeṣe—at the end; prāṇa—life; jāya—goes

Translation

How much did I struggle! The horrible desires would not go. I know at the end my life-breath will flee.

3

e ghora bikāra more korilo asthira śānti nā pāilo sthāna antara adhīra

Word for word

e—these; ghora—horrible; bikāra—ungly things; more—to me; korilaḥ—do; asthira—unsteady; śānti—peace; nā—not; pāilaḥ—attain; sthāna—place; antara—another; adhīra—unsteady

Translation

These grotesque, horrible desires make me unsteady. I cannot find peace. I am agitated at heart.

4

śrī-rūpa-goswāmī more kṛpā bitariyā uddhāribe kabe jukta-bairāgya arpiyā

Word for word

śrī-rūpa-goswāmī—Śrī Rupa Gosvami; more—to me; kṛpā—mercy; bitariyā—giving; uddhāribe—will deliver; kabe—when?; jukta-bairāgya—proper renunciation; arpiyā—giving

Translation

When will Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī be merciful, give me proper renunciation, and deliver me?

5

kabe sanātana more chāradye biṣoya nityānande sāmārpibe haiyā sadoyā

Word for word

kabe—when?; sanātana—sanata Gosvami; more—to me; chāradye—causing to renounbce; biṣoya—sense gratification; nityānande—Lord Nityānanda; sāmārpibe—will place before; haiyā—doing; sadoyā—mercifully

Translation

When will Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī give me the power to renounce sense pleasures? When will he mercifully place me before Lord Nityānanda?

6

śrī-jība-gośwāmī kabe siddhānta-salile nibāibe tarkānala citta jāhe jwale

Word for word

śrī-jība-gośwāmī—Śrī Jiva Gosvami; kabe—when?; siddhānta—of true conclusions; salile—with the water; nibāibe—will extinguish; tarka—of material logic; anala—the flames; citta—in the heart; jāhe—which; jwale—burn

Translation

When will Śrī Jīva Gosvāmī, pouring the water of truth, extinguish the flames of material logic that burn in my heart?

7

śrī-caitanya-nāma sune udibe pulaka rādhā-kṛṣṇāmṛta-pāne haibo aśoka

Word for word

śrī-caitanya-nāma—the holy name of Lord Caitanya; sune—hear; udibe—will rise; pulaka—hairs; rādhā-kṛṣṇa—of Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa; amṛta—nectar; pāne—drinking; haibaḥ—will be; aśoka—free from grief

Translation

When will the hairs of my body stand erect as I hear Lord Caitanya's holy name? When, drinking the nectar of Śrī Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, will I become free of all lamenting?

8

kāṅgālera su-kāṅgāla durjana e jana baiṣṇaba-caraṇāśroya jāce akiñcana

Word for word

kāṅgālera—of poor beggars; su-kāṅgāla—the most poor and wretched beggar; durjana—wicked; e—this; jana—person; baiṣṇaba—of the Vaisnavas; caraṇa—of the feet; āśroya—shelter; jāce—begs; akiñcana—penniless

Translation

This penniless, sinful beggar, the most wretched of all beggars, begs for shelter at the Vaiṣṇavas' feet.

About Biṣaya Bāsanā Rūpa Cittera Bikāra

From Prarthana-Dainyamayi, naming worldly desire itself, bisaya-basana, as a distortion, bikara, of the heart, cittera — one of the section's shorter, more direct confessions naming a specific inner fault plainly.

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Frequently asked

Who wrote Biṣaya Bāsanā Rūpa Cittera Bikāra?

Biṣaya Bāsanā Rūpa Cittera Bikāra was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Kalyanakalpataru.

What is the meaning of Biṣaya Bāsanā Rūpa Cittera Bikāra?

Horrible material desires stay always in my heart.

How many verses does Biṣaya Bāsanā Rūpa Cittera Bikāra have?

Biṣaya Bāsanā Rūpa Cittera Bikāra has 8 verses.

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