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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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