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Dārā Putra Nija Deho Kuṭumba Pālane

By Bhaktivinoda Thakura From Saranagati

dārā-putra-nija-deho-kuṭumba-pālane sarvadā vyākula āmi chinu mane mane

Word for word

dārā wife; putra children; nija own; deha body; kuṭumba relatives; pālane in the maintenance of; sarvadā always; vyākula anxious; āmi I; chhinu was; mane in mind; mane in mind

Translation

Deep within, I was always anxious about the maintenance of my wife, children, body, and relatives.

kemone arjibo artha, yaśa kise pābo kanyā-putra-vivāha kemone sampādibo

Word for word

kemane how?; arjibaḥ I will earn; artha money; yaśa fame; kise by what means?; pāba I will attain; kanyā of daughters; putra of sons; vivāha marriage; kemane how?; sampādiba I will arrange

Translation

“How shall I earn money? How shall I attain fame? How will I arrange the marriages of my sons and daughters?”

ebe ātma-samarpane cintā nāhi ār tumi nirvāhibe prabhu, saṁsāra tomār

Word for word

ebe now; ātma myself; samarpaṇe by fully offering; chintā anxiety; nāhi not; āra any more; tumi You; nirvāhibe will maintain; prabho! O Lord!; saṁsāra household; tomāra Yours

Translation

Now that I have fully offered myself, I have no more anxiety. You will maintain Your household, O Lord!

tumi to’ pālibe more nija-dāsa jāni’ tomāra sevāya prabhu boḍo sukha māni

Word for word

tumi You; ta’ certainly; pālibe will protect; more me; nija Your own; dāsa servant; jāni’ knowing; tomāra Your; sevāya in the service; prabhu! O Lord!; baḍa great; sukha happiness; māni I find

Translation

You will certainly maintain me, knowing me to be Your servant. O Lord! In Your service I feel the greatest joy.

tomāra icchaya prabhu sab kārya hoy jīva bole,—`kori āmi’, se to’ satya noy

Word for word

tomāra Your; ichchhāya by the desire; prabhu O Lord; saba all; kārya activity; haya happens; jīva the conditioned souls; bale consider; kari do; āmi I; se that; ta’ certainly; satya truth; naya is not

Translation

All activity happens according to Your will, O Lord, yet souls think, “I do”. This is not at all true.

jīva ki korite pare, tumi nā korile? āśā-mātra jīva kore, tava icchā-phale

Word for word

jīva the soul; ki what?; karite to act; pāre can; tumi You; na do not; karile if act; āśā desire; mātra only; jīva souls; kare do; tava Your; ichchhā will; phale manifests

Translation

What are the souls able to do if You do not act? The souls can only desire. It is Your will alone that comes to pass.

niścinta hoiyā āmi sevibo tomāy gṛhe bhālo-manda ho’le nāhi mora dāy

Word for word

niśchinta devoid of anxiety; ha-iyā being; āmi I; seviba will serve; tomāya unto You; gṛhe in the house; bhāla good; manda bad; ha’le when happens; nāhi not be; mora my; dāya responsibility

Translation

Free from all anxiety, I will serve You. Whatever happens in Your household, be it good or bad, will not be my responsibility.

bhakativinoda nija-swātantrya tyajiyā tomāra caraṇa seve’ akiñcana hoiyā

Word for word

bhakati-vinoda Bhakti Vinod; nija own; svātantrya independence; tyajiyā abandoning; tomāra Your; charaṇa feet; seve’ serves; akiṣchana detached; ha-iyā being

Translation

Completely detached, Bhakti Vinod abandons his independence and serves Your feet.

About Dārā Putra Nija Deho Kuṭumba Pālane

Names the actual responsibilities of ordinary householder life — wife, children, one's own body, extended family — and reframes their maintenance as Kṛṣṇa's work rather than one's own.

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

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Dārā Putra Nija Deho Kuṭumba Pālane was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Saranagati.

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Deep within, I was always anxious about the maintenance of my wife, children, body, and relatives.

How many verses does Dārā Putra Nija Deho Kuṭumba Pālane have?

Dārā Putra Nija Deho Kuṭumba Pālane has 8 verses.

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