Gopinath Amar Upaya

Gopinath - Part three

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Text
gopīnātha āmāra upāya nāi tumi kṛpā kori' āmāre loile soṁsāre uddhāra pāi
Word for word
gopīnātha—O Gopīnātha; āmāra—of me; upāya—method; nāi—not; tumi—You; kṛpā—mercy; kori'—doing; āmāre—me; loile—take; soṁsāre—from the material world; uddhāra—deliverance; pāi—I attain
Translation

O Gopīnātha, I have no other hope. Only if You kindly take me will I escape this world of birth and death.

gopīnātha porechi māyāra phere dhana dārā suta ghireche āmāre kāmete rekheche jere
Word for word
gopīnātha—O Gopīnātha; porechi—I fell; māyāra—of Maya; phere—in the calamity; dhana—wealth; dārā—wife; suta—children; ghireche—surround; āmāre—me; kāmete—in list; rekheche jere—bringing the consequences
Translation

O Gopīnātha, I fell into Māyā's dangerous trap. Wife, children, and wealth surround me. Now I must face the consequences of my material desires.

gopīnātha mana je pāgala mora nā māne śāśana sadā acetana biṣaye ro'yeche ghora
Word for word
gopīnātha—O Gopīnātha; mana—mind; je—which; pāgala—crazy; mora—of me; nā—not; māne—understands; śāśana—instruction; sadā—always; acetana—unconscious; biṣaye—in matwrial sense objects; ro'yeche—mnakes stay; ghora—horrible
Translation

O Gopīnātha, my crazy mind never understands good advice. It keeps me stunned, trapped in the horrors of sense pleasures.

gopīnātha hāra je menechi āmi aneka jatana hoilo biphala ekhona bharasā tumi
Word for word
gopīnātha—O Gopīnātha; hāra—defeat; je—which; menechi—i accept; āmi—I; aneka—many; jatana—effeorts; hoilaḥ—was; biphala—useless; ekhona—only; bharasā—faith; tumi—You
Translation

O Gopīnātha, now I accept defeat. My many struggles were fruitless. I have faith only in You.

gopīnātha kemone hoibe gati prabala indriyā baśī-bhūta mana na chāre biṣaya-rati
Word for word
gopīnātha—O Gopīnātha; kemone—like what?; hoibe—will be; gati—destination; prabala—powerful; indriyā—senses; baśī-bhūta—subdued; mana—mind; na—not; chāre—abandons; biṣaya—to matwrial sense objects; rati—attraction
Translation

O Gopīnātha, what will become of me? My mind has become the slave of my powerful senses. It will not give up its love for sense pleasures.

gopīnātha hṛdoye basiyā mora manake śamiyā loho nija pāne ghucibe bipada ghora
Word for word
gopīnātha—O Gopīnātha; hṛdoye—in the heart; basiyā—residing; mora—of me; manake—the mind; śamiyā—pacifying; lohaḥ—take; nija—own; pāne—in the direction; ghucibe—destroy; bipada—calamities; ghora—horrible
Translation

O Gopīnātha, please stay in my heart. Please pacify my mind. Please accept me. Please destroy these terrible calamities.

gopīnātha anātha dekhiyā more tumi hṛṣīkeśa hṛṣīka damiyā tārahe samsṛti-ghore
Word for word
gopīnātha—O Gopīnātha; anātha—without a master; dekhiyā—seeing; more—me; tumi—You; hṛṣīkeśa—the master of the senses; hṛṣīka—senses; damiyā—subduing; tārahe—please deliver; samsṛti-ghore—in the horrible material world
Translation

O Gopīnātha, You are the master of the senses. Seeing that I have no one to protect me, please control my senses and deliver me from this horrible world of birth and death.

gopīnātha galāya legeche phaṅsa kṛpā-asi dhori' bandhana chediyā binode koroho dāsa
Word for word
gopīnātha—O Gopīnātha; galāya—on the neck; legeche—rests; phaṅsa—noose; kṛpā—of mercy; asi—the sword; dhori'—grasping; bandhana—bondage; chediyā—cutting; binode—Bhaktivinoda; korohaḥ—please make; dāsa—servant
Translation

O Gopīnātha, the noose is now around my neck. Grasping the sword of mercy, please cut that noose. Please make Bhaktivinoda Your servant.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Gopinath Amar Upaya?

Gopinath Amar Upaya was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Kalyanakalpataru.

What is the meaning of Gopinath Amar Upaya?

O Gopīnātha, I have no other hope. Only if You kindly take me will I escape this world of birth and death.

Where can I listen to Gopinath Amar Upaya?

You can listen to 3 recordings of Gopinath Amar Upaya on this page, including versions sung by HH Radhanath Swami, HG Ananta Nitai Prabhu, HG Jai Sachinandana Prabhu.

How many verses does Gopinath Amar Upaya have?

Gopinath Amar Upaya has 8 verses.