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Amar Bolite Prabhu

Surrender & Self-Offering (Śaraṇāgati)

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दिखाएँ

टेक्स्ट

1

`āmāra’ bolite prabhu! āre kichu nāi tumi-i āmāra mātra pitā-bandhu-bhāi

अर्थ

O Lord! Nothing else is to be considered ‘mine’. You alone are my father, my friend, and my brother.

2

bandhu, dārā, suta, sutā—tava dāsī dās sei to’ sambandhe sabe āmāra prayās

अर्थ

My friends, wife, sons, and daughters are all Your servants and maidservants. All my endeavours are based on that relationship.

3

dhana, jana, gṛha, dāra `tomāra’ boliyā rakhā kori āmi mātro sevaka hoiyā

अर्थ

Considering my wealth, relatives, and household to be ‘Yours’, only as Your servant do I maintain them.

4

tomāra kāryera tore uparjibo dhan tomāra saṁsāre-vyaya koribo vahan

अर्थ

In order to maintain what is Yours, I will earn money and bear the expenses of Your household.

5

bhālo-manda nāhi jāni sevā mātro kori tomāra saṁsāre āmi viṣaya-praharī

अर्थ

I do not know what is good or what is bad, I only serve. I am simply a guardian of the property within Your household.

6

tomāra icchāya mora indriya-cālanā śravana, darśana, ghrāna, bhojana-vāsanā

अर्थ

I direct my senses—my desires for hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, and so forth—in accordance with Your will.

7

nija-sukha lāgi’ kichu nāhi kori ār bhakativinoda bole, tava sukha-sār

अर्थ

I no longer endeavour for my own happiness. Bhakti Vinod understands, “Your satisfaction is the essence.”