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Nivedana Kori Prabhu! Tomāra Caraṇe

Surrender & Self-Offering (Śaraṇāgati)

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nivedana kori prabhu! tomāra caraṇe patita adhama āmi, jāne tri-bhuvane

Word for word

nivedana–submission; kari–I do; prabhu!–O Lord!; tomāra–Your; charaṇe– at the feet; patita–fallen; adhama–low; āmi–I; jāne–know; tribhuvane–in the three worlds

Translation

O Lord! I submit myself at Your feet. It is known throughout the three worlds that I am fallen and lowly.

2

āmā-sama pāpī nāhi jagat-bhitore mama sama aparādhī nāhiko saṁsāre

Word for word

āmā–like me; sama–equal; pāpī–sinner; nāhi–is not; jagat–the world; bhitare–within; mama–my; sama–equal; aparādhī–offender; nāhika–is not; saṁsāre–in the world

Translation

There is no sinner within this world so sinful as I. There is no offender within this material world so offensive as I.

3

sei saba pāpa āra aparādha, āmi parihāre pāi lajjā, saba jāno’ tumi

Word for word

sei–these; saba–all; pāpa–sins; āra–and; aparādha–offences; āmi–I; parihāre (kṣamāpane)–in giving up (in begging forgiveness); pāi–I feel; lajjā– shame; saba–all; jāna–know; tumi–You

Translation

I feel ashamed to beg for forgiveness for all my sins and offences. You know all of this.

4

tumi binā kā’ra āmi loibo śaraṇ? tumi sarveśvareśvara, brajendra-nandan!

Word for word

tumi–You; vinā–without; kā’ra–of whom?; āmi–I; la-iba–will take; śaraṇa– shelter; tumi–You; sarva–of all; īśvara–Lords; īśvara–the Lord; vraja–of Vṛndāvan; indra–of the king; nandana–darling son, Kṛṣṇa

Translation

Yet of whom shall I take shelter other than You? You are the Lord of all Lords, Vrajendra Nandan.

5

jagat tomāra nātha! tumi sarva-moy tomā prati aparādha tumi koro’ kṣoy

Word for word

jagata–universe; tomāra–Your; nātha!–O Lord!; tumi–You; sarva–everything; maya–consisting of; tomā–of You; prati–towards; aparādha–offences; tumi–You; kara–do; kṣaya–destroy

Translation

The world is Yours, O Lord! You are present everywhere, and You destroy all offences committed against You.

6

tumi to’ skhalita-pada janera āśroy tumi binā āra kibā āche, doyā-moy!

Word for word

tumi–You; ta’–certainly; skhalita–fallen; pada–feet; janera–of the people; āśraya–shelter; tumi–You; vinā–without; āra–else; kibā–what; āchhe–there is; dayā–mercy; maya–full of

Translation

You alone are the shelter of those who have fallen. What else is there besides You, O merciful Lord?

7

sei-rūpa tava aparādhī jana jata tomāra śaraṇāgata hoibe satata

Word for word

sei–that; rūpa–form; tava–Your; aparādhī–offensive; jana–persons; yata–all (whom); tomāra–Your; śaraṇāgata–coming to the shelter; ha-ibe–will be; satata–always

Translation

In this way, everyone who has been offensive towards You will eventually come to Your shelter.

8

bhakativinoda ebe loiyā śaraṇ tuwā pade kore āj ātma-samarpan

Word for word

bhakati-vinoda–Bhakti Vinod; ebe–now; la-iyā–taking; śaraṇa–shelter; tuyā–Your; pade–at the feet; kare–does; āja–today; ātma–self; samarpaṇa– full offering

Translation

Now taking shelter, Bhakti Vinod today fully offers himself at Your feet.

About Nivedana Kori Prabhu! Tomāra Caraṇe

Addressed directly to Kṛṣṇa's feet, nivedana, an offering laid down rather than merely spoken. It sits near the close of Ātma Nivedana, marking the point where confession gives way to a simple act of offering, without further argument.

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Who wrote Nivedana Kori Prabhu! Tomāra Caraṇe?

Nivedana Kori Prabhu! Tomāra Caraṇe was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Saranagati.

What is the meaning of Nivedana Kori Prabhu! Tomāra Caraṇe?

O Lord! I submit myself at Your feet. It is known throughout the three worlds that I am fallen and lowly.

How many verses does Nivedana Kori Prabhu! Tomāra Caraṇe have?

Nivedana Kori Prabhu! Tomāra Caraṇe has 8 verses.

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