Nivedana Kori Prabhu! Tomāra Caraṇe

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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sei-rūpa tava aparādhī jana jata tomāra śaraṇāgata hoibe satata 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.

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Translation

bhakativinoda ebe loiyā śaraṇ tuwā pade kore āj ātma-samarpan bhakati-vinoda–Bhakti Vinod

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

Frequently asked

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.