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Surrender of the Self

हिन्दी में पढ़ें

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1
tūmi ta dayāra sindhū adhama-janāra bandhu more prabhu kara abadhāna paḍinā asat-bhole kāma-timiṅgile gile e nātha kara paritrāṇa
Word for word
tūmi you; ta are; dayāra of mercy; sindhū ocean; adhama fallen; janāra person; bandhu friend; more to me; prabhu O Lord; kara abadhāna glance; paḍinā fell; asat-bhole in the misconception; kāma lust; timiṅgile whale; gile swallow; e nātha O Lord; kara paritrāṇa protect me
Translation

O Lord, You are the ocean of mercy, the friend of the poor. Please mercifully glance towards me. I have fallen into the ocean of illusion where whales in the form of lust are trying to swallow me. Please protect me, O Lord!

2
jāvat janama mora aparadhe hainū bhora niskapaṭe nā bhajinū tomā tathāpi ha tūmi gati nā chaḍiha prāṇa-pati mūñi sama nāhika adhamā
Word for word
jāvat as long as; janama birth; mora mine; aparadhe with offenses; hainū became; bhora filled with; niskapaṭe without duplicity; nā not; bhajinū worship; tomā you; tathāpi-ha nevertheless; tūmi you; gati destination; nā not; chaḍiha leave; prāṇa-pati Lord of my life; mūñi me; sama equal; nāhika not; adhamā fallen
Translation

Since my birth, I have committed unlimited offenses and have not worshiped You without duplicity. Nevertheless, You are my only shelter. O Lord of my life, please do not neglect me, there is none more fallen than me.

3
patita-pābana nāma ghoṣaṇā tomāra śyāma upekhile nāhi mora gati jadi hai aparādhī tathāpiha tūmi gati satya satya jena satī pati
Word for word
patita-pābana deliverer of the fallen souls; nāma holy names; ghoṣaṇā deliverers; tomāra Your; śyāma Lord Kṛṣṇa; upekhile if You neglect; nāhi not; mora mine; gati shelter; jadi if; hai be; aparādhī offender; tathāpiha yet; tūmi You; gati destination; satya satya truly; jena as; satī chaste; pati husband
Translation

O Lord Śyāmasundara, You are known as the saviour of the fallen. If You neglect me, I have no alternative. Even if I be an offender, You are my only hope, just as the husband is the only hope for a chaste wife.

4
tūmi ta parama debā nāhi more upekhibā śuna śuna prāṇera īśvara jadi karon aparādha tathāpiha tūmi nātha sebā diyā kara anūcara
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tūmi ta You are; parama debā Supreme Lord; nāhi not; more me; upekhibā will neglect; śuna śuna please hear; prāṇera īśvara O Lord of my life; jadi if; karon do; aparādha offense; tathāpiha still; tūmi You; nātha Lord; sebā service; diyā by giving; kara make; anūcara servant
Translation

O Lord of my heart, please hear my prayer. You are the Supreme Lord. Please do not reject me. Even if I commit offenses, still You are my only protector. Please give me some insignificant service and consider me Your own servant.

5
kāme mora hata cita nāhi jāne nija hita manera nā ghūce durbāsanā more nātha aṅgī kūrū tumi bāñcha-kalpa-tarū karūṇā dekhūka sarba-janā
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kāme with lust; mora mine; hata pierced; cita heart; nāhi do not; jāne knows; nija own; hita benefit; manera of the mind; nā not; ghūce vanquish; durbāsanā material desires; more to me; nātha o my Lord; aṅgī kūrū accept me; tumi You; bāñcha desire; kalpa-tarū wish fulfilling tree; karūṇā mercy; dekhūka let them be; sarba-janā everyone
Translation

My heart is pierced by lusty desires and so I do not know what is beneficial for me. I cannot vanquish the material desires in my polluted mind. O my Lord, You are the wish fulfilling desire tree. Please accept and purify me and let everyone see Your mercy.

6
mo-sama patita nāi tribhūvane dekha cāi narottama-pāvana nāma dhara ghūṣūka saṁsāre nāma patita-pāvana śyāma nija-dāsa kara giridhara
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mo-sama like me; patita fallen; nāi not; tribhūvane in the three worlds; dekha look; cāi carefully; narottama-pāvana deliverer of Narottama dāsa; nāma name; dhara to be known; ghūṣūka let it be; saṁsāre in the world; nāma holy names; patita-pāvana śyāma Lord Śyāmasundara is the deliverer of the fallen; nija own; dāsa servant; kara make me; giridhara O lifter of Govardhana Hill
Translation

O my Lord, please look throughout the three worlds, there is no one more fallen than me. Be celebrated as “the deliverer of Narottama.” Throughout the three worlds of birth and death, let it be known that Lord Śyāmasundara is the deliverer of the fallen souls. Therefore, O Giridhari, make me Your own servant.

7
narottama baḍa dūḥkhī nātha more kara sūkhī tomāra bhajana saṅkīrtane antarāya nāhi jāya ei ta parama bhaya nivedana karoṅ anūkṣana
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narottama Narottama dāsa; baḍa very much; dūḥkhī unhappy; nātha O Lord; more me; kara make; sūkhī happy; tomāra Your; bhajana worship; saṅkīrtane in the form of congregational chanting; aṅtarāya obstacles; nāhi not; jāya goes; ei ta this is the; parama bhaya great fear; nivedana pray; karoṅ do; anūkṣana constantly
Translation

O Lord, Narottama is very unhappy. Please make me happy by inspiring me to perform saṅkīrtana. My greatest fear is that I will not be able to surpass the impediments on the path of devotional service. Hence, I pray to You constantly.

About Surrender of the Self

A compact seven-verse song on atma-nivedana, surrender of the self, traditionally described in Gaudiya Vaishnava thought as the culmination of the sixfold process of sharanagati, or taking full shelter in Krishna.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Surrender of the Self?

Surrender of the Self was composed by Narottama Dasa Thakura. It appears in Prema Bhakti Chandrika.

What is the meaning of Surrender of the Self?

O Lord, You are the ocean of mercy, the friend of the poor. Please mercifully glance towards me. I have fallen into the ocean of illusion where whales in the form of lust are trying to swallow me. Please protect me, O Lord!

How many verses does Surrender of the Self have?

Surrender of the Self has 7 verses.

Can I download Surrender of the Self as a PPT or PDF?

Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Surrender of the Self — verse and translation on each slide — is available to download in both PowerPoint (.pptx) and PDF formats from this page, for use in kirtan or temple programs.

ॐ Hare Krishna Movement, Kota — Nandgram Dham https://nandgramdham.org/songs/surrender-of-the-self/

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