Tomāre Bhuliyā Avidyā Pīḍāya

Holy Name Krishna Songs Surrender & Saranagati

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hari he! tomāre bhuliyā, avidyā-pīḍāya, pīḍita rasanā mora kṛṣṇa-nāma-sudhā, bhālo nāhi lāge, viṣaya-sukhate bhora

Word for word

hari–Lord; he!–oh!; tomāre–about You; bhuliyā–forgetting; avidyā–of ignorance, averse to You; pīḍāya–with the disease jaundice, a condition which makes sweet taste bitter; pīḍita–afflicted; rasanā–tongue; mora–my; kṛṣṇa–of Kṛṣṇa; nāma–the Name; sudhā–nectar; bhāla–good; nāhi–not; lāge–strikes; viṣaya–mundane; sukhete–in happiness; bhora–engrossed

Translation

O Lord! I have forgotten You, and my tongue has become afflicted with the jaundice of ignorance. Engrossed in mundane pleasures, my tongue does not like the nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s Name.

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prati-dina jadi, ādara koriyā, se nāma kīrtana kori sitapala jeno, nāśi’ roga-mūla, krame swādu hoya, hari! prati–every; dina–day; yadi–if; ādara–faith; kariyā–doing; se–that; nāma– Name; kīrtana–chanting, glorification; kari–I do; sitapala (michhari)–sugar candy; yena–like; nāśi’–destroying; roga–of the disease (jaundice); mūla–the root; krame–gradually; svādu–taste; haya–happens; hari!–O Hari!

Translation

Yet if I faithfully chant the Name every day, then, as sugar candy eradicates jaundice, so my taste for the Name will gradually develop, O Lord!

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Translation

durdaiva āmāra, se nāme ādara, nā hoilo, doyāmoya! daśa aparādha, āmāra durdaiva, kemone hoibe kṣoya durdaiva (duṣkṛti, aparādha)–misfortune (misbehaviour, offences)

My misfortune is that I have never had faith in the Name. O merciful Lord! How will the ten offences, my misfortune, be destroyed?

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anudina jeno, tava nāma gāi, kramete kṛpāya tava aparādha jā’be, nāme ruci ha’be, āswādibo nāmāsava anudina (nirantara)–every day (incessantly)

As I constantly chant Your Name, my offences will gradually go away by Your mercy. I will attain taste for Your Name, and I will relish Your Name’s nectar.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Tomāre Bhuliyā Avidyā Pīḍāya?

Tomāre Bhuliyā Avidyā Pīḍāya was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Saranagati.

What is the meaning of Tomāre Bhuliyā Avidyā Pīḍāya?

O Lord! I have forgotten You, and my tongue has become afflicted with the jaundice of ignorance. Engrossed in mundane pleasures, my tongue does not like the nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s Name.

How many verses does Tomāre Bhuliyā Avidyā Pīḍāya have?

Tomāre Bhuliyā Avidyā Pīḍāya has 4 verses.