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Tumi Sarveswareswara Vrajendra Kumar

Tumi Sarveśvareśvara — (from Śaraṇāgati)

By Bhaktivinoda Thakura From Saranagati

10 recordings

tumi sarveśvareśvara, brajendra-kumāra! tomāra icchāya viśve sṛjana saṁhāra

Word for word

tumi You; sarveśvareśvara the Lord of all Lords; vrajendra of the king of Vraja; kumāra the son, Kṛṣṇa; tomāra Your; ichchhāya by the will; viśve in the universe; sṛjana creation; saṁhāra annihilation

Translation

You are the Lord of all Lords, O Vrajendra Kumār! In accordance with Your will, creation and annihilation take place within the universe.

tava icchā-mato brahmā korena sṛjana tava icchā-mato viṣnu korena pālana

Word for word

tava Your; ichchhā will; mata according to; brahmā the universal creator; karena does; sṛjana creation; tava Your; ichchhā will; mata according to; viṣṇu the maintainer of the material nature; karena does; pālana maintenance

Translation

In accordance with Your will, Brahmā creates the universe. In accordance with Your will, Viṣṇu maintains the universe.

tava icchā-mate śiva korena saṁhāra tava icchā-mate māyā sṛje kārāgāra

Word for word

tava Your; ichchhā will; mata according to; śiva the topmost Vaiṣṇava who serves Kṛṣṇa in a wide variety of ways; karena does; saṁhāra annihilation; tava Your; ichchhā will; mate according to; māyā the goddess of illusion; sṛje creates; kārāgāra prison

Translation

In accordance with Your will, Śiva annihilates the universe. In accordance with Your will, Māyā Devī creates her prisonhouse.

tava icchā-mate jīver janama-maraṇa samṛddhi-nipāte duḥkha sukha-saṁghaṭana

Word for word

tava Your; ichchhā will; mata according to; jīvera of the individual souls; janama birth; maraṇa death; samṛddhi (unnati) increase (prosperity); nipāta (avanati) decline (degradation); duḥkha distress; sukha happiness; saṁghaṭana occurrence

Translation

In accordance with Your will, the souls take birth and die. In accordance with Your will, they experience prosperity and ruin, happiness and distress.

miche māyā-baddha jīva āśā-pāśe phire’ tava icchā binā kichu korite nā pare

Word for word

michhe vainly; māyā goddess of illusion; baddha bound; jīva the individual souls; āśā-pāśe all around; phire wander; tava Your; ichchhā will; vinā without; kichhu anything; karite to do; nā not; pāre able

Translation

Bound by Māyā, the souls vainly wander about. Unless it is Your will, they are not able to do anything.

tumi to’ rākhaka ār pālaka āmāra tomāra caraṇa binā āśā nāhi āra

Word for word

tumi You; ta’ certainly; rakṣaka the protector; āra and; pālaka maintainer; āmāra my; tomāra Your; charaṇa feet; vinā apart from; āśā hope, desire; nāhi not; āra another

Translation

You are my protector and maintainer. I aspire for nothing other than Your feet.

nija-bala-ceṣṭā-prati bharasā chāḍiyā tomāra icchāya āchi nirbhara koriyā

Word for word

nija own; bala strength; cheṣṭā endeavours; prati upon; bharasā reliance; chhāḍiyā abandoning; tomāra Your; ichchhāya according to will; āchhi I am; nirbhara dependence; kariyā doing

Translation

Abandoning reliance on my own strength and endeavour, I depend upon Your will.

bhakativinoda ati dīna akiñcana tomāra icchāya tā’r jīvana maraṇa

Word for word

bhakati-vinoda Bhakti Vinod; ati very; dīna surrendered; akiṣchana detached; tomāra Your; ichchhāya according to will; tā’ra his; jīvana life; maraṇa death

Translation

Bhakti Vinod is completely surrendered and detached. He lives and dies in accordance with Your will.

About Tumi Sarveswareswara Vrajendra Kumar

The closing song of Goptṛtve Varaṇa, addressing Kṛṣṇa as sarveśvareśvara, Lord of all lords, and vrajendra-kumāra, the son of Nanda Mahārāja — holding supreme majesty and intimate, local identity in the same breath as the section closes.

Composer: Bhaktivinoda Thakura · Read biography
Songbook: Saranagati
Mood: Surrender & Self-Offering (Śaraṇāgati)
Verses: 8
Recordings: 10 More by this composer

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Who wrote Tumi Sarveswareswara Vrajendra Kumar?

Tumi Sarveswareswara Vrajendra Kumar was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Saranagati.

What is the meaning of Tumi Sarveswareswara Vrajendra Kumar?

You are the Lord of all Lords, O Vrajendra Kumār! In accordance with Your will, creation and annihilation take place within the universe.

Where can I listen to Tumi Sarveswareswara Vrajendra Kumar?

You can listen to 10 recordings of Tumi Sarveswareswara Vrajendra Kumar on this page, including versions sung by HG Jai Sachinandana Prabhu, HG Sivarama Prabhu, HG Radheshyam Prabhu, HG Jai Sachinandana Prabhu (01).

How many verses does Tumi Sarveswareswara Vrajendra Kumar have?

Tumi Sarveswareswara Vrajendra Kumar has 8 verses.

Can I download Tumi Sarveswareswara Vrajendra Kumar as a PPT or PDF?

Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Tumi Sarveswareswara Vrajendra Kumar — 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.

Audio courtesy of ISKCON Desire Tree, Hare Krishna Mandir, ISKCON Devotees. All glories to the devotee singers.