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Tuwā Bhakti Anukūla Je Je Kārya Hoy

Surrender & Self-Offering (Śaraṇāgati)

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tuwā-bhakti-anukūla je-je kārya hoy parama-jatane tāhā koribo niścoy

Word for word

tuyā–Your; bhakti–to devotion; anukūla–favourable; ye ye–whatever; kārya–activities; haya–are; parama–great; yatane–with care; tāhā–them; kariba–I will do; niśchaya–certainly

Translation

I will certainly perform with great care all activities that are favourable to devotion to You.

2

bhakti-anukūla jata viṣaya saṁsāre koribo tāhāte rati indriyera dwāre

Word for word

bhakti–to devotion; anukūla–favourable; yata–all; viṣaya–material; saṁsāre–in the world; kariba–I will do; tāhāte–for that; rati (sukhānveṣaṇa)–attach (search for happiness); indriyera–of the senses; dvāre–by the gates

Translation

With my senses, I will take pleasure in those things within the material world that are favourable to devotion.

3

śunibo tomāra kathā jatana koriyā dekhibo tomāra dhāma nayana bhoriyā

Word for word

śuniba–I will hear; tomāra–about You; kathā–discussion; yatana–care; kariyā–doing; dekhiba–I will see; tomāra–Your; dhāma–abode; nayana–eyes; bhariyā–filling

Translation

I will carefully listen to discussions about You. Beholding Your abode, I will fill my eyes.

4

tomāra prasāde deho koribo poṣan naivedya-tulasī-ghrāna koribo graham

Word for word

tomāra–Your; prasāde (uchchhiṣṭe)–with the remnants; deha–body; kariba–I will do; poṣaṇa–nourishment; naivedya–offerings; tulasī–tulasī leaves and flower spikes; ghrāṇa–smell; kariba–I will do; grahaṇa–acceptance

Translation

I will maintain my body with Your remnants alone. I will savour the fragrance of the tulasī leaves and maṣjarīs that have been offered to You.

5

kara-dwāre koribo tomāra sevā sadā tomāra vasati-sthale basibo sarvadā

Word for word

kara–my hands; dvāre–with; kariba–I will do; tomāra–Your; sevā–service; sadā–always; tomāra–Your; vasati–residence; sthale–in the place; vasiba–I will reside; sarvadā–always

Translation

With my hands, I will always engage in Your service. I will always reside in a place where You reside.

6

tomāra sevāya kāma niyoga koribo tomāra vidveṣi-jane krodha dekhāibo

Word for word

tomāra–Your; sevāya–in the service; kāma–desires; niyoga–employ; kariba–I will do; tomāra–Your; vidveṣi–those who are inimical; jane–to the persons; krodha–anger; dekhāiba–I will show

Translation

I will engage all my desires in Your service. I will show anger towards those who are inimical to You.

7

ei-rūpe sarva-vṛtti āra sarva-bhāva tuwā anukūla hoye labhuka prabhāva

Word for word

ei-rūpe–in this way; sarva–all; vṛtti–my faculties, my propensities; āra–and; sarva–all; bhāva–thoughts; tuyā–Your; anukūla–favourable; ha’ye–being; labhuka–may obtain; prabhāva–glory

Translation

Having become favourable to devotion in these ways, may all of my actions and thoughts gain glory.

8

tuwā bhakta-anukūla jāhā jāhā kori tuwā bhakti-anukūla boli’ tāhā dhori

Word for word

tuyā–Your; bhakta–to the devotee

Translation

Whatever I do that is favourable to Your devotees I consider to be favourable to devotion to You.

9

bhakativinoda nāhi jāne dharmādharma bhakti-anukūla tāra hau saba karma

Word for word

bhakati-vinoda–Bhakti Vinod; nāhi–not; jāne–knows; dharma–piety; adharma–and impiety; bhakti–to devotion; anukūla–favourable; tāra–of him; ha-u–may be; saba–all; karma–actions

Translation

Bhakti Vinod knows neither religion nor irreligion. May all his actions be favourable to devotion.

About Tuwā Bhakti Anukūla Je Je Kārya Hoy

A nine-verse song that opens Svīkara by returning to the theme of Saranagati's very first songs — accepting what favors devotion — letting the book end where it began, but now from the far side of everything the intervening sections have worked through.

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Who wrote Tuwā Bhakti Anukūla Je Je Kārya Hoy?

Tuwā Bhakti Anukūla Je Je Kārya Hoy was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Saranagati.

What is the meaning of Tuwā Bhakti Anukūla Je Je Kārya Hoy?

I will certainly perform with great care all activities that are favourable to devotion to You.

How many verses does Tuwā Bhakti Anukūla Je Je Kārya Hoy have?

Tuwā Bhakti Anukūla Je Je Kārya Hoy has 9 verses.

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