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Tuwa Pade E Minoti Mor

Humility & Repentance (Dainya, Anutāpa)

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(prabhu he!) tuwā pade e minati mor tuwā pada-pallava, tyajato maru-mana, viṣama viṣaye bhelo bhor

Word for word

prabhu–Lord; he!–oh; tuyā (tomāra)–Your; pade–at the feet; e–this; minati (anunaya)–prayer (entreaty); mora–my; tuyā–Your; pada–feet; pallava–tender new sprigs; tyajata (tyāga kariyā)–abandoning; maru-mana (maru-bhūmira nyāya mana)–(my) desert like heart; viṣama (ghora)– terrible; viṣaye–in mundanity; bhela (ha-ila)–became; bhora (magna)–deeply absorbed (submerged)

Translation

O Lord! This is my prayer at Your feet. Abandoning Your tender feet, my desert-like heart has become deeply submerged in the terrors of mundanity.

2

uṭhayite tākata, puna nāhi milo-i, anudina korohuṅ hutāś dīna-jana-nātha, tuhuṅ kahāyasi, tumāri caraṇa mama āś

Word for word

uṭhayite (uṭhite)–to get up

Translation

I cannot find the strength to rise again, and thus I constantly lament. You are known as the Lord of the fallen, Your feet are my only hope.

3

aichana dīna-jana, kohi nāhi milo-i, tuhuṅ more koro parasād tuwā jana-saṅge, tuwā kathā-raṅge, chāḍahuṅ sakala paramād

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aichana (airūpa)–such (something of that kind); dīna–fallen; jana–soul; ka̐hi (kothāo, kona-sthāne)–anywhere, in any place; nāhi–not; mila-i–I find; tuhu̐–You; more–to me; kara–please do; parasāda (prasāda, anugraha, kṛpā)– grace, favour, mercy; tuyā–Your; jana–people; saṅge–in the company; tuyā– of You; kathā–of discussion; raṅge–in ecstasy; chhāḍahu̐–I abandon; sakala– all; paramāda–illusion

Translation

Such a fallen soul as I cannot be found anywhere. Please bestow Your mercy upon me. Then in the company of Your devotees, in the ecstasy of discussion about You, I will leave behind all illusion.

4

tuwā dhāma-māhe, tuwā nāma gāoto, gowāyabuṅ divā-niśi āś tuwā pada-chāyā, parama suśītala, māge bhakativinoda dās

Word for word

tuyā–Your; dhāma–abode; māhe (mājhe)–within; tuyā–Your; nāma–Name; gāota (gāhiyā)–singing; go̐yāyabu̐ (yāpana kariba)–I will pass; divā–the days; niśi–and nights; āśa–hope, desire; tuyā–Your; pada–of feet; chhāyā–the shade; parama–supremely; suśītala–cooling; māge–begs; bhakati-vinoda– Bhakti Vinod; dāsa–Your servant

Translation

I will spend my days and nights in Your abode singing Your Name. Your servant, Bhakti Vinod, prays for the supremely cooling shade of Your feet.

About Tuwa Pade E Minoti Mor

A short song from Dainya, framed as a minoti, a humble petition, laid directly at Kṛṣṇa's feet.

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Who wrote Tuwa Pade E Minoti Mor?

Tuwa Pade E Minoti Mor was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Saranagati.

What is the meaning of Tuwa Pade E Minoti Mor?

O Lord! This is my prayer at Your feet. Abandoning Your tender feet, my desert-like heart has become deeply submerged in the terrors of mundanity.

Where can I listen to Tuwa Pade E Minoti Mor?

You can listen to 1 recording of Tuwa Pade E Minoti Mor on this page, including versions sung by HG Saci Kumar Prabhu.

How many verses does Tuwa Pade E Minoti Mor have?

Tuwa Pade E Minoti Mor has 4 verses.

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