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Bastutah Sakali Tava Jiva Keho Noy

Bhajan | Bhaktivinoda Thakura

Verses

Verse 1

bastutaḥ sakali tava, jīva keho noy

`aham’-`mama’-bhrame bhromi’ bhoge śoka-bhoy

Verse 2

ahaṁ-mama-abhimāna ei-mātro dhan

baddha-jīva nija boli’ jāne mane man

Verse 3

sei abhimāne āmi saṁsāre poḍiyā

hābuḍubu khāi bhava-sindhu sāṅtāriyā

Verse 4

tomāra abhoya-pade loiyā śaraṇ

āji āmi korilāma ātma-nivedan

Verse 5

`ahaṁ’-`mama’-abhimāna chāḍilo āmāy

ār jeno mama hṛde stāna nāhi pāy

Verse 6

ei mātro bala prabhu! dibe he āmāre

ahaṁtā-mamatā dūre pāri rākhibāre

Verse 7

ātma-nivedana-bhāva hṛde dṛḍha roy

hasti-snāna sama jeno khanika nā hoy

Verse 8

bhakativinoda prabhu nityānanda pāy

māge parasāda, jāhe abhimāna jāy

Translation

Verse 1

In reality, everything is Yours; nothing belongs to the soul. However, wandering (throughout material existence), bewildered by misconceptions of ‘I’ and ‘mine’, the soul laments and fears.

Verse 2

Deep within, the conditioned soul considers his misconceptions of ‘I’ and ‘mine’ to be his only wealth. .

Verse 3

Having fallen into this world due to such misconception, I flounder as I try to swim within this ocean of material existence.

Verse 4

Taking shelter at Your feet, which are the abode of fearlessness, I have submitted myself unto You today.

Verse 5

Those misconceptions of ‘I’ and ‘mine’ have now left me. O Lord! So that they will never attain a place within my heart again.

Verse 6

Please give me just this one ability: that I may be able to keep all false egotism and possessiveness far away.

Verse 7

May the mood of self-submission remain steadfast within my heart. May it not remain only momentarily, like the cleanliness of an elephant.

Verse 8

At Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu’s feet, Bhakti Vinod prays for the mercy by which the misconceptions of ‘I’ and ‘mine’ are dispelled forever.

TraditionBhajan
ComposerBhaktivinoda Thakura
SourceSaranagati
LanguagesEnglish, Hindi
Verses8 verses

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