Kesava Tuwa Jagata Vicitra
Bhajan | Bhaktivinoda Thakura
Verse 1
keśava! tuwā jagata vicitra
karama-vipāke, bhava-vana bhrama-i,
pekhaluń rańga bahu citra
Verse 2
tuwā pada-vismṛti, ā-mara jantranā,
kleśa-dahane dohi’ jāi
kapila, patañjali, gautama, kanabhojī,
jaimini, bauddha āowe dhāi’
Verse 3
tab koi nija-mate, bhukti, mukti yācato,
pāta-i nānā-vidha phāńd
so-sabu—vañcaka, tuwā bhakti bahir-mukha,
ghaṭāowe viṣama paramād
Verse 4
vaimukha-vañcane, bhaṭa so-sabu,
niramilo vividha pasār
danḍavat dūrato, bhakativinoda bhelo,
bhakata-caraṇa kori’ sār
Verse 1
This material creation of Yours, O Kesava, is most strange. I have roamed throughout the forest of this universe in consequence of my selfish acts, and I have beheld many strange and curious sights.
Verse 2
Forgetfulness of Your lotus feet has brought on anguish and grief. As I burn in this fire of misery, my would-be saviors — Kapila, Patanjali, Gautama, Kanada, Jaimini, and Buddha — come running to my aid.
Verse 3
Each expounds his particular view, dangling various pleasures and liberation as bait in their philosophical traps. They are all cheaters, averse to Your devotional service and thus fatally dangerous.
Verse 4
They are magnates of karma, jnana, and yoga who specialize in opinions and proofs for cheating the materially inclined. Bhaktivinoda, considering refuge at the feet of the Vaisnavas as essential, pays his respects to these cheating philosophers from afar.
Verse 1
keśava! tuwā jagata vicitra
karama-vipāke, bhava-vana bhrama-i,
pekhaluń rańga bahu citra
Verse 2
tuwā pada-vismṛti, ā-mara jantranā,
kleśa-dahane dohi’ jāi
kapila, patañjali, gautama, kanabhojī,
jaimini, bauddha āowe dhāi’
Verse 3
tab koi nija-mate, bhukti, mukti yācato,
pāta-i nānā-vidha phāńd
so-sabu—vañcaka, tuwā bhakti bahir-mukha,
ghaṭāowe viṣama paramād
Verse 4
vaimukha-vañcane, bhaṭa so-sabu,
niramilo vividha pasār
danḍavat dūrato, bhakativinoda bhelo,
bhakata-caraṇa kori’ sār
Verse 1
This material creation of Yours, O Kesava, is most strange. I have roamed throughout the forest of this universe in consequence of my selfish acts, and I have beheld many strange and curious sights.
Verse 2
Forgetfulness of Your lotus feet has brought on anguish and grief. As I burn in this fire of misery, my would-be saviors — Kapila, Patanjali, Gautama, Kanada, Jaimini, and Buddha — come running to my aid.
Verse 3
Each expounds his particular view, dangling various pleasures and liberation as bait in their philosophical traps. They are all cheaters, averse to Your devotional service and thus fatally dangerous.
Verse 4
They are magnates of karma, jnana, and yoga who specialize in opinions and proofs for cheating the materially inclined. Bhaktivinoda, considering refuge at the feet of the Vaisnavas as essential, pays his respects to these cheating philosophers from afar.
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