Gopinath Amar Upaya
Upalabdhi Vijnapti Song 3
gopīnāth,
āmāra upāya nāi tumi kṛpā kori', āmāre loile, saṁsāre uddhāra pāi
Word for word
gopināth; āmāra upāya nāi - I have no means of success; tumi kṛpā kori' - having bestowed Your mercy upon me; āmāre loile - if You take me; saḿsāre - from this world; uddhāra pāi - then I will obtain deliverance.
O Gopinatha, I have no means of success, but if You take me, having bestowed your mercy upon me, then I will obtain deliverance from this world.
gopīnāth,
porechi māyāra phere dhana, dāra, suta, ghireche āmāre, kāmete rekheche jere
Word for word
gopināth; poḍechi - I have fallen; māyāra phere - into the perils of material illusion; dhana - wealth; dāra - wife; suta - and sons; ghireche āmāre - have surrounded me; kāmete - absorbed in lust; rekheche jere - is wasting me away.
O Gopinatha, I have fallen into the perils of material illusion. Wealth, wife, and sons have surrounded me, and lust has wasted me away.
gopīnāth,
mana je pāgala mora nā māne śāsana, sadā acetana, viṣaye ro 'yeche ghora
Word for word
gopināth; mana - the mind; je - which; pāgala - is crazy; mora - my; nā māne - it does not care; śāsana - for any authority; sadā acetana - always senseless; viṣaye - in worldly affairs; ro'yeche - has remained; ghora - the dark pit.
O Gopinatha, my mind is crazy and does not care for any authority. It is always senseless and has remained in the dark pit of worldly affairs.
gopināth,
hāra je menechi āmi aneka jatana, hoilo bifala, ekhano bharasā tumi
Word for word
gopināth; hāra - defeat; je - which; menechi āmi - I have accepted; aneka jatana - all of my various endeavors; hoilo biphala - were totally useless; ekhano - now; bharasā tumi - You are the only hope.
O Gopinatha, I have accepted my defeat. All of my various endeavors were useless. Now You are the only hope.
gopīnāth,
kemone hoibe gati prabala indriya, bośī-bhūta mana, nā chāre viṣaya-rati
Word for word
gopināth; kemone - how?; hoibe gati - shall I make any advancement; prabala indriya - the powerful senses; bośī-bhūta - has come under the control; mana - my mind; nā chāḍe - and does not abandon; viṣaya-rati - its attachment to materialism.
O Gopinatha, how shall I make any advancement when my mind has come under the control of the powerful senses and does not abandon its attachment to materialism?
gopīnāth,
hṛdoye bosiyā mora manake śamiyā, laho nija pāne, ghucibe vipada ghora
Word for word
gopināth; hṛdoye - in the core of my heart; bosiyā - after sitting down; mora manake - my mind; śamiyā - subduing; laho - please take me; nija pāne - to Yourself; ghucibe - will be relieved; vipada ghora - the horrible dangers of this world.
O Gopinatha, after sitting down in the core of my heart and subduing my mind, please wake me to You. In this way the horrible dangers of this world will disappear.
gopīnāth,
anātha dekhiyā more tumi hṛṣīkeśa, hṛṣīka damiyā, tāro 'he saṁsṛti-ghore
Word for word
gopināth; anātha dekhiyā more - seeing me so helpless; tumi hṛṣīkeśa - You are Hṛṣīkeśa, the Lord of the senses; hṛṣīka damiyā - controlling these senses of mine; tāro'he - oh please deliver!; saḿsṛti-ghore - from this dark and perilous worldly existence.
O Gopinatha, You are Hrsikesa, the Lord of the senses. Seeing me so helpless, please control these senses of mine and deliver me from this dark and perilous worldly existence.
gopīnāth,
galāya legeche phāsa kṛpā-asi dhori', bandhana chediyā, vinode koroho dāsa
Word for word
gopināth; galāya - around my neck; legeche - is fixed; phāńsa - the noose of materialism; kṛpā-asi - the sword of Your mercy; dhori' - taking up; bandhana chediyā - and cutting this bondage; vinode - this Bhaktivinoda; koroho dāsa - make him Your humble servant.
O Gopinatha, the noose of materialism has become fixed around my neck. Taking up the sword of Your mercy and cutting this bondage, make this Bhaktivinoda Your humble servant.
Translation
O Gopinatha, I have no means of success, but if You take me, having bestowed your mercy upon me, then I will obtain deliverance from this world.
O Gopinatha, I have fallen into the perils of material illusion. Wealth, wife, and sons have surrounded me, and lust has wasted me away.
O Gopinatha, my mind is crazy and does not care for any authority. It is always senseless and has remained in the dark pit of worldly affairs.
O Gopinatha, I have accepted my defeat. All of my various endeavors were useless. Now You are the only hope.
O Gopinatha, how shall I make any advancement when my mind has come under the control of the powerful senses and does not abandon its attachment to materialism?
O Gopinatha, after sitting down in the core of my heart and subduing my mind, please wake me to You. In this way the horrible dangers of this world will disappear.
O Gopinatha, You are Hrsikesa, the Lord of the senses. Seeing me so helpless, please control these senses of mine and deliver me from this dark and perilous worldly existence.
O Gopinatha, the noose of materialism has become fixed around my neck. Taking up the sword of Your mercy and cutting this bondage, make this Bhaktivinoda Your humble servant.