Gopinath Mama Nivedana Suno
Upalabdhi Vijnapti Song 1
gopīnāth,
mama nivedana śuno viṣayī durjana, sadā kāma-rata, kichu nāhi mora guṇa
Word for word
gopīnāth - O Lord of the gopīs!; mama nivedana - my request; śuno - please hear; viṣayī - I am a sense-gratifier; durjana - and a wicked materialist; sadā - always; kāma-rata - addicted to worldly desires; kichu nāhi - not in the least; mora - my; guṇa - good qualities.
O Gopinatha, Lord of the gopis, please hear my request. I am a wicked materialist, always addicted to worldly desires, and no good qualities do I possess.
gopīnāth,
āmāra bharasā tumi tomāra caraṇe, loinu śaraṇa, tomāra kiṅkora āmi
Word for word
gopīnāth; āmāra - my; bharasā - only hope; tumi - You are; tomāra caraṇe - at Your lotus feet; loinu śaraṇa - I have taken shelter; tomāra - Your; kińkora - servant; āmi - I.
O Gopinatha, You are my only hope, and therefore I have taken shelter at Your lotus feet. I am now Your eternal servant.
gopīnāth,
kemone śodhibe more nā jāni bhakati, karme jaḍa-mati, porechi soṁsāra-ghore
Word for word
gopīnāth; kemone - how?; śodhibe - will be purified; more - me; nā jāni - I do not know; bhakati - devotion; karme - in fruitive work; jaḍa-mati - my materialistic mind; poḍechi - I have fallen; soḿsāra-ghore - into this dark and perilous worldly existence.
O Gopinatha, how will You purify me? I do not know what devotion is, and my materialistic mind is absorbed in fruitive work. I have fallen into this dark and perilous worldly existence.
gopīnāth,
sakali tomāra māyā nāhi mama bala, jñāna sunirmala, swādīna nahe e kāyā
Word for word
gopināth; sakali - everything here; tomāra - is Your; māyā - illusory energy; nāhi mama - I have none; bala - strength; jñāna - or knowledge; sunirmala - pure and transcendental; svādhīna nāhe - is not independent from the control of material nature; e kāya - this body of mine.
O Gopinatha, everything here is Your illusory energy. I have no strength or transcendental knowledge, and this body of mine is not independent and free from the control of material nature.
gopīnāth,
niyata caraṇe sthāna māge e pāmara, kāndiyā kāndiyā, korohe karuṇā dāna
Word for word
gopināth; niyata - eternal; caraṇe - at Your feet; sthāna - a place; māge - begs; e pāmara - this sinner; kāndiyā kāndiyā - who is weeping and weeping; korohe - oh please give; karuṇā dāna - the gift of Your mercy.
O Gopinatha, this sinner, who is weeping and weeping, begs for an eternal place at Your divine feet. Please give him Your mercy.
gopīnāth,
tumi to' sakali pāro durjane tārite, tomāra śakati, ke āche pāpīra āro
Word for word
gopināth; tumi - You; to' - certainly; sakali pāro - are able to do anything; durjane - all sinners; tarite - to deliver; tomāra - Your; śakati - power; ke āche - who is there?; pāpīra āro - more of a sinner than myself.
O Gopinatha, You are able to do anything, and therefore You have the power to deliver all sinners. Who is there that is more of a sinner than myself?
gopīnāth,
tumi kṛpā-pārābāra jīvera kāraṇe, āsiyā prapañce, līlā koile subistāra
Word for word
gopināth; tumi - You are; kṛpā-pārābāra - the ocean of mercy; jīvera kāraṇe - for the sake of the fallen souls; āsiyā - having come; prapañce - into this phenomenal world; līlā - Your divine pastimes; koile suvistāra - You expand.
O Gopinatha, You are the ocean of mercy. Having come into this phenomenal world, You expand Your divine pastimes for the sake of the fallen souls.
gopīnāth,
āmi ki doṣe doṣī asura sakala, pāilo caraṇa, vinodá thākilo bosi'
Word for word
gopināth; āmi - I; ki doṣe doṣī - am contaminated with how many sins?; asura sakala - all the demons; pāilo caraṇa - have attained Your lotus feet; vinoda - but this Bhaktivinoda; thākilo bosi - has remained in worldly existence.
O Gopinatha, I am so sinful that although all the demons attained Your lotus feet, Bhaktivinoda has remained in worldly existence.
Translation
O Gopinatha, Lord of the gopis, please hear my request. I am a wicked materialist, always addicted to worldly desires, and no good qualities do I possess.
O Gopinatha, You are my only hope, and therefore I have taken shelter at Your lotus feet. I am now Your eternal servant.
O Gopinatha, how will You purify me? I do not know what devotion is, and my materialistic mind is absorbed in fruitive work. I have fallen into this dark and perilous worldly existence.
O Gopinatha, everything here is Your illusory energy. I have no strength or transcendental knowledge, and this body of mine is not independent and free from the control of material nature.
O Gopinatha, this sinner, who is weeping and weeping, begs for an eternal place at Your divine feet. Please give him Your mercy.
O Gopinatha, You are able to do anything, and therefore You have the power to deliver all sinners. Who is there that is more of a sinner than myself?
O Gopinatha, You are the ocean of mercy. Having come into this phenomenal world, You expand Your divine pastimes for the sake of the fallen souls.
O Gopinatha, I am so sinful that although all the demons attained Your lotus feet, Bhaktivinoda has remained in worldly existence.
Notes
This song is to be sung in Raga Kafi in Dadra Tala. MUSICAL NOTATIONS: ♫ Gopinath! Mama Nivedana Suno