Gurudeva Krpa Bindu Diya
Bhajana Lalasa Song 11
gurudev! kṛpā-bindu diyā, koro' ei dāse,
tṛṇāpekhā ati hīna sakala sahane, bala diyā koro',
nija-māne spṛhā-hīna
Word for word
gurudev! - O Gurudeva!; kṛpā-bindu - a drop of your mercy; diyā - giving; koro' - make; ei dāse - this servant; tṛṇāpekhā - than a blade of grass; ati hīna - very humble; sakala sahane - to bear all trials and troubles; bala diyā - giving strength; koro' - make; nija-māne - in personal honor; spṛhāhīna - free from all desires.
Gurudeva, O spiritual master! Give to this servant just one drop of mercy. I am lower than a blade of grass. Give me all help. Give me strength. Let me be as you are, without desires or aspirations.
sakale
sammāna korite śakati, deho' nātha! jathājatha tabe to' gāibo, hari-nāma-sukhe, aparādha ha 'be hata
Word for word
sakale sammāna - honoring all living beings; korite - to do; śakati - the power; deho' - please give; nātha! - O Lord!; yathāyatha - befittingly; tabe - then; to' - certainly; gāibo - I will sing; hari-nāma-sukhe - in the ecstasy of the holy name; aparādha - offenses; ha'be - will become; hata - finished.
I offer you all respects, for thus I may have the energy to know you correctly. Then, by chanting the holy name in great ecstasy, all my offenses will cease.
kabe
heno kṛpā, labhiyā e jana, kṛtārtha hoibe, nātha! śakti-buddhi-hīna, āmi ati dīna, koro' more ātma-sātha
Word for word
kabe - when?; heno - such; kṛpā - mercy; labhiyā - obtaining; e jana - this devotee; kṛtārtha - fulfilled; hoibe - will become; nātha! - O Lord and master!; śakti-buddhi-hīna - devoid of all strength and intelligence; āmi - I; ati dīna - very fallen; koro' - please make; more - me; ātma-sātha - Your beloved servant.
When will such mercy fall to this one who is weak and devoid of intelligence? Allow me to be with you.
jogyatā-vicāre,
kichu nāhi pāi, tomāra karuṇā-sāra karuṇā nā hoile, kāndiyā kāndiyā, prāṇa nā rākhibo āra
Word for word
yogyatā-vicāre - in examining my worth; kichu nāhi - absolutely nothing; pāi - I find; tomāra - Your; karuṇā sāra - mercy is essential; karuṇā nā hoile - if You are not merciful; kāńdiyā kāńdiyā - weeping constantly; prāṇa - life; nā rākhibo - I will not maintain; āra - any longer.
If you examine me, you will find no qualities. Your mercy is all that I am made of. If you are not merciful unto me, I can only weep, and I will not be able to maintain my life.
Translation
Gurudeva, O spiritual master! Give to this servant just one drop of mercy. I am lower than a blade of grass. Give me all help. Give me strength. Let me be as you are, without desires or aspirations.
I offer you all respects, for thus I may have the energy to know you correctly. Then, by chanting the holy name in great ecstasy, all my offenses will cease.
When will such mercy fall to this one who is weak and devoid of intelligence? Allow me to be with you.
If you examine me, you will find no qualities. Your mercy is all that I am made of. If you are not merciful unto me, I can only weep, and I will not be able to maintain my life.