Kohabun Ki Sarama Ki Bat
Atma Nivedana Song 2
(prāṇeśwar!)
kohobuṅ ki śarama ki bāt aichana
pāp nāhi, jo hāma nā koraluṅ, sahasra
sahasra beri nāth
How much more shall I tell You of my shameful story? There is no sin which I have not committed thousands and thousands of times.
sohi
karama-phala, bhave moke peśa-i, dokha
deobo āb kāhi takhonaka
parinām, kachu nā bicāraluṅ, āb
pachu taraite cāhi
My life in this world has been one of affliction and torment as a result of those sins. Whom will I blame but myself? At the time I did not consider the consequences; now, in the aftermath, I seek to be saved.
dokha
vicāra-i, tuṅhu danḍa deobi, hāma
bhoga korabuṅ saṁsār karato
gatāgati, bhakata-jana-saṅge, mati
rohu caraṇe tohār
After judging my sins, You should punish me, for I deserve to suffer the pangs of rebirth in this world. I only pray that, as I wander through repeated births and deaths, my mind may ever dwell at Your lotus feet in the company of Vaisnavas.
āpana
caturpana, tuwā pade soṅpaluṅ, hṛdoya-garava
dūre gelo dīna-doyā-moya, tuwā kṛpā niramala, bhakativinoda
āśā bhelo
I offer You this judicious prayer. My heart's false pride has gone far away. O You who are so kind to the meek, Your pure mercy has become Bhaktivinoda's only hope.
Translation
How much more shall I tell You of my shameful story? There is no sin which I have not committed thousands and thousands of times.
My life in this world has been one of affliction and torment as a result of those sins. Whom will I blame but myself? At the time I did not consider the consequences; now, in the aftermath, I seek to be saved.
After judging my sins, You should punish me, for I deserve to suffer the pangs of rebirth in this world. I only pray that, as I wander through repeated births and deaths, my mind may ever dwell at Your lotus feet in the company of Vaisnavas.
I offer You this judicious prayer. My heart's false pride has gone far away. O You who are so kind to the meek, Your pure mercy has become Bhaktivinoda's only hope.