Tatala Saikate
Kahe Visayi Mana
tātala
saikate bāri-bindu-sama suta-mita-ramaṇi-samāje tohe
visari mana, tāhe samarpala ab
majhu habo kon kāje
O Lord, completely forgetting You, I have offered my mind unto the society of women, children, and friends--but this experience has been just like offering a drop of water unto the burning hot sands of the beach. How can I possibly be relieved of this great misery?
mādhava!
hama pariṇām nirāśā tuhuṅ
jaga-tāraṇa dīna doyā moy ataye
tohāri viśoyāsā
O Madhava! As a consequence, I am rendered totally despondent. You are the savior of the universe, and are merciful to the helpless souls. Therefore, I place my hope only in You.
ādha
janama hama ninde goyāyuluṅ jarā
śiśu koto-dina gelā nidhuvane
ramaṇī rasa raṅge mātala tohe
bhajabo kon belā
Wandering about in a half-alive condition, I spent my life in utter disgrace. Uncountable days passed as a frivolous child and a useless old man. I have been intoxicated by the pleasure of sharing romantic adventures with beautiful young women. When will I ever get a chance to worship You?
koto
caturānana mari mari jāota na
tuyā ādi avasānā tohe
janama puna tohe samāota sāgara
laharī samānā
Numberless Brahmas have died one after another, whereas You are without beginning or end. All of them take birth from You and are again absorbed in You, just like the waves in the ocean.
bhaṇaye
vidyāpati śeṣa śamana bhoy tuyā
vinā gati nāhi ārā ādi
anādika nātha kahāyasi bhava
tāraṇa bhāra tohārā
Vidyapati confesses than now, at the end of his life, he is fearful of death. O Lord! There is no shelter other than You. You will always remain celebrated as being the Lord of both beginning and the beginningless. Now the responsibility for my deliverance from the material world is entirely Yours.
Translation
O Lord, completely forgetting You, I have offered my mind unto the society of women, children, and friends--but this experience has been just like offering a drop of water unto the burning hot sands of the beach. How can I possibly be relieved of this great misery?
O Madhava! As a consequence, I am rendered totally despondent. You are the savior of the universe, and are merciful to the helpless souls. Therefore, I place my hope only in You.
Wandering about in a half-alive condition, I spent my life in utter disgrace. Uncountable days passed as a frivolous child and a useless old man. I have been intoxicated by the pleasure of sharing romantic adventures with beautiful young women. When will I ever get a chance to worship You?
Numberless Brahmas have died one after another, whereas You are without beginning or end. All of them take birth from You and are again absorbed in You, just like the waves in the ocean.
Vidyapati confesses than now, at the end of his life, he is fearful of death. O Lord! There is no shelter other than You. You will always remain celebrated as being the Lord of both beginning and the beginningless. Now the responsibility for my deliverance from the material world is entirely Yours.
Notes
Srila Prabhupada sang this song in one of his unedited bhajan tapes (Tape 35).