Aham Mama Saba Arthe
Atma-Nivedana Song 4
`ahaṁ
mama'-śabda-arthe jāhā kichu hoy arpiluṅ
tomāra pade, ohe doyā-moy!
Whatever I am, whatever I possess, I offer at Your lotus feet, O merciful Lord. I no longer belong to myself. Now I am exclusively Yours.
`āmāra'
āmi to' nātha! nā rohinu ār ekhona
hoinu āmi kevala tomār
Whatever I am, whatever I possess, I offer at Your lotus feet, O merciful Lord. I no longer belong to myself. Now I am exclusively Yours.
`āmi'
śabde dehī jīva ahaṁtā chāḍilo twadīyābhimāna
āji hṛdoye paśilo
The soul inhabiting this mortal body has given up the false ego attached to the word "I", and now the eternal, spiritual sense of being Yours has entered his heart.
āmār
sarvasva--deho, geho anucar bhāi,
bandhu, dārā, suta, dravya, dwāra, ghar
All my possessions - body, brothers, friends, and followers, wife, sons, personal belongings, house and home- all of these I give You, for I have become Your servant. Now I dwell in Your house.
se
saba hoilo tava, āmi hoinu dās tomāra
gṛhete ebe āmi kori bās
All my possessions - body, brothers, friends, and followers, wife, sons, personal belongings, house and home- all of these I give You, for I have become Your servant. Now I dwell in Your house.
tumi
gṛha-swāmī, āmi sevaka tomār tomāra
sukhete ceṣṭā ekhona āmār
You are the Lord of my house, and I Your most obedient servant. Your happiness is my only endeavor now.
sthūla-liṅga-dehe
mora sukṛta duṣkṛta āra
mora nahe, prabhu! āmi to' niṣkṛta
Whatever piety or sins were done by me, by mind or deed, are no longer mine, for I am redeemed
tomāra
icchāya mora icchā miśāilo bhakativinoda
āja āpane bhulilo
My desire has become one with Yours. From this day Bhaktivinoda has no other identity.
Translation
Whatever I am, whatever I possess, I offer at Your lotus feet, O merciful Lord. I no longer belong to myself. Now I am exclusively Yours.
Whatever I am, whatever I possess, I offer at Your lotus feet, O merciful Lord. I no longer belong to myself. Now I am exclusively Yours.
The soul inhabiting this mortal body has given up the false ego attached to the word "I", and now the eternal, spiritual sense of being Yours has entered his heart.
All my possessions - body, brothers, friends, and followers, wife, sons, personal belongings, house and home- all of these I give You, for I have become Your servant. Now I dwell in Your house.
All my possessions - body, brothers, friends, and followers, wife, sons, personal belongings, house and home- all of these I give You, for I have become Your servant. Now I dwell in Your house.
You are the Lord of my house, and I Your most obedient servant. Your happiness is my only endeavor now.
Whatever piety or sins were done by me, by mind or deed, are no longer mine, for I am redeemed
My desire has become one with Yours. From this day Bhaktivinoda has no other identity.