Amar Bolite Prabhu
Atma-Nivedana Song 5
`āmāra'
bolite prabhu! āre kichu nāi tumi-i
āmāra mātra pitā-bandhu-bhāi
Nothing remains "mine". Father, friend, brother -- You are even these to me.
bandhu,
dārā, suta, sutā--tava dāsī dās sei
to' sambandhe sabe āmāra prayās
Those whom I called friends, wife, sons, and daughters are all Your servants and maidservants. Whatever care I take for them is only as it relates to You.
dhana,
jana, gṛha, dāra `tomāra' boliyā rakhā
kori āmi mātro sevaka hoiyā
If I continue to maintain my wealth, family members, home, and wife, it is because they are Yours. I am a mere servant.
tomāra
kāryera tore uparjibo dhan tomāra
saṁsāre-vyaya koribo vahan
For Your service I will earn money and bear the expense of Your household.
bhālo-manda
nāhi jāni sevā mātro kori tomāra
saṁsāre āmi viṣaya-praharī
I know neither good nor bad. I merely serve. I am but a watchman who guards the properties in Your household.
tomāra
icchāya mora indriya-cālanā śravana,
darśana, ghrāna, bhojana-vāsanā
The exercising of my senses -- hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, touching -- is done according to Your desire.
nija-sukha
lāgi' kichu nāhi kori ār bhakativinoda
bole, tava sukha-sār
I no longer do anything for my own pleasure. Bhaktivinoda says, "Your happiness is the essence of everything".
Translation
Nothing remains "mine". Father, friend, brother -- You are even these to me.
Those whom I called friends, wife, sons, and daughters are all Your servants and maidservants. Whatever care I take for them is only as it relates to You.
If I continue to maintain my wealth, family members, home, and wife, it is because they are Yours. I am a mere servant.
For Your service I will earn money and bear the expense of Your household.
I know neither good nor bad. I merely serve. I am but a watchman who guards the properties in Your household.
The exercising of my senses -- hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, touching -- is done according to Your desire.
I no longer do anything for my own pleasure. Bhaktivinoda says, "Your happiness is the essence of everything".