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BhajansTraditional VaishnavaDuhkher Sagore
AuthorTraditional Vaishnava

Duhkher Sagore

1

(refrain) duḥkher
sāgore bhāśiyechi uttāriye
jāni nā

Refrain: I am swimming in the ocean of material suffering, and I do not know of any way to be lifted out.

2

uṭhāl
deu āsiche chuṭiyā ki habe
tāhā jāni nā

O Lord! Please rescue me from the raging storm that is rapidly approaching with torrents of rain. When it reaches me, I do not know what will happen.

3

(tumi)
dīna doyāl tumi bhagavān pār
koro āmāi sāmne tuphān

You, O Lord, are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is merciful to poor fallen souls. Please save me from the terrible storm that menaces before me.

4

tumi jadi
prabhu nāhi koro pār pārer
āśā rākhi nā

If You do not deliver me, O Lord, then I do not even hope to be saved.

Translation

1

Refrain: I am swimming in the ocean of material suffering, and I do not know of any way to be lifted out.

2

O Lord! Please rescue me from the raging storm that is rapidly approaching with torrents of rain. When it reaches me, I do not know what will happen.

3

You, O Lord, are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is merciful to poor fallen souls. Please save me from the terrible storm that menaces before me.

4

If You do not deliver me, O Lord, then I do not even hope to be saved.

Notes

Vaiyasaki Das popularized this bhajan in his 1986 album "Caitanya Candra." It was rendered in Raga Bhupali in Khemta Tala.