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Gopinath Amar Upaya

Upalabdhi Vijnapti Song 3

1

gopīnāth,
āmāra upāya nāi tumi kṛpā kori', āmāre loile, saṁsāre uddhāra pāi

Word for word

gopināth; āmāra upāya nāi - I have no means of success; tumi kṛpā kori' - having bestowed Your mercy upon me; āmāre loile - if You take me; saḿsāre - from this world; uddhāra pāi - then I will obtain deliverance.

O Gopinatha, I have no means of success, but if You take me, having bestowed your mercy upon me, then I will obtain deliverance from this world.

2

gopīnāth,
porechi māyāra phere dhana, dāra, suta, ghireche āmāre, kāmete rekheche jere

Word for word

gopināth; poḍechi - I have fallen; māyāra phere - into the perils of material illusion; dhana - wealth; dāra - wife; suta - and sons; ghireche āmāre - have surrounded me; kāmete - absorbed in lust; rekheche jere - is wasting me away.

O Gopinatha, I have fallen into the perils of material illusion. Wealth, wife, and sons have surrounded me, and lust has wasted me away.

3

gopīnāth,
mana je pāgala mora nā māne śāsana, sadā acetana, viṣaye ro 'yeche ghora

Word for word

gopināth; mana - the mind; je - which; pāgala - is crazy; mora - my; nā māne - it does not care; śāsana - for any authority; sadā acetana - always senseless; viṣaye - in worldly affairs; ro'yeche - has remained; ghora - the dark pit.

O Gopinatha, my mind is crazy and does not care for any authority. It is always senseless and has remained in the dark pit of worldly affairs.

4

gopināth,
hāra je menechi āmi aneka jatana, hoilo bifala, ekhano bharasā tumi

Word for word

gopināth; hāra - defeat; je - which; menechi āmi - I have accepted; aneka jatana - all of my various endeavors; hoilo biphala - were totally useless; ekhano - now; bharasā tumi - You are the only hope.

O Gopinatha, I have accepted my defeat. All of my various endeavors were useless. Now You are the only hope.

5

gopīnāth,
kemone hoibe gati prabala indriya, bośī-bhūta mana, nā chāre viṣaya-rati

Word for word

gopināth; kemone - how?; hoibe gati - shall I make any advancement; prabala indriya - the powerful senses; bośī-bhūta - has come under the control; mana - my mind; nā chāḍe - and does not abandon; viṣaya-rati - its attachment to materialism.

O Gopinatha, how shall I make any advancement when my mind has come under the control of the powerful senses and does not abandon its attachment to materialism?

6

gopīnāth,
hṛdoye bosiyā mora manake śamiyā, laho nija pāne, ghucibe vipada ghora

Word for word

gopināth; hṛdoye - in the core of my heart; bosiyā - after sitting down; mora manake - my mind; śamiyā - subduing; laho - please take me; nija pāne - to Yourself; ghucibe - will be relieved; vipada ghora - the horrible dangers of this world.

O Gopinatha, after sitting down in the core of my heart and subduing my mind, please wake me to You. In this way the horrible dangers of this world will disappear.

7

gopīnāth,
anātha dekhiyā more tumi hṛṣīkeśa, hṛṣīka damiyā, tāro 'he saṁsṛti-ghore

Word for word

gopināth; anātha dekhiyā more - seeing me so helpless; tumi hṛṣīkeśa - You are Hṛṣīkeśa, the Lord of the senses; hṛṣīka damiyā - controlling these senses of mine; tāro'he - oh please deliver!; saḿsṛti-ghore - from this dark and perilous worldly existence.

O Gopinatha, You are Hrsikesa, the Lord of the senses. Seeing me so helpless, please control these senses of mine and deliver me from this dark and perilous worldly existence.

8

gopīnāth,
galāya legeche phāsa kṛpā-asi dhori', bandhana chediyā, vinode koroho dāsa

Word for word

gopināth; galāya - around my neck; legeche - is fixed; phāńsa - the noose of materialism; kṛpā-asi - the sword of Your mercy; dhori' - taking up; bandhana chediyā - and cutting this bondage; vinode - this Bhaktivinoda; koroho dāsa - make him Your humble servant.

O Gopinatha, the noose of materialism has become fixed around my neck. Taking up the sword of Your mercy and cutting this bondage, make this Bhaktivinoda Your humble servant.

Translation

1

O Gopinatha, I have no means of success, but if You take me, having bestowed your mercy upon me, then I will obtain deliverance from this world.

2

O Gopinatha, I have fallen into the perils of material illusion. Wealth, wife, and sons have surrounded me, and lust has wasted me away.

3

O Gopinatha, my mind is crazy and does not care for any authority. It is always senseless and has remained in the dark pit of worldly affairs.

4

O Gopinatha, I have accepted my defeat. All of my various endeavors were useless. Now You are the only hope.

5

O Gopinatha, how shall I make any advancement when my mind has come under the control of the powerful senses and does not abandon its attachment to materialism?

6

O Gopinatha, after sitting down in the core of my heart and subduing my mind, please wake me to You. In this way the horrible dangers of this world will disappear.

7

O Gopinatha, You are Hrsikesa, the Lord of the senses. Seeing me so helpless, please control these senses of mine and deliver me from this dark and perilous worldly existence.

8

O Gopinatha, the noose of materialism has become fixed around my neck. Taking up the sword of Your mercy and cutting this bondage, make this Bhaktivinoda Your humble servant.