Tum Meri Rakho Laja Hari
tum
meri rākho lāja hari tum
jānata saba antarayāmī karanī kachu na karī
Word for word
tum - You; meri - my; rākho - keep; lāja - modesty/honor; hari - Hari; tum - You; jānata - know; saba - everything; antarayāmī - Omniscient One; karanī - doer; kachu - something; na - not; karī - do
Please protect my honor, O Hari. You know everything, O Omniscient One. The doer does not do anything.
avaguṇa
mose bisarata nāhi pala china gharī gharī sab
prapañca kī poṭa bāṅdh kari apne sīs dharī
Word for word
avaguṇa - faults; mose - me; bisarata - forget; nāhi - not; pala - moment; china - lost; gharī - moment; gharī - moment; sab - all; prapañca - wordly; kī - of; poṭa - bundle; bāńdh - tied; kari - do; apne - my own; sīs - head; dharī - carry
I am unable to be redeemed of my faults as each moment passes. I carry a bundle bound of this worldly existence upon my head.
dārā
suta dhana moha liye hauṅ sudhi-budhi saba bisarī sūra
patita ko bega udhāro ab merī nāva bharī
Word for word
dārā - friends; suta - sons; dhana - wealth; moha - attachments; liye - took away; hauń - You have; sudhi - body; budhi - mind; saba - all; bisarī - left me; sūra -Sura Dasa; patita - the fallen; ko - of; bega - quickly; udhāro - please deliver; ab - now; merī - my; nāva - boat; bharī - filled
My friends, sons, wealth, attachments, and everything I own have left me. The fallen and destitute, Sura Dasa, begs to be delivered. Now my boat is filled (i.e. my life will thus be completed).
Translation
Please protect my honor, O Hari. You know everything, O Omniscient One. The doer does not do anything.
I am unable to be redeemed of my faults as each moment passes. I carry a bundle bound of this worldly existence upon my head.
My friends, sons, wealth, attachments, and everything I own have left me. The fallen and destitute, Sura Dasa, begs to be delivered. Now my boat is filled (i.e. my life will thus be completed).
Notes
This song is popularized by Jagjit Singh's performance of this song during the concert at ISKCON Hare Krishna Land Juhu in 1994. It was rendered in Raga Misra Jhinjhoti in Dadra Tala. It can also be rendered in Raga Asa or Mand in either Tintala or Dipchandi Tala.