Viracaya Mayi Dandam
Volume 1 Untitled Prayer
viracaya mayi daṇḍam ́ dīna-bandho dayām ́ vā
gatir iha na bhavattah ̣ kācid anyā mamāsti
nipatatu śata-koṭir nirmalam ́ vā navāmbhas
tad api kila payodah ̣ stūyate cātakena
O Lord of the poor, do what You like with me, give me either mercy or punishment, but in this world I have none to look to except Your Lordship. The cataka bird always prays for the cloud, regardless of whether it showers rains or throws a thunderbolt.
pracīnānām ́ bhajanam atulam ́ duṣkaram ́ śṛṇvato
me nairyāsena jvalati hṛdayam ́ bhakti-leśālasasya
viśva-drīcīm aghahara tavākarṇya kāruṇya-vīcīm
āśā-bindūkṣitam idam upety antare hanta śaityam
I am very weak and lazy to do even the smallest devotional service and so when I hear of the peerless and difficult-to-perform services performed by the great devotees in ancient times, my heart burns with despair. O Lord, O killer of Aghasura, when I hear that Your waves of mercy splash everyone from the demigod Brahma down to the most insignificant creature, then my heart becomes sprinkled with a cooling drop of hope.
Translation
O Lord of the poor, do what You like with me, give me either mercy or punishment, but in this world I have none to look to except Your Lordship. The cataka bird always prays for the cloud, regardless of whether it showers rains or throws a thunderbolt.
I am very weak and lazy to do even the smallest devotional service and so when I hear of the peerless and difficult-to-perform services performed by the great devotees in ancient times, my heart burns with despair. O Lord, O killer of Aghasura, when I hear that Your waves of mercy splash everyone from the demigod Brahma down to the most insignificant creature, then my heart becomes sprinkled with a cooling drop of hope.