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Atma-Nivedana
Shrila Bhaktivinoda
Thakura
atma-nivedana, tuwa pade kari’, hainu parama
sukhi
duhkha dure gela, cinta na rahila, caudike
ananda dekhi (1)
O My Lord, since I have
surrendered my soul permanently at Your lotus feet, I have
become supremely joyful.
All my sufferings and sorrows have gone far away, and no
more anxieties remain in
my mind. I see only bliss everywhere in all four directions.
ashoka-abhaya, amrita-adhara, tomara
carana-dvaya
tahate ekhana, vishrama labhiya, chadinu
bhavera bhaya (2)
Your lotus feet are
reservoirs of immortal nectar where one may live free from lamentation
and fear. I have found
peace there now and have given up the fear of worldly
existence.
tomara samsare, kariba sevana, nahiba
phalera bhagi
tava sukha jahe, kariba yatana, ha’ye pade
anuragi (3)
I am the servant in Your
house, working diligently without attachment to enjoying the
fruits of my labor.
Everything I do is only for Your pleasure and thus I am always
enchanted by remembering
Your lotus feet.
tomara sevaya, duhkha haya jata, seo to’
parama sukha
seva-sukha-duhkha, parama sampada, nashaye
avidya-duhkha (4)
Whatever problems come to
me in the course of rendering service to You I accept as
the highest pleasure, for
in the course of Your service happiness and distress are
equally great riches.
Both destroy the misery of ignorance.
purva itihasa, bhulinu sakala, seva-sukha
pe’ye mane
ami to’ tomara, tumi to’ amara, ki kaja
apara dhane (5)
Since I have become
absorbed in happily serving You, I have completely forgotten all
my past history. All I
know is that I am Yours, and You are mine. What else is of any
value?
bhakativinoda, anande dubiya, tomara sevara
tare
saba ceshta kare, tava iccha-mata, thakiya
tomara ghare (6)
Bhaktivinoda, sinking in
an ocean of nectar, says, “All of my endeavors are completely
mixed with Your desires
and are directed to You only now that I am a resident
in Your house.”