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Kripa Kara Vaishnava
Thakura
Shrila Bhaktivinoda
Thakura
kripa kara vaishnava thakura
sambandha janiya, bhajite bhajite, abhimana
hau dura (1)
O Vaishnava Thakura,
please give me your mercy - knowledge of my relationship with
Bhagavan and the ability
to do bhajana, sending my false ego far away.
‘ami ta’ vaishnava,’ e buddhi haile, amani
na ha’ba ami
pratishthasha asi’, hridaya dushibe, haiba
niraya-gami (2)
If I think “I am a
Vaishnava,” then I will never become humble. My heart will become
contaminated with the
hope of receiving honor from others, and I will surely go to
hell.
tomara kinkara, apane janiba,
‘guru’-abhimana tyaji’
tomara ucchishtha, pada-jala-renu, sada
nishkapate bhaji (3)
Give me the mercy that I
can renounce the false conception of my being guru and can
be your servant. Let me
accept without duplicity your remnants and your foot-bath
water.
‘nije shreshtha’ jani’, ucchishthadi dane,
ha’be abhimana-bhara
tai shishya tava, thakiya sarvada, na laiba
puja ka’ra (4)
By thinking that I am
superior (guru-abhimana) and giving my remnants to others, I
will be burdened with the
weight of false pride. Let me always identify as your disciple
and not accept worship or
praise from others.
amani manada, haile kirtane, adhikara dibe
tumi
tomara carane, nishkapate ami, kadiya lutiba
bhumi (5)
In this way I can
renounce the desire for honor for myself and can offer respect to
others. Sincerely weeping
at your lotus feet and rolling on the ground, I pray that you
will give me the ability
to perform kirtana purely.