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Anadi Karama Phale

Anādi Karama Phale — The Reactions of Beginningless Karma"

Krishna Songs

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1
anādi' karama-phale, paḍi' bhavārṇara jale, taribāre nā dekhi upāya ei viṣaya-halāhale, divā-niśi hiyā jvale, mana kabhu sukha nāhi pāya
Word for word
anādi’—from time immemorial; karama—activities; phale—fruitive; paḍi’—I have fallen into; bhava—of birth and death; arṇava—of the ocean; jale—the waters; taribāre—of deliverance
Translation

nāno

Due to my past fruitive activities, I have fallen into this great ocean of nescience, and I do not find any means of getting out. Day and night my heart burns from the poison of these worldly activities, and so my mind is not at all satisfied.

2
āśā-pāśa-śata-śata, kleśa deya avirata, pravṛtti-ūrmira tāhe khelā kāma-krodha-ādi chaya, bāṭapāḍe deya bhaya, avasāna hoilo āsi' belā
Word for word
āśā—plans for happiness; pāśa—ropes; śata-śata—hundreds and thousands; kleśa—pain; deya—giving; avirata—constantly; pravṛtti—materialism; ūrmira—the waves; tāhe—in that (ocean of nescience); khelā—pastimes; kāma—lust; krodha—anger; ādi—and so on; chaya—six; bāṭapāḍe—thieves and rogues; deya—giving; bhaya—fear; avasāna—the end (of my life); hoilo—is; āsi’—coming; belā—soon
Translation

I am always making hundreds and thousands of plans to become happy, but all these plans give me pain twenty-four hours a day. Indeed, I am being dashed again and again by the waves of the ocean of materialism. In addition, there are many thieves and rogues, of whom six are prominent: lust, anger, greed, envy, illusion, and madness. They are causing me great fear, and in this way my life is coming to an end.

3
jnāna-karma-ṭhaga dui, more pratārīya loi, avaśeṣe phele sindhu-jale e heno samaye, bandhu, tumi kṛṣṇa kṛpā-sindhu, kṛpā kori' tolo more bale
Word for word
jnāna—mental speculation; karma—fruitive activity; ṭhaga—cheaters or thugs; dui—two; more—me; pratārīya—misleading; loi—are taking; avaśeṣe—finally; phele—throwing; sindhu-jale—into the ocean of misery; e—this; heno—such as; samaye—time; bandhu—friend; tumi—You; kṛṣṇa—O Kṛṣṇa; kṛpā—of mercy; sindhu—ocean; kṛpā—mercy; kori’—having shown; tolo—pick up; more—me; bale—by Your strength
Translation

The two thugs of mental speculation and fruitive activity have cheated me, misled me, and finally thrown me into the ocean of misery. Under the circumstances, my dear Kṛṣṇa, O ocean of mercy, You are my only friend. I have no strength to get out of this ocean of nescience, so I pray to Your lotus feet that You will be kind and by Your strength lift me out of this ocean of suffering.

4
patita-kiṅkare dhari', pāda-padma-dhuli kari', deho bhaktivinoda āśraya āmi tava nitya-dāsa, bhuliyā māyāra pāśa, baddha ho'ye āchi dayāmaya
Word for word
patita—fallen; kiṅkare—servant; dhari’—having held up; pāda—feet; padma—lotus; dhuli—particle of dust; kari’—having fixed; deho—give; bhaktivinoda—Bhaktivinoda; āśraya—shelter; āmi—I am; tava—Your; nitya—eternal; dāsa—servant; bhuliyā—having forgotten; māyāra—of Māyā; pāśa—network; baddha—bound up; ho’ye—being; āchi—I am; dayāmaya—kindly save me
Translation

Kindly lift up this fallen servant of Yours and fix me as one of the particles of dust at Your lotus feet. Please give this Bhaktivinoda shelter at Your lotus feet. I am Your eternal servant, but somehow or other I forgot You and have now fallen into this entangling network of Māyā. Kindly save me.

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Frequently asked

Who wrote Anadi Karama Phale?

Anadi Karama Phale was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Songs of Vaishnava Acaryas.

What is the meaning of Anadi Karama Phale?

nāno Due to my past fruitive activities, I have fallen into this great ocean of nescience, and I do not find any means of getting out. Day and night my heart burns from the poison of these worldly activities, and so my mind is not at all satisfied.

Where can I listen to Anadi Karama Phale?

You can listen to 5 recordings of Anadi Karama Phale on this page, including versions sung by Srila Prabhupada, HG Jai Sachinandana Prabhu, HG Sivarama Prabhu, HH Suhotra Swami.

How many verses does Anadi Karama Phale have?

Anadi Karama Phale has 4 verses.

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