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Dharma Niṣṭhā Nāhi Mora Ātma Bodha Bā Sundora

Krishna Songs Vrindavana & Braja Surrender & Saranagati
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1
hari he dharma-niṣṭhā nāhi mora ātma-bodha bā sundora bhakti nāhi tomāra caraṇe ata eba akiñcana gati-hīna duṣṭa-jana rata sadā āpana bañcane
Word for word
hari Kṛṣṇa; he O; dharma in piety; niṣṭhā faith; nāhi not; mora of me; ātma of the self; bodha knowledge; bā or; sundora beautiful; bhakti devotion; nāhi not; tomāra ofYou; caraṇe at the feet; ata eba therefore; akiñcana a poor man who has nothing; gati a good future; hīna without; duṣṭa-jana wicked people; rata enjoying; sadā always; āpana own; bañcane cheating
Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, I have no faith in the path of religion, nor have I spiritual knowledge, nor have I beautiful devotion to Your feet. I have nothing of any value, nor does a good future await
me. I am a wicked hedonist. I am a thief who again and again robs his own self.

2
patita-pābana tumi patita adhama āmi tumi mora eka-mātra gati taba pada-mūle painu tomāra śaraṇa lainu āmi dāsa tumi mora pati
Word for word
patita of the fallen; pābana the purifier; tumi You; patita fallen; adhama lowest; āmi I; tumi You; mora my; eka-mātra only one; gati shelter; taba of You; pada-mūle - atthe soles of the feet; painu attain; tomāra of You; śaraṇa shelter; lainu I attain; āmi I; dāsa theservant; tumi You; mora my; pati master
Translation

You are the purifier of the fallen, and I am very fallen. You are my only shelter. I place myself before Your feet. I take shelter of You. I am the servant, and You are my master.

3
e bhaktibinoda kānde hṛde dhairja nāhi bāndhe bhūmi poḍi bole ataḥ-para ahaitukī kṛpā kori' ei duṣṭa-jane hori deho pada-chāyā nirantara
Word for word
e this; bhaktibinoda Bhaktivinoda; kānde weeps; hṛde in the heart; dhairja peace; nāhi not; bāndhe holds; bhūmi to the ground; poḍi I fall; bole say; ataḥpara then; ahaitukī causeless; kṛpā mercy; kori' doing; ei this; duṣṭa wicked; jane person; hori O Kṛṣṇa; dehaḥ pleasegive; pada of the feet; chāyā the shade; nirantara always
Translation

Bhaktivinoda weeps. There is no peace in his heart. Falling to the ground, he says: O Lord Kṛṣṇa, please be merciful to this wicked person. Please give him the shade of Your feet forever.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Dharma Niṣṭhā Nāhi Mora Ātma Bodha Bā Sundora?

Dharma Niṣṭhā Nāhi Mora Ātma Bodha Bā Sundora was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitamala.

What is the meaning of Dharma Niṣṭhā Nāhi Mora Ātma Bodha Bā Sundora?

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, I have no faith in the path of religion, nor have I spiritual knowledge, nor have I beautiful devotion to Your feet. I have nothing of any value, nor does a good future await me. I am a wicked hedonist. I am a thief who again and again robs his own self.

How many verses does Dharma Niṣṭhā Nāhi Mora Ātma Bodha Bā Sundora have?

Dharma Niṣṭhā Nāhi Mora Ātma Bodha Bā Sundora has 3 verses.

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