Song Name: Ki Rupe Paibo Seva

Author: Narottama Das Thakura

Book Name: Prarthana (Section: Vaisnava Vijnapti Song 3)

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(1)

ki rūpe pāibo sevā mui durācāra

śrī guru vaiṣṇave rati nā hoilo āmāra

(2)

aśeṣa māyāte mana magana hoilo

vaiṣṇavete leśa mātra rati nā janmilo

(3)

viṣaye bhuliyā andha hoinu divā-niśi

gale phāńsa dite phire māyā se piśācī

(4)

ihāre koriyā jaya chāḍāno nā yāya

sādhu kṛpā vinā āra nāhiko upāya

(5)

adoṣa-daraśi prabhu! patita uddhāra

ei bāra narottame koroho nistāra

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TRANSLATION

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1-5) "How can an ill-behaved person like me attain devotional service? I have no loving attachment to Sri Guru and Vaisnavas. My mind is endlessly absorbed in maya, and I don't even have the slightest loving attachment to the Vaisnavas. I have been blinded due to being absorbed in sense gratification day and night and the witch named maya repeatedly hangs a noose around my neck. There is no way to defeat her or give her up unless I attain the mercy of the saints. O Vaisnava! O master! You do not look for faults, but you simply redeem the fallen! This time redeem this Narottama!"

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