Amar Bolite Prabhu

(1) `āmāra’ bolite prabhu! āre kichu nāi tumi-i āmāra mātra pitā-bandhu-bhāi (2) bandhu, dārā, suta, sutā—tava dāsī dās sei to’ sambandhe sabe āmāra prayās (3) dhana, jana, gṛha, dāra `tomāra’ boliyā rakhā kori āmi mātro sevaka hoiyā (4) tomāra kāryera tore uparjibo dhan tomāra saḿsāre-vyaya koribo vahan (5) bhālo-manda nāhi jāni sevā mātro kori tomāra saḿsāre āmi viṣaya-praharī (6) tomāra icchāya mora indriya-cālanā śravana, darśana, ghrāna, bhojana-vāsanā (7) nija-sukha lāgi’ kichu nāhi kori ār bhakativinoda bole, tava sukha-sār

(1) Nothing remains “mine”. Father, friend, brother — You are even these to me. (2) Those whom I called friends, wife, sons, and daughters are all Your servants and maidservants. Whatever care I take for them is only as it relates to You. (3) If I continue to maintain my wealth, family members, home, and wife, it is because they are Yours. I am a mere servant. (4) For Your service I will earn money and bear the expense of Your household. (5) I know neither good nor bad. I merely serve. I am but a watchman who guards the properties in Your household. (6) The exercising of my senses — hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, touching — is done according to Your desire. (7) I no longer do anything for my own pleasure. Bhakativinoda says, “Your happiness is the essence of everything”.