Bhuliya Tomare

(1) bhuliyā tomāre, saṁsāre āsiyā, peye nānā-vidha byathā tomāra caraṇe, āsiyāchi āmi, bolibo duḥkehera kathā (2) jananī jaṭhare, chilāma jakhona, biṣama bandhana-pāśe eka-bāra prabhu! dekhā diyā more, vañcile e dīna dāse (3) takhona bhāvinu, janama pāiyā, koribo bhajana tava janama hoilo, paḍi’ māyā-jāle, nā hoilo jñāna-lava (4) ādarera chele, sva-janera kole, hāsiyā kāṭānu kāla janaka jananī-snehete bhuliyā, saṁsāra lāgilo bhālo (5) krame dina dina, bālaka hoiyā, bhelinu bālaka-saha āra kichu dine, jnāna upajilo, pāṭha poḍi ahar-ahaḥ (6) vidyāra gaurave, bhrami’ deśe deśe, dhana uparjana kori sva-jana pālana, kori eka-mane, bhulinu tomāre, hari! (7) bārdhakye ekhona, bhakativinoda, kāṇdiyā kātara ati nā bhajiyā tore, dina bṛthā gelo, ekhona ki habe gati?

1) I forsake You, O Lord, and came to this world of pain and sorrow. Now I submit my tale of woe at Your lotus feet. 2) While still in the unbearable shackles of my mother’s womb, I saw You before me. You revealed Yourself but briefly and then abandoned this poor servant of Yours. 3) At that moment I swore to worship You after taking birth; but birth came, and with it the network of wordly illusion which robbed me of all good sense. 4) As a fondled son in the lap of relatives, I passed my time smiling and laughing. My parents’ affection helped me to forget the pangs of birth, and I thought the world was very nice. 5) Day by day I grew and soon began playing with other boys. Shortly my powers of understanding emerged. I read and studied my lessons incessantly. 6) Travelling from place to place, proud of my education, I grew wealthy and maintained my family with undivided attention. O Lord Hari, I forgot You! 7) Now in old age, Bhaktivinoda is sad. He weeps. I failed to worship You, O Lord, and instead passed my life in vain. What will be my fate now?