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'''Āmāra Jīvana, 'The Way of Refuge' from Śaraṇāgati by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura - Gold Series CD 8 Track 3'''

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'''(1)'''

:āmāra jīvana, sadā pāpe rata,
:nāhiko puṇyera leṣa
:parere udvega, diyāchi ye koto,
:diyāchi jīvere kleśa

I am an impious sinner and have caused others great anxiety and trouble.

'''(2)'''

:nija sukha lāgi', pāpe nāhi ḍori,
:dayā-hīna svārtha-paro
:para-sukhe duḥkhī, sadā mithya-bhāṣī,
:para-duḥkha sukha-karo

I have never hesitated to perform sinful acts for my own enjoyment. Devoid of all compassion, concerned only with my own selfish interests, I am remorseful seeing others happy. I am a perpetual liar, and the misery of others is a source of great pleasure for me.

'''(3)'''

:āśeṣa kāmanā, hṛdi mājhe mora,
:krodhī, dambha-parāyaṇa
:mada-matta sadā, viṣaye mohita,
:hiṁsā-garva vibhūṣaṇa

The material desires within the core of my heart are unlimited. I am wrathful, devoted to false pride and arrogance, intoxicated by vanity, and bewildered by worldly affairs. Envy and egotism are the ornaments I wear.

'''(4)'''

:nidrālasya hata, sukārye virata,
:akārye udyogī āmi
:pratiṣṭha lāgiyā, śāṭhya-ācaraṇa,
:lobha-hata sadā kāmī

Ruined by laziness and sleep, I resist all pious deeds; yet I am very active and enthusiastic to perform wicked acts. For worldly fame and reputation I engage in the practice of deceitfulness. Thus I am destroyed by my own greed and am always lustful.

'''(5)'''

:e heno durjana, saj-jana-varjita,
:aparādhi nirantara
:śubha-kārya-śūnya, sadānartha-manāḥ,
:nānā duḥkhe jara jara

A vile, wicked man such as this, rejected by godly people, is a constant offender. I am such a person, devoid of all good works, forever inclined toward evil, worn out and wasted by various miseries.

'''(6)'''

:bārdhakye ekhona, upāya-vihīna,
:tā'te dīna akiñcana
:bhakativinoda, prabhura caraṇe,
:kore duḥkha nivedana

Now in old age, deprived of all means of success, humbled and poor, Bhaktivinoda submits his tale of grief at the feet of the Supreme Lord.