part 3

O Gopinatha! I have no means of benefiting myself. By Your mercy and kindness, please pick me up from this miserable world and take me to You.

gopinath, porechi mayara phere

dhana dara suta, ghireche amare,

kamete rekheche jere

O Gopinatha! I have fallen into this dark world. Bound by wealth, wife and sons, I am feeling the pain of lust.

gopinath, mana ye pagala mor

na mane sasana, sada acetana,

visaye ro yeche ghora

O Gopinatha! I am going mad! Never caring for spiritual practices, I am always unconscious and deeply sunk in the muck of sense gratification.

gopinath, hara ye menechi ami

aneka yatana, hoilo biphala,

ekhona bharasa tumi

O Gopinatha! I surrender unto You. All my endeavors are a useless waste of time. Now I surrender unto You.

gopinath, kemone hoibe gati

prabala indriya, vasibhuta mana,

na chade visaya-rati

O Gopinatha! How shall I reach the goal? My mind is overwhelmed by the powerful senses. I cannot shake off attachment to worldly pleasures.

gopinath, hrdoye bosiya mora

manake samiya, loha nija pane,

ghucibe vipada ghora

O Gopinatha! Please reside in my heart. Destroy these dangerous obstacles, correct my mind and guide me to Your own true path.

gopinath, anatha dekhiya more

tumi hrsikesa, hrsika damiya,

tar'he samsrti-ghore

O Gopinatha! Please let Your glance fall on me. I am helpless, but You are Hrsikesa, the Lord of the senses. Please control my senses and pull me out of this world of dangers.

gopinath, golaya legeche phaṅsa

krpa-asi dhori', bandhana chediya,

vinode koroha dasa

Bhaktivinoda Thakura prays:

O Gopinatha! My voice is faltering. I must throw off these shackles and catch hold of Your mercy.

Gopinatha!