Gurudeva!...Vandanam: Gurudeva! 263 1 gurudeva! kåpä-bindu diyä, koro’ ei däse, tåëäpekhä ati héna sakala-sahane, bala diyä koro’, nija-mäne spåhä-héna Gurudeva!

Gurudeva!by Çréla Bhaktivinoda Öhäkura

Vandanam:

Gurudeva!

263

1gurudeva!

kåpä-bindu diyä, koro’ ei däse,tåëäpekhä ati héna

sakala-sahane, bala diyä koro’,nija-mäne spåhä-héna

Gurudeva! With a drop of mercy make this servant of yours humbler than a blade of grass.

Give me the strength to bear all trials and troubles, and free me from all desire for honor.

Vandanam:

Gurudeva!

265

2sakale sammäna, korite çakati,

deho’ nätha! yathäyathatabe to’ gäibo, harinäma-sukhe,

aparädha ha’be hata

O lord and master! Please invest me with the power to honor all

living beings properly. Only then will I sing the holy name in great ecstasy, free of offenses.

Vandanam:

Gurudeva!

267

3kabe heno kåpä, labhiyä e jana,

kåtärtha hoibe, nätha!çakti-buddhi-héna, ämi ati déna,

koro’ more ätma-sätha

O lord and master! When will such mercy fall to this weak and

foolish devotee? Please make this extremely fallen soul your beloved servant.

Vandanam:

Gurudeva!

269

4yogyatä-vicäre, kichu nähi päi,

tomära karuëä—särakaruëä nä hoile, kändiyä kändiyä,

präëa nä räkhibo ära

When I examine myself, I find nothing of value. Therefore your mercy is essential to me. If you are not merciful, I shall simply weep and weep,

and I shall not maintain my life.

All glories to !Çrila Prabhupäda!