Antya-līlā | Chapter 20: The Śikṣāṣṭaka Prayers |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 20.32
ayi nanda-tanuja kińkaraḿ
patitaḿ māḿ viṣame bhavāmbudhau
kṛpayā tava pāda-pańkaja-
sthita-dhūlī-sadṛśaḿ vicintaya
SYNONYMS
ayi — O My Lord; nanda-tanuja — the son of Nanda Mahārāja, Kṛṣṇa; kińkaram — the servant; patitam — fallen; mām — Me; viṣame — horrible; bhava-ambudhau — in the ocean of nescience; kṛpayā — by causeless mercy; tava — Your; pāda-pańkaja — lotus feet; sthita — situated at; dhūlī-sadṛśam — like a particle of dust; vicintaya — kindly consider.
TRANSLATION
"'O My Lord, O Kṛṣṇa, son of Mahārāja Nanda, I am Your eternal servant, but because of My own fruitive acts I have fallen into this horrible ocean of nescience. Now please be causelessly merciful to Me. Consider Me a particle of dust at Your lotus feet.'
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