Amar Bolite Prabhu

`āmāra’ bolite prabhu! āre kichu nāi tumi-i āmāra mātra pitā-bandhu-bhāi

Nothing remains “mine”. Father, friend, brother — You are even these to me.

bandhu, dārā, suta, sutā—tava dāsī dās sei to’ sambandhe sabe āmāra prayās

Those whom I called friends, wife, sons, and daughters are all Your servants and maidservants. Whatever care I take for them is only as it relates to You.

dhana, jana, gṛha, dāra `tomāra’ boliyā rakhā kori āmi mātro sevaka hoiyā

If I continue to maintain my wealth, family members, home, and wife, it is because they are Yours. I am a mere servant.

tomāra kāryera tore uparjibo dhan tomāra saḿsāre-vyaya koribo vahan

For Your service I will earn money and bear the expense of Your household.

bhālo-manda nāhi jāni sevā mātro kori tomāra saḿsāre āmi viṣaya-praharī

I know neither good nor bad. I merely serve. I am but a watchman who guards the properties in Your household.

tomāra icchāya mora indriya-cālanā śravana, darśana, ghrāna, bhojana-vāsanā

The exercising of my senses — hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, touching — is done according to Your desire.

nija-sukha lāgi’ kichu nāhi kori ār bhakativinoda bole, tava sukha-sār

I no longer do anything for my own pleasure. Bhaktivinoda says, “Your happiness is the essence of everything”.