Song about external worship

 

864 (10/09/1983) D

TUMI NIKATE THEKEO DÚRE ÁCHO
NIKATE THEKEO DÚRE,
TUMI NIKATE THEKEO DÚRE

TIIRTHE TIRTHE PATHE JANAPADE
VRITHÁI MARECHI GHÚRE,
ÁMI, VRITHÁI MARECHI GHÚRE
NIKATE THEKEO DÚRE,
TUMI NIKATE THEKEO DÚRE

SHAUNKHA BÁJÁYE ÁRATII KARECHI
D'AUNKÁ NINÁDE DHVANI TÚLIYÁCHI
SAB KICHU KARIYÁO DEKHIYÁCHI
ÁSONI GO HRDI PURE,
TUMI, ÁSONI GO HRDI PURE,
NIKATE THEKEO DÚRE,
TUMI NIKATE THEKEO DÚRE

AGNI JVALÁYE HOMA KARIYÁCHI, 3
PAINCA PRADIIPE SHIKHÁ DHARIYÁCHI
KOŚÁ KUŚI D'HELE SNÁNA KARÁYECHI
STUTI KARECHI ÁNKHI NIIRE
ÁRO CALE GECHO SARE,
TUMI, ÁRO CALE GECHO SARE,
NIKATE THEKEO DÚRE,
TUMI NIKATE THEKEO DÚRE

O Lord,
though You exist nearest to me,
You remain far.

I searched You wastefully
in places of pilgrimage,
on roads and ways.

I performed lamp reverences
with conch blows.
I raised sounds with drumbeats.

I carried out all this
but found that You did not come into my heart.

Lighting fire,
I performed oblations of fire.
I kindled my lamp with five flames.

I bathed You
by pouring water into special utensil.
I prayed to You with tearful eyes.

But I observed
that by performing all this,
You went still further away.