(1)
āmi ta’ durjana ati sadā durācāra
koṭi koṭi janme mora nāhika uddhāra
I am indeed a very wicked person, always engaged in wicked deeds. Even after millions and millions of births there is no deliverance for me.
(2)
e hena dayālu keba e jagate āche
e mata pāmare uddhāriyā la’be kāche
Who in this world is so merciful that he will deliver such a wretch and take him in?
(3)
śuniyāchi śrī-caitanya patita-pāvana
ananta-pātakī-jane karila mocana
I have heard that Śrī Caitanya, the purifier of the fallen, has delivered countless sinful persons.
(4)
e mata dayāra sindhu kṛpā bitāriyā
kabe uddhāribe more śrī-caraṇa diyā
O ocean of mercy, when will You deliver me by giving me shelter at Your feet?
(5)
ei bāra bujhā yā’be karuṇā tomāra
yadi e pāmara-jane karibe uddhāra
Only if You deliver this sinner will Your mercy be understood.
(6)
karma nāi jñāna nāi kṛṣṇa-bhakti nāi
tabe bala ki-rūpe o śrī-caraṇa pāi
I have performed no pious work, I have no knowledge, and no devotion to Kṛṣṇa. Then tell me how will I attain Your feet?
(7)
bharasā āmāra mātra karuṇā tomāra
ahaitukī se karuṇā veda-vicāra
My only hope is Your mercy. That mercy is causeless, as established by the Vedas.
(8)
tumi ta’ pavitra-pada āmi durāśaya
kemane tomāra pade pāiba āśraya
You are the abode of purity, and I am full of evil desire. How will I find shelter at Your feet?
(9)
kāndiyā kāndiyā bale e patita chāra
patita-pāvana nāma prasiddha tomāra
Weeping and weeping, this fallen, worthless person says, “You are famous as Patita-pāvana, the deliverer of the fallen.”