(1)
ore mana kleśa-tāpa dekhi ye aśeṣa
avidyā asmitā āra, abhiniveśa durvāra
rāga dveṣa ei pañca kleśa
O my mind, I see five endless afflictions: avidyā (ignorance), asmitā (false ego), abhiniveśa (absorption in material existence), rāga (attachment), and dveṣa (aversion). These are the five great sufferings.
(2)
avidyātmā-vismaraṇa, asmitānya-vibhāvana
abhiniveśānye gāḍha-mati
anye prīti rāgāndhatā, dveṣātmā viśuddhatā
pañca kleśa sadāi durgati
Avidyā is forgetfulness of the ātmā’s true nature. Asmitā is absorption in identities other than the self. Abhiniveśa is deep attachment to what is not the self. Rāga is blind affection for external things. Dveṣa arises from aversion in the struggle for purification. These five afflictions always bring misfortune.*
* avidyā-asmitā-rāga-dveṣa-abhiniveśāḥ kleśāḥ
Ignorance, egoism, attachment, aversion, and clinging to life are the afflictions. (Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 2.3)
(3)
bhuliyā vaikuṇṭha-tattva, māyā-bhoge su-pramatta
āmi āmi kariyā beḍāi
e āmāra se āmāra, e bhāvanā anivāra
vyasta kare mora citta bhāi
Forgetting the truth of Vaikuṇṭha, I became intoxicated by the pleasures of māyā. Crying, “I! I!” I wandered about. “This is mine! That is mine!” – these endless thoughts kept my mind constantly disturbed, O brother.
(4)
e roga-śamanopāya, anveṣiyā hāya hāya
mile vaidya sadya yamopama
āmi brahma māyā, bhrama ei auṣadhera krama
dekhi’ cintā haila viṣama
Searching for a cure for this disease, alas, I found a physician who was like Yama himself. His prescription was, “I am Brahman; māyā is merely illusion.” Seeing the result of this medicine, I became greatly troubled.
(5)
eke ta’ rogera kaṣṭa, yamopama vaidya-bhraṣṭa
e yantraṇā kise yāya mora
śrī-caitanya dayāmaya, kara yadi samāśraya
pāra habe e vipada ghora
On one side there is the suffering of the disease itself. on the other, a fallen physician who is like Yama. How shall I escape this torment? If I take shelter of the merciful Śrī Caitanya, I shall cross beyond this terrible calamity.