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Lord, only now You came; | Lord, only now You came; | ||
Why did You make so much delay? | Why did You make so much delay? | ||
Watching the path | Watching the path on which You arrive, | ||
For me | For me, many ages have gone by. | ||
When You know how to love, | |||
Why do You make a playful sport? | |||
With all my heart I long for Thee, | |||
To receive the ferry of Your feet.{{#tag:ref|In the [[:wikipedia:Garuda Purana|Garuda Purana]] the Guru's feet (the Guru's guidance) are likened to a boat that ferries the deceased across the mythological [[:wikipedia:Vaitarna River|Vaitarna River]]. On the journey, all sins are washed away. The notion of Guru's feet as a boat is ''carańtarii'' (চরণতরী).|group="nb"}} | |||
And so i waited expectantly | And so i waited expectantly | ||
I dared not miss a single beat. | I dared not miss a single beat. | ||
Between dreams and despair | Between dreams and despair | ||
You always kept me suspended (tossed) | You always kept me suspended (tossed) | ||