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Lord, only now You came; | Lord, only now You came again; | ||
Why did You make so much delay? | Why did You make so much delay? | ||
Watching the path on which You arrive, | Watching the path on which You arrive, | ||
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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 carries 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, as a ferry across the ocean of ''máyá'' or worldly involvement, is ''carańtarii'' (চরণতরী).|group="nb"}} | 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 carries 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, as a ferry across the ocean of ''máyá'' or worldly involvement, is ''carańtarii'' (চরণতরী).|group="nb"}} | ||
Expecting You day and night, | |||
An ear to the ground was I. | An ear to the ground was I. | ||
After dangling hope and despair, | After dangling hope and despair, | ||
At long last, You graciously came. | |||
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