Govinda Virahena Me #2

Cleanse the mirror of my heart, O Lord,
quench the fire in which this world is burning.
Let Your holy name awaken life within me,
let its mercy wash my soul.
Let the singing of Your name prevail,
O Krishna, let Your name prevail.

So many names have You given us,
and all Your power lives within them.
No hour, no place forbids me to remember You.
Such mercy You have given freely —
yet see my wretched heart:
I have no love for Your name.

Make me lower than the grass beneath my feet,
more patient than the tree.
Let me seek no honour for myself
and gladly give all honour unto others.
Then may I call Your holy name,
again and again, without end.

I ask no riches.
I ask no followers.
I ask no beauty, praise or earthly reward.
Birth after birth, my Lord,
grant me only this:
that I may love and serve You without cause.

O son of Nanda,
I am Yours, and yet I have fallen
into this terrible ocean of the world.
Have mercy upon me.
Draw me near Your lotus feet
and make me but a grain of dust there.

When will my eyes pour tears
at the sound of Your name?
When will my voice break
so that I can scarcely speak?
When will my whole body tremble
as I call to You?

A single moment has become an age.
Tears fall from my eyes like rain.
The whole world stands empty before me.
Govinda —
without You,
everything is empty.

Embrace me, or cast me beneath Your feet.
Break my heart by hiding Yourself from me.
Do with me whatever You desire.
Still You alone remain
the Lord of my life.
There shall never be another.

Govinda virahena me