Verse 2.1.219

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.1.219:

এই কৃপা কর,—যেন তোমা না পাসরি যেখানে-সেখানে কেনে না জন্মি, না মরি ॥ ২১৯ ॥

एइ कृपा कर,—येन तोमा ना पासरि येखाने-सेखाने केने ना जन्मि, ना मरि ॥ २१९ ॥

ei kṛpā kara,—yena tomā nā pāsari yekhāne-sekhāne kene nā janmi, nā mari || 219 ||

ei krpa kara,—yena toma na pasari yekhane-sekhane kene na janmi, na mari (219)

English translation:

(219) “Be merciful to me so that I may not forget You, wherever I take birth and die.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

King Kulaśekhara has written in his Mukunda-mālā-stotra (5) as follows:

nāsthā dharme na vasu-nicaye naiva kāmopabhoge

yad bhāvyaṃ tad bhavatu bhagavan pūrva-karmānurūpam

etat prārthyaṃ mama bahu mataṃ janma-janmāntare ‘pi tvat-pādāmbhoruha-yuga-gatā niścalā bhaktir astu

“O my Lord! I have no attachment for religiosity, or for accumulating wealth, or for enjoying sense gratification. Let these come, as they inevitably must, in accordance with my past deeds. But I do pray for this most cherished boon: birth after birth, let me render unflinching devotional service unto Your two lotus feet.”

In the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (10.14.30) Brahmā prays to Lord Kṛṣṇa as follows:

tad astu me nātha sa bhūri-bhāgo bhave ‘tra vānyatra tu vā tiraścām yenāham eko ‘pi bhavaj-janānāṃ bhūtvā niṣeve tava pāda-pallavam

“My dear Lord, I therefore pray to be so fortunate that in this life as Lord Brahmā or in another life, wherever I take my birth, I may be counted as one of Your devotees. I pray that wherever I may be, even among the animal species, I can engage in devotional service to Your lotus feet.”