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sri sri guru-gauranga-gandharvika-giridharebhyo namahjagate uccatara srenir manava-ganer madhye para laukika
visvasa rajye bharmana koribar tinati patha ache, taha
karma, jnano o bhakti name prasiddha baddha dasaya jiver
anitya bhoga maya phala praptir anusthanake karma margo,
nasvarata tyagakoriya pradesika anitya phala tyaga koriya
nirbheda brahmanusandhanake jnana marga evam karma
jnanatita prakrtir atita sevya vastu krsner anukula
anusilana ke bhakti marga bole
bhakti marge sadhana o sadhya bhede sadhana bhava o
prema bhaktir adhisthana rtaya dekhite paoya jay. sadhya
bhava samuha o premake sadhana jatiya anusilana jnana
korile je utpata upasthite hoy, sei asuvidhar hasta hoite
unmukta haoyar nama anartha nivritti. sri gauranga sundarer
apurva parama camatkara mayi lila o sei lilar parikara
gosvami ganer anusthandai ei prabandher akara sthana
"It is seen that there are three distinct developmental stages extending from sadhana (devotional practice) to sadhya ( the goal of such worship); these are first the sadhana itself, then the awakening of bhava (estatic emotion) and finally prema-bhakti (eternal devotional service performed in pure love). While cultivating the aspects of knowledge relating to the goal of worship, as well as the varieties of ecstatic emotions and methods of pure loving service, troubles invariably arise. The process by which these unwanted impediments are removed is called anartha-nivritti. The conceptions expressed in the astonishing pastimes of Sri Gauranga-sundara as well as in the opinions established by the Gosvamis, who are the Lord's eternal associates in these pastimes."
prakrta cestate bhai kabhu rasa haya na"O brothers! No material efforts can ever produce the awakening or rasa, factual transcendental mellows. The pure devotee of the Lord never sings the glories of any mundane mellows that are born of the dull material world."
jadiya prkrta rasa suddha bhakta gaya na
prakrta rasera siksa bhiksa sisye caya na"The true disciples never desire to ask their spiritual master for instructions regarding material mellows. the genuine spiritual master never gives his disciples any such material mellows, which are devoid of rati, transcendental loving attachment to the Lord."
rati bina jei rasa taha guru deya na
nama rasa dui vastu bhakta kabhu jane na"The Lord's real devotee never knows any difference between the holy name of Krishna and transcendental mellows. Therefore the devotee never says there is a difference between the holy name and the mellows of devotion."
nama rase bheda ache, bhakta kabhu bole na
aham mama bhava sattve nama kabhu hay na"The holy name is never revealed to one who is situated in the bodily concept of life and thinks in terms of "I" and "mine". If one doesn't reject the enjoying mentality, the transcendental platform will never be attained."
bhoga buddhi na chakile aprakrta haya na
prakrta jadera bhoge krsna seva haya na"Devotional service unto Lord Krishna can never be performed by engaging in the mundane enjoyment of material sense-objects. Material things can never acquire the attributes of the transcendental at any time."
jada vastu kona o kale aprakrta haya na
jada satta vartamane cit kabhu hay na"The transcendental consciousness of the spiritual world is never manifest in the mundane material condition. The deotee of the Lord never claims that any mundane object in this world is spiritually conscious. "
jada vastu cit haya bhaket kabhu bole na
jadiya visaya ghoga bhakta kabhu kore na"The true devotee never engages in activities of materialistic sense gratification. Material enjoyment and devotional service to Krsna are never the same under any circumstances."
jada bhoga krsna seva kabhu sama haya na
nija bhogya kame bhakta prema kabhu bole na"Selfish enjoyment of one's own senses in mundane lust is never called prema (love of Godhead) by the genuine devotee. A bonafide spiritual master never tells his disciple, 'You are absorbed in the mellows of divine rasa.'"
rase dagamaga acho sisye guru bole na
"The genuine spiritual master never claims, ' I am absorbed in the mellows of divine rasa.' The guru never talks idly with his disciples on subjects of gross worldly mellows."
jada rasa kabhu sreyah keha labhe na"By singing the glories of worldly relationships born of mundane mellows, no one has ever attained benefit in their spiritual life. The genuine devotee never proclaims that Lord Krishna's incarnations is mundane."
krsnake prakrta boli bhakta gaya na
namake prakrta boli krsne jada jane na"The devotee never says that the holy name of Krishna is material, for Krishna cannot be known by means of matter. The pure devotee of the Lord never recognizes any difference between the holy name of Krishna and pure rasa itself."
krsna nama rase bheda suddha bhakta mane na
name rase bheda ache guru siksa deya na"The bonafide spiritual master never teaches that there is a difference between the holy name of Krishna and rasa. Even after attaining actual rasa, the regulative principles of devotional service are never concluded."
rasa labha kori sese sadhana to haya na
drtrima panthaya name rasodaya haya na"By employing pretentious means, no one can ever make transcendental mellows appear in the holy name. The backwards conception that Krishna's name comes from rasa can never be true."
rasa hoite krsna nama vilomete haya na
rasa hoite rati sraddha kakhana i haya na"Rasa, devotional mellow, can never be first present and then develop into rati, transcendental attachment, or sraddha, proper faith. The Srimad-Bhagavatam ( or the realized devotee) never sings any opinion other than rati develops from sraddha."
sraddha hoite rati chada bhagavata gaya na
rati yukta chada suddha bhakta bole na"The pure devotee of Krishna never speaks of anything other than rasa, transcendental mellows, that is endowed with rati, loving attachment. The guru never claims that rati and rasa are present within the practice of preliminary devotion (sadhana bhakti)."
sadhanete tari rasa guru kabhu bole na
bhava kale je avastha sadhanagre bole na"The awakening of transcendental emotional ecstasies (bhava-bhakti) is never said to occur before the practice of regulated devotional service (sadhana-bhakti). The performance of regulated devotion with faith limited only to such beginning regulations (vaidhi-sraddha) can never give rise to spontaneous devotional service (raganuga-bhakti)."
vaidhi sraddha sadhanete raganuga haya na
bhavera ankura ho le vidhi ara thake na"When bhava, the ecstatic mood of divine love actually sprouts, then the need for following scriptural rules (vidhi) does not remain. Mere faith in spontaneous devotional service, however, does not produce the actual awakening of transcendental loving attachment (rati)."
raganuga sraddha matre jata rati haya na
ajata ratite kabhu bhava labdha bole na"If transcendental attachment has not yet developed within the heart, a devotee is never said to have attained the stage of ecstatic bhava. The followers of spontaneous devotion (raganugas) never say that neophyte students of devotion (sadhakas) have experienced the awakening of bhava."
raganuga sadhakere jata bhava bole na
raganuga sadhakera labdha rasa bole na"Genuine devotees on the level of spontaneous devotional service never say that neophyte students of devotion have attained rasa. The pure emotions characteristic of the goal of spontaneous devotion are never attained without first experiencing the correct progressive development of spiritual attachment (rati)."
raganuga sadhya bhava rati chada haya na
bhavankura samagame vaidhi bhakti thake na"Only when the seed of intense divine emotion sprouts forth pure bhava, then there is no longer any need to adhere to scriptural rules and regulations (vaidhi bhakti). One should never consider ruci (the taste for devotional service) to be the same as rati (transcendental loving attachment in devotional service)."
rucike ratira saha kabhu eka jane na
raganuga boile i prapta rasa jane na"Divine rasa can never be factually attained merely by talking of spontaneous devotion [by claiming " I am a raganuga-bhakta."] A beginning student who should still be further purified by following the scriptural injunctions is never said to be on the level of performing spontaneous loving service unto the Lord."
vidhi sodhya jane jabhu raganuga bole na
sadhanera purve keha bhavankura paya na"No one can ever experience the sprouting of pure ecstatic emotions without first following the regulated injunctions of the scriptures. One who does not give up materialistic faith can never attain the stage of spiritual attachment in devotional service."
jade sraddha na chadile rati kabhu haya na
jata bhava na hiole rasika to haya na"If divine ecstatic emotions have not yet awakened, there is no possibility of one becoming a rasika, a true relisher of devotional mellows. If materialistic emotions are not entirely rejected, one can never become a true rasika."
jada bhava na chakile rasika to haya na
mula dhana rasa labha rati vina na"Without first developing pure attachment (rati), the attainment of devotional mellows (the greatest wealth) can never be possible. Without first climbing the branch of a tree, the fruits can never be reached."
gache na uthite, kandi crdsa mule paya na
dadhane anartha ache rasodaya haya na"If one still has unwanted material impediments ( anarthas) present in their performance of devotional service (sadhana), then rasa can never truly awaken. When the holy name of the Lord is chanted from the platform of pure ecstatic emotions (bhava), then the cheating mood born of pretentious devotional mellows can never be present."
bhava kale nama gane chala rasa haya na
siddhanta vihina hoile krsne citta lage na"Without knowledge of transcendental truth (siddhanta), no one's heart can ever be spiritually attuned with Lord Krishna. If one lacks knowledge of his relationship with Krishna (sambandha), then proper execution of devotional service in relationship to Him (abidheya) is impossible."
sambandha hinera kabhyu abhideya haya na
sambandha vihina jana prayojana paya na"One who lacks knowledge of sambandha, the relationship between Krishna and the living entities, can never attain prayojana, the supreme goal of life [namely pure love of Godhead, Krishna prema.] One who is distracted by bogus philosophical conclusions about devotional service (ku-siddhanta) is not performing actual devotional service to Sri Krishna."
ku siddhante vyasta jana krsna seva kore na
siddhanta alasa jana anartha to chade na"One who is lazy in properly understanding the Vaisnava philosophical conclusions can never become free from anarthas, the unwanted bad habits and philosophical misconceptions what impede devotional service. One who mistakes Krishna as belonging to the material plane can never render actual service to the Lord."
jade krsna bhrama kori krsna seva kore na
anartha na gele name guna bujha jaya na"As long as anarthas remain, then the chanting of the holy name will never produce an understanding of the transcendental qualities of the Lord. As long as anarthas remain, then the chanting of the holy name will never factually engage one in Krishna's service."
anartha na gele name drsna seva haya na
rupa guna lila sphurti nama chada haya na"Revelations of the Lord's transcendental form, qualities, and pastimes are never manifest in the absence of His holy name. The holy name of Krishna is never separated from His transcendental form, qualities or pastimes."
rupa guna lila hoite krsna nama hay na
rupa hoite nama sphurti guru kabhu bole na"The genuine spiritual master never asserts that the revelation of the Lord's holy name is separate from His form. The genuine spiritual master never claims that the revelation of the Lord's holy name is separate from His qualities."
guna hoite nama sphurti guru kabhu bole na
lila hoite nama sphurti rupanuga bole na"The true followers of Srila Rupa Goswami (rupanugas) never claim that the revelation of the Lord's holy name is separate from His pastimes. The rupanugas never teach that the holy name of Krishna and Krishna Himself are two separate things."
nama nami dui vastu rupanuga bole na
rasa age rati pache rupanuga bole na"The true followers of Srila Rupa Goswami never say that the stage of realizing transcendental mellows (rasa) precedes the development of loving devotional attachment (rati). The bonafide spiritual master will never profess that the realization of such mellows precedes the development of pure faith (sraddha)."
rasa age sraddha pache guru kabhu bole na
rati age sraddha pache rupanuga bole na"The followers of Srila Rupa Goswami never preach that transcendental attachment is reached before one develops pure faith. The rupanugas never teach that the perfection of devotional (siddhi) can be reached by abandoning the consecutive order of developmental stages on the path."
krama patha chadi siddhi rupanuga bole na
mahajana patha chadi navya pathe dhaya na"The followers of Srila Rupa Goswami never leave they path of the great devotees (mahajanas) and run to pursue a "new" path. One who commits offenses can never realize the holy name of Krishna at any time."
aparadha saha nama kakhana i haya na
name prakrtartha buddhi bhakta kabhu haya na"The Lord's devotee never interprets the holy name with any mundane, materialistic conception. The devotee never chants the holy name of the Lord in an offensive manner."
aparadha yukta nama bhakta kabhu laya na
namete prakrta buddhi rupanuga kore na"The followers of Srila Rupa Goswami never ascribe material qualities to the holy name by means of mundane intelligence. The followers of Srila Rupa Goswami never consider the Lord's transcendental from as material because they don't possess materialistic mentality."
krsna rupe jada buddhi rupanuga kore na
krsna gune jada buddhi rupanuga kore na"The followers of Srila Rupa Goswami never analyze the Supreme Lord's qualities with material intelligence. The followers of Srila Rupa Goswami never consider the characteristics of the Lord's associates and paraphernalia to be mundane."
parikara vaisistyake prakrta to jane na
krsna lila jada tulya rupanuga bole na"The followers of Srila Rupa Goswami never equate the Lord's transcendental pastimes with materialistic activities. Lord Krishna never becomes a mere object of sense gratification that is lower in quality than Himself."
drsnetara bhogya vastu krsna kabhu haya na
jadake anartha chada ara kichu mane na"One should never consider other than the following: Everything made of matter is an anartha and should be rejected. Transcendental knowledge of Lord Krishna can never be obtained through any mellows that is controlled by attachment to matter. "
jadasakti base rasa krsna jnana kore na
krsna nama krsna rupa kabhu jada bole na"One should never say that Krishna's holy name or transcendental form are mundane. One should never say that Krishna's divine qualities or sublime pastimes are mundane."
drsna guna krsna lila kabhu jada bole na
jada rupa anarthete krsna bhrama kore na"One should never become bewildered by the anartha of material bodies and mistake Lord Krishna's form to also be a material body. One should never try to analyze the Lord's divine names, forms, and qualities with materialistic intelligence."
krsna nama rupa gune jada buddhi kore na
nama rupa guna lila jada boli mane na"One should never consider any of Krishna's transcendental names, forms, qualities or pastimes to be mundane. Similarly, one should never claim that any material names, forms or qualities could be Krishna's."
jada nama rupa gune krsna kabhu bole na
jada sunya aprakrta nama chada bole na"Other than the pure transcendental names of Krishna, which are completely free from all material contact, nothing else should be spoken. Other than the pure transcendental forms of Krishna, which are completely free from all material contact, nothing else should be seen."
jada sunya aprakrta rupa chada dekhe na
jada sunya aprakrta guna chada sune na"Other than the pure transcendental qualities of Krishna, which are completely free from all material contact, nothing else should be heard. Other than pure transcendental pastimes of Krishna, which are completely free from all material contact, nothing else should be served."
jada sunya aprakrta lila chada seve na
anartha thakara kale jada rupe maje na"While still contaminated with anarthas, the bad habits and philosophical misconceptions that impede devotion, one should never become charmed by mundane forms. As long as these impediments remain, one should never mix [their devotional service] with the impurity of mundane qualities."
anartha thakara kale jada gune mise na
anartha thakara kale jada lila bhoge na"While still contaminated with anarthas, one should never try to enjoy materialistic pastimes. As long as these impediments remain, one should never give up trying to purely chant the holy name of Krishna."
anartha thakara kale suddha nama chade na
anartha thakara kale rasa gana kore na"While still contaminated with anarthas, one should never sing songs about the Lord's confidential pastimes. After these impediments are purified (anartha-nivritti), one never speaks of the holy name of Krishna as if it were a mundane sound vibration."
anartha thakara kale siddhi labdha bole na
anartha nivritte kale rupe jada dekhe na"After the anarthas are removed, material attributes are no longer seen in the transcendental forms of Krishna. When such impediments are removed, material attrubutes are no longer perceived in His pure qualities."
anartha nivritte kale gune jada bujhe na
anartha nivritte kale jada lila seve na"After the unwanted impediments are removed, one never serves mundane pastimes. The true spiritual masters in the line of Srila Rupa Goswami, who are known as rupanuga guru-deva, never abuse their own disciples in any way."
rupanuga guru deva sisya himsa kore na
guru tyalji jade asa kabhyu bhakta kore na"The true disciple never rejects the spiritual master because of their own desires for material enjoyment. The genuine spiritual master never finds fault with devotional path shown the great devotees (mahajanas)."
mahajana pathe dosa kabhu guru deya na
guru mahajana vakye bheda kabhu haya na"There can never be any difference between the explanations of the bonafide spiritual master and the teachings of the great devotees (mahajanas). The pure spiritual master never puts thorn-like deterrents on the path of one's execution of practical devotional service (sadhana)."
sadhanera pathe kanta sad guru deya na
adikara avicara rupanuga kore na"The followers of Srila Rupa Goswami are never neglectful in assessing any one's spiritual qualifications. The followers of Srila Rupa Goswami never instruct a servant who is engrossed in material impediments about the science of intimate devotional mellows."
anartha anvita dase rasa siksa deya na
bhagavata padya bole ku vyakhya to kore na"The true devotees of the Lord never reite the verses of Srimad-Bhagavatam and offer bogus interpretations. For the sake of attracting larger numbers of followers, true devotees never abondon the correct systematic practices of devotional service. "
loka samgragera tare krama patha chade na
na uthiya vrksopari phala dhari tane na"One should never climb into a tree, grasp the unripe fruits and forcibly pull them off. Similarly, the followers of Srila Rupa Goswami never abolish the initial systematic process of devotional service."
rupanuga krama patha vilopa to kare na
anarthake artha boli ku pathete laya na"One should never mistakenly call material obstacles "useful for devotional service", thereby following the wrong path. One should never say that the mundane opinions of the prakrta-sahajiyas (cheap materialistic impostors) are aprakrta (transcendental). "
prakrta sahaja mata aprakrta bole na
anartha na gele sisya jata rati bole na"The disciple is never said to have developed deep devotional attachment (rati) as long as impediments (anarthas) are not removed. The disciple who is still contaminated with these impediments is never taught the science of intimate devotional mellows (rasa-tattva)."
anartha visita sisye rasa tattva bole na
asakta komala sraddhe rasa katha bole na"A devotee should never speak on the topics of devotional mellows to one who has weak, pliable faith. A devotee should never attempt to bestow the qualification for rasa upon one who is unqualified to receive it."
anadhikarire rase adhikara deya na
vaidha bhakta jane kaabhu raganuga jane na"Devotees who are still on the platform of following regulated scriptural injunctions (vaidha-bhaktas) cannot yet understand anything about the exalted stage of the raganugas, practitioners of spontaneous devotional service. Those who possess weak faith cannot yet understand the realm of the rasikas, relaters of pure transcendental mellows."
komala sraddhake kabhu rasika to jane na
svalpa sraddha jane kabhu jata rati mane na"Those who possess little faith are never recognized as being highly developed in loving devotional attachment. Those who possess little faith are never to be instructed in topics concerning transcendental mellows."
svalpa sraddha jane rasa upadesa kore na
jata rati prauda sraddha sanga tyaga kore na"When spiritual attachment (rati) is manifest, one never leaves the company of those endowed with advanced faith. If immature devotees with pliable faith are presented with a devotional mellow, they will never be able to properly serve it."
komala sraddhere kabhu rasa diya seve na
krsnare sevana lagi jada rase mise na"One should never mix their activities with the contaminated moods of materialistic mellows for the purpose of service of Krishna. After rasa has factually awakened, one never indulges in the mentality of regarding any other soul as disciple."
rasodaya kona jive sisya bhddhi kore na
rasika bhakata raja kabhu sisya kore na"The highest devotee, who is like a king among the rasikas expert in relishing devotional mellows, never thinks that he has disciples. The student of such a rasika, however, never give up the mood of being the disciples of this exalted devotee."
rasika janera sisya ei bhava chade na
saddhana chadile bhava udaya to haya na"If the preliminary practices of devotional service (sadhana) are neglected, then the awakening of ecstatic emotions (bhava) can never occur. Even one who has attained realization of spontaneous devotional service (raganuga-bhakti) should never give up practicing their regulative principles of devotional service. "
raganuga janile i dadhana to chade na
bhava na hoile kabhu rasodaya haya na"Without first experiencing bhava, the ecstatic emotions of divine love, rasa can never arise. The realization of rasa never occurs before the development of rati, spiritual attachment."
age rasodaya pare ratyudaya haya na
age ratyudaya pare sraddhodaya haya na"One should never think that rati is awakened first, then sraddha develops later. Nor should one think that after one attains the state of being thoroughly soaked with rasa, then the need for practicing sadhana vanishes."
rasabhista labhi pare sadhana to haya na
samafrira amilane sthayi bhava haya na"In the absence of the necessary constituent elements of the bhakti process (such as anartha-nivritti, nistha, ruci, etc.), one can never become fixed up in their own eternal sthayi-bhava ( one of the five principal mellows). In the absence of sthayi bhava and its necessary elements, one can never become situated in their eternal rasa."
sthayi bhava vyatireke rase sthiti haya na
bhoge nama jade sraddha cit prakasa kore na"Those whose mends are absorbed in the spirit of enjoyment of matter, and who possess materialistic faith, can never experience the revelation of pure spiritual consciousness. Without absolute faith in the Lord's holy name, one's mundane mentality can never be cast off."
name sraddha na hoile jada bhddhi chade na
jada buddhi na chakile nama krpa kore na"One who is reluctant to give up their materialistic mentality will never receive the mercy of the pure holy name of Lord Krishna. Without first receiving the mercy of the holy name, one should never listen to recitations of Krishna's confidential pastimes."
nama krpa na korile lila suna jaya na
namake janile jada kama dura haya na"One who thinks that the holy name of Krishna is mundane can never become free from lust. One who thinks that the transcendental from of Krishna is mundane can never become free from lust."
rupake mjanile jada kama dura haya na
gunake bujhile jada kama dura haya na"One who thinks that the divine qualities of Krishna are mundane can never become free from lust. One who thinks that the eternal pastimes of Krishna are mundane can never become free from lust."
lilake purile jada kama dura haya na
name jada vyavadhane rupodaya haya na"If one's consciousness is blocked by material conceptions, then Krishna's pure transcendental form can never be realized by chanting the holy name. If one's consciousness is blocked by material conceptions, then Krishna's pure transcendental qualities can never be realized by chanting the holy name. If one's consciousness is blocked by the enjoyment of material objects, then Krishna's pure transcendental pastimes can never be realized."
name jada vyavadhane gunodaya haya na
jada bhoga vyavadhane lilodaya haya na
araradha vyavadhane rasa labha haya na"Due to the blockage of offenses (aparadha), one can never attain the flow of pure transcendental mellows. Due to the blockage of offenses, one can never experience the pure holy name of the Lord."
aparadha vyavadhane nama kabhu haya na
vyavahita lila ganekama dura haya na"One who is covered by offenses may sing the pastimes of the Lord, but this will never do away with the lust burning in his heart. By the blockage of offenses, one's eternal spiritual body (siddha-deha) will never be attained."
aparadha vyavadhane siddha deha paya na
sevopakarana karne na sunile haya na"If one does not hear the proper details of the devotional science [from the disciple successions], then genuine service to the Lord can never be performed. One absorbed in the various material ingredients of the bodily concept of life will never be able to hear of the Lord's transcendental pastimes. "
jadopakarana dehe lila sona jaya na
sevaya unmukha hale jada katha haya na"When one is enthusiastic for constantly rendering unalloyed devotional service, there is never any possibility for becoming detracted by idle talks related to the mundane world. Otherwise, if one is not enthusiastic, then confidential topics about the all-conscious spiritual world should never be heard."
natuva cin maya katha kabhu sruta haya na