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Purport to Sri Sri Siksastakam, CDV 15

2017-09-30T10:58:56Z

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'''Śrī Śrī Śikṣāṣṭakam by Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu'''

'''Song - Vintage Series CD 15 Track 1'''

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:ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ
:śreyaḥ-kairava-candrikā-vitaraṇaṁ vidyā-vadhū-jīvanam
:ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ
:śreyaḥ-kairava-candrikā-vitaraṇaṁ vidyā-vadhū-jīvanam
:ānandāmbudhi-vardhanaṁ
:ānandāmbudhi-vardhanaṁ prati-padaṁ pūrṇāmṛtāsvādanaṁ
:paraṁ vijayate śrī-kṛṣṇa-saṇkīrtanam
:ānandāmbudhi-vardhanaṁ prati-padaṁ pūrṇāmṛtāsvādanaṁ
:sarvātma-snapanaṁ paraṁ vijayate śrī-kṛṣṇa-saṇkīrtanam
:ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ
:śreyaḥ-kairava-candrikā-vitaraṇaṁ vidyā-vadhū-jīvanam
:ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ
:ānandāmbudhi-vardhanaṁ
:ānandāmbudhi-vardhanaṁ prati-padaṁ pūrṇāmṛtāsvādanaṁ
:paraṁ vijayate śrī-kṛṣṇa-saṇkīrtanam
:ānandāmbudhi-vardhanaṁ prati-padaṁ pūrṇāmṛtāsvādanaṁ
:paraṁ vijayate śrī-kṛṣṇa-saṇkīrtanam
:ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ
:ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ
:([[CC Antya 20.12]])

Glory to the śrī-kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana, which cleanses the heart of all the dust accumulated for years and extinguishes the fire of conditional life, of repeated birth and death. This saṅkīrtana movement is the prime benediction for humanity at large because it spreads the rays of the benediction moon. It is the life of all transcendental knowledge. It increases the ocean of transcendental bliss, and it enables us to fully taste the nectar for which we are always anxious.

:nāmnām akāri nija-bhakti
:nāmnām akāri nija-śaktis
:tatrārpitā niyamitaḥ smaraṇe na kālaḥ
:nāmnām akāri nija-bhak...nija...
:nāmnām akāri nija-sarva-śaktis
:tatrārpitā niyamitaḥ smaraṇe na kālaḥ
:etādṛśī...etādṛśī tava kṛpā bhagavan mamāpi
:durdaivam īdṛśam ihājani nānurāgaḥ
:etādṛśī tava kṛpā bhagavan mamāpi
:durdaivam īdṛśam ihājani nānurāgaḥ
:([[CC Antya 20.16]])

O my Lord, Your holy name alone can render all benediction to living beings, and thus You have hundreds and millions of names, like Kṛṣṇa and Govinda. In these transcendental names You have invested all Your transcendental energies. There are not even hard and fast rules for chanting these names. O my Lord, out of kindness You enable us to easily approach You by Your holy names, but I am so unfortunate that I have no attraction for them.

:ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ
:śreyaḥ-kairava-candrikā-vitaraṇaṁ vidyā-vadhū-jīvanam
:ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ
:tṛṇād api sunīcena
:tṛṇād api sunīcena
:taror api sahiṣṇunā
:tṛṇād api sunīcena
:taror api sahiṣṇunā
:amāninā mānadena
:kīrtanīyaḥ sadā hariḥ
:kīrtanīyaḥ sadā hariḥ
:([[CC Adi 17.31]]) / ([[CC Antya 20.21]])

One should chant the holy name of the Lord in a humble state of mind, thinking oneself lower than the straw in the street; one should be more tolerant than a tree, devoid of all sense of false prestige, and should be ready to offer all respect to others. In such a state of mind one can chant the holy name of the Lord constantly.

:nāmnām akāri bahudhā nija-sarva-śaktis
:tatrārpitā niyamitaḥ smaraṇe na kālaḥ
:etādṛśī tava kṛpā bhagavan mamāpi
:durdaivam īdṛśam ihājani nānurāgaḥ
:ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ...mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ
:śreyaḥ-kairava-candrikā-vitaraṇaṁ vidyā-vadhū-jīvanam
:ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ
:ayi nanda-tanuja
:ayi nanda-tanuja patitaṁ kiṅkaraṁ māṁ
:viṣame bhavāmbudhau
:ayi nanda-tanuja
:ayi nanda-tanuja patitaṁ kiṅkaraṁ māṁ
:viṣame bhavāmbudhau
:ayi nanda-tanuja patitaṁ kiṅkaraṁ māṁ
:viṣame bhavāmbudhau
:kṛpayā...kṛpayā tava pāda-paṅkaja-sthita-
:dhūlī-sadṛśaṁ vicintaya
:ayi nanda-tanuja
:([[CC Antya 20.32]])

O son of Mahārāja Nanda (Kṛṣṇa), I am Your eternal servitor, yet somehow or other I have fallen into the ocean of birth and death. Please pick me up from this ocean of death and place me as one of the atoms at Your lotus feet.

:tṛṇād...janaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ
:śreyaḥ-kairava-candrikā-vitaraṇaṁ vidyā-vadhū-jīvanam
:ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ
:na dhanaṁ na janaṁ na sundarīṁ
:kavitāṁ vā jagad-īśa kāmaye
:na dhanaṁ na janaṁ na sundarīṁ
:kavitāṁ vā jagad-īśa kāmaye
:mama janmani janmanīśvare
:bhavatād bhaktir ahaitukī
:na dhanaṁ na janaṁ na sundarīṁ
:kavitāṁ vā jagad-īśa kāmaye
:na dhanaṁ na janaṁ na sundarīṁ
:jagad-īśa kāmaye
:na dhanaṁ na janaṁ na sundarīṁ
:kavitāṁ vā jagad-īśa kāmaye
:mama janmani janmanīśvare
:bhavatād bhaktir ahaitukī tvayi
:na dhanaṁ na janaṁ na sundarīṁ
:kavitāṁ vā jagad-īśa kāmaye
:mama janmani janmanīśvare
:bhavatād bhaktir ahaitukī tvayi
:([[CC Antya 20.29]])

O almighty Lord, I have no desire to accumulate wealth, nor do I desire beautiful women, nor do I want any number of followers. I only want Your causeless devotional service, birth after birth.

:ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ
:śreyaḥ-kairava-candrikā-vitaraṇaṁ vidyā-vadhū-jīvanam
:ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ
:yugāyitaṁ nimeṣeṇa
:yugāyitaṁ nimeṣeṇa
:yugāyitaṁ nimeṣeṇa
:cakṣuṣā prāvṛṣāyitam
:yugāyitaṁ nimeṣeṇa
:cakṣuṣā prāvṛṣāyitam
:śūnyāyitaṁ jagat sarvaṁ
:govinda-viraheṇa me
:śūnyāyitaṁ jagat sarvaṁ
:govinda-viraheṇa me
:([[CC Antya 20.39]])

O Govinda! Feeling Your separation, I am considering a moment to be like twelve years or more. Tears are flowing from my eyes like torrents of rain, and I am feeling all vacant in the world in Your absence.

:ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ
:ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ
:āśliṣya vā pāda-ratāṁ pinaṣṭu mām
:āśliṣya vā pāda-ratāṁ pinaṣṭu mām
:marma-hatām karotu vā adarśanām
:āśliṣya vā pāda-ratāṁ pinaṣṭu mām
:marma-hatām karotu vā adarśanām
:yathā tathā vā vidadhātu lampaṭo
:tathā vā vidadhātu lampaṭo
:mat-prāṇa-nāthas tu sa eva nāparaḥ
:yathā tathā vā
:yathā tathā vā vidadhātu lampaṭo
:mat-prāṇa-nāthas tu sa eva nāparaḥ
:([[CC Antya 20.47]])

I know no one but Kṛṣṇa as my Lord, and He shall remain so even if He handles me roughly by His embrace or makes me brokenhearted by not being present before me. He is completely free to do anything and everything, for He is always my worshipful Lord, unconditionally.

:ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ
:śreyaḥ-kairava-candrikā-vitaraṇaṁ vidyā-vadhū-jīvanam
:ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ
:ānandāmbudhi-vardhanaṁ prati-padaṁ pūrṇāmṛtāsvādanaṁ
:sarvātma-snapanaṁ paraṁ vijayate śrī-kṛṣṇa-saṇkīrtanam
:ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ

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'''Purport - Vintage Series CD 15 Track 2'''

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Prabhupāda:

:ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanam bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ
:śreyaḥ-kairava-candrikā-vitaraṇaṁ vidyā-vadhū-jīvanam
:ānandāmbudhi-vardhanaṁ prati-padaṁ pūrṇāmṛtāsvādanaṁ
:sarvātma-snapanaṁ paraṁ vijayate śrī-kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtanam

Lord Caitanya gave us eight stanzas of His mission, what He wanted to do. They are explained in eight stanzas, and they are known as Śikṣāṣṭaka. Śikṣā means instruction, and āṣṭaka means eight. So in eight stanzas He has finished his instruction, and His next disciples, the Six Gosvāmīs, have explained them in volumes of books. So Lord Caitanya says the subject is paraṁ vijayate śrī-kṛṣṇa-saṇkīrtanam: all glories to the chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra or Kṛṣṇa saṇkīrtan movement. All glories. All victory. How it is victory, all victory? That He explains, that ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanam. If you chant this Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, then the dirty things which have accumulated in your heart due to material contamination will be cleared off. He gives the example that the heart is just like a mirror. If on the mirror there are heaps of dust accumulated, then one cannot see the real face by the reflection of the mirror. Therefore, it should be cleansed. So in our present conditional life, our heart is overloaded with so much dust accumulated due to our material association from time immemorial. So if we chant this Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, then the dust will be removed. Even not immediately, it will begin to be removed. And as soon as the mirror of the heart is cleansed of all dust, immediately one can see the face what he is. That face means real identification. By chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, one will understand that he is not this body. This is our misconception. The dust means this misconception, accepting this body or the mind as self. Actually, we are not this body or the mind. We are spirit soul. So as soon as we can understand that we are not these bodies, immediately bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇam. The blazing fire of material conditions, or the blazing fire of material miseries, immediately becomes dissipated. No more misery. Ahaṁ brahmāsmi. As it is stated in the Bhagavad-gītā, brahma-bhūtaḥ prasannātmā ([[BG 18.54]]). Immediately one understands his real identification as spirit soul, he becomes joyful. We are not joyful. Due to our material contact, we are always full of anxieties. By chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, we shall immediately come to the stage of joyful life. Bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇam. And this is called liberation. When one becomes joyful, free from all anxieties, that stage is actual liberation because every living creature, the spirit soul is by nature joyful. The whole struggle for existence is that he is searching after that joyful stage of life, but he missing the point. Therefore, in every effort for joyful life we are being defeated. This constant defeat can be overcome immediately by chanting this Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra. That is the effect of this transcendental vibration. And after liberation, after being joyful, the material joys decreases. Whatever joy you want to enjoy, that decreases. Take, for example, for eating. If we want to eat some nice foodstuff, after eating a few morsels of food we do not like to take any more. That means here in the material world, whatever joy we accept, it will decrease. But spiritual joy, Lord Caitanya says ānandāmbudhi-vardhanam, the spiritual joy is just like ocean. But here in the material world, we have got experience that ocean does not increase. Ocean remains within its limit. But the ocean of spiritual joyfulness increases. Ānandāmbudhi-vardhanam. Śreyaḥ-kairava-candrikā-vitaraṇam. How it increases? He is giving the example like the moon, rising moon. As the waxing moon. As the moon from the day of new moon, new moon night, the first day it is just like a small curved line. But second day, third day it increases, gradually it increases. Similarly, the spiritual life, the spiritual joyful life increases like the moon rays day after day, day after day, till it reaches the full moon night, yes. So ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanam bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇam, śreyaḥ-kairava-candrikā-vitaraṇam vidyā-vadhū-jīvanam. And the life then becomes full of knowledge because spiritual life means eternal life, full of bliss and full of knowledge. So we increase our volumes of joy because proportionately we increase the volume of our knowledge. Śreyaḥ-kairava-candrikā-vitaraṇaṁ vidyā-vadhū-jīvanam, ānandāmbudhi-vardhanaṁ. It is just like a ocean, but still it increases. Ānandāmbudhi-vardhanaṁ, sarvātma-snapanaṁ. It is so nice that once situated in this state of life, one thinks that "I am fully satisfied." Sarvātma-snapanaṁ. Just like if one takes bath dipping into the water, he feels refreshed immediately. Similarly, this spiritual life increasing joys day after day makes one feeling that he is fully satisfied. (end)

Purport to Bhajahu Re Mana

2017-09-30T10:54:51Z

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'''Purport to Bhajahū Re Mana, 'The Cooperation of Our Mind' by Govinda Dāsa Kavirāja - Gold Series CD 5 Track 4'''

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Bhajahū re mana śrī-nanda-nandana-abhaya caraṇāravinda re. This is a song sung by Govinda dāsa, poet Govinda dāsa. He's addressing his mind, because, after all, we have to work with the cooperation of our mind. If our mind is disturbed, if the mind is dragging us to choose something else, then it is very difficult to concentrate in one sort of business. That is practical. Therefore the yoga system means to control the mind. It is a mechanical process of controlling the mind. Because without controlling the mind, without the mind being not disturbed, nobody can make any spiritual progress. But our Vaiṣṇava system is to engage the mind directly in devotional service so that it may not go outside the scope of devotional service. That is our system. And that is practical. If we concentrate our mind on the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, arcanam-śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ, smaraṇaṁ pāda-sevanam-pāda-sevanam ([[SB 7.5.23]]), then automatically mind becomes controlled. The yogis are trying artificially to control the mind, but they are failing. There are many instances big, big yogis fail. So anything done artificially is not possible to be perfectly done. Therefore the system of controlling the mind means you give the mind better engagement, then mind will not be attracted by inferior energy. This is the science or secret of success.

So Govinda dāsa is trying to fix up the mind on the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa which is known as abhaya-caraṇa. Abhaya means "where there is no fear." Just like we deposit our money in a reliable bank because we think there is no fear of loss. That is called abhaya, "without any fear," and caraṇa means "lotus feet." So Govinda dāsa is advising his mind, hū re mana "My dear mind," hū re addressing the mind. Bhaja hū re mana. Bhaja. Bhaja means "be engaged in devotional service." Bhaja hū re mana śrī-nanda-nandana, "in the service of Kṛṣṇa, the son of Nanda." There are many, many Kṛṣṇas, but we are concerned with the particular Kṛṣṇa who appeared as the son of Nanda Mahārāja and the son of Vāsudeva. Therefore he says particularly just like we identify one person his name, his father's name, then it is perfectly identified. So, he says śrī nanda-nandana; bhajahū re mana śrī-nanda-nandana abhaya-caraṇāravinda re, "His Lotus Feet is secure to take shelter of." There are many ślokas in the Bhāgavatam about this: samāśritā ye pada-pallava-plavam mahat-padaṁ puṇya-yaśo murāreḥ ([[SB 10.14.58]]). Mahat-padam, "Under the Lotus Feet of Kṛṣṇa, the whole material creation is resting." So if such a gigantic creation can rest, so if I am insignificant tiny living being, if I take shelter at the Lotus Feet, which is fearless, of Kṛṣṇa, then my security is guaranteed.

Bhajahū re mana śrī-nanda-nandana, abhaya caraṇā-ravinda re, durlabha mānava-janama sat-saṅge, taroho e bhava-sindhu re. Durlabha, "very rarely got this human form of life." Durlabha mānava-janama. So in order to fix up our mind on the Lotus Feet of Kṛṣṇa, it is necessary that we should live in the association of devotees. Durlabha mānava-janama sat-saṅge. Sat-saṅge means "in the association of devotees." (If we) don't live in the association of devotees, if we try to fix up our mind on the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa independently, it will be not possible. It will be failure. Therefore he says sat-saṅge, "in the association of devotees." Taroho e bhava-sindhu re, "the real purpose of life is to cross over the ocean of nescience." So if we fix up our mind on the Lotus Feet of Kṛṣṇa in the association of devotees, then we can very easily cross over the ocean of nescience, the material existence.

Then, what is my present business? Now my present business is: śīta ātapa bāta bariṣaṇa, e dina jāminī jāgi re. My material engagement is that "I don't care for severe cold, I don't care for scorching heat, I don't care for sleeping at night; I am working hard day and night." Śīta ātapa bāta bariṣaṇa, e dina jāminī jāgi re. And what for? Kṛpaṇa, bhipale sevinu kṛpaṇa durajana, "for the service of kṛpaṇa dura-jana." Kṛpaṇa durajana means outsiders. The so-called material society, friendship, love, etc., they are actually outsiders. They can not give me actual spiritual advancement of life. But we are engaged in the service of society, friendship, or love, nationalism, socialism, so many. Our engagements are various, but that is biphale. Biphale means "without any result." Result will be that I create a certain type of mentality in order to protect the so-called country, society, family, and at the time of death I will have to accept a body according to my mentality.

So people are accepting so many abominable means to carry on this business of society, friendship, and love, so-called. The result is that he is developing a certain type of mentality which is not human, and the result will be next life he'll be forced to accept a body according to that mentality. Therefore kṛpaṇa durajana. Kṛpaṇa means "miser." They'll not give me any intelligence, any enlightenment of my real need of life, but still we are engaged in the service of such durajana, "outsider." Biphale sevinu kṛpaṇa durajana, capala sukha-laba lāgi' re, and there is little happiness. Otherwise, how a man can work so hard day and night. The happiness is sex enjoyment, capala, "flickering." Vidyapati sings, tatala saikate vari bindu-sama, "That happiness is just like a drop of water in the desert." Desert requires water but if you take little water and sprinkle over it, "Now take water," so what is the value of that water? Similarly, we are hankering after eternal happiness, what these society, friendship and love will give us? Therefore we are simply wasting our time in the matter of deriving happiness from this so-called materialistic way of life maintaining society, friendship and so forth, simply wasting. Biphale. Biphale means "without any good result." Biphale sevinu kṛpaṇa durajana, capala sukha-laba lāgi' re. "Never mind, I shall enjoy personally. I've got my youthful life, I can earn money, and I don't care for my family." Actually this is now happening at the present moment. Nobody cares for family, but he is busy only for maintaining himself, to utilize his youthful life, and so many things.

Govinda Dāsa poet is advising, "My dear mind, I accept that now you have got youthful life, you can enjoy." Therefore, you say e dhana yaubana putra parijana, ithe ki āche paratīti re, "this accumulation of wealth: earning money; and this youthful life: enjoying." E dhana yaubana putra parijana, and by society, friendship and love, is there any actual happiness or transcendental happiness? Ithe ki āche paratīti re, "It is something like the water on the lotus leaf." Kamala-dala-jala, jīvana ṭalamala, "It is this existence of water is tiltering, at any moment will fall down." Actually, all of this youthful enjoyment or money-making business, at any moment it can be finished. So actually you can not believe or pin your faith in that sort of happiness. That is not good because it can be finished at any moment. These people are engaged in making skyscraper buildings, and bank balance, and having good motorcars, and so many things they are trying to enjoy, but forgetting that any moment it can be finished. Any moment. So it is just like kamala-dala-jala, "keeping water on the lotus leaf." It does not stand, it is tilted, can fall down, any moment. The example is very nice.

Therefore he's advising, śravaṇa kīrtana, he is instructing the mind that, "don't do this, don't do this," so many negative things. Then the next question will be then actually, mind may ask Govinda Dāsa, "Actually what do you want to do? You are negativating all these material engagements that's all right, then what is your positive proposal?" He says, "Yes, my positive proposal is this: śravaṇa kīrtana smaraṇa vandana, pāda-sevana dāsya re, pūjana sakhī-jana ātma-nivedana, govinda dāsa-abhilāṣa re." "My dear mind, my desire is that you kindly help me hearing about this abhaya-caraṇāravinda, Kṛṣṇa, śravaṇa. And let me chant about His glories, śravaṇa kīrtana. Let me remember, let me serve His Lotus Feet, let me make friendship with Him. Offer, let me offer everything what have I got to Him. These are my desires. If you kindly cooperate with me, and then I can do this." So this is a very instructing song, the summary of the mission of human life, and anyone who will follow this principle will be actually happy transcendentally.