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Ataeva Tāṇra Nahe ‘nirjana Bhajana’

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ataeva tāṇra nahe ‘nirjana-bhajana’ kaniṣṭha-adhikāra ei jagat-vañcana
Word for word
ataeva therefore; tāṅra his; nahe is not; nirjana-bhajana worship soley for ones own benefit; kaniṣṭha-adhikāra the first stage service only; ei this; jagat-vañcana cheating the whole universe
Translation

Therefore the real devotees of the Lord do not perform the so-called solitary worship of the Lord but always stay active in the saṅkīrtan movement of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. It is a cheating process of the kaniṣṭha adhikāri - the neophte or materialistic devotees of the Lord - to fool the world into believing that they are exalted devotees of the Lord.

baḍa baḍa nāmajādā vaiṣṇava-sajjāya pādrī sāheb āsi’ mile saba tāya
Word for word
baḍa baḍa very big; nāmajāda famous; vaiṣṇava-sajjāya in the dress of the devotee; pādri Christian priest; sāheb gentleman; āsi coming; mile joined; saba all; tāya with them
Translation

They present themselves as great famous devotees of the Lord and decorate themselves with all the neccessary trappings and paraphernalia to look like a big devotee. But what do they do when the “Father” Christian missionary comes to the land of Kṛṣṇa and visits with all the people…

puchila śrī kṛṣṇalīlā vṛndāvana-mājha nā bhujāla tā’re tattva vaiṣṇava-samāja
Word for word
puchila asked; śrī kṛṣṇalīlā about the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa; vṛndāvana-mājha within vṛndāvana; nā did not; bhujāla let understand; tāre to him; tattva the actual truth; vaiṣṇava-samāja the society of vaiṣṇavas
Translation

…and asks what are the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa performed in the sacred land of vṛndāvana? Because the society of neophytes did not explain the real nature of Lord Kṛṣṇa to this “Father”, he gets the wrong understanding due to his poor fund of knowledge, and thus engages in blasphemy to the Supreme Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

kaniṣṭha-adhikārī saba śāstra nāhi bhujhe nirjane bhajanae śudhu ruti-cānā khuṅje
Word for word
kaniṣṭha-adhikāri neophte; saba all; śāstra scripture; nāhi bhujhe do not understand; nirjane bhajanae worship in a lonely place; śudhu only; ruti-cānā capatis and chick peas; khuṅje look for
Translation

Actually these neophyte kaniṣṭha adhikāri devotees of the Lord don’t understand the conclusions of the revealed scriptures at all. For one engaged in their so-called renunciation, to perform some “advanced private worship”, all their activities reveal is a day today struggle for finding some capatis and dhal (bread and soup), and nothing more.

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What is the meaning of Ataeva Tāṇra Nahe ‘nirjana Bhajana’?

Therefore the real devotees of the Lord do not perform the so-called solitary worship of the Lord but always stay active in the saṅkīrtan movement of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. It is a cheating process of the kaniṣṭha adhikāri - the neophte or materialistic devotees of the Lord - to fool the world into believing that they are exalted devotees of the Lord.

How many verses does Ataeva Tāṇra Nahe ‘nirjana Bhajana’ have?

Ataeva Tāṇra Nahe ‘nirjana Bhajana’ has 4 verses.

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