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Cij Joḍera Dwaita Jini Korena Sthāpana

Instruction & Guidance (Upadeśa)

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cij-joḍera dwaita jini korena sthāpana joḍīya kutarka-bale hāya bhrama-jāla tā'ra buddhi kore ācchādana bijñāna-āloka nāhi tāya

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cit—of spirit; joḍera—and matter; dwaita—two; jini—which; korena—does; sthāpana—establishment; joḍīya—material; kutarka-bale—by the power of ordinary logic; hāya—alas; bhrama-jāla—in a netwrok of illusions; tā'ra—of him; buddhi—intelligence; kore—does; ācchādana—covering; bijñāna—knowledge; āloka—understanding; nāhi—not; tāya—of him

Translation

Ah! If someone employs ordinary material logic to understand the difference between matter and spirit, his intelligence will be caught in a net of illusions. he will not understand the truth.

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cit-tattwe ādarśa boli' jāne jeya jane joḍe anukṛti boli' māni tāhāra bijñāna śuddha rahasya sādhane samartha boliyā āmi jāni

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cit-tattwe—in spirit; ādarśa—replica; boli'—saying; jāne—know; jeya—which; jane—person; joḍe—in matter; anukṛti—imitation; boli'—saying; māni—I know; tāhāra—of him; bijñāna—knowledge; śuddha—pure; rahasya—secret; sādhane—in practice; samartha—able; boliyā—saying; āmi—I; jāni—know

Translation

I know that a person who says that the material world is a perverted reflection of the spiritual world knows the secret that is the pure truth.

3

ata eba e jagate jaha lakṣya hoya baikuṇṭhera joḍa anukṛti nirdoṣa baikuṇṭha-gata-sattā-samudoya sa-doṣa joḍīyā parimiti

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ata eba—therefore; e—this; jagate—in the material world; jaha—which; lakṣya—to be seen; hoya—is; baikuṇṭhera—of the spiritual world; joḍa—matter; anukṛti—imitation; nirdoṣa—faultless; baikuṇṭha-gata-sattā-samudoya—the manifestations of the spiritual world; sa-doṣa—with faults; joḍīyā—masterial; parimiti—made

Translation

Whatever is seen in the material world is an imitation of what is already present in the spiritual world. However, everything in the spiritual world is faultless, and everything in the material world is full of faults.

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baikuṇṭha-nilaye je aprākṛta rati su-madhura mahā-bhābābadhi tā'ra tuccha anukṛti puruṣa-prakṛti saṅga-sukha-saṅkleśa-jaladhi

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baikuṇṭha-nilaye—in the spiritual world; je—what; aprākṛta—not material; rati—love; su-madhura—very sweet; mahā-bhābābadhi—up to the limit of mahā-bhāva; tā'ra—of that; tuccha—patheic; anukṛti—imitation; puruṣa-prakṛti—man and woman; saṅga—contact; sukha—happiness; saṅkleśa—sufferings; jaladhi—an ocean

Translation

In the spiritual world the non-material love that culminates in the ecstasy of mahā-bhāva is very sweet. In the material world that spiritual love is pervertedly reflected. That reflection, that pathetic imitation, is the material love of material men and women, a love whose pleasures lead to an ocean of troubles.

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aprakṛta siddha-deha koriyā āśroya sahaja-samādhi-joga-bale sādhaka prakṛti-bhābe śrī-nanda-tanoya bhajena sarbada kautūhale

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aprakṛta—not material; siddha-deha—perfect body; koriyā—doing; āśroya—shelter; sahaja-samādhi-joga-bale—by the power of natural meditation; sādhaka—the devotee; prakṛti—female; bhābe—with the nature; śrī-nanda-tanoya—Nanda's son; bhajena—worships; sarbadā—always; kautūhale—happily

Translation

By the power of his sincere spiritual meditation accepting a spiritual female body, the liberated soul joyfully worships Lord Kṛṣṇa eternally.

About Cij Joḍera Dwaita Jini Korena Sthāpana

From Sambandha-abhidheya-prayojana, addressing the distinction, dwaita, between cit and jada, spirit and matter — the foundational metaphysical category underlying the soul's actual relationship, sambandha, to Krsna.

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Who wrote Cij Joḍera Dwaita Jini Korena Sthāpana?

Cij Joḍera Dwaita Jini Korena Sthāpana was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Kalyanakalpataru.

What is the meaning of Cij Joḍera Dwaita Jini Korena Sthāpana?

Ah! If someone employs ordinary material logic to understand the difference between matter and spirit, his intelligence will be caught in a net of illusions. he will not understand the truth.

How many verses does Cij Joḍera Dwaita Jini Korena Sthāpana have?

Cij Joḍera Dwaita Jini Korena Sthāpana has 5 verses.

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