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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Frequently asked

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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