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Dehātmabuddhi Yāra Sei Jaḍa Deha

dehātmabuddhi yāra sei jaḍa deha sei dehe āsvādana nāhi kare keha
Word for word
dehātma-buddhi thinking that one is the material body and mind; yāra who has; sei that; jaḍa deha material body; sei dehe in that body; āsvādana nāhi kare cannot taste; keha anyone
Translation

One who falsely considers his body to be the self, or practically acts in that bodily consciousness by accepting bodily characteristics or qualities as transcendental qualifications, such a deluded soul has lost their spiritual vision and is no better than the material body they identify with. Therefore, no one in such material bodily consciousness and misidentification can relish the transcendental pastimes of the Supreme Lord, Which are all transcendental, beyond the range of perception by material senses.

vaiṣṇavete jātibuddhi pravala pracura līlā-āsvādane kintu baḍa bāhādura
Word for word
vaiṣṇavete in the devotees; jāti-buddhi respecting according to family birth; pravala pervasive; pracura very; līlā-āsvādane for tasting pastimes; kintu but; baḍa very; bāhādura valiant
Translation

A real Vaisnava is transcendental to all material conceptions, yet today those who claim to be Vaisnavas generally are filled with an almost unlimited variety of bodily conceptions due to caste consciousness and caste distinction, and these caste prejudices and disqualifications, the so-called Vaisnavas always take the lead like big heros when it comes to engaging in “relishing the nectar of Lord’s intimate pastimes.”

ḍāhagharera kerāṇi (eka) goṅsāi ṭhākura bābājī praṇāma kare tāhāre pracura
Word for word
ḍāhagharera post office; kerāṇi clerk; eka one; goṅsāi-ṭhākura family descendent from an associate of Lord Caitanya; bābāji renounced Vaisnava; praṇāma kare pays respect; tāhāre to him; pracura very much
Translation

For example, on post clerk has somehow or other become recognized as a “Gosai Thakur,” or a liberated pure Vaisnava. This way he receives so many obeisances from the babaji mendicants of vṛndāvana.

goṅsāi ṭhākura kare jāti-abhimāna nityānanda prabhuvare kare khāna khāna
Word for word
goṅsāi-ṭhākura goswāmī; kare does; jāti-abhimāna identification through his birth rather than qualities; nityānanda prabhuvare the blessings of Nītyānanda Prabhu; kare khāna khāna cut in pieces
Translation

The so-called “Gosai Ṭhākura” is falsely proud on the basis of bodily distinction, and as a result Lord Nītyānanda Prabhu does not empower him as a bonafide spiritual master, but rather cuts him down into little pieces because of his offensive activities.

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What is the meaning of Dehātmabuddhi Yāra Sei Jaḍa Deha?

One who falsely considers his body to be the self, or practically acts in that bodily consciousness by accepting bodily characteristics or qualities as transcendental qualifications, such a deluded soul has lost their spiritual vision and is no better than the material body they identify with. Therefore, no one in such material bodily consciousness and misidentification can relish the transcendental pastimes of the Supreme Lord, Which are all transcendental, beyond the range of perception by material senses.

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Dehātmabuddhi Yāra Sei Jaḍa Deha has 4 verses.

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