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Saṅga Doṣa Śūnya Dīkṣitādīkṣita

Longing & Aspiration (Lālasā)

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1

hari he! saṅga-doṣa-śūnya, dīkṣitādīkṣita, jadi tava nāma gā’ya mānase ādara, koribo tāhāre, jāni’ nija-jana tāya

Word for word

hari–Lord; he!–oh!; saṅga–association; doṣa (asat)–faulty (bad); śūnya (mukta)–free from; dīkṣita (śrī guru-padāśrita)–initiated (sheltered at the feet of Śrī Guru); adīkṣita (tat-pūrvāvasthā prāpta)–not initiated (situated in the preliminary stage prior to taking shelter of Śrī Guru); yadi–if; tava–Your; nāma–Name; gā’ya–sings; mānase–within my heart

Translation

O Lord! If one free from bad association, be they initiated or yet to be initiated, sings Your Name, I will honour them within my heart, knowing them to be Yours.

2

dīkṣita hoiyā, bhaje tuwā pada, tāhāre pranati kori ananya-bhajane, vijña yei jana, tāhāre sevibo, hari!

Word for word

dīkṣita–initiated; ha-iyā–being; bhaje–serves; tuyā–Your; pada–feet

Translation

I will offer my obeisance to anyone who has been initiated and serves Your feet. I will serve anyone who is expert in unalloyed devotional service, O Lord!

3

sarva-bhūte sama, ye bhaktera mati, tāhāra darśane māni āpanāke dhanya, se saṅga pāiyā, caritārtha hoiluṅ jāni

Word for word

sarva–all; bhūte–to living entities; sama–equal; ye–who; bhaktera–of a devotee; mati–disposition

Translation

I consider myself fortunate to attain the merciful glance of a devotee who is equally disposed towards all beings (who sees Your presence within everything). Attaining their association, I know myself to have become fulfilled.

4

niṣkapaṭa-mati, vaiṣṇavera prati, ei dharma kabe pā’bo kabe saṁsāra- sindhu-pāra ho’ye, tava braja-pure jā’bo

Word for word

niṣkapaṭa (akṛtrima-bhāve)–non-deceitful (in a non-artificial, sincere way); mati–disposition; vaiṣṇavera–of devotees; prati–towards; ei–this; dharma– nature; kabe–when?; pā’ba–I will obtain; kabe–when?; e–this; saṁsāra–of material existence; sindhu–the ocean; pāra–to the farther shore; ha’ye–being; tava–Your; vraja–known as ‘Vraja’; pure–to the village; yā’ba–I will go

Translation

When will I attain this sincere disposition towards Your devotees? When will I cross over this ocean of material existence and enter Your abode of Vraja?

About Saṅga Doṣa Śūnya Dīkṣitādīkṣita

Addresses the question of association, distinguishing between company that helps devotional life and company, whether formally initiated or not, that quietly damages it. Placed early among the section's thirteen songs, since choice of association was, for Bhaktivinoda, one of the most practically decisive factors in whether longing deepens or fades.

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Who wrote Saṅga Doṣa Śūnya Dīkṣitādīkṣita?

Saṅga Doṣa Śūnya Dīkṣitādīkṣita was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Saranagati.

What is the meaning of Saṅga Doṣa Śūnya Dīkṣitādīkṣita?

O Lord! If one free from bad association, be they initiated or yet to be initiated, sings Your Name, I will honour them within my heart, knowing them to be Yours.

How many verses does Saṅga Doṣa Śūnya Dīkṣitādīkṣita have?

Saṅga Doṣa Śūnya Dīkṣitādīkṣita has 4 verses.

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