Tuwā Bhakti Pratikūla Dharma Jā’te Roy

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tuwā-bhakti-pratikūla dharma jā’te roy parama jatane tāhā tyajibo niścoy

Word for word

tuyā–Your; bhakti–devotion; pratikūla–unfavourable; dharma–nature; yāte– in which; raya–exists; parama–great; yatane–with care; tāhā–that; tyajiba–I will abandon; niśchaya–certainly

Translation

I will certainly abandon with great care everything that is unfavourable to devotion to You.

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tuwā-bhakti-bahir-mukha saṅga nā koribo gaurāṅga-virodhi-jana-mukha nā heribo tuyā–Your; bhakti–devotion; bahirmukha (kṛṣṇa-vimukha janera)–of persons averse (to Kṛṣṇa); saṅga–association; nā–not; kariba–I will do; gaurāṅga–Śrīman Mahāprabhu; virodhi–adverse to; jana–persons; mukha– faces; nā–not; heriba–I will see

Translation

I will not associate with those who are averse to devotion to You. I will not even look at the faces of those who are inimical to Śrī Gaurāṅga.

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bhakti-pratikūla sthāne nā kori vasati bhaktira apriya kārye nāhi kori rati bhakti–towards devotion; pratikūla–unfavourable; sthāne–in a place; nā– not; kari–I do; vasati–residence; bhaktira–of devotion; apriya–not dear; kārye–in activities; nāhi–not; kari–I do; rati–attachment

Translation

I will not reside in a place that is unfavourable to devotion. I will not have affection for any activities that are unfavourable to devotion.

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Translation

bhaktira virodhī grantha pāṭha nā koribo bhaktira virodhī vyākhyā kabhu nā śunibo bhaktira–of devotion

I will not read any literature that is opposed to devotion. I will never listen to any discourses that are opposed to devotion.

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gaurāṅga-varjita sthāna tīrtha nāhi māni bhaktira bādhaka jñāna-karma tuccha jāni gaurāṅga–Śrīman Mahāprabhu; varjita–bereft of; sthāna–place; tīrtha–holy place; nāhi–not; māni–I consider; bhaktira–of devotion; bādhaka–obstructing; jñāna–knowledge; karma–action; tuchchha–contemptible; jāni–I think

Translation

I will not consider any place bereft of Śrī Gaurāṅga to be a holy place. I will consider all knowledge and activity that obstruct devotion to be contemptible.

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bhaktira bādhaka kāle nā kori ādar bhakti bahir-mukha nija-jane jāni par bhaktira–of devotion

I will have no fondness for times that are encumbering to devotion. I will consider all my relatives who are averse to devotion to be strangers.

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bhaktira bādhikā spṛhā koribo varjan abhakta-pradatta anna nā kori graham bhaktira–of devotion

I will abandon all desires that hinder devotion. I will not accept any food presented to me by non-devotees.

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jāhā kichu bhakti-pratikūla boli’ jāni tyajibo jatane tāhā, e niścoya vānī yāhā–which; kichhu–something; bhakti–to devotion; pratikūla–unfavourable; bali’–considering; jāni–I know; tyajiba–I will reject; yatane–with care; tāhā–that; e–this; niśchaya–certainly; vāṇī–word

Translation

I will carefully abandon whatever I know to be unfavourable to devotion. This is my resolute vow.

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Translation

bhakativinoda poḍi’ prabhura caraṇe māgaye śakati pratikūlyera varjane bhakati-vinoda–Bhakti Vinod

Falling at the feet of the Lord, Bhakti Vinod prays for the ability to abandon everything unfavourable to devotion.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Tuwā Bhakti Pratikūla Dharma Jā’te Roy?

Tuwā Bhakti Pratikūla Dharma Jā’te Roy was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Saranagati.

What is the meaning of Tuwā Bhakti Pratikūla Dharma Jā’te Roy?

I will certainly abandon with great care everything that is unfavourable to devotion to You.

How many verses does Tuwā Bhakti Pratikūla Dharma Jā’te Roy have?

Tuwā Bhakti Pratikūla Dharma Jā’te Roy has 9 verses.