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Tuwā Bhakti Pratikūla Dharma Jā’te Roy

By Bhaktivinoda Thakura From Saranagati

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.

tuwā-bhakti-bahir-mukha saṅga nā koribo gaurāṅga-virodhi-jana-mukha nā heribo

Word for word

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.

bhakti-pratikūla sthāne nā kori vasati bhaktira apriya kārye nāhi kori rati

Word for word

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.

bhaktira virodhī grantha pāṭha nā koribo bhaktira virodhī vyākhyā kabhu nā śunibo

Word for word

bhaktira of devotion; virodhī adverse to; grantha literature; pāṭha read; nā not; kariba I will do; bhaktira of devotion; virodhī adverse to; vyākhyā explanations; kabhu ever; nā not; śuniba I will listen

Translation

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

gaurāṅga-varjita sthāna tīrtha nāhi māni bhaktira bādhaka jñāna-karma tuccha jāni

Word for word

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.

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

Word for word

bhaktira of devotion; bādhaka encumbering; kāle of times, occasions; nā not; kari I do; ādara fondness; bhakti devotion; bahir outward; mukha facing; nija own; jane persons; jāni I know; para strangers

Translation

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.

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

Word for word

bhaktira of devotion; bādhika opposing; spṛhā desires; kariba I will do; varjana rejection; abhakta non-devotees; pradatta given; anna food; nā not; kari I do; grahaṇa acceptance

Translation

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

jāhā kichu bhakti-pratikūla boli’ jāni tyajibo jatane tāhā, e niścoya vānī

Word for word

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.

bhakativinoda poḍi’ prabhura caraṇe māgaye śakati pratikūlyera varjane

Word for word

bhakati-vinoda Bhakti Vinod; paḍi’ falling; prabhura of the Lord; charaṇe at the feet; māgaye begs; śakati power; prātikūlyera of what is unfavourable; varjane to reject

Translation

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

About Tuwā Bhakti Pratikūla Dharma Jā’te Roy

A nine-verse song working through specific categories of belief and practice that, however respectable they may appear, run counter to bhakti — treating discernment itself as a devotional discipline.

Composer: Bhaktivinoda Thakura · Read biography
Songbook: Saranagati
Mood: Surrender & Self-Offering (Śaraṇāgati)
Verses: 9

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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.

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