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Viṣaya Vimūḍha Ār Māyāvādī Jan

Surrender & Self-Offering (Śaraṇāgati)

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viṣaya-vimūḍha ār māyāvādī jan bhakti-śūnya duṅhe prāna dhare akāraṇ

Word for word

viṣaya by mundanity; vimūḍha bewildered; āra and; māyāvādī illusionists (those who consider devotion (bhakti), devotees (bhaktas), and the eternal personal Lord (Bhagavān) to be illusory); jana persons; bhakti devotion; śūnya devoid of; du̐he both; prāṇa life; dhare maintain; akāraṇa in vain

Translation

Both materialists and illusionists (māyāvādīs) are devoid of devotion and maintain their lives in vain.

2

ei dui-saṅga nātha! nā hoy āmār prārthanā koriye āmi caraṇe tomār

Word for word

ei of these; dui two; saṅga association; nātha! O Lord!; nā not; haya happen; āmāra my; prārthanā prayer; kariye do; āmi I; charaṇe at the feet; tomāra Your

Translation

O Lord! At Your feet I pray that I will never associate with these two kinds of offenders.

3

se duwera madhye viṣayī tabu bhālo māyāvādī-saṅga nāhi māgi kono kālo

Word for word

se those; du’yera of the two; madhye between; viṣayī materialists; tabu still; bhāla better; māyāvādī illusionists; saṅga association with; nāhi not; māgi I ask; kona any; kāla time

Translation

Between the two of them, however, materialists are better. I never, ever, desire the association of illusionists.

4

viṣayī-hṛdoya jabe sādhu-saṅga pāy anāyāse labhe bhakti bhaktera kṛpāy

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viṣayi of a materialist; hṛdaya the heart; yabe when; sādhu saintly devotees; saṅga the association of; pāya obtains; anāyāse without toil; labhe obtains; bhakti devotion; bhaktera of the devotees; kṛpāya by the mercy

Translation

When the hearts of materialists come into the association of sādhus, they easily attain devotion by the mercy of those devotees.

5

māyāvāda-doṣa jā’ra hṛdoye paśilo kutarke hṛdoya tā’ra vajra-sama bhelo

Word for word

māyāvāda of illusionism; doṣa the contamination; yāra of whom; hṛdaye in the heart; paśila (praveśa karila) entered; kutarke with fallacious logic; hṛdaya the heart; tāra of him; vajra a thunderbolt; sama like; bhela becomes

Translation

Once the contamination of illusionism has entered one’s heart, however, one’s heart becomes as hard as a thunderbolt by the influence of fallacious logic.

6

bhaktira swarūpa, āra `viṣaya’, `āśroy’ māyāvādī `anitya’ boliyā saba koy

Word for word

bhaktira of devotion; svarūpa the true form; āra and; viṣaya (bhajanīya-tattva) the object (recipient of service—the Lord); āśraya (bhakta-tattva) the shelter (the devotee); māyāvādī the illusionists; anitya (naśvara) non-eternal (transitory); baliyā saying; saba all; kaya say

Translation

The illusionists say that the Lord, His devotees, and devotion itself are non-eternal (and thus illusory).

7

dhik tā’ra kṛṣṇa-sevā-śravana-kīrtan kṛṣṇa-aṅge vajra hāne tāhāra stavan

Word for word

dhik fie!; tāra their; kṛṣṇa to Kṛṣṇa; sevā service; śravaṇa hearing; kīrtana and chanting; kṛṣṇa of Kṛṣṇa; aṅge at the divine form; vajra thunderbolts

Translation

Fie on their pretence of service to Kṛṣṇa! Fie on their pretence of hearing and chanting Kṛṣṇa’s glories! Their prayers to Kṛṣṇa are like thunderbolts hurled at His divine body.

8

māyāvāda sama bhakti-pratikūla nāi ataeva māyāvādī-saṅga nāhi cāi

Word for word

māyāvāda with illusionism; sama equal; bhakti to devotion; pratikūla unfavourable; nāi is not; ataeva therefore; māyāvādī of illusionists; saṅga the association; nāhi not; chāi I want

Translation

There is nothing more unfavourable to devotion than illusionism. Therefore, I never desire the association of illusionists.

9

bhakativinoda māyāvāda dūra kori vaiṣṇava-saṅgete baise nāmāśraya dhori’

Word for word

bhakati-vinoda Bhakti Vinod; māyāvāda from illusionism; dūra far away; kari’ doing; vaiṣṇava of the devotees

Translation

Keeping illusionism far away, Bhakti Vinod remains in the association of devotees and takes shelter of the Name.

About Viṣaya Vimūḍha Ār Māyāvādī Jan

Names two specific dispositions Bhaktivinoda considered obstacles to bhakti: attachment to sense enjoyment, viṣaya, and the impersonalist philosophy he calls māyāvāda — compressing an argument he develops at length elsewhere in his prose into a few sung verses.

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Who wrote Viṣaya Vimūḍha Ār Māyāvādī Jan?

Viṣaya Vimūḍha Ār Māyāvādī Jan was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Saranagati.

What is the meaning of Viṣaya Vimūḍha Ār Māyāvādī Jan?

Both materialists and illusionists (māyāvādīs) are devoid of devotion and maintain their lives in vain.

How many verses does Viṣaya Vimūḍha Ār Māyāvādī Jan have?

Viṣaya Vimūḍha Ār Māyāvādī Jan has 9 verses.

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