Manaḥ-śikṣā

gurau goṣṭhe goṣṭhālayiṣu sujane bhū-sura-gaṇe

gurau goṣṭhe goṣṭhālayiṣu sujane bhū-sura-gaṇe
sva-mantre śrī-nāmni vraja-nava-yuva-dvandva-śaraṇe |
sadā dambhaṁ hitvā kuru ratim apūrvām atitarāṁ
aye svāntar bhrātaś caṭubhir abhiyāce dhṛta-padaḥ ||
(Stavāvalī: Manaḥ-śikṣā, 1)

“Give up your pride and constantly cultivate intense, unparalleled rati to guru, Vraja, the residents of Vraja, the Vaiṣṇavas, the brāhmaṇas, your mantra, the divine names, and the shelter of the Youthful Couple of Vraja. O mind! O brother! I implore you with kind words, grasping your feet.”

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pratiṣṭhāśā dhṛṣṭā śvapaca-ramaṇī me hṛdi naṭet

pratiṣṭhāśā dhṛṣṭā śvapaca-ramaṇī me hṛdi naṭet
kathaṁ sādhu-premā spṛśati śucir etan nanu manaḥ |
sadā tvaṁ sevasva prabhu-dayita-sāmantam atulaṁ
yathā tāṁ niṣkāsya tvaritam iha taṁ veśayati saḥ ||
(Stavāvalī: Manaḥ-śikṣā, 7)

“The low-class shrew of desire for pratiṣṭhā is dancing in my heart, so how will the pure prema of the sādhus ever touch it? O mind! You should always serve the unrivaled chieftain of Prabhu’s devotee so that he will immediately banish this shrew and instill pure prema therein [i.e., within your heart].”

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