Sri Padyavali
BY: SUN STAFF
Oct 19, CANADA (SUN) — A serial presentation of 'Sri Padyavali' by Srila Rupa Gosvami.
Mokshanadarah
Contempt for Liberation
Text 111
bhaktih_ seva bhagavato
muktis tat-pada-langhanam
ko mudho dasatam prapya
prabhavam padam icchati
bhaktih„-bhakti; seva-service; bhagavatah„-to the Supreme Personality of Godhead; muktih„-mukti; tat-that; pada-position; langhanam-jumping over; kah„-what?; mudhah„-fool; dasatam-the position of a servant; prapya-having attained; prabhavam padam-liberation; icchati-desires.
Bhakti means devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Mukti means impersonal liberation, where there is no longer any devotional service. Who is so foolish that, after attaining devotional service, would still desire to attain this mukti?
-Sri Sivamauni
Text 112
bhava-bandha-cchide tasyai
sprihaya_mi na muktaye
bhavan prabhur aham dasa
iti yatra vilupyate
bhava-of repeated birth and death; bandha-the bonds; chide-breaking; tasyai-for that; sprihaya_mi-I desire; na-not; muktaye-liberation; bhavan-You; prabhuh„-the master; aham-I; dasah„-the servant; iti-thus; yatra-where; vilupyate-is broken.
O Lord, You are the master, and I am Your servant. I do not desire any kind of liberation from the bonds of repeated birth and death that will also break our relationship.
-Sri Hanuman
Text 113
hanta citriyate mitra
smritva tan mama mahasam
vivekino 'pi ye kuryus
trisnam atyantike laye
hanta-indeed; citriyate-becomes struck with wonder; mitra-O friend; smritva-remembering; tan-them; mama-my; manasam-heart; vivekinah„-intelligent; discriminating people; api-even; ye-who; kuryuh„-do; trishnam-thirst; atyantike-great; laye-impersonal liberation.
Many intelligent people thirst after impersonal liberation. O friend, when my heart considers their folly it becomes struck with wonder.
-author unknown
Text 114
ka tvam muktir upagatasmi bhavati kasmad akasmad iha
sri-krishna-smaranena deva bhavato dasi-padam prapita
dure tishtha manag anagasi katham kuryad anaryam mayi
tvad-gandhan nija-nama-candana-rasalepasya lopo bhavet
ka-who?; tvam-are you; muktih„-impersonal liberation; upagata-arrived; asmi-I am; bhavati-you; kasmat-why?; akasmat-suddenly; iha-her; sri-krishna-Sri Krishna; smaranena-by remembering; deva-O Lord; bhavatah„-of you; dasi-of a maidservant; padam-the post; prapita-attained; dure-far away; tishtha-stay; manak-slightly; anagasi-not sinful; katham-why?; kuryat-may do; anaryam-impiety; mayi-to me; tvat-of you; gandhat-from the fragance; nija-own; nama-of the name; candana-of sandalwood; rasa-of the nectar; alepasya-of the ointment; lopah„-breaking; bhavet-may he.
"Who are you?"
"I am impersonal liberation."
"Why have you suddenly come here?"
"My lord, I have come because by constantly remembering Lord Krishna you are now qualified to become His maidservant."
"Stay away! Why do you trouble a person like me? I have not done anything wrong. Your smell alone will ruin the sweet fragrance of the sandalwood paste of my reputation as a devotee."
-author unknown
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