Bhakti vinoda Thakur tells us to abandon....

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(1)

tuw€-bhakti-pratik™la dharma j€’te roy

parama jatane t€h€ tyajibo nicoy

1) I will assuredly abandon with utmost endeavor all things in which

aversion to Your devotional service is inherent.

(2)

tuw€-bhakti-bahir-mukha sa‰ga n€ koribo

gaur€‰ga-virodhi-jana-mukha n€ heribo

2) I will not keep company with those opposed to Your devotional service,

nor even look at the faces of those inimical toward Lord Gaur€‰ga.

(3)

bhakti-pratik™la sth€ne n€ kori vasati

bhaktira apriya k€rye n€hi kori rati

3) I will never reside at a place unfavorable for devotional practices, and

I will never take pleasure in non-devotional activities.

(4)

bhaktira virodh… grantha p€˜ha n€ koribo

bhaktira virodh… vy€khy€ kabhu n€ unibo

4) I will read no book opposed to pure devotion, nor listen to any

scriptural explanation which counters pure devotional principles.

(5)

gaur€‰ga-varjita sth€na t…rtha n€hi m€ni

bhaktira b€dhaka jñ€na-karma tuccha j€ni

5) I will never regard as sacred any place where Lord Gaur€‰ga is rejected.

All knowledge or action hindering pure devotional service I consider

worthless.

(6)

bhaktira b€dhaka k€le n€ kori €dar

bhakti bahir-mukha nija-jane j€ni par

6) Any seasonal observance which poses obstacles to the execution of

devotional service finds no favor with me, and I consider as strangers all

my own relatives or family members who are averse to devotional service.

(7)

bhaktira b€dhik€ sph€ koribo varjan

abhakta-pradatta anna n€ kori grahan

7) I will totally abandon all desires that hinder devotion, and I will never

touch foodstuffs offered to me by non-devotees.

(8)

j€h€ kichu bhakti-pratik™la boli’ j€ni

tyajibo jatane t€h€, e nicoya v€n…

8) I vow to carefully avoid whatever I know to be contrary to devotional

service. This is a most definite proclamation.

(9)

bhakativinoda poi’ prabhura caraŠe

m€gaye akati pratik™lyera varjane

9) Bhaktivinoda falls down at the feet of the Lord and begs for the strength

to give up all things that are unfavorable to pure devotion.

Song 3