Sri Upadesamrta with commentary by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura

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Sri Rupa Goswami´s

Sri Upadesamrta

 

with commentary by

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura.

 

vaco vegam manasah krodha-vegam

jivha-vegam udaropastha-vegam

etan vegan yo visaheta dhirah

sarvam apinam prthivim sa sisyat

 

A wise and sober person who can endure the impulses of speech, the mind, anger, the tongue, the belly and the genitals is verily the most worthy to command the whole world.

 

Rendering in Bengali verse-

 

guru krpabale labhi sambandha-vijnana

krti-jiva hayena bhajane yatnavan

 

By the strenght of guru krpa one is endowed with subjective realization of sambandha jnana. Such a fortunate jiva shall then perform bhajan with great zeal and earnestness.

 

sei jive sri-rupa goswami mahodaya

"upadesamrta" dhanya karena niscaya

 

For his benefit, Sri Rupa Goswami has composed this unequivocal and blessed "Upadesamrta", the ambrosial precepts.

 

grhi grha tyagi bhede dviprakara jane

upadesa-bheda vicaribe vijna-gane

 

The wise will discern the appropriate lesson, having duly considered the two kinds of aspirants; householders and those have abandoned household life.

 

grhi prati ei saba upadesa haya

grha tyagi prati iha parakasthamaya

 

All these teachings are cerainly meant for the householders, and the renounced will aslo find herein the highest transcendental enlightenment.

 

vakya-vega, mano-vega, krodha-vega ara

jivha-vega udara-vega, upastha-vega chara

 

The impulses of speech, the mind, anger, the tongue, the belly and the genitals can be most disconcerting.

 

ei chaya vega sahi ´krsna namasraya

jagat sasite pare parajiya bhaye

 

One can subdue these impulses by taking regue in the divine nama of Krsna, and one who does so conquers fear and is fit to rule the whole world.

 

kevala saranagati krsna-bhakti-maya

bhakti pratikula tyaga ta´ra anga haya

 

Devotion to Krsna is embued with exclusive surrender, an aspect of which is the abandonment of those things (and persons) detrimental thereto.

 

caya vega sahi ´yukta vairagya asraye

name aparadhe-sunya haibe nirbhaye

 

By resorting to yukta and vairagya one may endure the six impulses, and become fearless by cultivating the divine name avoiding with care the ten offenses.

 

 

Sri Piyusa Varsini Vrtti

 

Sri Gauracandraya namah - Obeisance to Sri Gauracandra.

 

yat krpa sagarodbhutam upadesamrtam bhuvi

sri rupena samanitam gaura-candram bhajami tam

 

natva grantha-pranetaram tikakaram pranamya ca

maya viracyate vrttih piyusa parivesini

 

I worship Gauracandra, whose dear associate Sri Rupa has churned this nectar of instruction from the ocean of astonishment.

With salutation to the author and the various commentators, I hereby commence my own commentary entitled "Piyusa Varsini" or "A Rain Shower of Ambrosia".

 

to be continued...

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This translation, made by a god-brother of mine, is a first copy of the book that never was completed. So there might be some mistakes in the translation. Please correct, if you have the interest.

 

PD