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Genuine Surrender His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad
First, it is necessary to become surrendered. We sing in the kirtan,
ষড়ঙ্গ শরণাগতি হইবে যাঁহার ।
sad-anga saranagati ha-ibe yahara "Sri Krishna hears the prayers of those who surrender in the six-fold way." (Saranagati, 1.5, by Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur) Among the six limbs of surrender, first is humility (always be very, very humble; when you ask questions, you must be humble).
তৃণাদপি সুনীচেন তরোরিব সহিষ্ণুনা ।
trnad api sunichena taror api sahisnuna "One who is humbler than a blade of grass, more forbearing than a tree, who gives honour to others without desiring it for himself, is qualified to always chant the Holy Name of Krishna." (Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita, Antya-lila, 6.239)
তৃণাধিক হীন দীন অকিঞ্চন ছার ।
trnadhika hina, dina, akinchana chhara "Give up your false ego, and always consider yourself lower than grass, poor, needy, and mean." We must be lower than a blade of grass, and we must leave all ego.
বৃক্ষসম ক্ষমাগুণ করবি সাধন ।
vrksa-sama ksama-guna karabi sadhana Practise tolerance like a tree. Stop ill-treating others, instead nurture them. Somebody can be envious of me, somebody can ill-treat me, but I will not do that towards anyone.
জীবন-নির্ব্বাহে আনে উদ্বেগ না দিবে ।
jivana-nirvahe ane udvega na dibe Do not trouble others for your own upkeep, and forget your own happiness in the course of helping others. I will not give any austerity, any pain to other jiva souls for my own benefit. We must throw away our happiness for the happiness of others. Do not think about your own happiness—whichever way the Lord keeps you, you must accept it and respect that. Whatever situation the Lord keeps me, I must practise Krishna consciousness (worship the Lord) in that situation. So, we are our own friends, and we are our own enemies. Enemies are not outside—we have six enemies within us: kama (lust), krodha (anger), lobha (greed), moha (illusion), matsarya (envy). We have six urges: vakya-veg, mana-veg, krodha-veg, jihva-veg, udar-vega, upastha-veg (urge of speech, mental urge, urge of anger, tongue, stomach, genitals). We sing in the kirtan,
ঠাকুর বৈষ্ণবগণ করি এই নিবেদন
thakura vaisnava-gana kari ei nivedana "O worshippable Vaisnavas, I offer you this prayer. I am very fallen and wicked."
কাম-ক্রোধ আদি ছয় বাটপাড়ে দেয় ভয়
kama-krodha-adi chaya batapare deya bhaya I am attacked by the six highway robbers lead by kama and krodha, and my life is coming to its end... ("Anadi karama-phale" by Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur) These six enemies (lust, anger, greed, etc.) pull us in different directions and remove us from spiritual life. They always work for Maya Devi. Maya Devi gets her power from the Lord and uses it to remove us from the service of the Lord, keeping us submerged in the ocean of material life. That is why, we wake up in the morning and sing Gurvvastakam composed by Srila Visvanath Chakravarti Thakur,
সংসার-দাবানল-লীঢ়-লোক-
samsara-davanala-lidha-loka "I offer my obeisance unto the lotus feet of Sri Guru, the ocean of goodness who assumes the form of a cloud of mercy to deliver the souls burning in the blazing fire of material existence." (Sri Sri Gurvastakam, 1) We always live amidst blazing fire, and that is why we always chant kirtan and pray to Vaishnavs.
এমন দুর্ম্মতি সংসার-ভিতরে
emana durmati samsara bhitare O Lord! I am very wicked-minded and have fallen into this material world, but You have sent a great soul, Your associate (to rescue me). 'Emona Durmati' by Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur
এক বর দয়া করি' মোরে পতিত দেখিয়া
(ek bar) daya kari' more patita dekhiya Seeing me so fallen and being merciful, he came to me and said, “O humble soul, listen to this wonderful message and your heart will rejoice.
তোমারে তারিতে শ্রীকৃষ্ণচৈতন্য
tomare tarite sri-krsna-chaitanya "Sri Krishna Chaitanya has appeared in Nabadwip to deliver you. He has brought many humble souls just like you to the shore of the ocean of material existence."
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