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Dana Pratigraha Mitho Gupta Katha

Bhajan | Bhaktivinoda Thakura

Verses

Verse 1

hari he!

dāna, pratigraha, mitho gupta-kathā,

bhakṣana, bhojana-dāna

saṅgera lakṣana, ei chaya hoya,

ihāte bhaktira prana

Verse 2

tattva nā bujhiye, jñāne vā ajñāne,

asate e saba kori’

bhakti hārāinu, saṁsārī hoinu,

sudūre rohile hari

Verse 3

kṛṣṇa-bhakta-jane, ei saṅga-lakṣane,

ādara koribo jabe

bhakti-mahā-devī, āmāra hṛdoya-

āsane bosibe tabe

Verse 4

yoṣit-saṅgī-jana, kṛṣṇaābhakta āra,

duṅhu-saṅga-parihari’

tava bhakta-jana- saṅga anukṣana,

kabe vā hoibe hari!

Translation

Verse 1

O Lord! Giving and accepting gifts, disclosing and listening to confidential matters, giving and partaking of foodstuffs— these are the six forms of loving association. The life-force of devotion abides within them.

Verse 2

Not understanding this truth, and knowingly or unknowingly associating with non-devotees in all these ways, I have lost devotion and become a worldly person. The Lord has thus remained far away from me.

Verse 3

When I will adore Kṛṣṇa’s devotees through these six forms of association, the great goddess of devotion will sit upon the throne of my heart.

Verse 4

O Lord! When will I abandon the association of both those who mix with the opposite sex and non-devotees, and constantly associate with Your devotees?

TraditionBhajan
ComposerBhaktivinoda Thakura
SourceSaranagati
LanguagesEnglish, Hindi
Verses4 verses

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