Abandoning the company of the non-devotee, ever with devotees, the devout serve Sri Hari

[Paramananda das]

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

 

When carefully meditating on the meaning of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupads, Dusta mana so many other of his songs are of great importance

 

One is this Bhajane Utsaha Bhitara Bahire, where he states  :krsna-bhakta yaha kare tad anusarane   bhaktiman acaraya jivane marane

Abandoning the company of the non-devotee, ever with devotees, the devout serve Sri Hari

 

This may seem confusing ,but in the stage of ragamarg ,a vaisnava is not interested in all the socializing in the name of Bhakti, so many subjects are not realted to the proscess of Bhakti and the advanced vaisnava will tend to spend time for internal contemplation and absorbing in Radha Krsnas and Gaurangas astakaliya lilas and other pastimes and in constant chanting.

 

 

 

Bhajane Utsaha Yara Bhitara Bahire

 

 

 

Author: Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur  

    (1)   bhajane utsaha yara bhitare bahire   sudurllabha krsna-bhakti pabe dhire dhire       (2)   krsna-bhakti prati yara visvasa niscaya   sraddhavan bhaktiman jana sei haya       (3)   krsna-seva na paiya dhira-bhave yei   bhaktira sadhana kare bhaktiman sei       (4)   yahate krsnera seva krsnera santosa   sei karme vrati sada na karaye rosa       (5)   krsnera abhakta-jana-sanga parihari'   bhaktiman bhakta-sange sada bhaje hari       (6)   krsna-bhakta yaha kare tad anusarane   bhaktiman acaraya jivane marane       (7)   ei chaya jana haya bhakti adhikari   visvera-mangala kare bhakti paracari           1) "Within, without, he who serves with enthusiasm will gradually attain to the rarest pure devotion.       2) In devotion to Lord Krsna, one who has firm faith is a person loyal and devoted on the path.       3) And if Sri Krsna's service he fails to attain, yet practices with patience – devout is such a man.       4) That which serves Lord Krsna, for only Krsna's pleasure, in such action, the devotee can never feel anger.       5) Abandoning the company of the non-devotee, ever with devotees, the devout serve Sri Hari.       6) Following the pure devotees' direction on the path, the true devout practice, as a matter of life and death.       7) Who follow these six qualities qualify for pure devotion -they purify the universe by their preaching mission."

 

Jaya Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada, obviously these meditations of his are fully absorbtion in Upadesamrta and Manah Siksa and in the mood of Sri Rupa and Raghunath das Goswamis.

 

your servant

Paramananda das