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TEXT 140
citta kadhi' toma haite, visaye cahi lagaite,
yatna kari, nari kadhibare
tare dhyana siksa karaha, loka hasana mara,
sthanasthana na kara vicare
SYNONYMS
citta kadhi'-withdrawing the consciousness; toma haitefrom You; visayein mundane subject matters; cahiIwant; lagaiteto engage; yatna kariI endeavor; nari kadhibareI cannot withdraw; tareto such a servant; dhyanaof meditation; siksainstruction; karahaYou give; lokapeople in general; hasanalaugh; maraYou kill; sthana-asthanaproper or improper place; na karaYou do not make; vicareconsideration.
TRANSLATION
Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued: " 'I would like to withdraw My consciousness from You and engage it in material activities, but even though I try, I cannot do so. I am naturally inclined to You only. Your instructions for Me to meditate on You are therefore simply ludicrous. In this way, You are killing Me. It is not very good for You to think of Me as a candidate for Your instructions.
PURPORT
anyabhilasita-sunyam
jnana-karmady-anavrtam anukulyena krsnanu- silanam bhaktir uttama For a pure devotee, there is no scope for indulgence in mystic yoga practice or the cultivation of speculative philosophy. It is indeed impossible for a pure devotee to engage his mind in such unwanted activities. Even if a pure devotee wanted to, his mind would not allow him to do so. That is a characteristic of a pure devotee-he is transcendental to all fruitive activity, speculative philosophy and mystic yoga meditation. The gopis therefore expressed themselves as follows.
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