Toyt Sola
The Bedā-kūrtana Pastimes
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satataṁ kīrtayanto māṁ yatantaś ca dṛḍha-vratāḥ namasyantaś ca māṁ bhaktyā nitva-yuktā upāsate
“Always chanting My glories, endeavoring with great determination, bowing down before Me, these great souls perpetually worship Me with devotion.”
These are the symptoms of a  mahātmā  engaged in the Lord's service in full Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Thus Mahārāja Pratāparudra's determination is very exalted and is called  dṛḍha-vrata . Because of this determination, he was finally able to receive Lord Caitanya's direct mercy.
Text 49
যদি সেই মহাপ্রভুর না পাই রুপা-ধন ।
কিবা রাজ্য, কিবা দেহ,—সব অকারণ ॥ ৪৯ ॥
yadi sei mahāprabhura nā pāi kṛpā-dhana kibā rājya, kibā deha, —saba akāraṇa
SYNONYMS
yadi —if;  sei —that;  mahāprabhura —of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  nā —not;  pāi —I get;  kṛpā-dhana —the treasure of mercy;  kibā rājya —what is the value of my kingdom;  kibā deha —what is the value of this body;  saba akāraṇa —every-thing useless.
TRANSLATION
“If I do not receive Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mercy, my body and my kingdom are certainly useless.”
PURPORT
This is an excellent example of  dṛḍha-vrata , determination. If one does not receive the Supreme Personality of Godhead's mercy, one's life is defeated. In  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (5.5.5) it is said:  parābhavas tāvad abodha-jāto yāvan na jijñāsata ātma-tattvam . Unless one inquires into spiritual life, everything is useless. Without spiritual inquiry, our labor and the object of our labor are simply a waste of time.
TEXT 50
এত শুনি’ সার্বভৌম হইলা চিন্তিত । রাজার অনুরাগ দেখি’ হইলা বিস্মিত ॥ ৫০ ॥