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Life's Ultimate Goal
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‘কৃষ্ণ কৃপা করিবেন’—দৃঢ় করি’ জানে ॥ ২৮ ॥
‘kṛṣṇa kṛpā karibena’—dṛḍha kari’ jāne
SYNONYMS
kṛṣṇa—Lord Kṛṣṇa; kṛpā karibena—will show His mercy; dṛḍha kari’—making firm; jāne—he believes.
TRANSLATION
“A fully surrendered devotee always hopes that Lord Kṛṣṇa will be kind to him. This hope is very firm in him.
TEXT 29
ন প্রেম। শ্রবণাদিভক্তিরপি বা যোগোহথবা বৈষ্ণবে। জ্ঞানং বা শুভকর্ম বা কিদ্রদেহা সজ্জাতিরপ্যাপ্তি বা। হীনার্থাধিকসাধকে স্বয়ি তথাপ্যচ্ছেদ্বমূলা সতী হে গোপীজনবল্লভ ব্যথয়তে হা হা মদাশৈব মাম্ ॥২৯॥
na premā śravaṇādi-bhaktir api vā yogo ‘thavā vaiṣṇavo jñānam vā śubha-karma vā kiyad aho saj-jātir apy asti vā hīnārthādhika-sādhake tvayi tathāpy acchedya-mūlā satī he gopī-jana-vallabha vyathayate hā hā mad-āśaiva mām
SYNONYMS
na—not; premā—love of Godhead; śravaṇa-ādi—consisting of chanting, hearing and so on; bhaktiḥ—devotional service; api—also; vā—or; yogaḥ—the power of mystic yoga; athavā—or; vaiṣṇavaḥ—befitting a devotee; jñānam—knowledge; vā—or; śubha-karma—pious activities; vā—or; kiyat—a little; aho—O my Lord; sat-jātiḥ—birth in a good family; api—even; asti—there is; vā—or; hīna-artha-adhika-sādhake—who bestows greater benedictions upon one who is fallen and possesses no good qualities; tvayi—unto You; tathāpi—still; acchedya-mūlā—whose root is uncuttable; satī—being; he—O; gopī-jana-vallabha—most dear friend of the gopīs; vyathayate—gives pain; hā hā—alas; mat—my; āśā—hope; eva—certainly; mām—to me.
TRANSLATION
“‘O my Lord, I do not have any love for You, nor am I qualified for discharging devotional service by chanting and hearing. Nor do I possess the