Bhajana-Rahasya
by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya | 2010 | 123,965 words
The Bhajana-rahasya Text 2, English translation, including commentary (vritti). The Bhajana-rahasya is a compilation of verses describing the mercy of the eight pairs of names (Yugala-nama) of the Maha-mantra. This is text 2 belonging to the chapter 鈥淭ritiya-yama-sadhana (Purvahna-kaliya-bhajana鈥搉ishtha-bhajana)鈥� representing the six dandas until two praharas: approximately 8.30 a.m.鈥�11.00 a.m.
Text 2
The features of surrender (艣补谤补峁嚹乬补迟颈) are given in the 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补-tantra (quoted in Hari-bhakti-惫颈濒腻蝉补 11.676):
啶嗋え啷佮啷傕げ啷嵿く啶膏啶� 啶膏啷嵿啶侧啶 啶啶班ぞ啶むた啶曕啶侧啶じ啷嵿く 啶掂た啶掂ぐ啷嵿啶ㄠ
啶班啷嵿し啶苦し啷嵿く啶む啶むた 啶掂た啶多啶掂ぞ啶膏 啶椸啶啶む啶む啶掂 啶掂ぐ啶｀ 啶むぅ啶�
啶嗋い啷嵿ぎ-啶ㄠた啶曕啶粪啶�-啶曕ぞ啶班啶ぃ啷嵿く啷� 啶粪ぁ啷�-啶掂た啶оぞ 啶多ぐ啶｀ぞ啶椸い啶苦膩nuk奴lyasya sa峁卥alpa岣� pr膩tik奴lyasya vivarjana峁�
rak峁峁at墨ti vi艣v膩so gopt峁泃ve vara峁嘺峁� tath膩
腻迟尘补-nik峁pa-k膩rpa峁噛e 峁岣�-vidh膩 艣补谤补峁嚹乬补迟颈岣�The six types of surrender are (1) to accept that which is favourable to 办峁涐梗峁嘺-bhakti, (2) to reject that which is unfavourable, (3) to have the strong faith 鈥�叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 will protect me鈥�, (4) to feel utterly dependent upon the Lord, thinking 鈥湹蟛共挡贡鼓宀� will take care of me鈥�, (5) to be fully selfsurrendered (腻迟尘补-蝉补尘补谤辫补峁嘺) and (6) to be humble.
啶啷嵿い啶�-啶呧え啷佮啷傕げ 啶ぞ啶灌ぞ 啶むぞ啶灌ぞ啶� 啶膏啶掂啶曕ぞ啶�
啶啷嵿い啶�-啶啶班い啶苦啷傕げ 啶膏が 啶曕ぐ啶� 啶ぐ啶苦す啶距ぐbhakti-anuk奴la y膩h膩 t膩h膩i sv墨k膩ra
bhakti-pratik奴la saba kari parih膩ra啶曕啶粪啶� 啶掂 啶班啷嵿し啶�-啶曕ぐ啷嵿い啶� 啶嗋ぐ 啶曕啶� 啶ㄠぞ啶�
啶曕啶粪啶� 啶膏 啶ぞ啶侧え 啶啶班 啶曕ぐ啶苦が啷囙え 啶ぞ啶�办峁涐梗峁嘺 vai rak峁Ｄ�-kart膩 膩ra keha n膩i
办峁涐梗峁嘺 se p膩lana more karibena bh膩i啶嗋ぎ啶� 啶嗋ぎ啶距ぐ 啶い 啶曕た啶涏 啶曕啶粪啶｀ 啶ㄠた啶掂啶︵え
啶ㄠた啶粪啶曕お啶� 啶︵啶ㄠ啶 啶曕ぐ啶� 啶溹啶掂え-啶ぞ啶え膩mi 膩m膩ra yata kichu k峁涐梗峁噀 nivedana
ni峁apa峁璦 dainye kari j墨vana-y膩pana
Commentary: Bhajana-rahasya-v峁泃ti:
The symptom of 艣补谤补峁嚹乬补迟颈 evident in one-pointed devotees is that they perpetually engage in service to their Lord and accept whatever He arranges. Such devotees accept whatever punishment is meted out by 艢谤墨 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 as His mercy. They know that every action takes place only due to the desire of 艢谤墨 K峁涐梗峁嘺; therefore they entwine their desires with K峁涐梗峁嘺鈥檚 and thus remain peaceful. A devotee does not think that K峁涐梗峁嘺 has sent him to this world to suffer miseries, but that he chose the miseries of the world by misusing his independence. The symptom of 艣补谤补峁嚹乬补迟颈 is that one gives up the false conception of being the doer and takes shelter of guru and 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补s. The intrinsic characteristic (蝉惫补谤奴辫补-濒补办峁峁嘺 ) of surrender is acceptance of 艢谤墨 K峁涐梗峁嘺 as one鈥檚 maintainer (gopt峁泃ve vara峁嘺m). The remaining five symptoms are the marginal characteristics (ta峁璦stha-濒补办峁峁嘺) of 艣补谤补峁嚹乬补迟颈.
Firm faith that 鈥溑毎� K峁涐梗峁嘺 will always maintain me鈥� is the meaning of gopt峁泃ve vara峁嘺m. In Bhagavad-驳墨迟腻 (9.22) 艢谤墨 K峁涐梗峁嘺 says: 鈥�te峁Ｄ佱箖 nity膩bhiyukt膩n膩峁� 测辞驳补-办峁尘补峁� vah膩my aham鈥揻or those who are always absorbed in thoughts of Me, and who worship Me by every means and with one-pointed devotion, I Myself preserve what they have and carry what they lack.鈥� He also says, 鈥淢y devotees will never be destroyed.鈥�
In the second and third verses of his 艢谤墨 鲍辫补诲别艣腻尘峁泃补, 艢谤墨la 搁奴辫补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 has explained two of the marginal characteristics of 艣补谤补峁嚹乬补迟颈: to accept what is favourable for bhakti and to give up what is unfavourable. These two verses were explained in detail in the second chapter of this book.