1. On that day, in pain of separation., oh Lord, I was grief stricken,
Unable to tolerate being apart from my spiritual master.
Unable to tolerate being apart from my spiritual master.
2. On today's auspicious occasion, to offer you worship, I have come
With this offering, remembering your lotus feet.
With this offering, remembering your lotus feet.
3. Mahäprabhu's principal conclusion is that renunciation is prime;
Not only that, but it is to be distributed to everyone.
Not only that, but it is to be distributed to everyone.
4. The neophytes have no ability to make any solution,
But you are a mahä-bhägavata and you have given us direction.
But you are a mahä-bhägavata and you have given us direction.
5. Bewildered by ignorance, what kind of renouncers can they be?
They are simply false renouncers, giving up externally.
They are simply false renouncers, giving up externally.
6. Real renunciation comes from transcendental feelings.
Without such feelings, a renouncer is known simply as 'show-bottle'.
Without such feelings, a renouncer is known simply as 'show-bottle'.
7. But there is another show-bottle, with preaching as its purpose:
The Lord's sannyäsa, which is the defeat of the impersonalists.
The Lord's sannyäsa, which is the defeat of the impersonalists.
8. Lord Caitanya's teachings are beyond varëäçrama-dharma.
They are Bhägavata-dharma and destroy all cheating processes of religion.
They are Bhägavata-dharma and destroy all cheating processes of religion.
9. Performing dry renunciation, preaching will not be successful;
'Yukta-vairagya' is the essence of all Caitanya philosophy.
'Yukta-vairagya' is the essence of all Caitanya philosophy.
10. "The sannyäsa I have given you" is for preaching in devotion.
The atheistic sense enjoyers are bewildered in understanding.
The atheistic sense enjoyers are bewildered in understanding.
Alternate Translation
1. On this day, O my master, I made a cry of grief; I was not able to tolerate the absence of my guru.
2. On this auspicious day I have come with this offering just to worship you, remembering your lotus feet.
3. Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's judgment is that renunciation is most important. Not only that, but such knowledge of renunciation must be delivered to every conditioned being.
4. The beginner in devotional service has no ability to solve this dilemma, but you are a maha-bhagavata, you have given us direction.
5. One bewildered by ignorance, what kind of renunciate can he be? He will only be a "phalgu-vairagi"; renouncing externally.
6. Renunciation is actually the result of real spiritual emotion. Without such feeling it is simply known as "show bottle".
7. But there is another "show bottle" for the purpose of preaching. That is the Lord's sannyasa by which the mayavadis are defeated.
8. Lord Chaitanya's philosophy is beyond Varnasrama; it is Bhagavata dharma, for putting an end to all cheating processes of religion.
9. Performing dry renunciation, there can be no real preaching. Therefore "yukta vairagya" is given as the highest essential understanding.
10. "That sannyasa which I have given you" is for preaching in devotion. The faithless sense enjoyers are unable to understand this.