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Song Lyrics: Gora
Pahun
Purport Author: A.C. Bhaktivedanta
Swami
January 10, 1969 Los Angeles, CA, USA
Gaura pahū
nā bhajiyā
goinu, prema-rathana-dhana helāya hārāiṅu. This is another song by Narottama
dāsa Ṭhākura.
He's saying that "I have invited my spiritual death by not worshiping Lord
Caitanya." Gaura pahū nā bhajiyā goinu. Gaura pahū
means "Lord Caitanya," and nā bhajiyā, "without
worshiping." Goinu, "I have invited spiritual
death." And adhame yatane kari dhanu
tainu. "Why I have invited the spiritual
death? Because I am engaged in something which is useless and I have rejected
the real purpose of my life."Adhama means valueless things. And dhana means valuables. So actually, everyone
of us, neglecting our spiritual emanicipation, we are
engaged in material sense gratification, and therefore we are losing the
opportunity of this human form of body to elevate myself on the spiritual
platform. This human body is especially given to the conditioned soul to take a
chance for spiritual emancipation. So anyone who does not care for spiritual
emancipation, he is inviting spiritual death. Spiritual death means to forget
oneself, that he's spirit. That is spiritual death. So in the animal life it is
fully forgetfulness. They cannot be reminded at any circumstances that they are
not this body, they are different from this body. It
is only in this human form of body, human form of life, one can understand that
he is not this body, he's spirit soul. So by chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa,
one can easily understand this fact, and by worshiping Lord Caitanya,
following His principles and ways, one can chant Hare Kṛṣṇa
and very easily come to the platform of spiritual understanding. But Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura says on our behalf that we are
neglecting this. Therefore we are inviting spiritual death.
Then
he says that prema-rathana-dhana helāya hārāiṅu. Spiritual life means to
develop real love. The... Everyone says love. There
are so many signboards, so many papers, "love, love."
But there is no love. This is illusion. It is all lust. Love for intoxication,
love for sex, love for this... This is going on. So actual love means... Love,
this word, can be applicable only with Kṛṣṇa,
with God. Because we are created for that purpose. To
love means to love Kṛṣṇa. So that
is wanted. That is spiritual love. So prema-rathana. I could achieve that
transcendental position of love, but I am neglecting. Therefore I am calling my
spiritual death. And these things are happening due to my past misdeeds. Due to
my past deeds, misdeeds, I have got a type of body. Everyone who has got this
material body, it is due to past misdeeds. The... sometimes we call pious
deeds. Actually, so long one gets this material body there is no pious deeds. Pious deeds means no more material body. That is pious
deeds. Otherwise it is to be taken as a fact that even Brahmā,
who is the chief living entity within this universe and has got a mass of years
as duration of life, all power, still, that is also considered as misdeeds. Because he has got the material body. So we are going deep
down and down, one after another, body, by our misdeeds. In the Bhāgavata also it is stated that they do not
know that by this sense gratificatory process they
will have another body. And the body is the cause of material pangs. Because I
have got this body, therefore I feel headache, I feel stomachache. I feel this
and that. But, as soon as we are out of this material body, there is no more material pangs. It is simply joyful life. Brahma-bhūtaḥ
prasannātmā [Bg. 18.54]. Prasannātmā means joyful. As soon as one gets spiritual life. So due to my past deeds,
I am missing this opportunity. Apana kara mada
seva...
And
why it is happening? Sat-saṅga chāḍi khainu asatyera vilāsa. "I have given up the association of devotees, but I am
associating with common nonsense men." Asatyera. Asat
and sat. Sat means
spirit. And asat means
matter. So association of material attachment means implication in this
material conditional life. So one has to make association
with devotees. Satāṁ prasaṅgād
mama vīrya-saṁvido. One can
understand about God only in association of devotees. Therefore we are
advocating this Kṛṣṇa consciousness
movement, society. Actually, you'll find, one who
comes to this society, by associating a few days, a few weeks, he becomes
conscious and he comes forward for initiation and further advancement. So this
association is very important. And the, those who are conducting different
centers and temples, they should be very responsible
men. Because everything will depend on their sincere
activities and character. If they are insincere, then that will not be
effective. One may come and associate with us, but if we are insincere, then it will be not be effective. But if the devotees are
sincere, anyone who will come in contact with a devotee, he'll change. That is
the secret. Sat-saṅga chāḍi asatyera vilāsa. And as soon as we give up the
association of these devotees, immediately māyā will catch me. Immediately.
Māyā is just side by side. As soon as we
give up this company, māyā says "Yes, come in my
company." Without any company, nobody can remain neutral. That is not
possible. He must associate with māyā or
Kṛṣṇa. So everyone should be very
much serious to keep association with devotees, with Kṛṣṇa.
Kṛṣṇa means... When we speak of Kṛṣṇa,
"Kṛṣṇa" means Kṛṣṇa with His devotes. Kṛṣṇa is never alone. Kṛṣṇa
is with Rādhārāṇī. Rādhārāṇī is with the gopīs. And Kṛṣṇa
is with the cowherd boys. We are not impersonalists.
We do not see Kṛṣṇa alone.
Similarly, Kṛṣṇa means with Kṛṣṇa's devotees. So Kṛṣṇa
consciousness means to keep association with the devotees of Kṛṣṇa. Viṣaya viṣama
viṣa satata khāinu. And he says that "I have drunk always the most dangerous
poison of sense gratification." Viṣaya viṣama
viṣa. Viṣaya means sense
gratification. Eating, sleeping, mating, and defending. These are called...
These four principles are called viṣaya.
And viṣama means dangerously. And viṣa means poison. If one is simply
engaged with these four principles of life, just like animals. Then it is to be
supposed that he's simply drinking poison. That's all. Viṣaya viṣama
satata khāinu. "I know this (is) poison, but I
am so much intoxicated that I am drinking this poison every moment." Gaura-kīrtana-rase magana nā painu.
"And I could not merge myself into the saṅkīrtana movement started by Lord Caitanya." Oh, that is actually the fact. Those who
are too much attached to materialistic way of life, or always drinking the
poison of sense gratification, they are not attracted
by the saṅkīrtana movement.
So
at the last, Narottama dāsa
Ṭhākura is lamenting. He's not lamenting.
He's representing ourself.
If one comes to that point of lamentation, that is
also very nice. He immediately becomes purified. Lamentation means
purification. So he says, keno vā āchaya
prāṇa kichu bali... "Why I am living? I do not make
association with the devotees. I do not take part in the saṅkīrtana movement. I do not understand what is Kṛṣṇa. I do
not understand what is Lord Caitanya.
Then what for I am living?" This is lamentation. "What is my
happiness? What is the standard of my happiness? Why I am living?" Narottama dāsa kena nā
UPDATED: April 1, 2009