Class and qualification for devotion (kula o bhajana
yogyata) |
sraddha ha-ile nara-matra namera adhikari
jati-kulera tarka tarkira na chale bhari-bhuri [1]
Every human being—if they have faith—is qualified to chant the
Name. The arguments and brashness of speculators about caste and class do not
count for anything.
brahmanera sat-kula na haya bhajanera yogya
sraddhavan nicha-jati nahe bhajane ayogya [2]
Birth in a family of brahmans does not make one fit for devotion, and a
lowborn person who has faith is not unfit for devotion.
Non-devotees are proud of their class (kulabhimani
abhakta) |
samsarera dasa-karme jati-kulera adhipatya
krsna-jane jati-kulera na achhe mahatmya [3]
Caste and class are important in worldly religious ceremonies, but are of no
importance to devotees of Krishna.
jati-kulera abhimane ahankari jana
bhaktike vidvesa kari' yaya naraka-bhavana [4]
Egotists who are proud of their caste and class oppose devotion and go to
hell.
na mane vaisnava-bhakta, na mane dharmadharma
ahankare kare sada akarma-vikarma [5]
They neither respect Vaisnava devotees nor do they have any regard for
religion or irreligion. Out of pride, they always remain idle or commit sins.
A devotee cobbler is superior to a non-devotee brahman (abhakta vipra
ha-ite bhakti muchi srestha) |
muchi hana krsna bhaje krsna-krpa paya
suchi hana bhakti-hina krsna-krpa nahi taya [6]
Remaining a cobbler, a soul who serves Krishna gets Krishna's mercy, and a
soul who is virtuous but devoid of devotion does not get Krishna's mercy.
dvadasa gunete vipra alankrta hana
krsna-bhakti vina yaya narake chaliya [7]
A brahman ornamented with the twelve qualities but devoid of devotion to
Krishna goes to hell.
krsna-bhakti yatha, tatha sarva-guna-gana
apana ichchhaya dehe vaise anuksana [8]
All qualities are present wherever devotion to Krishna is present; by their
own desire, they always reside in the body of a devotee.
mrta-dehe alankara haya ghrnaspada
abhaktera japa tapa bahya se sampada [9]
Ornaments on a dead body are revolting; a non-devotee's chanting and
austerity are comparable to such external 'wealth'.
Attachment and aversion to the mundane must be given up (visaye
raga-dvesa varjaniya) |
bhaja bhai eka-mane sachira nandana
jati-kulera abhimana habe visarjana [10] |