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By Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur

bhaja re bhaja re amar mana ati manda
   (bhajan vina gati nai re)
   (ohe amar mudha-mana bhajan vina gati nai re)
(bhaja) vraja-vane radha-krsna-charanaravinda [1]
   (jnana-karma parihari' re)
   (suddha raga-patha dhari' jnana-karma parihari' re)

Serve! Serve! My mind is so foolish. There is no way other than service! O my foolish mind! There is no way other than service. Serve Radha-Krsna's lotus feet in Vrndavan. Abandon worldly knowledge and action! Follow the path of divine love and abandon worldly knowledge and action!

(bhaja) gaura-gadadhara-advaita-guru-nityananda
   (gaura-krsne abhed jene)
   (guru krsna-priya jene gaura-krsne abhed jene re)
srinivasa, haridasa, murari, mukunda [2]
   (gaura-preme smara smara re)
   (srinivasa, haridase, gaura-preme smara smara re)

Serve Gauranga, Gadadhar, Advaita, Nityananda, and Sri Guru. Know that Gauranga and Krsna are nondifferent, and that Sri Guru is Krsna's dear devotee. Remember Srivas Thakur, Hari Das Thakur, Murari Gupta, and Mukunda Datta. With love for Gauranga, always remember them. With love for Gauranga, remember Srivas Thakur and Hari Das Thakur.

rupa-sanatana-jiva-raghunatha-dvandva
   (yadi bhajan karbe re)
   (rupa-sanatane smara yadi bhajan karbe re)
raghava-gopala-bhatta-svarupa-ramananda [3]
   (krsna prema yadi chao re)
   (svarupa-ramanande smara krsna-prema yadi chao re)

Remember Rupa Goswami, Sanatan Goswami, Jiva Goswami, Raghunath Bhatta Goswami, and Raghunath Das Goswami. If you want to serve, then remember Sri Rupa and Sri Sanatan. Remember Raghava Pandit, Gopal Bhatta Goswami, Svarup Damodar, and Ramananda Ray. If you want Krsna-prema, then remember Svarup Damodar and Ramananda Ray.

gosthi-saha karnapura sena-sivananda
   (ajasra smara smara re)
   (gosthi-saha sena sivanande ajasra smara re)
rupanugasadhu-janabhajana-ananda [4]
   (vraje vas yadi chao re)
   (rupanuga sadhu-jane smara vraje vas yadi chao re)

Remember Kavi Karnapur, Sivananda Sen, and their family. Always remember them! Always remember Sivananda Sen and his family. Remember the sadhus who follow Sri Rupa and the joy they feel in their service. If you want to reside in Vraja, then remember the sadhus who follow Sri Rupa.

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