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- The Eight Instructions of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu -

Cited from Śrī Caitanya-Caritāmṛta, 1975Original Version, Antya-Lila Chater !"

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

TEXT 12

ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ śreyaḥ-kairava-candrikā-vitaraṇaṁ vidyā-vadhū-jīvanam

ānandāmbudhi-vardhanaṁ prati-padaṁ pūrṇāmṛtāsvādanaṁ sarvātma-snapanaṁ paraṁ vijayate śrī-kṛṣṇa-saṇkīrtanam


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SYNNYMS

cetaḥ!of the heart" darpaṇa!the #irror" mārjanam!c$eansing" bhava!of #ateria$ e%istence"mahā-dāvāgni!the b$a&ing forest fire" nirvāpaṇam!e%tinguishing" śreyaḥ!of good fortune"kairava!the 'hite $otus" candrikā!the #oonshine" vitaraṇam!spreading" vidyā!of a$$

education" vadhū!'ife" jīvanam!the $ife" ānanda!of b$iss" ambudhi!the ocean" vardhanam!increasing" prati-padam!at e(ery step" pūrṇa-amṛta!of the fu$$ nectar" āsvādanam!gi(ing ataste" sarva!for e(eryone" ātma-snapanam!bathing of the se$f" param!transcendenta$"vijayate!$et there be (ictory" śrī-kṛṣṇa-sakīrtanam!for the congregationa$ chanting of theho$y na#e of )*+,a

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0Let there be a$$ (ictory for the chanting of the ho$y na#e of Lord )*+,a1 'hich can c$eansethe #irror of the heart and stop the #iseries of the b$a&ing fire of #ateria$ e%istence Thatchanting is the 'a%ing #oon that spreads the 'hite $otus of good fortune for a$$ $i(ing

entities It is the $ife and sou$ of a$$ education The chanting of the ho$y na#e of )*+,ae%pands the b$issfu$ ocean of transcendenta$ $ife It gi(es a coo$ing effect to e(eryone andenab$es one to taste fu$$ nectar at e(ery step

TE2T 34

nāmnām akāri bahudhā nija-sarva-śaktistatrārpitā niyamitaḥ smaraṇe na kā!aḥ

etādṛśī tava kṛpā bhagavan mamāpidurdaivam īdṛśam ihājani nānurāgaḥ

SYNNYMS nāmnām!of the ho$y na#es of the Lord" akāri!#anifested" bahudhā!(arious 5inds" nija- sarva-śaktiḥ!a$$ 5inds of persona$ potency" tatra!in that" arpitā!besto'ed" niyamitaḥ!restricted" smaraṇe!in re#e#bering" na!not" kā!aḥ!consideration of ti#e" etādṛśī !so#uch" tava!Your" kṛpā!#ercy" bhagavan! Lord" mama!My" api!a$though" durdaivam!#isfortune" īdṛśam!such" iha!in this 6the ho$y na#e7" ajani!'as born" na!not" anurāgaḥ!attach#ent

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0My Lord1 Supre#e 8ersona$ity of 9odhead1 in Your ho$y na#e there is a$$ good fortunefor the $i(ing entity1 and therefore You ha(e #any na#es1 such as )*+,a and 9o(inda1 by'hich You e%pand Yourse$f You ha(e in(ested a$$ Your potencies in those na#es1 and there


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are no hard and fast ru$es for re#e#bering the# My dear Lord1 a$though You besto' such#ercy upon the fa$$en1 conditioned sou$s by $ibera$$y teaching Your ho$y na#es1 I a# sounfortunate that I co##it offenses 'hi$e chanting the ho$y na#e1 and therefore I do notachie(e attach#ent for chanting

TE2T :3

tṛṇād api sunīcenataror iva sahiṣṇunāamāninā mānadena

kīrtanīyaḥ sadā hariḥ

SYNNYMS

tṛṇāt api!than do'ntrodden grass" sunīcena!being $o'er" taroḥ!than a tree" iva!$i5e" sahiṣṇunā!'ith to$erance" amāninā!'ithout being puffed up by fa$se pride" mānadena!gi(ing respect to a$$" kīrtanīyaḥ!to be chanted" sadā!a$'ays" hariḥ!the ho$y na#e of theLord

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0ne 'ho thin5s hi#se$f $o'er than the grass1 'ho is #ore to$erant than a tree1 and 'ho

does not e%pect persona$ honor but is a$'ays prepared to gi(e a$$ respect to others can (eryeasi$y a$'ays chant the ho$y na#e of the Lord

TE2T :;

na dhanaṁ na janaṁ na sundarīṁ

kavitāṁ vā jagadīśa kāmayemama janmani jamanīśvare

bhavatād bhaktir ahaitukī tvayi

SYNNYMS

na!not" dhanam!riches" na!not" janam!fo$$o'ers" na!not" sundarīm!a (ery beautifu$'o#an" kavitām!fruiti(e acti(ities described in f$o'ery $anguage" vā!or" jagat-īśa! Lordof the uni(erse" kāmaye!I desire" mama!My" janmani!in birth" janmani!after birth" īśvare!unto the Supre#e 8ersona$ity of 9odhead" bhavatāt !$et there be" bhaktiḥ!de(otiona$

ser(ice" ahaitukī !'ith no #oti(es" tvayi!unto You


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T./NSL/TIN

0 Lord of the uni(erse1 I do not desire #ateria$ 'ea$th1 #ateria$istic fo$$o'ers1 a beautifu$'ife or fruiti(e acti(ities described in f$o'ery $anguage /$$ I 'ant1 $ife after $ife1 isun#oti(ated de(otiona$ ser(ice to You

TE2T


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0My dear Lord1 'hen 'i$$ My eyes be beautified by fi$$ing 'ith tears that constant$y g$idedo'n as I chant Your ho$y na#e> ?hen 'i$$ My (oice fa$ter and a$$ the hairs on My bodystand erect in transcendenta$ happiness as I chant Your ho$y na#e>

TE2T


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vidadhātu!$et Bi# do" !ampa#aḥ!a debauchee1 'ho #i%es 'ith other 'o#en" mat-prāṇa-nāthaḥ!the Lord of My $ife" tu!but" saḥ!Be" eva!on$y" na aparaḥ!not anyone e$se

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0Let )*+,a tight$y e#brace this #aidser(ant1 'ho has fa$$en at Bis $otus feet Let Bi#tra#p$e Me or brea5 My heart by ne(er being (isib$e to Me Be is a debauchee1 after a$$1 andcan do 'hate(er Be $i5es1 but Be is sti$$ no one other than the 'orshipab$e Lord of Myheart

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TE2T 4

prabhura $śikṣāṣ#aka$-ś!oka yei pa%e" śunekṛṣṇe prema-bhakti tāra bā%e dine-dine

SYNNYMS

prabhura!of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu" śikṣā-aṣ#aka!of the eight instructions" ś!oka!the(erses" yei!anyone 'ho" pa%e!recites" śune!or hears" kṛṣṇe!unto Lord )*+,a" prema-bhakti!ecstatic $o(e and de(otion" tāra!his" bā%e!increases" dine-dine!day after day

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If anyone recites or hears these eight verses of instruction by Śr Caitanya !ahāprabhu" hisecstatic #ove and devotion for $%&'a increase day by day

&rī 'ṛṣṇa (aitanya )ahāprabhu *+,.-+/0/1


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Commentary by A.C. Bhaktivedānta Swām PrabhupādaD

Lord Caitanya ga(e us eight stan&as of Bis #ission1 'hat Be 'anted to do They aree%p$ained in eight stan&as1 and they are 5no'n as Si5sāst a5a Siks(ā #eans instruction1 andās(t(aka #eans eight So in eight stan&as Be has finished his instruction1 and Bis ne%tdiscip$es1 the si% 9os(ā#īs1 ha(e e%p$ained the# in (o$u#es of boo5s So Lord Caitanya saysthe sub=ect is para) * vi+ayate ,r-kr(s(n(a-san(krtanamD a$$ g$ories to the chanting of Bare)rsna #antra or )rsna san5īrtan #o(e#ent /$$ g$ories /$$ (ictory Bo' it is (ictory1 a$$(ictory> That Be e%p$ains1 that ceto-darpan2a-mārjanam If you chant this Bare )rsna #antra1then the dirty things 'hich ha(e accu#u$ated in your heart due to #ateria$ conta#ination'i$$ be c$eared off

Be gi(es the e%a#p$e that the heart is =ust $i5e a #irror If on the #irror there areheaps of dust accu#u$ated1 then one cannot see the rea$ face by the ref$ection of the #irrorTherefore1 it shou$d be c$eansed So in our present conditiona$ $ife1 our heart is o(er$oaded'ith so #uch dust accu#u$ated due to our #ateria$ association fro# ti#e i##e#oria$ So if'e chant this Bare )rsna #antra1 then the dust 'i$$ be re#o(ed E(en not i##ediate$y1 it

'i$$ begin to be re#o(ed /nd as soon as the #irror of the heart is c$eansed of a$$ dust1i##ediate$y one can see the face 'hat he is That face #eans rea$ identification Fychanting Bare )rsna #antra1 one 'i$$ understand that he is not this body This is our#isconception The dust #eans this #isconception1 accepting this body or the #ind as se$f/ctua$$y1 'e are not this body or the #ind ?e are spirit sou$ So as soon as 'e canunderstand that 'e are not these bodies1 i##ediate$y bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpan2am Theb$a&ing fire of #ateria$ conditions1 or the b$a&ing fire of #ateria$ #iseries1 i##ediate$ybeco#es dissipated No #ore #isery /haG brah#ās#i 6I a# spirit sou$7

/s it is stated in the Fhaga(ad-gītā1 brahma-bhūtah2 prasannātmā I##ediate$y oneunderstands his rea$ identification as spirit sou$1 he beco#es =oyfu$ ?e are not =oyfu$ Hue

to our #ateria$ contact1 'e are a$'ays fu$$ of an%ieties Fy chanting Bare )r s na #antra1 'esha$$ i##ediate$y co#e to the stage of =oyfu$ $ife Fha(a-#ahā-dā(āgni-nir(āpana# /ndthis is ca$$ed $iberation ?hen one beco#es =oyfu$1 free fro# a$$ an%ieties1 that stage isactua$ $iberation because e(ery $i(ing creature1 the spirit sou$ is by nature =oyfu$ The 'ho$estrugg$e for e%istence is that he is searching after that =oyfu$ stage of $ife1 but he #issing thepoint Therefore1 in e(ery effort for =oyfu$ $ife 'e are being defeated This constant defeatcan be o(erco#e i##ediate$y by chanting this Bare )rsna #antra That is the effect of thistranscendenta$ (ibration /nd after $iberation1 after being =oyfu$1 the #ateria$ =oysdecreases ?hate(er =oy you 'ant to en=oy1 that decreases Ta5e1 for e%a#p$e1 for eating If'e 'ant to eat so#e nice foodstuff1 after eating a fe' #orse$s of food 'e do not $i5e to ta5eany #ore That #eans here in the #ateria$ 'or$d1 'hate(er =oy 'e accept1 it 'i$$ decreaseFut spiritua$ =oy1 Lord Caitanya says ānandāmbudhi-vardhanam1 the spiritua$ =oy is =ust $i5eocean Fut here in the #ateria$ 'or$d1 'e ha(e got e%perience that ocean does not increasecean re#ains 'ithin its $i#it Fut the ocean of spiritua$ =oyfu$ness increases 3nandāmbudhi-vardhanam 4reyah2-kairava-candrikā-vitaran2am Bo' it increases> Be is gi(ingthe e%a#p$e $i5e the #oon1 rising #oon /s the 'a%ing #oon /s the #oon fro# the day ofne' #oon1 ne' #oon night1 the first day it is =ust $i5e a s#a$$ cur(ed $ine Fut second day1third day it increases1 gradua$$y it increases Si#i$ar$y1 the spiritua$ $ife1 the spiritua$ =oyfu$$ife increases $i5e the #oon rays day after day1 day after day1 ti$$ it reaches the fu$$ #oonnight1 yes So ceto-darpana-#ār=ana# bha(a-#ahā-dā(āgni-nir(āpana#1 reyah-5aira(a-candri5ā-(itarana# (idyā-(adhJ-=ī(ana# /nd the $ife then beco#es fu$$ of 5no'$edge

because spiritua$ $ife #eans eterna$ $ife1 fu$$ of b$iss and fu$$ of 5no'$edge So 'e increaseour (o$u#es of =oy because proportionate$y 'e increase the (o$u#e of our 5no'$edge4reyah2-kairava-candrikā-vitaran2aṁ 5 vidyā-vadhū-jīvanam" ānandāmbudhi-vardhanaṁ 5 It is =ust


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$i5e a ocean1 but sti$$ it increases 3nandāmbudhi-vardhanaṁ 5 " sarvātma-snapanaṁ 5 K It is so nicethat once situated in this state of $ife1 one thin5s that 0I a# fu$$y satisfied0 4arvātma- snapanaṁ K ust $i5e if one ta5es bath dipping into the 'ater1 he fee$s refreshed i##ediate$ySi#i$ar$y1 this spiritua$ $ife increasing =oys day after day #a5es one fee$ing that he is fu$$ysatisfied

Lord Chaitanya Mahāprabhu reco##endedD ceto-darpana-#ār=ana# Mār=ana##eans 0c$eanse10 and darpa,a# #eans 0#irror0 The heart is a #irror It is $i5e a ca#era ust as a ca#era ta5es a$$ 5inds of pictures of days and nights1 so a$so our heart ta5espictures and 5eeps the# in an unconscious state Subconsciousness 8sycho$ogists 5no'this The heart ta5es so #any pictures1 and therefore it beco#es co(ered ?e do not 5no''hen it has begun1 but it is a fact that because there is #ateria$ contact1 our rea$ identity isco(ered Therefore ceto-darpana-#ar=ana#D one has to c$eanse his heart 6467 4cience o84e!8rea!i9ation7

/nd 'hen the heart is c$eansed1 then a person beco#es e$igib$e for being freed fro#the c$utches of #aya1 or the #ateria$istic 'ay of $ife Be understands that he is not thisbody-that heOs a spirit sou$1 and that his business is therefore different fro# #ere$y#ateria$ concerns Be thin5s1 PNo' I a# engaged on$y in see5ing these bodi$y co#forts of$ife These are not at a$$ essentia$1 because #y body 'i$$ change Today1 since I a# in an/#erican body1 I thin5 I ha(e so #any duties as an /#erican #an To#orro' I #ay be in an/#erican dog body1 and i##ediate$y #y duty 'ou$d change So I can understand that thesebodi$y concerns are not #y rea$ business My rea$ business is ho' to e$e(ate #yse$f-as aspirit sou$-to the spiritua$ 'or$d1 bac5 to ho#e1 bac5 to 9odheadQ

?hen the #ind is co#p$ete$y 'ashed of a$$ #ateria$ conta#ination1 the pureconsciousness acts The sound (ibration fro# the spiritua$ s5y can auto#atica$$y c$eanse a$$

#ateria$ conta#inations1 as confir#ed by Caitanya MahāprabhuD ceto-darpana-#ār=ana#Cc /ntya :R3: ?e need on$y ta5e the ad(ice of Lord Chaitanya Mahāprabhu and chantthe Bare )*+,a #antra to c$eanse the #ind of a$$ #ateria$ conta#ination1 and this #ay beconsidered the su##ary of this difficu$t (erse /s soon as the 'ho$e #ateria$conta#ination is 'ashed a'ay by this process of chanting1 a$$ desires and reactions to#ateria$ acti(ities beco#e i##ediate$y (anuished1 and rea$ $ife1 peacefu$ e%istence1begins In this age of )a$i it is (ery difficu$t to adopt the yogic process #entioned in this(erse

n$ess one is (ery e%pert in such yoga1 the best course is to adopt the 'ays and #eansof Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu1 rī-5rsna-san5īrtana# Thus one can g$orious$y beco#e

freed fro# a$$ #ateria$ conta#ination by the si#p$e process of chanting Bare )rsna Bare)rsna )rsna )rsna Bare Bare U Bare .ā#a Bare .ā#a .ā#a .ā#a Bare Bare ust as $ife inthis #ateria$ 'or$d has its beginning in #ateria$ sound1 si#i$ar$y a spiritua$ $ife has itsbeginning in this spiritua$ sound (ibration 6SF @:


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:R3: by chanting the na#es of )rishna1 the #irror of the heart is c$eansed1 and thede(otee $oses interest in e(erything e%terna$ ?hen one is inf$uenced by the e%terna$energy of the Lord1 his heart is i#pure ?hen oneOs heart is not pure1 he cannot see ho'things are re$ated to the Supre#e 8ersona$ity of 9odhead :dam hi visvam bhagavan ivetarah6Fhag 3:R7 Be 'hose heart is purified can see that the 'ho$e cos#ic #anifestation is but

the Supre#e 8ersona$ity of 9odhead1 but he 'hose heart is conta#inated sees thingsdifferent$y Therefore by sat-sanga1 or association 'ith de(otees1 one beco#es perfect$ypure in heart 6SF @:@; pp7

In this 'ay the person 'ho chants Bare )*+,a purifies his consciousness Then his#ateria$istic acti(ity is stopped Be 5no's1 0This is si#p$y a 'aste of ti#e I #ust actspiritua$$y0 That is 5no'$edge1 'hich co#es fro# c$eansing the heart 6ceto-darpana-#ār=ana# Cc /ntya :R3:7 The i$$usion of 'rong$y 'or5ing on the basis of the bodi$yconcept of $ife is o(erco#e si#p$y by the chanting of the Bare )*+,a #aha-#antra This isthe first insta$$#ent of benefit fro# chanting 6467 (ivi!i9ation and ;ranscendence7

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