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Prabhupāda:

Bhajahū re mana śrī-nanda-nandana-abhaya-caraṇāravinda re.

[O mind, just worship the lotus feet of the son of Nanda, which make one fearless. Having obtained this rare …

Bhaja, bhaja means worship; hu, hello; mana, mind. The poet Govinda dāsa, a great philosopher and devotee of the Lord, …

His very name suggests, Govinda dāsa... Govinda, Kṛṣṇa, and dāsa means servant. This is the attitude of all devotee. They …

So he is advising his mind, "My dear mind, please you engage yourself in worshiping the fearless lotus feet of …

So far other things are concerned... And he says also that durlabha mānava-janama. Durlabha means very rare to obtain; mānava-janma …

Durlabha means... Duḥ means with great difficulty, and labha means obtainable. So foolish people, they do not know what..., how …

And this training of the mind is possible only in good association, sat-saṅga. Sat-saṅga means persons who are simply, cent …

Satāṁ prasaṅgāt

[SB 3.25.25].

[In the association of pure devotees, discussion of the pastimes and activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is very …

Without association of devotees, it is impossible to train the mind. It is not possible by the so-called yoga system …

Then he is pointing out the frustration of life. What is that? Śīta ātapa bāta bariṣaṇa e dina jāminī jāgi …

Sometimes this or that is going on. So he says, śīta ātapa bāta bariṣaṇa e dina jāminī jāgi re. Whole …

So he says,

śīta ātapa bāta bariṣaṇa e dina jāminī jāgi re biphale sevinu kṛpaṇa durajana capala sukha-laba lāgi' re

[Day and night I remain sleepless, suffering heat and cold, wind and rain. For a bit of flickering happiness I …

"Now, with all this hard labor, what I have done? I have served some persons who are not at all …

Capala sukha-laba lāgi' re: