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Prabhupāda:

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 …

[SB 3.25.25].

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,

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

"Capala, very flickering happiness. I think if my small child smiles, I will be happy. I think if my wife …

There are many other poets also, similarly have sung that this is..., this mind is just like a desert, and …

Similarly, our mind, our consciousness, is hankering after ocean of happiness. And this temporary happiness in family life, in society …

Then he says,

Kamala-dala-jala means the lily, lily flower. You have all seen lily flower on the lakes. They are tottering, always in …

Still, he is thinking that "I am secure.'' This is the position. So life is very tottering and in dangerous …

Thus Kṛṣṇa consciousness, how it can be achieved, that is also being described by Govinda dāsa. He says,