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by Siila Piablupada
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Cuiiing iliougl ilc wcb ol illusion,
Tlc ovcillowing occan ol mcicy Sii Niiyananda Rama
Oidaincd ilai ilc llood ol lovc ol God bcsiowcd by Him
bc disiiibuicd iliougloui ilc woild.
Unloiiunaicly, ilosc pcisons io wlom ilc noblc icsponsibiliiy was givcn
io spicad ilis divinc God-consciousncss
Wcic iiagically siiiclcn by ilc discasc ol casic-consciousncss,
And in ilcii lands
wlicl wcic always busy pciloiming loimal iiiualisiic ccicmonics,
ilc cxalicd iiilc Goswami`
bccamc mcicly anoilci lamily suinamc,
And ilc clanncl ol divinc cuiicni bccamc bloclcd.
Tlcicloic you pcisonally camc, O bclovcd masici Siila Piablupada,
To dcmolisl ilc dam ol Maya
And ic-iclcasc ilc cagci lloodiidc ol picma-blalii.
ly youi poicncy
Tlc divinc iidal wavc ol Malapiablu's all-cncompassing giacc
oncc again inundaicd ilc cniiic woild,
Ialling upon cvcn sucl wiciclcd and lallcn souls as myscll.
Taling ilc oidci ol Loid Caiianya as youi vciy lilc's bicail,
You scni youi dcdicaicd sciviiois dooi io dooi
io dclivci ilc wlolc ol lumanlind.
Undci youi inlalliblc diicciion ilc mcssagc ol Godlcad was picaclcd
Iiom ilc sloiclionis ol ilc occan
io ilc pcals ol ilc Himalayas.
lui now you,
wlo sullcicd so upon sccing ilc sullciing ol misguidcd lumaniiy,
aic gonc,
And ilc woild oncc again appcais dail and cmpiy.
O Siila Piablupada, I am lccling losi and alonc in youi abscncc
on ilis day upon wlicl you dcpaiicd liom oui vision.
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Tlc inicnsc cagcincss io bcnclii all lumanlind
wlicl was lcli by Sii Advaiia Acaiya
and wlicl ilus biougli by Loid Sii Gauianga inio ilis woild
Was similaily lcli by Siila llaliivinoda Tlaluia -
And ilcicloic, O bclovcd masici Siila Piablupada,
You wlo aic ilc mosi iniimaic associaic ol ilai bcauiilul goldcn Loid
giaciously madc youi divinc advcni as wcll.
"A luman biiil in ilc land ol India is inicndcd io bc uiilizcd
loi ilc puiposc ol bccoming pcilcci in God-icalizaiion
And ilcn compassionaicly slaiing ilai icalizaiion wiil oilcis."
Rcvcaling India's spiiiiual gloiics you picaclcd ilis Malamaniia
loi ilc illuminaiion ol ilc Laiil's icn diicciions.
In youi abscncc, lowcvci,
ilc woild las oncc again bccomc plungcd inio dailncss,
And ilc llowing cuiicni liom youi occan ol mcicy
las again bccn sioppcd.
Dcvoid ol youi ambiosial dispcnsaiion ol Sii Caiianya's mcssagc,
Conlusion icigns in luman sociciy,
And all ilc Vaisnavas aic lccling ilc pangs ol scpaiaiion
liom youi loius lcci.
Tlc jivas lavc icslacllcd ilcmsclvcs
wiil ilc lcavy clains ol ignoiancc and dclusion,
And as ilcy swim aboui in ilc vasi occan ol maiciial cxisicncc
in a licnzicd aiicmpi io icacl ilc sloic ol pcacc,
...ilcy pciisl.
Tlis lancc ol misciy piciccs my lcaii
as ii similaily alllicicd you, Siila Piablupada,
wlo sullcicd so upon sccing ilc sullciing ol ilc misguidcd lumaniiy.
I am indccd lccling losi and alonc
on ilis day upon wlicl you dcpaiicd liom oui vision.
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Youi loius lips coniinuously uslcicd loiil ilc swccicsi ncciai
in ilc loim ol youi insiiuciions icgaiding ilc Holy Namc ol Loid Kiislna.
You madc ilc pail ol spiiiiual piogicss so casy and dcliglilul io lollow
wiil youi icacling ilai Uiiliiy is ilc Piinciplc` -
Tlai anyiling usclul and piaciical
could bc consiiuciivcly cngagcd in ilc scivicc ol ilc Loid
wiiloui pcisonal aiiaclmcni,
And ilai ilc sinccic piaciicc ol sucl dcvoiional scivicc
wiil a gcnuinc spiiii ol dciaclmcni
Could iiansloim cvciy lousc inio a mandiia
and cvciy common lousclold inio a loly sanga.
You lovingly cauiioncd ilai ilc iiansccndcnial aciiviiics ol ilc Supicmc Loid
slould ncvci bc imiiaicd -
cvcn wiilin onc's mind.
You ncciaiizcd ilc cais ol all pcisons,
Iilling ilcii lcaiis wiil sublimc aiiaclmcni
io singing, dancing, and woislipping ilc Loid
in accoidancc wiil ilc siandaids csiablislcd by ilc picvious Acaiyas.
You magnanimously ollcicd cvciyonc ilc divinc qualilicaiions
io disiiibuic ilc puic Holy Namc loi ilc dclivciancc ol ilc wlolc woild.
lui alas, in youi abscncc,
Ncscicncc las now oncc again sicalilily cicpi onio ilc sccnc,
Cicaiing a mosi disiuibing complicaiion:
Tlosc wlo aic conspicuously unqualilicd
lavc ialcn io ilc piaciicc ol pciloiming soliiaiy blajana
In siiici accoidancc wiil ilc diciaics ol ilcii own minds
and cxclusivc dcvoiion io ilcii own impassioncd scnscs.
Gaibcd in liaudulcni aiiiic
and lavislly adoincd wiil lcigncd cmoiions,
Sucl pcisons lavc, by ilcii scllisl siiaicgy,
woclully lcli ilcii blcmisling cllcci upon ilc body ol sociciy.
O Siila Piablupada,
You sullcicd mucl upon sccing ilc icgiciiablc pligli ol misguidcd lumaniiy.
I am lccling cspccially losi and alonc in scpaiaiion liom youi loius lcci
on ilis day ol youi dcpaiiuic liom oui vision.
,1.
"Loid Kisna's associaics in Viaja lavc ical lilc,
And ilcicloic ilcy aic picacling."
Pcisons inicicsicd in gcnuinc wcalil and pcilcciion
will doubilcssly lind all sucl ilings in youi woids.
Tlc claniing ol ilc Loid's Holy Namc is ilc gicaicsi ol all icligions.`
ly picacling ilis mcssagc
and ilcicby picsciving ilis cicinal iiuil,
You, O bclovcd Guiudcva, lavc aiiaincd ilc gicaicsi cicinal lamc.
Onc wlo icjccis ilis iiuil icgaiding Haiinama-sanliiiana
will lind iiuil nowlcic iliougloui ilc ilicc woilds;
And onc wlo acccpis ilc Holy Namc liom youi divinc lips
lccomcs qualilicd io malc disciplcs iliougloui ilc ilicc woilds
and icscuc all sucl condiiioncd souls liom ilcii sullciing condiiion.
lui in youi abscncc, Siila Piablupada,
Tlc icsoluic dciciminaiion cxplaincd by Siila Visvanaila Caliavaiii Tlaluia
las bccomc biolcn by ilc loiccs ol dailncss,
And ilosc wlo wcic noi lixcd in dcvoiional scivicc
lavc dividcd youi loly Gaudiya Mission inio many scpaiaicd bianclcs.
Ii appcais ilai ilc csscncc ol youi icaclings
Did noi cnici vciy dccply inio ilcii cais,
And ilai ilc iigicss ol dcsiic loi maiciial picsiigc
las icgiciiably claimcd a gicai many viciims.
Indccd, I am wondciing wlcic I, ioo, will icccivc ilc siicngil
To icmain sicady in my blajana in scpaiaiion liom youi loius lcci.
O Siila Piablupada,
Tlc dcpil ol youi compassion was sucl
ilai ilc sullciing ol ilc misguidcd lumaniiy
was a causc ol mucl sullciing loi you;
And I am acuicly lccling losi and alonc
on ilis day ol youi dcpaiiuic liom oui vision.
,2.
Pcisons alllicicd by ilc jaundicc ol ignoiancc
cannoi iasic ilc ambiosial swccincss
ol ilc lcaii-iiansloiming namcs ol Haic, Kiislna, and Rama,
And ilcicloic ilcy do noi clani ilc loly Malamaniia,
Wlosc iliiiy-iwo syllablcs aic lilc icsplcndcni pcail-lilc dioplcis
wlicl consiiiuic ilc clixii ol immoiialiiy
Tlc vciy mcdicinc loi cuiing ilc discasc ol sucl pcisons.
Onc ol youi closcsi disciplcs
wlosc cup you lovingly lillcd io ilc biim
wiil ilc dcaillcss ncciai ol youi insiiuciions
las ungiaiclully iliown away ilai clalicc,
And lis icgiciiablc piclcicncc loi inlcciious poison
las icsulicd in an cpidcmic ol salajiyaism.
Ii sccms ilai ilc piizc valianily acquiicd by ilc iiiumplani lion
las ai picscni bccn unsciupulously siolcn by a jaclal.
Tlc oppicssivc loiccs ol ncscicncc lavc icduccd cvciyonc io icais,
And ii appcais ilai cacl ol ilc young lions
is again bccoming a mousc.
O Siila Piablupada,
Wlcic aic youi puic icaclings io bc lound ai ilis dail loui'
Sianding as wc aic
on ilc sloic ol ilc occan ol spiiiiual dcvasiaiion,
Only youi lilcsaving glancc ol causclcss mcicy
can savc us liom cciiain dcail.
Only by youi inlalliblc giacc
can wc pciccivc a way io somclow iciiacc oui sicps:
To iciuin io a lilc ol divinc icmcmbiancc ol ilc Holy Namc in gicai lappincss
And implicii laiil in youi Vailunila mcssagc.`
O blcsscd masici, plcasc awalcn somc good iniclligcncc
in ilis insignilicani scivani ol youis,
Incicasing ilc lullncss ol lis laiil in youi sublimc mcssagc day by day.
You compassionaicly iool ilc sullciing ol misguidcd lumaniiy
upon youi own loly lcad,
And I am lccling scvcic pangs ol scpaiaiion liom youi loius lcci
on ilis day upon wlicl you disappcaicd liom oui vision.
,3.
Lci ilcic bc congicgaiional singing and dancing
in piaisc ol ilc Supicmc Loid
among ilc associaiion ol ilc Loid's dcvoiccs.`
Wlcic can onc lind sucl swccincss and magnanimiiy
as could bc compaicd wiil Malapiablu's mcilod ol aiiaining spiiiiual pcilcciion'
Il wc could bui pciloim Haiinama-sanliiiana
wiil complcic laiil in ilc woids ol ilc spiiiiual masici,
Gcnuinc lovc ol Godlcad would malc iis divinc appcaiancc.
Wiiloui iiuc lovc ol God,
Oui inicllccis aic mcicly iniiicaic nciwoils ol dclusion.
lccausc no onc las obiaincd ilai picma-blalii,
A gicai caiasiioplc las icsulicd:
Tlc Vaisnavas lavc givcn up picacling in lavoi ol soliiaiy woislip,
And a vasi and pciilous junglc ol impcisonalism
las giown iall and spicad ovci ilc suilacc ol ilc woild.
lccausc so many dcvoiccs lavc givcn up ilcii dcvoiional scivicc,
Tlc namc Paiiia-pavana, Savioi ol ilc lallcn`,
Has iiscll lallcn inio disicpuic.
O Siila Piablupada,
Wlai aic wc io do ai ilis mosi inauspicious iimc'
Tlc bcauiilul gaidcn ol lisna-blalii
wlicl you pcisonally planicd and icndcd wiil youi own loius-lilc lands
Has appaicnily bccn looicd and dcsiioycd.
Plcasc awalcn somc good iniclligcncc
in ilis insignilicani scivani ol youis,
Incicasing ilc lullncss ol lis laiil in youi sublimc icaclings day by day.
You compassionaicly considcicd ilc sullciing ol misguidcd lumaniiy
io bc youi own,
And I am indccd lccling alllicicd by pangs ol scpaiaiion liom youi loius lcci
on ilis day ol youi disappcaiancc liom oui vision.
,4.
O bclovcd masici,
Sii Kisna Caiianya is ilc vciy pcisonilicaiion ol compassion,
And you aic ilc vciy pcisonilicaiion ol His mcssagc
Tlai ilc claniing ol ilc Holy Namc is ilc singulai inlalliblc mcans
ol ciossing ilc iuibulcni occan ol maiciial cxisicncc
And cniciing a lilc ol joyous scll-dcdicaiion in ilc scivicc ol ilc Divinc Couplc.
Loid Gauialaii madc ilc cniiic woild ilc iccipicni ol His causclcss giacc,
And you aic vigoiously disiiibuiing ilai giacc
io cvciy iown and villagc ol ilc woild.
You pcisonally iiavclcd all ovci India,
Lvcn in ilc Souil
And you scni youi dcvoiccs
io savc ilc inlabiianis ol ilc Wcsicin couniiics as wcll
liom ilcii moil-lilc iusl lcadlong inio ilc llamcs ol scll-dcsiiuciion.
Malapiablu cmploycd many clcvci iiicls
io cngagc ilc condiiioncd souls in dcvoiional scivicc,
And you wcic cxpcii ai undcisianding all ilcsc ilings
and lollowing closcly in His loly looisicps.
You undcisiood cxacily wlai was icquiicd io bc picaclcd
in pcilcci accoidancc wiil iimc, placc, ciicumsiancc, and audicncc:
And alilougl ilc lcadcis ol ilc slccp-lilc masscs
dcvoui in ilcii woislip ol ilc idol ol mongiclizcd logic
could noi undcisiand;
Tlougl ilc blind lawycis, ilougl laving cycs,
could noi scc;
And ilougl ilc many nonscnsical gioups ol dcviaiois and imiiaiois
could noi appicciaic
Tlc iniclligcni scciion ol sociciy
Could undcisiand ilc impcccablc puiiiy ol youi icaclings,
Clcaily scc ilc uiici sclllcssncss ol youi moiivcs,
And caincsily appicciaic youi incxlausiiblc clloiis
io dclcai all clcmcnis wlicl wcic opposcd io ilc Absoluic Tiuil.
O Siila Piablupada,
You acccpicd mucl sullciing on youi own accouni
in oidci io iclicvc ilc sullciing ol lumaniiy ai laigc,
And I am indccd lccling pangs ol scpaiaiion liom youi loius lcci
on ilis day ol youi disappcaiancc liom oui vision.
,5.
Adoicd masici,
You paiicnily icmindcd all ol youi disciplcs iimc and iimc again
ilai dcvoiional scivicc io Loid Caiianya
is noi pciloimcd cxclusivcly in soliiudc.
You iool gicai caic io painsialingly cxplain io all ol us
Tlai jusi as ilc Loid oui ol His causclcss mcicy
picaclcd cvciywlcic and dclivcicd Jagai and Madlai,
So docs ilc cxaci samc picacling woil
nccd io bc coniinucd in ilc picscni day.
Tlc woild las now bccomc lillcd wiil counilcss Jagais and Madlais,
And ii is clcai io all ilai ilc only mcans loi ilcii salvaiion
is ilc pail slown by Caiianya-Niiai.
Il you wcic io comc again ai ilis iimc, Siila Piablupada,
and pcisonally iccsiablisl ilc piopci undcisianding ol all ilcsc ilings
in all ilc icn diicciions
Tlc joy ol ilc pcoplc would lnow no bounds.
Hcaiing ilc dccply icsonani sound ol youi voicc
loudly pioclaiming ilc vicioiy ol Malapiablu's mission,
Tlc dcmons and ailcisis would llcc,
And ilc iliisiy living cniiiics
would diinl ilc divinc ncciai-mcssagc ol Loid Gauianga
io ilcii complcic lullillmcni.
Tlc wlolc woild would oncc again bc sci aiigli.
Wlcicas in youi abscncc,
noiling ol valuc is io bc lound anywlcic.
liolcnlcaiicd,
ilis Ablay malcs lis ciy ol appcal, O Guiudcva,
in ilc biiici iliocs ol scpaiaiion liom youi loius lcci.
You compassionaicly lcli ilc sullciing ol ilc jivas io bc youi own,
And I am indccd lccling losi and alonc
on ilis day ol youi disappcaiancc liom oui vision.