30 Jul 2025
The 10 verses to Perfection By HG Shant Gopinath Prabhu Ji
सिद्धिपर्न्य तं १० श्लोक ाः - The 10 verses to Perfection
Credit goes to HG Shant Gopinath Prabhu ji
Beginning with paying Obeisance to all[CC Ādi 1.1] ~ Anuṣṭup (Śloka) (अनष्ु टु प ् (श्लोक))
vande gurūn īśa-bhaktān īśam īśāvatārakāntat-prakāśāṁś ca tac-chaktīḥ kṛṣṇa-caitanya-saṁjñakam
“I offer my respectful obeisances unto the spiritual masters, the devotees of the Lord, the Lord’s incarnations, His plenaryportions, His energies and the primeval Lord Himself, Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya.”
Understanding the Unique Blessing of Mahāprabhu[CC Ādi 1.4] ~ Pṛthvī (पथ्ृ वी)
anarpita-carīṁ cirāt karuṇayāvatīrṇaḥ kalausamarpayitum unnatojjvala-rasāṁ sva-bhakti-śriyamhariḥ puraṭa-sundara-dyuti-kadamba-sandīpitaḥsadā hṛdaya-kandare sphuratu vaḥ śacī-nandanaḥ
“May the Supreme Lord who is known as the son of Śrīmatī Śacī-devī be transcendentally situated in the innermost chambers ofyour heart. Resplendent with the radiance of molten gold, He has appeared in the Age of Kali by His causeless mercy to bestowwhat no incarnation has ever offered before: the most sublime and radiant mellow of devotional service, the mellow of conjugallove.”
Tackling the Biggest Obstacle – Lust[Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 3.2.35 & CC Madhya 22.16] ~ Mandākrāntā (मन्द क्र न्त )
kāmādīnāṁ kati na katidhā pālitā durnideśāsteṣāṁ jātā mayi na karuṇā na trapā nopaśāntiḥutsṛjyaitān atha yadu-pate sāmprataṁ labdha-buddhistvām āyātaḥ śaraṇam abhayaṁ māṁ niyuṅkṣvātma-dāsye
“O my Lord, there is no limit to the unwanted orders of lusty desires. Although I have rendered these desires so much service,they have not shown any mercy to me. I have not been ashamed to serve them, nor have I even desired to give them up. O myLord, O head of the Yadu dynasty, recently, however, my intelligence has been awakened, and now I am giving them up. Due totranscendental intelligence, I now refuse to obey the unwanted orders of these desires, and I now come to You to surrendermyself at Your fearless lotus feet. Kindly engage me in Your personal service and save me.”
But, without knowing Who am I, how can I proceed ?
[Śrī Padyāvalī 74 & CC Madhya 13.80] ~ Mandākrāntā (मन्द क्र न्त )
nāhaṁ vipro na ca nara-patir nāpi vaiśyo na śūdro
nāhaṁ varṇī na ca gṛha-patir no vanastho yatir vākintu prodyan-nikhila-paramānanda-pūrnāmṛtābdhergopī-bhartuḥ pada-kamalayor dāsa-dāsānudāsaḥ
“I am not a brāhmaṇa, I am not a kṣatriya, I am not a vaiśya or a śūdra. Nor am I a brahmacārī, a householder, a vānaprastha or asannyāsī. I identify Myself only as the servant of the servant of the servant of the lotus feet of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the maintainer ofthe gopīs. He is like an ocean of nectar, and He is the cause of universal transcendental bliss. He is always existing with brilliance.”
Remember that Bhakti overpowers Lust[Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 2.5.72] ~ Mālinī (म सलनी)
yadavadhi mama cetaḥ kṛṣṇa-pādāravindenava-nava-rasa-dhāmany udyataṁ rantum āsīttadavadhi bata nārī-saṅgame smaryamānebhavati mukha-vikāraḥ suṣṭhu-niṣṭhīvanaṁ ca
“Since I have been engaged in the transcendental loving service of Kṛṣṇa, realizing ever-new pleasure in Him, whenever I think ofsex pleasure I spit at the thought, and my lips curl with distaste.”
