Visaya Bimudha Ar Mayavadi
Bhakti Pratikula Bhava Varjanangikara Song 3
viṣaya-vimūḍha
ār māyāvādī jan bhakti-śūnya
duṅhe prāna dhare akāraṇ
Both the monist philosophers and those bewildered by worldly affairs live in vain, for both are devoid of devotion to You.
ei
dui-saṅga nātha! nā hoy āmār prārthanā
koriye āmi caraṇe tomār
I pray at Your lotus feet, O Lord, that I may be spared the company of them both.
se
duwera madhye viṣayī tabu bhālo māyāvādī-saṅga
nāhi māgi kono kālo
Yet of the two the worldly man is better. I ask never to have the company of mayavadi.
viṣayī-hṛdoya
jabe sādhu-saṅga pāy anāyāse
labhe bhakti bhaktera kṛpāy
When the worldly man enters into the company of saintly persons within his heart he becomes inspired by pure devotion through the mercy of those devotees.
māyāvāda-doṣa
jā'ra hṛdoye paśilo kutarke
hṛdoya tā'ra vajra-sama bhelo
But woe to him who has known the offensive presence of impersonalist philosophy. Such sophistry makes the heart hard as a thunderbolt.
bhaktira
swarūpa, āra `viṣaya', `āśroy' māyāvādī
`anitya' boliyā saba koy
The mayavada philosopher declares that the true form of bhakti, its object (Sri Krishna), and its possessor (the devotee) are all transitory and thus illusory.
dhik
tā'ra kṛṣṇa-sevā-śravana-kīrtan kṛṣṇa-aṅge
vajra hāne tāhāra stavan
Fie on his pretense of service to Krishna, of hearing and chanting His glories! His so-called prayers strike the body of Krishna with blows more cruel that a thunderbolt.
māyāvāda
sama bhakti-pratikūla nāi ataeva
māyāvādī-saṅga nāhi cāi
There is no philosophy as antagonistic to devotional service as mayavada philosophy. Therefore I do not desire the association of the mayavadi.
bhakativinoda
māyāvāda dūra kori vaiṣṇava-saṅgete
baise nāmāśraya dhori'
Bhaktivinoda drives away the philosophy of illusionism and sits safely in the society of Vaisnavas under the shelter of the holy name.
Translation
Both the monist philosophers and those bewildered by worldly affairs live in vain, for both are devoid of devotion to You.
I pray at Your lotus feet, O Lord, that I may be spared the company of them both.
Yet of the two the worldly man is better. I ask never to have the company of mayavadi.
When the worldly man enters into the company of saintly persons within his heart he becomes inspired by pure devotion through the mercy of those devotees.
But woe to him who has known the offensive presence of impersonalist philosophy. Such sophistry makes the heart hard as a thunderbolt.
The mayavada philosopher declares that the true form of bhakti, its object (Sri Krishna), and its possessor (the devotee) are all transitory and thus illusory.
Fie on his pretense of service to Krishna, of hearing and chanting His glories! His so-called prayers strike the body of Krishna with blows more cruel that a thunderbolt.
There is no philosophy as antagonistic to devotional service as mayavada philosophy. Therefore I do not desire the association of the mayavadi.
Bhaktivinoda drives away the philosophy of illusionism and sits safely in the society of Vaisnavas under the shelter of the holy name.