Nektar duhovnih napotkov

Nectar of Instruction

Predgovor

Preface

Prvi verz:: Razumen človek, ki je zmožen obvladovati težnjo po govoru, izbruhe jeze ter zahteve uma, jezika, želodca in spolnih organov, ima lahko učence po vsem svetu.

Text One:: A sober person who can tolerate the urge to speak, the mind’s demands, the actions of anger and the urges of the tongue, belly and genitals is qualified to make disciples all over the world.

Drugi verz:: Naše vdano služenje Kṛṣṇi se izjalovi, če se preveč zapletemo na šest opisanih načinov: (1) tako da se prenajedamo ali kopičimo več stvari, kot jih potrebujemo, (2) da se pretirano ženemo za težko dosegljivimi materialnimi dobrinami, (3) da po nepotrebnem govorimo o posvetnih temah, (4) da se pravil iz svetih spisov držimo le zaradi pravil samih, ne pa zaradi duhovne rasti, ali pa da jih ne upoštevamo in ravnamo svojevoljno, (5) da se družimo s posvetnimi ljudmi, ki jih zavest Kṛṣṇe ne zanima, in (6) da hlepimo po posvetnih dosežkih.

Text Two:: One’s devotional service is spoiled when he becomes too entangled in the following six activities: (1) eating more than necessary or collecting more funds than required; (2) over-endeavoring for mundane things that are very difficult to obtain; (3) talking unnecessarily about mundane subject matters; (4) practicing the scriptural rules and regulations only for the sake of following them and not for the sake of spiritual advancement, or rejecting the rules and regulations of the scriptures and working independently or whimsically; (5) associating with worldly-minded persons who are not interested in Kṛṣṇa consciousness; and (6) being greedy for mundane achievements.

Tretji verz:: Obstaja šest ugodnih načel za čisto vdano služenje Kṛṣṇi: (1) navdušenje, (2) prizadevanje z zaupanjem, (3) potrpljenje, (4) ravnanje po predpisanih načelih (śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ smaraṇam – poslušanje o Kṛṣṇi ter opevanje in spominjanje Kṛṣṇe), (5) izogibanje družbe tistih, ki niso bhakte, in (6) ravnanje po zgledu prejšnjih ācārij. S temi šestimi načeli bomo brez dvoma dosegli popoln uspeh v čistem vdanem služenju Kṛṣṇi.

Text Three:: There are six principles favorable to the execution of pure devotional service: (1) being enthusiastic, (2) endeavoring with confidence, (3) being patient, (4) acting according to regulative principles [such as śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ smaraṇam – hearing, chanting and remembering Kṛṣṇa], (5) abandoning the association of nondevotees, and (6) following in the footsteps of the previous ācāryas. These six principles undoubtedly assure the complete success of pure devotional service.

Četrti verz:: Obdarovanje in sprejemanje v dar, zaupno razodevanje misli, spraševanje o zaupnostih ter sprejemanje in dajanje prasāde je šest načinov izkazovanja ljubezni med bhaktami.

Text Four:: Offering gifts in charity, accepting charitable gifts, revealing one’s mind in confidence, inquiring confidentially, accepting prasāda and offering prasāda are the six symptoms of love shared by one devotee and another.

Peti verz:: Bhakto, ki poje sveto ime Gospoda Kṛṣṇe, moramo ceniti v mislih, bhakti, ki je duhovno posvečen (je prejel dīkṣo) in časti Božanstvo, se moramo ponižno priklanjati, s čistim bhakto, ki je napreden v neomajnem vdanem služenju Kṛṣṇi in v srcu nima niti kančka nagnjenja h kritiziranju drugih, pa se moramo družiti in mu zvesto služiti.

Text Five:: One should mentally honor the devotee who chants the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa, one should offer humble obeisances to the devotee who has undergone spiritual initiation [dīkṣā] and is engaged in worshiping the Deity, and one should associate with and faithfully serve that pure devotee who is advanced in undeviated devotional service and whose heart is completely devoid of the propensity to criticize others.

Šesti verz:: Čisti bhakta je na izvorni ravni zavedanja Kṛṣṇe in se neenači s telesom. Nanj ne smemo gledati s posvetnimi očmi. Prezreti moramo njegovo morebitno nižje poreklo, slabo kožo, telesne napake, bolezen ali onemoglost. Telo čistega bhakte se kljub navideznim pomanjkljivostim, ki so lahko zelo opazne, ne more onesnažiti. Tako je tudi z reko Ganges, ki je v deževnem obdobju včasih polna mehurčkov, pene in blata, vendar se ne onesnaži. Duhovno napredni ljudje se ne glede na njeno stanje kopajo v njej.

Text Six:: Being situated in his original Kṛṣṇa conscious position, a pure devotee does not identify with the body. Such a devotee should not be seen from a materialistic point of view. Indeed, one should overlook a devotee’s having a body born in a low family, a body with a bad complexion, a deformed body, or a diseased or infirm body. According to ordinary vision, such imperfections may seem prominent in the body of a pure devotee, but despite such seeming defects, the body of a pure devotee cannot be polluted. It is exactly like the waters of the Ganges, which sometimes during the rainy season are full of bubbles, foam and mud. The Ganges waters do not become polluted. Those who are advanced in spiritual understanding will bathe in the Ganges without considering the condition of the water.

Sedmi verz:: Kṛṣṇovo sveto ime, značaj, zabave in dejanja so duhovno sladki kot kandis. Človek, ki ima zlatenico avidye (nevednosti), ne more okušati ničesar sladkega, čudovito pa je, da z vsakodnevnim pozornim petjem teh sladkih imen obudi naravno zmožnost okušanja in postopoma izkorenini bolezen.

Text Seven:: The holy name, character, pastimes and activities of Kṛṣṇa are all transcendentally sweet like sugar candy. Although the tongue of one afflicted by the jaundice of avidyā [ignorance] cannot taste anything sweet, it is wonderful that simply by carefully chanting these sweet names every day, a natural relish awakens within his tongue, and his disease is gradually destroyed at the root.

Osmi verz:: Bistvo vseh napotkov je, da moramo ves čas – štiriindvajset ur na dan – izkoristiti tako, da pozorno opevamo Gospodovo božansko ime, transcendentalno podobo, lastnosti in večne zabave ter se jih spominjamo in s tem postopoma zaposlimo jezik in misli. Tako moramo prebivati v Vraji (Goloki Vṛndāvana-dhāmi) in pod vodstvom bhakt služiti Kṛṣṇi. Ravnati se moramo po zgledu Gospodovih ljubljenih bhakt, ki Mu z globoko privrženostjo vdano služijo.

Text Eight:: The essence of all advice is that one should utilize one’s full time – twenty-four hours a day – in nicely chanting and remembering the Lord’s divine name, transcendental form, qualities and eternal pastimes, thereby gradually engaging one’s tongue and mind. In this way one should reside in Vraja [Goloka Vṛndāvana-dhāma] and serve Kṛṣṇa under the guidance of devotees. One should follow in the footsteps of the Lord’s beloved devotees, who are deeply attached to His devotional service.

Deveti verz:: Sveti kraj Mathurā je duhovno višji od transcendentalnega sveta Vaikuṇṭhe, saj se je tam pojavil Gospod. Duhovni gozd Vṛndāvane je zaradi Kṛṣṇovih zabav rāsa-līle še višji od Mathurā-purīja. Še bolj vzvišen je hrib Govardhana, ker ga je Śrī Kṛṣṇa dvignil z božansko roko in je imel tam različne ljubeče zabave. Najbolj vzvišena pa je najodličnejša Śrī Rādhā-kuṇḍa, saj jo preplavlja nektar preme do Gospodarja Gokule, Śrī Kṛṣṇe. Le kateri pameten človek torej ne bi hotel služiti tej božanski Rādhā-kuṇḍi, ki leži ob vznožju Govardhane?

Text Nine:: The holy place known as Mathurā is spiritually superior to Vaikuṇṭha, the transcendental world, because the Lord appeared there. Superior to Mathurā-purī is the transcendental forest of Vṛndāvana because of Kṛṣṇa’s rāsa-līlā pastimes. And superior to the forest of Vṛndāvana is Govardhana Hill, for it was raised by the divine hand of Śrī Kṛṣṇa and was the site of His various loving pastimes. And, above all, the superexcellent Śrī Rādhā-kuṇḍa stands supreme, for it is overflooded with the ambrosial nectarean prema of the Lord of Gokula, Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Where, then, is that intelligent Person who is unwilling to serve this divine Rādhā-kuṇḍa, which is situated at the foot of Govardhana Hill?

Deseti verz:: Śāstre pravijo, da je Vsevišnjemu Gospodu Hariju med vsemi, ki si želijo sadov svojega dela, najljubši tisti, ki dobro pozna višje življenjske vrednote. Med številnimi takimi, ki imajo poglobljeno znanje (jñānīji), lahko začne Gospodu vdano služiti tisti, ki se je tako rekoč osvobodil z znanjem. Ta je višji od drugih, nad njim pa je tisti, ki je zares razvil premo, čisto ljubezen do Kṛṣṇe. Gopīje so bolj vzvišene od vseh naprednih bhakt, ker so ves čas popolnoma odvisne od transcendentalnega pastirja Śrī Kṛṣṇe. Med njimi ima Kṛṣṇa najraje Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. Njena kuṇḍa (jezero) Mu je izjemno pri srcu, tako kot Ona sama, ki je Njegova najljubša gopīja. Kdo torej ne bi prebival ob Rādhā-kuṇḍi in v duhovnem telesu, preplavljenem z zanosnimi vdanimi čustvi (aprākṛta-bhāvo), z ljubeznijo služil Božanskemu paru Śrī Śrī Rādhi in Govindi, ki uprizarjata aṣṭakālīya-līlo, večne zabave, razdeljene na osem delov dneva. Tisti, ki Jima vdano služijo na bregovih Rādhā-kuṇḍe, so resnično najsrečnejši v vesolju.

Text Ten:: In the śāstra it is said that of all types of fruitive workers, he who is advanced in knowledge of the higher values of life is favored by the Supreme Lord Hari. Out of many such people who are advanced in knowledge [jñānīs], one who is practically liberated by virtue of his knowledge may take to devotional service. He is superior to the others. However, one who has actually attained prema, pure love of Kṛṣṇa, is superior to him. The gopīs are exalted above all the advanced devotees because they are always totally dependent upon Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the transcendental cowherd boy. Among the gopīs, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the most dear to Kṛṣṇa. Her kuṇḍa [lake] is as profoundly dear to Lord Kṛṣṇa as this most beloved of the gopīs. Who, then, will not reside at Rādhā-kuṇḍa and, in a spiritual body surcharged with ecstatic devotional feelings [aprākṛta-bhāva], render loving service to the Divine Couple Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Govinda, who perform Their aṣṭa-kālīya-līlā, Their eternal eightfold daily pastimes. Indeed, those who execute devotional service on the banks of Rādhā-kuṇḍa are the most fortunate people in the universe.

Enajsti verz:: Med vsem, kar Kṛṣṇi daje zadovoljstvo, in vsemi ljubljenimi dekleti iz Vraja-bhūmi, je Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī zagotovo najdragocenejši predmet Njegove ljubezni. Veliki modreci pravijo, da Mu je Njena božanska kuṇḍa v vsakem pogledu enako pri srcu. Rādhā-kuṇḍo brez dvoma zelo redko dosežejo celo vzvišeni bhakte, kaj šele navadni. V srcu tistega, ki se vsaj enkrat okopa v tem svetem jezeru, se popolnoma prebudi čista ljubezen do Kṛṣṇe.

Text Eleven:: Of the many objects of favored delight and of all the lovable damsels of Vraja-bhūmi, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is certainly the most treasured object of Kṛṣṇa’s love. And, in every respect, Her divine kuṇḍa is described by great sages as similarly dear to Him. Undoubtedly Rādhā-kuṇḍa is very rarely attained even by the great devotees; therefore it is even more difficult for ordinary devotees to attain. If one simply bathes once within those holy waters, one’s pure love of Kṛṣṇa is fully aroused.