1972年5月27日，洛杉矶
圣帕布帕德：这首歌的作者是哥文达·达萨。Govinda-dāsa-abhilāsa re。他的愿望是什么？Abhilāsa的含义是愿望。Bhajahū re mana śrī-nanda-nandana：“我亲爱的心意……”因为心意既是我们的朋友，也是我们的敌人。如果你能驯服心意，心意就是你最好的朋友。如果你无法驯服心意，心意就是让你最痛苦的敌人。Sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayoḥ 。（SB9.4.18）如果让心意一直专注在奎师那的莲花足，那么心意自然就会被控制住，成为我们的朋友。所以哥文达·达萨在表达他的愿望：“我亲爱的心意，请为南达·南达纳做奉爱服务。”他并没有说奎师那。他说的是南达·南达纳。如果我们直接说奎师那，那并不很让人愉快，但是如果我们说南达·南达纳，雅首达·南达纳，戴瓦克依·南达纳，帕尔塔·萨茹阿提——用他与奉献者的关系来从称呼他——那么他就会更开心。Bhajahū re mana śrī-nanda-nandana。为什么托庇圣南达·南达纳？Abhaya-caraṇāravinda re。如果你托庇了奎师那，南达·南达纳的莲花足，你就再也不会焦虑，恐惧。
samāṣritā ye pada-pallava-plavaṁmahat-padaṁ puṇya-yaśo murāreḥbhavāmbudhir vatsa-padaṁ paraṁ padaṁpadaṁ padaṁ yad vipadāṁ na teṣām（SB10.14.58）
这就是Bhagavat-darśana。Padaṁ padaṁ yad vipadām。这个物质世界，padaṁ padam意味着步步危机。而对于托庇了奎师那的莲花足的人，mahat-padaṁ puṇya-yaśo murāreḥ samāṣritā，对他来说就再无任何危险可言。Abhaya-caraṇāravinda re。如何才能完全托庇永不畏惧的奎师那，再无焦虑，vaikuṇṭha？Durlabha manava-janama sat-saṅge。只要你与奉献者联谊就能做到。如果你认为，“现在我已经非常进步。现在我可以自己一个人去念诵哈瑞奎师那，就像哈瑞达斯·塔库尔那样。”那这就是头脑发昏。你无法模仿哈瑞达斯·塔库尔。你必须与奉献者联谊。Durlabha manava-janam sat sange。Sat-sange。Satāṁprasaṅgān mama vīrya-saṁvido 。（SB3.25.25）只有和奉献者在一起，通过他们的联谊，通过与他们交流，你才能真正理解神的知觉。这是理解神的知觉的唯一办法。正如在物质世界有各种协会，社团。商人，他们有他们的货币交换协会，处理货币交换。他们也有联谊。他们聚在一起，处理好商务的事情。同样，还有许多俱乐部。如果你想要喝酒，感官享乐，你可以去各种俱乐部，与他们联谊，你会学会喝酒，如何勾搭女性。因此，联谊非常重要。所以我们奎师那知觉协会才给大众与我们联谊的机会，这样他们才能理解奎师那是什么，奎师那知觉是什么。
所以哥文达·达萨推荐，durlabhamānava-janama-sat-saṅge。Mānava。这个人类生命是durlabha，非常非常罕见珍稀。不要与猫猫狗狗联谊，不要与乌鸦联谊，而是要与天鹅联谊。联谊也是天性使然。“物以类聚，人以群分。”乌鸦会和乌鸦聚到一起，天鹅会和天鹅聚在一起。白天鹅，干净的水面，漂亮的花园，这是天鹅喜欢的环境。乌鸦不喜欢这种环境。乌鸦喜欢那些被丢弃的污秽之物。它们在那种地方才开心。所以同样，根据本性，人类社会也有各种联谊。但是这里推荐的是durlabha mānava sat-saṅge：不要与乌鸦联谊，要与天鹅联谊。这才是我们该寻求的联谊。
这个奎师那知觉协会就是一群天鹅，paramahaṁsa。Haṁsa。Haṁsa的含义是天鹅。Haṁsa，之所以会举这个例子是因为天鹅知道如何从水中吸取牛奶。你把水和牛奶给天鹅，天鹅会吸取牛奶，留下水。同样，一只天鹅，一只haṁsa，paramahaṁsa，指的是在这个人类形体的生命中，接受生命灵性的部分，抛弃生命物质的部分，这样的人被称作haṁsa，paramahaṁsa。我们是混合的。我们的身体是物质的，但我是灵性的灵魂。所以我们必须知道如何摆脱这物质的束缚。这就是jñāna vairāgya，知识和弃绝。这个例子就像木头，柴火。如果你点燃火焰，火焰就会燃烧掉木头。火焰会烧光整根木头。同样，你得到了灵性知觉的火焰。如果你能够激发灵性知觉，物质知觉就会被烧光。灵性知觉源自这个物质躯体，但是当这知觉产生之后，它就会消灭物质躯体。这是很好的例子。火存在与木头之中，每个人都知道。你点燃火焰，如果木头够干燥，火焰就会很快烧起来。然后这熊熊火焰就会将木头烧为灰烬。木头不复存在。同样，如果你能唤醒你的灵性知觉，奎师那知觉，那么你的奎师那知觉会快速成长，你的物质存在将被终结。整个过程就是如此。Durlabha mānava-janama sat-saṅge taraha e bhava-sindhu re。这样，就能跨越这愚昧的汪洋。
那么，有人会说，“如果我加入奎师那知觉运动，我的家庭怎么办？谁来照顾我的妻子孩子，我的社团朋友和爱？我还有那么多事要做。”所以这里，哥文达·达萨说， śīta ātapabāta bariṣaṇa ei dina jāminī jāgi re：“我亲爱的心意，你努力工作。” Śīta ātapa。“严寒中，你去工作。酷暑中，你去工作。狂风暴雨，你依然无法停止工作。” Śīta ātapa bāta bariṣaṇa。“整夜工作。”人们就是这样生活。Śīta ātapa bāta bariṣaṇa ei dina jāminī jāgi re。整日劳作，然后我就会得到更多钱，我会让你晚上也工作。这就是我们的工作。为什么？为什么你要工作？为什么你要工作？
śīta ātapa bāta bariṣaṇaei dina jāminī jāgi rebiphale sevinu kṛpaṇa durajanacapala sukha labha lāgi' re
“我就这样浪费了我的时间，” biphale sevinu，“去服务kṛpana durajana，这所谓的社会，友谊和爱。，他们永远也不会接触奎师那知觉，但是我还在为他们服务。”这就是普罗大众的现状，倒不是所有家庭都如此。但基本上99.9%的家庭都是如此。Biphale sevinu。“就这样，我虚度光阴。何乐之有？”为了性，大费周章。Capalasukha-labha lāgi' re。“几分钟的性，仅此而已。”所以哥文达·达萨说，“你们在拼命享受财富，” ei-dhana, yauvana, putra, parijana。物质的快乐意味着获取财富，dhana；然后是jana，以及众多的追随者和依赖者——妻子，儿女，朋友，社会等等等等，国家。Putra, parijana, ithe ki ācheparatīti re。“你在这些之中得不到丝毫超然的喜乐。” Kamala-dala-jala, jīvana ṭalamala。生命如履薄冰，步步危机。你说不准什么时候生命会结束。这里的例子是，kamala-jala-dala。就像莲花叶。你在荷叶上倒上水，水不会静止，会不停流动。随时可能流出荷叶。同样，我们的生命也是如此，摇摇欲坠。随时可能结束。Kamala-jala-dala, jivana..., bhajahu hari-pada nīti re。所以你才应该尽量多的全身心投入到奎师那知觉之中。赶在死亡降临之前。那是你的使命。什么是奎师那知觉？Śravana, kīrtana, smarana, vandana,pāda-sevana, dāsya re, pūjana, sakhī-jana, ātma-nivedana，就是这九项奉爱服务，govinda-dāsa-abhilāṣa re。
每个人都应该有哥文达·达萨一样的愿望。Śravana kīrtana，这些就是奉爱服务：聆听，唱诵，忆念， arcana崇拜神像，vandana供奉祷文。有九种。人类的意义就是如此。通过这样的奉爱服务，我们逐渐点燃奎师那知觉之火，或者灵性知觉之火。然后，这火焰，就像木头上燃烧的火焰会将木头烧为灰烬，我们，我们所有的覆盖也是一样。灵性的灵魂被物质覆盖着，被愚昧覆盖着。这个覆盖和愚昧会被烧为灰烬，你将重获自由，回归家园，回归首神。这就是这首歌的要旨。
现在你们可以开始了。哈瑞奎师那。（至此结束）
Purport to Bhajahu Re Mana—Los Angeles, May 27, 1972
Prabhupāda: So this song was sung by Govinda dasa. Govinda-dāsa-abhilāsa re. What is his desire? Abhilāsa means desire.Bhajahū re mana śrī-nanda-nandana: "My dear mind...'' Because mind is our friend and enemy. If you train the mind, then mind is your best friend. And if you cannot train your mind, then will be your bitterest enemy. Sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayoḥ [SB 9.4.18]. Therefore mind has always to be engaged on the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, then mind automatically will be controlled and will become friend. So Govinda dasa is expressing his desire: "My dear mind, you just be engaged in devotional service of Nanda-nandana.'' His..., he does not say Kṛṣṇa. He says Nanda-nandana. If we address Kṛṣṇa directly, that is not very pleasing, but if we say Kṛṣṇa: Nanda-nandana, Yaśodā-nandana, Devakī-nandana, Pārtha-sārathi—in relationship with His devotee—then He becomes more pleased. So bhajahū re mana śrī-nanda-nandana. Why Śrī-Nanda-nandana? Now,abhaya-caraṇāravinda re. If you take shelter of the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, Nanda-nandana, then you'll have no more anxiety, fear.
samāṣritā ye pada-pallava-plavaṁmahat-padaṁ puṇya-yaśo murāreḥbhavāmbudhir vatsa-padaṁ paraṁ padaṁpadaṁ padaṁ yad vipadāṁ na teṣām[SB 10.14.58]
This is Bhagavat-darśana. Padaṁ padaṁ yad vipadām. This material world, padaṁ padam means step by step there is danger. So one who takes shelter of the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, mahat-padaṁ puṇya-yaśo murāreḥ samāṣritā, for him there is no more danger. Abhaya-caraṇāravinda re. How it is possible to take complete shelter of Kṛṣṇa, which is fearlessness, no anxiety,vaikuṇṭha? Durlabha manava-janama sat-saṅge. This is possible if you associate with devotees. If you think that "Now I have become very much advanced. Now I shall live alone and chant Hare Kṛṣṇa, imitating Haridāsa Ṭhākura,'' this is nonsense. You cannot imitate Haridāsa Ṭhākura. You have to associate with devotees. Durlabha manava-janam sat sange. Sat-sange. Satāṁprasaṅgān mama vīrya-saṁvido [SB 3.25.25]. If you remain with the devotees, then by their association, by talking with them, you'll get real understanding of God consciousness. It is very practical to understand. Just like in material world there are many associations, societies. Businessmen, they have got their stock exchange association, those who are dealing in exchange. They have got an association. They go there, and their business facility is very good. Similarly, so many clubs. If you want to drink and enjoy sense, you go to so many clubs and associate with them and you'll learn how to drink, how to mate very nicely. So association is very important. Therefore our Kṛṣṇa consciousness society are giving chance people to associate with us, so that he'll be able to understand what is Kṛṣṇa, what is Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Therefore Govinda dasa recommends, durlabhamānava-janama-sat-saṅge. Mānava. This human life is durlabha, very rarely obtained. Not dogs' association, crows' association, but swans' association. There are association even by nature. "Birds of the same feather flock together.'' The crows, they'll mix with crows, and the swans will mix with swan. White swan, very nice water, nice garden, they will like that. The crows will not like that. The crows will like where filthy things are thrown away. They'll take pleasure there. So similarly, according to the quality of nature, there are different association in human society. But it is recommended that durlabha mānava sat-saṅge: not with the crows but with the swans. That association.
So this Kṛṣṇa consciousness society is the swans, paramahaṁsa. Haṁsa. Haṁsa means swan. Haṁsa, this example is given because the swan knows the technique how to take milk out of water. You give the swan milk and water, it will take the milk portion and give it up the water portion. Similarly a swan, a haṁsa, paramahaṁsa, means in this human form of life, one who takes the spiritual portion of life and rejects the material portion of life, he is called haṁsa, paramahaṁsa. We are mixed. Our body is material, but I am spirit soul. So we have to know the techniques how to get out of this material bondage. That is the process of jñāna vairāgya, knowledge and renunciation. The example is given, just like wood, firewood. If you somehow or other, you can ignite fire, then the fire will vanquish the wood. The blazing fire will consume the whole wood. Similarly, you have got the fire of spiritual consciousness. If you can evoke that spiritual consciousness, this material consciousness will be burnt up. It will come out from this material body, but when it comes out, then it will vanquish the material body. Very good, good example. The fire, there is..., in the wood there is fire, everyone knows. So you ignite fire, and if you make it dry, then the fire takes place very quickly. And when it is blazing fire, then the wood becomes vanquished. There is no more existence of the wood. Similarly, if you can invoke your spiritual consciousness, Kṛṣṇa consciousness, when it will be very nicely going on, then your material existence will be finished. This is the process. Durlabha mānava-janama sat-saṅge taraha e bhava-sindhu re. In this way, just get on the other side of this ocean of nescience.
Then, one may say that "If I associate with the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, then how my family affairs will go on? Who will look after my wife and children, society, friendship, love? I have got so many business.'' There, therefore he says, śīta ātapabāta bariṣaṇa ei dina jāminī jāgi re: "My dear mind, you are working so hard.'' Śīta ātapa. "In severe cold you are going to work. In scorching heat you are going to work. Torrents of rain... You cannot stop your work.'' Śīta ātapa bāta bariṣaṇa. "Night duty, whole night working.'' People are doing that. Śīta ātapa bāta bariṣaṇa ei dina jāminī jāgi re. Whole day work, again I'll get some more money, I'll let you work at night also, extra. In this way we are working. Why? Why you are working? Why you are working?
śīta ātapa bāta bariṣaṇaei dina jāminī jāgi rebiphale sevinu kṛpaṇa durajanacapala sukha labha lāgi' re
"In this way I have wasted my time,'' biphale sevinu, "to serve kṛpana durajana, some so-called society, friendship and love.Kṛpaṇa, they will not, never, be engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, but I am engaged in their service.'' So this is general, not that every, every family. Mostly 99.9. So biphale sevinu, "In this way I am wasting my time. And what is the pleasure?'' Capalasukha-labha lāgi' re. "Few minutes' sex, that's all.'' Behind the sex, so many labor. Therefore Govinda dāsa says that "You are trying to enjoy wealth,'' ei-dhana, yauvana, putra, parijana. Material happiness means to acquire money, dhana;, and thenjana, many adherents or dependents-wife, children, friends, society, so many things, country. So putra, parijana, ithe ki ācheparatīti re. "You cannot have any transcendental bliss in this.'' kamala-dala-jala, jīvana ṭalamala. The life is tottering. You cannot say when the life will be finished. The example is given, kamala-jala-dala. Just like lotus leaf. If you put water on the leaf, it will not stay; it will be tiltering. At any moment it slips. Similarly, our life is like that, tiltering. At any moment—finished.Kamala-jala-dala, jivana..., bhajahu hari-pada nīti re. Therefore engage yourself in Kṛṣṇa consciousness as much as you can. Finish before the death comes. That is your mission. And what is Kṛṣṇa consciousness? Śravana, kīrtana, smarana, vandana,pāda-sevana, dāsya re, pūjana, sakhī-jana, ātma-nivedana, the nine kinds of devotional service, govinda-dāsa-abhilāṣa re.
So everyone should desire like Govinda dasa. Śravana kīrtana, these are the devotional processes: hearing; chanting; remembering; arcana, worshiping the Deity; vandana, offering prayer. There are nine kinds. So human life is meant for this purpose. By this process, gradually we ignite the fire of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, or spiritual consciousness. Then, by that fire, as by blazing fire the wood itself becomes burnt into ashes, so our, all of our covering... The spirit soul is covered by matter, by ignorance. So this covering and ignorance will be burnt into ashes, and you'll become free and go back to home, back to Godhead. This is the purport of this song.
Now you can begin. Hare Kṛṣṇa. (end)