|| Nirūpaṇa Prakāśa ||4||
(The Light of Presentation)
|| Rāga Desa ||1|
(To be sung in Rāga Desa)
|*| Kuṇḍaliyā-Chanda
|*|1|
(Composed in a meter
known as ‘Kuṇḍaliyā’)
braja
avadhī rachanā karī, ṭīkā sarala banāy
bṛhada
grantha nāhī kiyo, saba jana sukhahiṅ bujhāy||1|
saba
jana sukhahiṅ bujhāy, gaur jū ko ārādheṅ
paṅchatattva
ko jān, prem se seveṅ sādheṅ||2|
kali
mahi jo nā chīnh, gaur ras ko nau navadhī
tini
kāran racha dīnh, kathā hiṅdī braj avadhī||3|
Rendition:
The original verses of this book have been composed in primarily Braja &
Avadhī dialects and the commentary known as Illuminating
Tendency (Prakāśikā-Vr̥tti) has been
written in a simple language. The booklet has not been made bulky so that the message
is understood easily by everyone|1|. If the message is easily understandable,
only then people in general will be able to accept devotion unto Gaurāṅga
Mahāprabhu and will become familiar with the pastimes and personality of Paṅcha-tattva||2|.
In this age of strife, those people who are not yet familar with the
Personality of Gaurāṅga Mahāprabhu, for such people, this book has been
composed in Hiṅdī, Braja & Avadhī languages|3|.
Illuminating Tendency (Prakāśikā-Vr̥tti): This book presents the philosophical
conclusions of ‘Gaudīya Vaiṣṇava’ sect in a simple language, therefore it is
easy for the readers to understand this subject in a nutshell. It is correct to
call this booklet as ‘Beginners Guide for Gaudīya Vaiṣṇavism’ . In the
beginning, it will be generally difficult for the people to understand the
intricate subject matters elaborated in magnum opus compositions like
‘Chaitanya Bhāgavata’ & ‘Chaitanya Caritāmṛta’– for such people, this book
will be very helpful. But as a Rūpānuga devotional practitionar progresses in
the path of devotion, one must read the original compositions of the primeval
mentors of this sect.
|| Rāga Desa ||2|
(To be sung in Rāga Deśa)
|*| Dōharā-Chanda
|*|1|
(Composed in a meter
known as ‘Dōharā’)
dvādaśa
chanda prakāśa haiṅ,
granthahiṅ
khaṅḍa vidhāna
paṅchatattva
parakāsihaiṅ,
dvādaśa
sūrya samāna||1|vishrāma||
Rendition:
This booklet has twelve illuminations which form the twelve chapters. Twelve
kinds of poetical meters have been used for composing the verses. (There are
twelve philosophical conclusions that have been touched in this booklet and the
songs can be sung in twelve kinds of Ragas or the Singing-meters). It seems as
if the Personality of twelve forms of Sun (dvādaśāditya) has appeared on the
horizon to illuminate this eternal message||Pause||
Illuminating Tendency (Prakāśikā-Vr̥tti)-
Twelve illuminations are as follows– Maṅgalācaraṇa
Prakāśa (The Light of Invocation), Nivēdana Prakāśa (The Light of Petition),
Prayōjana Prakāśa (The Light of Intention), Nirūpaṇa Prakāśa (The Light of
Presentation), Samarpaṇa Prakāśa (The Light of Submission), Gaurāṅga-Cālīsā
Prakāśa (The Light of Gaurāṅga's Glorification), Nityānanda-Cālīsā Prakāśa (The
Light of Nityānanda's Glorification), Advaita-Cālīsā Prakāśa (The Light of Advaita's
Glorification), Gadādhara-Cālīsā Prakāśa (The Light of Gadādhara's
Glorification), Śrīvāsa-Cālīsā Prakāśa (The Light of Śrīvāsa's Glorification),
Upasanhāra Prakāśa (The Light of Peroration), Phala-śruti Prakāśa (The Light of
Fructification).
Twelve poetical meters are as follows– Doharā,
Rolā, Madhubhāra, Kuṇḍaliyā, Chaupāī, Manaharaṇa Ghanākṣarī, Bhujaṅga-Prayāt,
Chapaya, Hari-Gītikā, Manamohana, Manorama & Savaiyyā.
Twelve Rāgas are as follows– Kalāvatī, Shrī,
Rāgeshrī, Desa, Darabārī, Gautī, Yaman, Janasammohinī, Lalit, Shivaraṅjinī,
Megh-Malhāra, Mālakoṅs.
Twelve philosophical truths are as follows
–Guru-tattva, Vaiṣṇava-tattva, Sakhī-tattva, Rādhākṛṣṇa-Nāma-Dhāma-tattva,
Nitāi-Gaur-Nāma-Dhāma-tattv, Māyā-tattv, Jīva-tattv, Nityānaṅda-tattva, Gaurāṅga-tattva,
Advaita-tattva, Gadādhara-tattva, Shrīvāsa-tattva.
|*| Rolā Chanda |*|2|
(Composed in a meter
known as ‘Rolā’)
sūraja
ko parakāśa, sabai lokan hit ko hai|
aikasa
saba ko deta, bheda nāhīṅ kichhu ko hai||1|
taise
hī yah grantha, sabai subha chintana sādhe|
gaura
prem ko deta, kaṭaiṅ māyā ke bādhe||2|
Rendition:
Sun delivers its warmth and light to every living entity in same manner and
intensity– it does not differentiate between people of different races, gender
and nationalities|1| Similarly, this booklet is for the eternal good of every
living entity, it delivers the devotion in the servitor mood unto the
Personality of Gaurāṅga Mahāprabhu & cuts their bondage of illusion|2|
Illuminating Tendency (Prakāśikā-Vr̥tti)- All people are eligible for reading this book.
Therefore, this book is not limited to people belonging to a specific country,
gender, race or institution. Shrīla Bhaktivinoda ṭhākur mentions in Kṛṣṇa-Saṅhitā (8/22)– sampradāya virodhoayaṅ
dāvānalo vichintyate– the sectarian mood becomes forest fire which later
engulfs all devotional institutions and due to which the sincere Vaiṣṇava
devotees are not able to associate freely with the Vaiṣṇavas belonging to other
insitutions or sects, nor are they able to choose such Vaiṣṇavas as their
mentors or Gurus.