अनिर्वचनीयं प्रेमस्वरूपम् ।

anirvacanīyaḿ prema-svarūpam

anirvacanīyam — beyond description; prema — of mature love of God; svarūpam — the essential identity.

The true nature of pure love of God is beyond description.

मूकास्वादनवत् ।

mūkāsvādana-vat

mūkā — of a mute; āsvādana — the tasting; vat — like.

[Trying to describe the experience of pure love of God] is like a mute's effort to describe what he tastes.

प्रकाश(श्य) ते क्वापि पात्रे ।

prakāśyate kvāpi pātre

prakāśyate — it is revealed; kva api — sometimes; pātre — to a fit recipient.

Nonetheless, from time to time pure love of God is revealed to those who are qualified.

गुणरहितं कामनारहितं ,प्रतिक्षणवर्धमानं अविच्छिन्नं सूक्ष्मतरं अनुभवरूपम् ।

guṇa-rahitaḿ kāmanā-rahitaḿ pratikṣaṇa-vardhamānam avicchinnaḿ sūkṣma-taram anubhava-rūpam

guṇa — material qualities; rahitam — devoid of; kāmanā — material desire; rahitam — devoid of; prati-kṣaṇa — at every moment; var — dhamānam — increasing; avicchinnam — uninterrupted; sūkṣma-taram — most subtle; anubhava — consciousness; rūpam — as its form.

Pure love of God manifests as the most subtle consciousness, devoid of material qualities and material desires, increasing at every moment, and never interrupted.

तत् प्राप्य तदेवावलोकयति ,तदेव श्रृणोति ,(तदेव भाषयति) ,तदेव चिन्तयति ।

tat prāpya tad evāvalokayati tad eva śṛṇoti tad eva bhāṣayati tad eva cintayati

tat — it; prāpya — having obtained; tat — Him; eva — alone; avalokayati — one looks at; tat — Him; eva — alone; śṛṇoti — one hears about; tat — Him; eva — alone; bhāṣayati — one speaks about; tat — Him; eva — alone; cintayati — one thinks about.

Having obtained pure love of God, one looks only at the Lord, hears only about Him, speaks only of Him, and thinks only of Him.

गौणी त्रिधा , गुणभेदाद् आर्तादिभेदाद् वा ।

gauṇī tridhā guṇa-bhedād ārtādi-bhedād vā

gauṇī — secondary, mixed with the material modes; tridhā — threefold; guṇa — of the material modes; bhedāt — by the differentiation; ārta — of the one who is distressed; ādi — and so on; bhedāt — by differentiation; vā — or.

Secondary devotional service is of three kinds, according to which of the three material modes predominates, or according to which material motivation — distress and so on — brings one to bhakti.

उत्तरस्मादुत्तरस्मात् पूर्वपूर्वा श्रेयाय भवति ।

uttarasmād uttarasmāt pūrva-pūrvo śreyāya bhavati

uttarasmāt uttarasmāt — than each later one; pūrva-pūrvaḥ — each earlier one; śreyāya bhavati — is to be considered better.

Each earlier stage should be considered better than the one following it.

अन्यस्मात् सैलभ्यं भक्तौ ।

anyasmāt saulabhyaḿ bhaktau

anyasmāt — than anything else; saulabhyam — ease of attainment; bhaktau — in devotional service.

Success is easier to attain by devotional service than by any other process.

प्रमाणान्तरस्यानपेक्षत्वात् स्वयं प्रमाणत्वात्(च) ।

pramāṇāntarasyānapekṣatvāt svayaḿ pramāṇatvāt

pramāṇa — means of valid knowing; antarasya — another; an-apekṣatvāt — because of not being dependent on; svayam — in its own right; pramāṇatvāt — because of being a valid authority.

The reason devotional service is the easiest of all spiritual processes is that it does not depend on any other authority for its validity, being itself the standard of authority.

शान्तिरूपात् परमानन्दरूपाच्च ।

śānti-rūpāt paramānanda-rūpāc ca

śānti — of peace; rūpāt — because of (being) the form; parama — topmost; ānanda — of pleasure; rūpāt — because of (being) the form; ca — and.

Furthermore, bhakti is the embodiment of peace and supreme ecstasy.

लोकहानौ चिन्ता न कार्या; निवेदितात्मलोकवेद(शील)त्वात् ।

loka-hānau cintā na kāryā niveditātma-loka-vedatvāt

loka — of the world; hānau — about loss; cintā — worry; na kāryā — should not be done; nivedita — because of having surrendered; ātma — one's own; loka — mundane affairs; vedatvāt — and Vedic duties.

After consigning to the Lord all one's mundane and Vedic duties, one no longer need worry about worldly loss.

न त(द) त्सिद्धौ लोकव्यवहारो हेयः किन्तु फलत्यागः तत्साधनं च (कार्यमेव) ।

na tatsiddhau loka-vyāvahāro heyaḥ kintu phala-tyāgas tat-sādhanaḿ ca kāryam eva

na — not; tat — of it (devotional service); siddhau — in the achievement; loka — mundane; vyāvahāraḥ — business; heyaḥ — to be abandoned; kintu — rather; phala — of the results; tyāgaḥ — abandonment; tat — of it (devotional service); ca — and; kāryam — must be done; eva — indeed.

Even after one has achieved devotional service, one should not abandon one's responsibilities in this world but should rather continue surrendering the results of one's work to the Lord. And while still trying to reach the stage of pure devotion, one must certainly continue executing prescribed duties.

स्त्रीधननास्तिक(वैरि)चरित्रं न श्रवणीयम् ।

strī-dhana-nāstika-caritraḿ na śravaṇīyam

strī — of women; dhana — wealth; nāstika — and atheists; caritram — stories; na śravaṇīyam — should not be listened to.

One should not find entertainment in news of women, money, and atheists.

अभिमानदम्भादिकं त्याज्यम् ।

abhimāna-dambhādikaḿ tyājyam

abhimāna — pride; dambha — deceit; ādikam — and so on; tyājyam — should be given up.

One should put aside false pride, hypocrisy, and other vices.

तदर्पिताखिलाचारः सन् कामक्रोधाभिमानादिक तस्मिन्नेव करणीयम् ।

tad arpitākhilācāraḥ san kāma-krodhābhimānādikaḿ tasminn eva karaṇīyam

tat — to Him; arpita — having offered; akhila — all; ācāraḥ — actions; san — being; kāma — desire; krodha — anger; abhimāna — pride; ādikam — and so on; tasmin — toward Him; eva — only; karaṇīyam — should be done.

Offering all one's activities to the Lord, one should feel desire, anger, and pride only with regard to Him.

त्रिरूपभङ्गपूर्वकं नित्यदास्य(स) नित्यकान्ताभजनात्मक प्रेम कार्यं प्रेमैव कार्यम् ।

tri-rūpa-bhańga-pūrvakaḿ nitya-dāsya-nitya-kāntā-bhajanātmakaḿ prema kāryaḿ premaiva kāryam

tri-rūpa — of the three material forms (the qualities of goodness, passion, and ignorance); bhańga — the breaking; pūrvakam — preceded by; nitya — perpetual; dāsya — servitude; nitya — perpetual; kāntā — as a lover; bhajana — service; ātmakam — consisting of; prema — pure love; kāryam — one should manifest; prema — pure love; eva — alone; kāryam — one should manifest.

After breaking through the aforementioned coverings of the three modes of nature, one should act only in pure love of God, remaining perpetually in the mood of a servant serving his master, or a lover serving her beloved.

भक्ता एकान्तिनो मुखयाः ।

bhaktā ekāntino mukhyāḥ

bhaktāḥ — devotees; ekāntinaḥ — exclusive; mukhyāḥ — principal.

Among the Lord's devotees, the greatest are those who are dedicated to Him solely as His intimate servants.

कण्ठावरोधरोमाञ्चाश्रुभिः परस्परं लपमानाः पावयन्ति कुलानि पृथिवीं च ।

kaṇṭhāvarodha-romāśrubhiḥ parasparaḿ lapamānāḥ pāvayanti kulāni pṛthivīḿ ca

kaṇṭha — of the throat; avarodha — with blockage; roma — with bodily hair (standing erect); aśrubhiḥ — and with tears; parasparam — among one another; lapamānāḥ — conversing; pāvayanti — they purify; kulāni — their communities; pṛthivīm — the earth; ca — and.

Conversing among one another with throats choked, hair standing on end, and tears flowing, the Lord's intimate servants purify their own followers and the whole world.

तीर्थीकुर्वन्ति तीर्थानि ,सुकर्मीकुर्वन्ति कर्माणि ,सच्छास्त्रीकुर्वन्ति शास्त्राणि ।

tīrthī-kurvanti tīrthāni su-karmī-kurvanti karmāṇi sac-chāstrī-kurvanti śāstrāṇi

tīrthī — into holy places; kurvanti — they make; tīrthāni — the holy places; su-karmī — into auspicious works; kurvanti — they make; karmāṇi — works; sat — pure; śāstrī — into scriptures; kurvanti — they make; śāstrāṇi — the scriptures.

Their association makes holy places holy, works auspicious, and the scriptures authoritative.

तन्मयाः

tan-mayāḥ

tat — with Him; mayāḥ — filled.

The intimate servants of the Supreme Lord are fully absorbed in loving Him.

मोदन्ते पितरो ,नृत्यन्ति देवताः , सनाथा चेयं भूर्भवति ।

modante pitaro nṛtyanti devatāḥ sa-nāthā ceyaḿ bhūr bhavati

modante — become joyful; pitaraḥ — forefathers; nṛtyanti — dance; devatāḥ — demigods; sa-nāthā — having good masters; ca — and; iyam — this; bhūḥ — earth; bhavati — becomes.

Thus the pure devotees' forefathers become joyful, the demigods dance, and the world feels protected by good masters.

नास्ति तेषु जातिविद्यारूपकुलधनक्रियादिभेदः ।

nāsti teṣu jāti-vidyā-rūpa-kula-dhana-kriyādi-bhedaḥ

na asti — there is not; teṣu — in them; jāti — of class; vidyā — education; rūpa — beauty; kula — family; dhana — wealth; kriyā — occupation; ādi — and so on; bhedaḥ — difference.

There are no distinctions among such pure devotees in terms of social class, education, bodily beauty, family status, wealth, occupation, and so on.

यतस्तदीयाः।

yatas tadīyāḥ

yataḥ — because; tadīyāḥ — His.

Pure devotees are not distinguished by externals like social class, for they belong to the Lord.