Poem for Jul 19



Acarya's Writing

Sri Stavavali
Volume One
by Srila Raghunatha das Gosvami

Shri Manah-shiksha
Instructions to the Mind

The Desire Tree of Prayers to Lord Gauranga

TEXT 4

Give up the prostitutes of
friendship with nondevotees,
prostitutes who will steal
the treasure of your heart.
Don’t listen to the words of
the tigress of impersonal liberation,
which devour everyone. Give up
attraction for Lord Narayana,
which leads to the world of Vaikuntha.
O mind, in Vraja worship Sri Sri
Radha-Krishna, two philanthropists
who give away the jewel of pure love.