Gītā-mālā

(1)
praveśiyā antaḥpure nārī-gaṇe śānta kare
śrīvāsa āmāre upadeśe
śuno pāgalinī-gaṇa śoka karo akāraṇa
kibā duḥkha thāke kṛṣṇa-āveśe

Entering the inner chamber, Śrīvāsa pacified all the women with instruction. He said: “Listen, O mad women, you lament without cause – what sorrow can exist in absorption in Kṛṣṇa?”

(2)
kṛṣṇa nitya suta jāra śoka kabhu nāhi tāra
anitya āsakti sarva-nāśa
āsiyācha e saṁsāre kṛṣṇa-bhajibera tāre
nitya-tattve karaha vilāsa

“One who has Kṛṣṇa as his eternal son never has any cause for lamentation. Attachment to the temporary destroys everything. You have come into this world only to worship Kṛṣṇa; therefore become situated in the eternal truth and engage in His service.”

(3)
e dehe yāvat sthiti kara kṛṣṇa-candre rati
kṛṣṇa jāna dhana jana prāṇa
e-deha-anuga yata bhāi bandhu pati suta
anitya-sambandha bali’ māna

“As long as you remain in this body, cultivate attachment to Kṛṣṇa-candra. Know Kṛṣṇa to be your wealth, your people, and your very life. All relationships connected with this body – brothers, friends, husbands, and sons – are temporary. Understand them as such.”

(4)
ke vā kāra pati suta anitya-sambandha-kṛta
cāhile rākhite nāre tāre
karma-vipāka-phale suta haya kole base
karma-kṣaye āra nā thāre

“Who is whose husband or son in this temporary relationship? No one can protect another even if one desires to. When the results of karma bear fruit, even a son sitting in your lap cannot be retained; when karma is exhausted, he cannot remain.”

(5)
ithe sukha-duḥkha māni’ adho-gati labhe prāṇī
kṛṣṇa-pada haite paḍe dūre
śoka saṁvariyā ebe nāmānande majā’ sabe
bhaktivinoda-vāñchā pūre

“By accepting happiness and distress in this way, the living being falls into degraded conditions and goes far from the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa. Therefore, give up all lamentation and immerse yourselves in the bliss of the holy name.” Thus Bhaktivinoda’s desire was fulfilled upon hearing Śrīvāsa’s eternal instructions.