(1)
mana tumi bhālabāsa kāmera taraṅga
jaḍa-kāma parihari’, śuddha-kāma-sevā kari’
vistaraha aprākṛta raṅga
O mind, you love the waves of lust. Abandon material desire and serve pure, spiritual desire; thus expand transcendental joy.
(2)
anitya jaḍiya kāma, śānti-hīna aviśrāma
nāhi tahe pipāsāra bhaṅga
kāmera sāmagrī cāo, tabu tāhā nāhi pāo
pāileo chāḍe tava saṅga
Material desire is temporary, lifeless, and restless – it never brings peace, nor does it end thirst. You may seek the objects of desire, yet you will not attain them; and even if attained, they will soon abandon you.
(3)
tumi sevā kara yāre, se tomā bhajite nāre
duḥkha jvāle vinodera aṅga
chāḍa tabe mithyā-kāma, hao tumi satya-kāma
bhaja vṛndāvana-anaṅga
yāṅhāra kusuma-śare, tava nitya-kalebare
vyāpta ha’be prema-antaraṅga
You serve that which cannot serve you in return, and thus Bhaktivinoda’s body burns in the fire of sorrow. Give up false desires and become one whose desire is real – worship the Kāmadeva of Vṛndāvana. Pierced by His flower-arrows, your eternal body will become pervaded with prema.