(1)
ore mana bhukti-mukti-spṛhā kara dūra
bhogera nāhika śeṣa, tāhe nāhi sukha-leśa
nirānanda tāhāte pracūra
O my mind, please cast far away all desires for sense enjoyment and liberation. Material enjoyment has no end, and there is not even a trace of real happiness in it. Rather, it is filled with abundant misery.
(2)
indriya-tarpaṇa bai, bhoge āra sukha kai
se sukha abhāva-pūraṇa
ye sukhete āche bhaya, tā’ke sukha bolā naya
tā’ke duḥkha bale vijña-jana
In sense gratification, there is only the appeasement of the senses – what other happiness is there? That so-called happiness is merely filling an absence. That which contains fear within it cannot be called happiness. The wise call that suffering.
(3)
śāstre phala-śruti yata, sei lobhe kata śata
mūḍha-jana bhoga prati dhāya
se saba kaitava jāni’, chāḍiyā vaiṣṇava-jani
mukhya-phala kṛṣṇa-rati pāya
How many hundreds of fools, attracted by the promises of fruitive results described in the śāstras, rush toward material enjoyment! Knowing all this to be cheating, the devotees of Kṛṣṇa renounce it and attain the real fruit – love for Kṛṣṇa.
(4)
mukti-bāñchā duṣṭa ati, nāśa kare śiṣṭa-mati
mukti-spṛhā kaitava-pradhāna
tāhā ye chāḍite nare, māyā nāhi chāḍe tā’re
tā’ra yata nāhi phalavān
The desire for liberation is extremely wicked and destroys good intelligence. The desire for liberation is the primary form of cheating. As long as one does not give it up, māyā does not release him. All one’s endeavours remain fruitless.
(5)
ata eva spṛhā-dvaya, chāḍi’ śodho e hṛdaya
nāhi rākho kāmera vāsanā
bhoga-mokha nāhi, cāi śrī-kṛṣṇa-caraṇa pāi
vinodera (kedārera) ei ta’ sādhanā
Therefore, give up these two desires and purify your heart. Do not keep any material desires for sense enjoyment. I do not desire bhoga or mokṣa – I desire only the feet of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. This alone is Bhaktivinoda’s practice.