Ten Roots of Gaudiya Vaisnava Philosophy
by Srila Bhakti Vinoda Thakur
amnayah praha tattvam harim iha paramam sarva-saktim rasabdhim tad-bhinnamsamscajivanprakrti-kavalitamstad-vimuktamscabhavat bhedabheda-prakasam sakalam api hareh sadhanam suddha-bhaktim sadhyam tat-pritim evety upadisati harir gauracandro bhaje tam
amnayah—the Vedic literatures; praha—declare; tattvam—the Absolute Truth; harim— Hari. Krsna; iha—here; paramam—the Supreme; sarva-saktim—full of all energies; rasabdhim—ocean of rasa;tad-bhinnamsams cajivan—the living entities are His separated parts and parcels; prakrti-kavalitams—swallowed up by the external energy; tad-vimuktams
—some of them liberated; ca bhavat—and can become; bhedabheda-prakasam—a manifestation different from and one with; sakalam—everything; api hareh—indeed of Hari; sadhanam—the practice; suddha-bhaktim—pure devotional service; sadhyam—the goal; tat-pritim—love for Him (Hari); evety—certainly thus; upadisati—is taught; harir— by Hari; gauracandro—in the form of Gauracandra, Lord Caitanya; bhaje tam—I worship Him.
I worship Lord Hari, Gauracandra, who teaches us the following ten theistic principles:
- The Vedic literature is the only source of knowledge about the Absolute Truth.
- Hari (Krsna), the Almighty, is the Supreme Lord.
- Krsna is always invested with infinite powers.
- Krsna is the ocean of rasa.
- The soul is Krsna’s separated part.
- Certain souls are engrossed by Krsna’s illusory energy.
- Certain souls are released from Krsna’s illusory energy.
- All spiritual and material phenomena are simultaneously one with and different from Krsna.
- Pure devotional service is the only means for attaining the final objective of life.
Pure love of Godhead is the final objective of life.
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