Eliminate Duality and the Desire for Fame

The Manah-siksa (7) enjoins one to abandon one’s harmful mentality in the form of desire for fame and dishonest criticism:

pratisthasa dhrsta svapacaramani me hrdi natet

katham sadhu-prema sprsati sucir-etan-nanu manah

sada tvam sevasva prabhu-dayita-samanta-matulam

yatha tam niskasya tvaritam iha tam vesayati sah 

O mind, a shameless low-born prostitute visibly dances in my heart in the form of desire for fame. How, then, can pure love for Krishna ever find a place in my heart? Serve the devotees of Krishna, who are His dear peerless commanders, so that they can drive out this harlot and crown pure love in my heart.

The Manah-siksa adds:

areh cetah prodyat kapata kutinati-bhara-khara-

ksaran-mutre snatva dahasi katham atmanam api mam

sada tvam gandharva giridhara-pada-prema-vilasat

sudhambhodhau snatva svam api nitarat miss sukhaya 

Oh mind, why do you burn us both by bathing in glaring flaws such as deception and criticism? They arise from duality and are like the sticky urine of a donkey. Rather, you should bathe in the ocean of nectar of prema-bhakti that springs from the lotus feet of Sri Sri Gandharvika Giridhari, which gives both of you infinite pleasure.

It is essential to strive to eliminate duality and the desire for fame. Only then can a strong attachment to chanting the holy name develop.

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