Vaisnava Ke? What Kind of A Devotee Are you? by Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur

A Bengali poem of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur, translated into english by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, with commentaries of Jayapataka Swami.

This legendary poem of 19 verses contains revelations and practical guidance to aid the aspiring devotee in dealing with the types of nonsense deviations which may continue to be proposed by the mind to distract a devotee until he reaches the level of pure devotional service.

Verse One

“My dear mind, what kind of Vaisnava are you? Simply for false prestige and material reputation you sit in a solitary place and pretend to chant the Hare Krishna maha-mantra, but this is all cheating.”