Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Mangala vacam


nama om vishnu-padaya

krishna-preshthaya bhu-tale

shrimate bhaktivedanta-

svamin iti namine

namas te sarasvate deve

gaura-vani-pracharine

nirvishesha-shunyavadi-

pashcatya-desha-tarine

Translation

I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who is very dear to Lord Krishna, having taken shelter at His lotus feet.

Our respectful obeisances are unto you, O spiritual master, servant of Sarasvati Gosvami. You are kindly preaching the message of Lord Chaitanyadeva and delivering the Western countries, which are filled with impersonalism and voidism.


śrī-caitanya-mano-'bhīstamsthāpitam yena bhū-talesvayam rūpa kadā mahyaidadāti sva-padāntikam

I was born in the darkest ignorance, and my spiritual master opened my eyes with the torch of knowledge. I offer my respectful obeisances unto him.

vande mśrī-gurom śrī-yuta-pada-kamalam śrī-gurun vaisnavāmś caśrī-rūpam sāgrajātam saha-gana-raghunāthānvitam tam sa-jīvam sādvaitam sāvadhūtam parijana-sahitam krsna-caitanya-devamśrī-rādhā-krsna-pādān saha-gana-lalitā-śrī-viśākhānvitāmś ca

I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of my spiritual master and unto the feet of all Vaisnavas. I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī along with his elder brother Sanātana Gosvāmī, as well as Raghunātha Dāsa and Raghunātha Bhatta, Gopāla Bhatta, and Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī. I offer my respectful obeisances to Lord Krsna Caitanya and Lord Nityānanda along with Advaita Ācārya, Gadādhara, Śrīvāsa, and other associates. I offer my respectful obeisances to Śrīmatī Rādhārānī and Śrī Krsna along with Their associates, Śrī Lalitā and Viśākhā.

he krsna karunā-sindho dīna-bandho jagat-pategopeśa gopikā-kānta rādhā-kānta namo 'stu te

O my dear Krsna, You are the friend of the distressed and the source of creation. You are the master of the gopīs and the lover of Rādhārānī. I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.

tapta-kāñcana-gaurāngi rādhe vrndāvaneśvari vrsabhānu-sute devi pranamāmi hari-priye

I offer my respects to Rādhārānī whose bodily complexion is like molten gold and who is the Queen of Vrndāvana. You are the daughter of King Vrsabhānu, and You are very dear to Lord Krsna.

vāñchā-kalpatarubhyaś ca krpā-sindhubhya eva capatitānām pāvanebhyo vaisnavebhyo namo namah

I offer my respectful obeisances unto all the Vaisnava devotees of the Lord who can fulfill the desires of everyone, just like desire trees, and who are full of compassion for the fallen souls.

śrī krsna caitanya prabhu nityānandaśrī advaita gadādhara śrīvāsādi-gaura-bhakta-vrnda

I offer my obeisances to Śrī Krsna Caitanya, Prabhu Nityānanda, Śrī Advaita, Gadādhara, Śrīvāsa and all others in the line of devotion.

hare krsna, hare krsna, krsna krsna, hare hare

hare rāma, hare rāma, rāma rāma, hare hare.


om ajñāna-timirāndhasyajñānāñjana-śalākayācaksur unmīlitam yenatasmai śrī-gurave namah.

I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who with the torchlight of knowledge has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance.