SRI SRI GURV-ASHTAKA EIGHT PRAYERS TO THE GURUby Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura, who appeared in the middle of the seventeenth century, is a great spiritual master in the Krishna conscious chain of gurus and disciples. He says, “One who, with great care and attention, loudly recites this beautiful prayer to the spiritual master during the brahma-muhurta obtains direct service to Krishna, the Lord of Vrindavana, at the time of his death.” |
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| 1 | samsara-davanala-lidha-loka
tranaya karunya-ghanaghanatvam praptasya kalyana-gunarnavasya vande guroh sri-caranaravindam |
The spiritual master is receiving benediction from the ocean
of mercy. Just as a cloud pours water on a forest fire to extinguish it, so the spiritual master delivers the materially afflicted world by extinguishing the blazing fire of material existence. I offer my respectful obeisance’s unto the lotus feet of such a spiritual master, who is an ocean of auspicious qualities. |
| 2 | mahaprabhoh kirtana-nritya-gita
vaditra-madyan-manaso rasena romanca -kampasru-taranga-bhajo vande guroh sri-caranaravindam |
Chanting the holy name, dancing in ecstasy, singing, and
playing musical instruments, the spiritual master is always gladdened by the sankirtana movement of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Because he is relishing the mellows of pure devotion within his mind, sometimes his hair stands on end, he feels quivering in his body, and tears flow from his eyes like waves. I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of such a spiritual master. |
| 3 | sri-vigraharadhana-nitya-nana
sringara-tan-mandira-marjanadau yuktasya bhaktams ca niyunjato ’pi vande guroh sri-caranaravindam |
The spiritual master is always engaged in the temple
worship of Sri Sri Radha and Krishna. He also engages his disciples in such worship. They dress the Deities in beautiful clothes and ornaments, clean Their temple, and perform other similar worship of the Lord. I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of such a spiritual master. |
| 4 | catur-vidha-sri-bhagavat-prasada
svadv-anna-triptan hari-bhakta- sanghan kritvaiva triptim bhajatah sadaiva vande guroh sri-caranaravindam |
The spiritual master is always offering Krishna four
kinds of delicious food [analyzed as that which is licked, chewed, drunk, and sucked]. When the spiritual master sees that the devotees are satisfied by eating bhagavat-prasada, he is satisfied. I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of such a spiritual master. |
| 5 | sri-radhika-madhavayor apara
madhurya-lila guna-rupa-namnam prati-kshanasvadana-lolupasya vande guroh sri-caranaravindam |
The spiritual master is always eager to hear and chant
about the unlimited conjugal pastimes of Radhika and Madhava, and Their qualities, names, and forms. The spiritual master aspires to relish these at every moment. I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of such a spiritual master. |
| 6 | nikunja-yuno rati-keli-siddhyai
ya yalibhir yuktir apekshaniya tatrati-dakshyad ati-vallabhasya vande guroh sri-caranaravindam |
The spiritual master is very dear, because he is expert
in assisting the gopis, who at different times make different tasteful arrangements for the perfection of Radha and Krishna’s conjugal loving affairs within the groves of Vrindavana. I offer my most humble obeisances unto the lotus feet of such a spiritual master. |
| 7 | sakshad-dharitvena samasta-
sastrair uktas tatha bhavyata eva sadbhih kintu prabhor yah priya eva tasya vande guroh sri-caranaravindam |
The spiritual master is to be honored as much as the
Supreme Lord, because he is the most confidential servitor of the Lord. This is acknowledged in all revealed scriptures and followed by all authorities. Therefore I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of such a spiritual master, who is a bona fide representative of Sri Hari [Krishna]. |
| 8 | yasya prasadad bhagavat-prasado
yasyaprasadan na gatih kuto ’pi dhyayan stuvams tasya yasas tri- sandhyam vande guroh sri-caranaravindam |
By the mercy of the spiritual master one receives the
benediction of Krishna. Without the grace of the spiritual master, one cannot make any advancement. Therefore, I should always remember and praise the spiritual master. At least three times a day I should offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of my spiritual master. |
nama om vishnu-padaya krishna-preshthaya bhu-tale
srimate bhaktivedanta-svamin iti namine
namas te saraswate deve gaura-vani-pracarine
nirvishesha-shunyavadi-pashchatya-desha-tarine
Jai sri-krishna-chaitanya
prabhu-nityananda
sri-advaita gadadhara
(3)
srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrinda
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare
Nama-sankirtana
(1)
hari haraye namah krishna yadavaya namah yadavaya madhavaya kesavaya namah
(2)
gopala govinda rama sri-madhusudana giridhari gopinatha madana-mohana
(3)
sri-caitanya-nityananda sri-advaita-sita hari guru vaishnava bhagavata gita
(4)
sri-rupa sanatana bhatta-raghunatha sri-jiva gopala-bhatta dasa-raghunatha
(9)
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare
(2)
Jaya Sri Radha Neelamadhav, Radha Neelamadhav sree radhe
Jaya Jagannatha Jaya Jagannatha Jaya Baladeva Jaya Subhadra mayi Jaya Sudharshan chakra Jaya Seetharam Seetharam Jaya Seetharam Jaya Laxman Hanuman
Jaya Lakshmi Narasimha Jaya Lakshmi Narasimha Jaya Lakshmi Narasimha Jaya Prahlad Maharaj Nithai Guara Haribol, Horibol Haribol Nithai Gaura Haribol
Gaura premananthe Haribol
Sri Nrisimha Aarthi
namas te narasimhaya, prahladahlada-dayine hiranyakasipor vakshah, sila-tanka-nakhalaye
ito narasimhah parato narasimho, yato yato yami tato narasimhah
bahir narasimho hrdaye narasimho,
narasimham adim sharanam prapadye
tava kara-kamala-vare nakham adbhuta-shrngam dalita-hiranyakashipu-tanu-bhrngam
keshava dhrta-narahari-rupa jaya jagadisa hare
jaya jagadisa hare jaya jagadisa hare
jaya Narasimha dev, Narasimha dev Narasimha dev Jaya Narasimha dev jaya jaya jaya prabhupad, prabhupad, prabhupad , Jaya Jaya prabhupad Jaya jaya gurudev, gurudev, gurudev, Jaya jaya gurudev
Jaya Narasimha dev ki jaya, Jaya prahlad maharaj ki jay.
Sri Tulasi-Aarti
vṛndāyai tulasī-devyai priyāyai keśavasya ca viṣṇu-bhakti-prade devī satya vatyai namo namaḥ
namo namah tulasi krishna-preyasi namo namah radha-krishna-seva pabo ei abilashi
radha-krishna-seva pabo ei abilashi
ye tomara sarana loy, tara vancha purna hoy kripa kori’ koro tare vrindavana-vasi
mora ei abhilasha, vilasa kunje dio vasa nayana heribo sada yugala-rupa-rasi
ei nivedana dhara, sakhira anugata koro seva-adhikara diye koro nija dasi
dina krishna-dase koy, ei yena mora hoy sri-radha-govinda-preme sada yena bhasi
sri–radha—govinda–preme sada yena bhaasi yāni kāni ca pāpāni
brahma-hatyādikāni ca
tāni tāni praṇaśyanti
pradakṣiṇaḥ pade pade
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare
Jaya tulasi maharani Jaya tulasi maharani Jaya tulasi maharani Jaya tulasi maharani Jaya Vrundadevi Jaya Vrundadevi
Jaya Vrundadevi Jaya Vrundadevi
Nitai gaura haribol haribol haribol
Nitai gaura haribol
Tulasi maharani ki jai
vṛndāyai tulasī-devyai
priyāyai keśavasya ca
viṣṇu-bhakti-prade devī
satya vatyai namo namaḥ
O Tulasi, beloved of Krsna, I bow before you again and again. My desire is to obtain the service of Sri Sri Radha-Krsna.
Whoever takes shelter of you has his wishes fulfilled. Bestowing your mercy on him, you make
him a resident of Vrndavana.
My desire is that you will also grant me a residence in the pleasure groves of Sri Vrndavana-dhama. Thus, within my vision I will always behold the beautiful pastimes of Radha and Krsna.
I beg you to make me a follower of the cowherd damsels of Vraja. Please give me the privilege of devotional service and make me your own maidservant.
This very fallen and lowly servant of Krsna prays, ”May I always swim in the love of Sri Radha
and Govinda.
10 Offences to the HolyName which are to be avoided
1) To blaspheme the devotees who have dedicated their lives for propagating the holy name of the Lord.
2) To consider the names of demigods like Lord
Shiva or Lord Brahma to be equal to or independent of the name of the Lord Vishnu.
3) To disobey the orders of the spiritual master.
4) To blaspheme the vedic scriptures or scriptures in pursuance to the vedic version.
5) To consider the glories of chanting Hare Krishna to be an imagination.
6) To give some interpretations to the holy name of the Lord.
7) To commit sinful activities on the strength of the holy name.
8) To consider the chanting of Hare Krishna as one of the auspicious ritualistic activities which are offered in the Vedas as frutive activities (Karma kanda).
9) To instruct a faithless person about the glories of the holy name
10) To not have complete faith in the chanting of the holy name and to maintain material attachments, even after understanding so many instructions on this matter. It is also an offense to be inattentive while chanting.
Every devotee who claims to be Vaishnava must guard against these offenses in order to quickly achieve the desired success KRISHNA PREMA!!!
Let us offer our humble obeisance’s to all the Vaishnava devotees of the Lord, who are just like desire tress, who can fulfill all desires and are full of
compassion for the fallen conditioned souls.
vancha-kalpatarubhyash cha kripa-sindubhya eva cha patitanam pavanabhyo vaishnavebhyo namo namaha
SIKSASTAKAM PRAYERS
| cheto-darpana-marjanam bhava-maha- davagni-nirvapanam
shreyah-kairava-chandrika-vitaranam vidya-vadhu-jivanam anandambhdhi-vardhanam prati-padam purnamritasvadanam sarvatma-snapanam param vijayate shri- krishna-sankirtanam |
Glory to the Shri Krishna sankirtana (congregational chanting of the Lord’s holy names), which cleanses the heart of all the dust accumulated for years and extinguishes the fire of conditional life, of repeated birth and death. That sankirtana movement is the prime benediction for humanity at large because it spreads the rays of the benediction moon. It is the life of all transcendental knowledge. It increases the ocean of transcendental bliss, and it enables us to fully taste the nectar for which we are always anxious. |
| namnam akari bahudha nija-sarva-shaktis tatrarpita niyamitah smarane na kalaha etadrishi tava kripa bhagavan mamapi
durdaivam idrisham ihajani nanuragahah |
O my Lord, Your holy name alone can render all benediction to living beings, and thus You have hundreds and millions of names, like Krishna and Govinda. In these transcendental names, you have invested all Your transcendental energies. There are not even hard and fast rules for chanting these names. O my Lord, out of kindness You enable us to easily approach you by Your holy names, but I am so unfortunate that I have no attraction for them. |
| trinad api sunicena taror api sahishnuna amanina manadena kirtaniyah sada harihi | One should chant the holy name of the Lord in a humble state of mind, thinking oneself lower than the straw in the street; one should be more tolerant than a tree, devoid of all sense of false prestige, and should be ready to offer all respect to others. In such a state of mind one can chant the holy name of the Lord constantly. |
| na dhanam na janam na sundarim kavitam va jagad-isha kamaye mama janmani janmanishvare
bhavatad bhaktir ahaituki tvayi |
O almighty Lord, I have no desire to accumulate wealth, nor do I desire beautiful women, nor do I want any number of followers. I only want your causeless devotional service, birth after birth. |
| ayi nanda-tanuja kinkaram
patitam mam vishame bhavambudhau kripaya tava pada-pankaja- sthita-dhuli-sadrisham vichintaya |
O son of Maharaja Nanda [Krishna], I am Your eternal servitor, yet somehow or other I have fallen into the ocean of birth and death. Please pick me up from this ocean of death and place me as one of the atoms at Your lotus feet. |
| nayanam galad-ashru-dharaya vadanam gadgada-ruddhaya gira pulakair nichitam vapuh kada
tava nama-grahane bhavishyati |
O my Lord, when will my eyes be decorated with tears of love flowing constantly when I chant Your holy name? When will my voice choke up, and when will the hairs of my body stand on end at the recitation of Your name? |
| yugayitam nimeshena chakshusha pravrishayitam shunyayitam jagat sarvam govinda-virahena me | O Govinda! Feeling Your separation, I am considering a moment to be like twelve years or more. Tears are flowing from my eyes like torrents of rain, and I am feeling all vacant in the world in Your absence. |
| ashlishya va pada-ratam pinashtu mam adarshanan marma-hatam karotu va yatha tatha va vidadhatu lampato mat-prana-nathas tu sa eva naparaha | I know no one but Krishna as my Lord, and He shall remain so even if He handles me roughly by His embrace or makes me brokenhearted by not being present before me. He is completely free to do anything and everything, for He is always my worshipful Lord, unconditionally. |
Sri Guru Pranama
om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya cakshur unmilitam yena tasmai sri-gurave namah
sri-caitanya-mano-’bhishtam sthapitam yena bhu-tale svayam rupah kada mahyam dadati sva-padantikam
vande ‘ham sri-guroh sri-yuta-pada-kamalam sri-gurun vaishnavams ca sri-rupam sagrajatam saha-gana-raghunathanvitam tam sa jivam sadvaitam savadhutam parijana-sahitam krishna-caitanya-devam sri-radha-krishna-padan saha-gana-lalita- sri-visakhanvitams ca
nama om vishnu-padaya krishna-preshthaya bhu-tale srimate bhaktivedanta-svamin iti namine
namas te sarasvate deve gaura-vani-pracarine nirvisesha-sunyavadi-pascatya-desa-tarine
nama om vishnu-padaya krishna-preshthaya bhu-tale srimate bhaktisiddhanta-sarasvatiti namine
sri-varshabhanavi-devi-dayitaya kripabdhaye krishna-sambandha-vijnana-dayine prabhave namah madhuryojjvala-premadhya-sri-rupanuga-bhaktida sri-gaura-karuna-sakti-vigrahaya namo ’stu te
namas te gaura-vani-sri-murtaye dina-tarine rupanuga-viruddhapasiddhanta-dhvanta-harine
namo gaura-kisoraya sakshad-vairagya-murtaye vipralambha-rasambhode padambujaya te namah
namo bhaktivinodaya sac-cid-ananda-namine gaura-sakti-svarupaya rupanuga-varaya te gauravirbhava-bhumes tvam nirdeshta saj-jana-priyah vaishnava-sarvabhaumah shri-jagannathaya te namah vancha-kalpatarubhyas ca kripa-sindhubhya eva ca patitanam pavanebhyo vaishnavebhyo namo namah namo maha-vadanyaya krishna-prema-pradaya te krishnaya krishna-caitanya-namne gaura-tvishe namah panca-tattvatmakam krishnam bhakta-rupa-svarupakam bhaktavataram bhaktakhyam namami bhakta-saktikam
he krishna karuna-sindho dina-bandho jagat-pate
gopesa gopika-kanta radha-kanta namo ’stu te
jayatam suratau pangor mama manda-mater gati mat-sarvasva-padambhojau radha-madana-mohanau divyad-vrindaranya-kalpa-drumadhah srimad-ratnagara-simhasana-sthau srimad-radha-srila-govinda-devau
preshthalibhih sevyamanau smarami
sriman rasa-rasarambhi vamsi-vata-tata-sthitah
karshan venu-svanair gopir gopinathah sriye ’stu nah tapta-kancana-gaurangi radhe vrindavanesvari vrishabhanu-sute devi pranamami hari-priye
(jaya) sri-krishna-caitanya prabhu nityananda
sri-advaita gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrinda
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare
BRAHMA SAMHITA
BRAHMA SAMHITA
ishvarah paramah krishnah sac-cid-ananda-vigrahaha anadir adir govindaha sarva-karana-karanam
chintamani prakara-sadmasu kalpa-vriksha- laksavriteshu surabhir abhipalayantam lakshmi-sahasra-shata- sambhrama- sevyamanam
govindam adi-purusham tam aham bhajami
Venum kvanantam aravinda-dalayataksam barhavatam samasitambuda-sundarangam kandarpa-koti-kamaniya vishesha-shobham govindam adi-purusham tam aham bhajami
Alola-chandraka-lasad- vanamalya-vamshi- ratnangadam pranaya-keli-kala-vilasam shyamam tribhanga-lalitam niyata-prakasham govindam adi-purusham tam aham bhajami
angani yasya sakalendriya-vrittimanti pashyanti panti kalayanti chiram jaganti ananda-chinmaya-sad-ujjvala- vigrahasya govindam adi-purusham tam aham bhajami
advaitam achyutam anadim ananta-rupam adyam purana-purusham navayauvanam cha vedesu durlabham adurlabham atma-bhaktau govindam adi-purusham tam aham bhajami
panthas tu koti-shata-vatsara-sampragamyo vayor athapi manaso muni-pungavanam
so ‘pyasti yat prapada-simny avichintya-tattve govindam adi-purusham tam aham bhajami
eko ‘py asau racayitum jagad-anda-kotim
yac chaktir asti jadad-anda-caya yad-antah andantara-stha-paramanu- chayantara-stham govindam adi-purusham tam aham bhajami
yad bhava-bhavita dhiyo manujas tathaiva samprapya rupa-mahimasanayanabhushaha suktair yam eva nigama-prathitaih stuvanti govindam adi-purusham tam aham bhajami
ananda-chinmaya-rasa- pratibhavitabhis- tabhir ya eva nija-rupataya kalabhihi
goloka eva nivasaty akhilatma-bhuto govindam adi-purusham tam aham bhajami
premanjana-cchurita-bhakti- vilochanena santah sadaiva hridayeshu vilokayanti
yam shyama-sundaram achintya-guna- svarupam
govindam adi-purusham tam aham bhajami
ramadi-murtishu kala-niyamena tishthan nanavataram akarod bhuvaneshu kintu
krishnah svayam samabhavat paramaha puman yo
govindam adi-purusham tam aham bhajami
1) Krsna who is known as Govinda is the Supreme Godhead. He has an eternal blissful spiritual body. He is the origin of all. He has no other origin and He is the prime cause of all causes.
2) I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, the first progenitor who is tending the cows, yielding all desire, in abodes built
with spiritual gems, surrounded by millions of purpose trees, always served with great reverence and affection by hundreds of thousands of lakshmis or gopis.
3) I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who is adept in playing on His flute, with blooming eyes like lotus petals with head decked with peacock’s feather, with the figure of beauty tinged with the hue of blue clouds, and His unique loveliness charming millions of Cupids.
4) I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, round whose neck is swinging a garland of flowers beautified with the moon-locket, whose two hands are adorned with the flute and jeweled ornaments, who always revels in pastimes of love, whose graceful threefold-bending form of Syamasundara is eternally manifest.
5) I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, whose transcendental form is full of bliss, truth, substantiality and is thus full of the most dazzling splendor. Each of the limbs of that transcendental figure possesses in Himself, the full-fledged functions of all the organs, and eternally sees, maintains and manifests the infinite universes, both spiritual and mundane.
6) I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who is inaccessible to the Vedas, but obtainable by pure unalloyed devotion of the soul, who is without a second, who is not subject to decay, is without a
beginning, whose form is endless, who is the beginning, and the eternal purusha; yet He is a person possessing the beauty of blooming youth.
7) I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, only the tip of the toe of whose lotus feet is approached by the yogis who aspire after the transcendental and betake themselves to pranayama by drilling the respiration; or by the jnanis who try to find out the non-differentiated Brahman by the process of elimination of the mundane, extending over thousands of millions of years.
8) He is an undifferentiated entity as there is no distinction between potency and the possessor thereof. In His work of creation of millions of worlds, His potency remains inseparable. All the universes exist in Him and He is present in His fullness in every one of the atoms that are scattered throughout the universe, at one and the same time. Such is the primeval Lord whom I adore.
9) I adore the same Govinda, the primeval Lord, in whose praise men, who are imbued with devotion, sing the mantra- suktas told by the Vedas, by gaining their appropriate beauty, greatness, thrones, conveyances and ornaments.
10) I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, residing in His own realm, Goloka, with Radha, resembling His own spiritual figure,
the embodiment of the ecstatic potency possessed of the sixty-four artistic activities, in the company of Her confidantes [sakhis], embodiments of the extensions of Her bodily form, permeated and vitalized by His ever-blissful spiritual rasa.
11) I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who is Syamasundara, Krishna Himself with inconceivable innumerable attributes, whom the pure devotees see in their heart of hearts with the eye of devotion tinged with the salve of love.
12) I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who manifested Himself personally as Krishna and the different avataras in the world in the forms of Rama, Nrisimha, Vamana, etc., as His subjective portions.
