1. Sri Sri Guru-astakam by Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti
ThakuraSrila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura, who appeared in the
middle of the seventeenth century, is agreat spiritual master in
the Krishna conscious chain of gurus and disciples. He says,
quot;One who,with great care and attention, loudly recites this
beautiful prayer to the spiritual master duringthe Brahma-muhurta
[the early morning hour before sunrise] obtains direct service to
Krishna,the Lord of Vrndavana, at the time of his death.quot;
3. Srila Prabhupada Pranati nama om vishnu-padaya namaste
saraswati deve krishna-preshthaya bhu-tale gaura-vani-pracharine
srimate bhaktivedanta nirvishesha-shunyavadi swamin iti namine
pashchatya-desha-tarine I offer my respectful obeisances unto His
Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who is very dear
to Lord Krsna, having taken shelter at His lotus feet. Our
respectful obeisances are unto you, O spiritual master, servant of
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Goswami. You are kindly preaching the
message of Lord Caitanya and delivering the Western countries,
which are filled with impersonalism and voidism.
4. Panca-tattva Maha Mantra jaya sri-krishna-chaitanyaprabhu
nityanandasri-adwaita gadadhara shrivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrinda I
offer my respectful obeisances unto Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Lord
Nityananda, Sri Advaita, Gadadhara Pandit, Srivas Thakur, and all
the devotees of Lord Caitanya.
5. Hare Krishna Maha Mantra Hare Krishna Hare KrishnaKrishna
KrishnaHare HareHare RamaHare RamaRama RamaHare Hare
6. Prema-dhvani Prayers Jaya Om Vishnupada Paramahamsa
Parivrajakacharya Asttotara Sata Sri Srimad His Divine Grace A.C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Ki! (jai) Jaya Om Vishnupada
Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya Asttotara Sata Sri Srimad His Divine
Grace Bhaktisiddhanta sarasvati Gosvami Prabhupada ki! (jai) Ananta
Koti Vaisnava-vrinda Ki! (Jai) Nama-acarya Srila Haridas Thakur Ki!
(Jai) Prem-se kaho Sri Krsna Caitanya, Prabhu Nityananda, Sri
Advaita, Gadadhar, Srivas, Adi Gaura Bhakta Vrinda Ki! (Jai) Sri
Sri Radha-Krsna, Gopa-gopinatha, Shyama-kund, Radha-kund,
Giri-govardhana Ki! (Jai) (One may glorify the Deities of the
temple at this time ) Vrndavana-dham Ki! Matura-dham Ki!
Navadvipa-dhama Ki! Jagannath Puri Ki! (Jai) Ganga devi Ki!, Yamuna
devi Ki!, Bhakta devi Ki!, Tulasi devi, Ki! Bhakti devi Ki!(Jai)
Brhad-mrdanga Ki! (Jai) Harinama Sankirtana Ki! (Jai)
Gaura-premanande (Hari-haribol!) All glories to the Assembled
Devotees (Hare Krsna) All glories to the Assembled Devotees (Hare
Krsna) All glories to the Assembled Devotees (Hare Krsna) All
glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga All glories to Srila
Prabhupada!
7. Prayers to Lord Nrsimha namas te narasimhaya
prahladahlada-dayine hiranyakasipor vaksah- sila-tanka-nakhalaye I
offer my obeisances to Lord Narasimha, who gives joy to Prahlada
Maharaja and whose nails are like chisels on the stonelike chest of
the demon Hiranyakasipu. ito nrsimhah parato nrsimho yato yato yami
tato nrsimhah bahir nrsimho hrdaye nrsimho nrsimham adim saranam
prapadye Lord Nrsimha is here and also there. Wherever I go Lord
Nrsimha is there. he is within the heart and is outside as well. I
surrender to Lord Nrsimha, the origin of all things and the supreme
refuge. tava kara-kamala-vare nakham adbhuta-srngam
dalita-hiranyakasipu-tanu-bhrngam kesava dhrta-narahari-rupa jaya
jagadisa hare jaya jagadisa hare jaya jagadisa hare O Kesava! O
Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of
half-man, half-lion! All glories to you! Just as one can easily
crush a wasp between one's fingernails, so in the same way the body
of the wasplike demon Hiranyakasipu has been ripped apart by the
wonderful pointed nails on your beautiful lotus hands.
8. Sri Tulasi Pranama vrindayai tulasi-devyaipriyayai
keshavasya cha krishna-bhakti-prade devi satyavatyai namo namaha I
offer my repeated obeisances unto Vrnda, Srimati Tulasi Devi, who
is very dear to Lord Kesava. O goddess, you bestow devotional
service to Lord Krsna and possess the highest truth.
9. Sri Tulasi-kirtana namo namaha tulasi! krishna-preyasi
radha-krishna-seva pabo ei abhilashije tomara sharana loy, tara
vanchha purna hoy kripa kori' koro tare brindavana-basimor ei
abhilash, bilas kunje dio vas nayane heribo sada
jugala-rupa-rashiei nivedana dharo, sakhir anugata koro
seva-adhikara diye koro nija dasidina krishna-dase koy, ei jena
mora hoy sri-radha-govinda-preme sada jena bhasi 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. Sri Tulasi Pradaksina Mantra yani kani cha papani
brahma-hatyadikani cha tani tani pranashyanti pradakshinaha pade
pade By the circumambulation of Srimati Tulasi Devi all the sins
that one may have committed are destroyed at every step, even the
sin of killing a brahmana. Vrnda devi is a pure devotee of Lord
Krsna and is responsible for setting up the wonderful pastimes of
Radha and Krsna in Vrndavana. She exists as Tulasi to benefit the
fallen conditioned souls by bestowing devotional service to
Krsna.
11. Sri Tulasi Pranama vrindayai tulasi-devyai priyayai
keshavasya chakrishna-bhakti-prade devisatyavatyai namo namaha I
offer my repeated obeisances unto Vrnda, Srimati Tulasi Devi, who
is very dear to Lord Kesava. O goddess, you bestow devotional
service to Lord Krsna and possess the highest truth. Short
kirtan.
12. Vaisnava Pranams vancha-kalpatarubhyash cha
kripa-sindhubhya eva cha patitanam pavanebhyo vaishnavebhyo namo
namaha I offer my respectful obeisances unto the Vaishnava devotees
of the Lord. They are just like desire trees and can fulfill the
desires of everyone, and they are full of compassion for the fallen
conditioned souls.
13. Ten Offenses 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 the demigods like Lord Siva or
Lord Brahma to be equal to, or independent of, the name Lord Visnu.
3) To disobey the orders of the spiritual master. 4) To blaspheme
the Vedic literature or literature in pursuance of the Vedic
version. 5) To consider the glories of chanting Hare Krsna to be
imagination. 6) To give some interpretation on the holy name of the
Lord. 7) To commit sinful activities on the strength of chanting
the holy name of the Lord. 8) To consider chanting of Hare Krsna as
one of the auspicious ritualistic activities offered in the Vedas
as fruitive 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 names and to maintain material
attachments, even after understanding so many instructions on this
matter. Every devotee who claims to be a Vaisnava must guard
against these offenses in order to quickly achieve the desired
success. Krishna Prema!
14. Greet the Deitiesvenum kwanantam
aravinda-dalayatakshambarhavatamsam
asitambuda-sundarangamkandarpa-koti-kamaniya-vishesha-shobhamgovindam
adi-purusham tam aham bhajami angani yasya
sakalendriya-vritti-mantipashyanti panti kalayanti chiram
jagantiananda-chinmaya-sad-ujjwala-vigrahasyagovindam adi-purusham
tam aham bhajamiI worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who is adept
in playing onHis flute, with blooming eyes like lotus petals with
head deckedwith peacock's feather, with the figure of beauty tinged
with thehue of blue clouds, and His unique loveliness charming
millionsof Cupids. I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord whose
transcendentalform is full of bliss, truth, substantiality and is
thus full of themost dazzling splendor. Each of the limbs of
thattranscendental figure possesses in Himself, the
full-fledgedfunctions of all the organs, and eternally sees,
maintains andmanifests the infinite universes, both spiritual and
mundane.
15. sri-guru-charana-padma kevala-bhakati-sadma bando mui
savadhana mate Guru Puja jahara prasade bhai e bhava toriya jai
krishna-prapti hoy jaha hoite guru-mukha-padma-vakya chittete
koriya aikya ar na koriho mane asha sri-guru-charane rati ei se
uttama-gati je prasade pure sarve ashachakhu-dan dilo jei janme
janme prabhu sei divya-gyan hride prokashito prema-bhakti jaha
hoite avidya vinasha jate vede gay jahara charitosri-guru
karuna-sindhu adhama janara bandhu lokanath lokera jivana ha ha
prabhu koro doya deho more pada-chhaya ebe jasa ghushuk
tribhuvana
16. Mantra-hinam kriya-hinam bhakti-hinam janardana yat pujitam
maya deva paripurnam tad astu meO my Lord, O Janardana, whatever
little puja or worship that has been performed byme, although it is
without devotion, without proper mantras, and without the
properperformance, please let that become complete.