yadi dāsyasi me kāmān varāḿs tvaḿ varadarṣabha kāmānāḿ hṛdy asaḿrohaḿ bhavatas tu vṛṇe varam
O my Lord, best of the givers of benediction, if You at all want to bestow a desirable benediction upon me, then I pray from Your Lordship that within the core o
acirād eva sarvārthaḥsidhyaty eṣām abhīpsitaḥsad-dharmasyāvabodhāyayeṣāḿ nirbandhinī matiḥThose who are eager to awaken their spiritual consciousness and who thus have unflinching, undeviated intelligence certainly attain the desired goal of life ver
An unalloyed devotee who has developed ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa is alwaysengaging his words in reciting prayers to the Lord. Within the mind he isalways thinking of Kṛṣṇa, and with his body he either offers obeisances bybowing down before the Deity or
ayi dīna-dayārdra nātha hemathurā-nātha kadāvalokyasehṛdayaḿ tvad-aloka-kātaraḿdayita bhrāmyati kiḿ karomy ahamO My Lord! O most merciful master! O master of Mathurā! When shall I see You again? Because of My not seeing You, My agitated heart has bec
vande śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-premāmara-taroḥ priyānśākhā-rūpān bhakta-gaṇānkṛṣṇa-prema-phala-pradānI offer my obeisances to all the dear devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the eternal tree of love of Godhead. I offer my respects to all the branches of
ullańghita-trividha-sīma-samātiśāyi-sambhāvanaḿ tava parivraḍhima-svabhāvammāyā-balena bhavatāpi niguhyamānaḿpaśyanti kecid aniśaḿ tvad-ananya-bhāvāḥO my Lord, everything within material nature is limited by time, space and thought. Your characterist
anarpita-carīḿ cirāt karuṇayāvatīrṇaḥ kalausamarpayitum unnatojjvala-rasāḿ sva-bhakti-śriyamhariḥ puraṭa-sundara-dyuti-kadamba-sandīpitaḥsadā hṛdaya-kandare sphuratu vaḥ śacī-nandanaḥMay the Supreme Lord who is known as the son of Śrīmatī Śacī-devī b
In this universe even the largest planet lies in one corner of outer space. Although the sun is thousands of times larger than the earth, it still lies in one corner of outer space. Similarly, each of the infinite planets, although unlimited in lengt
taḿ durārādhyam ārādhyasatām api durāpayāekānta-bhaktyā ko vāñchetpāda-mūlaḿ vinā bahiḥMy dear Lord, pure devotional service is even difficult for liberated persons to discharge, but devotional service alone can satisfy You. Who will take to other pr
tan naḥ pradyotayādhyātma-jñānaḿ tattvārtha-darśanamyenāñjasā tariṣyāmodustaraḿ bhava-sāgaramDear master, kindly enlighten us in transcendental knowledge, which may act as a torchlight by which we may cross the dark nescience of material existence.vi
karoti viśva-sthiti-saḿyamodayaḿyasyepsitaḿ nepsitam īkṣitur guṇaiḥmāyā yathāyo bhramate tad-āśrayaḿgrāvṇo namas te guṇa-karma-sākṣiṇeO Lord, You do not desire the creation, maintenance or annihilation of this material world, but You perform these ac
sa jīyāt kṛṣṇa-caitanyaḥśrī-rathāgre nanarta yaḥyenāsīj jagatāḿ citraḿjagannātho 'pi vismitaḥMay the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya, who danced in front of the car of Śrī Jagannātha, be all glorified! By seeing His dancing, not on
Persons desiring to follow in the footsteps of such eternal devotees of the Lordas the Vṛṣṇis and Vṛndāvana denizens are called rāgānugā devotees, whichmeans that they are trying to attain to the perfection of those devotees.These rāgānugā devotees d
Sri Nama Mahatmya: The Glories of the holy name by Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura.krsna-nama dhare kato balbisaya-basananale, mora citta sada jwale,rabi-tapta maru-bhumi-samkarna-randhra-patha diya, hrdi majhe pravesiya,barisoya sudha anupamhrdoya hoite
vande śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-nityānandau sahoditaugauḍodaye puṣpavantaucitrau śan-dau tamo-nudauI offer my respectful obeisances unto Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya and Lord Nityānanda, who are like the sun and moon. They have arisen simultaneously on the horizon of
FROM: Caitanya Bhagavata Adi-lila Chapter Nine (continued).In his early childhood, the Lord's body was delicately fair. No one wanted to give up embracing him. Everyone loved him more than they loved their own sons. By the illusory potency of the Lor
nama om vishnu-padaya krishna-preshthaya bhu-talesrimate bhaktivedanta-svamin iti namineI offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine GraceA. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who is verydear to Lord Krishna, having taken shelter at His lotus fee