Selected Gems - Classical Prayers by the Author

Srimad Bhaktivinoda-viraha Dasakam

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ha ha bhaktivinoda-thakura! guroh! dvavimsatis te sama

dirghad-duhkha-bharad-asesa-virahad-duhsthikrta bhuriyam

        jivanam bahu-janma-punya-nivahakrsto mahi-mandale
        avirbhava-krpam cakara ca bhavan sri-gaura-saktih svayam
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        dino 'ham cira-duskrtir na hi bhavat-padabja-dhuli-kana-
        snanananda-nidhim prapanna-subhadam labdhum samartho 'bhavam
        kintv audarya-gunat-tavati-yasasah karunya-saktih svayam
        sri-sri-gaura-mahaprabhoh prakatita visvam samanvagrahit
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        he deva! stavane tavakhila-gunanam te virincadayo
        deva vyartha-mano-rathah kim u vayam martyadhamah kurmahe
        etan no vibudhaih kadapy atisayalankara ity ucyatam
        sastresv eva "na paraye 'ham" iti yad gatam mukundena tat
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        dharmas-carma-gato 'jnataiva satata yogas ca bhogatmako
        jnane sunya-gatir japena tapasa khyatir jighamsaiva ca
        dane dambhikata 'nuraga-bhajane dustapacaro yada
        buddhim buddhi-matam vibheda hi tada dhatra bhavan presitah
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        visve 'smin kiranair yatha hima-karah sanjivayann osadhir
        naksatrani ca ranjayan nija-sudham vistarayan rajate
        sac-chastrani ca tosayan budha-ganam sammodayams te tatha
        nunam bhumi-tale subhodaya iti hlado bahuh satvatam
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        lokanam hita-kamyaya bhagavato bhakti-pracaras tvaya
        granthanam racanaih satam abhimatair nana-vidhair darsitah
        acaryaih krta-purvam eva kila tad ramanujadyair budhaih
        premambho-nidhi-vigrahasya bhavato mahatmya-sima na tat
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        yad dhamnah khalu dhama caiva nigame brahmeti samjnayate
        yasyamsasya kalaiva duhkha-nikarair yogesvarair mrgyate
        vaikunthe para-mukta-bhrnga-carano narayano yah svayam
        tasyamsi bhagavan svayam rasa-vapuh krsno bhavan tat pradah
8
        sarvacintyamaye paratpara-pure goloka-vrndavane
        cil-lila-rasa-rangini parivrta sa radhika sri-hareh
        vatsalyadi-rasais ca sevita-tanor-madhurya-seva-sukham
        nityam yatra muda tanoti hi bhavan tad dhama-seva-pradah
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        sri-gauranumatam svarupa-viditam rupagrajenadrtam
        rupadyaih parivesitam raghu-ganair asvaditam sevitam
        jivadyair abhiraksitam suka-siva-brahmadi-sammanitam
        sri-radha-pada-sevanamrtam aho tad datum iso bhavan
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        kvaham manda-matis tv ativa-patitah kva tvam jagat-pavanah
        bho svamin krpayaparadha-nicayo nunam tvaya ksamyatam
        yace 'ham karuna-nidhe! varam imam padabja-mule bhavat-
        sarvasvavadhi-radhika-dayita-dasanam gane ganyatam

Prayer in Separation of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura

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        Alas, alas! O Bhaktivinoda Thakura, O Supreme Guru, for twenty-two years this world has been plunged into misfortune, long grief-stricken in your intolerable separation. You are the divine potency of Sri Gaura, and you graciously made your advent in this earthly plane, being attracted by the living beings' virtuous deeds performed throughout many lifetimes.

2
        Since I am lowly and very wretched, it was not my luck to reach the ocean that bestows the fortune of surrender - the ocean of the ecstasy of bathing in a particle of the dust of your holy lotus feet. Yet due to your magnanimous nature, you gave your grace to the whole universe, personally revealing your supereminence as the personification of the mercy potency of Sri Gauranga. (That is, by coming into this world, I received his grace.)

3
        O Lord, even all the demigods headed by Lord Brahma feel frustrated by their inability to (fittingly) sing the glories of all your divine qualities. What, then, can be said of the attempt of a fallen soul, a mere human like me? Surely, the learned will never waste their eloquent words eulogizing this statement, since even the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krsna Himself, has sung in the Scriptures His celebrated confession Ôna paraye 'hamÕ - ÔI am unable (to reciprocate your devotion).Õ

4
        At a time when religion was evaluated in terms of bodily relationship, saintliness was determined by ignorance, and yoga practice was motivated by sensual pleasure; when scholarship was cultivated just for voidism, japa was conducted for the sake of fame, and penance was performed out of vindictiveness; when charity was given out of pride, and on the pretext of spontaneous devotion the most gross, sinful acts were perpetrated - and in all such anomalous situations even the intelligentsia were at loggerheads with one another . . . at that very time, you were sent by the Almighty Creator.

5
        As the universally cooling moon is beautified by diffusing its nectarean rays, nourishing the plants and inciting the twinkling of the stars, your Holy Advent in this world is similarly ascertained as satisfying the pure devotional Scriptures (through profound study) and blessing the learned with full-blown happiness (by the perfect axiomatic conclusions descending in Divine Succession). With your appearance, the ecstasy of the devotees knows no bounds.

6
        By writing many books and by multifarious methods recognized by the pure devotees, you have demonstrated the preaching of pure devotional service unto the Supreme Lord, for the benefit of the whole world. We have heard of similar achievements in previous times by stalwart scholars such as Sri Ramanuja and many other Acaryas; but the glory of you - the very embodiment of the nectar of divine love - does not end (cannot be confined) here.

7
        Merely the effulgence of His divine abode has been designated by the title 'Brahman' in the Vedas, and only the expansion of an expansion of His expansion is sought after with great tribulation by the foremost yogis. The most exalted of the liberated souls shine resplendent as the bumblebees at His lotus feet. The Primeval Origin of even the Original Sri Narayana who is the Lord of the spiritual sky above Brahman: He is the Original Supreme Lord, the personification of all nectarine mellows - Sri Krsna - and He is the one that you give.

8
        Situated in the topmost region of the absolutely inconceivable spiritual sky is the holy abode of Sri Vrndavana Dhama, in the spiritual planet known as Goloka. There, surrounded by Sakhis, Srimati Radhika revels in the mellows of divine pastimes. With great ecstasy, She expands the joy of loving sweetness in the service of Sri Krsnacandra, who is otherwise served in four relationships up to parenthood. You, O Thakura Bhaktivinoda, can give us the service of that holy Dhama.

9
        The internal purport is known to Sri Svarupa Damodara by the sanction of Sri Gauracandra, of that which is adored by Sri Sanatana Goswami and distributed by the preceptors realized in transcendental mellows, headed by Sri Rupa Goswami; that which is tasted and enhanced by Sri Raghunatha Dasa Goswami and followers and carefully protected by the votaries headed by Sri Jiva Prabhu; and that which (from a respectful distance) is venerated by great personalities such as Sri Suka, Lord Siva, the chief of the demigods, and Lord Brahma, the grandfather of all beings - O wonder of wonders! the nectarine rapture of servitude unto Sri Radhika - that, too, you can give us.

10
        Where am I, so lowly and fallen, and where are you, the great soul who delivers the universe! O Lord, by your grace, you are sure to forgive my offenses. O ocean of mercy, in the dust of your lotus feet I pray for just this benediction: kindly make my life successful by recommending me for admission into the group of Sri Varsabhanavi Dayita Dasa, who is the dearmost one in your heart.

Translator's Note:
        The preceding prayer to Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura (1838-1914), the pioneer of pure devotion in the recent age, was composed within the lifetime of the author's Guru, Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakura Goswami Prabhupada. Upon reading the original Sanskrit verse, Srila Prabhupada commented, "Now I am confident that we have one man who is qualified to uphold the standard of our Sampradaya (Divine Succession)."

Sri Sri Dayita Dasa Dasakam

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        nite yasmin nisante nayana-jala-bharaih snata-gatrarbudanam
        uccair utkrosatam sri-vrsakapi-sutayadhiraya sviya-gosthim
        prthvi gadhandhakarair hrta-nayana-manivavrta yena hina
        yatrasau tatra sighram krpana-nayana he niyatam kinkaro 'yam
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        yasya sri-pada-padmat pravahati jagati prema-piyusa-dhara
        yasya sri-pada-padma-cyuta-madhu satatam bhrtya-bhrngan vibharti
        yasya sri-pada-padmam vraja-rasika-jano modate samprasasya
        yatrasau tatra sighram krpana-nayana he niyatam kinkaro 'yam
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        vatsalyam yac ca pitro jagati bahumatam kaitavam kevalam tat
        dampatyam dasyutaiva svajana-gana-krta bandhuta vancaneti
        vaikuntha-sneha-murteh pada-nakha-kiranair yasya sandarsito 'smi
        yatrasau tatra sighram krpana-nayana he niyatam kinkaro 'yam
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        ya vani kantha-lagna vilasati satatam krsna-caitanyacandre
        karna-krodaj-jananam kim u nayana-gatam saiva murtim prakasya
        niladri-sasya netrarpana-bhavana-gata netra-tarabhidheya
        yatrasau tatra sighram krpana-nayana he niyatam kinkaro 'yam
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        gaurendor asta-saile kim u kanaka-ghano hema-hrj-jambu-nadya
        avirbhutah pravarsair nikhila-jana-padam plavayan dava-dagdham
        gauravirbhava-bhumau rajasi ca sahasa samjugopa svayam svam
        yatrasau tatra sighram krpana-nayana he niyatam kinkaro 'yam
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        gauro gaurasya sisyo gurur api jagatam gayatam gaura-gatha
        gaude gaudiya-gosthy-asrita-gana-garima dravide gaura-garvi
        gandharva gaura-vatyo giri-dhara-parama-preyasam yo garistho
        yatrasau tatra sighram krpana-nayana he niyatam kinkaro 'yam
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        yo radha-krsna-namamrta-jala-nidhinaplavayad-visvam etad
        amlecchasesa-lokam dvija-nrpa-vanijam sudra-sudrapakrstam
        muktaih siddhair agamyah patita-jana-sakho gaura-karunya-saktir
        yatrasau tatra sighram krpana-nayana he niyatam kinkaro 'yam
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        apy asa vartate tat purata-vara-vapur lokitum loka-sandam
        dirgham nilabja-netram tila-kusuma-nasam ninditarddhendu-bhalam
        saumyam subhramsu-dantam sata dala-vadanam dirgha-bahum varenyam
        yatrasau tatra sighram krpana-nayana he niyatam kinkaro 'yam
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        gaurabde sunya-bananvita-nigamamite krsna-pakse caturthyam
        pause mase maghayam amara-gana-guror-vasare vai nisante
        daso yo radhikaya atisaya-dayito nitya-lila-pravisto
        yatrasau tatra sighram krpana-nayana he niyatam kinkaro 'yam
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        ha-ha-karair-jananam guru-carana-jusam puritabhur-nabhas ca
        yato 'sau kutra visvam prabhupada-virahad-dhanta sunyayitam me
        padabje nitya-bhrtyah ksanam api viraham notsahe sodhum atra
        yatrasau tatra sighram krpana-nayana he niyatam kinkaro 'yam

Prayer unto Sri Sri Dayita Dasa
(after the manifest pastimes of Sri Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakura)

1
        At the end of the night of Sri Sri Vrsabhanunandini, She suddenly took him to her entourage, withdrawing him from the company of throngs of grief-stricken souls. A great cry of lamentation arose, their bodies were bathed by their tears. When he was thus stolen away, this world was plunged into the deep darkness of one whose eyes have been stolen away (hrta - stolen away; nayana-mani - jewel of the eye - the internal name of Saraswati Thakura is 'Nayana-mani').
        (Bereft of the vision of my Divine Master,) O my sorrowful eyes (dina-nayana), (or, O savior of the fallen [Dina-nayana],) wherever that great soul may be, please quickly take this servitor there! (Although he is my Master named 'Nayana,' or 'one who brings us near,' in his mercy he shows the miserliness of not taking me unto his company.)

2
        From his lotus feet, the nectarine river of divine love flows throughout the universe; his servitors, like bees, maintain their lives drinking the honey that falls from his lotus feet; and the pure devotees in the shelter of the confidential mellows of Vraja revel in the bliss of singing the glories of his lotus feet: O Dina-nayana, wherever that great soul may be, please quickly take this servitor there.

3
        Parental affection, so highly esteemed in the world, is a colossal hoax (as an obstacle to Hari-bhakti); socially recognized pure matrimonial love is nothing but dacoitry (in that it plunders away both the husband's and the wife's eagerness for the chance to acquire the treasure of love unadulterated by the superficiality of familial prejudice); and common friendship is merely deception: I have gleaned these thoughts from the rays of light that emanate from the toenails of the holy feet of that great personality, the embodiment of supramundane affection. O Dina-nayana, wherever that great soul may be, please quickly take this servitor there.

4
        The divine message sung by Sri Krsna Caitanyacandra had its continuous play in the ears of the people. From the ear, did he, just to fulfill the purport of the name 'Nayana-mani,' reveal his form to the eye, making his advent in the mansion (temple) favored by the glance of Sri Nilacalacandra (at the time of the Rathayatra festival)? O Dina-nayana, wherever that great soul (Mahapurusa) may be, please swiftly take this servitor there.

5
        Drawing up the pure golden waters of the Jambu River mentioned in Srimad-Bhagavatam, has this golden cloud arisen on the mountain where the golden moon (Sri Gauracandra) descended (set), just to shower down torrents of rain upon the whole countryside that was scorched by the forest fire (of threefold sufferings), then suddenly conceal himself in the dust of the land of the Advent of Sri Gauranga? O Dina-nayana, wherever that Great Master may be now, please quickly take this servitor to that place.

6
        He is of the same hue as Sri Gaura, and although he, who sings the tidings of Sri Gaura, is the (natural) Guru of the whole universe, he accepted discipleship to a great devotee called Sri Gaura Kisora ('adolescent Gaura'). In the whole Gaura-mandala he is the repository of the glory of those who grant entrance into the fold of the pure Gaudiya Vaisnavas. He proudly ascended the lofty throne of preaching the glories of the gift of the Golden Lord Sri Gaura (the service of Sri Radha-Govinda in Vraja) to the Vaisnavas of Dravida (the devotees in South India, who are generally worshippers of Laksmi-Narayana). The glory of his dignity shines even in the group of Sri Gandharva, and he holds a pre-eminent position in the intimate circle of Sri Giridhari, that is, he is the most beloved of Lord Mukunda. O Dina-nayana, where that great soul is now, please swiftly take this servitor there.

7
        He inundated the whole universe of countless living beings - whether brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya, sudra, less than sudra, and even mleccha - with the oceanic nectar of the holy name of Sri Radha-Krsna. Although unapproachable by the liberationists and yogic perfectionists, he is known as the friend of the fallen, the mercy potency of Sri Gauranga. O Dina-nayana, wherever that great soul may be, please swiftly take this servitor there.

8
        Do I have a hope to ever see that beautiful golden personality who makes everything auspicious for the world? Do I have a hope to ever behold that tall figure once again, his blue lotus eyes, his nose that excels the charm of the Tila flower, his forehead that shames the half-moon, his graceful lotus face, his gleaming pearl-white teeth, his long arms extending to his knees? O Dina-nayana, wherever that great soul has gone, please swiftly take this servitor there.

9
        In the year of our Lord Gauranga 450, in the month of Pausa, on the fourth day of the dark fortnight of the moon in the star of Magha, at the closing of the night of Brhaspativara (5.30 a.m., 1st January, 1937), that most beloved attendant of Srimati Vrsabhanunandini entered into the eternal pastimes. O Dina-nayana, wherever that great soul may be, quickly take this servitor there to him.

10
        The entire earth and skies were filled with the cries of anguish of the people, and of the disciples devoted to the service of Sri Gurudeva's lotus feet. Where has that Great Master gone? Alas! today the whole universe seems empty, in the separation of Prabhupada. The servitor of Gurudeva cannot endure even a moment of his separation. O Dina-nayana, wherever, wherever that great soul may be, please quickly take this servitor there to him.

Srimad Rupa-pada-rajah Prarthana Dasakam

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        srimac-caitanyapadau cara-kamalayugau netra-bhrngau madhu dyau
        gaude tau payayantau vraja-vipina-gatau vyajayuktau samutkau
        bhatau sabhratrkasya svajana-gana-pater yasya saubhagya-bhumnah
        sa sri-rupah kada mam nija-pada-rajasa bhusitam samvidhatte
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        pita-sri-gaura-padambuja-madhu-madironmatta-hrd-bhrnga-rajo
        rajyaisvaryam jahau yo jana-nivaha-hitadatta-citto nijagryam
        vijnapya svanujena vraja-gamana-ratam canvagat gauracandram
        sa sri-rupah kada mam nija-pada-rajasa bhusitam samvidhatte
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        vrndaranyat prayage hari-rasa-natanair nama-sankirtanais ca
        lebhe yo madhavagre jana-gahana-gatam prema-mattam janams ca
        bhavaih svair madayantam hrta-nidhir iva tam krsna-caitanyacandram
        sa sri-rupah kada mam nija-pada-rajasa bhusitam samvidhatte
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        ekantam labdha-padambuja-nija-hrdaya-prestha-patro mahartir
        dainyair-duhkhasru-purnair dasana-dhrta-trnaih pujayamasa gauram
        svantah krsnan ca ganga-dinamani-tanaya-sangame sanujo yah
        sa sri-rupah kada mam nija-pada-rajasa bhusitam samvidhatte
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        svasya prema-svarupam priya-dayita-vilasanurupaika-rupam
        dure bhu-lunthitam yam sahaja-sumadhura-sriyutam sanujan ca
        drstva devo 'titurnam stuti-bahu-mukham aslisya gadham raranje
        sa sri-rupah kada mam nija-pada-rajasa bhusitam samvidhatte
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        kaivalya-prema-bhumav-akhila-rasa-sudha-sindhu-sancara-daksam
        jnatvapy evan ca radha-pada-bhajana-sudham lilayapayayad yam
        saktim sancarya gauro nija-bhajana-sudha-dana-daksam cakara
        sa sri-rupah kada mam nija-pada-rajasa bhusitam samvidhatte
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        gauradesac ca vrnda-vipinam iha parikramya nilacalam yo
        gatva kavyamrtaih svair vraja-yuva-yugala-kridanarthaih prakamam
        ramananda-svarupadibhir api kavibhis tarpayamasa gauram
        sa sri-rupah kada mam nija-pada-rajasa bhusitam samvidhatte
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        lila-samgopane sri-bhagavata iha vai jangame sthavare 'pi
        sammugdhe sagrajatah prabhu-viraha-hrta-praya-jivendriyanam
        yas casid asrayaika-sthalam iva raghu-gopala-jivadi-varge
        sa sri-rupah kada mam nija-pada-rajasa bhusitam samvidhatte
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        sri-murteh sadhu-vrtteh prakatanam api tal-lupta-tirthadikanam
        sri-radha-krsna-padambuja-bhajanamayam raga-margam visuddham
        granthair yena pradattam nikhilam iha nijabhista-devepsitan ca
        sa sri rupah kada mam nija-pada-rajasa bhusitam samvidhatte
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        lila-samgopa-kale nirupadhi-karuna-karina svaminaham
        yat padabje 'rpito yat pada-bhajanamayam gayayitva tu gitam
        yogyayogyatva-bhavam mama khalu sakalam dusta-buddher agrhnan
        sa sri-rupah kada mam nija-pada-rajasa bhusitam samvidhatte

Aspiring for the Dust of Srimad Rupa Goswami's Lotus Feet

1
        Srila Rupa Goswami is the mine of the most precious treasure, the leader of the associates of Lord Caitanya (the Divine Succession being known as the Rupanuga Sampradaya, 'the followers of Sri Rupa'). In the company of his brothers, he was resplendent in (the province of) Gauda, causing the fervent twin bumblebees in the form of the lotus eyes of Sri Caitanyadeva to drink nectar, as the Lord's lotus feet moved on the pretext of visiting Vrndavana. When will that Srimad Rupa Prabhu grace me with the dust of his holy feet?

2
        At Sri Ramakeli Dhama, the king of bees - the heart of Sri Rupa - became intoxicated drinking the honey-wine of the lotus feet of Sri Gauracandra, and sacrificed its life (in Hari-kirtana) for the benefit of all the people of the world, summarily abandoning a life of kingly opulence. After informing his elder brother Sri Sanatana, Sri Rupa and his younger brother Sri Vallabha followed the footsteps of Sri Caitanyadeva, whose heart was absorbed in going (from Nilacala) to Sri Vrndavana. When will that Sri Rupa Prabhu grace me with the dust of his holy lotus feet?

3
        Sri Caitanyadeva returned from Vrndavana to Prayaga Dhama and performed Nama-sankirtana, surrounded by crowds of hundreds of thousands. Intoxicated with divine love, dancing, He melted the hearts of hundreds of faithful souls with His astonishing transcendental ecstasies. Sri Rupa, as though regaining his most precious treasure, thus found Sri Caitanyadeva in the direct presence of the Deity Sri Bindu Madhava. When will that Sri Rupa Prabhu grace me with the dust of his holy lotus feet?

4
        At the sacred spot on the confluence of the Ganga and the Yamuna, Sri Rupa achieved intimate union with the lotus feet of the dearmost Lord of his life - the Lord who is Krsna within and Gaura without. In grave humility, with straw in mouth and with tears of sorrow, he along with his younger brother worshiped Sri Gaura-Krsna in intense love. When will that Sri Rupa Prabhu grace me with the dust of his holy lotus feet?

5
        Sri Caitanyadeva saw Sri Rupa and his younger brother rolling on the ground some distance away. Seeing His endeared one, His favorite, His love divine personified in natural beauty and charm, His exclusive alter ego in divine pastimes, the Lord swiftly approached Sri Rupa, profusely singing his glories, and embraced him in ecstasy. When will that Sri Rupa Prabhu grace me with the dust of his holy lotus feet?

6
        Sri Gaurahari knew that (as an eternal associate of the Lord) Sri Rupa was already proficient in wandering throughout the ambrosial ocean of all mellows, in the land of unalloyed love (in Vraja-rasa). Nonetheless, to expand His own pastimes, the Lord enabled him to drink the sweet ecstasy of servitude unto Sri Radha, and empowered him with the skill to distribute the nectar of His personal devotional service. When will that Srimad Rupa Prabhu grace me with the dust of his lotus feet?

7
        When on the order of Sri Gauranga, Sri Rupa visited Sri Purusottama Ksetra after completing the circumambulation of Sri Vraja Mandala, He highly gratified Sri Caitanyadeva and the sagacious devotee assembly headed by Sri Svarupa Damodara and Sri Ramananda Raya by his ambrosial poetry on the pastimes of the Divine Couple of Vraja. When will that Srimad Rupa Prabhu grace me with the dust of his lotus feet?

8
        When the manifest lila of the Supreme Lord Sri Caitanyadeva was withdrawn, all beings including the immobile entities were mortified, deeply afflicted in sorrow. Sri Rupa and his elder brother were the only shelter for even the intimate devotees of the Lord, headed by Raghunatha, Gopal Bhatta, and Sri Jiva, who had almost lost their lives in the Lord's separation. When will that Srimad Rupa Prabhu grace me with the dust of his lotus feet?

9
        By writing many, many books, he gave the world all the most cherished desires of his worshipful Lord Sri Caitanyadeva, principally - revealing the service of the Deity, establishing the pure code of conduct in devotion, revealing the lost holy places, and revealing the path of spontaneous devotion (Raga-marga) in transcendental loving service to Sri Radha-Govinda. When will that Srimad Rupa Prabhu grace me with the dust of his holy lotus feet?

10
        Just prior to the withdrawal of his manifest lila, my causelessly merciful Divine Master, Srila Saraswati Thakura, handed me over to the holy feet of that Divine Personality by having me sing the glorious prayer unto his lotus feet (Sri Rupa-manjari-pada). Despite my lowliness, when will - disregarding all my various qualifications and disqualifications - Srimad Rupa Prabhu grace me with the dust of his holy lotus feet?

Sri Dayita Dasa Pranati Pancakam

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        bhayabhanjana jayasamsana-karunayatanayanam
        kanakotpala janakojjvala-rasasagara-cayanam
        mukharikrta-dharanitala-harikirtana-rasanam
        ksitipavana-bhavatarana-pihitaruna-vasanam
        subhadodaya-divase vrsaravija-nija-dayitam
        pranamami ca caranantika-paricaraka-sahitam
2
        saranagata-bhajanavrata-cirapalana-caranam
        sukrtalaya-saralasaya-sujanakhila-varanam
        harisadhana-krtabadhana janasasana-kalanam
        sacaracara-karunakara-nikhilasiva-dalanam
        subhadodaya-divase vrsaravija-nija-dayitam
        pranamami ca caranantika-paricaraka-sahitam
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        atilaukika-gatitaulika-ratikautuka-vapusam
        atidaivata-mativaisnava-yati-vaibhava-purusam
        sasanatana-raghurupaka-paramanugacaritam
        suvicaraka iva jivaka iti sadhubhiruditam
        subhadodaya-divase vrsaravija-nija-dayitam
        pranamami ca caranantika-paricaraka-sahitam
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        sarasitata-sukhadotaja-nikatapriyabhajanam
        lalitamukha-lalanakula-paramadarayajanam
        vrajakanana-bahumanana-kamalapriyanayanam
        gunamanjari-garima-guna-harivasanavayanam
        subhadodaya-divase vrsaravija-nija-dayitam
        pranamami ca caranantika-paricaraka-sahitam
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        vimalotsavam amalotkala-purusottama-jananam
        patitoddhrti-karunastrti-krtanutana-pulinam
        mathurapura-purusottama-samagaurapuratanam
        harikamaka-haridhamaka-harinamaka-ratanam
        subhadodaya-divase vrsaravija-nija-dayitam
        pranamami ca caranantika-paricaraka-sahitam

Homage unto Sri Dayita Dasa

1
        He (of divine form) came forth from the birthplace of the golden lotus - the ocean of the mellow of divine consorthood. His large, merciful eyes dispel (the suffering souls') fear and proclaim (the surrendered souls') victory. His tongue (constantly) vibrates the whole Earth planet with Sri Krsna-sankirtana, his beauty resplendent in the robes of the sun's radiance (saffron) that purifies the universe and dispels the suffering of material existence. On his Holy Day of Advent, I (again and again) bow down unto that beloved associate of Sri Vrsabhanunandini, and the servitors of his lotus feet.

2
        The devotees surrendered in pure devotion are eternally protected at his lotus feet. He is worshippable by the pure souls endowed with sincerity and good fortune, and he accepts (even) those who obstruct the service of Sri Hari, just to rectify them. As the very fountainhead of mercy upon all mobile and immobile beings, he crushes the inauspiciousness of the whole universe. On his Holy Day of Advent, I (again and again) bow down unto that beloved associate of Sri Vrsabhanunandini, and the servitors of his lotus feet.

3
        Like a miracle, his body moves with a joyful elegance and charm beyond the world's understanding, fulfilling the artist's aspiration. (Or, dancing in pastimes transcendental to the world, his artistic form incites divine love's hankering). His intellect surpasses that of (even) the demigods, and he is nobility incarnate as the commander in-chief of the Vaisnava sannyasis (tridandi-yatis). The sadhus of profound intellect describe the nature of his personality as meticulously in the line of Sri Sanatana, Sri Rupa, and Sri Raghunatha, and they speak of him as being on the same plane as Sri Jivapada (being superbly replete in perfect theistic conclusions). On his Holy Day of Advent, I (again and again) bow down unto that beloved associate of Sri Vrsabhanunandini, and the servitors of his lotus feet.

4
        On the bank of Sri Radha Kunda at Svananda Sukhada Kunja, he is devoted to the service of his Beloved, and (furthermore) he is greatly endeared to the divine damsels of Vraja headed by Lalita. He is most favorite to Kamala-manjari who is pre-eminent in Vrndavana, and with the glorious qualities of Gunamanjari he builds the residence of Sri Hari. On his Holy Day of Advent, I (again and again) bow down unto that beloved associate of Sri Vrsabhanunandini, and the servitors of his lotus feet.

5
        He is immaculate joy incarnate, or, he is the graciousness or the joy of Vimala Devi. He manifested the pastimes of his Advent at Purusottama Ksetra in the holy land of Orissa, and he revealed his pastimes of delivering the fallen souls and extending his mercy upon them (by awarding them the gift of divine love) at the 'new isles,' or Navadvipa. Circumambulating Gaura Dhama in the same way as traditionally done at Vraja Dhama and Purusottama Dhama, he continuously propagates - the loving desire of Vraja, the divine abode of Vaikuntha, and the holy name of Krsna. On his Day of Holy Advent, I (again and again) make my obeisance unto that dear associate of Sri Vrsabhanunandini, and the servitors of his holy lotus feet.