Pranama Mantras
Srī Guru Praṇāma
oṁ ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā
cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ
TRANSLATION
I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual
master, who has opened my eyes, which were
blinded by the darkness of ignorance, with the
torchlight of knowledge.
Srī Rūpa Praṇāma
śrī-caitanya-mano-’bhīṣṭaṁ
sthāpitaṁ yena bhū-tale
svayaṁ rūpaḥ kadā mahyaṁ
dadāti sva-padāntikam
TRANSLATION
When will Srīla Rūpa Gosvāmī Prabhupāda, who
has established within this material world the
mission to fulfill the desire of Lord Caitanya, give
me shelter under his lotus feet?
Mańgalācaraṇa
vande ‘haṁ śrī-guroḥ śrī-yuta-pada-kamalaṁ
śrīgurun vaiṣṇavāṁś ca
śrī-rūpaṁ sāgrajātaṁ saha-gaṇa-raghunāthānvitaṁ
taṁ sa jīvam
sādvaitaṁ sāvadhūtaṁ parijana-sahitaṁ
kṛṣṇacaitanya-devaṁ
śrī-rādhā-kṛṣṇa-pādān saha-gaṇa-lalitāśrīviśākhānvitāṁś
ca
TRANSLATION
I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus
feet of my spiritual master and of all the other
preceptors on the path of devotional service. I
offer my respectful obeisances unto all the
Vaiṣṇavas and unto the six Gosvāmīs, including
Srīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Srīla Sanātana Gosvāmī,
Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, Jīva Gosvāmī, and
their associates. I offer my respectful obeisances
unto Advaita Ācārya Prabhu, Srī Nityānanda
Prabhu, Srī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and all His
devotees, headed by Srīvāsa Thākura. I then offer
my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of
Lord Kṛṣṇa, Srīmatī Rādhārānī, and all the gopīs,
headed by Lalitā and Viśākhā.
Śrīla Prabhupāda Praṇati
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāmin iti nāmine
namas te sārasvate deve gaura-vāṇī-pracāriṇe
nirviśeṣa-śūnyavādi-pāścātya-deśa-tāriṇe
TRANSLATION
I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine
Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda,
who is very dear to Lord Kṛṣṇa, having taken
shelter at His lotus feet. Our respectful obeisances
are unto you, O spiritual master, servant of Sarasvatī
Gosvāmī. You are kindly preaching the message of
Lord Caitanyadeva and delivering the Western
countries, which are filled with impersonalism and
voidism.
Śrī Gaurāṅga Praṇāma
namo mahā-vadānyāya kṛṣṇa-prema-pradāya te
kṛṣṇāya kṛṣṇa-caitanya-nāmne gaura-tviṣe namaḥ
TRANSLATION
O most munificent incarnation! You are Kṛṣṇa
Himself appearing as Srī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya
Mahāprabhu. You have assumed the golden color
of Srīmatī Rādhārāṇī, and You are widely
distributing pure love of Kṛṣṇa. We offer our
respectful obeisances unto You.
Srī Kṛṣṇa Praṇāma
he kṛṣṇa karuṇā-sindho dīna-bandho jagat-pate
gopeśa gopikā-kāntarādhā-kānta namo ‘stu te
TRANSLATION
O my dear Kṛṣṇa, ocean of mercy, You are the
friend of the distressed and the source of creation.
You are the master of the cowherdmen and the
lover of the gopīs, especially Rādhārāṇī. I offer my
respectful obeisances unto You.
Srī Rādhā Praṇāma
tapta-kāñcana-gaurāṅgi rādhe vṛndāvaneśvari
vṛṣabhānu-sute devī praṇamāmi hari-priye
TRANSLATION
I offer my respects to Rādhārāṇī, whose bodily
complexion is like molten gold and who is the
Queen of Vṛndāvana. You are the daughter of
King Vṛṣabhānu, and You are very dear to Lord
Kṛṣṇa.
Srī Vaiṣṇava Praṇāma
vāñchā-kalpatarubhyaś ca kṛpā-sindhubhya eva ca
patitānāṁ pāvanebhyo vaiṣṇavebhyo namo namaḥ
TRANSLATION
I offer my respectful obeisances unto all the
Vaiṣṇava devotees of the Lord. They are just like
desire trees who can fulfill the desires of
everyone, and they are full of compassion for the
fallen conditioned souls.
Panca-tattva Mahā-mantra
(jaya) śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya prabhu nityānanda
śrī-advaita gadādhara śrīvāsādi-gaura-bhakta-vṛnda
TRANSLATION
Srī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is always accompanied
by His plenary expansion Srī Nityānanda Prabhu,
His incarnation Srī Advaita Prabhu, His internal
potency Srī Gadādhara Prabhu, and His marginal
potency Srīvāsa Prabhu. He is in the midst of
them as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Hare Kṛṣṇa Mahā-mantra
HARE KṚṢṆA HARE KṚṢṆA
KṚṢṆA KṚṢṆA HARE HARE
HARE RĀMA HARE RĀMA
RĀMA RĀMA HARE HARE
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