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Auspicious Invocation

हिन्दी में पढ़ें

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ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ
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ajñāna of ignorance; timirāndhasya of the darkness; jñana of knowledge; añjana-śalākayā with the torchlight; cakṣur eyes; unmīlitaṁ opened; yena by whom; tasmai to him; śrī-gurave my spiritual master; namaḥ I offer my respectful obeisances
Translation

I was born in the darkest region of ignorance, and my spiritual master opened my eyes with the torchlight of knowledge. I offer my respectful obeisances unto him.

2
śrī-caitanya-mano ’bhīṣṭaṁ sthāpitaṁ yena bhū-tale svayam rūpaḥ kadā mahyaṁ dadāti sva-padāntikam
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śrī-caitanya of Lord Caitanya; mano-abhīṣṭaṁ the desire; sthāpitaṁ established; yena by whom; bhū-tale in the material world; svayam personally; rūpaḥ Śrīla Rūpa Gośwāmī; kadā when; mahyam to me; dadāti will give; sva-padāntikam shelter under His lotusfeet
Translation

When will Śrīla 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?

3
akhila-rasāmṛta-mūrtiḥ prasṛmara-ruci-ruddha-tāraka-pāliḥ kalita-śyāmā-lalito rādhā-preyān vidhur jayati
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akhila-rasāmṛta-mūrtiḥ the reservoir of all pleasures; prasṛmara spreading forth; ruci by His bodily luster; ruddha who has subjugated; tāraka the gopī named Tarakā; pāliḥ the gopī named Pālī; kalita who has absorbed; śyāmā the gopī named Śyāma; lalito and the gopī named Lalitā; rādhā-preyān dearmost to Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; vidhur Kṛṣṇa; jayati all glories to
Translation

May Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, be glorified! By virtue of His ever expanding attractive features, He has subjugated the gopīs named Tārakā and Pālī and absorbed the minds of Śyāmā and Lalitā. He is the dearmost lover of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and the reservoir of pleasure in all devotional mellows.

About Auspicious Invocation

The book's opening invocation, only three verses, offering homage at the feet of the guru before the ten-song treatise proper begins — the customary mangalacarana with which Gaudiya Vaishnava works open.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Auspicious Invocation?

Auspicious Invocation was composed by Narottama Dasa Thakura. It appears in Prema Bhakti Chandrika.

What is the meaning of Auspicious Invocation?

I was born in the darkest region of ignorance, and my spiritual master opened my eyes with the torchlight of knowledge. I offer my respectful obeisances unto him.

How many verses does Auspicious Invocation have?

Auspicious Invocation has 3 verses.

Can I download Auspicious Invocation as a PPT or PDF?

Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Auspicious Invocation — verse and translation on each slide — is available to download in both PowerPoint (.pptx) and PDF formats from this page, for use in kirtan or temple programs.

ॐ Hare Krishna Movement, Kota — Nandgram Dham https://nandgramdham.org/songs/auspicious-invocation/

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