Praṇāma Mantras

Short Sanskrit and Bengali verses of obeisance that devotees recite before the Deities, the spiritual master, the Vaiṣṇava ācāryas, holy places and sacred rivers. The collection begins with Śrī Kṛṣṇa and His forms, continues with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, His associates and the Gauḍīya ācāryas, and ends with great devotees, the holy dhāmas, the bathing mantra and the verses chanted before a Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam class. Each verse has an English and a Hindi translation.