Sri Guru Vandana Kori

Touching the lotus feet of my spiritual teacher Srila
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada, I offer my respectful obeisances
and prayers to him, as well as the instructing spiritual masters, who are
desire-trees.

Srila Rupa Gosvami and Srila Sanatana Gosvami are the acaryas among all the Gaudiya Vaisnavas. With them, Sri Raghunatha
Bhatta Gosvami, Sri Jiva Gosvami, Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami
and Sri Raghunatha dasa Gosvami assembled together and were intimate associates in
Sri Vrindavana dhama.

I do not long for another thing more than the exclusive protection and refuge
of the lotus feet of these Gosvamis. Among all of them, Srila Jiva Gosvami stands out as a
shining torch of knowledge. He has very mercifully given me a place to reside at
his lotus feet. (In the temple of Radha-Damodara)

I am a person of very evil and injurious mentality because I am always
engrossed in material sense enjoyment, although
this is the condition of my mind, my Guru Maharaja, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, has mercifully dragged me
out of this darkness. I am simply an idiot and I am extremely fallen and of low birth,
but even so my Guru Maharaja has kindly sprinkled on my heart the rain of
his divine compassion.

Oh lifter of the fallen souls, Oh Lord! Oh omniscient Lords Nityananda
and Goura! Oh Advaita Prabhu, the ocean of mercy, Oh Srivasa
and Gadadhara, heads of the disciplic
succession! Please show mercy to this servant. I have understood that Your mercy alone is the real essence of life.

In the lovely place of Vrndavana dhama,
in the grove named Seva Kunja, is
where Sri Sri Radha Damodara is situated. I take exclusive shelter at
Their lotus feet. Please show mercy upon me and become my refuge.

Please accept Sri Gitara Gana
(the song of the Bhagavad-Gita) as an offering of flowers to your Lotus feet. Whatever
I know, whatever I write, I have exclusive faith in You
in that You are actually writing these verses.

I always remain fearless by always taking shelter at Your
lotus feet. This is my eternal wish. Bhaktivedanta
says, “I am only Your servant. Please release me from
the noose of maya.”