kṛṣṇa tava puṇya habe bhāie-puṇya koribe yabe rādhārāṇī khuśī habedhruva ati bali tomā tāi
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kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa;tavaYour;puṇyapiety;habewill be;bhāiO brother;e puṇyathis pious act;karibeYou perform;yabewhen;rādhārāṇīŚrīmatī Rādhārāṇī;khuśī habewill be pleased;dhruvasurely;atiemphatically;baliI say;tomāto You;tāijust so
Translation
O brother, Kṛṣṇa, I emphatically say to You that when You perform this pious act Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī will surely be pleased with You and You will achieve great piety.
śrī-siddhānta saraswatī śacī-suta priya atikṛṣṇa-sebāya jāra tula nāisei se mohānta-guru jagater madhe urukṛṣṇa-bhakti dey ṭhāi ṭhāi
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śrī-siddhānta sarasvatīŚrīmad Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura;śacī-sutato the son of Mother Śacī;priya ativery dear;kṛṣṇa-sevāyain Kṛṣṇa’s service;yārawhose;tulacomparison;nāithere is not;sei sethat person;mahānta-gurugreat spiritual master;jagatera madhyewithin the universe;uruintense;kṛṣṇa-bhaktidevotional service to Kṛṣṇa;deyagives;ṭhāi ṭhāiin this place and that place
Translation
Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, who is very dear to Lord Gaurāṅga, the son of Mother Śacī, is unparalleled in his service to the Supreme Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. He is that great saintly spiritual master who bestows intense devotion to Kṛṣṇa at different places throughout the world.
tārahis;icchādesire;balavānpowerful;pāścātyeteto the Western world;ṭhān ṭhāneverywhere;hayais;yātein which;gaurāṅgera nāmathe name of Gaurāṅga;pṛthivīteon the earth;nagara-āditowns and so forth;ā-samudraextending out to the ocean;nada-nadīrivers and streams;sakale-iverily all;layataking (chanting);kṛṣṇa nāmathe holy name of Kṛṣṇa
Translation
By his strong desire, the holy name of Lord Gaurāṅga will spread throughout all the countries of the Western world. In all the cities, towns, and villages on the earth, from all the oceans, seas, rivers, and streams, everyone will chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.
tāhaleupon that;ānanda hayathere is bliss;tabethen;hayathere is;dik-vijayaconquering all directions;caitanyera kṛpāthe mercy of Lord Caitanya;atiśayaexcessive;māyā duṣṭacorrupted by illusion (sinful);yatawhichever;duḥkhīmiserable souls;jagatein the universe;sabāieveryone;sukhīhappy people;vaiṣṇavera icchāthe desire of the devotees;pūrṇa hayais fulfilled
Translation
As the vast mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu conquers all directions, a flood of transcendental ecstasy will certainly cover the land. When all the sinful, miserable living entities become happy, the Vaiṣṇavas' desire is then fulfilled.
se kārja je koribāre ājñā jadi dilo morejogya nahi an dīna hīnatāi se tomāra kṛpā māgitechi anurūpāāji tumi sabār pravīṇa
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se kāryathat task;yewhich;karibāreto do;ājñācommand;yadiif;dilegave;moreto me;yogya nahinot worthy;ati dīnavery fallen;hīnadestitute;tāijust so;sethat;tomāraYour;kṛpāmercy;jāgitecheit is awakening;anurūpāaccordingly;ājitoday;tumiYou;sabāraof everyone;pravīṇawise
Translation
Although my Guru Mahārāja ordered me to accomplish this mission, I am not worthy or fit to do it. I am very fallen and insignificant. Therefore, O Lord, now I am begging for Your mercy so that I may become worthy, for You are the wisest and most experienced of all.
tomāra se śakti pele guru-sebāya bastu milejībana sārthak jadi hoysei se sevā pāile tāhale sukhī haletaba saṅga bhāgyate miloy
Word for word
tomāraYour;sethat;śaktipotency;peleobtaining;guru-sevāservice to the spiritual master;vastuthe real substance (the Absolute Truth);milereceives;jīvanalife;sārthakasuccessful;yadi hayaif it is;sei sethat particular;sevāservice;peleobtaining;tāhaleupon that;sukhīhappy person;halebecomes;tava saṅgaYour association;bhāgyeteby good fortune;milayameets
Translation
If You bestow Your power, by serving the spiritual master one attains the Absolute Truth—one's life becomes successful. If that service is obtained, then one becomes happy and gets Your association due to good fortune.
evaṁ janaṁ nipatitaṁ prabhavāhikūpekāmābhikāmam anu yaḥ prapatan prasaṅgātkṛtvātmasāt surarṣiṇā bhagavan gṛhītaḥso 'haṁ kathaṁ nu visṛje tava bhṛtya-sevām
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evamthus;janampeople in general;nipatitamfallen;prabhavaof material existence;ahi-kūpein a blind well full of snakes;kāma-abhikāmamdesiring the sense objects;anufollowing;yaḥthe person who;prapatanfalling down (in this condition);prasaṅgātbecause of bad association or increased association with material desires;kṛtvā-ātmasātcausing me (to acquire spiritual qualities like himself, Śrī Nārada);sura-ṛṣiṇāby the great saintly person (Nārada);bhagavanO my Lord;gṛhītaḥaccepted;saḥthat person;ahamI;kathamhow;nuindeed;visṛjecan give up;tavaYour;bhṛtya-sevāmthe service of Your pure devotee
Translation
“My dear Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, because of my association with material desires, one after another, I was gradually falling into a blind well full of snakes, following the general populace. But Your servant Nārada Muni kindly accepted me as his disciple and instructed me how to achieve this transcendental position. Therefore, my first duty is to serve him. How could I leave his service?” [Prahlāda Mahārāja to Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, Bhāg. 7.9.28)
tumi mor cira sāthī bhuliyā māyār lāthikhāiyāchi janma-janmāntareāji punaḥ e sujoga jadi hoy jogāyogatabe pāri tuhe milibāre
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tumiYou;moramy;cira-sāthīperpetual companion;bhuliyāforgetting;māyāraof illusion;lāthikicks;khāiyāchiI am suffering;janma-janmāntarebirth after birth;ājitoday;punaḥagain;ethis;su-yogaopportunity;yadi hayaif it is;yogāyogaassociation;tabethen;pāriI am able;tuhe milibāreto meet You
Translation
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, You are my eternal companion. Forgetting You, I have suffered the kicks of māyā birth after birth. If today the chance to meet You occurs again, then I will surely be able to rejoin You.
tomāra milane bhāi ābār se sukha pāigocārane ghuri din bhorkata bane chuṭāchuṭi bane khāi luṭāpuṭisei din kabe habe mor
Word for word
tomāraYour;milanein the meeting;bhāiO dear friend;ābāraonce more;se sukhathat happiness;pāiI will experience;go-cāraṇetending the cows;ghuriI will wander;dina bhoraall through the day;kata vanein so many forests;chuṭāchuṭijoking and frolicking;vanein the forest;khāiI relish;luṭāpuṭirolling on the ground;sei dinathat day;kabewhen;habe morait will be mine
Translation
O dear friend, in Your company I will experience great joy once again. In the early morning I will wander about the cowherd pastures and fields. Running and frolicking in the many forests of Vraja, I will roll on the ground in spiritual ecstasy. Oh when will that day be mine?
āji se subidhāne tomāra smaraṇa bhelabaro āśā ḍākilām tāiāmi tomāra nitya-dāsa tāi kori eta āśatumi binā anya gati nāi
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ājitoday;sethat;su-vidhānein a nice way;tomāraYour;smaraṇaremembrance;bhelahappened;baḍa āśāgreat longing;ḍākilāmaI called out;tāijust so;āmiI;tomāraYour;nitya-dāsaeternal servant;tāijust so;kariI maintain;eta āśasuch a desire;tumi vināother than You;anya gatianother refuge;nāithere is not
Translation
Today that remembrance of You came to me in a very nice way. Because I have a great longing I called to You. I am Your eternal servant and therefore I desire Your association so much. O Lord Kṛṣṇa, except for You there is no other means of success.
A prayer to Krishna's lotus feet, attributed in this collection to A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and grouped elsewhere on this site among his 1965 shipboard diary writings. As his own copyrighted composition, its text is not reproduced here.
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O brother, Kṛṣṇa, I emphatically say to You that when You perform this pious act Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī will surely be pleased with You and You will achieve great piety.
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