Pranams

 Pranams

Sri Guru Pranama

om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya

caksur unmilitam yena tasmai sri-gurave namah

WORD FOR WORD

om--address; ajnana--(of) ignorance; timira--(by) the darkness;

andhasya--of one who was blinded; jnana-anjana--(by) the ointment of

spiritual knowledge; salakaya--by a medical instrument called a salaka,

which is used to apply medical ointment to eyes afflicted with cataracts:

caksuh--eyes; unmilitam--were opened; yena--by whom; tasmai--unto

him; sri-gurave--unto my spiritual master; namah--obeisances.

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.

Sri Rupa Pranama

sri-caitanya-mano-'bhistam sthapitum yena bhtu-tale

svayam rupah kada mahyam dadati sva-padantikam

WORD FOR WORD

sri-caitanya--(of) Lord Caitanya; manah--(within) the mind; abhistam--

what is desired; sthapitam--established; yena--by whom; bhu-tale--on

the surface of the globe; svayam--himself; rupah--Srila Rupa Gosvami;

kada--when; mahyam--unto me; dadati--will give; sva--his own; pada--

lotus feet; antikam--proximity to.

TRANSLATION

When will Srila Rupa Gosvami Prabhupada, who has established within

this material world the mission to fulfill the desire of Lord Caitanya, give

me shelter under his lotus feet?

Mangalacarana

vande 'ham sri-guroh sri-yuta-pada-kamalam sri-gurun vaisnavams' ca

sri-rupam sagrajatam saha-gana-raghunathanvitam tam sa jivam

sadvaitam savadhutam parijana-sahitam krsna-caitanya-devam

sri-radha-krsna-padan saha-gana-lalita-sri-visakhanvitams' ca

WORD FOR WORD

vande--offer my respectful obeisances; aham--I; sri-guroh--of my

initiating spiritual master or instructing spiritual master; sri-yuta-pada-

kamalam--unto the opulent lotus feet; sri-gurun--unto the spiritual

masters in the parampara systems beginning from Madhavendra Puri

down to Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada;

vaisnavan--unto all the Vaisnavas, beginning from Lord Brahma and

others coming from the very start of the creation; ca--and; sri-rupam--

unto Srila Rupa Gosvami; sa-agra-jatam--with his elder brothers Sri

Sanatana Gosvami; saha-gana-raghunatha-anvitam--with Raghunatha

Dasa Gosvami and his associates; tam--unto him; sajivam--with Jiva

Gosvami; sa- advaitam--with Advaita Acarya; sa-avadhutam--with

Nityananda Prabhu; parijana-sahitam--and with Srivasa Thakura and all

the other devotees; krsna-caitanya-devam--unto Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; sri-radha-krsna-padan--unto the lotus feet of the all-

opulent Sri Krsna and Radharani, saha-gana--with associates; lalita-sri-

visakha-anvitan--accompanied by Lalita and Sri Visakha; Ca--also.

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 Vaisnavas and unto the six

Gosvamis including Srila Rupa Gosvaml, Srila Sanatana Gosvami,

Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami, Jiva Gosvami, and their associates. I offer

my respectful obeisances unto Sri Advaita Acarya Prabhu, Sri

Nityananda Prabhu, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and all His devotees,

headed by Srivasa Thakura. I then offer my respectful obeisances unto

the lotus feet of Lord Krsna, Srimati Radharani, and all the gopis,

headed by Lalita and Visakha.

Srila Prabhupada Pranati

nama om visnu-padaya krsna-presthaya bhu-tale

srimate bhaktivedanta-svamin iti namine

WORD FOR WORD

namah--obeisances; om-address; visnu-padaya--unto him who is at the

feet of Lord Visu; krsna-presthaya--who is very dear to Lord Krsna; bhu-

tale--on the earth; srimate--all-beautiful; bhakti-vedanta-svamin--A. C.

Bhaktivedanta Swami; iti--thus; namine-- who is named.

TRANSLATION

I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace a.C.

Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupalda, who is very dear to Lord Krsna,

having taken shelter at His lotus feet.

namas te sarasvate deve gaura-vani-pracarine

nirvisesa -sunyavadi-pascatya-desa-tarine

WORD FOR WORD

namah--obeisances; te--unto you, sarasvate deve--servant of

Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami; gaura-vani--the message of Lord

Caitanya; pracarine--who are preaching; nirvisa--impersonalism; sunya-

vadi--(from) voidism; pascatya--Western; desa-countries; tarine--who

are delivering.

TRANSLATION

Our respectful obeisances are unto you, O spiritual master, servant of

Sarasvati Gosvami. You are kindly preaching the message of Lord

Caitanyadeva and delivering the Western countries, which are filled with

impersonalism and voidism.

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Pranati

nama om vinsu-padaya krsna-presthaya bhu-tale

srimate bhaktisiddhanta-sarasvatiti namine

TRANSLATION

I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace Bhaktisiddhanta

Sarasvati, who is very dear to Lord Krnsa, having taken shelter at His

lotus feet.

sri- varsabhanavi-devi-dayitaya krpadhaye

krsna-sambandha-vijnana-dayine prabhave namah

WORD FOR WORD

sri-varsabhanavi-devi-dayitaya--unto Sri Varsabhanavi-devi-dayita

Dasa, the servant of the lover of Srimati Radharani; krpa-abdhaye--who

is an ocean of mercy; krsna-sambandha--(of) the relationship with

Krsna; vijnana--(of) the science; dayine--who is the deliverer; prabhave-

-unto the master; namah--obeisances.

TRANSLATION

I offer my respectful obeisances to Sri Varsabhanavi-devi-dayita Dasa

[another name of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, who is favored by

Srimati Radharani and who is the ocean of transcendental mercy and

the deliverer of the science of Krsna.

madhuryojjvala-premadhya-sri-rupanuga-bhaktida-

sri-gaura-karuna-sakti-vigrahaya namo 'stu te

WORD FOR WORD

madhurya--conjugal; ujjvala--brilliant; prema--love; adhya-- enriched

with; sri-rupa-anuga--following Srila Rupa Gosvami; bhakti-da--

delivering devotional service; sri-gaura--(of) Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

karuna--(of) the mercy, sakti--energy; vigrahaya--unto the personified;

namah--obeisances; astu--let there be; to--unto you.

TRANSLATION

I offer my respectful obeisances unto you, the personified energy of Sri

Caitanya's mercy, who deliver devotional service which is enriched with

conjugal love of Radha and Krsna, coming exactly in the line of

revelation of Srila Rupa Gosvami.

names te gaura-vani-sri-murtaye dina-tarine

rupanuga-viruddhapasiddhanta-dhvanta-harine

WORD FOR WORD

namah--obeisances; to--unto you; gaura-vani--teachings of Lord

Caitanya; sri-murtaye--unto the personified; dina--(of) the fallen; tarine--

unto the deliverer; rupa-anuga--the philosophy which follows the

teachings of Srila Rupa Gosvami; viruddha--against; apasiddhanta--(of)

unauthorized statements; dhvanta--the darkness; harine--unto you who

are removing.

TRANSLATION

I offer my respectful obeisances unto you, who are the per sonified

teachings of Lord Caitanya. You are the deliverer of the fallen souls.

You do not tolerate any statement which is against the teachings of

devotional service enunciated by Srila Rupa Gosvami.

Srila Gaurakisora Pranati

namo gaura-kisoraya saksad-vairagya-murtaye

vipralambha-rasambhode padambujaya te namah

WORD FOR WORD

namah--obeisances; gaura-kisoraya--unto Gaurakisora Dasa Babaji;

saksat--directly; vairagya--renunciation; murtaye--unto the personified;

vipralambha--(of) separation (from Krsna) rasa--(of) the mellow;

ambhodhe--O ocean; pada-ambujaya--unto the lotus feet; te--your;

namah--obeisances.

TRANSLATION

I offer my respectful obeisances unto Gaurakisora Dasa Babaji

Maharaja [the spiritual master of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati], who is

renunciation personified. He is always merged in a feeling of separation

and intense love of Krsna.

Srila Bhaktivinoda Pranati

namo bhaktivinodaya sac-cid-ananda-namine

gaura-sakti-svarupaya rupanuga-varaya te

WORD FOR WORD

namah--obeisances; bhaktivinodaya--unto Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura;

sat-cit-ananda-namine--known as Saccidananda; gaura--(of) Lord

Caitanya; sakti--energy; svarupaya--unto the personified; rupa-anuga-

varaya--who is a revered follower of Srila Rupa Gosvami; te--unto you.

TRANSLATION

I offer my respectful obeisances unto Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda, who

is transcendental energy of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He is a strict follower

of the Gosvamis, headed by Srila Rupa.

Srila Jagannatha Pranati

gauravirbhava-bhumes tvam nirdesta saj-jana-priyah

vaisnava-sarvabhaumah sri-jagannathaya te namah

WORD FOR WORD

gaura--(of) Lord Caitanya; avirbhava--(of) the appearance; bhumeh--of

the place; tvam--you; nirdesta--the indicator; sat-jana-- (to) all saintly

persons; priyah--dear; vaisnava--(of) the Vaisnavas; sarvabhaumah--

chief; sri jagannathaya--unto Jagannatha dasa Babaji; te--unto you;

namah--obeisances.

TRANSLATION

I offer my respectful obeisances to Jagannatha Dasa Babaji, who is

respected by the entire Vaisnava community and who discovered the

place where Lord Caitanya appeared.

Sri Vaisnava Pranama

vancha-kalpatarubhyas ca krpa-sindhubhya eve ca

patitanam pavanebhyo vaisnavebhyo namo namah

WORD FOR WORD

vancha-kalpa-tarubhyah--who are desire trees; ca--and; Krpa-- (of)

mercy: (of) mercy; sindhubhyah--who are oceans; eva--certainly; ca--

and; patitanam--of the fallen souls; pavanebhyah--who are the purifiers,

vaisnavehhyah--unto the Vaisnavas; namah namah--repeated

obeisances.

TRANSLATION

I offer my respectful obeisances unto all the Vaisnava 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.

Sri Panca-tattva Pranama

panca-tattvatmakam krsnam bhakta-rupa-svarupakam

bhaktavataram bhaktakhyam namami bhakta-saktikam

WORD FOR WORD

panca-tattva-atmakam--comprehending the five transcendental subject

matters; krsnam--unto Lord Krsna; bhakta-rupa--in the form of a

devotee; sva-rupakam--in the expansion of a devotee; bhakta-

avataram--in the incarnation of a devotee; bhakta-akhyam--known as a

devotee, namami--I offer my obeisances bhakta-saktikam--the energy of

the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who supplies energy to the

devotee.

TRANSLATION

I offer my obeisances unto the Supreme Lord, Krsna, who is

nondifferent from His features as a devotee, devotional incarnation,

devotional manifestation pure devotee, and devotional energy.

Sri Gauranga Pranama

namo maha-vadayaya krsna-prema-pradaya te

krsnaya krsna-caitanya-namne gaura-tvise namah

WORD FOR WORD

namah--obeisances; maha-vadanyaya--who is most munificent and

charitably disposed; krsna-prema--love of Krsna; pradaya-- who can

give; te--unto You; krsnaya--the original Personality of Godhead; krsna-

caitanya-namne--under the name Krsna Caitanya; gaura-tvise-- whose

complexion is the golden complexion of Srimati Radharani; namah--

obeisances.

TRANSLATION

O most munificent incarnation! You are Krsna Himself ap pearing as Sri

Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu. You have assumed the golden color of

Srimati Radharani, and You are widely distributing pure love of Krsna.

We offer our respectful obeisances unto You.

Sri Krsna Pranama

he krsna karuna-sindho dina-bandho jagat-pate

gopesa gopika kanta radha-kanta namo 'stu te

WORD FOR WORD

he--O; krsna--Krsna; karuna-sindho--O ocean of mercy; Dina-- (of) the

distressed; bandho--O friend; jagat--(of) the universe; pate--O Lord;

gopa-isa--O master of the cowherdmen; gopika-kanta--O lover of the

gopis; radha-kanta--O lover of Radharani; namah--obeisances; astu--let

there be; to--unto You.

TRANSLATION

O my dear Krsna, ocean of mercy, You are the friend of the distressed

and the source of creation. You are the master of the cowherd men and

the lover of the gopis, especially Radharani. I offer my respectful

obeisances unto You.

Sambandhadhideva Pranama

jayatam suratau pangor mama manda-mater gati

mat-sarvasva-padambhojau radha-madana-mohanau

WORD FOR WORD

jayatam--all glory to; su-ratau--most merciful, or attached in conjugal

love; pangoh--of one who is lame; mama--of me; manda-mateh--foolish;

gati--refuge; mat--my; sarva-sva--everything; pada-ambhojau--whose

lotus feet; radha-madana-mohanau-- Radharani and Madana-mohana.

TRANSLATION

Glory to the all-merciful Radha and Madana-mohana! I am lame and ill

advised, yet They are my directors, and Their lotus feet are everything

to me.

Abhidheyadhideva Pranama

divyad-vrndaranya-kalpa-drumadhah

srimad-ratnagara-simhasana-sthau

srimad-radha-srila-govinda-devau

presthalibhih sevyamanau smarami

WORD FOR WORD

divyat--shining; vrnda-aranya--(in) the forest of Vrndavana; kalpa-

druma--desire tree: adhah--beneath; srimat--most beautiful, ratna-

agara--(in) a temple of jewels, simha-asana-sthau--sitting on a throne;

srimat--very beautiful; radha--srimati Radharani; srila-govinda-devau--

and Sri Govindadeva; prestha-alibhih--by most confidential associates;

sevyamanau--being served; smarami--I remember.

TRANSLATION

In a temple of jewels in Vrndavana, underneath a desire tree, Sri Sri

Radha-Govinda, served by Their most confidential associates, sit upon

an effulgent throne. I offer my humble obeisances unto Them.

Prayojanadhideva Pranama

sriman rasa-rasarambhi vamsi-vata-tata-sthitah

karsan venu-svanair gopir gopinathah sriye 'stu nah

WORD FOR WORD

sriman--most beautiful; rasa--(of) the rasa dance, rasa--(of) the mellow;

arambhi--the initiator; vamsi-vata--(of) the name Vamsivata; tata--on the

shore; sthitah--standing; Karsan--attracting; venu--(of) the flute;

svanaih--by the sounds, gopih--the cowherd girls; gopi-nathah--Sri

Gopinatha; sriye--benediction; astu--let there be; Nah--our.

TRANSLATION

Sri Srila Gopinatha, who originated the transcendental mellow of the

rasa dance, stands on the shore in Vamsivata and attracts the attention

of the cowherd damsels with the sound of His celebrated flute. May they

all confer upon us their benediction.

Sri Radha Pranama

tapta-kancana-gaurangi radhe vrndavanesvari

vrsabhanu-sute devi pranamami hari-priye

WORD FOR WORD

tapta--molten; kancana--(like) gold; gaura--fair complexion; angi--O one

whose body; radhe--O Radharani, vrndavana-isvari-- O Queen of

Vrndavana; vrsabhanu-sute--O daughter of King Vrsabhanu; devi--O

goddess; pranamami--I offer my respects; hari-priye--O one who is very

dear to Lord Krsna.

TRANSLATION

I offer my respects to Radharani, whose bodily complexion is like molten

gold and who is the Queen of Vrndavana. You are the daughter of King

Vrsabhanu, and You are very dear to Lord Krsna.

Panca-tattva Maha-mantra

(jaya) sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu nityananda

sri-advaita gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrnda

PURPORT

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is always accompanied by His plenary

expansion Sri Nityananda Prabhu, His incarnation Sri Advaita Prabhu,

His internal potency Sri Gadadhara Prabhu, and His marginal potency

Srivasa Prabhu. He is in the midst of them as the Supreme Personality

of Godhead. One should know that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is always

accompanied by these other tattvas. Therefore our obeisances to Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu are complete when we say, sri-krsna-caitanya

prabhu nityananda sri-advaita gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrnda.

As preachers of the Krsna consciousness movement, we first offer our

obeisances to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu by chanting this Panca-tattva

mantra; then we say, Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/

Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. There are ten

offenses in the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, but these are

not considered in the chanting of the Panca-tattva mantra, namely, sri-

krsna-caitanya prabhu nityananda sri-advaita gadadhara srivasadi-

gaura-bhakta-vrnda. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is known as maha-

vadanyavatara, the most magnanimous incarna- tion, for He does not

consider the offenses of the fallen souls. Thus to derive the full benefit

of the chanting of the maha-mantra (Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna

Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare),

we must first take shelter of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, learn the Panca-

tattva mantra, and then chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. That will be

very effective.

HARE KRSNA HARE KRSNA

KRSNA KRSNA HARE HARE

HARE RAMA HARE RAMA

RAMA RAMA HARE HARE