Yadi Prabhupada nā haita - written by Jayapataka Swami

 (1)

yadi prabhupāda nā haita tabe ki haita

e jīvana bahita kise?

nitāi-gaurera apāra karuṇā ke dita sakala deśe

If Srila Prabhupada had not come, what would have happened? How could we have passed our lives?

Who else would have distributed the unlimited mercy of Lord Nityananda and Lord Gauranga all over the world?

(2)

pāścātyera yata pāpī durācārī śūnyavādī māyāvādī

tādera uddhāra karibāre mana hena kona dayānidhi

Which other compassionate person would have endeavored to deliver the miscreants,

sinful, impersonalistic and voidistic people in the West?

(3)

tādera nikaṭe kona jana āsi’ bilāita harināma

sabhya jīva-rūpe gaḍite tādera ke haita agrayāna

Who else would have come to distribute Harinama to them?

Who else would have come forward to transform them into civilized beings?

(4)

deśe deśe hari-vigraha-sevā ārati rātri-dine

ratha-yātrādi mahotsava saba śikāita kona jane

Who else would have taught them how to worship the Deity form of Lord Hari day and night

with arati-kirtana, and how to conduct the Ratha-yatra and other grand festivals?

(5)

gītā-bhāgavata caitanya-carita premāmṛta-rasa-sāra

kata nā sundara sarala kariyā ke bujhāita āra

Bhagavad-gita, Srimad-Bhagavatam and Caitanya-caritamrta contain the essence

of the nectarean mellows of love of Godhead.

Who else would have explained these scriptures so clearly and beautifully?

(6)

kata kaṣṭa sahi’ prīta-mane rahi’ ke vā dita harināma

ke dita modera purī vṛndāvana māyāpura-mata dhāma

Who else would have tolerated all difficulties, and distributed Harinama with a pleasant heart?

Who would have given us the dhamas such as Mayapur, Vrindavan and Jagannatha Puri?

(7)

parama maṅgala śrī-caitanya-mahāprabhura śikṣā-dhana

ācāre pracāre sadā āmadere ke karita niyojana

The teachings of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu constitute the greatest and most auspicious treasure.

Who else would have engaged us in constantly practicing and preaching it?

(8)

premā-kalpataru nitāi-gaurera kṛpā-kaṇa lābhibāre

niravadhi jaya-patākā hṛdaya tomāre śaraṇa kare

Sri Sri Nitai Gaura are desire trees of love of Godhead.

Desiring a drop of Their mercy, Jayapataka's heart incessantly takes shelter of Your Divine grace.

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