oṃ ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayāओं अज्ञानतिमिरान्धस्य ज्ञानाञ्जनशलाकयाcakṣur unmīlitaṃ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥचक्षुर् उन्मीलितं येन तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः
Word for word
oṃ—address; ajñāna—(of) ignorance; timira—(by) the darkness; andhasya—of one who was blinded; jñāna-añjana—(by) the ointment of spiritual knowledge; śalākayā—by a medical instrument called a śalākā, which is used to apply medical ointment to eyes afflicted with cataracts; cakṣuḥ—eyes; unmīlitam—were opened; yena—by whom; tasmai—unto him; śrī-gurave—unto my spiritual master; namaḥ—obeisances.ओं—address; अज्ञान—(of) ignorance; तिमिर—(by) the darkness; अन्धस्य—of one who was blinded; ज्ञानअञ्जन—(by) the ointment of spiritual knowledge; शलाकया—by a medical instrument called a śalākā, which is used to apply medical ointment to eyes afflicted with cataracts; चक्षुः—eyes; उन्मीलितम्—were opened; येन—by whom; तस्मै—unto him; श्रीगुरवे—unto my spiritual master; नमः—obeisances.
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.
śrī-caitanya-mano-’bhīṣṭaṃ sthāpitaṃ yena bhū-taleश्रीचैतन्यमनोऽभीष्टं स्थापितं येन भूतलेsvayaṃ rūpaḥ kadā mahyaṃ dadāti sva-padāntikamस्वयं रूपः कदा मह्यं ददाति स्वपदान्तिकम्
Word for word
śrī-caitanya—(of) Lord Caitanya; manaḥ—(within) the mind; abhīṣṭam—what is desired; sthāpitam—established; yena—by whom; bhū-tale—on the surface of the globe; svayam—himself; rūpaḥ—Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī; kadā—when; mahyam—unto me; dadāti—will give; sva—his own; pada—lotus feet; antikam—proximity to.श्रीचैतन्य—(of) Lord Caitanya; मनः—(within) the mind; अभीष्टम्—what is desired; स्थापितम्—established; येन—by whom; भूतले—on the surface of the globe; स्वयम्—himself; रूपः—Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī; कदा—when; मह्यम्—unto me; ददाति—will give; स्व—his own; पद—lotus feet; अन्तिकम्—proximity to.
When will Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī Prabhupāda, who has established within this material world the mission to fulfill the desire of Lord Caitanya, give me shelter under his lotus feet?
vande ‘haṃ śrī-guroḥ śrī-yuta-pada-kamalaṃवन्दे ऽहं श्रीगुरोः श्रीयुतपदकमलंśrī-gurun vaiṣṇavāṃś caश्रीगुरुन् वैष्णवांश् चśrī-rūpaṃ sāgrajātaṃ saha-gaṇa-raghunāthānश्रीरूपं साग्रजातं सहगणरघुनाथान्vitaṃ taṃ sa jīvamवितं तं स जीवम्sādvaitaṃ sāvadhūtaṃ parijana-sahitaṃसाद्वैतं सावधूतं परिजनसहितंkṛṣṇa-caitanya-devaṃकृष्णचैतन्यदेवंśrī-rādhā-kṛṣṇa-pādān saha-gaṇa-lalitāश्रीराधाकृष्णपादान् सहगणललिताśrī-viśākhānvitāṃś caश्रीविशाखान्वितांश् च
Word for word
vande—offer my respectful obeisances; aham—I; śrī-guroḥ—of my initiating spiritual master or instructing spiritual master; śrī-yuta-pada-kamalam—unto the opulent lotus feet; śrī-gurūn—unto the spiritual masters in the paramparā system, beginning from Mādhavendra Purī down to Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda; vaiṣṇavān—unto all the Vaiṣṇavas, beginning from Lord Brahmā and others coming from the very start of the creation; ca—and; śrī-rūpam—unto Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī; sa-agra-jātam—with his elder brother, Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī; sahagaṇa-raghunātha-anvitam—with Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī and his associates; tam—unto him; sa-jīvam—with Jīva Gosvāmī; sa-advaitam—with Advaita Ācārya; sa-avadhūtam—with Nityānanda Prabhu; parijana-sahitam—and with Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura and all the other devotees; kṛṣṇa-caitanya-devam—unto Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; śrī-rādhā-kṛṣṇa-pādān—unto the lotus feet of the all-opulent Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Rādhārāṇī; saha-gaṇa—with associates; lalitā-śrī-viśākhā-anvitān—accompanied by Lalita and Śrī Visakhā; ca—also.वन्दे—offer my respectful obeisances; अहम्—I; श्रीगुरोः—of my initiating spiritual master or instructing spiritual master; श्रीयुतपदकमलम्—unto the opulent lotus feet; श्रीगुरून्—unto the spiritual masters in the paramparā system, beginning from Mādhavendra Purī down to Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda; वैष्णवान्—unto all the Vaiṣṇavas, beginning from Lord Brahmā and others coming from the very start of the creation; च—and; श्रीरूपम्—unto Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī; सअग्रजातम्—with his elder brother, Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī; सहगणरघुनाथअन्वितम्—with Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī and his associates; तम्—unto him; सजीवम्—with Jīva Gosvāmī; सअद्वैतम्—with Advaita Ācārya; सअवधूतम्—with Nityānanda Prabhu; परिजनसहितम्—and with Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura and all the other devotees; कृष्णचैतन्यदेवम्—unto Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; श्रीराधाकृष्णपादान्—unto the lotus feet of the all-opulent Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Rādhārāṇī; सहगण—with associates; ललिताश्रीविशाखाअन्वितान्—accompanied by Lalita and Śrī Visakhā; च—also.
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 Vaiṣṇavas and unto the six Gosvāmīs, including Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, Jīva Gosvāmī, and their associates. I offer my respectful obeisances unto Advaita Ācārya Prabhu, Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and all His devotees, headed by Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura. I then offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, and all the gopīs, headed by Lalitā and Viśākhā.
he kṛṣṇa karuṇā-sindhoहे कृष्ण करुणासिन्धोdīna-bandho jagat-pateदीनबन्धो जगत्पतेgopeśa gopikā-kāntaगोपेश गोपिकाकान्तrādhā-kānta namo ’stu teराधाकान्त नमो ऽस्तु ते
O my dear Kṛṣṇa, You are the friend of the distressed and the source of creation. You are the master of the gopīs and the lover of Rādhārāṇī. I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.
tapta-kāñcana-gaurāṅgiतप्तकाञ्चनगौराङ्गिrādhe vṛndāvaneśvariराधे वृन्दावनेश्वरिvṛṣabhānu-sute deviवृषभानुसुते देविpraṇamāmi hari-priyeप्रणमामि हरिप्रिये
I offer my respects to Rādhārāṇī, whose bodily complexion is like molten gold and who is the Queen of Vṛndāvana. You are the daughter of King Vṛṣabhānu, and You are very dear to Lord Kṛṣṇa.
vāñchā-kalpatarubhyaś caवाञ्छाकल्पतरुभ्यश् चkṛpā-sindhubhya eva caकृपासिन्धुभ्य एव चpatitānāṃ pāvanebhyoपतितानां पावनेभ्योvaiṣṇavebhyo namo namaḥवैष्णवेभ्यो नमो नमः
I offer my respectful obeisances unto all the Vaiṣṇava devotees of the Lord. They can fulfill the desires of everyone, just like desire trees, and they are full of compassion for the fallen souls.
śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyaश्रीकृष्णचैतन्यprabhu-nityānandaप्रभुनित्यानन्दśrī-advaita gadādharaश्रीअद्वैत गदाधरśrīvāsādi-gaura-bhakta-vṛndaश्रीवासादिगौरभक्तवृन्द
I offer my obeisances to Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya, Prabhu Nityānanda, Śrī Advaita, Gadādhara, Śrīvāsa and all others in the line of devotion.
hare kṛṣṇa hare kṛṣṇaहरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्णkṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa hare hareकृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरेhare rāma hare rāmaहरे राम हरे रामrāma rāma hare hareराम राम हरे हरे
Translations
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.
When will Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī Prabhupāda, who has established within this material world the mission to fulfill the desire of Lord Caitanya, give me shelter under his lotus feet?
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 Vaiṣṇavas and unto the six Gosvāmīs, including Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, Jīva Gosvāmī, and their associates. I offer my respectful obeisances unto Advaita Ācārya Prabhu, Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and all His devotees, headed by Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura. I then offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, and all the gopīs, headed by Lalitā and Viśākhā.
O my dear Kṛṣṇa, You are the friend of the distressed and the source of creation. You are the master of the gopīs and the lover of Rādhārāṇī. I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.
I offer my respects to Rādhārāṇī, whose bodily complexion is like molten gold and who is the Queen of Vṛndāvana. You are the daughter of King Vṛṣabhānu, and You are very dear to Lord Kṛṣṇa.
I offer my respectful obeisances unto all the Vaiṣṇava devotees of the Lord. They can fulfill the desires of everyone, just like desire trees, and they are full of compassion for the fallen souls.
I offer my obeisances to Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya, Prabhu Nityānanda, Śrī Advaita, Gadādhara, Śrīvāsa and all others in the line of devotion.
The word-for-word meanings and translations are by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, from Songs of the Vaiṣṇava Ācāryas, © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc. (www.krishna.com).
