Kirtan Guide
Praṇām Mantra
- śrī-svarūpa-rāya-rūpa jīva-bhāva-sambharaṁ
- varṇa-dharma-nirviśeṣa-sarvaloka-nistaram
- śrī-sarasvatī-priyañ cha bhakti-sundarāśrayaṁ
- śrīdharaṁ namāmi bhakti-rakṣakaṁ jagad-gurum
- sindhu-chandra-parvatendu-śāka-janma-līlanam
- śuddha-dīpta-rāga-bhakti-gauravānuśīlanam
- bindu-chandra-ratna-soma-śāka-lochanāntaram
- śrīdharaṁ namāmi bhakti-rakṣakaṁ jagad-gurum
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I offer my humble obeisances unto the Guru of the entire world, Oṁ Viṣṇupād Śrī Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣak Śrīdhar Dev-Goswāmī Mahārāj, who carries the conception of Śrī Swarūp Damodār, Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya, Śrī Rūpa Goswāmī and Śrī Jīva Goswāmī; who delivers everyone irrespective of caste or creed; who is the most beloved of Śrīla Bhakti Siddhānta Saraswatī Goswāmī Prabhupād; and who is the abode of Transcendental Loving Service [the only shelter of Śrī Bhakti Sundar Govinda].
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I offer my humble obeisances unto the Guru of the entire world, Oṁ Viṣṇupād Śrī Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣak Śrīdhar Dev-Goswāmī Mahārāj, who revealed the Pastimes of his Holy Advent in the world in the year 1817 Saka era [1895 A.D.]; who constantly practices the wealth of Pure Loving Devotion in Divine Consorthood; and who disappeared from our eyes in the year 1910 Saka era [1988 A.D.].
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- kanaka suruchi rāngaṁ sundaraṁ saumya-mūrtiṁ
- vibudha-kula-vareṇyaṁ śrī-guruṁ siddhi-pūrtim
- taruṇa-tapana-vāsaṁ bhaktidañ chid-vilāsaṁ
- bhaja bhaja tu mano re śrīdharaṁ śambidhānam
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Oh my dear mind! Please engage yourself eternally in the worship of Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣak Śrīdhar Dev-Goswāmī Mahārāj, who has manifested his form as Śrī Gurudeva; who is the giver of all perfection; whose charming golden form is beautifully reposed with sweetness and tranquility, dressed in radiant saffron robes, he is rich with perfect devotional conceptions, highly learned and pre-eminent among the followers of Śrīla Saraswatī Ṭhākur.