1) 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 applymedical 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 ig- norance, 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 tofulfill 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 spiritualmaster; sri-yuta-pada-kamalam–unto the opulent lotus feet; sri-gurun–unto the spiritual masters in the paramparasystems 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 SanatanaGosvami; 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 SriCaitanya 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 sixGosvamis including Srila Rupa Gosvaml, Srila Sanatana Gosvami, Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami, JivaGosvami, and their associates. I offer my respectful obeisances unto Sri Advaita Acarya Prabhu, SriNityananda 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; to–unto you, sarasvate deve–servant of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami; gaura-vani–themessage of Lord Caitanya; pracarine–who are preaching; nirvisa–impersonalism; sunya-vadi–(from) voidism; pascatya–Western; deska-countries; tarine–who are delivering.
TRANSLATION
Our respectful obeisances are unto you, O spiritual master, servant of Sarasvati Gosvami. You are kindlypreaching 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 LordKrnsa, 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 SrimatiRadharani; 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 SrilaBhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, who is favored by Srimati Radharani and who is the ocean of transcendentalmercy 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 RupaGosvami; 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 deliverdevotional 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 RupaGosvami; 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 devotionalservice 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–Oocean; 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 separationand 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 CaitanyaMahaprabhu. 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–theindicator; sat-jana– (to) all saintly persons; priyah–dear; vaisnava–(of) the Vaisnavas; sarvabhaumah–chief; srijagannathaya–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 Vaisnavacommunity 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 areoceans; 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 treeswho can fulfill the desires of everyone, and they are full of compassion for the fallen conditioned souls.
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 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 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 respectfulobeisances 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 confidentialassociates; 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 mostconfidential 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. Maythey 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 Caitanva Mahaprabhu is always accompanied by His plenary expansion Sri Nityananda Prabhu, His incarnationSri 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 completewhen 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 nityanandasri-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 thefull 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-tattvamantra, and then chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. That will be very effective.
Hare Krsna Maha-mantra
HARE KRSNA HARE KRSNA
KRSNA KRSNA HARE HARE
HARE RAMA HARE RAMA
RAMA RAMA HARE HARE
PURPORT By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
The transcendental vibration established by the chanting of Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare, HareRama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare is the sublime method of reviving our Krsna consciousness. As livingspiritual souls we are all originally Krsna conscious entities, but due to our association with matter from timeimmemorial, our consciousness is now polluted by the material atmosphere. The material atmosphere, in which we are now living, is called Maya, or illusion. Maya means “that which is riot.” And what is this illusion? The illusionis that we are all trying to be lords of material nature, while actually we are under the grip of her stringent laws. When a servant artificially tries to imitate the all-powerful master, this is called illusion. In this polluted concept of life, we are all trying to exploit the resources of material nature, but actually we are becoming more and more entangled in her complexities. Therefore, although we are engaged in a hard struggle to conquer nature, we are ever more dependent on her. This illusory struggle against material nature can be stopped at once by revival of our Krsna consciousness.
Krsna consciousness is not an artificial imposition on the mind; this consciousness is the original energy of the living entity. When we hear the transcendental vibration, this consciousness is revived. And this process is recommended for this age by authorities. By practical experience also, one can perceive that by chanting this maha-mantra, or the Great Chanting for Deliv- erance, one can at once feel a transcendental ecstasy comingthrough from the spiritual stratum. And when one is factually on the plane of spiritual understanding–surpassingthe stages of senses, mind, and intelligence–one is situated on the transcendental plane. This chanting of HareKrsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare is directly enactedfrom the spiritual platform, and thus this sound vibration surpasses all lower strata of consciousness– namely sensual, mental, and intellectual. There is no need, therefore, to understand the language of the mantra, nor is there any need for mental speculation or any intellectual adjustment for chanting this maha-mantra. It springsautomatically from the spiritual platform, and as such, anyone can take part in the chanting without any previousqualification, and dance in ecstasy.
We have seen this practically. Even a child can take part in the chanting, or even a dog can take part in it. Of course, for one who is too entangled in material life, it takes a little more time to come to the standard point, but even such a materially engrossed man is raised to the spiritual platform very quickly. When the mantra is chantedby a pure devotee of the Lord in love, it has the greatest efficacy on the hearers, and as such, this chanting should be heard from the lips of a pure devotee of the Lord, so that immediate effects can be achieved. As far as possible, chanting from the lips of non devotees should be avoided. Milk touched by the lips of a serpent has poisonouseffects.
The word Hara is the form of addressing the energy of the Lord, and the words Krsna and Rama are forms of addressing the Lord Himself. Both Krsna and Rama mean “the supreme pleasure,” and Hara is the supremepleasure energy of the Lord, changed to Hare in the vocative. The supreme pleasure energy of the Lord helps us to reach the Lord.
The material energy, called Maya, is also one of the multi energies of the Lord. And we, the living entities, are also the energy–marginal energy–of the Lord. The living entities are described as superior to material energy. When the superior energy is in contact with the inferior energy, an incompatible situation arises; but when the superiormarginal energy is in contact with the superior energy, called Hara, the living entity is established in his happy, normal condition.
These three words, namely Hare, Krsna, and Rama, are the transcendental seeds of the mha-mantra. The chantingis a spiritual call for the Lord and His internal energy, Hara, to give protection to the conditioned soul. This chanting is exactly like the genuine cry of a child for its mother. Mother Hara helps the devotee achieve the graceof the supreme father, Hari, or Krsna, and the Lord reveals Himself to the devotee who chants this mantrasincerely.
No other means of spiritual realization, therefore, is as effective in this age as chanting the maha-mantra. HareKrsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.
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