7)Sri Guru-vandana
The Worship of Sri Guru
(from Prema-bhakti-candrika)
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sri-guru-carana-padma, kevala-bhakati-sadma,
bando mui savadhana mate
jahara prasade bhai, e bhava toriya jai,
krsna-prapti hoy jaha ha'to
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guru-mukha-padma-vakya, cittete koriya aikya,
ar na koriho mane asa
sri-guru-carane rati, ei se uttama-gati,
je prasade pure sarv asa
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cakhu-dan dilo jei, janme janme prabhu sei,
divya-jnan hrde prokasito
prema-bhakti jaha hoite, avidya vinasa jate,
vede gay jahara carito
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sri-guru karuna-sindhu, adhama janara bandhu,
lokanath lokera jivana
ha ha prabhu koro doya, deho more pada-chaya,
ebe jasa ghusuk tribhuvana
TRANSLATION
The lotus feet of our spiritual
master are the only way by which we can attain pure devotional service. I bow
to his lotus feet with great awe and reverence. By his grace one can cross the
ocean of material suffering and obtain the mercy of Krsna.
My only wish is to have my consciousness purified by the
words emanating from his lotus mouth. Attachment to his lotus feet is the
perfection that fulfills all desires.
He opens my darkened eyes and fills my heart with
transcendental knowledge. He is my Lord birth after birth. From him ecstatic
prema emanates; by him ignorance is destroyed. The Vedic scriptures sing of his
character.
Our spiritual master is the ocean of mercy, the fiend of the
poor, and the lord and master of the devotees. O master! Be merciful unto me.
Give me the shade of your lotus feet. Your fame is spread all over the three
worlds.
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