By
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
sri-guru-vandana kori', tanhara carana dhori,
sri-bhaktisiddhanta prabhupada
ara jata siksa-guru, sabe vañca-kalpa-taru,
krpa koro ghucuka visada
(2)
rupa-sanatana prabhu, gaudiya-acarya vibhu,
ara sei bhatta-raghunatha
sri-jiva-gopala-bhatta, vrndavana je samghatta,
mile prabhu dasa raghunatha
(3)
gosvami prabhura gana, asraya sei sri-carana,
anya mora kichu asa nai
tanra madhye je sri-jiva, ujjvala acarya-dipa,
diyachena caranete thai
(4)
ami se durmati ati,visaya-bhogete mati,
krpa kori' anilo taniya
murkha mui nica ati, sri-siddhanta saraswati
krpa-vari dilo se siñciya
(5)
patita pavana prabhu, nityananda-gaura vibhu,
sri-advaita krpa-paravara
srivasadi-gadadhara, krpa koro e kinkara,
bhujhilama tava krpa sara
TRANSLATION
1) Touching the lotus feet of my spiritual teacher Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada, I offer my respectful obeisances and orations to him, as well as the instructions of my spiritual masters, who are desire-trees.
2) Srila Rupa Gosvami and Srila Sanatana Gosvami are the acaryas between all the Gaudiya Vaisnavas. With them, Sri Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami, Sri Jiva Gosvami, Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami and Sri Raghunatha dasa Gosvami formed in assembly and were intimate associates in Sri Vrindavana dhama.
3) I do not long for anything thing more than the exclusive protection and refuge of the lotus feet these Gosvamis. Between all acaryas, Srila Jiva Gosvami stands out as a shining torch of knowledge. He has shoown me much mercy when giving me residence next to his lotus. (In the temple of Radha-Damodara)
4) I am a person of very evil and injurious mentality because I am always engrossed in the allowance of the senses with the aim of material benefit, although this is the condition of my mind, by the mercy of my Guru Maharaja, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati who is so is kind with me by removing the darkness of this maya. I am simply a fool and I am extremely fallen and of low birth, but even so my Guru Maharaja has kindness to sprinkle on my heart the rain of his divine compassion.
5) Oh lifter of the fallen souls, Oh Lord! Oh omniscient Lords Nityananda and Goura! Oh Advaita Prabhu, the ocean of mercy, Oh Srivasa and Gadadhara, heads of the disciplic succession! Please show mercy to this servant. I wish to understand that Their mercy, alone, is solely the real essence of life.
