RILA PRABHUPADA STOTRAM, Nityananda Prabhu
Finally, after almost 50 years, we have had someone (see comments) complete the translation of these 22 Sanskrit verses in praise of Srila Prabhupada. Take alook...
“This stotram was composed by Sri Ananta Rama Shastri who was a Vaishnava Sanskrit scholar who was initiated by and requested by Srila Prabhupada to assist him in the translation of the Srimad Bhagavatam commentaries of the various acharyas. He used to travel with Srila Prabhupada in India and he was in the Sanskrit department assisting Srila Prabhupada in translation work. He compiled five slokas which describe much of Srila Prabhupada’s divine mission and character also. Prabhupada very much liked these five slokas. We used to sing them every morning before Guru Puja by his vyasasana. It was composed and first sung directly in the presence of Srila Prabhupada at Sri Chandrodaya Mandira, Mayapur Dhama at Gaura Purnima just before daily Guru puja in 1976. In late 1976 Srila Prabhupada stated to a Gurukula teacher in Vrindaban (myself) that this stotra should be recited daily, and that by such recitation the children and devotees would develop strong faith [nistha] towards him.” (Yasodanandana das, 2012)
(1) krsnaika-ceta mada-moha-vinasa-karin
mad-drsti-gocara prabho prabhupada-svamin
dosabhivrtti-paridusita-manda-buddhe
sancintayami caranau tava bhakti-heto
“O Lord, O Prabhupada, may you always be the object of my vision. Only the name of Krishna can destroy my pride and illusion. Although my mind and intelligence are contaminated by wicked inclinations, I nevertheless take shelter of Your Divine Grace by constant meditation upon your lotus feet in causeless devotion.’
(2) vrndavane ramana-reti-prasiddha-bhumau
tatrapi krsna-balarama-supada-mule
jnanam param parama-krsna-sudharmity uktam
dantas tu deva prabhupada namo namaste
“In the most holy land of Vrndaban, in Ramana Reti, at the lotus feet of Sri Krishna-Balarama, you are preaching the topmost knowledge of Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Who is the fountainhead of religion. O master of the senses, O my Lord, Srila Prabhupada, let me offer my obeisances unto you.”
(3) namaste namaste krpa-purna-drsti
namaste namaste mahananda-dhatri
namamo namama punar raksa raksa
prasiddha-prabho pahi mam daksa daksa
“I offer my obeisances unto the spiritual master of the entire world, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, whose glances are full of mercy and who is the bestower of transcendental bliss. O renowned lord, protect me and kindly shower your compassion on me again and again.”
(4) bhaktisiddhanta-sisyaya / bhaktivedanta-swami-namine
prasannaya prasantaya / tasmai sri-gurave nama
“Let me offer my obeisances unto the lotus feet of my spiritual master, who is a disciple of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur, who is always calm and joyful, and who is known as Bhaktivedanta Swami.”
(5) sri-vanga-bhumi-jana-bhusana gaura-lila
gauranga-bhava parisarana-matra-sila
radha-madhava-pada-padma-mano-vilasin
ananda-rasi prabhupada namo namas te
“The land of Bengal is worshipable by the whole world because Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu performed His pastimes there. I offer my obeisances unto my divine master, who is full of bliss. He is always in the ecstasy of Lord Gauranga and is therefore immersed in the lotus feet of Sri Sri Radha-Madhava.”
(6) nāhaṁ sahe pāda-payoja yuṣmaṁ
guro tvadīyaṁ manasā vihīnam
mātā kṣipet tat-kucakaṁ pibantaṁ
śiśuṁ śiśur naiva jahāti mātaram
“O Guru, I cannot tolerate the separation from your lotus feet. If a mother were to cast away her infant while the child is still drinking her breast milk, still that child would never abandon its mother. Likewise, even if my mind sometimes forgets you, I can never truly be apart from you.”
(7) āvalyan nija-jīvanaṁ bhagavataḥ kṛṣṇasya sevāparam
kāle’smin kathine ca vaiṣṇava-mahā-dharmasya samrakṣakam
śrīmād-bhāgavata-prachāraṇaṁ paṭhum vijñāna-daṁ bhakti-daṁ
ādyaṁ brahma-sanātanaṁ guruvaraṁ caitanya-līlāṁ bhaje
“I revere the foremost, eternal spiritual master who has dedicated his entire life to the exclusive service of Lord Kṛṣṇa. In these difficult times, he protects the great Vaiṣṇava dharma. He propagates the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, bestowing both transcendental knowledge and pure devotion. I worship him, the venerable guru who embodies the pastimes of Lord Caitanya.”
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śrī-bhaṅga-bhūmi-jana-bhūṣaṇa! gaura-līlā!
śrī-bhaṅga-bhūmi-jana-bhūṣaṇa! gaura-līlā!gaurāṅga-bhāva-pariśaraṇa-mātra-śīla!
rādhā-mukunda-pāda-padma-mano-vilāsin!
ānanda-rāśi prabhupāda! namo namaḥ te!
“O ornament of the people of Bengal! O personified pastime of Gaura! Your sole character is complete absorption in the mood of Lord Gaurāṅga! Your mind constantly delights in the lotus feet of Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Mukunda! O ocean of bliss, O Prabhupāda! I offer my repeated obeisances unto you!”
(9) gauro’vatīrṇaḥ karuṇā-prakāśaḥ
saṁsāra-dāvānala-pāta-nāśaḥ
prasanna-vaktraḥ kṛpayāvalokaḥ
saṁsāriṇāṁ nātha! dayā-nidhiḥ tvaṁ
You are the mercy incarnation of Lord Gaurāṅga Himself, descended to this world to spread divine compassion. You extinguish the forest fire of material existence. With a serene face and merciful glance, O master of the fallen souls, you are a treasure-house of compassion.
(10) sarvātmanā yaḥ kṛpayābhirāmaḥ
saṁsāriṇāṁ durgati-nāśa-kārī
trailokya-pūjyaḥ kṛta-puṇya-puñjaḥ
prasanna-rūpaḥ prabhupāda! tubhyam
To you, O Prabhupāda, whose very being is charming with boundless mercy, who destroys the miseries of all conditioned souls, who is worshipped in all three worlds and whose birth is the result of countless pious deeds, whose form is ever-pleasing— I offer myself.
(11) vaikuṇṭha-loke’pi sadā nivāsaḥ
kṛṣṇaika-sevā-rata-nitya-vāsaḥ
gaurāṅga-līlā-rasa-pūritaḥ san
saṁsāra-duḥkhaṁ nikhilaṁ jahāti
Though ever residing in Vaikuṇṭha, immersed in the eternal service of Lord Kṛṣṇa, and filled with the nectar of Gaurāṅga’s divine pastimes, he has completely cast away all the miseries of material life.
(12) ananta-līlā-prakaṭīkṛtāni
viśvaṁ punānāni sadā prakāśaiḥ
vyaktaṁ hi kṛṣṇasya vibhūti-rūpaṁ
prabhupadācāryam ahaṁ namāmi
I bow down to Prabhupāda Ācārya, who manifests the endless divine pastimes, purifying the entire world by his constant revelations. He is indeed a visible manifestation of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s opulence.
(13) sadā nirastaḥ kali-doṣa-nāśī
saṅkīrtanānanda-vikāśa-pūṣṭaḥ
bhaktāvalī-vṛndita-padma-pādaḥ
kṛpā-sudhābdhiṁ prabhupādaṁ bhaje
I worship Śrīla Prabhupāda, whose lotus feet are surrounded by an assembly of devotees, who has forever eradicated the contaminations of Kali-yuga, who is nourished by the bliss of saṅkīrtana, and who is an ocean of nectarean mercy.
(14) saṅkīrtanānanda-rasena pūrṇaḥ
kṛṣṇaṁ sadā sevaka-bhāva-yuktaḥ
harer guṇānāmṛta-nṛtya-līlāṁ
vyaktīkaroty eva muhur mahātmā
Always full of the blissful nectar of saṅkīrtana, he is eternally absorbed in the mood of a servant of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Constantly revealing the sweet, nectarean dancing pastimes glorifying the qualities of Lord Hari—such is this great soul.
(15) yaḥ kāruṇikyaṁ paramaṁ prakāśya
nṛṇāṁ hitaṁ nārada-vākya-yuktam
dharmasya tattvaṁ nija-darśanena
prakāśayan pāti janaṁ dayālūḥ
Revealing supreme compassion and acting in accord with the words of Nārada Muni, he illuminates the essence of dharma with his own vision and lovingly protects the people by doing so.
(16) yo bhaktim adbhutām acintya-śaktim
saṁprādayaty eva mahā-dayālūḥ
pūrvāpadhiṣṭhān-nija-sad-guṇaughaṁ
śiṣyān prasādāya nivedayāti
That supremely merciful one bestows the astonishing, inconceivable power of bhakti. From his own established position of spiritual strength, he shares his flood of virtues with his disciples as a gift of grace.
(17) śuddhāṁ nijaṁ bhakti-padāṁ śubhāṁ tām
svayaṁ prakāśyaiva jagat pavitram
kṛṣṇaṁ samarpayati yatnato yo
vande tam ācārya-varaṁ variṣṭham
Revealing the pure and auspicious path of devotion, he sanctifies the entire world. Endeavoring to offer everyone to Kṛṣṇa, I bow to that most excellent and exalted ācārya.
(18) yasya prasādena vinā na siddhiḥ
yasya prasādena samṛddhim eti
yaṁ sarva-devāḥ pariṣevya-mānāḥ
vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam
Without his mercy, no perfection is possible. But by his mercy, one attains all success. All the demigods honor him. I offer my worship to the lotus feet of that revered spiritual master.
(19) yo nāma-saṅkīrtana-śakti-pūrṇaḥ
kṛṣṇasya nāmāni sadā prakāśya
lokān samuddhartu dayā-mayena
vrajaty abhīṣṭaṁ nija-sevanena
He who is filled with the potency of nāma-saṅkīrtana, who constantly reveals the holy names of Kṛṣṇa, who out of compassion uplifts the people of the world, and who proceeds on his chosen path through his own dedicated service.
(20) saṁsāra-pāṣāṇa-ghanān nikṛntan
kṛṣṇeti gānaṁ madhuraṁ karoti
yaḥ prema-rūpāṁ śubha-bhakti-līlāṁ
svānanda-sandoham anukramoti
He cuts through the dense stones of worldly bondage by sweetly singing the name “Kṛṣṇa.” He steadily follows the blissful path of divine love, filled with auspicious devotional pastimes.
(21) śrī-guru-rūpeṇa harer prasādaṁ
yo darśayāmāsa dineṣu loke
dayālur eṣaḥ kṛpayā kṛtārtho
vande tam īśaṁ bhagavad-dvitīyam
In the form of Śrī Guru, he reveals the mercy of Hari to the people of this world. Full of compassion, he fulfills the purpose of life by his grace. I bow to that divine master, who is like a second Lord Himself.
(22) yaṁ vaiṣṇavānāṁ paramaṁ pavitraṁ
śuddhāṁ vibhuṁ jñāna-paraṁ gurūṇām
śrī-bhaktivedānta-nāmnaṁ varenyaṁ
vande mahāntaṁ gurum ādidevam
He is the topmost, purest of the Vaiṣṇavas, effulgent, the supreme teacher of divine knowledge. Known by the name Bhaktivedānta, he is the foremost of gurus. I bow to that great soul, the original divine teacher.
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