Srila Gurudeva (The Supreme Treasure)
by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja | 2010 | 179,005 words
This page relates 鈥楳angalacarana鈥� of the book dealing with life and teachings of Srila Gurudeva, otherwise known as Shri Shrimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja. Srila Gurudeva is a learned and scholar whose teachings primarily concern the spiritual beauties of Bhakti鈥攄evotional service and the qualities and pastimes of Shri Krishna.
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惭补峁単补濒腻肠补谤补峁嘺
啶掂え啷嵿う啷囙そ啶灌 啶多啶班-啶椸啶班啶� 啶多啶班-啶啶�-啶う-啶曕ぎ啶侧 啶多啶班-啶椸啶班啶ㄠ 啶掂啶粪啶｀さ啶距啶多 啶�
啶多啶班-啶班啶 啶膏ぞ啶椸啶班啶距い啶� 啶膏す-啶椸ぃ-啶班啷佮え啶距ぅ啶距え啷嵿さ啶苦い啶� 啶む 啶�-啶溹啶掂ぎ啷�
啶膏ぞ啶︵啶掂啶む 啶膏ぞ啶掂ぇ啷傕い啶� 啶ぐ啶苦啶�-啶膏す啶苦い啶� 啶曕啶粪啶�-啶氞啶むえ啷嵿く-啶︵啶掂
啶多啶班-啶班ぞ啶оぞ-啶曕啶粪啶�-啶ぞ啶︵ぞ啶ㄠ 啶膏す-啶椸ぃ-啶侧げ啶苦い啶�-啶多啶班-啶掂た啶多ぞ啶栢ぞ啶ㄠ啶掂た啶むぞ啶傕ざ啷� 啶�
vande'ha峁� 艣谤墨-guro岣� 艣谤墨-yuta-pada-kamala峁� 艣谤墨-gur奴n vai峁ａ箛av膩峁兣� ca
艣谤墨-谤奴辫补峁� s膩graj膩ta峁� saha-ga峁嘺-raghun膩th膩nvita峁� ta峁� sa-j墨vam
s膩dvaita峁� s膩vadh奴ta峁� parijana-sahita峁� 办峁涐梗峁嘺-caitanya-deva峁�
艣谤墨-谤腻诲丑腻-办峁涐梗峁嘺-p膩d膩n saha-ga峁嘺-lalit膩-艣谤墨-vi艣膩kh膩nvit膩峁兣� ca
I offer 辫谤补峁嚹乵补蝉 to the lotus feet of 艣谤墨 gurudeva (both 诲墨办峁Ｄ� and bhajana-艣颈办峁Ｄ�-驳耻谤耻蝉); to our entire disciplic succession (guru-varga) and all other 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉; to 艢r墨 谤奴辫补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨, and his elder brother 艢r墨 艢r墨la San膩tana 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨, accompanied by 艢r墨 谤补驳丑耻苍腻迟丑补 诲腻蝉补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 and 艢r墨la 闯墨惫补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 and their associates; to 艢r墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 Caitanya 惭补丑腻辫谤补产丑耻 and His associates headed by 艢r墨 Advaita Prabhu, 艢r墨 Nity膩nanda Prabhu; and to the lotus feet of 艢r墨 艢r墨 谤腻诲丑腻-碍峁涐梗峁嘺, who are accompanied by 艢r墨 尝补濒颈迟腻, 艢r墨 痴颈艣腻办丑腻 and all the other 蝉补办丑墨蝉.
啶撪 啶呧啷嵿啶距え-啶むた啶た啶班ぞ啶ㄠ啶оじ啷嵿く 啶溹啶炧ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶炧啶溹え-啶多げ啶距啶ぞ
啶氞啷嵿し啷佮ぐ啷� 啶夃え啷嵿ぎ啷�啶侧た啶む 啶啶� 啶むじ啷嵿ぎ啷� 啶多啶班-啶椸啶班さ啷� 啶ㄠぎ啶�
o峁� aj帽膩na-timir膩ndhasya j帽膩n膩帽jana-艣al膩kay膩
cak峁r unm墨lita峁� yena tasmai 艣谤墨-gurave nama岣�
O 艢r墨la Gurudeva, you are so merciful. With the torchlight of divine knowledge, you have opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance. Praying from the core of my heart, I humbly offer my deep 辫谤补峁嚹乵补 at your lotus feet.
啶掂え啷嵿う啷� 啶多啶班 啶ぞ啶︵啶う啷嵿ぎ啶距す啷� 啶多啶班 啶掂ぞ啶え-啶ㄠぞ啶班く啶�-啶む啶班た啶掂た啶曕啶班ぎ啶距す啷�
啶啶粪ぞ啶� 啶曕啶ぞ 啶啶班じ啶距う啷堗す啷� 啶掂啶班 啶啷嵿い啶� 啶灌啶︵た 啶啶班啶熰た啶粪啶い啶�
vande 艣谤墨 p膩dpadm膩h 艣谤墨 v膩mana-n膩raya峁嘺-trivikram膩h
ye峁Ｄ佱箖 k峁沺膩 pras膩daih vraja bhakti h峁沝i praka峁璱峁ati
I worship the lotus feet of 艢r墨la Bhaktived膩nta 痴腻尘补苍补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补, 艢r墨la Bhaktived膩nta N膩raya峁嘺 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补 and 艢r墨la Bhaktived膩nta Trivikrama 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补. By their causeless mercy, bhakti will manifest in the hearts of those who follow them.
啶多啶班 啶ムぞ啶曕啶班ぞ啶ㄠ 啶啶班た啶� 啶︵く啶苦い啶距く 啶曕啶ぞ啶啶оく啷�
啶むい啷嵿い啷嵿さ-啶む啶班く 啶啶班う啶距え啶距く 啶掂ぞ啶え啶距く 啶ㄠぎ啷� 啶ㄠぎ啶灌
艣谤墨 th膩kur膩n墨 priya dayit膩ya k峁沺膩bdhaye
tattva-traya prad膩n膩ya v膩man膩ya namo namah
I offer my obeisances to the lotus feet of nitya-濒墨濒腻 pravi峁ａ弓ha o峁� 惫颈峁ａ箛耻辫腻诲补 艢r墨 艢r墨mad Bhaktived膩nta 痴腻尘补苍补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补, who always used to address 艢r墨mat墨 谤腻诲丑腻r膩峁嚹� as 峁琱akur膩n墨; who is very near and dear to Her; who is an ocean of mercy; and who gives the conditioned souls transcendental knowledge of the three tattvas, namely, sambandha, abhidheya and prayojana.
啶多啶班-啶ㄠた啶む啶ぞ啶ㄠえ啷嵿う-啶呧き啶苦え啷嵿え啶距く 啶椸啶�-啶曕ぞ啶啶�-啶氞ぐ啶苦え啷�
啶班啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶椸ぞ-啶啶班さ啶班ぞ啶� 鈥樴ざ啷嵿ぐ啷�-啶班ぞ啶椻�� 啶囙い啶� 啶膏啶掂ぐ啷傕お啶苦え啶�
艣谤墨-nity膩nanda-abhinn膩ya gaura-k膩maika-carine
r奴p膩nug膩-pravar膩ya 鈥樑洶�-谤腻驳补鈥� iti svar奴pini
He is the non-different manifestation of akhanda-gurutattva (the principle of 艣谤墨 guru as one undivided whole), 艢r墨man Nity膩nanda Prabhu. He fulfilled the inner desire of 艢r墨 Gaurasundara by preaching 谤腻驳补-尘腻谤驳补-bhakti to the whole world. I offer 辫谤补峁嚹乵补 to the most worshipable lotus feet of my 艢r墨 Gurudeva, who is the best among the 谤奴辫腻苍耻驳补蝉 and who, in his eternal transcendental form (siddha-sva谤奴辫补), is 艢r墨mat墨 谤腻诲丑腻 峁琱膩kur膩n墨鈥檚 谤腻驳补-尘补帽箩补谤颈.
啶ㄠぎ 啶撪 啶掂た啶粪啶｀-啶ぞ啶︵ぞ啶� 啶班ぞ啶оた啶曕ぞ啶� 啶啶班た啶ぞ啶む啶え啷�
啶多啶班-啶多啶班啶う啷�-啶啷嵿い啶苦さ啷囙う啶距え啷嵿い-啶ㄠぞ啶班ぞ啶ぃ 啶囙い啶� 啶ㄠぞ啶た啶ㄠ
nama o峁� vi峁ａ箛u-p膩d膩ya 谤腻诲丑颈办腻ya priy膩tmane
艣谤墨-艣谤墨mad-bhaktived膩nta-n膩r膩ya峁嘺 iti n膩mine
I offer 辫谤补峁嚹乵补 to o峁� 惫颈峁ａ箛耻辫腻诲补 艢r墨 艢r墨mad Bhaktived膩nta 狈腻谤腻测补峁嘺 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补, who is very dear to 艢r墨mat墨 谤腻诲丑颈办腻.
啶多啶班-啶曕啶粪啶�-啶侧た啶侧ぞ 啶曕ぅ啶距え啷� 啶膏啶︵啷嵿し啶 啶斷う啶距ぐ啷嵿く-啶ぞ啶о啶班啶� 啶椸啶｀啶膏 啶� 啶啶曕啶むぎ啷�
啶掂ぐ啶 啶掂ぐ啷囙ぃ啷嵿く啶 啶啶班啶粪ぎ啷� 啶す啶距え啷嵿い啶 啶ㄠぞ啶班ぞ啶ぃ啶 啶む啶掂ぎ啷� 啶多た啶班じ啶� 啶ㄠぎ啶距ぎ啶�
艣谤墨-办峁涐梗峁嘺-濒颈濒腻 kath膩ne sudak峁m aud膩rya-m膩dhurya gu峁嘺is ca yuktam
varam vare峁噛am puru峁m 尘补丑腻苍迟补m n膩r膩ya峁嘺m tvam 艣iras膩 nam膩mi
艢r墨la Bhaktived膩nta 狈腻谤腻测补峁嘺 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补 is expert in describing 办峁涐梗峁嘺-濒颈濒腻. He is endowed with the qualities of magnanimity and sweetness, and he is the best of the great souls. He is able to freely distribute 碍峁涐梗峁嘺鈥檚 sweetness to others because he is always relishing that sweetness himself. I bow down and place my head at his lotus feet.
啶啶椸ぞ啶氞ぞ啶班啶� 啶啶班き啷佮ぎ啷� 啶掂え啷嵿う啷� 啶ㄠぞ啶班ぞ啶ぃ 啶曕ぐ啷佮ぃ啶侧く啶
啶班ぞ啶оぞ-啶︵ぞ啶膏啶 啶侧啶ぎ啷� 啶︵い啷嵿い啷嵿さ啶� 啶むぞ啶班く啶むた 啶啶掂え 啶む啶班く啶
测耻驳腻肠腻谤测补 prabhum vande n膩r膩ya峁嘺 karu峁嘺layam
谤腻诲丑腻-d膩sye lobham dattv膩 t膩rayati bhuvana trayam
I worship 艢r墨la Bhaktived膩nta N膩raya峁嘺 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 惭补丑腻谤腻箩补 who was awarded the title of 测耻驳腻肠腻谤测补 and who is the abode of mercy. He shows the path of 谤腻驳腻苍耻驳腻-bhakti and thus delivers the three worlds.[1]
啶ㄠぎ 啶撪 啶掂た啶粪啶｀-啶ぞ啶︵ぞ啶� 啶曕啶粪啶�-啶啶班啶粪啶犩ぞ啶� 啶啶むげ啷�
啶多啶班啶い啷� 啶啷嵿い啶苦さ啷囙う啶距え啷嵿い 啶膏啶掂ぞ啶た啶ㄠ 啶囙い啶� 啶ㄠぞ啶た啶ㄠ
啶ㄠぎ啶膏 啶む 啶膏ぞ啶班じ啷嵿さ啶む 啶︵啶掂 啶椸啶�-啶掂ぞ啶｀-啶啶班啶距ぐ啶苦ぃ啷�
啶ㄠた啶班啶掂た啶多啶�-啶多啶ㄠ啶さ啶距う啶�-啶ぞ啶多啶氞ぞ啶む啶�-啶︵啶�-啶むぞ啶班た啶｀
nama o峁� vi峁ａ箛u-p膩d膩ya 办峁涐梗峁嘺-pre峁ａ弓h膩ya bh奴tale
艣谤墨mate bhaktived膩nta sv膩min iti n膩mine
namas te s膩rasvate deve gaura-v膩峁嚹�-prac膩ri峁噀
苍颈谤惫颈艣别峁-艣奴苍测补惫腻诲颈-辫腻艣肠腻迟测补-诲别艣补-迟腻谤颈峁噀
I offer my respectful obeisances to the lotus feet of nitya-濒墨濒腻pravi峁ａ弓a o峁� 惫颈峁ａ箛耻辫腻诲补 艢r墨 艢r墨mad Bhaktived膩nta 厂惫腻尘墨 who is very dear to 艢r墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺.
Our respectful obeisances are unto you, O dear servant of 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨. You are kindly preaching the message of Lord Gaurasundara and delivering the Western countries which are filled with impersonalism and voidism.
啶掂ぞ啶炧啶涏ぞ-啶曕げ啷嵿お-啶むぐ啷佮が啷嵿く啶多 啶� 啶曕啶ぞ-啶膏た啶ㄠ啶о啶啶� 啶忇さ 啶�
啶い啶苦い啶距え啶距 啶ぞ啶掂え啷囙き啷嵿く啷� 啶掂啶粪啶｀さ啷囙き啷嵿く啷� 啶ㄠぎ啷� 啶ㄠぎ啶�
v膩帽ch膩-kalpa-tarubya艣 ca k峁沺膩-sindhubhya eva ca
patit膩n膩峁� p膩vanebhyo vai峁ａ箛avebhyo namo nama岣�
I offer 辫谤补峁嚹乵补蝉 unto all the 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫补蝉, who are just like wishfulfilling desire trees, who are an ocean of mercy and who deliver the fallen, conditioned souls.
啶多啶班-啶曕啶粪啶�-啶氞啶むえ啷嵿く 啶啶班啷嵿き啷� 啶ㄠた啶む啶ぞ啶ㄠえ啷嵿う
啶多啶班-啶呧う啷嵿さ啷堗い 啶椸う啶距ぇ啶� 啶多啶班啶掂ぞ啶膏ぞ啶︵た-啶椸啶�-啶啷嵿い-啶掂啶ㄠ啶�
艣谤墨-办峁涐梗峁嘺-caitanya pracbhu nity膩nanda
艣谤墨-advaita gad膩dhara 艣谤墨v膩s膩di-gaura-bhakta-v峁沶da
I offer my respectful obeisances to the most munificent Supreme Lord 艢r墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 Caitanya who is known as Gaura because of His golden complexion. I offer my respectful obeisances to His immediate expansion, 艢r墨 Nity膩nanda Prabhu; to His incarnation, 艢r墨 Advaita 膧肠腻谤测补; to His internal potency, 艢r墨 Gad膩dhara 笔补峁囜笉颈迟补; to His great pure devotee, 艢r墨v膩sa 笔补峁囜笉颈迟补; and to all the devotees who follow Him.
啶灌ぐ啷� 啶曕啶粪啶� 啶灌ぐ啷� 啶曕啶粪啶� 啶曕啶粪啶� 啶曕啶粪啶� 啶灌ぐ啷� 啶灌ぐ啷�
啶灌ぐ啷� 啶班ぞ啶� 啶灌ぐ啷� 啶班ぞ啶� 啶班ぞ啶� 啶班ぞ啶� 啶灌ぐ啷� 啶灌ぐ啷�
hare k峁涐梗峁嘺 hare k峁涐梗峁嘺 k峁涐梗峁嘺 k峁涐梗峁嘺 hare hare
hare r膩ma hare r膩ma r膩ma r膩ma hare hare
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
艢r墨la Gurudeva was awarded the title of 测耻驳腻肠腻谤测补 by 艢r墨man Dipak 叠丑补峁弓补, the guru and 尘补丑腻苍迟补 (spiritual leader) of 艢r墨 Var峁na Temple (艢r墨mat墨 谤腻诲丑腻r膩峁嚹�檚 father鈥檚 royal palace) in Vraja, India. The most benevolent 艢r墨 Caitanya 惭补丑腻辫谤补产丑耻 delivered pure bhakti to the three worlds and 艢r墨la Gurudeva continues to deliver that same pure bhakti in a similar way.