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On this special day the devotees of Veracruz take special care in their remembrance and glorification of our beloved spiritual master, His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. By His Divine Grace alone the devotees may attain the grace of Their Lordships Sri Sri Gandharvva Nandanandana (yasya prasadad Bhagavat prasado, yasyaprasadat na gatih kuto 'pi). |
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Madhuchanda Devi Dasi eagerly takes this opportunity to glorify Sri Gurudev, who, as the Scriptures declare, is simultaneously one with and most dear to the Supreme Lord (saksad dharitvena samasta sastrair, uktas tatha bhavyata eva sadbhih; kintu Prabhur yah priya eva tasya). |
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samsara davanala lidha loka
tranaya karunya ghanaghanatvam
praptasya kalyana gunarnavasya
vande guroh sri charanaravindam
"I worship the lotus feet of the
Divine Master, who is the ocean of
auspicious qualities. Just to deliver all
planes of life that are suffering in the
forest fire of the material world, he, as
the rain-cloud of mercy, melts to shower
down the waters of compassion."
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mahaprabhu kirttana nrtya gita
vaditra madyan manaso rasena
romancha kampasru taranga bhajo
vande guroh sri charanaravindam
"I worship the lotus feet of the
Divine Master, whose heart is maddened
in nectarean love for Sriman Mahaprabhu
by the grand congregational chanting of
the Holy Name. Dancing, singing, and
playing the khol and karatals, etc., his
body thrills with joy, trembles, and
waves of tears flow from his eyes."
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sri vigraharadhana nitya nana
srngara tan mandira marjjanadau
yuktasya bhaktams cha niyunjato pi
vande guroh sri charanaravindam
"I worship the lotus feet of the
Divine Master, who personally engages
in many types of worshipful services
such as dressing the Deity and cleansing
the Lord's holy Temple, and similarly
engages the devotees (in his retinue)."
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chatur vidha sri bhagavat prasada
svadv anna trptan hari bhakta sanghan
krtvaiva trptim bhajatah sadaiva
vande guroh sri charanaravindam
"I worship the lotus feet of the
Divine Master, who fully satisfies the
devotees of Sri Krishna with four types of
nectarean Prasadam foodstuffs that are
chewed, sucked, licked, and drunk (that
is, he brings about the dispellation of
mundanity and the awakening of the joy
of love that develops from respecting
Prasadam), and he is thereby himself
satisfied." |
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Sri
Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Nabadwip