Vaishnava Prayers
Mantra prayer to Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and His associates.
Mantra prayer to A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
Mantras for applying sacred tilaka.
Prayers for offering food to Krishna.
Prayer to say before eating a meal.
Prayer to devotees.
Shikshashtaka: The Eight Prayers by Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
Sacred mantra prayers for any time.
Hare Krishna Maha-mantra.
Should be spoken before chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra
sri-krishna-chaitanyaprabhu-nityanandasri-advaita gadadharasrivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrinda
I offer my obeisances to Sri Krishna Chaitanya, Prabhu Nityananda, Sri Advaita, Gadadhara, Srivasa and all others in the line of devotion.
Mantra prayer to A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
nama om vishnu-padaya krishna-preshthaya bhu-talesrimate bhaktivedanta-svamin iti naminenamas te saraswate deve gaura-vani-pracarinenirvishesha-shunyavadi-pashchatya-desha-tarine
I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who is very dear to Lord Krishna, having taken shelter at His lotus feet. Our respectful obeisances are unto you, O spiritual master, servant of Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami. You are kindly preaching the message of Lord Chaitanyadeva and delivering the Western countries, which are filled with impersonalism and voidism.
Mantras for applying sacred tilaka.
om keshavaya namahom narayanaya namahom madhavaya namahom govindaya namahom vishnave namahom madhusudanaya namahom trivikramaya namahom vamanaya namahom sridharaya namahom hrishikeshaya namahom padmanabhaya namahom damodaraya namah
Prayers for Offering Food to Krishna
nama om vishnu-padaya krishna-preshthaya bhu-talesrimate bhaktivedanta-svamin iti naminenamas te sarasvate deve gaura-vani-pracarinenirvisesha-sunyavadi-paschatya-desa-tarine
I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who is very dear to Lord Krishna, having taken shelter at His lotus feet. Our respectful obeisances are unto you, O spiritual master, servant of Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami. You are kindly preaching the message of Lord Chaitanyadeva and delivering the Western countries, which are filled with impersonalism and voidism.
namo maha-vadanyayakrishna-prema-pradaya tekrishnaya krishna-chaitanya-namne gaura-tvishe namah
O most munificent incarnation! You are Krishna Himself appearing as Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. You have assumed the golden color of Srimati Radharani, and You are widely distributing pure love of Krishna. We offer our respectful obeisances unto You.
namo brahmanya-devayago-brahmana-hitaya cajagad-dhitaya krishnayagovindaya namo namah
My Lord, You are the well-wisher of the cows and the brahmanas, and You are the well-wisher of the entire human society and world.
You can also chant the Pancha Tattva and Hare Krsna mantras three times:sri-krishna-chaitanya prabhu-nityanandasri-advaita gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrinda“I offer my obeisances to Sri Krishna Chaitanya, Prabhu Nityananda, Sri Advaita, Gadadhara, Srivasa and all others in the line of devotion”Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare HareHare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare
sarira avidya-jal, jadendriya tahe kaljive phele vishaya-sagareta’ra madhye jihva ati-, lobhamay sudurmati,ta’ke jeta kathina samsarekrishna bada dayamay, karibare jihva jay,sva-prasadanna dila bhaisei annamrita pao, radha-krishna-guna gao,preme dako chaitanya-nitai
O Lord, this material body is a lump of ignorance, and the senses are a network of paths to death. Somehow, we have fallen into this ocean of material sense enjoyment, and of all the senses the tongue is most voracious and uncontrollable; it is very difficult to conquer the tongue in this world. But You, dear Krishna, are very kind to us and have given us such nice prasadam, just to control the tongue. Now we take thisprasadam to our full satisfaction and glorify Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha-Krishna, and in love call for the help of Lord Chaitanya and Lord Nityananda.
Prayer to devotees.
vancha-kalpatarubhyas cakripa-sindhubhya eva capatitanam pavanebhyovaishnavebhyo namo namah
I offer my respectful obeisances unto all the Vaishnava devotees of the Lord. They can fulfill the desires of everyone, just like desire trees, and they are full of compassion for the fallen souls.
Shikshashtaka: The Eight Prayers by Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
cheto-darpana-marjanam bhava-maha-davagni-nirvapanamsreyah-kairava-chandrika-vitaranam vidya-vadhu-jivanamanandambudhi-vardhanam prati-padam purnamritasvadanamsarvatma-snapanam param vijayate sri-krishna-sankirtanam
(1) Glory to the sri-krishna-sankirtana, which cleanses the heart of all the dust accumulated for years and extinguishes the fire of conditional life, of repeated birth and death. This sankirtana movement is the prime benediction for humanity at large because it spreads the rays of the benediction moon. It is the life of all transcendental knowledge. It increases the ocean of transcendental bliss, and it enables us to fully taste the nectar for which we are always anxious.
namnam akari bahudha nija-sarva-shaktistatrarpita niyamitah smarane na kalahetadrisi tava kripa bhagavan mamapidurdaivam idrisam ihajani nanuragah
(2) O my Lord, Your holy name alone can render all benediction to living beings, and thus You have hundreds and millions of names, like Krishna and Govinda. In these transcendental names You have invested all Your transcendental energies. There are not even hard and fast rules for chanting these names. O my Lord, out of kindness You enable us to easily approach You by Your holy names, but I am so unfortunate that I have no attraction for them.
trinad api sunichenataror api sahishnunaamanina manadenakirtaniyah sada harih
(3) One should chant the holy name of the Lord in a humble state of mind, thinking oneself lower than the straw in the street; one should be more tolerant than a tree, devoid of all sense of false prestige, and should be ready to offer all respect to others. In such a state of mind one can chant the holy name of the Lord constantly.
na dhanam na janam na sundarimkavitam va jagad-isha kamayemama janmani janmanisvarebhavatad bhaktir ahaituki tvayi
(4) O almighty Lord, I have no desire to accumulate wealth, nor do I desire beautiful women, nor do I want any number of followers. I only want Your causeless devotional service, birth after birth.
ayi nanda-tanuja kinkarampatitam mam vishame bhavambudhaukripaya tava pada-pankaja-sthita-dhuli-sadrisham vicintaya
(5)O son of Maharaja Nanda [Krishna], I am Your eternal servitor, yet somehow or other I have fallen into the ocean of birth and death. Please pick me up from this ocean of death and place me as one of the atoms at Your lotus feet.
nayanam galad-ashru-dharayavadanam gadgada-ruddhaya girapulakair nicitam vapuh kadatava-nama-grahane bhavishyati
(6) O my Lord, when will my eyes be decorated with tears of love flowing constantly when I chant Your holy name? When will my voice choke up, and when will the hairs of my body stand on end at the recitation of Your name?
yugayitam nimeshenachakshusha pravrishayitamsunyayitam jagat sarvamgovinda-virahena me
(7) O Govinda! Feeling Your separation, I am considering a moment to be like twelve years or more. Tears are flowing from my eyes like torrents of rain, and I am feeling all vacant in the world in Your absence.
aslishya va pada-ratam pinashtu mamadarshanan marma-hatam karotu vayatha tatha va vidadhatu lampatomat-prana-nathas tu sa eva napara
(8) I know no one but Krishna as my Lord, and He shall remain so even if He handles me roughly by His embrace or makes me brokenhearted by not being present before me. He is completely free to do anything and everything, for He is always my worshipful Lord, unconditionally.
Sacred mantra prayers for any time.
om ajnana-timirandhasyajnananjana-salakayacakshur unmilitam yenatasmai sri-gurave namahsri-caitanya-mano-’bhishtamsthapitam yena bhu-talesvayam rupah kada mahyamdadati sva-padantikam
I was born in the darkest ignorance, and my spiritual master opened my eyes with the torch of knowledge. I offer my respectful obeisances unto him. When will Srila Rupa Gosvami Prabhupada, who has established within this material world the mission to fulfill the desire of Lord Chaitanya, give me shelter under his lotus feet?
he krishna karuna-sindhodina-bandho jagat-pategopesa gopika-kantaradha-kanta namo ’stu te
O my dear Krishna, You are the friend of the distressed and the source of creation. You are the master of thegopis and the lover of Radharani. I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.
tapta-kancana-gaurangiradhe vrindavanesvarivrishabhanu-sute devipranamami hari-priye
I offer my respects to Radharani, whose bodily complexion is like molten gold and who is the Queen of Vrindavana. You are the daughter of King Vrishabhanu, and You are very dear to Lord Krishna.
vancha-kalpatarubhyas cakripa-sindhubhya eva capatitanam pavanebhyovaishnavebhyo namo namah
I offer my respectful obeisances unto all the Vaishnava devotees of the Lord. They can fulfill the desires of everyone, just like desire trees, and they are full of compassion for the fallen souls.
sri-krishna-chaitanyaprabhu-nityanandasri-advaita gadadharasrivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrinda
I offer my obeisances to Sri Krishna Chaitanya, Prabhu Nityananda, Sri Advaita, Gadadhara, Srivasa and all others in the line of devotion.
hare krishna hare krishnakrishna krishna hare harehare rama hare ramarama rama hare hare
Hare Krishna Maha-mantra
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