Program Mantras

Srila Prabhupada Pranati :

nama om visnu padaya krsna-presthaya bhu-tale
srimate bhaktivedanta-svamin iti namine

I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who is very dear to Lord Krsna, having taken shelter of His lotus feet.

namas te sarasvate deve gaura-vani- pracarine
nirvisesa- sunyavadi- pascatya- desa-tarine

Our respectful obeisances are unto you, O spiritual master, servant of Sarasvati Gosvami. You are kindly preaching the message of Lord Caitanyadeva and delivering the Western countries, which are filled with impersonalism and voidism.

Pancha- tattva Maha-mantra :

(jaya) sri-krishna- caitanya prabhu nityananda
sri- advaita gadadhara srivasadi- gaura- bhakta- vrnda

The Pancha- tattva mantra is chanted before the Hare Krsna
maha- mantra to invoke the mercy of Lord Caitanya and His associates, and thus help us to overcome offences incurred while chanting Hare Krishna.

Hare Krsna Maha- mantra :

Hare Krsna Hare Krsna
Krsna Krsna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare

These three words, namely Hare, Krishna, and Rama are the transcendental seeds of the maha- mantra. The chanting is a spiritual call for the Lord and His internal energy Hara to protect the conditioned soul. This chanting is exactly like the genuine cry of a child for it’s mother.

Narasimha Pranam :

namas te narasimhaya
prahladahlada- dayine
hiranyakasipor vaksah-
sila- tanka- nakhalaye

ito nsimhah parato nrsimho
yato yato yami tato nrsimhah
bahir nrsimho hrdaye nrsimho
nrsimhah adim saranam prapadye

I offer my obeisances to Lord Nrsimha- deva, who is always giving bliss to His devotees like Prahlada Maharaj and chiseling at the hearts of demons like Hiranyakasipu. The devotee always sees Lord Nrsimha everywhere. Lord Nrsimha is within and without. Therefore let us all take shelter of Lord Nrsimha.

Prayer to Lord Nrsimha :

tava kara- kamala- vare nakham adbhuta- srngam
dalita- hiranyakasipu- tanu- bhrngam
kesava dhrta- narahari- rupa jaya jagadisa hare

O my Lord Nrsimha, Your hands are very beautiful like the lotus flower, but with Your long nails You have ripped apart the wasp Hiranyakasipu. Unto You, Lord of the universe, I offer my humble obeisances.

Jaya Nrsimhadeva, jaya Nrsimhadeva
Jaya Bhakta Prahlada, jaya Bhakta Prahlada

Jaya Radha- Madhava :

jaya radha- madhava kunja- bihari
jaya gopi- jana- vallabha, giri- vara- dhari
yasoda- nandana, braja- jana- ranjana,
yamuna- tira- vana- cari

Krsna is the lover of Radha. He displays many amorous pastimes in the groves of Vrndavana, He is the lover of the cowherd maidens of Vraja, the holder of the great hill named Govardhan, the beloved son of Mother Yasoda, the delighter of the inhabitants of Vraja, and He wanders in the forests along the banks of the River Yamuna.

Invocation to Srimad -Bhagavatam :
(chanted before class)

om namo bhagavate vasudevaya

O my Lord, the all- pervading Personality of Godhead, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.

Sri Vaisnava Pranama :
(recited when devotees offering obeisances to each other)

vancha- kalpa- tarubhyas ca krpa- sindhubhya eva ca
patitanam pavanebhyo vaisnavebhyo namo namah

I offer my respectful obeisances unto all the Vaisnava devotees of the Lord. They are just like desire trees who can fulfill the desires of everyone, and they are full of compassion for the fallen conditioned souls.

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