Spelling of Prayers to the Six Gosvāmīs – December 26, 1968, Los Angeles

681226PS-Los Angeles [12:33 Minutes]

[Bengali phonetic spelling sometimes does not match the BBT standard diacritics used for Bengali. Ed. note]

Prabhupada: K-r-i-s-h-n-o-t, krsnot. Then next word, kirtana, k-i-r-t-a-n-a. Krsnotkirtana-gana, g-a-n-a. This "a" is strong "a", strong "a." Gana. Strong "a" means "a" with hyphen. So I shall say "strong 'a'." Krsnotkirtana-gana, g-strong a-n-a, gana. Krsnotkirtana-gana-nartana, n-a-r-t-a-n-a. Krsnotkirtana-gana-nartana-para, p-a-r-a.

Krsnotkirtana-gana-nartana-parau, premam, p-r-e-m-strong a-m-r-i-t-a, premamrtam, a-m-b-h-o, ambho, nidhi, n-i-d-h-i-h. Krsnotkirtana-nartana-parau premamrtambho-nidhi.

[sings:] Krsnotkirtana-gana-nartana-parau premamrtambho-nidhi. Krsnotkirtana-gana-nartana-parau premamrtambho-nidhi.

The meaning: krsnotkirtena, "loudly chanting the holy name of Krsna," krsnotkirtana-gana, "in musical sound, in songs, with music," krsnotkirtana-gana-nartana, nartana means "dancing, chanting and dancing," parau, "always engaged," krsnotkirtana-gana-nartana-parau premamrtambho-nidhi, "and dipped into the ocean of ecstatic love for Krsna."

[sings:] Krsnotkirtana-gana-nartana-parau premamrtambho-nidhi.

Next line: dhira, d-h-i-r-a, strong i, dhira. Dhira, d-h-i-r-a. One is dhira, another is adhira. Dhiradhira-jana, j-a-n-a, jana. Dhiradhira-jana.

Krsnotkirtana-gana-nartana-parau premamrtambho-nidhi dhiradhira-jana-priyau. P-r-i-y-a-u. Dhiradhira-jana-priyau priyakarau, p-r-i-y-a-k-a-r-a-u, priyakarau. Dhiradhira-jana-priyau priyakarau nirmatsarau, n-i-r-m-a-t-s-a-r-o-u, nirmatsarau, pūjitau, p-u-j-a-t-o-u.

So second line meaning is dhira, "those who are gentle, sober," and adhira... Adhira means "those who are not gentle, ruffians." So they were, by chanting these songs of kirtana, were dhiradhira, "both to the gentle and to the ruffians," priyau, "dear, equally dear and popular to both classes of men," not that they were simply popular to the gentle class, but even the ruffian class also loved them.

Dhiradhira-jana-priyau priyakarau. Priya-karau means they were doing things which is very pleasant to everyone. Nirmatsarau. Nirmatsarau means without any enviousness, no discrimination, that "Krsnotkirtana, or the songs, sahkirtana, shall be given to the gentle class of men, not to the ruffians." No. They were equally kind and merciful, without any enviousness. Priya-karau nirmatsarau pūjitau. Pūjitau means worshipable, adored by everyone.

[sings:] Krsnotkirtana-gana-nartana-parau premamrtambho-nidhi dhiradhira-jana-priyau priya-karau nirmatsarau pūjitau.

Next line: sri-caitanya, s-r-i c-a-i-t-a-n-y-a, sri caitanya, krpa-bharau, k-r-i-p-a-b-h-a-r-o-u, krpa-bharau, sri-caitanya-krpa-bharau, bhuvi, b-h-u-v-i, bhuvi, bhuvau, b-h-u-v-o-u, bhuvi bhuvau. Sri-caitanya-krpa-bharau bhuvi bhuvo.

Vande, v-a-n-d-e, r-u-p-a, rūpa, sanatanau, s-a-n-a-t-a-n-o-u, sanatanau. Vande rūpa-sanatanau raghu-yugau. R-a-g-u-h-y-u-g-o-u. Raghu-agau. Vande-rūpa-sanatanau raghu-yugau sri-jiva, s-r-i j-i-v-a, sri-jiva, gopalakau, g-o-p-a-l-a-k-o-u. Sri-caitanya-krpa-bharau bhuvi bhuvo bharava-hantarakau, b-h-a-r-a-b-a, hantarakau, h-a-n-t-a-r-a-k-o-u.

[sings:]

Krsnotkirtana-gana-nartana-parau. So sri-caitanya-krpa-bharau: "They were so kind and merciful because they actually received the blessings and mercy of Lord Caitanya." Sri-caitanya-krpa-bharau bhuvi. Bhuvi means "on this world, on this earth." And bhuvo. Bhuvo means "on this earth," bhuvo, and bhuvi, "they became." Bhuvi bhuvo, bharava-hantarakau.

Bhara, b-h-a-r-a, bhara means burden. Hantarakau, "just to take out the burdens." When people become too much sinful, the earth becomes overburdened, and just to make it lighter... If it becomes too much heavy, then it will fall down. So these great souls, they come to make it light. Bharava-hantarakau, vande rūpa. "Oh, you are so kind."

So therefore vande: "I offer my respectful obeisances," rūpa, lord..., not lord. Sri Rūpa Gosvami, Sanatana Gosvami and two Raghunatha Gosvamis. There are two Raghunathas. And Jiva Gosvami and Gopala Bhatta Gosvami.

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