Ādi 8.4

TEXT 4

TEXT

জয় জয় শ্রীবাসাদি যত ভক্তগণ ।
প্রণত হইয়া বন্দোঁ সবার চরণ ॥ ৪ ॥

jaya jaya srivasadi yata bhakta-gana

pranata ha-iya vandoṅ sabara carana

SYNONYMS

jaya jaya-all glories; srivasa-adi-unto Srivasa Thakura, etc.; yata-all; bhakta-gana-devotees; pranata-offering obeisances; ha-iya-doing so; vandoṅ-I pray; sabara-all; carana-lotus feet.

TRANSLATION

Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto Srivasa Thakura and all other devotees of the Lord. I fall down to offer them respect. I worship their lotus feet.

PURPORT

Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami teaches us first to offer respect to the Panca-tattva-Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Nityananda Prabhu, Advaita Prabhu, Gadadhara Prabhu and Srivasa and other devotees. We must strictly follow the principle of offering our respects to the Panca-tattva, as summarized in the mantra-sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu nityananda sri-advaita gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrnda. At the beginning of every function in preaching, especially before chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra-Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare-we must chant the Panca-tattva's names and offer our respects to them.

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