Śrī Bhaktivedāntāṣṭakam

Sri Bhaktivedantastakam
sakala-jivaya hite ratam sada
gauropadesam ca prakasati muda
mamasrayaikam yasya padaravindam
sri-bhaktivedantam anisam prapadye
At every moment I bow down to His Divine Grace His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, whose lotus feet are my only refuge. With great joy he reveals to us the divine teachings of Lord Gaurahga, and as he is always engaged in spiritual welfare activities for the benefit of all living entities, he is our ever well-wisher.
locana-premaktam siddhanta-kihkaram
pascatya-dese bhagavata-vyahjakam
mamasrayaikam yasya padaravindam
sri-bhaktivedantam anisam prapadye
At every moment I bow down to His Divine Grace His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, whose divine feet provide my only shelter from the rains of worldly illusion, as an umbrella is the sole refuge for a traveler in a storm. He is the revealer of the truth of Srimad-Bhagavatam in the Western world. He is the humble servant of Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, and his eyes are anointed with ecstatic love of God.
nityanandenadhikrtam pravaditum
krsnopadesam hi bhagavata-rūpe
mamasrayaikam yasya padaravindam
sri-bhaktivedantam anisam prapadye
At every moment I bow down to His Divine Grace His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, whose lotus feet are my only shelter. He is empowered by Lord Nityananda to propagate the teachings of Lord Krsna in the form of the Bhagavata Purana.
gauḍiya-vaisnavanam vidhum ca jivanam
mahaprabhoḥ prestham mamesvaram ca
mamasrayaikam yasya padaravindam
sri-bhaktivedantam anisam prapadye
At every moment I bow down to His Divine Grace His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the umbrella of whose lotus feet is my sole refuge. He is a brilliant moon among the Gauḍiya Vaisnavas and the very life and soul of devotees throughout the world. He is very dear to Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and is my divine lord and master.
mama suhrdam me pitaram prabhum ca
mama sarvasvam jagatam param gurum
mamasrayaikam yasya padaravindam
sri-bhaktivedantam anisam prapadye
At every moment I bow down to His Divine Grace His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, whose lotus feet are my only shelter. He is my ever well-wishing friend, spiritual father and master. He is the end-all and be-all of my life and is the exalted spiritual master of the entire world.
yasyesad-dhasam sobhanam me cetasam
prahradate tirtha-padam saranyam
mamasrayaikam yasya padaravindam
sri-bhaktivedantam anisam prapadye
At every moment I bow down to His Divine Grace His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the umbrella of whose lotus feet is my sole refuge and whose beautiful smiling gives joy to my heart. The places where he walks become holy sites of pilgrimage, and his lotus feet are to be taken shelter of by those who desire to attain the treasure of love of Godhead.
yasyanukampaya hari-nama dattam
mahyam duratmane varakaya satyam
mamasrayaikam yasya padaravindam
sri-bhaktivedantam anisam prapadye
At every moment I bow down to His Divine Grace His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, whose lotus feet are my only shelter. By his infinite kindness, the divine name of Sri Krsna has been bestowed upon me, although I am truly a wretched and sinful living being.
yathakhilapagaḥ prasravanti sindhum
tasyanukampa patitamanam thata
mamasrayaikam yasya padaravindam
sri-bhaktivedantam anisam prapadye
At every moment I bow down to His Divine Grace His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the umbrella of whose lotus feet is my sole refuge. As all the rivers of the world flow toward the great ocean, so his compassion and mercy flow toward all fallen souls.
iti sri-bhaktivedantastakam sampūrnam
-Jayasacinandana dasa
Prabhupada-stotram
krsnaika-ceta mada-moha-vinasa-Krsnarin
mad-drsti-gocara prabho prabhupada-svamin
dosabhivrtti-paradusita-manda-buddheḥ
saktyavesa-avatarahintayami caranau tava bhakti-hetoḥ
O lord, O Prabhupada, may you always be the object of my vision. Only the name of Krsna can destroy my pride and illusion. Although my mid an intelligence are contaminated by wicked inclinations, I meditate upon your lotus feet in causeless devotion.
vaisnavarndavane ramane-reti-prasiddha-bhūmau
tatrap krsna-balarama-supada-Maharajaūle
jhanam param parama-krsna-sudharmity uktam
dantas tu deva prabhupada namo namas te
In the most holy land of Vrndavana, in Ramana Reti, at the lotus feet of Sri Krsna-Balarama, you are preaching the topmost knowledge of the Supreme Personality, Lord Krsna, who is the fountainhead of religion. O master of the senses, O my lord, Srila Prabhupada, let me offer my obeisances unto you.
namas te namas te krpa-pūrna-drsti
namas te namas te mahananda-dhatri
namamo namamaḥ punar raksa raksa
prasiddha-prabho pahi mam daksa daksa
I offer my obeisances unto him, whose glances are full of mercy and who is the bestower of transcendental bliss. O renowned lord, protect me and kindly shower your compassion again and again.
bhaktisiddhanta-sisyaya
bhaktivedanta-namine
prasannaya prasantaya
tasmai sri-gurave namaḥ
Let me offer my obeisances unto my Guru Maharaja, who is a disciple of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta, who is always calm and joyful, and who bears the name of Bhaktivedanta.
sri-vanga-bhūmi-jana-bhūsana gaura-lila
Gaurahga-bhava parisarana-matra-sila
radha-mukunda-pada-padma-mano-vilasin
ananda-rasi prabhupada namo namas te
The land of Bengal is worshipable by the whole world because Sri Caitanya performed His pastimes there. I offer my obeisances unto Srila Prabhupada, who is full of bliss. He is always in the ecstasy of Lord Gaurahga and is therefore immersed in the lotus feet of Radha-Mukunda.
-Ananta-rama Sastri
 

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