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Maìgaläcaraëa

nama oà viñëu-pädäya kåñëa-preñöhäya bhü-tale
çrémate bhaktivedänta-svämin iti nämine
namas te särasvate deve gaura-väëé-pracäriëe
nirviçeña-çünyavädi-päçcätya-deça-täriëe
I salute him who is known in this world as His Divine Grace A. C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupäda, who is of the same status as Lord
Viñëu and is most dear to Lord Kåñëa.
I offer homage to the servant of Sarasvaté Gosvämé who, by preaching
the message of Lord Caitanya, is delivering the Western countries
from impersonalism and voidism.

nama oà viñëu-pädäya kåñëa-preñöhäya bhü-tale
çrémate bhaktisiddhänta-sarasvatéti nämine
çré-värñabhänavé-devé-dayitäya kåpäbdhaye
kåñëa-sambandha-vijïäna-däyine prabhave namaù
mädhuryojjvala-premäòhya-çré-rüpänuga-bhaktida
çré-gaura-karuëä-çakti-vigrahäya namo ’stu te
namas te gaura-väëé-çré-mürtaye déna-täriëe
rüpänuga-viruddhäpasiddhänta-dhvänta-häriëe

I salute him who is known in this world as His Divine Grace
Bhaktisiddhänta Sarasvaté Gosvämé Prabhupäda, who is of the same
status as Lord Viñëu and is most dear to Lord Kåñëa.
I offer homage to him whose eternal identity is Çré Värñabhänavé-
devé-dayita (one very dear to Çrématé Rädhäräëé, the daughter of
Mahäräja Våñabhänu), who is powerful, an ocean of transcendental
mercy, and a deliverer of the science of Kåñëa.
O giver of Çréla Rüpa Gosvämé’s treasure of bhakti, which is replete
with divine love of Rädhä and Kåñëa! I bow to you, the very form of
Lord Caitanya’s mercy potency.
I offer homage to you, the manifestation of Lord Caitanya’s words,
the savior of fallen souls, and the remover of the darkness of incorrect
conclusions that oppose the teachings of Çréla Rüpa Gosvämé.
As one who is cherished by Çrématé Rädhäräëé (çré-värñabhänavé-devé-
dayita), Çréla Bhaktisiddhänta Sarasvaté, although appearing in this world (bhü-
tale) is of the same status as the Supreme Lord Viñëu (viñëu-päda) and is most dear
to Lord Kåñëa (kåñëa-preñöha). Notwithstanding (or characteristic of) his exalted

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