Page 19 - Rasikananda - Eng

Prologue 3

çré-çyämänanda-devänäà vande pädämbuja-dvayam
jäyate yad-anudhyänät prema-bhaktir nåëäà harau
I worship the lotus feet of Çré Çyämänanda-deva, whose intense
meditation made all the people accept pure devotional service to
Lord Hari.

rasikendra-pada-dvandvaà vande parama-maìgalam
sarva-mädhurya-säräëäm ädhäraà paramotsavam

I worship the most auspicious lotus feet of Rasikendra. He is filled
with the essence of all sweetness and the highest joy.

vaktraà candro vacanam amåtaà bhäraté-kaëöha-deçe
çobhä lakñmér madhura-sahitaà sundaraà kunda-paìktiù
dantä muktä dåg-ali-yugalaà yasya bähü måëälau
so ’yaà cintämaëir iva naraiù sevyatäà çré-muräriù

Let all mankind serve Çré Muräri (Çré Rasikänanda-deva), who
resembles a touchstone. His face is like the moon and his words
are like nectar. The goddess Sarasvaté resides in his throat, and his
bodily effulgence resembles that of Lakñmé. His teeth are like a row
of kunda (white jasmine) flowers or pearls, and his sweet smile is
most beautiful. His eyes are like bees, and his arms resemble lotus
stalks.

I worship the lotus feet of Çré Guru, Çyämänanda Räya, by whose
grace I have attained love for Kåñëa. By his mercy everyone can
be relieved from the bondage of material existence and becomes
intoxicated with love of God. Simply by the touch of his lotus
feet, the inhabitants of the three worlds can float in the mellows
of pure devotional service. Bestowing his mercy upon everyone,
he made all the three worlds submit to him and showed extreme
kindness to all, even the poor, fallen, and miserable. By appearing