Guest guest Posted March 19, 2003 Report Share Posted March 19, 2003 A recent issue of BTG featured verses from Srila Prabhupada Satakam, by Professor M. Narasimhachary (Oxford Centre for Vaishnava and Hindu Studies), translated by Radhika Ramana Prabhu. Here are a few more verses from this wonderful work, featured twice: first with diacritical marks, to be read in Balaram font, and then without (most) diacritical marks. äcära-püto mita-väg hitaiñé samasta-bhüta-prakara-priyaç ca sadä-japaù çänta-manä manéñé samasta-cittäni jigäya mauné He is pure in behavior, measured in words, well-wishing, and dear to all living beings. He is given to constant chanting, peaceful in mind, and thoughtful. He, being silent, conquered the hearts of one and all. gurur yadä dhyäna-nimélitäkñas tadä mukundo jagad-antarätmä säkñäd-bhaved äçrita-pärijätaù vaàçé-ravolläsita-sarva-lokaù When our spiritual master closes his eyes in meditation, then Lord Mukunda, who is the inner soul of the universe, who is the Pärijäta tree for those who have taken shelter of him, and whose flute-song enthralls the entire world, appears directly before him. unmélya cakñus sa yadä prapaçyet tadäpi kåñëaù purataç cakästi antar bahis sarvata eva säkñät näräyaëo 'stéti ca veda üce But even when he opens his eyes, Lord Kåñëa appears before him. Thus the Veda says, "Within, without, and everywere, Näräyaëa is directly present." etena san-mauni-vareëa tävat vyäsoditaà bhägavataà puräëam prajïä-dåçä samyag avekñya loke prakhyäpitaà vyäsa-nibandhanena The best among saintly persons, Çréla Prabhupäda, observed everything correctly with the eyes of intuitive knowledge, and through his commentaries, made the Bhägavata Puräëa of Vyasadeva popular throughout the world. çiñyeñu vätsalyam anantam asya präcärya-varyasya vadanti santaù na ko 'pi tan-mandiram etya bhaktaù pipäsito vä kñudhito na dåñöaù The wise say that Çréla Prabhupäda, the most excellent äcärya, had unlimited parental love for his disciples. No devotee was ever seen hungry or thirsty after going to one of Çréla Prabhupäda's temples. pitä yathä putra-kåtäparädhaà na marñayed evam ayaà mahätmä kruddhaù kadäcit kaöhinaà vaded vä kintv asya cittaà nava-néta-tulyam Just as a father would not tolerate the offenses of his son, so the mahätmä, Çréla Prabhupäda, would sometimes become angry and speak strong words, but actually his heart is as soft as fresh butter. ghoräparädhän api mätå-nétyä kñämyet prabhur naiva sa nirghåëaù syät candraù kim asmän dahati sva-dhämnä jalaà ca kià çaitya-guëaà vimuïcet Like a mother, our master could forgive even terrible offenses. He was never uncompassionate. After all, can the moon burn us with its rays? Can water give up its quality of coolness? acara-püto mita-vag hitaisi samasta-bhüta-prakara-priyas ca sada-japah santa-mana manisi samasta-cittani jigaya mauni He is pure in behavior, measured in words, well-wishing, and dear to all living beings. He is given to constant chanting, peaceful in mind, and thoughtful. He, being silent, conquered the hearts of one and all. gurur yada dhyana-nimilitaksas tada mukundo jagad-antaratma saksad-bhaved asrita-parijatah vamsi-ravollasita-sarva-lokah When our spiritual master closes his eyes in meditation, then Lord Mukunda, who is the inner soul of the universe, who is the Parijata tree for those who have taken shelter of him, and whose flute-song enthralls the entire world, appears directly before him. unmilya caksus sa yada prapasyet tadapi krsnah puratas cakasti antar bahis sarvata eva saksat narayano 'stiti ca veda üce But even when he opens his eyes, Lord Krsna appears before him. Thus the Veda says, "Within, without, and everywere, Narayana is directly present." etena san-mauni-varena tavat vyasoditam bhagavatam puranam prajna-drsa samyag aveksya loke prakhyapitam vyasa-nibandhanena The best among saintly persons, Srila Prabhupada, observed everything correctly with the eyes of intuitive knowledge, and through his commentaries, made the Bhagavata Purana of Vyasadeva popular throughout the world. sisyesu vatsalyam anantam asya pracarya-varyasya vadanti santah na ko 'pi tan-mandiram etya bhaktah pipasito va ksudhito na drstah The wise say that Srila Prabhupada, the most excellent acarya, had unlimited parental love for his disciples. No devotee was ever seen hungry or thirsty after going to one of Srila Prabhupada's temples. pita yatha putra-krtaparadham na marsayed evam ayam mahatma kruddhah kadacit kathinam vaded va kintv asya cittam nava-nita-tulyam Just as a father would not tolerate the offenses of his son, so the mahatma, Srila Prabhupada, would sometimes become angry and speak strong words, but actually his heart is as soft as fresh butter. ghoraparadhan api matr-nitya ksamyet prabhur naiva sa nirghrnah syat candrah kim asman dahati sva-dhamna jalam ca kim saitya-gunam vimuncet Like a mother, our master could forgive even terrible offenses. He was never uncompassionate. After all, can the moon burn us with its rays? Can water give up its quality of coolness? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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