peter Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 As a former Christian, we had certain prayers that were pretty much memorized. Others we just made up when we "prayed". In this KC movement, where do I find prayers to say, perhaps one for morning, another for night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagatpurush Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 this is a prayer recited in the morning. Sri Siksastakam Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the most recent incarnation of Krsna. He appeared 500 years ago in Bengal and in the form of Krsna's devotee in the mood of Srimati Radharani. He left only 8 slokas (verses) of his instructions in writing, and they describe the glories of the Holy Names of the Lord and the mood one must have to chant and to be a devotee. cheto-darpana-marjanam bhava-maha--davagni-nirvapanam shreyah-kairava-chandrika-vitaranam vidya-vadhu-jivanam anandambudhi-vardhanam prati-padam purnamritaswadanam sarvatma-snapanam param vijayate sri-krishna-sankirtanam Glory to the Sri-Krsna-Sankirtana, which cleanses the heart of all the dust accumulated for years and extinguishes the fire of conditional life, of repeated birth and death. This sankirtana movement is the prime benediction for humanity at large because it spreads the rays of the benediction moon. It is the life of all transcendental knowledge. It increases the ocean of transcendental bliss, and it enables us to fully taste the nectar for which we are always anxious. namnam akari bahudha nija-sarva-shaktis tatrarpita niyamitah smarane na kalah etadrishi tava kripa bhagavan mamapi durdaivam idrisham ihajani nanuragaha O my Lord, Your holy name alone can render all benediction to living beings, and thus You have hundreds and millions of names, like Krsna and Govinda. In these transcendental names You have invested all Your transcendental energies. There are not even hard and fast rules for chanting these names. O my Lord, out of kindness You enable us to easily approach You by Your holy names, but I am so unfortunate that I have no attraction for them. trinad api sunichena taror api sahishnuna amanina manadena kirtaniyah sada harih One should chant the holy name of the Lord in a humble state of mind, thinking oneself lower than the straw in the street; one should be more tolerant than a tree, devoid of all sense of false prestige, and should be ready to offer all respect to others. In such a state of mind one can chant the holy name of the Lord constantly. na dhanam na janam na sundarim kavitam va jagad-isha kamaye mama janmani janmanishvare bhavatad bhaktir ahaituki twayi O almighty Lord, I have no desire to accumulate wealth, nor do I desire beautiful women nor do I want any number of followers. I only want Your causeless devotional service, birth after birth. ayi nanda-tanuja kinkaram patitam mam vishame bhavambudhau kripaya tava .-pankaja- sthita-dhuli-sadrisham vichintaya O son of Maharaja Nanda (Krsna), I am Your eternal servitor, yet somehow or other I have fallen into the ocean of birth and death. Please pick me up from this ocean of death and place me as one of the atoms at Your lotus feet. nayanam galad-ashru-dharaya vadanam gadgada-ruddhaya gira pulakair nichitam vapuh kada tava nama-grahane bhavishyati O my Lord, when will my eyes be decorated with tears of love flowing constantly when I chant Your holy name? When will my voice choke up, and when will the hairs of my body stand on end at the recitation of Your name? yugayitam nimeshena chakshusha pravrishayitam shunyayitam jagat sarvam govinda-virahena me O Govinda! Feeling Your separations I am considering a moment to be like twelve years or more. Tears are flowing from my eyes like torrents of rain, and I am feeling all vacant in the world in Your absence. ashlishya va .-ratam pinashtu mam adarshanan marma-hatam karotu va yatha tatha va vidadhatu lampato mat-prana-nathas tu sa eva naparah I know no one but Krsna as my Lord, and He shall remain so even if He handles me roughly by His embrace or makes me brokenhearted by not being present before me. He is completely free to do anything and everything, for He is always my worshipful Lord, unconditionally. All Glories to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu! After the Siksastakam prayer is Guru-puja. This is worship at the lotus feet of the spiritual master. The spiritual master of the Hare Krsna movement is His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Without his selfless love for us, we would have never known the science of Krsna consciousness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 Haribol Is it ok to say the English version of the prayer, as I am struggling with sanskrit pronounciation ? Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_yasodanandana Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 the practice of Krsna consciousness is entirely contained in the mahamantra hare krishna hare krishna krishna krishna hare hare hare rama harerama rama rama hare hare if we execute well the recitation of mahamantra everything else become less essential... so there's no problem in reciting translated prayers, in this way we'll remember the concepts and philosophy, thing that is most important but such prayers,bing composed by the lord or pure saints, in sacred languages, with inside the lord's names are also mantras, spiritual vibrations who connect us directly with the absolute, sri krsna bhagavan.. so, if you want, not feeling forced, you can also recite sanskrit... any decision you take, if you chant hare krsna on regular daily basis, is nice and safe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagatpurush Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 Krishna is known as bhava-grahi (mood-accepting) Janardana. He accepts the mood of worship and not the vehicle of worship (eg language). So yes, Krishna will see your sincerity, not your Sanskrit scholarship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2005 Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 yes Krishna speaks all languages! any prayers you liek in english are fine - but Maha Mantra is best 'prayer' of all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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