Auspicious Invocation

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ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ

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ajñāna—of ignorance; timirāndhasya—of the darkness; jñana—of knowledge; añjana-śalākayā—with the torchlight; cakṣur—eyes; unmīlitaṁ—opened; yena—by whom; tasmai—to him; śrī-gurave—my spiritual master; namaḥ—I offer my respectful obeisances

Translation

I was born in the darkest region of ignorance, and my spiritual master opened my eyes with the torchlight of knowledge. I offer my respectful obeisances unto him.

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śrī-caitanya-mano ’bhīṣṭaṁ sthāpitaṁ yena bhū-tale svayam rūpaḥ kadā mahyaṁ dadāti sva-padāntikam

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śrī-caitanya—of Lord Caitanya; mano-abhīṣṭaṁ—the desire; sthāpitaṁ—established; yena—by whom; bhū-tale—in the material world; svayam—personally; rūpaḥ—Śrīla Rūpa Gośwāmī; kadā—when; mahyam—to me; dadāti—will give; sva-padāntikam—shelter under His lotusfeet

Translation

When will Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī Prabhupāda, who has established within this material world the mission to fulfill the desire of Lord Caitanya, give me shelter under his lotus feet?

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akhila-rasāmṛta-mūrtiḥ prasṛmara-ruci-ruddha-tāraka-pāliḥ kalita-śyāmā-lalito rādhā-preyān vidhur jayati

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akhila-rasāmṛta-mūrtiḥ—the reservoir of all pleasures; prasṛmara—spreading forth; ruci—by His bodily luster; ruddha—who has subjugated; tāraka—the gopī named Tarakā; pāliḥ—the gopī named Pālī; kalita—who has absorbed; śyāmā—the gopī named Śyāma; lalito—and the gopī named Lalitā; rādhā-preyān—dearmost to Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; vidhur—Kṛṣṇa; jayati—all glories to

Translation

May Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, be glorified! By virtue of His ever expanding attractive features, He has subjugated the gopīs named Tārakā and Pālī and absorbed the minds of Śyāmā and Lalitā. He is the dearmost lover of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and the reservoir of pleasure in all devotional mellows.

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Who wrote Auspicious Invocation?

Auspicious Invocation was composed by Narottama Dasa Thakura. It appears in Prema Bhakti Chandrika.

What is the meaning of Auspicious Invocation?

I was born in the darkest region of ignorance, and my spiritual master opened my eyes with the torchlight of knowledge. I offer my respectful obeisances unto him.

How many verses does Auspicious Invocation have?

Auspicious Invocation has 3 verses.