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Songs on Srila Prabhupada - Sri Bhaktivedantashtakam

(1)
sakala-jivaya hite ratam sada
gauropadesam ca prakasati muda
mamasrayaikam yasya padaravindam
sri-bhaktivedantam anisam prapadye

At every moment I bow down to His Divine Grace His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, whose lotus feet are my only refuge. With great joy he reveals to us the divine teachings of Lord Gauranga, and as he is always engaged in spiritual welfare activities for the benefit of all living entities, he is our ever well-wisher.

(2)
locana-premaktam siddhanta-kinkaram
pascatya-dese bhagavata-vyanjakam
mamasrayaikam yasya padaravindam
sri-bhaktivedantam anisam prapadye

At every moment I bow down to His Divine Grace His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, whose divine feet provide my only shelter from the rains of worldly illusion, as an umbrella is the sole refuge for a traveler in a storm. He is the revealer of the truth of Srimad-Bhagavatam in the Western world. He is the humble servant of Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, and his eyes are anointed with ecstatic love of God.

(3)
nityanandenadhikritam pravaditum
krshnopadesam hi bhagavata-rupe
mamasrayaikam yasya padaravindam
sri-bhaktivedantam anisam prapadye

At every moment I bow down to His Divine Grace His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, whose lotus feet are my only shelter. He is empowered by Lord Nityananda to propagate the teachings of Lord Krishna in the form of the Bhagavata Purana.

(4)
gaudiya-vaishnavanam vidhum ca jivanam
mahaprabhoh preshtham mamesvaram ca
mamasrayaikam yasya padaravindam
sri-bhaktivedantam anisam prapadye

At every moment I bow down to His Divine Grace His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the umbrella of whose lotus feet is my sole refuge. He is a brilliant moon among the Gaudiya Vaishnavas and the very life and soul of devotees throughout the world. He is very dear to Lord  Caitanya Mahaprabhu and is my divine lord and master.

(5)
mama suhridam me pitaram prabhum ca
mama sarvasvam jagatam param gurum
mamasrayaikam yasya padaravindam
sri-bhaktivedantam anisam prapadye

At every moment I bow down to His Divine Grace His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, whose lotus feet are my only shelter. He is my ever well-wishing friend, spiritual father and master. He is the end-all and be-all of my life and is the exalted spiritual master of the entire world.

(6)
yasyeshad-dhasam sobhanam me cetasam
prahradate tirtha-padam saranyam
mamasrayaikam yasya padaravindam
sri-bhaktivedantam anisam prapadye

At every moment I bow down to His Divine Grace His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the umbrella of whose lotus feet is my sole refuge and whose beautiful smiling gives joy to my heart. The places where he walks become holy sites of pilgrimage, and his lotus feet are to be taken shelter of by those who desire to attain the treasure of love of Godhead.

(7)
yasyanukampaya hari-nama dattam
mahyam duratmane varakaya satyam
mamasrayaikam yasya padaravindam
sri-bhaktivedantam anisam prapadye

At every moment I bow down to His Divine Grace His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, whose lotus feet are my only shelter. By his infinite kindness, the divine name of Sri Krishna has been bestowed upon me, although I am truly a wretched and sinful living being.

(8)
yathakhilapagah prasravanti sindhum
tasyanukampa patitamanam thata
mamasrayaikam yasya padaravindam
sri-bhaktivedantam anisam prapadye

At every moment I bow down to His Divine Grace His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the umbrella of whose lotus feet is my sole refuge. As all the rivers of the world flow toward the great ocean, so his compassion and mercy flow toward all fallen souls.

iti sri-bhaktivedantashtakam sampurnam


Reference: Sri Vyasa puja offerings 1977