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Prayers from Amrta-pravaha-bhasya of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur

I was looking for the verses that Srila Guru Maharaj recited as mangalacarana, it seems to be from the Amrta-pravaha-bhasya by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur. Sharing it here for anyone interested.  TEXT 2 jaya jaya sri-krsna-caitanya gauracandra jaya jaya paramananda jaya nityananda SYNONYMS jaya jaya--all glories; sri-krsna-caitanya--Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu; gaura-candra--whose name is Lord Gauranga; jaya jaya--all glories; paramananda--most joyful; jaya--all glories; nityananda--unto Nityananda Prabhu. TRANSLATION Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is known as Gaurasundara. I also offer my respectful obeisances unto Nityananda Prabhu, who is always very joyful. TEXT 3 jaya jayadvaita acarya krpamaya jaya jaya gadadhara pandita mahasaya SYNONYMS jaya jaya--all glories; advaita--unto Advaita Prabhu; acarya--teacher; krpamaya--very merciful; jaya jaya--all glories to; gadadhara--of the name Gadadhara; pandita--learned scholar; mahasaya--g...

Go after the relationship with Caitanya Mahaprabhu

So one who wants this special benediction of love of God, who wants to taste this, he goes after the relationship with Caitanya Mahaprabhu . And when he hears about Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s inner desire , he is anxious for this to happen. Then that devotee who is serious about getting love of God and who knows he must go through Caitanya Mahaprabhu, he simply focuses his life, his mind, his whole heart on this inner desire, this anxiousness of the Lord, the mission of the Lord to get people all over the world to hear about Krishna, to hear Krishna’s message and to chant Krishna’s names and his whole life becomes simply dedicated to this . This is the essence of the Krishna consciousness movement. To take up the mission of Caitanya Mahaprabhu and spread it all over the world. By dedicating ourselves in this way, we can know for certain that we will be benefited with love of Krishna and thus we will be able, without a doubt, to return back to home, back to Godhead. That is the process fo...