Krsna Hoite Caturmukha
Guru Parampara
kṛṣṇa
hoite catur-mukha, hoy kṛṣṇa-sevonmukha, brahmā hoite nāradera mati nārada hoite vyāsa, madhwa kohe vyāsa-dāsa, pūrṇaprajña padmanābha gati
Word for word
kṛṣṇa hoite -from the Supreme Lord Srī Kṛṣṇa; catur-mukha -the fourheaded Brahmā; hoy kṛṣṇa-sevonmukha -became fixed in devotional service to Kṛṣṇa; brahmā hoite -from Brahmā; nāradera mati - Devarṣi Nārada's understanding (of this divine science was obtained); nārada hoite -from Nārada; vyāsa - Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva became a disciple; madhva - Srīpāda Madhvācārya; kohe -calls himself; vyāsa-dāsa - a servant of Vyāsa; pūrṇaprajña - Purṇaprajña Tīrtha ( Madhva ); padmanābha gati -is the guru and sole refuge of Padmanābha Tīrtha.
nṛhari
mādhava-baṁśe, akṣobhya paramahaṁse, śiṣya boli' aṅgīkāra kore akṣobhyera śiṣya jaya-tīrtha nāme paricaya, tāra dāsye jñānasindhu tore
Word for word
nṛhari mādhava-vaḿśe -two other principal disciples of Madhva, Nṛhari Tīrtha and Mādhava Tīrtha; akṣobhya paramahaḿse -the great paramahaḿsa Akṣobhya Tīrtha; śiṣya boli ' -was called a disciple of Mādhava Tīrtha; ańgīkara kore -accepting him; akṣobhyera śiṣya -the principal disciple of Akṣobhya Tīrtha; jaya-tīrtha nāme -by the name of Jayatīrtha; paricaya -was known; tāra dāsye -in Jayatīrtha's service; jñānasindhu tore-his disciple Jñānasindhu was meant for.
tāhā hoite
dayānidhi, tāra dāsa vidyānidhi, rājendra hoilo tāhā ha'te tāhāra kiṅkora jaya-dharma nāme paricaya, paramparā jāno bhālo mate
Word for word
tāhā hoite -from Jñānasindhu; dayānidhi - Dayānidhi received the science of devotional service; tāra dāsa -the servant of Dayānidhi; vidyānidhi - was Vidyānidhi ( Vidyādhirāja Tīrtha ); rājendra hoilo - Rājendra Tīrtha became; tāhā ha' te -a disciple of Vidyādhiraja Tīrtha; tāhāra kińkora - Rājendra Tīrtha's servant; jaya -dharma nāme -by the name of Jayadharma or Vijayadhvaja Tīrtha; paricaya -was known; paramparā - this disciplic succession; jano bhālo mate-you should properly understand.
jayadharma-dāsye
khyāti, śrī puruṣottama-jati, tā ha'te brahmaṇya-tīrtha sūri vyāsatīrtha tāra dāsa, lakṣmīpati
vyāsa-dāsa, tāhā ha'te mādhavendra purī
Word for word
jayadharma-dāsye -in the service of his guru, Vijayadhvaja Tīrtha ( Jayadharma ); khyāti -known as; śrī puruṣottama-yati -the great sannyāsī Srī Puruṣottama Tīrtha; tā ha' te -the principal disciple of Puruṣottama Tīrtha; brahmaṇya-tīrtha -was Subrahmaṇya Tīrtha; sūri -the great saint; vyāsatīrtha - Vyāsatīrtha ( Vyāsa Rāya ); tāra dāsa - Subrahmaṇya's servant; lakṣmīpati - Lakṣmīpati Tīrtha; vyāsa-dāsa -was Vyāsatīrtha's servant; tāhā ha' te -whose disciple was; mādhavendra purī - Mādhavendra Purī Gosvāmī.
mādhavendra
purī-bara, śiṣya-bara śrī-īśwara, nityānanda, śrī-adwaita vibhu īśwara-purīke dhanya, korilen śrī-caitanya, jagad-guru gaura mahāprabhu
Word for word
mādhavendra purī-vara -of the eminent Mādhavendra Purī śiṣya-vara - the chief disciple; śrī-īśvara -was īśvara Purī nityānanda śrī-advaita -and also Srī Nityānanda and Advaita ācārya; vibhu -the renowned incarnations of Godhead; īśvara-purīke dhanya korilen -who made īśvara Purī greatly fortunate (by acting as his disciple); śrī-caitanya - Srī Caitanya; jagad -guru-the spiritual preceptor of all the worlds; gaura mahāprabhu - Gaurāńga Mahāprabhu.
mahāprabhu
śrī-caitanya, rādhā-kṛṣṇa nahe anya, rūpānuga janera jīvana viśwambhara priyaṅkara, śrī-swarūpa dāmodara, śrī-goswāmī rūpa-sanātana
Word for word
mahāprabhu śrī-caitanya - Srī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; rādhā-kṛṣṇa nāhe anya -is nondifferent from Srī Srī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa; rūpānuga janera -of those Vaiṣṇavas who follow Srī Rūpa Gosvāmī jīvana -the very life; viśvambhara priyańkara -the givers of great happiness to Viśvambhara ( Srī Caitanya ); śrī-swarūpa dāmodara - Srī Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī śrī-goswāmī rūpa-sanātana - Srī Rūpa Gosvāmī and Srī Sanātana Gosvāmī.
rūpa-priya
mahājana, jīva, raghunātha hana, tāra priya kavi kṛṣṇadāsa kṛṣṇadāsa-priya-bara, narottama sevā-para, jāra pada viśwanātha-āśa
Word for word
rūpa-priya -very dear to Rūpa Gosvāmī mahājana -the great souls; jīva raghunātha - Jīva Gosvāmī and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī hana -became; tāra priya - Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī's beloved student; kavi kṛṣṇadāsa - was Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī kṛṣṇadāsa-priya-bara -very dear to Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja; narottama -was Narottama dāsa; sevā-para -always engaged in the service of his guru, Lokanātha Gosvāmī ( Kṛṣṇadāsa's intimate friend); jāra pada -for whose feet ( Narottama's ); viśvanātha āśa -the only aspiration of Viśvanātha Cakravartī Thākura.
viśwanātha-bhakta-sātha,
baladeva jagannātha, tāra priya śrī-bhaktivinoda mahā-bhāgavata-bara, śrī-gaurakiśora-bara, hari-bhajanete jā'ra moda
Word for word
viśvanātha-bhakta-sātha - Viśvanātha Cakravartī, along with the assembled devotees; baladeva - Srī Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa; jagannātha - then Jagannātha dāsa Bābājī tāra priya -his dear student; śrī bhaktivinoda - Srī Bhaktivinoda Thākura; mahā-bhāgavata-bara -the topmost among great devotees; srī-gaurakiśora-bara -the eminent Srī Gaurakiśora dāsa Bābājī hari-bhajanete -in unalloyed worship of Lord Hari; jā'ra moda -whose sole joy was found.
īhārā
paramahaṁsa, gaurāṅgera nija-baṁśa tādera caraṇe mama gati āmi sebā-udāsīna, nāmete tridaṇḍī
dīna śrī-bhaktisiddhānta saraswatī (9A) śrī-vārṣabhānavī-barā,
sadā sevya-sevā-parā, tāhāra
dayita-dāsa-nāma tāra
pradhān pracārako, śrī-bhaktivedānta nāmo, patita-janete
doyā-dhāma
Word for word
ihārā -all these great saintly Vaiṣṇavas; paramahaḿsa -are devotees of the highest order; gaurāńgera nija-vaḿśa -members of Lord Gaurāńga's own spiritual family; tāńdera caraṇe -for their holy feet; mama gati -are my refuge; āmi sevā-udāsīna -I have no real interest in devotional service; nāmete -named; tridaṇḍī -a tridaṇḍī sannyāsī dīna -poor and lowly; śrī-bhaktisiddhānta sarasvatī - Srī Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī. (9A) śrī-varṣabhānavī-vara -the beloved devotee of Srī Varṣabhānavī ( Srī Rādhikā, daughter of King Vṛṣabhānu ); sadā sevya-sevā-parā -always engaged in the service of his worshipable spiritual master; tāhāra -his; dayita-dāsa-nāma -of he named Srī Vārṣabhānavī-dayita dāsa (the initiated name of Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī ); tāra pradhān pracārako - his foremost disciple-preacher; śrī-bhaktivedānta nāmo -named Srīla A.C. Bhaktivedānta Swāmī Prabhupāda; patita-janete -for all fallen souls; doyā-dhāma -a reservoir of mercy and compassion.
Notes
Amongst different mathas and disciplic successions under the guidance of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, the ninth verse is either replaced or additions beyond the ninth verse. This verse, 9A, is the verse glorifying Srila Prabhupada.