Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.29.40
नमोऽस्तु ते महायोगिन् प्रपन्नमनुशाधि माम् ।
यथा त्वच्चरणाम्भोजे रति: स्यादनपायिनी ॥ ४० ॥
namo ’stu te mahā-yogin
[namo ’stu te mahaa-yogin]
prapannam anuśādhi mām
[prapannam anushaadhi maam]
yathā tvac-caraṇāmbhoje
[yathaa tvach-charanaambhoje]
ratiḥ syād anapāyinī
[ratih syaad anapaayinee]
Word-for-word
namaḥ astu
—
let me offer my obeisances
te
—
unto You
mahā-yogin
—
O greatest of mystics
prapannam
—
who am surrendered
anuśādhi
—
please instruct
mām
—
me
yathā
—
how
tvat
—
Your
caraṇa-ambhoje
—
at the lotus feet
ratiḥ
—
transcendental attraction
syāt
—
may be
anapāyinī
—
undeviating.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
namo ’stu te mahā-yogin
namaḥ astu
let me offer my obeisances
te
unto You
mahā-yogin
O greatest of mystics
prapannam anuśādhi mām
prapannam
who am surrendered
anuśādhi
please instruct
mām
me
yathā tvac-caraṇāmbhoje
yathā
how
tvat
Your
caraṇa-ambhoje
at the lotus feet
ratiḥ syād anapāyinī
ratiḥ
transcendental attraction
syāt
may be
anapāyinī
undeviating.
Obeisances unto You, O greatest of yogīs. Please instruct me, who am surrendered unto You, how I may have undeviating attachment to Your lotus feet.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Obeisances unto you, O greatest of yogīs! Please instruct me, surrendered to you, so that I may have constant attachment to your lotus feet.
O great yogī! By the power of your great yoga, make me blissful by having realization of you everywhere!
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Personal Guidance
Obeisances to the greatest of yogīs — Uddhava asks how he may have undeviating attachment to the Lord's lotus feet. The closing prayer is precise.
Reflection Questions
- What is my own undeviating attachment looking like right now?
- Where do I deviate, and how could I return?
My note
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