Ma¯gal§cara£a n§ma-ªre¢±ha° manum api ªac¦-putram atra svar¡pa° r¡pa° tasy§grajam uru-pur¦° m§thur¦° go¢±hav§±¦m r§dh§-ku£¨a° giri-varam aho r§dhik§-m§dhav§ª§° pr§pto yasya prathita-k¥pay§ ªr¦-guru° ta° nato ’smi I bow down to the beautiful lotus feet of my spiritual master, by whose causeless mercy I have obtained the supreme holy name, the divine mantra, the service of the son of ®ac¦-m§t§, the association of ®r¦la Svar¡pa D§modara, R¡pa Gosv§m¦, and his older brother San§tana Gosv§m¦, the supreme abode of Mathur§, the blissful abode of V¥nd§vana, the divine R§dh§-ku£¨a and Govardhana Hill, and the desire within my heart for the loving service of ®r¦ R§dhik§ and M§dhava in V¥nd§vana.1 om ajñ§na-timir§ndhasya jñ§n§ñjana-ªal§kay§ cak¢ur unm¦lita° yena tasmai ªr¦-gurave nama¤ I was born in the darkest ignorance, and my spiritual master opened my eyes with the torch of knowledge. I offer my respectful obeisances unto him.2 1 2
Mukta-carita 4. Gautam¦ya-tantra 7.10–11.
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