20260313 Śrīla Prabhupāda The Jaladuta Diary 1965

mūkaṁ karoti vācālaṁ paṅguṁ laṅghayate girim
yat-kṛpā tam ahaṁ vande śrī-gurun dina tāriṇam
paramānanda-mādhavam śrī caitanya īśvaram
Harihi oṁ tat sat

Prayers written by Śrīla Prabhupāda aboard the Jaladuta

Prayer to the Lotus Feet of Kṛṣṇa

by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

(refrain)

Text One

kṛṣṇa tava puṇya habe bhāi
e-puṇya koribe yabe rādhārāṇī khuśī habe
dhruva ati bali tomā tāi

kṛṣṇa—Lord Kṛṣṇa; tava—Your; puṇya—piety; habe—will be; bhāi—O brother; e puṇya—this pious act; karibe—You perform; yabe—when; rādhārāṇī—Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; khuśī habe—will be pleased; dhruva—surely; ati—emphatically; bali—I say; tomā—to You; tāi—just so.

O brother, Kṛṣṇa, I emphatically say to You that when You perform this pious act Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī will surely be pleased with You and You will achieve great piety.

Jayapataka Swami: So, Śrīla Prabhupāda is indicating that if you want to please Lord Kṛṣṇa, you have to get the mercy of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.

Text Two

śrī-siddhānta sarasvatī śacī-suta priya ati
kṛṣṇa-sevāya yāra tula nāi
sei se mohānta-guru jagater madhe uru
kṛṣṇa-bhakti dey ṭhāi ṭhāi

śrī-siddhānta sarasvatī—Śrīmad Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura; śacī-suta—to the son of Mother Śacī; priya ati—very dear; kṛṣṇa-sevāya—in Kṛṣṇa’s service; yāra—whose; tula—comparison; nāi—there is not; sei se—that person; mahānta-guru—great spiritual master; jagatera madhye—within the universe; uru—intense; kṛṣṇa-bhakti—devotional service to Kṛṣṇa; deya—gives; ṭhāi ṭhāi—in this place and that place.

Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, who is very dear to Lord Gaurāṅga, the son of Mother Śacī, is unparalleled in his service to the Supreme Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. He is that great saintly spiritual master who bestows intense devotion to Kṛṣṇa at different places throughout the world.

Jayapataka Swami: So Śrīla Prabhupāda is saying how Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, he gives his blessings to his grand disciples. And with those blessings people get kṛṣṇa-bhakti. So it is very interesting how the Parama-guru gives his special blessings to the devotees. So Śrīla Prabhupāda is saying that whatever blessings he gives, his spiritual master gives more! I think you are all very fortunate because you have the blessings of Śrīla Prabhupāda! Haribol!

Text Three

tāra icchā balavān pāścātyete ṭhān ṭhān
hoy jāte gaurāṅger nām
pṛthivīte nagarādi āsamudra nada nadī
sakalei loy kṛṣṇa nām

tāra—his; icchā—desire; balavān—powerful; pāścātyete—to the Western world; ṭhān ṭhān—everywhere; haya—is; yāte—in which; gaurāṅgera nāma—the name of Gaurāṅga; pṛthivīte—on the earth; nagara-ādi—towns and so forth; ā-samudra—extending out to the ocean; nada-nadī—rivers and streams; sakale-i—verily all; laya—taking (chanting); kṛṣṇa nāma—the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.

By his strong desire, the holy name of Lord Gaurāṅga will spread throughout all the countries of the Western world. In all the cities, towns, and villages on the earth, from all the oceans, seas, rivers, and streams, everyone will chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, this prediction was also made by Lord Caitanya and His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda had this vision. So he could see all the people chanting the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa and we know that in Kali-yuga there is no other way but chanting the holy name. So Śrīla Prabhupāda was saying that the people would chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.

Text Four

tāhale ānanda hoy tabe hoy digvijay
caitanyer kṛpā atiśay
māyā duṣṭa jata duḥkhī jagate sabāi sukhī
vaiṣṇaver icchā pūrṇa hoy

tāhale—upon that; ānanda haya—there is bliss; tabe—then; haya—there is; dik-vijaya—conquering all directions; caitanyera kṛpā—the mercy of Lord Caitanya; atiśaya—excessive; māyā duṣṭa—corrupted by illusion (sinful); yata—whichever; duḥkhī—miserable souls; jagate—in the universe; sabāi—everyone; sukhī—happy people; vaiṣṇavera icchā—the desire of the devotees; pūrṇa haya—is fulfilled.

As the vast mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu conquers all directions, a flood of transcendental ecstasy will certainly cover the land. When all the sinful, miserable living entities become happy, the Vaiṣṇavas' desire is then fulfilled.

Jayapatākā Swami: Vaiṣṇavas are para-sukha-sukhī, they want to see all the people be happy. This is only possible by Lord Caitanya’s mercy. By His mercy all the directions can be conquered. So the flood of transcendental ecstasy will cover the land! So like this, people are trying to enjoy the material life but they get kicked by Māyā. So by Lord Caitanya’s mercy, they can start to feel transcendental ecstasy! In this way, the Vaiṣṇavas are desirous to  see people  happy in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

Text Five

se kārja je koribāre ājñā jadi dilo more
jogya nahi an dīna hīna
tāi se tomāra kṛpā māgitechi anurūpā
āji tumi sabār pravīṇa

se kārya—that task; ye—which; karibāre—to do; ājñā—command; yadi—if; dile—gave; more—to me; yogya nahi—not worthy; ati dīna—very fallen; hīna—destitute; tāi—just so; se—that; tomāra—Your; kṛpā—mercy; jāgiteche—it is awakening; anurūpā—accordingly; āji—today; tumi—You; sabāra—of everyone; pravīṇa—wise.

Although my Guru Mahārāja ordered me to accomplish this mission, I am not worthy or fit to do it. I am very fallen and insignificant. Therefore, O Lord, now I am begging for Your mercy so that I may become worthy, for You are the wisest and most experienced of all.

Jayapatākā Swami: Kṛṣṇa being the cause of all causes, He being the origin of everything, naturally He is the most experienced. So, Śrīla Prabhupāda is begging to Him, praying to him, for His mercy! To fulfill the mission that was given to him by his spiritual master. He feels he is not fit to do that. That he is very fallen and insignificant, therefore he is begging for the Lord’s mercy so that he may execute his mission.

Text Six

tomāra se śakti pele guru-sebāya bastu mile
jībana sārthak jadi hoy
sei se sevā pāile tāhale sukhī hale
taba saṅga bhāgyate miloy

tomāra—Your; se—that; śakti—potency; pele—obtaining; guru-sevā—service to the spiritual master; vastu—the real substance (the Absolute Truth); mile—receives; jīvana—life; sārthaka—successful; yadi haya—if it is; sei se—that particular; sevā—service; pele—obtaining; tāhale—upon that; sukhī—happy person; hale—becomes; tava saṅga—Your association; bhāgyete—by good fortune; milaya—meets.

If You bestow Your power, by serving the spiritual master one attains the Absolute Truth—one's life becomes successful. If that service is obtained, then one becomes happy and gets Your association due to good fortune.

Jayapatākā Swami: So we have read a verse from the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam which says that even if a dog eater chants the holy name, he is very fortunate. Maybe we must have gone through  going to different going to pilgrimage sites, So I was remembering in the Ardha Kumbha-mela, Śrīla Prabhupāda gave a class on this. One devotee asked Śrīla Prabhupāda, “Now that I look back at my life, I did not do any of these things. Bathing in holy places, visiting holy places, I just had a sinful life! So how is that I got the mercy?” Śrīla Prabhupāda replied, “I have made your mercy, good fortune for you!” Śrīla Prabhupāda ki jaya!

Text Seven

evaṁ janaṁ nipatitaṁ prabhavāhikūpe
kāmābhikāmam anu yaḥ prapatan prasaṅgāt
kṛtvātmasāt surarṣiṇā bhagavan gṛhītaḥ
so 'haṁ kathaṁ nu visṛje tava bhṛtya-sevām

evam—thus; janam—people in general; nipatitam—fallen; prabhava—of material existence; ahi-kūpe—in a blind well full of snakes; kāma-abhikāmam—desiring the sense objects; anu—following; yaḥ—the person who; prapatan—falling down (in this condition); prasaṅgāt—because of bad association or increased association with material desires; kṛtvā-ātmasāt—causing me (to acquire spiritual qualities like himself, Śrī Nārada); sura-ṛṣiṇā—by the great saintly person (Nārada); bhagavan—O my Lord; gṛhītaḥ—accepted; saḥ—that person; aham—I; katham—how; nu—indeed; visṛje—can give up; tava—Your; bhṛtya-sevām—the service of Your pure devotee.

“My dear Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, because of my association with material desires, one after another, I was gradually falling into a blind well full of snakes, following the general populace. But Your servant Nārada Muni kindly accepted me as his disciple and instructed me how to achieve this transcendental position. Therefore, my first duty is to serve him. How could I leave his service?” [Prahlāda Mahārāja to Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, Bhāg. 7.9.28)

Jayapatākā Swami: So, when the spiritual master gives one transcendental service, the disciple starts to chant the holy name. He surpasses all the challenges of Kali-yuga and so here we see how Prahlāda Mahārāja is very grateful to Nārada Muni, We should also be very grateful to our spiritual master, who has revealed the Absolute Truth to us. Sometimes we get letters that people are not able to chant, they have reduced their chanting. Actually, somehow or other we should always chant. In Kali-yuga there is no other way:

harer nāma harer nāma
harer nāmaiva kevalam
kalau nāsty eva nāsty eva
nāsty eva gatir anyathā
[Cc. Ādi 17.21]

 So, we can chant on the beads, but also somehow or another we should chant all the time. Haribol!

Text Eight

tumi mor cira sāthī bhuliyā māyār lāthi
khāiyāchi janma-janmāntare
āji punaḥ e sujoga jadi hoy jogāyoga
tabe pāri tuhe milibāre

tumi—You; mora—my; cira-sāthī—perpetual companion; bhuliyā—forgetting; māyāra—of illusion; lāthi—kicks; khāiyāchi—I am suffering; janma-janmāntare—birth after birth; āji—today; punaḥ—again; e—this; su-yoga—opportunity; yadi haya—if it is; yogāyoga—association; tabe—then; pāri—I am able; tuhe milibāre—to meet You.

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, You are my eternal companion. Forgetting You, I have suffered the kicks of māyā birth after birth. If today the chance to meet You occurs again, then I will surely be able to rejoin You.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, in this material world, forgetting Lord Kṛṣṇa, we are suffering so much! And we pray to Lord Nityānanda that You are premānanda-sukhī, I am baḍa duḥkhī! Please make me sukhī! So the secret to be happy is to engage in pure devotional service.

Text Nine

tomāra milane bhāi ābār se sukha pāi
gocārane ghuri din bhor
kata bane chuṭāchuṭi bane khāi luṭāpuṭi
sei din kabe habe mor

tomāra—Your; milane—in the meeting; bhāi—O dear friend; ābāra—once more; se sukha—that happiness; pāi—I will experience; go-cāraṇe—tending the cows; ghuri—I will wander; dina bhora—all through the day; kata vane—in so many forests; chuṭāchuṭi—joking and frolicking; vane—in the forest; khāi—I relish; luṭāpuṭi—rolling on the ground; sei dina—that day; kabe—when; habe mora—it will be mine.

O dear friend, in Your company I will experience great joy once again. In the early morning I will wander about the cowherd pastures and fields. Running and frolicking in the many forests of Vraja, I will roll on the ground in spiritual ecstasy. Oh when will that day be mine?

Jayapatākā Swami: We should also desire like this! When will that day be mine?! I am making a new video on this and that. But actually we should desire to play and frolick with Lord Kṛṣṇa, and to roll on the ground in spiritual ecstasy. When will that day be mine? That is the hankering of Śrīla Prabhupāda! It is said in the books of the previous ācāryas that laulyam, intense desire to serve Lord Kṛṣṇa is the price to get pure kṛṣṇa-prema!

Text Ten

āji se subidhāne tomāra smaraṇa bhela
baro āśā ḍākilām tāi
āmi tomāra nitya-dāsa tāi kori eta āśa
tumi binā anya gati nāi

āji—today; se—that; su-vidhāne—in a nice way; tomāra—Your; smaraṇa—remembrance; bhela—happened; baḍa āśā—great longing; ḍākilāma—I called out; tāi—just so; āmi—I; tomāra—Your; nitya-dāsa—eternal servant; tāi—just so; kari—I maintain; eta āśa—such a desire; tumi vinā—other than You; anya gati—another refuge; nāi—there is not.

Today that remembrance of You came to me in a very nice way. Because I have a great longing I called to You. I am Your eternal servant and therefore I desire Your association so much. O Lord Kṛṣṇa, except for You there is no other means of success.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, Śrīla Prabhupāda was remembering Kṛṣṇa and he has a longing to have His association. He is amidst Kṛṣṇa’s eternal servants and therefore he desires to associate with Kṛṣṇa, so much! So, like this, this poem by Śrīla Prabhupāda, prayer, he wrote three days before he reached Boston. We can see that he is very much desirous of associating with Lord Kṛṣṇa. By his mercy I can give that inspiration to everybody. Haribol!

Kṛṣṇe matir astu!