Praṇāma mantra for Śrī Rūpa-Raghunātha
rūpeti nāma vada bho rasane! sadā tvaṁ
rūpaṁ ca saṁsmara manaḥ karuṇā-svarūpam
rūpaṁ namaskaru śiraḥ sadayāvalokaṁ
tasyā-dvitīya-sutanuṁ raghunātha-dāsam
O tongue, always chant the name Rūpa. O mind, remember Śrī Rūpa, the embodiment of compassion. O head, bow to Śrī Rūpa, whose glance distributes mercy. In the same way, chant, remember, and bow to Śrī Rūpa’s non-different form, Śrī Raghunātha dāsa.
rūpaṁ ca saṁsmara manaḥ karuṇā-svarūpam
rūpaṁ namaskaru śiraḥ sadayāvalokaṁ
tasyā-dvitīya-sutanuṁ raghunātha-dāsam
O tongue, always chant the name Rūpa. O mind, remember Śrī Rūpa, the embodiment of compassion. O head, bow to Śrī Rūpa, whose glance distributes mercy. In the same way, chant, remember, and bow to Śrī Rūpa’s non-different form, Śrī Raghunātha dāsa.
From Sādhana-dīpikā, quoted in Bhakti-ratnākara (6.290)
Audio recording of the Rūpa-Raghunatha pranama mantra
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Word-for-word meaning
- rūpeti – the name “Rūpa”; nāma – name; vada – chant, speak; bho – Oh!; rasane – O tongue; sadā – always; tvaṁ – you.
- rūpaṁ – Śrī Rūpa; ca – and; saṁsmara – remember; manaḥ – O mind; karuṇā-svarūpam – the embodiment (svarūpa) of compassion (karuṇā).
- rūpaṁ – Śrī Rūpa; namaskaru – bow; śiraḥ – O head; sadayāvalokaṁ – whose merciful (sadayā) glance (avalokaṁ).
- tasya – of him (Śrī Rūpa); a-dvitīya – non-different; su-tanuṁ – beautiful form; raghunātha-dāsam – Śrī Raghunātha dāsa.
I'm sharing the above praṇāma mantra in honor of Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī's disappearance day today. It will be featured in the upcoming Śrī Gauḍīya Gīti-guccha.
The other day, I published a detailed study guide for Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī’s Śrī Govardhana-vāsa-prārthanā-daśakam on Vine of Devotion. The guide includes translations of each line, word-for-word meanings, titles to help with memorization of the sequence, recordings of each line for practice, and an explanation video. You can check it out by clicking the link below:
If you'd like to learn these verses with us, today is a very auspicious day to begin!
Jaya Śrī Rūpa-Raghunātha ki jaya!
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