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Jagannatha Swami Prayer Chants, European Vaisnavas Seeking Darshan

📅 January 26, 1977 📍 Puri ⏱ 6 min
Western devotees hunger for Lord Jagannatha's darshan through sincere chanting and the mercy of the spiritual master's mission.
Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca

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[Purī temple brāhmaṇas chant prayers to Lord Jagannātha, loud pūjā going on in background throughout] [kadācit kālindī-taṭa-vipina-saṅgītaka-ravo mudābhīrī-nārī-vadana-kamalāsvāda-madhupaḥ ramā-śambhu-]………brahmāmara-pati-gaṇeśārcita-pado jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me bhuje savye veṇuṁ śirasi śikhi-pucchaṁ kaṭi-taṭe dukūlaṁ netrānte sahacara-kaṭākṣaṁ vidadhate sadā śrīmad-vṛndāvana-vasati-līlā-paricayo jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me mahāmbhodhes tīre kanaka-rucire nīla-śikhare vasan prāsādāntaḥ sahaja-balabhadreṇa balinā subhadrā-madhya-sthaḥ sakala-sura-sevāvasara-do jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me kṛpā-pārāvāraḥ sajala-jalada-śreṇi-ruciro ramā-vāṇī-rāmaḥ sphurad-amala-paṅkeruha-mukhaḥ surendrair ārādhyaḥ śruti-gaṇa-śikhā-gīta-carito jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me rathārūḍho gacchan pathi milita-bhūdeva-paṭalaiḥ stuti-prādurbhāvaṁ prati-padam upākarṇya sadayaḥ dayā-sindhur bandhuḥ sakala-jagatāṁ sindhu-sutayā jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me para-brahmāpīḍaḥ kuvalaya-dalotphulla-nayano nivāsī nīlādrau nihita-caraṇo 'nanta-śirasi rasānando rādhā-sarasa-vapur-āliṅgana-sukho jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me na vai yāce rājyaṁ na ca kanaka-māṇikya-vibhavaṁ na yāce 'haṁ ramyāṁ sakala-jana-kāmyāṁ vara-vadhūm sadā kāle kāle pramatha-patinā gīta-carito jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me hara tvaṁ saṁsāraṁ druta-taram asāraṁ sura-pate hara tvaṁ pāpānāṁ vitatiṁ aparāṁ yādava-pate aho dīne 'nāthe nihita-caraṇo niścitam idaṁ jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me nīlācala nivāsāya nityāya paramātmane balabhadra subhadrābhiyayaṁ kṛṣṇameghāya maṅgalam Prabhupāda: So these European and American Vaiṣṇavas, they're hankering after jagannātha svāmī nayana pathagāmī bhavatu me. Now it is through your intervention they may be able to see Jagannātha Swami. [chuckles] They are hankering like that, jagannātha svāmī nayana pathagāmī bhavatu me. Indian man: [Transl. The way you are preaching about Jagannāth Svāmi everywhere, all the inhabitants of Jagannātha-Bhūmi have become indebted to you. Simply by watching your Ratha-yātra festival. At present a veil of shame has fallen on us.] Prabhupāda: Have some prasāda. [end]

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