All Glory to r( r( Guru-Gaur&ga

Archchan-ka@a

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Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math

Kolerganj, P.O. Nabadwip, Dt. Nadia,

West Bengal, India, Pin 741302
Founder-chryya:
O^ Vi!@upd r(la Bhakti Rak!ak r(dhar Dev-Goswm( Mahrj
Sevaite-President-chryya:
O^ Vi!@upd r(la Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswm( Mahrj

All Glory to r( r( Guru-Gaur&ga

Archchan-ka@a
By the performance of Nma-sa&k(rttan, all perfection is attained. Still, to help us along the journey
in the life of Devotion there is particular benet in
certain activities of worship.
The practitioner will, after bathing, be seated on
an sana facing to the East, and touching water in a
pacha-ptra he will invite all the holy places by
chanting this mantra
ga&ge cha yamune chaiva godvari sarasvati
narmmade sindho kver( jale smin sannidhi^ kuru
Sprinkling some of that water on his head, he
will chant o^ vi!@u% o^ vi!@u% o^ vi!@u% and perform chaman.
He will apply tilak with Gop(chandan, with this
mantra
lal$e keava^ dhyyen
nrya@am athodare
bak!a%sthale mdhava^ tu
govinda^ ka@$ha-k)pake
vi!@u^ cha dak!i@e kuk!au
bhau cha madhus)danam
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trivikrama^ kandhare tu
vmana^ vmaprvake
r(dhara^ vmabhau tu
h!(kea^ cha kandhare
p!$he tu padmanbha^ cha
ka$y^ dmodara^ nyaset
tat prak!lana-toya^ tu
vsudevya m)rddhani
Next, he must purify the flowers. The mantra
pu!pe pu!pe mahpu!pe supu!pe pu!pa-sambhave
pu!pa-chayvak(r@e cha hu^ pha$ svh
Then purify the sana
o^ dhra-aktaye kamalsanya nama%with this
mantra he will worship the sana with a flower.
Worship of the sana:
sana mantrasya meru-p!$ho !i sutala^ chhanda
k)rmmo devat sanopaveane viniyoga%. pthvi
tvay dht lok devi tva^ vi!@un dht. tva^ cha
dhraya m^ nitya^ pavitra^ kuru chmanakh.
Establishing the utensils, etc.
Opposite the worshipper on the left side, with
appropriate vessels, he will keep the conch-shell, pdya
[water to wash the feet of the worshippable], arghya
[ingredients for worship], water for performing
chaman, and container for madhuparka [equal
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amounts of cows ghee, cows yoghurt and honey;

otherwise the same adding cows milk and sugar,
which is also known as pachmta]; on the right he
will keep containers of sandlewood, Tulas(, and flowers, etc.; blowing conch, bell, water-pot are on the left;
ghee-lamp on the right, and incense and oil-lamp on
the left, and other paraphernalia will be located to be
conveniently visible to the worshipper; behind, he will
keep a vessel containing water for washing his hands.
Purication of the bell
sarvva-vdya-mayi gha&$e deva-sevasya vallabhe
tv^ vin naiva sarvve!^ ubha^ bhavati obhane
Purication of the conch
tva^ pur sgarotpanno vi!@un vidhta% kare
mnita% sarvva-devai cha pchajanya namo stu te
Next, Svasti vchan and Ma&gala vchan are performed, and after that self-meditation:
Svasti vchan
o^ svasti no govinda% svasti no chyutnantau svasti
no vsudevo vi!@ur dadhtu. svasti no nrya@o naro
vai, svastina% padmanbha% puru!ottamo dadhtu.
svasti no vivakseno vivevara%, svasti no hikeo
harir dadhtu. svasti no vainateyo hari% svasti
no jansuto hanur bhgavato dadhtu. svasti svasti
suma&galai% keo mahn r(-k!@a% sachchidnanda3

ghana% sarvvevarevaro dadhtu.

karotu svasti me k!@a% sarvva-lokevarevara%
kr!@daya cha kurvvantu svasti me loka-pvan%
k!@o mamaiva sarvvatra svasti kuryyt riy samam
tathaiva cha sad kr!@i% sarvva-vighna-vinana%
o^ hare k!@a hare k!@a k!@a k!@a hare hare
hare rma hare rma rma rma hare hare
Ma&gal vchan mantras
ma&gala^ bhagavn vi!@ur
ma&gala^ madhus)dana%
ma&gala^ h!(keo ya^
ma&galyatano hari%
vi!@)chchra@a-mtre@a
k!@asya smara@dd hare%
sarvva-vighnni nayanti
ma&gala% syn na sa^aya%
Nija-dhyna
divya-r(-hari-mandir#ya-tilaka^
ka@$ha^ sumlnvita^
bak!a% r(-harinma-var@a-subhaga^
r(-kha@#a-lipta^ puna%
p)ta^ s)k!ma-navmbara^ vimalat^
nitya^ vahant(^ tanu^
dhyyechchhr(-gurupdapadma-nika$e
sevotsuk^ chtmana%
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First Guru-p)j, Guru-dhyna

prta% r(man-navadv(pe
dvi-netra^ dvi-bhuja^ guru^
varbhaya-prada^ nta^
smaret tan nma p)rvvakam
At r( Mypur Yogap($h in the Transcendental
Abode of Nabadwip, the Supreme Lord r(
Chaitanyadev is seated in a jewelled temple. To His
right r( Nitynanada, to His left r( Gaddhar, and
opposite Advaitaall, Their hands folded in prayer,
sing His Eternal Glories. r(vs Pa@#it stands in front
holding the sunshade. Below them, r( Gurudev is
present on his holy seat. One must meditate in this
way and rst worship r( Gurudev with sixteen items
of worship; in this way:
idam sana^ ai^ gurave nama% [seat]
etat pdya^ ai^ gurave nama% [foot-wash]
idam arghya^ ai^ gurave nama% [ingredients]
idam chaman(ya^ ai^ gurave nama%
[sipping water]
e!a madhuparka% ai^ gurave nama% [as above]
ida^ punar chaman(ya^ ai^ gurave nama%
[sipping water again]
ida^ snn(ya^ ai^ gurave nama% [bathing water]
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ida^ sottar(ya-vastra^ ai^ gurave nama% [cloth]

idam bhara@a^ ai^ gurave nama% [ornaments]
e!a gandha% ai^ gurave nama% [fragrant substance]
e!a dh)pa% ai^ gurave nama% [incense]
e!a d(pa% ai^ gurave nama% [lamp]
ida^ sachandanapu!pa^ ai^ gurave nama%
[flowers with chandan]
ida^ naivedya^ ai^ gurave nama%
[offering of fruit, water, sweets, grains, etc.]
ida^ pn(ya-jala^ ai^ gurave nama%
[drinking water]
ida^ punar chaman(ya^ ai^ gurave nama%
[water to cleanse mouth again]
ida^ tmbula^ ai^ gurave nama% [Betel, pn, etc.]
ida^ mlya^ ai^ gurave nama% [garland]
ida^ sarvva^ ai^ gurave nama% [everything]
Then chant Guru-gyatri no less than twelve
times.
Vijapti [entreaty]
tva^ gopik v!araves tanayntike si
sevdhikri@i guro nija-pdapadmadsya^ pradya kuru m^ vraja-knane-r(rdh&ghri-sevana-rase sukhin(^ sukhbdhe
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After this, one must offer obeisance

ajna-timirndhasya jnjana-alkay
chak!ur unm(lita^ yena tasmai r(-gurave nama%
r(-chaitanya-mano bh(!$a^ sthpita^ yena bh)tale
svaya^ r)pa% kad mahya^ dadti sva-padntikam

Pra@ma-mantra is chanted as follows

nanda-l(lmaya-vigrahya
hembha-divyachchhavi-sundarya
tasmai mahprema-rasa-pradya
chaitanya-chandrya namo namaste

rdh-sammukha-sa^sakti^ sakh(sa&ga-nivsin(m
tvm aha^ satata^ vande mdhavraya-vigrahm

After that, meditating in ones heart on the

Mercy of r( Guru and r( Gaur&ga, one should perform the worship of r( r( Rdh-K!@a.

Next, one must worship r( Gaur&ga who

appears in His vefold Features of Pacha-tattva.
Meditation upon r( Gaur&ga
r(man mauktika-baddha-dma-chikura^
susmera-chandrnana^
r(-kha@#guru-chru-chitra-vasana^
srag-divya-bh)!chitam
ntyvea-raslu-moda-madhura^
kandarpa-veojjvala^
chaitanya^ kanaka-dyuti^ nija-janai%
sa^sevyamna^ bhaje
Then with Gaura-mantra one must worship r(
Gaur&ga with the sixteen types of offerings as was
done in Guru-p)j.
On the completion of this p)j, one must silently chant Gaura-gyatr(.
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First is meditation of r( Vndvan, in this

way
tato vndvana^ dhyyet
paramnanda-varddhanam
klind(-jala-kallolasa&gi-mruta-sevitam
nn-pu!pa-lat-baddhavk!a-!a@#ai cha ma@#itam
ko$i-s)ryya-sambhsa^
vimukta^ !a$-tara&gakai%
tan madhye ratna-khachita^
svar@a-si^hsana^ mahat
One must meditate upon r( Rdh-K!@a seated upon that golden jewelled throne, in this way
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r(-k!@a^ r(-ghanayma^ p)r@nanda-kalevaram

dvibhuja^ sarvva-devea^ rdhli&gita-vigraham
As with the worship of Guru-Gaur&ga, one
must perform worship with the sixteen articles of worship through the K!@a-mantra that has been given by
r( Guru.
After that, obeisance
he k!@a karu@-sindho d(na-bandho jagat-pate
gopea gopik-knta rdhknta namo stu te
tapta-kchana-gaur&gi rdhe vndvanevari
v!abhnusute devi pra@ammi haripriye
After that, one must silently chant Kma-gyatr(
and M)l-mantra purely, to the best of ones ability.
Having done that, Padyapachaka [ve lokas] and
Vijapti respectively should be recited.
Padyapachaka
sa^sra-sgarn ntha
putra-mitra-gh&gant
goptrau me yuvm eva
prapanna-bhaya-bhajanau [1]
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yo ha^ mamsti yat kichid

iha loke paratra cha
tat sarvva^ bhavato dyaiva
chara@e!u samarpitam [2]
aham apy apardhnm
layas tyakta-sdhana%
agati cha tato nthau
bhavantau me par gati% [3]
tavsmi rdhik-ntha
karmma@ manas gir
k!@a-knte tavaivsmi
yuvm eva gatir mama [4]
ara@a^ tv^ prapanno smi
karu@-nikarkarau
prasda^ kuru dsya^ bho
mayi du!$e pardhini [5]
Vijapti
mat samo nsti pptm
npardh( cha kachana
parihre pi lajj me
ki^ bruve puru!ottama [1]
yuvat(n^ yath y)ni
yun^ cha yuvatau yath
mano bhiramate tadvat
mano me ramat^ tvayi [2]
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bh)mau skhalita-pdn^
bh)mir evvalambanam
tvayi jtpardhn^
tvam eva ara@a^ prabho [3]
govinda-vallabhe rdhe
prrthaye tvm aha^ sad
tvad(yam iti jntu
govindo m^ tvay saha [4]
rdhe vndvandh(e
karu@mta-vhini
kpay nija-pdbjadsya^ mahya^ prad(yatm [5]

After that, one must offer the nirmmlya or that

which has just been offered and is now Mahprasd,
to r( Gurudev, etc., as follows:
etat mahprasda-nirmmlya^ r(-gurave nama%
etat pn(ya-jala^ r(-gurave nama%
etat prasda-tmbula^ r(-gurave nama%
etat sarvva^ sarvva-sakh(bhyo nama%
etat sarvva^ r(-paur@amsyai nama%
etat sarvva^ sarvva-vrajavsibhyo nama%
etat sarvva^ sarvva-vai!@avebhyo nama%
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Obeisance to Vndvan
tavra@ye dev( dhruvam iha murri-viharati
sad preyasyeti rutir api virauti smtir api
iti jtv vnde chara@am abhivande tava kp^
kuru!va k!ipra^ me phalatu nitar^ tar!avi$ap(
Then, the worship of Tulas( is conducted in this
way
nirmmlya-gandha-pu!pdi-pn(ya-jalam idam
arghya^ r(-tulasyai nama%
Mantra
nirmmit tva^ pardevair
archchit tva^ sursurai%
tulas( hara me vidy^
p)j^ gh@a namo stu te
Obeisance to Tulas(
y d!$ nikhilgha-sa&gha-aman(
sp!$ vapu%pvan(
rognm abhivandit nirasan(
sikt ntaka-trsin(
pratysatti-vidhyin( bhagavata%
k!@asya sa^ropit
nyast tach-chara@e subhakti-phalad
tasyai tulasyai nama%
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After offering obeisances to Tulas(, one must

chant the Holy Name on Tulas(-ml. In taking the
Name there is no consideration of time, place, purity
or impurity. It is the Supreme Eternal. After that, one
must recite this mantra and accept r( Chara@mta
and take it on ones head
ae!a-klea-ni%e!akra@a^ uddha-bhaktida^
k!@a-pdodaka^ p(tv
iras dhraymy aham

After that, one should accept a little

Mahprasd.
rudanti ptak% sarvve
nivasanti muhur-muhu%
hhktya palyanti
jagannthnna-bhak!a@t

Then s!$&ga-da@#avat
daurbhy^ padbhy^ cha jnubhym
uras iras d
manas vachas cheti
pra@m!$&ga (rita%
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Gaura-L(l
rtryante ayanotthita% surasaritsnto
vabhau ya% prage
p)rvvhne sva-ga@air lasaty upavane
tair bhti madhyhnake
ya% puryym aparhnake nija-ghe
sya^ ghe ch&gane
ri-vsasya nimukhe niivasan
gaura% sa no rak!atu
K!@a-L(l
kujd go!$ha^ ninte praviati kurute
dohannn svandyam
prta% sya^ cha l(l^ viharati sakhibhi%
sa&gave chrayan g%
madhyhne chthanakta^ vilasati vipine
rdhayddhparhe
go!$ha^ yti prado!e ramayati suhdo
ya% sa k!@o vatn na%

End of morning worship duties.

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In the evening, one must chant the M)l-mantra

and Gyatr( twelve times. One should not accept any
food that is unoffered to the Lord or of an unsttvik
nature.
One should follow to the best of ones ability the
vows of r( Ekda(, the Appearance of the Supreme
Lord, etc. One should never associate with the asat or
non-devotee persons.
Before worship, this is the mantra for picking
the required Tulas( leaves
tulasy amta-janmsi sad tva^ keava-priye
keavrtha^ chichinomi varade bhava obhane

End of Archchana-ka@a

Disappearance of Prabhupda r(la Bhakti Siddhnta Saraswat(

hkur
28th Dec., 1996, r( Govinda Dhm, Uki, N.S.W., Australia
[translationr( B.A. Sgar

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English Publications {listed in brief]

By and about Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj:
Centenary Anthology
Exclusive Guardianship
Holy Engagement
Golden Volcano of Divine Love
Home Comfort
Inner Fullment
Search for Sri KrishnaReality the Beautiful
Sermons of the Guardian of Devotion Vols. I, II and III
Sri Guru and His Grace
Srila Guru MaharajHis Divine Pastimes and Precepts in Brief
Sri Sri Prapanna-jivanamritamPositive and Progressive Immortality
Sri Sri Prema Dhama Deva Stotram
Srimad Bhagavad-gitaThe Hidden Treasure of the Sweet Absolute
Subjective EvolutionThe Play of the Sweet Absolute
The Golden Staircase
By and about Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj:
Dignity of the Divine Servitor
Divine Guidance
Golden Reflections
The Benedictine Tree of Divine Aspiration
The Divine Servitor
Divine Message for the Devotees
Periodicals:
Counterpoint
Sri Gaudiya Darshan
Sri Vaishnava Toshani
Vaishnava Transmission
Various:
Relative Worlds {Srila Prabhupad Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thkur}
Sri Brahma-samhita {with Commentary of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur}
Sri Chaitanya MahaprabhuHis Life Precepts {Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur}
Sri Chaitanya Saraswati, vol.II {with Hindi, Gujarati and Bengali}
The Bhagavata {Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur }