![]() ![]() I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of such a spiritual master. The spiritual master aspires to relish these at every moment. The spiritual master is always eager to hear and chant about the unlimited conjugal pastimes of Radhika and Madhava, and Their qualities, names, and forms. When the spiritual master sees that the devotees are satisfied by eating bhagavat-prasada, he is satisfied. The spiritual master is always offering Krishna four kinds of delicious food. They dress the Deities in beautiful clothes and ornaments, clean Their temple, and perform other similar worship of the Lord. ![]() He also engages his disciples in such worship. The spiritual master is always engaged in the temple worship of Sri Sri Radha and Krishna. Because he is relishing the mellows of pure devotion within his mind, sometimes his hair stands on end, he feels quivering in his body, and tears flow from his eyes like waves. I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of such a spiritual master, who is an ocean of auspicious qualities.Ĭhanting the holy name, dancing in ecstasy, singing, and playing musical instruments, the spiritual master is always gladdened by the sankirtana movement of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. ![]() Just as a cloud pours water on a forest fire to extinguish it, so the spiritual master delivers the materially afflicted world by extinguishing the blazing fire of material existence. The spiritual master is receiving benediction from the ocean of mercy. He says, “One who, with great care and attention, loudly recites this beautiful prayer to the spiritual master during the brahma-muhurta obtains direct service to Krishna, the Lord of Vrindavana, at the time of his death.” Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura, who appeared in the middle of the seventeenth century, is a great spiritual master in the Krishna conscious chain of gurus and disciples. Sri Sri Gurv-ashtaka Eight Prayers to the Guru ![]()
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