Sri Dayita Dasa Pranati Pancakam

Śrī Dayita Dāsa Praṇati Pañcakam
(Five Sanskrit Verses glorifying Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī)
by HH B.R. Śrīdhara Mahārāja

bhayābhañjana jayaśaṁsana-karuṇāyatanayanam
kanakotpala janakojjvala-rasasāgara-cayanam
mukharīkṛta-dharaṇītala-harikīrtana-rasanam
kṣitipāvana-bhavatāraṇa-pihitāruṇa-vasanam
śubhadodaya-divase vṛṣaravijā-nija-dayitam
praṇamāmi ca caraṇāntika-paricāraka-sahitam

śaraṇāgata-bhajanavrata-cirapālana-caraṇam
sukṛtālaya-saralasāya-sujanākhila-varaṇam
harisādhana-kṛtabādhana janaśāsana-kalanam
sacarācara-karuṇākara-nikhilāśiva-dalanam
śubhadodaya-divase vṛṣaravijā-nija-dayitam
praṇamāmi ca caraṇāntika-paricāraka-sahitam

atilaukika-gatitaulika-ratikautuka-vapuṣam
atidaivata-mativaiṣṇava-yati-vaibhava-puruṣam
sasanātana-raghurūpaka-paramānugacaritam
suvicāraka iva jīvaka iti sādhubhiruditam
śubhadodaya-divase vṛṣaravijā-nija-dayitam
praṇamāmi ca caraṇāntika-paricāraka-sahitam

sarasītaṭa-sukhadoṭaja-nikaṭapriyabhajanam
lalitāmukha-lalanākula-paramādarayajanam
vrajakānana-bahumānana-kamalāpriyanayanam
guṇamañjarī-garimā-guṇa-harivāsanavayanam
śubhadodaya-divase vṛṣaravijā-nija-dayitam
praṇamāmi ca caraṇāntika-paricāraka-sahitam

vimalotsavam amalotkala-puruṣottama-jananam
patitoddhṛti-karuṇāstṛti-kṛtanūtana-pulinam
mathurāpura-puruṣottama-samagaurapuratanam
harikāmaka-haridhāmaka-harināmaka-ratanam
śubhadodaya-divase vṛṣaravijā-nija-dayitam
praṇamāmi ca caraṇāntika-paricāraka-sahitam

Homage unto Śrī Dayita Dāsa

1. He (of divine form) came forth from the birthplace of the golden lotus – the ocean of the mellow of divine consorthood. His large, merciful eyes dispel (the suffering souls’) fear and proclaim (the surrendered souls’) victory. His tongue (constantly) vibrates the whole Earth planet with Sri Krsna- sankirtana, his beauty resplendent in the robes of the sun’s radiance (saffron) that purifies the universe and dispels the suffering of material existence. On his Holy Day of Advent, I (again and again) bow down unto that beloved associate of Sri Vrsabhanunandini, and the servitors of his lotus feet.
2. The devotees surrendered in pure devotion are eternally protected at his lotus feet. He is worshippable by the pure souls endowed with sincerity and good fortune, and he accepts (even) those who obstruct the service of Sri Hari, just to rectify them. As the very fountainhead of mercy upon all mobile and immobile beings, he crushes the inauspiciousness of the whole universe. On his Holy Day of Advent, I (again and again) bow down unto that beloved associate of Sri Vrsabhanunandini, and the servitors of his lotus feet.
3. Like a miracle, his body moves with a joyful elegance and charm beyond the world’s understanding, fulfilling the artist’s aspiration. (Or, dancing in pastimes transcendental to the world, his artistic form incites divine love’s hankering). His intellect surpasses that of (even) the demigods, and he is nobility incarnate as the commander in-chief of the Vaisnava sannyasis (tridandi-yatis). The sadhus of profound intellect describe the nature of his personality as meticulously in the line of Sri Sanatana, Sri Rupa, and Sri Raghunatha, and they speak of him as being on the same plane as Sri Jivapada (being superbly replete in perfect theistic conclusions). On his Holy Day of Advent, I (again and again) bow down unto that beloved associate of Sri Vrsabhanunandini, and the servitors of his lotus feet.
4. On the bank of Sri Radha Kunda at Svananda Sukhada Kunja, he is devoted to the service of his Beloved, and (furthermore) he is greatly endeared to the divine damsels of Vraja headed by Lalita. He is most favorite to Kamala-manjari who is pre-eminent in Vrndavana, and with the glorious qualities of Gunamanjari he builds the residence of Sri Hari. On his Holy Day of Advent, I (again and again) bow down unto that beloved associate of Sri Vrsabhanunandini, and the servitors of his lotus feet.
5. He is immaculate joy incarnate, or, he is the graciousness or the joy of Vimala Devi. He manifested the pastimes of his Advent at Purusottama Ksetra in the holy land of Orissa, and he revealed his pastimes of delivering the fallen souls and extending his mercy upon them (by awarding them the gift of divine love) at the ‘new isles,’ or Navadvipa. Circumambulating Gaura Dhama in the same way as traditionally done at Vraja Dhama and Purusottama Dhama, he continuously propagates – the loving desire of Vraja, the divine abode of Vaikuntha, and the holy name of Krsna. On his Day of Holy Advent, I (again and again) make my obeisance unto that dear associate of Sri Vrsabhanunandini, and the servitors of his holy lotus feet.