Timings

Mon to Sat Sunday

Wake up SSNM 4.15am 4.15am
Mangal Arti 4.30am 4.30am
Tulasi Puja 5.00am 5.00am
Bathing & dressing 5.00am 5.00am
Darshan/Greetings 7.15am 7.15am
Guru puja
Breakfast offering
Lunch Bhoga offering 3.30pm 3.30pm
Gaura arti 7.30pm After class
Put SSNM to rest 8.00pm After kirtan

Standards to be followed for the service & worship of Sri Sri Nitai
Mayapurcandra

Making garlands for SSNM Chanting 16 rounds & following the 4 regs

Making ghee wicks Chanting 16 rounds & following the 4 regs

Cooking bhoga Chanting 16 rounds & following the 4 regs

Offering bhoga Chanting 16 rounds & following the 4 regs & first initiation (except
for full time devotees that Jyotir has ok’d)

Offering aarti Chanting 16 rounds & following the 4 regs & first initiation

Waking the lord & putting to rest Chanting 16 rounds & following the 4 regs & first initiation

Bathing & dressing Chanting 16 rounds & following the 4 regs & first initiation

Further at all times, it is required that if you are doing any service for SSNM or Srila Prabhupada or even
entering the Pujari room that you are suci.
Suci means :
• You have taken a bath and,
• have not eaten and,
• have not gone to the toilet and,
• have not drank water and
• did not hug anyone and
• did not carry any child/baby
Dress code for entering altar
Prabhus – dhoti with uttariya (upper cloth), no kurta, body marked with tilak
Matajis – Sari (perferrably cotton or silk), long hair plaited or tied back, head covered, body marked with
tilak

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Waking the deities
Outside altar
1. Perform Acamana
2. Recite prayer to spiritual master
Sri Guru paramananda premananda phala prada
Vrajananda pradananda sevayam ma nitya jaya

My dear spiritual master who gives fruits in the form of the highest type of bliss –
Love of Lord Krsna please engage me in the blissful service of Sri Krsna who gives
the bliss in the land of Vraja
Prayers to awaken Lord: to be chanted whilst standing outside the altar
So ‘sav adabhra-karuno bhagavan vivrddha
Prema-smitena nayanamburuham vijrmbhan
Utthaya visva-vijayaya ca na visadam
Madhvya girapanayatat purusah puranah
“The Lord, who is supreme & is the oldest of all, is unlimitedly merciful. I wish that He may
smilingly bestow His benediction upon me by opening His lotus eyes. He can uplift the
entire cosmic creation out dejection by kindly speaking His direction” (SB 3.9.25)
Deva prapannartihara
Prasadam kuru kesava
Avalokama-danena
Bhuyo mam parayacyuta

“O Kesava, O infalliable Lord, O remover of the distresses if the surrendered souls! Please
bestow Your mercy upon me again awarding me Your transdental glance.”
Jaya jaya krpamoy jagater nath
Sarva jagatere koro subha-drsti-pat
“All glories, all glories to the merciful Lord of the universe! O lord please cast Your
auspicious glance upon all the worlds”
Enter the Altar
Approach Lord Caitanya’s bed, touch His lotus feet, and chant:

uttisthottistha gauranga jahi nidram mahaprabho
subha-drsti-pradanena trailokya-mangalam

kuru
O Lord Gauranga, please rise from sleep and bless the three worlds with Your auspicious
glance.

Approach Lord Nityananda’s bed, touch His lotus feet, and chant:
uttistha jahnavesvara yoga-nidram tyaja prabho
namno hatte divya-namam su-sraddhartham
vitarasi

O Nityananda Prabhu, Lord of Jahnava, please arise and give up Your divine sleep. At the
marketplace of the holy name You distribute the divine name, asking only for one’s faith in
payment.

Then replace any crowns, turbans, chadars, or veils that belong to Their Lordships’ night dress.



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1 Preparation for Worship (purvanga-karma)
Required Paraphernalia
• To avoid interrupting the worship, make sure the following items are present before beginning:
1. a small bell on a plate;

2. a panca-patra (acamana cup) containing samanya-arghya water;

3. 2 waterpot with a spout and a cover, 1 filled with hot water and 1 with cold water

4. a visarjania-patra (throw-out pot);

5. 4 pieces of cotton wool for cleaning the Deity;

6. taila (fragrant oil) & cotton bud;

7. powdered gopi-candana mixed with lemon juice

8. gopi candan with tooth pick to draw on tilak

9. a water-conch on a stand;

10. a snana-patra (bathing receptacle);

11. a receptacle for caranamrta;

12. a towel and a gamcha (cloth worn prior to dressing) for each Deity – follow the color codes
(yellow/gold for Lord Caitanya & light blue for Lord Nityananda)

13. clothing, underclothing, and pins;

14. ornaments;

15. gandha (sandalwood paste);

16. flowers and flower garlands;

17. tulasi leaves and manjaris (buds);

18. incense and ghee lamps (one set each for worship of the spiritual master and Lord Caitanya);

19. naivedya consisting of fruits and/or sweets (one bowl for worshiping the deities);

20. a picture of your spiritual master;

21. this manual, or written instructions based on this manual, if required;

• Outside the Deity room, perform acamana. Offer obeisances to your spiritual master.

Note in the notes that follow – there is mention of mudras and bija syllable and mantras – this
is only for Brahmana-initiated only!

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1.1 Establishing General Arghya Water (samanya-arghya-sthapana)
Establish samanya-arghya before starting the worship. You will use it for purification by prokshana and
for offering various upacaras by substitution in the worship of personalities before worshiping the main
Deity.

Set an empty panca-patra in place and fill it with fresh water. After pouring a few drops of water from the
acamana-patra or a spouted waterpot onto the fingers of your right hand, purify the panca-patra by
prokshana:

• Chanting om astraya phat sprinkle water on the païca-pätra.

• Over the panca-patra show the cakra-mudra then galini-mudra, then dhenu-mudra (or surabhi-
mudra).
• Invoke the Ganga and other holy rivers by showing the ankusa-mudra and chanting:
gange ca yamune caiva godavari sarasvati
narmade sindho kaveri jale ’smin sannidhim kuru
May water from the holy rivers Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Sarasvati, Narmada, Sindhu, and Kaveri
kindly be present.

• Now invoke the bija-syllable om into the water, chanting it eight times silently while holding the
bijakshara-mudra over the panca-patra. Then show the matsya-mudra over the panca-patra.

1.2 Arranging the Paraphernalia for Worship (patra-sthapana)

• Arrange the items in such a way that you can easily reach them without touching offered to
unoffered items.
• Place the bell (on a plate) to your left, and place the bathing conch on a stand so you can easily lift
and replace it several times.
• The waterpot, flowers, candana, and tulasi leaves should be within easy reach.
• The throw-out pot (visarjaniya-patra) may be used for offered acamana and arghya.
• Bathing towels should be placed on a tray, table or the altar, not on your lap or directly on the
floor.

1.3 Requesting the Spiritual Master’s and Previous Äcaryas’ Blessings (guru-
pankti-namaskara)
• Draw the attention of your spiritual master by placing flowers before him (pushpanjali) while chanting
esha pushpanjalih and the guru-mula-mantra. Then, meditating on your spiritual master’s service to the
previous acaryas, show the pranama-mudra (joined palms),
And chant:
sri-guro paramananda premananda phala-prada
vrajananda-pradananda-sevayam mam niyojaya
My dear spiritual master, who give the fruit of the highest bliss—the bliss of love of Godhead—
please engage me in the blissful service of Sri Krishna, who bestows bliss upon the land of Vraja.
jaya sri-krishna-caitanya prabhu-nityananda
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 sri-advaita gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrinda
All glories to Sri Krishna Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Sri Nityananda Prabhu, Sri Advaita Acarya, Sri
Gadadhara, Sri Srivasa, and all the devotees of Lord Caitanya.
hare krishna hare krishna krishna krishna hare hare
hare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare

1.4 Purifying the Lord’s Paraphernalia (dravya-suddhi)

• Do prokshana by sprinkling all the paraphernalia lightly with samanya-arghya water while chanting om
astraya phat

1.5 Purifying Oneself by Sprinkling Water (atma-suddhi)

• Do prokshana by sprinkling yourself lightly with samanya-arghya water while chanting the gopala-
mantra (the sixth guru-given mantra) once.

1.6 Purifying the Bodily Elements by Identifying Oneself as the Eternal

Servant of the Servant of Lord Krishna (bhuta-suddhi)
• Recite the following prayers, meditating on their meaning:

I am by nature the eternal servant of Krishna. But because of my bad fortune, I have been inimical
toward Him from time immemorial, and thus I have identified myself with my body and
continuously wandered in the cycle of birth and death in the material world, suffering the burning
threefold miseries. Now, as a result of some unimaginable good fortune, my spiritual master’s
mercy has enabled me to know that I am Krishna’s eternal servant, an infinitesimal spiritual being
completely apart from the gross and subtle body. And so by the order of my spiritual master I have
obtained the good fortune of serving his lotus feet and, following in his footsteps, the lotus feet of
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Sri Sri Nitai Mayapurchandra.
naham vipro na ca nara-patir napi vaisyo na sudro
naham varni na ca griha-patir no vana-stho yatir va
kintu prodyan-nikhila-paramananda-purnamritabdher
gopi-bhartuh pada-kamalayor dasa-dasanudasah
I am not a brahmana, I am not a kshatriya, I am not a vaisya or a sudra. Nor am I a brahmacari, a
householder, a vanaprastha, or a sannyasi. I identify myself only as the servant of the servant of
the servant of the lotus feet of Lord Sri Krishna, the maintainer of the gopis. He is like an ocean of
nectar, and He is the cause of universal transcendental bliss. He is always existing with brilliance.
[Padyavali 74, quoted in the Caitanya-caritamrita, Madhya 13.80]

2 Preliminary Worship
2.1 Worshiping the Spiritual Master (guru-püjä)
Perform worship of your spiritual master before worshiping the main Deity. If you are worshiping your
spiritual master in his picture, you may offer all the items by substituting flower petals dipped in candana
and/or samanya-arghya water from the panca-patra. You may offer these items into a receptacle placed in
front of the picture. If you are worshiping a murti (three-dimensional form) of your spiritual master, you
should offer actual items as far as possible. If the murti is not bathable, you may bathe him by meditation
while pouring water from the bathing conch into his snana-patra. If you are worshiping the parama-guru

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or other previous spiritual masters, you may follow the same procedure, substituting the appropriate
mula-mantra and pranama-mantra.
2.2 Worship of the Spiritual Master with Articles (bahya-puja)
While ringing the bell with your left hand, offer sixteen upacaras to your spiritual master, using flower
petals or samanya-arghya water from the panca-patra for each item, and then discard them into a
receptacle placed in front of his picture.
After offering each item, purify your right hand with a few drops of water from the panca-patra:
1. Chant idam asanam and the guru-mula-mantra, and with a hand gesture offer an asana for your
spiritual master to sit on.
2. Chant etani pushpani and the guru-mula-mantra, and offer flowers with candana to your spiritual
master’s lotus feet.
3. Chant esha dhupah and the guru-mula-mantra, and offer incense.
4. Chant esha dipah and the guru-mula-mantra, and offer a lamp.
5. Offer respects, glorification and obeisances (pranama):
• Chant the guru-mula-mantra and guru- gayatri (the second and third guru-given mantras) silently
ten times each.

2.3 Guru-stuti
• Offer glorification with the following verse:
tvam gopika vrisharaves tanayantike ’si
sevadhikarini guro nija-pada-padme
dasyam pradaya kuru mam vraja-kanane sri-
radhanghri-sevana-rase sukhinim sukhabdhau
O beloved spiritual master, you are always in the presence of the cowherd girl Radha, the daughter
of King Vrishabhanu. Please award me service at your lotus feet, which are the proprietors of
devotional service. Please place me in the ocean of joy by bestowing upon me happiness in the
mellows of service at the lotus feet of Sri Radha in the groves of Vraja-dhama.

2.4 Guru- pranama

• Offer obeisances with the following verses:
om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya
cakshur unmilitam yena tasmai sri-gurave namah
I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who has opened my eyes, which were
blinded by the darkness of ignorance, with the torchlight of knowledge.
nama om vishnu-padaya krishna-preshthaya bhu-tale
srimate [spiritual master’s name] iti namine
I offer my respectful obeisances unto [your spiritual master’s name], who is very dear to Lord
Krishna, having taken shelter at His lotus feet.
jaya sri-krishna-caitanya prabhu-nityananda
sri-advaita gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrinda
All glories to Sri Krishna Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Sri Nityananda Prabhu, Sri Advaita Acarya, Sri
Gadadhara, Sri Srivasa, and all the devotees of Lord Caitanya.

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 hare krishna hare krishna krishna krishna hare hare
hare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare

3 Worship of Lord Caitanya & Lord Nityananda with Articles (bahya-puja)

Escourt SSNM onto the bathing receptacle – use both hands as gesture to move them first and then move
each deity onto receptacle.
Undress the both deities and put on their gamchas – secure carefully with pins. Remove Brahman
threads. Place carefully so you do not tangle the chains.
While ringing the bell with your left hand, offer the sixteen upacaras to Lord Caitanya, then Lord
Nityänanda, using flower petals or samanya-arghya water from the panca-patra for each item, and then
discard them into a receptacle.

After offering each item, purify your right hand with a few drops of water from the païca-pätra:
1. Chant idam asanam and the gaura-mula-mantra, and offer an äsana for Lord Caitanya to sit on.
(Escort Him to a seat with a gesture of your hands.)
2. Chant svagatam su-svagatam and the gaura-mula-mantra, and with joined palms welcome Lord
Caitanya and see to His comfort.
3. Chant etat padyam and the gaura-mula-mantra, and offer water for washing Lord Caitanya’s lotus
feet.
4. Chant idam arghyam and the gaura-mula-mantra, and offer the arghya preparation to Lord
Caitanya in His hands so He can sprinkle it over his head.
5. Chant idam acamaniyam and the gaura-mula-mantra, and offer Lord Caitanya water for sipping.
6. Chant esha madhuparkah and the gaura-mula-mantra, and offer Lord Caitanya a cup of
madhuparka.
7. Chant idam punar-acamaniyam and the gaura-mula-mantra, and again offer water for sipping.
a. Remove gamchas and polish the deities with candan/lemon juice mixture and a piece of
cotton wool. Gently over their faces.
b. With another piece of cotton wool – wipe away excess lemon juice
c. Put on the gamchas again
d. Massage fragrant oils gently but thoroughly onto the deities body
8. Chant idam snaniyam and the gaura-mula-mantra, and bathe Lord Caitanya.
a. Bath with warm water with conch shell. (ensure that this water is not hot) – luke warm.
(in winter, put on heater) Pour water with right hand, ringing bell with left hand
b. Whilst still in the receptacle, pat dry with towel. Keeping Deity wrapped in the towel, move
Them one at a time off the receptacle. Escort with gesture first.
c. Move the receptacle out of your way, so you do not spill water anywhere – later you will
put this into the caranamrtapot.
d. Dry the deities thoroughly
e. Chant “idam kaupina” & put on kaupins
f. Chant “idam pavitram” & put on Brahman thread
g. Draw on tilak – mark body in 12 places
9. Chant idam vastram and the gaura-mula-mantra, and offer cloth to SSNM and dress Him.
10. Chant imani abharanani and the gaura-mula-mantra, and offer ornaments to SSNM.

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 11. Chant esha gandhah and the gaura-mula-mantra, and offer gandha to SSNM’s lotus feet.
12. Chant etani puspani and the gaura-mula-mantra, and offer flowers/tulasi leaf with candana to
SSNM’s lotus feet. Then offer tulasé leaves to His lotus feet. At this time you may also offer a flower
garland.
13. Chant esha dhupah and the gaura-mula-mantra, and offer incense to SSNM.
14. Chant esha dipah and the gaura-mula-mantra, and offer a lamp to SSNM.
15. Chant idam naivedyam and the gaura-mula-mantra, and offer bhoga to SSNM, followed by
äcamana.
• Chant idam sarvam and the gaura-mula-mantra, and offer flowers to SSNM; these represent
whatever additional items might be pleasing to Him.
16. Offer respects, glorification and obeisances (praëäma):
• Chant the gaura-mula-mantra and the gaura-gäyatré (the fourth and fifth guru-given mantras)
silently ten times each. Then chant the following verses:
Gauranga-pranama
anarpita-carim cirat karunayavatirnah kalau
samarpayitum unnatojjvala-rasam sva-bhakti-sriyam
harih purata-sundara-dyuti-kadamba-sandipitah
sada hridaya-kandare sphuratu vah sacinandanah
May that Lord who is known as the son of Srimati Sacidevi be transcendentally situated in
the innermost core of your heart. Resplendent with the radiance of molten gold, He has
descended in the Age of Kali by His causeless mercy to bestow what no incarnation has ever
offered before: the most elevated mellow of devotional service, the mellow of conjugal love.
[Caitanya-caritämåta, Adi 1.4]
Nityänanda- pranama
ntyanandam aham naumi sarvananda-karam param
hari-nama-pradam devam avadhuta-siromanim
I bow down to the Supreme Lord Nityänanda Prabhu, who is the awarder of the highest joy
to all, the bestower of the holy name and the crest jewel of all paramahamsa
mendicants.(See also CC. Adi 1.7-11 for more prayers to Lord Nityänanda.)
jaya sri-krishna-caitanya prabhu-nityananda
sri-advaita gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrinda
All glories to Sri Krishna Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Sri Nityananda Prabhu, Sri Advaita Acarya, Sri
Gadadhara, Sri Srivasa, and all the devotees of Lord Caitanya.
hare krishna hare krishna krishna krishna hare hare
hare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare

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4 Concluding Activities
Begging Forgiveness for Offenses (aparadha-sodhana)
anga-hinam kriya-hinam vidhi-hinam ca yad bhavet
astu tat sarvam acchidram krishna-karshna-prasadatah
yat kincit vaigunyam jatam tad dosha-prasamanaya sri-krishna-smaranam karomi
May the mercy of Krishna and His devotees nullify all the mistakes we have made in our
observance of the rules of worship and in our performance of the acts of worship. I now remember
Kåñëa to nullify whatever faults there may be. [Sat-kriyä-sära-dépikä]
hare krishna hare krishna krishna krishna hare hare
hare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare

Placing deities on altar

Place SSNM on the tray – escort with gesture and move shoes onto tray, thereafter again with gesturing
motion, move deities onto the tray. Carefully carry to altar. Again with gesturing motion, escort the shoes
& deities onto the altar.
Decorate the altar with flowers & leaves.
Change water in SSNM cups and place on altar.

At 7am – play “govindam” CD. Blow Conch & open curtains.

Wave Chamara a suitable number of times.

Making caranamrta

Add water from the bathing receptacle to the caranamrta pot.

On Sundays, add 1 tablespoon yoghurt, honey & rose water

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Putting Deity to rest
Outside the Deity room,
1. Perform acamana and offer obeisances to your spiritual master.
2. Then take the items for sayana-seva into the Deity room, such as cups of water & 2 flowers
for each Deity.
3. Place each Deity’s bed before or beside the altar – either on the floor or on a low table. (If
there are mosquitos or flies in the Deity room, put mosquito netting around the beds.) You
should fluff out the bedding.
4. Sit on an asana and meditate that you are sitting at the feet of the Deities, ready to offer
Them various services. At night remove any garlands, jewelry. Change water in their cups
5. Then invite Their Lordships to take rest – Place the deity gently & carefully in their beds –
Lord Caitanya first and then lord Nityananda. Cover with light blanket- place flower on
blanket.

For Lord Gauranga, chant the following verse:

agaccha visrama-sthanam sva-ganaih saha gauranga
ksanam visramya sukhena lilaya vihara

prabho
O Lord Gauranga, please come to Your resting place along with Your associates. O Lord,
rest comfortably for a moment, enjoying Your pastimes.
Then chant this prayer to Lord Nityananda:

agaccha sayana-sthanam nityananda jagad-guro
tava rupe maha-visnor anante sayanam kuru

O spiritual master of the universe, Lord Nityananda, please come to Your place of rest. In
Your form of Maha-Visnu, please rest upon the thousand-headed serpent known as Sesa.

Then you may chant the following prayers:

sadhu vasadhu va karma yad yad acaritam maya
tat sarvam bhagavan visno grhanaradhanam
param
apam samipe sayanasane grhe 
diva ca ratrau ca yatha ca gacchata
yad asti kincit
sukrtam krtam maya 
janardanas tena krtena tusyatu

O Lord, please accept all I have done, whether complete or incomplete, as if it were the
best kind of worship. O Lord Janardana, if I have performed any pious deeds, please be
satisfied with what I have done during the day or night, while sitting or moving, in the
house or outside.

Follow the same procedure for putting your spiritual master to rest, with the guru-mula-
mantra, and then chant:

agaccha sayana-sthanam sva-ganaih saha sri-guro

O spiritual master, please come to your resting place, along with all your associates.

Pay obeisances outside altar.

After removing any remaining flowers and garlands from the day, clean the Deity room floor and then
wash your hands.
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Offering Arati
Arati Ceremony – ensure that aarti takes you 25 min to perform, no more and no
less.
How to Offer Each Item
Offer all the items, except the camara and fan, by moving them in clockwise circles while ringing a
bell with your left hand (above waist level), fixing your attention on the Deities. Always offer first
to Lord Caitanya -> Lord Nityananda -> Panca Tattva-> Nrishmadev ->Tulasi -> guru pampara

Blow Conch 3 times

Incense: offer seven circles around the whole body of the Lord Caitanya & then Lord Nityananda.

Lamp(s): offer four circles to the lotus feet, two circles to the navel, and three circles to the
Lord’s face; then offer seven circles to the Lord’s whole body.

Arghya in a conch: offer three circles to the Lord’s head and seven circles to the whole body of
the Lord. Then pour a small amount of the offered arghya into the visarjaniya-patra (small throw-
out pot) before proceeding to offer arghya to the next personality. (Arati arghya: plain or scented
water).

Cloth: offer seven times around the Lord’s body.

Flowers: offer seven times around the Lord’s body.

Camara: wave before the Lord a suitable number of times.

Fan: wave before the Lord a suitable number of times.


Blow Conch 3 times.

You may give out the lamp(s) to the assembled devotees immediately after offering them to the
Deities.

Then with joined palms offer pranama prayers softly to your spiritual master and Their
Lordships.

Next remove the arati paraphernalia from the altar, clean the area and articles, and at last offer
dandavat-pranamas (prostrated obeisances) outside the altar.

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Bhoga Offering
1. On a plate reserved for the Lord's use, nicely arrange the bhoga preparations. Place tulasi
leaves on each preparation.
2. Close curtains
3. Perform acamana and offer obeisances to the Spiritual Master.
4. Set the offering plate in front of the Deities on a table before the altar. Place lords Cushion
besides the table with the Bhoga.
5. Invite the Lords to take a seat on the cushion – using a hand gesture.
6. With your with hand, purify the bhoga by sprinkling it lightly with water from a pancha-
patra while chanting the maha-mantra.
7. Sitting on floor before the altar and ringing a bell, recite three times the pranama prayer to
the Spiritual Master, begging permission to assist him in his service to the Lord:

nama om visnu-padaya krsna-presthaya bhu-tale

srimate [spiritual masters name] iti namine
nama om visnu-padaya krsna-presthaya bhu-tale
srimate Bhaktivedanta Swami iti namine
namas te sarasvate deve gaura-vani-pracarine
nirvisesa-sunyavadi-pascatya-desa-tarine

"I offer my respectful obeisances unto Srila Prabhupada, who is very dear to Lord Krsna, having
taken shelter of His Lotus feet. Our respectful obeisances are unto you, O spiritual master, servant
of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami. You are kindly preaching the message of Lord
Caitanyadeva and delivering the Western countries, which are filled with impersonalism and
voidism."

Chant the following prayer to Lord Caitanya three times, requesting His mercy:

namo maha-vadanyaya krsna-prema-pradaya te

krsnaya krsna-caitanya-namne gaura-tvise namah

"O most munificent incarnation! You are Krishna Himself appearing as Sri Krishna Caitanya
Mahaprabhu. You have assumed the golden color of Srimati Radharani, and You are widely
distributing pure love of Krishna. We offer our respectful obeisances unto You." [Cc. Madhya
19.53]

Chant the following prayer three times, offering respect:

namo brahmanya-devaya-go-brahmana-hitaya ca
jagad-dhitaya krsnaya govindaya namo namah

"I offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Krishna, who is the worshipable Deity for all
brahmanas, the well-wisher of the cows and the brahmanas, and the benefactor of the whole
world. I offer my repeated obeisances to the Personality of Godhead, known as Krishna and
Govinda."

Leave the room for 15 min (breakfast)/ 20 min (lunch), allowing the Lord and his associates
(including the Spiritual Master and the previous Acaryas) to eat.

Re-enter the room, clapping your hands three times. Remove the plate, praying that you have
served the Lord and His associates to Their full satisfaction.

Remove the offering, table & cushion. Wipe the floor.

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