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EDITORIAL August 22, 1999 VNN4564 Comment on this story Lokanatha Prabhuvarastaka BY PARAMANANDA PURI DASA EDITORIAL, Aug 22 (VNN) — This astaka was translated by my dear friend Kusakratha Prabhu and I like to present this for the pleasure of the vaisnavas, a few days ago was the disappearance celebration of Srila Lokanatha dasa Goswami. I hope the vaisnavas may reward me with their causeless mercy for presenting this, without the vaisnavas mercy life is useless. This astaka was written by the great vaisnava Acarya, Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura. May he be kind to bless us, by allowing us to enter the deep nectar of his writings. They are all full of the most wonderful glorification of Sri Krsna and His pure devotees like Lokanatha Dasa Goswami. Text 1 Falling on the ground, we repeatedly bow down and take shelter of Prabhu Lokanatha Goswami. His only wealth is the mercy of Lord Krsna Caitanya and his heart is decorated with the golden ornaments of pure love Text 2 We take shelter of Lokanatha Prabhu, who always stayed in Vrindavana, remembering Krsna's pastimes and always engaged in devotional service Text 3 We take shelter of Lokanatha Prabhu, who was radiant with love. He was always busy in devotional service, hearing about Sri Sri Radha and Krsna and serving Them in many ways. Text 4 We take shelter of Lokanatha Prabhu. Who is now not plunged in the sweetness of service to the lotus feet of Vrindavana's King and Queen?Among these devotees charming Lokanatha Prabhu is the best. Text 5 We take shelter of Lokanatha Prabhu. He became filled with grief when he saw the people were not eager to taste the sweetness of Krsna's pastimes. His only desire was to taste that sweetness. Text 6 We take shelter of Lokanatha Prabhu, who completely renounced material sense gratification. A wise devotee named Narottama Dasa Thakura understood the greatness of his mercy. Text 7 We take shelter of Lokanatha Prabhu, who is not unfriendly to the sinful. By his mercy the foolish materialists have entered the path of devotional service. Text 8 We take shelter of Lokanatha Prabhu. Desiring to become like him and attain what he attained, we have become the servant of the servant of the follower of the servant of his servant. Text 9 These eight noble verses glorifying Lokanatha Goswami reveal the highest goal of life. One who reads them with devotion will immediately attain the path of pure devotional service. He will serve Srimati Radharani. Text 10 With splendid glances illuminating the path of pure love and with the splendid effulgence of his mercy chasing the deep darkness from the well of my heart, may Lokanatha Goswami appear before me. Taking shelter of Him, we have found Govardhana hill filled with the jewels of Krsna's pastimes. Srila Lokanatha Gosvami's bhajana kutir is in Kandiravan in Vraja Mandala, and his samadhi at the Radha Gokulananda temple in Vrindavana city(near Radha Ramana temple) All glories to Guru and Gauranga Your servant Paramananda Puri Dasa Comment on this story  Contact VNN about this storySend this story to a friend
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