
Before the class begins
Mangalacharan
Recited at the start of every class — obeisance to the guru-parampara before the reading of the Bhagavad-gita begins.
Hare Krishna everyone
Invocation
3×ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय
oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya
Obeisance to Lord Vāsudeva
Śrī Guru Praṇāma
oṁ ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ
Obeisance to Śrī Guru
Śrī Rūpa Praṇāma
śrī-caitanya-mano-'bhīṣṭaṁ sthāpitaṁ yena bhū-tale svayaṁ rūpaḥ kadā mahyaṁ dadāti sva-padāntikam
Obeisance to Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī
Maṅgalācaraṇa
vande 'haṁ śrī-guroḥ śrī-yuta-pada-kamalaṁ śrī-gurūn vaiṣṇavāṁś ca śrī-rūpaṁ sāgrajātaṁ saha-gaṇa-raghunāthānvitaṁ taṁ sa-jīvam sādvaitaṁ sāvadhūtaṁ parijana-sahitaṁ kṛṣṇa-caitanya-devam śrī-rādhā-kṛṣṇa-pādān saha-gaṇa-lalitā-śrī-viśākhānvitāṁś ca
Obeisance to The guru-paramparā
Prayer to Lord Kṛṣṇa
he kṛṣṇa karuṇā-sindho dīna-bandho jagat-pate gopeśa gopikā-kānta śrī rādhā-kānta namo 'stu te
Obeisance to Lord Kṛṣṇa
Śrī Rādhā Praṇāma
tapta-kāñcana-gaurāṅgi śrī rādhe vṛndāvaneśvari vṛṣabhānu-sute devi praṇamāmi hari-priye
Obeisance to Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī
Vaiṣṇava Praṇāma
वाञ्छा-कल्पतरुभ्यश्च कृपा-सिन्धुभ्य एव च । पतितानां पावनेभ्यो वैष्णवेभ्यो नमो नमः ॥
vāñchā-kalpatarubhyaś ca kṛpā-sindhubhya eva ca patitānāṁ pāvanebhyo vaiṣṇavebhyo namo namaḥ
Obeisance to The Vaiṣṇavas
Śrīla Prabhupāda Praṇāma
nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale śrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāmin iti nāmine namas te sārasvate deve gaura-vāṇī-pracāriṇe nirviśeṣa-śūnyavādi-pāścātya-deśa-tāriṇe
Obeisance to Śrīla Prabhupāda
Pañca-tattva Mantra
jaya śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya prabhu-nityānanda śrī-advaita gadādhara śrīvāsādi-gaura-bhakta-vṛnda
Obeisance to The Pañca-tattva
Hare Kṛṣṇa Mahā-mantra
3×हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे । हरे राम हरे राम राम राम हरे हरे ॥
hare kṛṣṇa hare kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa hare hare hare rāma hare rāma rāma rāma hare hare
Transliteration normalised to IAST. If any syllable differs from how it is recited in class, the recitation is correct — please tell us and we will fix it here.