• Put bathing äsana in the center of the snäna – vedi with ring on top, then put tulasé leaves and a flower dipped in candana.
• Now ring the bell and offer flower petals with candana as follows:
• Offer petals inside the maëòala and chant:
  1. ete gandha-puñpe (and the guru-müla-mantra)
  2. ete gandha-puñpe oà gurubhyo namaù (for previous äcäryas)
  3. ete gandha-puñpe oà sarva-vaiñëavebhyo namaù
  4. ete gandha-puñpe om ädhära-çaktaye namaù
  5. ete gandha-puñpe om anantäya namaù
  6. ete gandha-puñpe oà goloka-dhämne namaù

Meditation on the Lord’s Form (dhyäna)

Chant the following mantra and meditate on His form:

dévyad-våndäraëya-kalpa-drumädhaù
çrémad-ratnägära-siàhäsana-sthau
çrémad-rädhä-çréla-govinda-devau
preñöhälébhiù sevyamänau smarämi

In a temple of jewels in Våndävana, underneath a desire tree, Çré Çré Rädhä-Govinda, served by Their most confidential associates, sit upon an effulgent throne. I offer my most humble obeisances unto Them.

Worship of the Çälagräma – çilä with Articles (mänasa – püjä)

While ringing the bell with your left hand, offer the sixteen upacäras to Lord Kåñëa, using samänya – arghya water from the äcamana-pätra for each item, and then discard it into the visarjanéya – pätra.

1. Chant idam äsanam and the Deity-müla-mantra, and offer an äsana for Lord Kåñëa to sit on. (Escort Him to a seat with a gesture of your hands.)
2. Chant svägataà su-svägatam and the Deity-müla-mantra, and with joined palms welcome Lord Kåñëa and see to His comfort.
3. Chant etat padyam and the Deity-müla-mantra, and offer water for washing Lord Kåñëa’s lotus feet.
4. Chant idaà arghyam and the Deity-müla-mantra, and offer the arghya preparation to Lord Kåñëa in His hands so He can sprinkle it over His head.
5. Chant idam äcamanéyam and the Deity-müla-mantra, and offer Lord Kåñëa water for sipping.
6. Chant eña madhupärkaù and the Deity-müla-mantra, and offer Lord Kåñëa a cup of madhupärkaù.
7. Chant idaà punar-äcamanéyam and the Deity-müla-mantra, and again offer water for sipping.
8. Chant idaà snänéyam and the Deity-müla-mantra, and bathe Lord Kåñëa.
9. Chant idaà vastram and the Deity-müla-mantra, and offer cloth to Lord Kåñëa and dress Him.
10. Chant imäni äbharaëäni and the Deity-müla-mantra, and offer ornaments to Lord Kåñëa.
11. Chant eña gandhaù and the Deity-müla-mantra, and offer gandha to Lord Kåñëa’s lotus feet.
12. Chant etäni puspäni and the Deity-müla-mantra, and offer flowers with candana to Lord Kåñëa’s lotus feet. Then offer tulasé leaves to His lotus feet. At this time you may also offer a flower garland.
13. Chant eña dhüpaù and the Deity-müla-mantra, and offer incense to Lord Kåñëa.
14. Chant eña dépaù and the Deity-müla-mantra, and offer a  lamp to Lord Kåñëa.
15. Chant idaà naivedyam and the Deity-müla-mantra, and offer bhoga to Lord Kåñëa, followed by äcamana. 

• Chant idaà sarvam and the Deity-müla-mantra, and offer flowers to Lord Kåñëa; these represent whatever additional items might be pleasing to Him.
  1. Offer respects, glorification and obeisances (praëäma).

Worship of the Çälagräma – çilä with Articles (bähya – püjä)

Before offering each upacära chant the appropriate puruña-sükta verse.

• Chant eña puñpäïjaliù and the Deity-müla-mantra, and offer flower petals to the Lord’s lotus feet.

1. Äsana
   • Chant ime päduke and the Deity-müla-mantra, and offer shoes to the Lord.
   • Chant

            sahasra çérña puruñaù / sahasräkñaù sahasrapät(e) /

                   sa bhümià viçvato våtvä / atyatiñöhad daçäìgulam // 1//

The Supreme Lord’s universal form has a thousand heads, a thousand eyes, and a thousand feet, for He contains all living entities. Having pervaded the universe completely to give it existence, and being independent, He extended Himself beyond the universe by ten fingers.

• Chant idam äsanam and the Deity müla-mantra while showing the äsana-mudrä; touch the Lord’s shoes.

1. Svägata

• Chant

              puruña evedagm sarvam / yad bhütaà yac-ca bhavyaà /

    utämåta-tva-syeçänaù / yad annena tirohati // 2 //

The universes—past, present, and future—are but manifestations of the Supreme Lord’s puruña expansion. Though He is the Lord of immortality, he has manifested Himself as the puruña in the universe so that the jévas may enjoy material fruits.

• Chant svägataà su-svägatam and the Deity müla-mantra, and show the svasti-mudrä, welcoming the Lord and making Him comfortable.

1. Padya

• Chant

 etävän asya mahimä / ato jyäyägàç ca püruñaù /

        pädo ‘sya viñvä bhütäni / tripäd asyämåtam divi // 3 //

The past, present, and future universes are manifestations of the Lord’s powers, but the Lord Himself is much greater. All the living beings of the universe are but one quarter portion, and the eternal nature in the spiritual sky exists in three quarters portion.

• Chant etat padyam and the Deity müla-mantra, then offer padya water to wash the Lord’s lotus feet, discarding it in the snäna-pätra.

4.     Arghya

• Chant

                    tripäd-urdhva udait-puruñaù / pädo ‘syehä ‘bhavat punaù /

         tato viñvaì-vyakrämat(e) / säçanä naçane abhi // 4 //

The three quarters portion of the Lord transcended the material portion. The Lord in the one quarter portion manifested the universe again, as He had done repeatedly before. The Lord of the one quarter portion began the work of creation, by going all around, taking the form of all animate and inanimate objects.

• Chant idam arghyam and the Deity müla-mantra, then offer arghya to the Lord in His hands so He can sprinkle it over His head. Discard the arghya into the snäna-pätra or visarjanéya-pätra.

1. Äcamana

• Chant

 tasmäd viräò ajäyata / viräjo  adhi püruñaù /

              sa jäto ‘tyaricyata / paçcäd bhümim atho puraù // 5 //

From the Lord, the universe was born, and in that universe was born the véräö-puruña, the Supersoul of the universe. Then the véräö-puruña grew and produced the earth and the bodies of the jévas.

• Chant idam äcamanéyam and the Deity müla-mantra, then offer äcamana for the Lord to sip, discarding it in the visarjanéya-pätra.

1. Madhupärkaù

• Chant

 yat puruñeëa haviñä / devä yajïam atanvata /

                       vasanto asyäséd äjyam / gréñma idhmaù çarad dhaviù // 6 //

The devatäs, the first beings manifested, performed a mental sacrifice to complete the creation. For this sacrifice they used the viräö-puruña [the raw ingredients of the material world] as the offering. Spring was the ghee, summer the fuel-wood, and autumn the offering.

Chant eña madhuparkaù and the Deity müla-mantra, and then offer madhuparka to the Lord. Put the offered madhuparka in the snäna-pätra.

7. Punar-äcamana

• Chant

saptäsyäsan paridhayaù / triù sapta samidhaù kåtäù /

           devä yad-yajïaà tanvänäù / abadhnan puruñam paçum // 7 //

In this sacrifice the blades of kuça grass strewn around the fire [for protection from räkñasas] were seven [the seven Vedic poetic meters], and the fuel sticks were twenty-one [twelve months, five seasons, three worlds, and the sun]. The devatäs who performed the mental sacrifice tied the véräö-puruña to offer Him as the sacrificial animal.

• Chant idaà punar-äcamanéyam and the Deity müla-mantra, and offer acamana for the Lord to sip, discarding it in the visarjanéya-pätra.

1. Snäna

Cleaning the Lord’s Teeth (danta – dhävana)

• Remove the Lord’s crown.
• Chant ime päduke and the Deity-müla-mantra, offer shoes to the Lord and move them next to the snäna-pätra; then with a gesture of the hand escort Him to the stand in the snäna-pätra.
• Put the Lord on the ring in the stand.
• Chant eña danta-käñöhaù and the Deity müla-mantra, and offer a twig for brushing the Lord’s teeth.
• Chant idam äcamanéyam and the Deity müla-mantra, and offer water for sipping.
• Clean siàhäsana. Clean the canopy from inside and outside and the rod holding the canopy with swab. Also clean the Lord’s shoes. Remove any dirt from the bed of the Lord.

Cleaning the Deity before His bath (mürti – çuddhi)

• Before taking the Lord from His äsana wet the brush and take two balls of cotton wool damped with samänya-arghya from the go-mukha pot.
• Take the Lord and touch Him to your head then respectfully smell His transcendental form.
• Do not remove the Lord’s eyes.
• While carefully holding the Lord in your left hand with cloth so as not to touch His form, clean Him with one of the balls of cotton wool removing candana, Tulasé leaves and flower petals. Then using the brush remove all the candana etc. that is accumulated in the little holes etc. Be careful not to touch the Lord’s body directly with your left hand.
• Chant idaà sugandha-tailam and the Deity müla-mantra, and massage the Lord with fragrant oil while holding Him in a cloth in your left hand. (Use silk cloth)
• Remove the excess oil with the other ball of cotton wool.
• Chant idam aìga-vastram and the Deity müla-mantra, and offer a flower petal dipped in candana as a gamchä. Discard the flower petal into the visarjanéya-pätra

Bathing and drying

• Chant:

                   taà yajïaà barhiñi praukñan(e) / puruñaà jätam agrataù /

tena devä ayajanta / sädhyä åñayaç ca ye // 8 //

The devatäs, sädhyas, and åñis placed the vérät-puruña, the first being of the universe, on kuça grass and sprinkled Him with water for purification. In this way they conducted the mental sacrifice using the véräö-puruña.

Chant idaà snänéyam and the Deity müla-mantra, then bathe the Lord by pouring water from the conch while chanting the Brahmä-saàhitä’s Govindam prayers. Fill the conch at least three times.ii

• Next bathe the Lord with païcämåta. As you pour (one after another, in this order) the milk, yogurt, ghee, honey, and sugar water chant the following mantras:

idaà kñéra-snänéyam and the Deity müla-mantra; bathe the Lord with water
idaà dadhi-snänéyam and the Deity müla-mantra; bathe the Lord with water
idaà ghåta-snänéyam and the Deity müla-mantra; bathe the Lord with water
idaà madhu-snänéyam and the Deity müla-mantra; bathe the Lord with water

idaà séta-snänéyam and the Deity müla-mantra.

• After bathing the Lord in païcämåta, bathe Him again in warm water, thus removing remnants of the païcämåta from the Çälagräma-çilä.
• Chant idam aìga-vastram and the Deity müla-mantra. Place the Lord on the towel on the table.
• Remove the Goloka yantra from the table and put it on the floor to the right.
• Dry the Lord with the towel (taking care not to touch Him directly with the left hand)
• Lightly smear the Lord with fragrant oil or ghee to give His body a shine.
• Chant idaà tilakam and the Deity müla-mantra, and decorate the Lord with tilaka and candana. Draw mouth, urdhva puëòra tilaka and other decorations.
• Put Tulasé and candana on the bottom of the Lord’s form. (Best place is on the péöha, the flat spot)
• Place the Lord on the towel on the table.

1. Vastra

• Chant

tasmäd-yajïät-sarva-hutaù /  saàbhåtaà påñad-äjyam /

              paçügàs tägàç cakre väyavyän(e) / äraëyän-grämyäç ca ye // 9 //

From that sacrifice where everything in the universe was sacrificed, yogurt and ghee—and indeed, all nourishing foods—were produced. It created the animals of the air, forest, and village.

• Chant idaà vastram, idam uttaréyam and the Deity müla-mantra, then offer fresh clothing to the Lord. (Place the lower cloth on His throne and put Tulasé leaf on top. Put the chädar on the table next to the siàhäsana. The clothes should be scented with oil from the small bottle.)
• Chant idam äcamanéyam and the Deity müla-mantra, and offer water for sipping.
• Chant idam äsanam and the Deity-müla-mantra while showing the äsana-mudrä put Him on the throne.
• Chant idam äcamanéyam and the Deity müla-mantra, and offer water for sipping.
• Chant idam upavétam and the Deity müla-mantra while showing the upavéta-mudrä; then offer a sacred thread to the Lord.
• Chant idam äcamanéyam and the Deity müla-mantra, and offer water for sipping.
• Offer the chädar at this time.

1. Äbharaëa
   • Chant:

 tasmäd-yajïät sarva hutaù / åcaù sämäni jajïire /

                  chandägàsi jajïire tasmät(e) / yajus-tasmäd ajäyata // 10 //

From that ultimate sacrifice, or sarva-huta, were born the åk [hymns], säma [music], and yajus [prose] portions of the Vedas, along with the seven Vedic meters.

• Chant imäni äbharaëäni and the Deity müla-mantra, then offer the Lord ornaments. Put the crown and flute on the table in front of Him. This will be given after bhoga offering.

1. Gandha
   • Chant:

 tasmäd-açva ajäyanta / ye ke cobhayä dataù /

               gävo ha jajïire tasmät(e) / tasmäj-jätä ajä vayaù // 11 //

Horses were born from the sacrifice, along with animals with two sets of teeth, such as donkeys and mules. Cows were also born from the sacrifice, along with goats and sheep.

• Chant eña gandhaù and the Deity müla-mantra, then offer candana and scents according to season.iii

1. Puñpa
   • Chant:

             yat-puruñaà vyadadhuù / katidhä vyakalpayan(e) /

                         mukhaà kim-asya kau bähü / kävürü pädä vucyete // 12 //

In the mental sacrifice, when they divided up the véräö-puruña, how many parts did they divide? What is stated about His face, arms, thighs, and feet?

• Chant etäni puñpäëi and the Deity müla-mantra, and then offer fragrant flowers to the Lord’s lotus feet.
• Chant etäni tulasé-paträëi and the Deity müla-mantra, and offer tulasé leaves and maïjarés to the Lord’s lotus feet. (Affix them toward the back on top.)
• Chant idaà mälyam and the Deity-müla-mantra, and offer flower garland. (Chant ime mälye if offering more than one garland.)

1. Dhüpa
   • Chant:

               brähmaëo ‘sya mukhaà äséd / bähü räjanyaù kåtaù /

                           ürü tad-asya yad-vaiçyaù / padbhyägà çüdro ajäyata //  13 //

The brähmaëas arose from the face [of the véräö-puruña], the kñatriyas from His two arms, the vaiçyas from His thighs, and the çüdras from His feet.

• Chant eña dhüpaù and the Deity müla-mantra, then offer incense to the Lord.

1. Dépa
   • Chant:

 candramä manaso jätaù / cakñoù süryo ajäyata /

         mukhäd-indraç-cägniç-ca / präëäd-väyur-ajäyata // 14

His mind gave rise to the moon; His two eyes, the sun; His breath, Väyu; and His mouth, Indra and Agni.

• Chant eña dépaù and the Deity müla-mantra, and then offer the Lord a ghee lamp.

1. Naivedya
   • Clean table by putting some water on the table then wiping with the towel that was used to hold the Lord.

Purifying the bhoga (some fruit and / or sweets and water)

• Put the bhoga plate on the table.
• Cut the fruits. (Directly into the bowls.)
• Chant oà asträya phaö and sprinkle the bhoga with samänya-arghya water. Show the cakra-mudrä. Over drinking water show the gäliné-mudrä.
• Showing the dhenu-mudrä, meditate on the food as amåta.
• Chant the müla-mantra over the bhoga while showing the béjäkñara-mudrä; then protect the bhoga with the matsya-mudrä.
• Place Tulasé leaves on the bhoga.
• Put the mukha-väsam and the tämbülam to the right side of the plate. These will be offered later.
• Chant idam äsanam and the Deity müla-mantra, and offer an äsana to the Lord.
• Chant etat pädyam and the Deity müla-mantra, and offer water for washing the Lord’s lotus feet.
• Chant idam äcamanéyam and the Deity müla-mantra, and offer water for sipping.

Offering the Bhoga

• Chant:

 näbhyä äséd-antarikñam / çérñëo dhyauù samavartata /

From His navel arose the space between earth and heaven; from His head, the heavens; from His feet, the earth; and from His ears, the directions. In this way the worlds were created.

• Chant idaà naivedyam and the Deity müla-mantra, and offer bhoga to the Lord.
• Chant idaà päëéyam and the Deity müla-mantra, and offer a glass of drinking water to the Lord.
• Lift the plate briefly with both hands (as a gesture of offering), while praying for the Lord to accept the offering. Then show the gräsa-mudrä.
• Chant the gopäla-mantra and käma-gäyatré mantra with eyes closed, meditating on the Lord taking His meal with His associates. Wait a short time for the Lord to enjoy His meal, and then open your eyes.

After the Meal

• Clap your hands three times and offer the following items while ringing the bell:
• Chant idaà hasta-mukha-prakñälanam and the Deity müla-mantra, and offer water for washing the Lord’s hands and face from the go-mukha water pot.
• Chant etat pädyam and the Deity müla-mantra, and offer water for washing the Lord’s lotus feet.
• Chant idam äcamanéyam and the Deity müla-mantra, and offer water for sipping.
• Chant idam äsanam and the Deity müla-mantra, and offer an äsana to the Lord.
• Chant eña gandhaù and the Deity müla-mantra, offer candana with Tulasé leaves for the Lord to freshen His hands and face. Then discard it into the snäna-pätra.
• Chant idaà mukha-väsam and the Deity müla-mantra, and offer sweet spices to scent the Lord’s mouth.
• Chant idaà tämbülam and the Deity müla-mantra, and offer betel to the Lord.
• Chant idaà sarvam and the Deity müla-mantra, and offer flowers to the Lord’s lotus feet. These flowers represent whatever else might be pleasing to Him.
• Put the flute near to the Lord’s mouth and put on His crown

1. Praëäma – Concluding Activities
   • Chant:

 vedäham-etaà puruñaà mahäntam / äditya-varëaà tamasastu-päre/

              sarväëi rüpäëi vicitya dhéraù / nämäni kåtvä ‘bhivadan(e) yadäste // 16 //

I know that great véräö-puruña, as effulgent as the sun, who stands beyond the darkness of the material creation. Having given all the living entities their forms and names, He directs their affairs.

Worshiping the Lord’s Personal Paraphernalia (upäìga – püjä) and Associates (avaraëa – püjä)

• Chant ete gandha-puñpe oà çré-mukha-veëave namaù and offer gandha-puñpa (flowers dipped in candana) to the Lord’s flute, placing the flowers at Kåñëa’s lotus feet.
• Chant ete gandha-puñpe oà vakñasi vana-mäläyai namaù and offer gandha-puñpa to the Lord’s flower garland, resting on His chest. Then place the flowers at His lotus feet.
• Chant ete gandha-puñpe oà dakña-stanorddhe çrévatsäya namaù and offer gandha-puñpa to the Lord’s Çrévatsa mark, on the right side of His chest. Then place the flowers at His lotus feet.
• Chant ete gandha-puñpe oà savya-stanorddhe kaustubhäya namaù and offer gandha-puñpa to the Lord’s Kaustubha gem, on the left side of His chest. Then place the flowers at His lotus feet.

Offering Prasäda to the Lord’s Associates

• Using the silver äcamana spoon put some caraëämåta into a bowl. Add this as well as the bowl of madhuparka to the plate with the mahä-prasädam.
• With the following mantras offer the Lord’s prasäda remnants to your spiritual master and the Lord’s associates.
• Chant:

idaà mahä-prasädam nirmälyädikam (and the guru-müla-mantra)
idaà mahä-prasädam nirmälyädikam (and the gaura-müla-mantra)
idaà mahä-prasädam nirmälyädikam oà sarva-sakhébhyo namaù
idaà mahä-prasädam nirmälyädikam oà çré-paurëamäsyai namaù
idaà mahä-prasädam nirmälyädikam oà sarva-vrajaväsibhyo namaù
idaà mahä-prasädam nirmälyädikam oà sarva-vaiñëavebhyo namaù

Stuti

• Chant:

dhätä purastäd-yamudäjahära / çakraù pravidvän-pradiçaç-catasraù /

      tam-evaà vidvän-amåta iha bhavati / nänyaù panthä ayanäya vidyate // 17 //

Brahmä explained his realization to Indra. Indra, who knows all the living entities in all four directions, explained it to all others. One who knows the nature of the véräö-puruña becomes immortal even in his life on earth. There is no other path to reach the goal of immortality.

            yajïena yajïam-ayajanta deväù / täni dharmäëi prathamäny-äsan(e) /

            te ha näkaà mahimänaù sacante / yatra pürve sädhyäù santi deväù // 18 //

In this way the devatäs conducted the mental sacrifice using the véräö-puruña to manifest variety in the world. By that sacrifice both the physical laws of nature and the first spiritual codes of conduct arose. The great souls, by similar mental worship, attain the place of immortality where dwell the sädhyas and devatäs, the first worshipers

Karma – samarpaëa

• Offer all your activities to the Lord, reciting this Sanskrit prayer (and / or its translation):

itaù purvaà präëa-buddhi-dharmädhikärato jägrat-svapna-suñupty-avasthäsu manasä väcä karmaëä hastäbhyäà padbhyäm udareëa çiñnä yat småtaà yad uktaà yat kåtaà tat sarvaà çré-kåñëärpaëaà

 bhavatu svähä

 mäà madéyaà ca sakalaà haraye samarpayämi.

oà tat sat

As a living entity endowed with life, intelligence, body, and the power to discriminate between right and wrong, I offer Kåñëa whatever I have thought with my mind, spoken with my words, and performed with my hands, feet, stomach, and genitals while awake, asleep, or in deep sleep. I offer myself and everything I have to the Lord.

Ätma – samarpaëa

• Chant:

ahaà bhagavato ’àço ’smi sadä däso ’smi sarvathä
tvat-kåpäpekñako nityam ity ätmänaà samarpaye

I offer myself in full surrender, always praying for Your mercy and thinking myself Your eternal part.

Praëäma

• With joined palms chant:

Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Kåñëa, who is the worshipable Deity for all brahminical men, who is the well-wisher of cows and brähmaëas, and who is always benefiting the whole world. I offer my repeated obeisances to the Personality of Godhead, known as Kåñëa and Govinda.

Aparädha – çodhana

• Chant:

aìga-hénaà kriyä-hénaà vidhi-hénaà ca yad bhavet
astu tat sarvam acchidraà kåñëa-kärñëa-prasädataù
yat kiïcit vaiguëyaà jätaà tad doña-praçamanäya 
çré-kåñëa-smaraëaà karomi.

May the mercy of Kåñëa 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]

(See endnotes for additional aparädha-çodhana-mantrasiv.)

hare kåñëa hare kåñëa kåñëa kåñëa hare hare
hare räma hare räma räma räma hare hare

Endnotes

i Çré Guru praëäma

oà ajïäna-timirändhasya jïänäïjana-çaläkayä
cakñur unmélitaà yena tasmai çré-gurave namaù

無知の闇の中に私は生まれたが、精神の師から授けられた知識の明かりによって私の目は開いた。ここに、恭しく師を礼拝し奉る。

ii One should bathe the Lord with water in which nicely scented flowers have been soaking for some time. [Caitanya-caritämåta, Madhya 24.33, purport]

iii In India, seasons are divided into 6: winter, frost, spring, summer, rainy and autumn. Seasons change with every second full moon. In accordance with that system, there are some traditional, twelve seasonal scents one per month.

Other scents usable year round: Sandalwood, patchouli, night queen, mogra, bela.

iv Verses for requesting forgiveness for one’s offenses (aparädha-çodhana-mantras)

mantra-hénaà kriyä-hénaà bhakti-hénaà janärdana
yat püjitaà mayä deva paripürëaà tad astu me

O my Lord, O Janärdana, whatever little püjä or worship that has been performed by me, although it is without devotion, without proper mantras, and without the proper performance, please let that become complete.

yad-dattaà bhakti-mätrena patraà puñpaà phalaà jalam
äveditaà nivedyan tu tad gåhäëänukampayä

Whatever has been offered with devotion—the leaf, the flower, the water, the fruit, the food offering—please accept it out of Your causeless mercy.

vidhi-hénaà mantra-hénaà yat kiïcid upapäditam
kriyä-mantra-vihénaà vä tat sarvaà kñantum arhasi

Whatever has happened without the proper chanting of the mantra, or without following the proper procedure, kindly forgive all that.

ajïänäd athavä jïänäd açubhaà yan mayä kåtam
kñantum arhasi tat sarvaà däsyenaiva gåhäna mäm
sthitiù sevä gatir yäträ småtiç cintä stutir vacaù
bhüyät sarvätmanä viñëo madéyaà tvayi ceñöitam

Whatever inauspicious things I have done out of ignorance or unknowingly, please forgive that, and accept me as Your insignificant servant. Let my normal condition be service, let my movement be holy pilgrimage, let my thought be remembrance of You, let my words be glorification of You. O Visnu, let my activities, with my whole mind, body and soul, be engaged in You.

aparädha-sahasräëi kriyante ’har-niñaà mayä
däso ’ham iti mäà matvä kñamasva madhusudana

Thousands of offenses are performed by me day and night. But thinking of me as Your servant, kindly forgive those, O Madhusüdana.

pratijïä tava govinda na me bhaktaù praëaçyati
iti saàsmåtya saàsmåtya präëän saìdhärayämy aham

O Govinda, Your promise is that Your devotee will never perish. By remembering this over and over again, I am able to retain my life-airs.