Srila Gurudeva: What is today’s sloka?
Acyutananda dāsa:
ahaṁ hare tava pādaika-mūla-
dāsānudāso bhavitāsmi bhūyaḥ
manaḥ smaretāsu-pater guṇāṁs te
gṛṇīta vāk karma karotu kāyaḥ
O my Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, will I become a servant of Your eternal servants, who find shelter only at Your lotus feet? O Lord of my life, may my mind always think of Your transcendental attributes, my words always glorify those attributes, and my body always engage in the loving service of Your Lordship.
Srila Gurudeva: (To Madhuvrata dasa) Now recite the sloka in a tune.
Madhuvrata dasa: When? Now? [He sings the verse]
Srila Gurudeva: [Leads all in singing the verse]
I am not teaching you these prayers merely for memorization and remembrance. My intention is that the moods of the prayers will enter your hearts. So, please chant these prayers daily.
April 10, 2009 North Shore, Oahu