BHAKTI VRIKSHA

Bhakti Steps
Step 1

Shraddhavan
 Basic Minimum Requirement
1.To chant at least one round of Hare Krishna Maha-Mantra
every day.
2.To be an active devote and to attend the Bhakti Vriksha
programmes regularly, participate and associate with Krishna
Conscious devotees
Srila Prabhupada Pranama mantra
nama om vishnu-padaya krishna-preshthaya bhu-tale
srimate bhaktivedanta-svamin iti namine

I offer my respectful obeisances unto His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, who is
very dear to Lord Kṛṣṇa, having taken shelter at His lotus feet.

namas te sarasvate deve gaura-vani-pracarine

nirvisesha-sunyavadi-pascatya-desa-tarine

Our respectful obeisances are unto you, O spiritual master, servant of Sarasvatī Gosvāmī. You are
kindly preaching the message of Lord Caitanyadeva and delivering the Western countries, which are
filled with impersonalism and voidism.
Sloka Learning
Bhagavat Gita As It Is – Recommended Reading of Srila Prabhupad
Following Slokas to be learnt Books for Shraddavan

BG 2.12 1. On the way to Krishna

BG 2.13 2. Message of Godhead
BG 2.14 3. Beyond Birth & Death
BG 2.20 4. Elevation for Krishna Consciousness
BG 2.22 5. The Perfection of Yoga
BG 4.1 6. Life comes from Life
BG 4.2
BG 4.34
Step 2

Krishna Sevak
 Basic Minimum Requirement
1. To chant minimum of four rounds of the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra everyday.

2. To be dedicated to personal improvement in devotional practice and purity by gradually

applying the teachings of Srila Prabhupada under the guidance of his Representatives.

3. To accept Lord Sri Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

4. To engage in practical devotional service to Lord Krishna during festivals such as

Sri Krishna Janmastami etc.,

5. To refrain from eating non-vegetarian food (meat, fish and eggs) and tries to lead a moral
life.
Narasimha pranama mantra
Narasimha pranama mantra
namas te narasimhaya
prahladahlada-dayine
hiranyakasipor vakshah
sila-tanka-nakhalaye
I offer my obeisances to Lord Narasimha who gives joy to Prahlada Maharaja and whose nails are like chisels on the stonelike
chest of the demon Hiranyakasipu.

ito nrisimhah parato nrisimho

yato yato yami tato nrisimhah
bahir nrisimho hridaye nrisimho
nrisimham adim saranam prapadye
Lord Nrisimha is here and also there. Wherever I go Lord Nrisimha is there. He is in the heart and is outside as well. I surrender
to Lord Nrisimha, the origin of all things and the supreme refuge.

tava kara-kamala-vare nakham adbhuta-sringam

dalita-hiranyakasipu-tanu-bhringam
kesava dhrita-narahari-rupa jaya jagadisa hare
O Kesava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of half-man, half-lion! All glories to You! Just as one
can easily crush a wasp between one’s fingernails, so in the same way the body of the wasplike demon Hiranyakasipu has been
ripped apart by the wonderful pointed nails on Your beautiful lotus hands.
Sloka Learning
Bhagavat Gita As It Is – Recommended Reading of Srila Prabhupad
Following Slokas to be learnt Books for Shraddavan

BG 9.22 1. Perfect Q & Perfect A

BG 9.23 2. Raja Vidya
BG 9.24 3. Beyond Birth & Death
BG 7.7 & 7.8 4. Krishna Consciousness, the topmost
BG 7.24 Yoga
BG 10.8 to 10.11 5. Easy Journey to other planets
BG 12.2 6. Matchless Gift
BD 12.6 & 7 7. Hare Krishna Challenge
8. Krishna, reservoir of pleasure
Step 3

Krishna Sadhaka
 Basic Minimum Requirement
1. To chant eight to sixteen rounds of the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra every day.

2. To be dedicated to leading a devotional way of life by gradually learning and practicing Bhakti-yoga according
to the teachings of Srila Prabhupada under the guidance of his representatives

3. To study the books of Srila Prabhupada and attend the classes as often as possible (atleast the weekend
Bhagavad-Gita class every week)

4. To attend atleast 1 weekend Bhagavad Gita Class

5. Worship Sri Krishna, as far as practical in the home, by setting up an altar, offering arati and foodstuffs,
worshipping the sacred Tulasi plant and following basic sadhana like rising up early in the morning.

6. To lead a pure holy life by avoiding intoxication (alcoholic drinks and smoking),meat-eating, gambling and
extra-marital sex.
Sri Tulasi Arti
Sri Tulasi Arti
Sri Tulasi Pradakshina Mantra
(1)
namo namah tulasi krishna-preyasi namo namah
yani kani ca papani
radha-krishna-seva pabo ei abilashi
brahma-hatyadikani ca
tani tani pranasyanti
(2)
pradakshinah pade pade
ye tomara sarana loy, tara vancha purna hoy
kripa kori’ koro tare vrindavana-vasi

(3)
mora ei abhilasha, vilasa kunje dio vasa
nayana heribo sada yugala-rupa-rasi

(4)
ei nivedana dhara, sakhira anugata koro
seva-adhikara diye koro nija dasi
(5)
dina krishna-dase koy, ei yena mora hoy
sri-radha-govinda-preme sada yena bhasi
Sloka Learning
Bhagavat Gita As It Is – Recommended Reading of Srila Prabhupad
Following Slokas to be learnt Books for Shraddavan

BG 7.8 1. Science of Self Realization

BG 7.24 2. Coming Back
BG 10.8 3. Laws of Nature
4. Civilization & Transcendence
5. Beyond lllusion & Doubt
6. Krishna Book
Step 4

Prabhupad Ashraya
 Basic Minimum Requirement
1. To chant a minimum of sixteen rounds of the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra everyday.

2. To be dedicated to taking divine shelter of Srila Prabhupada by following the principles of Krishna Consciousness.

3. To practice Krishna Consciousness with strong conviction.

4. To chant a minimum of sixteen rounds of the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra everyday.

5. To strictly avoid intoxication including coffee and tea, meat eating including onion and garlic, gambling, mundane cinema,
sports and illicit sex.

6. To be well versed in the basics of Krishna conscious philosophy by reading the books of Srila Prabhupada systematically and is
actively engaged in preaching (according to his/her capacity) to others about Krishna Consciousness.

7. To do some responsible service (however simple it may be), on a regular basis.

8. To follow a strict sadhana programs at home by rising early in the morning and following a program similar to the temple as
far as possible. And to attend atleast one Srimad Bhagavatam/Srimad Bhagavad-Gita class every week.
Offering Guru puja to Srila Prabhpad
sri-guru-caraëa-padma, kevala-bhakati-sadma,
bando mui sävadhäna mate
jähära prasäde bhäi, e bhava toriyä jäi,
kåñëa-präpti hoy jähä ha' te

TRANSLATION
The lotus feet of our spiritual master are the only way by which we can attain pure devotional service. I bow to his lotus feet
with great awe and reverence. By his grace one can cross the ocean of material suffering and obtain the mercy of Kåñëa.

guru-mukha-padma-väkya, cittete koriyä aikya,

är nä koriho mane äçä
sri-guru-caraëe rati, ei se uttama-gati,
je prasäde püre sarva äçä

TRANSLATION
My only wish is to have my consciousness purified by the words emanating from his lotus mouth. Attachment to his lotus feet
is the
perfection that fulfills all desires.

Continued ……………..
Offering Guru puja to Srila Prabhpad
cakhu-dän dilo jei, janme janme prabhu sei,
divya jïän håde prokäçito
prema-bhakti jähä hoite, avidyä vinäça jäte,
vede gäy jähära carito

TRANSLATION
He opens my darkened eyes and fills my heart with transcendental knowledge. He is my Lord birth after birth. From him
ecstatic prema
emanates; by him ignorance is destroyed. The Vedic scriptures sing of his character.

sri-guru karuëä-sindhu, adhama janära bandhu,

lokanäth lokera jévana
hä hä prabhu koro doyä, deho more pada-chäyä,
ebe jaça ghuñuk tribhuvana

TRANSLATION
The Our Spiritual master is the ocean of mercy, the friend of the poor and the lord and master of the devotees. O Lokanath
Goswami! O master ! Be merciful unto me. Give me the shade of your lotus feet. your fame is spread all over three worlds.
Step 5

Guru Ashray

to be continued …….