samsara-davanala-lidha-loka
tranaya karunya-ghanaghanatvam
praptasya kalyana-gunarnavasya
vande guroh sri-caranaravindam(1)

O, Ocean of Transcendental Qualities! O my Most Revered Gurudev! You are like a dense cloud showering a torrential rain of mercy to deliver the living entities afflicted with the blazing forest fire of material existence. I offer my humble and respectful obeisances unto your Lotus Feet.

mahaprabhoh kirtana-nrtya-gita-
vaditra- madyan-manaso rasena
romanca-kampasru-taranga-bhajo
vande guroh sri-caranaravindam(2)

O my Most Revered Gurudev! By chanting the holy name, dancing in ecstasy, singing, and playing musical instruments, your heart is intoxicated with the transcendental divine love of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.In that maddened state,you experience the waves of devotional ecstasy such as horripilation,trembling,and torrents of tears rolling down from your eyes.I offer my humble and respectful obeisances unto your Lotus Feet.

Sri-vigraharadhana-nitya-nana-
srngara-tan-mandira-marjanadau
yuktasya bhaktams ca niyunjato 'pi
vande guroh sri-caranaravindam (3)

O my most revered Gurudev! You are always engaged in various loving services of sri vigraha (the Deity incarnation of Supreme Lord) such as dressing and decorating Them, cleaning the temple and so forth and also engage devotees under your shelter in such worship. I offer my humble and respectful obeisances unto your lotus feet.

catur-vidha-Sri-bhagavat-prasada-
svadv-anna-trptim hari-bhakta-sanghan
krtvaiva trptim bhajatah sadaiva
vande guroh Sri-caranaravindam (4)

O my Most Revered Gurudev! You are fully contented by satisfying the devotees of Sri Krsna with four kinds of prasad (food offered to Lord) - that which is chewed, sucked, licked and drunk. I offer my humble and respectful obeisances unto your lotus feet.

Sri-radhika-madhavayor apara-
madhurya-lila guna-rüpa-namnam
prati-ksanasvadana-lolupasya
vande guroh Sri-caranaravindam (5)

O my Most Revered Gurudev! You are extremely greedy to relish the unlimited sweetness of the Name, Form, Qualities and Pastimes of Sri Radha Madhava at every moment,I offer my humble and respectful obeisances unto your Lotus Feet.

nikunja-yüno rati-keli-siddhyai
ya yalibhir yuktir apeksaniya
tatrati-daksyad ati-vallabhasya
vande guroh Sri-caranaravindam (6)

O my Most Revered Gurudev! You are very dear to the Transcendental Divine Couple because of your ingenuity in assisting the gopis, who make appropriate arrangements for the transcendental conjugal loving affairs of Sri Radha Krsna within the groves of Vrndavana. I offer my humble and respectful obeisances unto your lotus feet.

saksad-dharitvena samasta-sastrair
uktas tatha bhavyata eva sadbhih
kintu prabhor yah priya eva tasya
vande guroh Sri-caranaravindam (7)

O my Most Revered Gurudev! All the revealed scriptures and holy saints unanimously declare you to be an indisputably non-different manifestation of Supreme Lord. Yet you are a dear-most servitor of the Supreme Lord. I offer my humble and respectful obeisances unto your lotus feet.

yasya prasadad bhagavat-prasado
yasyaprasadan na gatih kuto 'pi
dhyayan stuvams tasya yasas tri-sandhyam
vande guroh Sri-caranaravindam (8)

O my Most Revered Gurudev! By your mercy, one receives the benediction of Sri Krsna and if you are displeased, one has no other refuge. I mediate upon you, offer prayers to you and sing your glories at the three junctions of the day (dawn, midday and dusk).I offer my humble and respectful obeisances unto your lotus feet.

Srimad gurorastakam etad uccair
brahme muhurte pathati prayatnat
yas tena vrndavana-natha-saksat
sevaiva labhya januso ’nta eva (9)

One who sings Sri gurvastaka(the eight prayers above) regularly during the Brahma-muhürta with utmost sincerity will certainly attain the qualification to engage in the direct service of Vrndavana-natha Sri Krsna upon leaving the body in his spiritual perfection.