SRI CAITANYA MAHAPRABHU SLOKA

महामन्त्रप्रदातारं माधुर्यभावसागरम् !
मधुकृष्णस्वरूपं तं महाप्रभुं नमाम्यहम् !!

MahAmantrapradAtAram mAdhuryabhAva sAgaram !
MadhukrshNasvarUpam tam mahAprabhum namAmyaham !!

I offer my respectful obeisance to SrI Caitanya MahAprabhu, the bestower of the MahAmantra, the ocean of MAdhurya bhAva, the honeyed form of SrI RAdhAkrishNa.

SRI RADHA SLOKA

माधुर्यरससंपूर्णां माधवमनमोहिनीम् !
महाभावनिमग्नां तां मधुराधां नमाम्यहम् !!

MAdhurya rasa sampUrNAm mAdhavamanamohinIm !
MahAbhAvanimagnAm tAm madhuRAdhAm namAmyaham !!

I offer my respectful obeisance to the honey- like SrI RAdhA , who is full of MAdhurya rasa, captivating the mind of SrI KrshNa and immersed in MahA BhAva.

Nine Confidential Matters

Ayur vittam grha chidram
Mantra maithuna bheshajam !
Tapo dAnAmapamAnam ca
Nava gopyAni yatnatah !!

One shall keep as strictly confidential the following nine matters:
(1) Age (Health)
(2) Wealth
(3) Family Secrets
(4) Mantra
(5) Maithuna
(6) Medicine
(7) Austerities
(8) Philanthropy
(9) Humiliations

SLOKA FOR FEEDING GRASS TO COWS

The following Sloka to be recited for feeding grass to cows:

saurabheyah sarvahitAh sarvapApa praNASinah !
pratigrhNantu me grAsam gAvah trailokya mAtarah !!

SANAISCARA STOTRAM

The following SanaiScara stotrams can be recited to get the blessings of SrI SanaiScara BhagavAn:

nilAnjana samAbhAsam raviputram yamAgrajam !
chayA mArtAnda sambhUtam tam namAmi SanaiScaram !!

sUrya putro dIrgha deho viSAlAksha: Sivapriya: !
mandacAra: prasannAtma pIdAm haratu me Sani: !!

WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THE TERM "SVADHYAYA " APPEARING IN TAITTIRIYOPANISHAD?

TaittirIya Upanishad declares "svAdhyAya pravacane ca" . This means that one should undertake both learning of Vedas (Veda adhyayanam) and teaching of Vedas (veda ahyApanam) besides doing brahma yajnam.

Thus "svAdhyAya" refers to learning of Vedas (Veda adhyayanam).

Meaning of the term "svAdhyAya pravacane ca" .
svAdhyayo adhyayanam !
pravacanam adhyApanam brahmayajno vA !

SRI RAMA CARAMA SLOKA

sarvAbhayapradAtAram SaraNAgata vatsalam !
sItAsupriyabhartAram satyaRAmam namAmyaham !!

Bestower of total safety, lover of those who surrender
Most beloved husband of SrI sItA , my obeisance to SrI satyaRAma .

SrI RAma's assurance is known as SrI RAma carama sloka, which is as follows:

sakrudeva prapannAya tavAsmIti ca yAcate !
abhayam sarva bhUtebhyo dadAmyetad vratam mama !!

One who seeks refuge in SrI RAma by stating just once that he belongs to SrI RAma is given assurance of total safety against all types of beings . This is the vow of SrI RAma.