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Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Praṇati

ŚRĪLA BHAKTIVINODA PRAṆATI
namo bhaktivinodāya sac-cid-ānanda-nāmine
gaura-śakti-svarūpāya rūpānuga-varāya te
namaḥ—obeisances; bhaktivinodāya—unto Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura; sat-cit-ānanda-nāmine—known as Saccidānanda; gaura—ofLord Caitanya; śakti—energy; sva-rūpāya—whose own nature; rūpa-anuga-varāya—who is the foremost follower of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī; te—unto you.
"I offer my respectful obeisances unto Saccidānanda Bhaktivinoda, who is transcendental energy of Caitanya Mahāprabhu. He is a strict follower of the Gosvāmīs, headed by Śrīla Rūpa."
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