Śrī Dāmodarāṣṭaka

Verse 1

namāmīśvaraṃ sac-cid-ānanda-rūpaṃनमामीश्वरं सच्चिदानन्दरूपंlasat-kuṇḍalaṃ gokule bhrājamanamलसत्कुण्डलं गोकुले भ्राजमनम्yaśodā-bhiyolū khalād dhāvamānaṃयशोदाभियोलू खलाद् धावमानंparāmṛṣṭam atyantato drutya gopyāपरामृष्टम् अत्यन्ततो द्रुत्य गोप्या

Verse 2

rudantaṃ muhur netra-yugmaṃ mṛjantamरुदन्तं मुहुर् नेत्रयुग्मं मृजन्तम्karāmbhoja-yugmena sātaṅka-netramकराम्भोजयुग्मेन सातङ्कनेत्रम्muhuḥ śvāsa-kampa-trirekhāṅka-kaṇṭha-मुहुः श्वासकम्पत्रिरेखाङ्ककण्ठsthita-graivaṃ dāmodaraṃ bhakti-baddhamस्थितग्रैवं दामोदरं भक्तिबद्धम्

Verse 3

itīdṛk sva-līlābhir ānanda-kuṇḍeइतीदृक् स्वलीलाभिर् आनन्दकुण्डेsva-ghoṣaṃ nimajjantam ākhyāpayantamस्वघोषं निमज्जन्तम् आख्यापयन्तम्tadīyeṣita-jñeṣu bhaktair jitatvaṃतदीयेषितज्ञेषु भक्तैर् जितत्वंpunaḥ prematas taṃ śatāvṛtti vandeपुनः प्रेमतस् तं शतावृत्ति वन्दे

Verse 4

varaṃ deva mokṣaṃ na mokṣāvadhiṃ vāवरं देव मोक्षं न मोक्षावधिं वाna canyaṃ vṛṇe ’haṃ vareṣād apīhaन चन्यं वृणे ऽहं वरेषाद् अपीहidaṃ te vapur nātha gopāla-bālaṃइदं ते वपुर् नाथ गोपालबालंsadā me manasy āvirāstāṃ kim anyaiḥसदा मे मनस्य् आविरास्तां किम् अन्यैः

Verse 5

idaṃ te mukhāmbhojam atyanta-nīlairइदं ते मुखाम्भोजम् अत्यन्तनीलैर्vṛtaṃ kuntalaiḥ snigdha-raktaiś ca gopyāवृतं कुन्तलैः स्निग्धरक्तैश् च गोप्याmuhuś cumbitaṃ bimba-raktādharaṃ meमुहुश् चुम्बितं बिम्बरक्ताधरं मेmanasy āvirāstām alaṃ lakṣa-lābhaiḥमनस्य् आविरास्ताम् अलं लक्षलाभैः

Verse 6

namo deva dāmodarānanta viṣṇoनमो देव दामोदरानन्त विष्णोprasīda prabho duḥkha-jālābdhi-magnamप्रसीद प्रभो दुःखजालाब्धिमग्नम्kṛpā-dṛṣṭi-vṛṣṭyāti-dīnaṃ batānuकृपादृष्टिवृष्ट्यातिदीनं बतानुgṛhāṇeṣa mām ajñam edhy akṣi-dṛśyaḥगृहाणेष माम् अज्ञम् एध्य् अक्षिदृश्यः

Verse 7

kuverātmajau baddha-mūrtyaiva yadvatकुवेरात्मजौ बद्धमूर्त्यैव यद्वत्tvayā mocitau bhakti-bhājau kṛtau caत्वया मोचितौ भक्तिभाजौ कृतौ चtathā prema-bhaktiṃ svakāṃ me prayacchaतथा प्रेमभक्तिं स्वकां मे प्रयच्छna mokṣe graho me ‘sti dāmodarehaन मोक्षे ग्रहो मे ऽस्ति दामोदरेह

Verse 8

namas te ’stu dāmne sphurad-dīpti-dhāmneनमस् ते ऽस्तु दाम्ने स्फुरद्दीप्तिधाम्नेtvadīyodarāyātha viśvasya dhāmneत्वदीयोदरायाथ विश्वस्य धाम्नेnamo rādhikāyai tvadīya-priyāyaiनमो राधिकायै त्वदीयप्रियायैnamo ’nanta-līlāya devāya tubhyamनमो ऽनन्तलीलाय देवाय तुभ्यम्

1. To the Supreme Lord, whose transcendental form is full of eternity, knowledge and bliss, whose shark-shaped earrings are swinging to and fro, who shines beautifully in Gokula, who quickly ran in fear of mother Yaśodā, but was ultimately caught—to that Supreme Lord, Śrī Dāmodara, I offer my humble obeisances.
2. He cried and rubbed His eyes again and again with His two lotus hands. His eyes were fearful and His breathing quick and He shivered in fright. Upon His neck marked with three lines, the pearl necklace shook. To this Supreme Lord, Śrī Dāmodara, who is bound with His devotees’ love, I offer my humble obeisances.
3. Again let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead. O my Lord, I offer my obeisances hundreds and thousands of times with all affection because by Your personal pastimes You plunge the gopīs into an ocean of nectar. Appreciating Your opulence, devotees gen-

erally declare that You are always subjugated by their feelings.

1. O Lord, I do not ask You for liberation or any material facility up to the point of liberation. What I want as Your favor is that I may always think of Your form in which I see You now, as Dāmodara. You are so beautiful and attractive that my mind does not want anything besides this wonderful form.
2. O Lord, the cheeks of Your blackish lotus face, which is encircled by locks of curling hair, have become reddened like bimba fruit due to mother Yaśodā’s kisses. What more can I describe than this? Millions of opulenses are of no use to me, but may this vision constantly remain in my mind.
3. O Lord, O Dāmodara! O Ananta! O Viṣṇu! O master! I offer my obeisances unto You. Be pleased upon me. I am a poor fool drowning in an ocean of sorrow. Please shower Your merciful glance upon me.
4. My dear Lord Dāmodara, once when You were playing as a naughty boy in the house of Nanda Mahārāja, You broke the box containing yogurt, and because of that, mother Yaśodā considered You an offender and tied You with rope to the household grinding mortar. At that time You

delivered two sons of Kuvera, Nalakūvara and Maṇigrīva, who were staying there as two arjuna trees in the yard of Nanda Mahārāja. My only request is that by Your merciful pastimes You may similarly deliver me.

1. O Lord Dāmodara, I offer my obeisances to the brilliantly effulgent rope which binds Your belly. I offer my obeisances to Your belly, which is the abode of the entire universe. I humbly bow down to Your most beloved Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, and to You, my Lord, who displays unlimited pastimes.

The word-for-word meanings and translations are by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, from Songs of the Vaiṣṇava Ācāryas, © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc. (www.krishna.com).