IFH Songbook

Śrī Śrī Śikṣāṣṭaka

by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Verse 1

ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṃचेतोदर्पणमार्जनंచేతోదర్పణమార్జనంசேதோதர்பணமார்ஜநம்ચેતોદર્પણમાર્જનંbhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṃभवमहादावाग्निनिर्वापणंభవమహాదావాగ్నినిర్వాపణంபவமஹாதாவாக்நிநிர்வாபணம்ભવમહાદાવાગ્નિનિર્વાપણંśreyaḥ-kairava-candrikā-vitaraṇaṃश्रेयःकैरवचन्द्रिकावितरणंశ్రేయఃకైరవచన్ద్రికావితరణంஶ்ரேயஃகைரவசந்த்ரிகாவிதரணம்શ્રેયઃકૈરવચન્દ્રિકાવિતરણંvidyā-vadhū-jīvanamविद्यावधूजीवनम्విద్యావధూజీవనమ్வித்யாவதூஜீவநம்વિદ્યાવધૂજીવનમ્ānandāmbudhi-vardhanaṃआनन्दाम्बुधिवर्धनंఆనన్దామ్బుధివర్ధనంஆநந்தாம்புதிவர்தநம்આનન્દામ્બુધિવર્ધનંprati-padaṃ pūrṇāmṛtāsvādanaṃप्रतिपदं पूर्णामृतास्वादनंప్రతిపదం పూర్ణామృతాస్వాదనంப்ரதிபதம் பூர்ணாம்ருதாஸ்வாதநம்પ્રતિપદં પૂર્ણામૃતાસ્વાદનંsarvātma-snapanaṃ paraṃ vijayateसर्वात्मस्नपनं परं विजयतेసర్వాత్మస్నపనం పరం విజయతేஸர்வாத்மஸ்நபநம் பரம் விஜயதேસર્વાત્મસ્નપનં પરં વિજયતેśrī-kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtanamश्रीकृष्णसङ्कीर्तनम्శ్రీకృష్ణసఙ్కీర్తనమ్ஶ்ரீக்ருஷ்ணஸங்கீர்தநம்શ્રીકૃષ્ણસઙ્કીર્તનમ્

Word for word

cetaḥ—of the heart; darpaṇa—the mirror; mārjanam—cleansing; bhava—of material existence; mahā-dāva-agni—the blazing forest fire; nirvāpaṇam—extinguishing; śreyaḥ—of good fortune; kairava—the white lotus; candrikā—the moonshine; vitaraṇam—spreading; vidyā—of all education; vadhū—wife; jīvanam—the life; ānanda—of bliss; ambudhi—the ocean; vardhanam—increasing; prati-padam—at every step; pūrṇa-amṛta—of the full nectar; asvādanam—giving a taste; sarva—for everyone; ātma-snapanam—bathing of the self; param—transcendental; vijayate—let there be victory; śrī-kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtanam—for the congregational chanting of the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.चेतः—of the heart; दर्पण—the mirror; मार्जनम्—cleansing; भव—of material existence; महादावअग्नि—the blazing forest fire; निर्वापणम्—extinguishing; श्रेयः—of good fortune; कैरव—the white lotus; चन्द्रिका—the moonshine; वितरणम्—spreading; विद्या—of all education; वधू—wife; जीवनम्—the life; आनन्द—of bliss; अम्बुधि—the ocean; वर्धनम्—increasing; प्रतिपदम्—at every step; पूर्णअमृत—of the full nectar; अस्वादनम्—giving a taste; सर्व—for everyone; आत्मस्नपनम्—bathing of the self; परम्—transcendental; विजयते—let there be victory; श्रीकृष्णसङ्कीर्तनम्—for the congregational chanting of the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.చేతః—of the heart; దర్పణ—the mirror; మార్జనమ్—cleansing; భవ—of material existence; మహాదావఅగ్ని—the blazing forest fire; నిర్వాపణమ్—extinguishing; శ్రేయః—of good fortune; కైరవ—the white lotus; చన్ద్రికా—the moonshine; వితరణమ్—spreading; విద్యా—of all education; వధూ—wife; జీవనమ్—the life; ఆనన్ద—of bliss; అమ్బుధి—the ocean; వర్ధనమ్—increasing; ప్రతిపదమ్—at every step; పూర్ణఅమృత—of the full nectar; అస్వాదనమ్—giving a taste; సర్వ—for everyone; ఆత్మస్నపనమ్—bathing of the self; పరమ్—transcendental; విజయతే—let there be victory; శ్రీకృష్ణసఙ్కీర్తనమ్—for the congregational chanting of the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.சேதஃ—of the heart; தர்பண—the mirror; மார்ஜநம்—cleansing; பவ—of material existence; மஹாதாவஅக்நி—the blazing forest fire; நிர்வாபணம்—extinguishing; ஶ்ரேயஃ—of good fortune; கைரவ—the white lotus; சந்த்ரிகா—the moonshine; விதரணம்—spreading; வித்யா—of all education; வதூ—wife; ஜீவநம்—the life; ஆநந்த—of bliss; அம்புதி—the ocean; வர்தநம்—increasing; ப்ரதிபதம்—at every step; பூர்ணஅம்ருத—of the full nectar; அஸ்வாதநம்—giving a taste; ஸர்வ—for everyone; ஆத்மஸ்நபநம்—bathing of the self; பரம்—transcendental; விஜயதே—let there be victory; ஶ்ரீக்ருஷ்ணஸங்கீர்தநம்—for the congregational chanting of the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.ચેતઃ—of the heart; દર્પણ—the mirror; માર્જનમ્—cleansing; ભવ—of material existence; મહાદાવઅગ્નિ—the blazing forest fire; નિર્વાપણમ્—extinguishing; શ્રેયઃ—of good fortune; કૈરવ—the white lotus; ચન્દ્રિકા—the moonshine; વિતરણમ્—spreading; વિદ્યા—of all education; વધૂ—wife; જીવનમ્—the life; આનન્દ—of bliss; અમ્બુધિ—the ocean; વર્ધનમ્—increasing; પ્રતિપદમ્—at every step; પૂર્ણઅમૃત—of the full nectar; અસ્વાદનમ્—giving a taste; સર્વ—for everyone; આત્મસ્નપનમ્—bathing of the self; પરમ્—transcendental; વિજયતે—let there be victory; શ્રીકૃષ્ણસઙ્કીર્તનમ્—for the congregational chanting of the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.

Glory to the śrī-kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana, which cleanses the heart of all the dust accumulated for years together and thus extinguishes the blazing fire of conditioned life, of repeated birth and death. This saṅkīrtana movement is the prime benediction for humanity at large because it spreads the rays of the benediction moon. It is the life of all transcendental knowledge, it increases the ocean of transcendental bliss, and it enables us to fully taste the nectar for which we are always anxious.

Verse 2

nāmnām akāri bahudhā nija-sarva-śaktisनाम्नाम् अकारि बहुधा निजसर्वशक्तिस्నామ్నామ్ అకారి బహుధా నిజసర్వశక్తిస్நாம்நாம் அகாரி பஹுதா நிஜஸர்வஶக்திஸ்નામ્નામ્ અકારિ બહુધા નિજસર્વશક્તિસ્tatrārpitā niyamitaḥ smaraṇe na kālaḥतत्रार्पिता नियमितः स्मरणे न कालःతత్రార్పితా నియమితః స్మరణే న కాలఃதத்ரார்பிதா நியமிதஃ ஸ்மரணே ந காலஃતત્રાર્પિતા નિયમિતઃ સ્મરણે ન કાલઃetādṛśī tava kṛpā bhagavan mamāpiएतादृशी तव कृपा भगवन् ममापिఏతాదృశీ తవ కృపా భగవన్ మమాపిஏதாத்ருஶீ தவ க்ருபா பகவந் மமாபிએતાદૃશી તવ કૃપા ભગવન્ મમાપિdurdaivam īdṛśam ihājani nānurāgaḥदुर्दैवम् ईदृशम् इहाजनि नानुरागःదుర్దైవమ్ ఈదృశమ్ ఇహాజని నానురాగఃதுர்தைவம் ஈத்ருஶம் இஹாஜநி நாநுராகஃદુર્દૈવમ્ ઈદૃશમ્ ઇહાજનિ નાનુરાગઃ

Word for word

nāmnām—of the holy names of the Lord; akāri—manifested; bahudhā—various kinds; nija-sarva-śaktiḥ—all kinds of personal potencies; tatra—in that; arpitā—bestowed; niyamitaḥ—restricted; smaraṇe—in remembering; na—not; kālaḥ—consideration of time; etādṛśī—so much; tava—Your; kṛpā—mercy; bhagavan—O Lord; mama—My; api—although; durdaivam—misfortune; īdṛśam—such; iha—in this (the holy name); ajani—was born; na—not; anurāgaḥ—attachment.नाम्नाम्—of the holy names of the Lord; अकारि—manifested; बहुधा—various kinds; निजसर्वशक्तिः—all kinds of personal potencies; तत्र—in that; अर्पिता—bestowed; नियमितः—restricted; स्मरणे—in remembering; न—not; कालः—consideration of time; एतादृशी—so much; तव—Your; कृपा—mercy; भगवन्—O Lord; मम—My; अपि—although; दुर्दैवम्—misfortune; ईदृशम्—such; इह—in this (the holy name); अजनि—was born; न—not; अनुरागः—attachment.నామ్నామ్—of the holy names of the Lord; అకారి—manifested; బహుధా—various kinds; నిజసర్వశక్తిః—all kinds of personal potencies; తత్ర—in that; అర్పితా—bestowed; నియమితః—restricted; స్మరణే—in remembering; న—not; కాలః—consideration of time; ఏతాదృశీ—so much; తవ—Your; కృపా—mercy; భగవన్—O Lord; మమ—My; అపి—although; దుర్దైవమ్—misfortune; ఈదృశమ్—such; ఇహ—in this (the holy name); అజని—was born; న—not; అనురాగః—attachment.நாம்நாம்—of the holy names of the Lord; அகாரி—manifested; பஹுதா—various kinds; நிஜஸர்வஶக்திஃ—all kinds of personal potencies; தத்ர—in that; அர்பிதா—bestowed; நியமிதஃ—restricted; ஸ்மரணே—in remembering; ந—not; காலஃ—consideration of time; ஏதாத்ருஶீ—so much; தவ—Your; க்ருபா—mercy; பகவந்—O Lord; மம—My; அபி—although; துர்தைவம்—misfortune; ஈத்ருஶம்—such; இஹ—in this (the holy name); அஜநி—was born; ந—not; அநுராகஃ—attachment.નામ્નામ્—of the holy names of the Lord; અકારિ—manifested; બહુધા—various kinds; નિજસર્વશક્તિઃ—all kinds of personal potencies; તત્ર—in that; અર્પિતા—bestowed; નિયમિતઃ—restricted; સ્મરણે—in remembering; ન—not; કાલઃ—consideration of time; એતાદૃશી—so much; તવ—Your; કૃપા—mercy; ભગવન્—O Lord; મમ—My; અપિ—although; દુર્દૈવમ્—misfortune; ઈદૃશમ્—such; ઇહ—in this (the holy name); અજનિ—was born; ન—not; અનુરાગઃ—attachment.

O my Lord, Your holy name alone can render all benediction to living beings, and thus You have hundreds and millions of transcendental names, such as Kṛṣṇa and Govinda, in which You have invested all Your transcendental energies. There are no hard and fast rules for chanting these names. O My Lord, out of kindness You enable us to easily approach You by Your holy names, but I am so unfortunate that I have no attraction for them.

Verse 3

tṛṇād api sunīcenaतृणाद् अपि सुनीचेनతృణాద్ అపి సునీచేనத்ருணாத் அபி ஸுநீசேநતૃણાદ્ અપિ સુનીચેનtaror api sahiṣṇunāतरोर् अपि सहिष्णुनाతరోర్ అపి సహిష్ణునాதரோர் அபி ஸஹிஷ்ணுநாતરોર્ અપિ સહિષ્ણુનાamāninā mānadenaअमानिना मानदेनఅమానినా మానదేనஅமாநிநா மாநதேநઅમાનિના માનદેનkīrtanīyaḥ sadā hariḥकीर्तनीयः सदा हरिःకీర్తనీయః సదా హరిఃகீர்தநீயஃ ஸதா ஹரிஃકીર્તનીયઃ સદા હરિઃ

Word for word

tṛṇāt api—than downtrodden grass; sunīcena—being lower; taroḥ—than a tree; iva—like; sahiṣṇunā—with tolerance; amāninā—without being puffed up by false pride; mānadena—giving respect to all; kīrtanīyaḥ—to be chanted; sadā—always; hariḥ—the holy name of the Lord.तृणात् अपि—than downtrodden grass; सुनीचेन—being lower; तरोः—than a tree; इव—like; सहिष्णुना—with tolerance; अमानिना—without being puffed up by false pride; मानदेन—giving respect to all; कीर्तनीयः—to be chanted; सदा—always; हरिः—the holy name of the Lord.తృణాత్ అపి—than downtrodden grass; సునీచేన—being lower; తరోః—than a tree; ఇవ—like; సహిష్ణునా—with tolerance; అమానినా—without being puffed up by false pride; మానదేన—giving respect to all; కీర్తనీయః—to be chanted; సదా—always; హరిః—the holy name of the Lord.த்ருணாத் அபி—than downtrodden grass; ஸுநீசேந—being lower; தரோஃ—than a tree; இவ—like; ஸஹிஷ்ணுநா—with tolerance; அமாநிநா—without being puffed up by false pride; மாநதேந—giving respect to all; கீர்தநீயஃ—to be chanted; ஸதா—always; ஹரிஃ—the holy name of the Lord.તૃણાત્ અપિ—than downtrodden grass; સુનીચેન—being lower; તરોઃ—than a tree; ઇવ—like; સહિષ્ણુના—with tolerance; અમાનિના—without being puffed up by false pride; માનદેન—giving respect to all; કીર્તનીયઃ—to be chanted; સદા—always; હરિઃ—the holy name of the Lord.

One should chant the holy name of the Lord in a humble state of mind, thinking oneself lower than the straw in the street; one should be more tolerant than a tree, devoid of all sense of false prestige, and should be ready to offer all respects to others. In such a state of mind one can chant the holy name of the Lord constantly.

Verse 4

na dhanaṃ na janaṃ na sundarīṃन धनं न जनं न सुन्दरींన ధనం న జనం న సున్దరీంந தநம் ந ஜநம் ந ஸுந்தரீம்ન ધનં ન જનં ન સુન્દરીંkavitāṃ vā jagad-īśa kāmayeकवितां वा जगदीश कामयेకవితాం వా జగదీశ కామయేகவிதாம் வா ஜகதீஶ காமயேકવિતાં વા જગદીશ કામયેmama janmani janmanīśvareमम जन्मनि जन्मनीश्वरेమమ జన్మని జన్మనీశ్వరేமம ஜந்மநி ஜந்மநீஶ்வரேમમ જન્મનિ જન્મનીશ્વરેbhavatād bhaktir ahaitukī tvayiभवताद् भक्तिर् अहैतुकी त्वयिభవతాద్ భక్తిర్ అహైతుకీ త్వయిபவதாத் பக்திர் அஹைதுகீ த்வயிભવતાદ્ ભક્તિર્ અહૈતુકી ત્વયિ

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na—not; dhanam—riches; na—not; janam—followers; na—not; sundarīm—a very beautiful woman; kavitām—fruitive activities described in flowery language; vā—or; jagat-īśa—O Lord of the universe; kāmaye—I desire; mama—My; janmani—in birth; janmani—after birth; īśvare—unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhavatāt—let there be; bhaktiḥ—devotional service; ahaitukī—with no motives; tvayi—unto You.न—not; धनम्—riches; न—not; जनम्—followers; न—not; सुन्दरीम्—a very beautiful woman; कविताम्—fruitive activities described in flowery language; वा—or; जगतीश—O Lord of the universe; कामये—I desire; मम—My; जन्मनि—in birth; जन्मनि—after birth; ईश्वरे—unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; भवतात्—let there be; भक्तिः—devotional service; अहैतुकी—with no motives; त्वयि—unto You.న—not; ధనమ్—riches; న—not; జనమ్—followers; న—not; సున్దరీమ్—a very beautiful woman; కవితామ్—fruitive activities described in flowery language; వా—or; జగతీశ—O Lord of the universe; కామయే—I desire; మమ—My; జన్మని—in birth; జన్మని—after birth; ఈశ్వరే—unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; భవతాత్—let there be; భక్తిః—devotional service; అహైతుకీ—with no motives; త్వయి—unto You.ந—not; தநம்—riches; ந—not; ஜநம்—followers; ந—not; ஸுந்தரீம்—a very beautiful woman; கவிதாம்—fruitive activities described in flowery language; வா—or; ஜகதீஶ—O Lord of the universe; காமயே—I desire; மம—My; ஜந்மநி—in birth; ஜந்மநி—after birth; ஈஶ்வரே—unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; பவதாத்—let there be; பக்திஃ—devotional service; அஹைதுகீ—with no motives; த்வயி—unto You.ન—not; ધનમ્—riches; ન—not; જનમ્—followers; ન—not; સુન્દરીમ્—a very beautiful woman; કવિતામ્—fruitive activities described in flowery language; વા—or; જગતીશ—O Lord of the universe; કામયે—I desire; મમ—My; જન્મનિ—in birth; જન્મનિ—after birth; ઈશ્વરે—unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ભવતાત્—let there be; ભક્તિઃ—devotional service; અહૈતુકી—with no motives; ત્વયિ—unto You.

O almighty Lord, I have no desire to accumulate wealth, nor do I desire beautiful women, nor do I want any number of followers. I only want Your causeless devotional service, birth after birth.

Verse 5

ayi nanda-tanuja kiṅkaraṃअयि नन्दतनुज किङ्करंఅయి నన్దతనుజ కిఙ్కరంஅயி நந்ததநுஜ கிங்கரம்અયિ નન્દતનુજ કિઙ્કરંpatitaṃ māṃ viṣame bhavāmbudhauपतितं मां विषमे भवाम्बुधौపతితం మాం విషమే భవామ్బుధౌபதிதம் மாம் விஷமே பவாம்புதௌપતિતં માં વિષમે ભવામ્બુધૌkṛpayā tava pāda-paṅkaja-कृपया तव पादपङ्कजకృపయా తవ పాదపఙ్కజக்ருபயா தவ பாதபங்கஜકૃપયા તવ પાદપઙ્કજsthita-dhūlī-sadṛśaṃ vicintayaस्थितधूलीसदृशं विचिन्तयస్థితధూలీసదృశం విచిన్తయஸ்திததூலீஸத்ருஶம் விசிந்தயસ્થિતધૂલીસદૃશં વિચિન્તય

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ayi—O my Lord; nanda-tanuja—the son of Nanda Mahārāja, Kṛṣṇa; kiṅkaram—the servant; patitam—fallen; mām—me; viṣame—horrible; bhava- ambudhau—in the ocean of nescience; kṛpayā—by causeless mercy; tava—Your; pāda-paṅkaja—lotus feet; sthita—situated at; dhūlī-sadṛśam—like a particle of dust; vicintaya—kindly consider.अयि—O my Lord; नन्दतनुज—the son of Nanda Mahārāja, Kṛṣṇa; किङ्करम्—the servant; पतितम्—fallen; माम्—me; विषमे—horrible; भव अम्बुधौ—in the ocean of nescience; कृपया—by causeless mercy; तव—Your; पादपङ्कज—lotus feet; स्थित—situated at; धूलीसदृशम्—like a particle of dust; विचिन्तय—kindly consider.అయి—O my Lord; నన్దతనుజ—the son of Nanda Mahārāja, Kṛṣṇa; కిఙ్కరమ్—the servant; పతితమ్—fallen; మామ్—me; విషమే—horrible; భవ అమ్బుధౌ—in the ocean of nescience; కృపయా—by causeless mercy; తవ—Your; పాదపఙ్కజ—lotus feet; స్థిత—situated at; ధూలీసదృశమ్—like a particle of dust; విచిన్తయ—kindly consider.அயி—O my Lord; நந்ததநுஜ—the son of Nanda Mahārāja, Kṛṣṇa; கிங்கரம்—the servant; பதிதம்—fallen; மாம்—me; விஷமே—horrible; பவ அம்புதௌ—in the ocean of nescience; க்ருபயா—by causeless mercy; தவ—Your; பாதபங்கஜ—lotus feet; ஸ்தித—situated at; தூலீஸத்ருஶம்—like a particle of dust; விசிந்தய—kindly consider.અયિ—O my Lord; નન્દતનુજ—the son of Nanda Mahārāja, Kṛṣṇa; કિઙ્કરમ્—the servant; પતિતમ્—fallen; મામ્—me; વિષમે—horrible; ભવ અમ્બુધૌ—in the ocean of nescience; કૃપયા—by causeless mercy; તવ—Your; પાદપઙ્કજ—lotus feet; સ્થિત—situated at; ધૂલીસદૃશમ્—like a particle of dust; વિચિન્તય—kindly consider.

O son of Mahārāja Nanda [Kṛṣṇa], I am Your eternal servitor, yet somehow or other I have fallen into this horrible ocean of birth and death. Please pick me up from this ocean of death and place me as one of the atoms at Your lotus feet.

Verse 6

nayanaṃ galad-aśru-dhārayāनयनं गलदश्रुधारयाనయనం గలదశ్రుధారయాநயநம் கலதஶ்ருதாரயாનયનં ગલદશ્રુધારયાvadanaṃ gadgada-ruddhayā girāवदनं गद्गदरुद्धया गिराవదనం గద్గదరుద్ధయా గిరాவதநம் கத்கதருத்தயா கிராવદનં ગદ્ગદરુદ્ધયા ગિરાpulakair nicitaṃ vapuḥ kadāपुलकैर् निचितं वपुः कदाపులకైర్ నిచితం వపుః కదాபுலகைர் நிசிதம் வபுஃ கதாપુલકૈર્ નિચિતં વપુઃ કદાtava nāma-grahaṇe bhaviṣyatiतव नामग्रहणे भविष्यतिతవ నామగ్రహణే భవిష్యతిதவ நாமக்ரஹணே பவிஷ்யதிતવ નામગ્રહણે ભવિષ્યતિ

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nayanam—the eyes; galat-aśru-dhārayā—by streams of tears running down; vadanam—mouth; gadgada—faltering; ruddhayā—choked up; girā—with words; pulakaiḥ—with standing up of the hairs due to transcendental happiness; nicitam—covered; vapuḥ—the body; kadā—when; tava—Your; nāma-grahaṇe—in chanting the name; bhaviṣyati—will be.नयनम्—the eyes; गलतश्रुधारया—by streams of tears running down; वदनम्—mouth; गद्गद—faltering; रुद्धया—choked up; गिरा—with words; पुलकैः—with standing up of the hairs due to transcendental happiness; निचितम्—covered; वपुः—the body; कदा—when; तव—Your; नामग्रहणे—in chanting the name; भविष्यति—will be.నయనమ్—the eyes; గలతశ్రుధారయా—by streams of tears running down; వదనమ్—mouth; గద్గద—faltering; రుద్ధయా—choked up; గిరా—with words; పులకైః—with standing up of the hairs due to transcendental happiness; నిచితమ్—covered; వపుః—the body; కదా—when; తవ—Your; నామగ్రహణే—in chanting the name; భవిష్యతి—will be.நயநம்—the eyes; கலதஶ்ருதாரயா—by streams of tears running down; வதநம்—mouth; கத்கத—faltering; ருத்தயா—choked up; கிரா—with words; புலகைஃ—with standing up of the hairs due to transcendental happiness; நிசிதம்—covered; வபுஃ—the body; கதா—when; தவ—Your; நாமக்ரஹணே—in chanting the name; பவிஷ்யதி—will be.નયનમ્—the eyes; ગલતશ્રુધારયા—by streams of tears running down; વદનમ્—mouth; ગદ્ગદ—faltering; રુદ્ધયા—choked up; ગિરા—with words; પુલકૈઃ—with standing up of the hairs due to transcendental happiness; નિચિતમ્—covered; વપુઃ—the body; કદા—when; તવ—Your; નામગ્રહણે—in chanting the name; ભવિષ્યતિ—will be.

O My Lord, when will my eyes be decorated with tears of love flowing constantly when I chant Your holy name? When will my voice choke up, and when will the hairs of my body stand on end at the recitation of Your name.

Verse 7

yugāyitaṃ nimeṣeṇaयुगायितं निमेषेणయుగాయితం నిమేషేణயுகாயிதம் நிமேஷேணયુગાયિતં નિમેષેણcakṣuṣā prāvṛṣāyitamचक्षुषा प्रावृषायितम्చక్షుషా ప్రావృషాయితమ్சக்ஷுஷா ப்ராவ்ருஷாயிதம்ચક્ષુષા પ્રાવૃષાયિતમ્śūnyāyitaṃ jagat sarvaṃशून्यायितं जगत् सर्वंశూన్యాయితం జగత్ సర్వంஶூந்யாயிதம் ஜகத் ஸர்வம்શૂન્યાયિતં જગત્ સર્વંgovinda-viraheṇa meगोविन्दविरहेण मेగోవిన్దవిరహేణ మేகோவிந்தவிரஹேண மேગોવિન્દવિરહેણ મે

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yugāyitam—appearing like a great millennium; nimeṣeṇa—by a moment; cakṣuṣā—from the eyes; prāvṛṣāyitam—tears falling like torrents of rain; śūnyāyitam—appearing void; jagat—the world; sarvam—all; govinda—from Lord Govinda, Kṛṣṇa; viraheṇa me—by my separation.युगायितम्—appearing like a great millennium; निमेषेण—by a moment; चक्षुषा—from the eyes; प्रावृषायितम्—tears falling like torrents of rain; शून्यायितम्—appearing void; जगत्—the world; सर्वम्—all; गोविन्द—from Lord Govinda, Kṛṣṇa; विरहेण मे—by my separation.యుగాయితమ్—appearing like a great millennium; నిమేషేణ—by a moment; చక్షుషా—from the eyes; ప్రావృషాయితమ్—tears falling like torrents of rain; శూన్యాయితమ్—appearing void; జగత్—the world; సర్వమ్—all; గోవిన్ద—from Lord Govinda, Kṛṣṇa; విరహేణ మే—by my separation.யுகாயிதம்—appearing like a great millennium; நிமேஷேண—by a moment; சக்ஷுஷா—from the eyes; ப்ராவ்ருஷாயிதம்—tears falling like torrents of rain; ஶூந்யாயிதம்—appearing void; ஜகத்—the world; ஸர்வம்—all; கோவிந்த—from Lord Govinda, Kṛṣṇa; விரஹேண மே—by my separation.યુગાયિતમ્—appearing like a great millennium; નિમેષેણ—by a moment; ચક્ષુષા—from the eyes; પ્રાવૃષાયિતમ્—tears falling like torrents of rain; શૂન્યાયિતમ્—appearing void; જગત્—the world; સર્વમ્—all; ગોવિન્દ—from Lord Govinda, Kṛṣṇa; વિરહેણ મે—by my separation.

O Govinda! Feeling Your separation, I am considering a moment to be like twelve years or more. Tears are flowing from my eyes like torrents of rain, and I am feeling all vacant in the world in Your absence.

Verse 8

āśliṣya vā pāda-ratāṃ pinaṣṭu māmआश्लिष्य वा पादरतां पिनष्टु माम्ఆశ్లిష్య వా పాదరతాం పినష్టు మామ్ஆஶ்லிஷ்ய வா பாதரதாம் பிநஷ்டு மாம்આશ્લિષ્ય વા પાદરતાં પિનષ્ટુ મામ્adarśanān marma-hatāṃ karotu vāअदर्शनान् मर्महतां करोतु वाఅదర్శనాన్ మర్మహతాం కరోతు వాஅதர்ஶநாந் மர்மஹதாம் கரோது வாઅદર્શનાન્ મર્મહતાં કરોતુ વાyathā tathā vā vidadhātu lampaṭoयथा तथा वा विदधातु लम्पटोయథా తథా వా విదధాతు లమ్పటోயதா ததா வா விததாது லம்படோયથા તથા વા વિદધાતુ લમ્પટોmat-prāṇa-nāthas tu sa eva nāparaḥमत्प्राणनाथस् तु स एव नापरःమత్ప్రాణనాథస్ తు స ఏవ నాపరఃமத்ப்ராணநாதஸ் து ஸ ஏவ நாபரஃમત્પ્રાણનાથસ્ તુ સ એવ નાપરઃ

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āśliṣya—embracing with great pleasure; vā—or; pāda-ratām—who have fallen at the lotus feet; pinaṣṭu—let Him trample; mām—me; adarśanāt—by not being visible; marma-hatām—brokenhearted; karotu—let Him make; vā—or; yathā—as (He likes); tathā—so; va—or; vidadhātu—let Him do; lampaṭaḥ—a debauchee, who mixes with other women; mat-prāṇa-nāthaḥ—the Lord of My life; tu—but; saḥ—He; eva—only; na aparaḥ—not anyone else.आश्लिष्य—embracing with great pleasure; वा—or; पादरताम्—who have fallen at the lotus feet; पिनष्टु—let Him trample; माम्—me; अदर्शनात्—by not being visible; मर्महताम्—brokenhearted; करोतु—let Him make; वा—or; यथा—as (He likes); तथा—so; व—or; विदधातु—let Him do; लम्पटः—a debauchee, who mixes with other women; मत्प्राणनाथः—the Lord of My life; तु—but; सः—He; एव—only; न अपरः—not anyone else.ఆశ్లిష్య—embracing with great pleasure; వా—or; పాదరతామ్—who have fallen at the lotus feet; పినష్టు—let Him trample; మామ్—me; అదర్శనాత్—by not being visible; మర్మహతామ్—brokenhearted; కరోతు—let Him make; వా—or; యథా—as (He likes); తథా—so; వ—or; విదధాతు—let Him do; లమ్పటః—a debauchee, who mixes with other women; మత్ప్రాణనాథః—the Lord of My life; తు—but; సః—He; ఏవ—only; న అపరః—not anyone else.ஆஶ்லிஷ்ய—embracing with great pleasure; வா—or; பாதரதாம்—who have fallen at the lotus feet; பிநஷ்டு—let Him trample; மாம்—me; அதர்ஶநாத்—by not being visible; மர்மஹதாம்—brokenhearted; கரோது—let Him make; வா—or; யதா—as (He likes); ததா—so; வ—or; விததாது—let Him do; லம்படஃ—a debauchee, who mixes with other women; மத்ப்ராணநாதஃ—the Lord of My life; து—but; ஸஃ—He; ஏவ—only; ந அபரஃ—not anyone else.આશ્લિષ્ય—embracing with great pleasure; વા—or; પાદરતામ્—who have fallen at the lotus feet; પિનષ્ટુ—let Him trample; મામ્—me; અદર્શનાત્—by not being visible; મર્મહતામ્—brokenhearted; કરોતુ—let Him make; વા—or; યથા—as (He likes); તથા—so; વ—or; વિદધાતુ—let Him do; લમ્પટઃ—a debauchee, who mixes with other women; મત્પ્રાણનાથઃ—the Lord of My life; તુ—but; સઃ—He; એવ—only; ન અપરઃ—not anyone else.

I know no one but Kṛṣṇa as my Lord, and He shall remain so even if He handles me roughly by His embrace or makes me brokenhearted by not being present before me. He is completely free to do anything and everything, for He is always my worshipful Lord, unconditionally.

Translations

Verse 1

Glory to the śrī-kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana, which cleanses the heart of all the dust accumulated for years together and thus extinguishes the blazing fire of conditioned life, of repeated birth and death. This saṅkīrtana movement is the prime benediction for humanity at large because it spreads the rays of the benediction moon. It is the life of all transcendental knowledge, it increases the ocean of transcendental bliss, and it enables us to fully taste the nectar for which we are always anxious.

Verse 2

O my Lord, Your holy name alone can render all benediction to living beings, and thus You have hundreds and millions of transcendental names, such as Kṛṣṇa and Govinda, in which You have invested all Your transcendental energies. There are no hard and fast rules for chanting these names. O My Lord, out of kindness You enable us to easily approach You by Your holy names, but I am so unfortunate that I have no attraction for them.

Verse 3

One should chant the holy name of the Lord in a humble state of mind, thinking oneself lower than the straw in the street; one should be more tolerant than a tree, devoid of all sense of false prestige, and should be ready to offer all respects to others. In such a state of mind one can chant the holy name of the Lord constantly.

Verse 4

O almighty Lord, I have no desire to accumulate wealth, nor do I desire beautiful women, nor do I want any number of followers. I only want Your causeless devotional service, birth after birth.

Verse 5

O son of Mahārāja Nanda [Kṛṣṇa], I am Your eternal servitor, yet somehow or other I have fallen into this horrible ocean of birth and death. Please pick me up from this ocean of death and place me as one of the atoms at Your lotus feet.

Verse 6

O My Lord, when will my eyes be decorated with tears of love flowing constantly when I chant Your holy name? When will my voice choke up, and when will the hairs of my body stand on end at the recitation of Your name.

Verse 7

O Govinda! Feeling Your separation, I am considering a moment to be like twelve years or more. Tears are flowing from my eyes like torrents of rain, and I am feeling all vacant in the world in Your absence.

Verse 8

I know no one but Kṛṣṇa as my Lord, and He shall remain so even if He handles me roughly by His embrace or makes me brokenhearted by not being present before me. He is completely free to do anything and everything, for He is always my worshipful Lord, unconditionally.

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).

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