Prathama Caitanyдъфaka
⌠Eight Prayers Glorifying Lord Caitanya (1)■
by Цrхla Rщpa Gosvдmх
Translated by Цrхla Prabhupдda and Kuцakratha dдsa
(note: Translations followed by an asterisk are Цrхla Prabhupдda▓s.)
TEXT 1
sadopдsyaш цrхmдn dhеta-manuja-kдyaiш praйayitдч
vahadbhir gхr-bдйair giriцa-parameъфhi-prabhеtibhiш
sva-bhaktebhyaш цuddhдч nija-bhajana-mudrдm upadiцan
sa caitanyaш kiч me punar api dецor yдsyati padam
sadд≈always; upдsyaш≈worshipable; цrх-mдn≈beautiful; dhеta≈who accepted; manuja-kдyaiш≈the bodies of men; praйayitдm≈love; vahadbhiш≈who were bearing; gir-bдйaiш≈by the demigods; giriцa≈Lord Цiva; parameъфhi≈and Lord Brahmд; prabhеtibhiш≈headed by; sva-bhaktebhyaш≈unto His own devotees; цuddhдm≈pure; nija-bhajana≈of His own worship; mudrдm≈the mark; upadiцan≈instructing; sa≈that; caitanyaш≈Цrх Caitanya Mahдprabhu; kim≈whether; me≈my; punaш api≈again; dецoш≈of the eyes; yдsyati≈will go; padam≈in the path.
Lord Caitanya Mahдprabhu is always the most worshipable Deity of the demigods, including Lord Цiva and Lord Brahmд, who came in the garb of ordinary men bearing love for Him. He instructs His own pure devotional service to His own devotees. Will He again become visible before the path of my eyes?*
TEXT 2
sureцдnдч durgaч gatir atiцayenopaniъadдч
munхnдч sarva-svaч praйata-paфalхnдч madhurimд
viniryдsaш premйo nikhila-paцu-pдlaчbhuja-dецдm
sa caitanyaш kiч me punar api dецor yдsyati padam
sura-хцдnдm≈of the kings of the demigods; durgam≈the fortress; gatiш≈goal; atiцayena≈eminently; upaniъadдm≈of the Upaniъads; munхnдm≈of the sages; sarva-svam≈the be-all and end-all; praйata-paфalхnдm≈of the surrendered devotees; madhurimд≈the sweetness; viniryдsaш≈the essence; premйaш≈of love; nikhila≈all; paцu-pдlд≈of the cowherd women; ambuja-dецдm≈lotus-eyed.
Цrх Caitanya Mahдprabhu is the protector of the demigods, the supreme goal of the Upaniъads, the be-all and end-all of the great sages, the beautiful shelter of His devotees, and the essence of the love of the lotus-eyed gopхs. Will He again be visible before the path of my eyes?*
TEXT 3
svarщpaч bibhrдйo jagad-atulam advaita-dayitaш
prapanna-цrхvдso janita-paramдnanda-garimд
harir dхnoddhдrх gajapati-kеpotseka-taralaш
sa caitanyaш kiч me punar api dецor yдsyati padam
sva≈own; rщpaч≈form; bibhrдйaш≈manifesting; jagat≈in the universe; atulam≈incomparable; advaita≈to Advaita Дcдrya; dayitaш≈very dear; prapanna≈surrendered; цrхvдso≈Цrхvдsa Paйпita; janita≈produced; paramдnanda≈of Paramдnanda Purх; garimд≈respect; hariш≈Lord Hari (He who destroys the nescience of the material world); dхna≈the distressed; uddhдrх≈who delivers; gajapati≈on King Pratдparudra; kеpд≈mercy; utseka-taralaш≈showering.
Цrх Caitanya Mahдprabhu has manifested His own form, which cannot be compared to anything in the material universe. He is very dear to Advaita Дcдrya, and Цrхvдsa Paйпita is surrendered to Him. He is very respectful to Paramдnanda Purх. He takes away the ignorance of the material world and delivers the conditioned souls suffering from the threefold miseries. He showered His mercy on Mahдrдja Pratдparudra, the king of Orissa. Will He again become visible before the path of my eyes?*
TEXT 4
rasoddдmд kдmдrbuda-madhura-dhдmojjvala-tanur
yatхnдч uttaчsas taraйikara-vidyoti-vasanaш
hiraйyдйдч lakъmх-bharam abhibhavann дкgika-rucд
sa caitanyaш kiч me punar api dецor yдsyati padam
rasa≈by the mellows of devotional service; uddдmд≈maddened; kдma≈of Cupids; arbuda≈millions; madhura≈of the sweetness; dhдma≈the abode; ujjvala≈effulgent; tanuш≈form; yatхnдm≈of the sannyдsхs; uttaчsaш≈the crown; taraйi-kara≈like sunlight; vidyoti≈effulgent; vasanaш≈garments; hiraйyдйдm≈of gold; lakъmх-bharam≈all the beauty; abhibhavann≈eclipsing; дкgika≈of His form; rucд≈with the splendor.
Цrх Caitanya Mahдprabhu becomes maddened by tasting the mellows of devotional service. His effulgent form is the abode of sweetness for millions of Cupids, and He is the crest jewel of sannyдsхs. His garments display the effulgence of the sun, and the splendor of His body eclipses the beauty of gold. Will He again become visible before the path of my eyes?
TEXT 5
hare kеъйety-uccaiш sphurita-rasano nдma-gaйanд-
kеta-granthi-цreйх-subhaga-kaфi-sщtrojjvala-karaш
viцдlдkъo dхrghдrgala-yugala-khelднcita-bhujaш
sa caitanyaш kiч me punar api dецor yдsyati padam
hare kеъйa iti≈the Hare Kеъйa mantra; uccaiш≈loudly; sphurita≈dancing; rasanaш≈on the tongue; nдma≈of names; gaйanд≈for counting; kеta≈prepared; granthi≈of knots; цreйх≈series; subhaga≈beautiful; kaфi-sщtra≈string; ujjvala≈splendid; karaш≈hand; viцдla≈large; akъaш≈eyes; dхrgha≈long; argala≈beams; yugala≈pair; khelд≈with pastimes; aнcita≈bent; bhujaш≈arms.
Цrх Caitanya Mahдprabhu chants the Hare Kеъйa mantra in a loud voice, the holy name dancing on His tongue as He counts the number of recitations on a beautiful knotted string held in His effulgent hand. His eyes are large, and His long arms, bending as He performs His pastimes, reach down to His knees. Will He again become visible before the path of my eyes?
TEXT 6
payorдцes tхre sphurad-upavanдli-kalanayд
muhur vеndдraйya-smaraйa-janita-prema-vivaцaш
kvacit kеъйдvеtti-pracala-rasano bhakti-rasikaш
sa caitanyaш kiч me punar api dецor yдsyati padam
payaш-rдцeш≈of the sea; tхre≈on the beach; sphurat≈beautiful; upavana≈of gardens; дli≈rows; kalanayд≈by seeing; muhuш≈constantly; vеndдraйya≈the forest of Vеndдvana; smaraйa-janita≈by remembering; prema-vivaцaш≈being overwhelmed by ecstatic love of Kеъйa; kvacit≈sometimes; kеъйa≈of the holy name of Kеъйa; дvеtti--pracala≈busily engaged; rasanaш≈whose tongue; bhakti-rasikaш≈expert in devotional service.
Цrх Caitanya Mahдprabhu is the topmost of all devotees. Sometimes, while walking on the beach, He would see a beautiful garden nearby and mistake it for the forest of Vеndдvana. He would thus be completely overwhelmed by ecstatic love of Kеъйa and begin to chant the holy name and dance. His tongue worked incessantly as He chanted ⌠Kеъйa! Kеъйa!■ Will He again become visible before the path of my eyes?*
TEXT 7
rathдrщпhasyдrдd adhipadavi-nхlдcala-pater
adabhra-premormi-sphurita-naфanollдsa-vivaцaш
sa-harъaч gдyadbhiш parivеta-tanur vaiъйava-janaiш
sa caitanyaш kiч me punar api dецor yдsyati padam
ratha-дrщпhasya≈of the Supreme Lord, who was placed aboard the chariot; дrдt≈in front; adhipadavх≈on the main road; nхlдcala-pateш≈of Lord Jagannдtha, the Lord of Nхlдcala; adabhra≈great; prema-щrmi≈by waves of love of God; sphurita; which was manifested; naфana-ullдsa≈by the transcendental bliss of dancing; vivaцaш≈being overwhelmed; sa-harъam≈with great pleasure; gдyadbhiш≈who were singing; parivеta≈surrounded; tanuш≈His body; vaiъйava-janaiш≈by the devotees.
Цrх Caitanya Mahдprabhu danced down the main road in great ecstasy before Lord Jagannдtha, the master of Nхlдcala, who was sitting on His car. Overwhelmed by the transcendental bliss of dancing, and surrounded by the Vaiъйavas who sang the holy names, He manifested waves of ecstatic love of Godhead. Will He again become visible before the path of my eyes?
TEXT 8
bhuvaч siнcann aцru-цrutibhir abhitaш sдndra-pulakaiш
parхtдкgo nхpa-stabaka-nava-kiнjalka-jayibhiш
ghana-sveda-stoma-stimita-tanur utkхrtana-sukhх
sa caitanyaш kiч me punar api dецor yдsyati padam
bhuvam≈the earth; siнcan≈sprinkling; aцru≈of tears; цrutibhiш≈with showers; abhitaш≈everywhere; sдndra≈full; pulakaiш≈hairs standing erect; parхta≈filled; aкgaш≈the body; nхpa≈of the kadabma tree; stabaka≈clusters of blossoms; nava≈fresh; kiнjalka≈filaments; jayibhiш≈glorious; ghana≈full; sveda≈perspiration; stoma≈with much; stimita≈moistened; tanuш≈body; utkхrtana≈by loud chanting; sukhх≈the happiness.
Цrх Caitanya Mahдprabhu became joyful during the loud chanting of the holy names, and he sprinkled the earth with showers of tears. All the hairs of His body, standing on end, appeared like beautiful filaments of fresh kadamba blossoms, and His body glistened with profuse perspiration. Will he again become visible before the path of my eyes?
TEXT 9
adhхte gaurдкga-smaraйa-padavх maкgalataraч
kеtх yo viцrambha-sphurad-amala-dhхr aъфakam idam
parдnande sadyas tad-amala-padдmbhoja-yugale
parisphдrд tasya sphuratu nitarдч prema-laharх
adhхte≈reads; gaurдкga≈of Lord Caitanya; smaraйa≈meditation; padavх≈path; maкgalataraч≈most auspicious; kеtх≈a pious person; yaш≈who; viцrambha≈with faith; sphurad≈shining; amala≈pure; dhхш≈intelligence; aъфakam≈eight verses; idam≈this; parдnande≈in transcendental bliss; sadyaш≈at once; tat≈of Him; amala≈splendid; padдmbhoja≈lotus feet; yugale≈pair; parisphдrд≈great; tasya≈of him; sphuratu≈may be manifested; nitarдч≈at every moment; prema≈of pure love; laharх≈the waves.
May the great ocean full of waves of pure love for the two white lotus flowers of the feet of Цrх Caitanya Mahдprabhu become immediately manifested at every moment to whatever pious person reads these eight most auspicious verses, his pure intelligence shining with faith as he meditates on Lord Gaurдкga.