Siva Ratri (Sivastaka slokam spoken by Sri Caitanya)

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Sri Sivastakam

(Eight prayers glorifying Lord Siva, spoken by Sriman Mahaprabhu.Recorded in

Murari Gupta's "Sri Caitanya Carita Mahakavya")

 

1)

namo namaste tri-daevar€ya

bh™t€di n€th€ya md€ya nityam

ga‰g€-tara‰gotthita-b€la-candra-

c™€ya gaur…-nayanotsav€ya

 

"I repeatedly offer my obeisances unto you, the controller of the thirty

primal demigods;unto you, the original father of all created beings; unto

you, whose character is gracious; unto you, whose head is crested by the

sickle moon arisen from the waves of the Ganga and unto you, who are a

festival for the eyes of the fair goddess Gauri."

 

2)

sutapta c€m…kara-candra-n…la-

padma-prav€l€mbuda-k€nti-vastraiƒ

sa ntya-ra‰ge˜a-vara-prad€ya

kaivalya-n€th€ya va-dhvaj€ya

 

"I offer my obeisances unto you, who are dressed in garments resembling

molten gold, the moon, blue lotuses, coral, and dark rainclouds; unto you,

who bestow the most desirable boons on your devotees by means of your

delightful dancing; unto you, who are the master of the impersonalists and

unto you, whose flag bears the image of the bull."

 

3)

sudhaˆu-s™ry€gni-vilocanena

tamo-bhide te jagataƒ iv€ya

sahasra-ubhr€ˆu-sahasra-rami-

sahasra-sañjit-tvara-tejase'stu

 

" I offer my obeisances unto you, who dispells darkness with your three eyes

- the moon, the sun and fire; unto you, who causes auspiciousness for all

the living entities of the universe and unto you, whose potency easily

defeats that of thousands of moons and suns."

 

4)

n€gea-ratnojjvala-vigrah€ya

€rd™la-carm€muka-divya-tejase

sahasra-patropari saˆsthit€ya

var€‰gad€-mukta-bhuja-dvay€ya

 

"I offer my obeisances unto you, whose form is brilliantly illuminated by

the jewels of Ananta, the king of snakes; unto you, who are clothed by a

tiger-skin and thus radiate divine effulgence; unto you, who sits upon a

thousand-petalled lotus and unto you, whose two arms are adorned by

lusterous bangles."

 

5)

su-n™pur€-r€‰jita-p€da-padma

karat-sudha-bhtya-sukha-prad€ya

vicitra-ratnaugha-vibh™it€ya

prem€nam ev€dya harau videhi

 

"I offer my obeisances unto you, who brings happiness to your servitors, as

you pour on them the liquid nectar from your two reddish lotus feet, which

ring with charming anklebells. Obeisances unto you, who is adorned with an

abundance of gems - please endow me with pure love for Lord Hari."

 

6)

r… r€ma govinda mukunda aure

r… kŠa n€r€yaŠa v€sudeva

ity-€di n€m€mta-p€na-matta-

bh‰g€dhi-p€y€khila-dukha-hantre

 

" 'O Shri Rama, O Govinda, O Mukunda, O shauri, O Shri krsna, O Narayana, O

Vaasudeva!' I offer my obeisances unto you, Lord Shiva, the monarch of

intoxicated bee-like devotees, maddened by drinking the nectar of these and

other holy names of the Lord. Obeisances unto you, the destroyer of all

grief."

 

7)

r… n€rad€dyaiƒ satataˆ sugopya-

jijñ€sit€-y€u vara-prad€ya

tebhyo harer bhakti-sukha-prad€ya

iv€ya sarva-gurave namo namaƒ

 

" I offer my respectful obeisances again and again unto you, who is forever

enquired of confidentially by Shri Narada and other sages; unto you, who

also grants favors to them very quickly; unto you, who bestows the happiness

of Hari-bhakti; unto you, who creates auspiciousness and unto you, who is

the guru of everyone."

 

8)

r… gaur…-netrosava-ma‰gal€ya

tat-pr€Ša-n€th€ya rasa-prad€ya

sad€ samutkaŠ˜ha-govinda-l…l€-

g€na-praviŠ€ya namo'stu tubhyam

 

"I offer my obeisances unto you, who are a festival of auspiciousness for

the eyes of Goddess Gauri; unto you, who is the monarch of her life-breath;

unto you, who is capable of bestowing transcendental rasa and unto you, who

is expert in forever singing songs of the pastimes of Lord Govinda with

great longing."

 

9)

etat ivasy€˜akam adbhutaˆ mahat

Švan hari-prema labheta …ghram

jñ€nam ca vijñ€nam ap™rva-vaibhavaˆ

yo bh€va-p™rŠaƒ paramaˆ sam€daram

 

" A person, filled with loving feelings, who hears with rapt attention this

wonderful eight-fold prayer to Lord Shiva, can quickly gain Sri Hari-prema

as well as transcendental knowledge, the realisation of that knowledge, and

unprecedented powers."