Sri Yamunastakam

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> waaahhhh....gauranga...so nice! )

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> Do you have more melodies of other Vaisnava songs? I would be so grateful.

 

I'm glad that you appreciated it. Yes, I have many more nice melodies, a few

90-min audio tapes of Madhavi dasi, Subhananda Prabhu and others singing

various sweet songs and prayers, but it would be difficult to upload it all.

(

 

But I can send short samples of my favorite ones every now and then if other

members would like it and do not mind to download it. Here I'm sending Sri

Yamunastakam by Srila Rupa Gosvami. Its' text with devanagari and diacritics

you can find in the file of the verse book attached to another my text.

 

ys Manohara

 

 

Sri Yamunastakam

 

Composed by

Srila Rupa Goswami

 

bhratur antakasya pattane 'bhipatti-harini

preksayati-papino 'pi papa-sindhu-tarini

nira-madhuribhir apy asesa-citta-bandhini

mam punatu sarvadaravinda-bandhu-nandini (1)

 

May Yamuna-devi, the daughter of Surya the sun-god, always purify me. She

saves

those who touch her from going to the realm of her brother Yamaraja, and

merely

seeing her exonerates even greatly sinful people from the reactions to their

sins. The attractiveness of her waters captivates everyone's heart.

 

hari-vari-dharayabhimanditoru-khandava

pundarika-mandalodyad-andajali-tandava

snana-kama-pamarogra-papa-sampad-andhini

mam punatu sarvadaravinda-bandhu-nandini (2)

 

Yamuna-devi adorns Indra's massive Khandava forest with her enchanting

current,

and upon her blooming white lotuses, birds such as wagtails always dance.

Simply

desiring to bathe in her crystalline waters pardons one from even the

greatest of sins.

May that Yamuna-devi, the daughter of Surya-deva, continue to always purify

me.

 

sikarabhimrsta-jantu-durvipaka-mardini

nanda-nandanantaranga-bhakti-pura-vardhini

tira-sangamabhilasi-mangalanubandhini

mam punatu sarvadaravinda-bandhu-nandini (3)

 

Sprinkling a single drop of her water upon oneself frees one from the

reaction to

even the most heinous crime. She increases the flow of raganuga-bhakti for

Nanda-nandana sri Krsna within one's heart and benedicts anyone who simply

desires to reside on her banks. May that Yamuna-devi, the daughter of

Surya-deva,

always purify me.

 

dvipa-cakravala-justa-sapta-sindhu-bhedini

sri-mukunda-nirmitoru-divya-keli-vedini

kanti-kandalibhir indranila-vrnda-nindini

mam punatu sarvadaravinda-bandhu-nandini (4)

 

Yamuna-devi is so inconceivably powerful that although she flows through the

seven oceans which surround the earth's seven giant islands, she never

merges

into them as ordinary rivers do. Being an intimate witness to sri Krsna's

wonderful pastimes, she makes those pastimes arise in the hearts of those

who

take shelter of her. Her dark, shimmering beauty defeats that of even a

precious

blue sapphire. May that Yamuna-devi, the daughter of Surya-deva, always

purify me.

 

mathurena mandalena carunabhimandita

prema-naddha-vaisnavadhva-vardhanaya pandita

urmi-dor-vilasa-padmanabha-pada-vandini

mam punatu sarvadaravinda-bandhu-nandini (5)

 

Ornamented by the supremely enchanting land of Mathura-mandala,

Yamuna-devi inspires raganuga-bhakti in the hearts of the loving Vaisnavas

who bathe in her waters. With her waves which are like playful arms she

worships sri Krsna's lotus feet. May that Yamuna-devi, the daughter of

Surya-deva,

always purify me.

 

ramya-tira-rambhamana-go-kadamba-bhusita

divya-gandha-bhak-kadamba-puspa-raji-rusita

nanda-sunu-bhakta-sangha-sangamabhinandini

mam punatu sarvadaravinda-bandhu-nandini (6)

 

Yamuna-devi's supremely attractive banks are further beautified by the

celestial fragrance emanating from the flowers of the kadamba trees which

line

them and by the presence of mooing cows. She is especially delighted when

Nandalala's devotees assemble on those banks. May that Yamuna-devi, the

daughter of Surya-deva, always purify me.

 

phulla-paksa-mallikaksa-hamsa-laksa-kujita

bhakti-viddha-deva-siddha-kinnarali-pujita

tira-gandhavaha-gandha-janma-bandha-randhini

mam punatu sarvadaravinda-bandhu-nandini (7)

 

Hundreds and thousands of swans glide along the waters of Yamuna-devi, who

is

worshipable to the demigods, Siddhas, Kinnaras, and humans whose hearts are

dedicated to the service of Sri Hari. Anyone who is touched by her gentle

breezes

is released from the cycle of birth and death. May that Yamuna-devi, the

daughter

of Surya-deva, always purify me.

 

cid-vilasa-vari-pura-bhur-bhuvah-svar-apini

kirtitapi durmadoru-papa-marma-tapini

ballavendra-nandanangaraga-bhanga-gandhini

mam punatu sarvadaravinda-bandhu-nandini (8)

 

Yamuna-devi distributes transcendental knowledge throughout the three worlds

known as Bhuh, Bhuvah, and Svah as she flows through them, and singing her

glories burns to ashes the reactions of even the greatest of sins. She has

become

supremely fragrant due to the sandal-paste from Sri Krsna's body melting in

her

waters as He enjoys His water-sports. May that Yamuna-devi, the daughter of

Surya-deva, always purify me.

 

tusta-buddhir astakena nirmalormi-cestitam

tvam anena bhanu-putri! sarva-deva-vestitam

yah staviti vardhayasva sarva-papa-mocane

bhakti-puram asya devi! pundarika-locane (9)

 

Hey Suryaputri! Devi! O Yamune, whose forceful waves are so purifying and

who is

surrounded by all the demigods! Please increase the current of bhakti for He

who

liberates people from their sins, the lotus-eyed Sri Krsna, of that

contented,

intelligent person who recites this prayer -- this is my supplication at

your feet.