Siva Ratri (Sivastaka slokam spoken by Sri Caitanya)

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Sri krsna caitanya caritra maha kavya, 2nd prakrama, 11th sarga, verse 17.

 

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Then Çréväsa Paëita composed a stotram in praise of Çré Çiva.

 

mahoke sa haris tatra / vartulämbuja-locanaù

jaöilaù çìga-òamaru-vädako räma-gäyakaù 16

 

mahä-uke - on a large bull; saù - He; hariù - Çiva; tatra - there;

vartula - whorl; ambuja-locanaù - lotus-eyed; jaöilaù - matted hair; çìga -

crescent moon; òamaru - drum; vädakaù - musician; räma-gäyakaù - sings about

Lord Räma.

 

"Lord Çiva, whose eyes resemble the whorls of lotuses, is seated on a

great bull. His hair is matted and the crescent moon rests upon his head. He

plays upon the òamaru drum and sings the praise of Çré Räma Candra.

 

babhüva jagatä näthaù / sarvva-deva-mayo haraù

cakre mahimnaù stotra sa / çré-mukundo 'ti-susvaraù

 

avaruhya tataù skandhäd / gäyanasyäviçad vibhuù

sarvve te muditäs tatra / hari-lélä-rasa-plutäù 17

 

babhüva - He became; jagatäm - of all the living beings; näthaù - lord;

sarva-deva-mayaù - the sum total of all gods; haraù - the destroyer; cakre -

he made; mahimnaù - of glorification; stotram - hymn; saù - he; çré-mukundaù

- the physician; ati-su-svaraù - in a very sweet voice; avaruhya -

descended; tataù - then; skandhät - from his shoulders; gäyanasya - of the

singer; aviçat - He sat down; vibhuù - the all-pervasive Lord; sarve - all;

te - they; muditäù - joyous; tatra - there; hari-lélä - pastimes of Hari;

rasa-plutäù - immersed in the mellows.

 

"Thus Hara, the destroyer is the lord of all worlds and living beings, In

Hara is the powers of all the devatäs."

Mukunda sang this song in a very melodious voice. Then the all-pervasive

Lord descended from the shoulders of the singer and sat down. All the

bhaktas present became very jubilant and immersed in the mellows of

Hari-lélä.