Guest guest Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 Vrindavana Ashtakam Eight Prayers Glorifying Sri Vrindavana Dhama Text One na yoga-siddhir na mamastu moksovaikuntha-loke pi na parsadatvampremapi na syad iti cet taram tumamastu vrindavana eva vasah Let me not have mystic powers, impersonal liberation, the Lord's association in Vaikuntha, or even pure love for Him, if instead of them I may reside in Vrindavana. Text Two tarnam janur yatra vidhir yayacesad-bhakta-cudamanir uddhavo piviksyvaiva madhurya-dhuram tad asminmamastu vrindavana eva vasah When Brahma and Uddhava, the crest jewels of devotees, saw the intense sweetness here, they begged to take birth here even as a blade of grass. For this reason I pray to reside in Vrindavana. Text Three kim te krtam hanta tapah ksititigopyo pi bhume stuvate sma kirtimyenaiva krishnanghri-padankite sminmamastu vrindavana eva vasah Here the gopis glorified the earth, saying: " O Earth, what austerities have you done, so that your surface is now marked with Krishna's footprints? " May I reside in Vrindavana. Text Four gopangana-lampatataiva yatrayasyam rasah purnatamatvam apayato raso vai sa iti srutis tanmamastu vrindavana eva vasah May I reside in Vrindavana where, because the Vedas say raso vai sah (The Supreme Personality of Godhead is sweetness), transcendental sweetness attained its highest perfection in the gopis' passionate love. Text Five bhandira-govardhana-rasa-pithaistri-simake yojana-pancakenamite vibhutvad amite pi casminmamastu vrindavana eva vasah Although only five yojanas in circumference, bounded by Bhandiravana, Govardhana Hill and the rasa-dance arena, it is unlimited in transcendental opulence. May I reside in Vrindavana. Text Six yatradhipatyam vrsabhanu-putryayenodayet prema-sukham jananamyasmin mamasa balavat yato sminmamastu vrindavana eva vasah Because Vrshabhanu's daughter is the queen, and because here the happiness of pure love of God rises, I yearn to live here. I pray: May I reside in Vrindavana. Text Seven yasmin maha-rasa-vilasa-lilana prapa yam srir api sa tapobhihtatrollasan-manju-nikunja-punjemamastu vrindavana eva vasah Even by performing many austerities goddess Lakshmi could not enter the great rasa-dance pastime here. May I reside in the splendidly beautiful groves of Vrindavana. Text Eight sada ruru-nyanku-mukha visankamkhelanti kujanti pikali kirahsikhandino yatra natanti tasminmamastu vrindavana eva vasah May I reside in Vrindavana, where the ruru and nyanku deer fearlessly play, the cuckoos, bumblebees, and parrots sing, and the peacocks dance. Text Nine vrindavanasyastakam etad uccaihpathanti ye niscala-buddhayas tevrindavanesanghri-saroja-sevamsaksat labhante januso 'nta eva They who with great concentration read aloud this Vrindavanashtaka, at the end of this life attain direct service to the lotus feet of Vrindavana's master. ChantHare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare and make your life Sublime !!!You Can Join Free Mobile SMS group in INDIA where you get Krsna Slokas, Bhagavat Gita Quotes, Srimad Bhagavatam Quotes. Send a sms from your cell type JOIN NITAIGAURANGA to 567678 -- The Most Fallen Servant,Jagannath Das, alias Ranjan GhoshRADHA GIRIDHARI Temple,ISKCON Mira Road, Mumbai In loving service to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami PrabhupadaFounder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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