Sivashtakam By Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

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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-dazezvarAya

bhUtAdi nAthAya mRdAya nityam

gaGgA-taraGgotthita-bAla-candra-

cUDAya gaurI-nayanotsavAya

 

" 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 cAmIkara-candra-nIla-

padma-pravAlAmbuda-kAnti-vastraiH

sa nRtya-raGgeSTa-vara-pradAya

kaivalya-nAthAya vRSa-dhvajAya

 

" 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)

sudhaMzu-sUryAgni-vilocanena

tamo-bhide te jagataH zivAya

sahasra-zubhrAMzu-sahasra-razmi-

sahasra-saJjit-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)

nAgeza-ratnojjvala-vigrahAya

zArdUla-carmAmzuka-divya-tejase

sahasra-patropari saMsthitAya

varAGgadA-mukta-bhuja-dvayAya

 

" 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-nUpurA-rAGjita-pAda-padma

kSarat-sudha-bhRtya-sukha-pradAya

vicitra-ratnaugha-vibhUSitAya

premAnam evAdya 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)

zrI rAma govinda mukunda zaure

zrI kRSNa nArAyaNa vAsudeva

ity-Adi nAmAmRta-pAna-matta-

bhRGgAdhi-pAyAkhila-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)

zrI nAradAdyaiH satataM sugopya-

jijJAsitA-yAzu vara-pradAya

tebhyo harer bhakti-sukha-pradAya

zivAya sarva-gurave namo namaH

 

" 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)

zrI gaurI-netrosava-maGgalAya

tat-prANa-nAthAya rasa-pradAya

sadA samutkaNTha-govinda-lIlA-

gAna-praviNAya 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 zivasyASTakam adbhutaM mahat

zRNvan hari-prema labheta zIghram

jJAnam ca vijJAnam apUrva-vaibhavaM

yo bhAva-pUrNaH paramaM samAdaram

 

" 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. "

 

 

 

 

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