One who is humbler

Pankaja_Dasa · October 8, 2004

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Srila B.R. Sridhar Maharaj

Sri Siksastakam

of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

Diving deep into the reality

of His own beauty and sweetness,

Krsna took the mood of Radharani,

and garbing Himself in Her brilliant lustre,

appeared as Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

For the last twelve years

of His manifested pastimes

he was deeply absorbed

in union and separation

and shared His heart's inner feelings

with His most confidential devotees.

In the agony of separation from Sri Krsna

torrents of ecstasy flowed from his heart

and His teachings,

known as Sri Siksastakam,

appeared from His lips

like eight unbounded rivers

of Golden Nectar.

The Holy Names of Krsna

ceto-darpana-marjanam

bhava-mahadavagni-nirvapanam

sreyah-kairava-candrika-vitaranam

vidya-vadhu-jivanam

anandambudhi-vardhanam

prati-padam purnamrtasvadanam

sarvatma-snapanam param vijayate

sri-krsna-sankirtanam

cetah - of the heart; darpana - the mirror; marjanam -cleansing;

bhava - of birth and death; maha-davagni - forestal conflagration;

nirvapanam - extinguishes; sreyah - real fortune (gradual opening of

the soul's inner treasure); kairava - the evening lotus; candika - the

moon's cooling rays; vitaranam - blossom; vidya-vadhu-jivanam - a

life of unconditional surrender in conjugal love; ananda - of extatic

joy; ambuddhi - the ocean; vardhanam - ever-increasing; pratipadam -again

and again; purna-amrta - of full nectar; asvadanam - tasting;

sarva-atma - all phases of the self; snapanam - satisfied, purified and

conquered; paranam - the topmost; vijayate - auspicious; sri-krsna -of

Sri Krsna; sankirtanam - congregational chanting of the holy name.

The holy name of Krsna

cleanses the mirror of the heart

and forever extinguishes.the fire of misery,

that great conflagration

in the forest of birth and death.

As the evening lotus blooms

in the moon's cooling rays,

the heart begins to blossom

in the nectar of the name.

And at last the soul awakens

to its real inner treasure -

a life of unconditional surrender

for Krsna's sweetest pleasure.

Again and again tasting nectar,

the soul dives and surfaces

in the ever-increasing ocean

of ecstatic joy.

All phases of the self

we may conceive

are fully satisfied, purified,

and at last conquered

by the all-auspicious influence

of the holy name of Krsna.

Unlimited Names of God

namnam akari bahudha nija-sarva-saktis

tatrarpita nyamitah smarane na kalah

etadrsi tava krpa bhagavan mamapi

durdaivam idrsam ihajani nanuragah

namnam - the holy names; akari - revealed: bahudha - different

types of; nija-sarva-saktih - all kinds of potencies; tatrarpita -

allotted therein; niyamita - restriction; smarane - chanting (the holy

names); na - not; kalah - time, (place and circumstances); etadrsi - so.much; tava - Your; krpa - causeless mercy; bhagavan - Oh Lord;

mama - my; api - but; durdaivam - misfortune; idrsam - such; iha -

for them; ajani - innate; na - not; anunaragah - hankering and love.

O my Lord, Your holy name

bestows auspiciousness upon all;

and You have unlimited names

by which You reveal Yourself.

In Your many holy names

you have kindly invested

all Your transcendental potencies;

and in chanting these names

there are no strict rules

concerning time or place.

Out of Your causeless mercy,

you have descended

in the form of divine sound,

but my great misfortune

is that I have no love

for Your holy names.

Humbler Than a Blade of Grass

Trnad api sunicena

taror api sahisnuna

amanina manadena

kirtaniyah sada karih

trnat - ablade of grass; api - more than; sunicena - lower; taroh -

tree; api - more than; sahisnuna - forbearing; amanina - humble;

manadena - giving honor to others; kirtaniya - chanting; sada -

always; harih - the holy name of Krsna..

One who is humbler

than a blade of grass,

more forbearing than a tree,

who gives all honour

to others without desiring it

for himself,

is qualified

to always chant

the holy name of Krsna.

Unalloyed Devotion

na dhanam na janam na sundarim

kavitam va jagad-isa kamaye

mama janmani janmanisvare

bhavatad bhaktir ahaituki tvayi

na - not; dhanam - the wealth which comes from following one's

prescribed duties; na - not; janam - popularity and followers, or

physical comforts provided by wife, and children; na - not; sundarim

- association of beautiful ladies;

kavitam - liberation, like poetry, of very high value, but only in

words; va - or; jagad-isa - O Lord of the Universe; kamaye -

hankering; mama - my; janmani - birth; janmani - birth; isvare - the

Supreme Lord; bhavatad - let there be; bhaktih - devotional service;

ahaituki - unmotivated; tvayi - to You.

Oh Lord, I don't want to enjoy

the wealth which comes

from following

my prescribed duties.

I have no attraction

for popularity or followers,

or for the comforts.of a physical relationship

with wife and children.

I do not desire

the company of beautiful ladies,

nor do I aspire for liberation.

Oh Lord of the Universe!

I only pray for unmotivated

service to You,

birth after birth.

King of the Land of Love

ayi nandana-tanuja kinkaram

patitam mam visame bhavambudhau

krpaya tava .-pankaja

sthita-dhuli-sadrisam vicintaya

ayi - oh, My Lord; nanda-tanuja - the son of Nanda maharaj, Krsna,

King of the land of love; kikaram - servant; patitam - fallen; me - I;

visame - terrible; bhavambudhau - in the ocean of birth and death;

krpa - mercy; tava - Your; .-pankaja - lotus feet; sthita - at;

dhuli-sadrsam - as a particle of dust; vicintaya - please consider.

Oh son of Nanda Maharaj,

I am Your eternal servant

yet because of my misfortune

I have fallen

into this terrible ocean

of birth and death.

Under these

adverse circumstances

I invoke Your grace:.please consider me

a particle of dust

at Your lotus feet.

Higher Hankerings

nayanam galad-asru-dharaya

vadanam gadgaya-ruddhaya gira

pulakair nicitam vapuh kada

tava name-grahane bhavisyati

nayanam - the eyes; galat-asru-dharaya - incessantly shedding tears;

vadanam - voice; gadgada - trembling; rudhaya - suffocated; gira -

words; pulakaih - standing of the hair due to devotional ecstasy;

nicitam - covered; vapuh - the body; kada - when; tava - Your; nama

- holy name; grahane - chanting; bhavisyate - will there be.

O Lord,

when will

incessant waves

of tears

flow from my eyes?

When will my trembling voice

be suffocated

in ecstasy,

and the hairs

of my body

stand on end

while chanting

Your holy name?

Forever Without You.

Yugayitam nimesena

Caksusa pravrsayitam

Sunyayitam jagat sarvam

Govinda-virahena me

Yugayitam - like forever; nimesana - a moment; caksusa - from the

eyes; pravrsayitam - torrents of tears; sunyayitam - empty; jagat - the

world; sarvam - the whole; govinda-virahena - separation from

Govinda, Lord Krsna; me - me.

O Govinda!

Without You

the whole world

appears

empty...

Tears

are flooding

my eyes

like torrents

of rain,

and a moment

seems

like forever.

My Eternal Lord

aslisya va .-ratam pinastu mam

adarsanam marma-hatam karotu va

yatha tatha va vidadhatu lampato

mat-prana-nathas tu sa eva naparah

aslisya - embracing with great affection; va - or; .-ratam - who

has fallen at the lotus feet; pinastu - let Him trample; mam - me;.adarsanat - by being absent of indifferent; marma-hatam -

brokenhearted; karotu - let Him make; va - or; yatha - whatever;

tatha - so; va - or; vidadhatu - let Him do; lampatah - seducer of

many women; mat-prana-nathah - the Lord of my life; tu - but; sah

- He; eva - only; naparah - not anyone else.

Krsna may embrace me

in love

or trample me

under His feet.

He may even

break my heart

by being indifferent

to me.

Let that seducer do

whatever he likes -

He will always be

the only Lord

of my life.

From the Book Ocean of Nectar {Chapter Four:

Sri Siksastakam} By Srila B.R. Sridhar Maharaj

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