02.001
Sourceअथ श्रीचैतन्यदेवस्य प्रथमाष्टकं सदोपास्यः श्रीमान् धृतमनुजकायैः प्रणयितां वहद्भिर्गीर्वाणैर्गिरिशपरमेष्ठिप्रभृतिभिः । स्वभक्तेभ्यः शुद्धां निजभजनमुद्रामुपदिशन् स चैतन्यः किं मे पुनरपि दृशोर्यास्यति पदम् ॥ १॥
atha śrīcaitanyadevasya prathamāṣṭakaṃ sadopāsyaḥ śrīmān dhṛtamanujakāyaiḥ praṇayitāṃ vahadbhirgīrvāṇairgiriśaparameṣṭhiprabhṛtibhiḥ | svabhaktebhyaḥ śuddhāṃ nijabhajanamudrāmupadiśan sa caitanyaḥ kiṃ me punarapi dṛśoryāsyati padam || 1||
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Now begins the first eight-verse hymn to Śrī Caitanya. He is forever worshiped by Śiva, Brahmā, and the other gods, who have taken human forms and bear love for him. He teaches his devotees the pure seal of his own worship. Will that glorious Caitanya once again come within the path of my eyes?
02.002
Sourceसुरेशानां दुर्गं गतिरतिशयेनोपनिषदां मुनीनां सर्वस्वं प्रणतपटलीनां मधुरिमा । विनिर्यासः प्रेम्णो निखिलपशुपालाम्बुजदृशां स चैतन्यः किं मे पुनरपि दृशोर्यास्यति पदम् ॥ २॥
sureśānāṃ durgaṃ gatiratiśayenopaniṣadāṃ munīnāṃ sarvasvaṃ praṇatapaṭalīnāṃ madhurimā | viniryāsaḥ premṇo nikhilapaśupālāmbujadṛśāṃ sa caitanyaḥ kiṃ me punarapi dṛśoryāsyati padam || 2||
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He is an inaccessible fortress to the lords of heaven, the supreme destination of the Upaniṣads, the sages' entire treasure, the sweetness of the hosts who bow before him, and the distilled essence of all the cowherd maidens' love. Will that Caitanya once again come within the path of my eyes?
02.003
Sourceस्वरूपं बिभ्राणो जगदतुलमद्वैतदयितः प्रपन्नश्रीवासो जनितपरमानन्दगरिमा । हरिर्दीनोद्धारी गजपतिकृपोत्सेकतरलः स चैतन्यः किं मे पुनरपि दृशोर्यास्यति पदम् ॥ ३॥
svarūpaṃ bibhrāṇo jagadatulamadvaitadayitaḥ prapannaśrīvāso janitaparamānandagarimā | harirdīnoddhārī gajapatikṛpotsekataralaḥ sa caitanyaḥ kiṃ me punarapi dṛśoryāsyati padam || 3||
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Bearing his own incomparable form, he is dear to Advaita; he receives Śrīvāsa and brings forth the majesty of supreme bliss. Hari, the deliverer of the lowly, trembles in the overflowing grace he showed King Pratāparudra. Will that Caitanya once again come within the path of my eyes?
02.004
Sourceरसोद्दामा कामार्बुदमधुरधामोज्ज्वलतनु र्यतीनामुत्तंसस्तरणिकरविद्योतिवसनः हिरण्यानां लक्ष्मीभरमभिभवन्न् आङ्गिकरुचा स चैतन्यः किं मे पुनरपि दृशोर्यास्यति पदम् ॥ ४॥
rasoddāmā kāmārbudamadhuradhāmojjvalatanu ryatīnāmuttaṃsastaraṇikaravidyotivasanaḥ hiraṇyānāṃ lakṣmībharamabhibhavann āṅgikarucā sa caitanyaḥ kiṃ me punarapi dṛśoryāsyati padam || 4||
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Overflowing with rasa, his radiant body is a dwelling of sweetness that humbles millions of Cupids. He is the crest-jewel of renunciants, dressed in cloth bright as the sun's rays; the beauty of his limbs surpasses the full splendor of gold. Will that Caitanya once again come within the path of my eyes?
02.005
Sourceहरे कृष्णेत्युच्चैः स्फुरितरसनो नामगणना कृतग्रन्थिश्रेणीसुभगकटिसूत्रोज्ज्वलकरः । विशालाक्षो दीर्घार्गलयुगलखेलाञ्चितभुजः स चैतन्यः किं मे पुनरपि दृशोर्यास्यति पदम् ॥ ५॥
hare kṛṣṇetyuccaiḥ sphuritarasano nāmagaṇanā kṛtagranthiśreṇīsubhagakaṭisūtrojjvalakaraḥ | viśālākṣo dīrghārgalayugalakhelāñcitabhujaḥ sa caitanyaḥ kiṃ me punarapi dṛśoryāsyati padam || 5||
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The words ‘Hare Kṛṣṇa’ ring loudly upon his moving tongue as he counts the names. His brilliant hand rests by the lovely knotted cord about his waist. His eyes are wide, and his arms, long like a pair of door-bars, sway in play. Will that Caitanya once again come within the path of my eyes?
02.006
Sourceपयोराशेस्तीरे स्फुरदुपवनालीकलनया मुहुर्वृन्दारण्यस्मरणजनितप्रेमविवशः । क्वचित् कृष्णावृत्तिप्रचलरसनोभक्तिरसिकः स चैतन्यः किं मे पुनरपि दृशोर्यास्यति पदम् ॥ ६॥
payorāśestīre sphuradupavanālīkalanayā muhurvṛndāraṇyasmaraṇajanitapremavivaśaḥ | kvacit kṛṣṇāvṛttipracalarasanobhaktirasikaḥ sa caitanyaḥ kiṃ me punarapi dṛśoryāsyati padam || 6||
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On the ocean shore, the sight of the blossoming gardens repeatedly overwhelms him with love born from remembering Vṛndāvana. At times his tongue moves in repeated cries of ‘Kṛṣṇa,’ for he is a connoisseur of devotion. Will that Caitanya once again come within the path of my eyes?
02.007
Sourceरथारूढस्यारादधिपदवि नीलाचलपते रदभ्रप्रेमोर्मिस्फुरितनटनोल्लासविवशः । सहर्षं गायद्भिः परिवृततनुर्वैष्णवजनैः स चैतन्यः किं मे पुनरपि दृशोर्यास्यति पदम् ॥ ७॥
rathārūḍhasyārādadhipadavi nīlācalapate radabhrapremormisphuritanaṭanollāsavivaśaḥ | saharṣaṃ gāyadbhiḥ parivṛtatanurvaiṣṇavajanaiḥ sa caitanyaḥ kiṃ me punarapi dṛśoryāsyati padam || 7||
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Before the Lord of Nīlācala riding upon his chariot, he becomes helpless with the joy of dancing as immense waves of love surge through him. His body is encircled by Vaiṣṇavas singing in delight. Will that Caitanya once again come within the path of my eyes?
02.008
Sourceभुवं सिञ्चन्नश्रुश्रुतिभिरभितः सान्द्रपुलकैः परीताङ्गो नीपस्तबकनवकिञ्जल्कजयिभिः । घनस्वेदस्तोमस्तिमिततनुरुत्कीर्तनसुखी स चैतन्यः किं मे पुनरपि दृशोर्यास्यति पदम् ॥ ८॥
bhuvaṃ siñcannaśruśrutibhirabhitaḥ sāndrapulakaiḥ parītāṅgo nīpastabakanavakiñjalkajayibhiḥ | ghanasvedastomastimitatanurutkīrtanasukhī sa caitanyaḥ kiṃ me punarapi dṛśoryāsyati padam || 8||
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He bathes the earth with streams of tears. Dense horripilation covers his limbs and outshines the fresh pollen of clusters of kadamba flowers. Heavy floods of perspiration make his body still, and he rejoices in loud kīrtana. Will that Caitanya once again come within the path of my eyes?
02.009
Sourceअधीते गौराङ्गस्मरणपदवीमङ्गलतरं कृती यो विश्रम्भस्फुरदमलधीरष्टकमिदम् । परानन्दे सद्यस्तदमलपदाम्भोजयुगले परिस्फारा तस्य स्फुरतु नितरां प्रेमलहरी ॥ ९॥
adhīte gaurāṅgasmaraṇapadavīmaṅgalataraṃ kṛtī yo viśrambhasphuradamaladhīraṣṭakamidam | parānande sadyastadamalapadāmbhojayugale parisphārā tasya sphuratu nitarāṃ premalaharī || 9||
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May an ever-expanding wave of love immediately arise at Gaurāṅga's two stainless lotus feet for the blessed person who, with a pure and trusting mind, studies this most auspicious eight-verse path of remembering him.
02.010
Sourceइति श्रीरूपगोस्वामिविरचितस्तवमालायां चैतन्याष्टकं प्रथमं सम्पूर्णम् ।
iti śrīrūpagosvāmiviracitastavamālāyāṃ caitanyāṣṭakaṃ prathamaṃ sampūrṇam |
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Thus ends the First Caitanyāṣṭakam in the Stava-mālā composed by Śrī Rūpa Goswāmī.