03.001
Sourceअथ श्रीचैतन्यदेवस्य द्वितीयाष्टकं कलौ यं विद्वांसः स्फुटमभियजन्ते द्युतिभराद् अकृष्णाङ्गं कृष्णं मखविधिभिरुत्कीर्तनमयैः । उपास्यं च प्राहुर्यमखिलचतुर्थाश्रमजुषां स देवश्चैतन्याकृतिरतितरां नः कृपयतु ॥ १॥
atha śrīcaitanyadevasya dvitīyāṣṭakaṃ kalau yaṃ vidvāṃsaḥ sphuṭamabhiyajante dyutibharād akṛṣṇāṅgaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ makhavidhibhirutkīrtanamayaiḥ | upāsyaṃ ca prāhuryamakhilacaturthāśramajuṣāṃ sa devaścaitanyākṛtiratitarāṃ naḥ kṛpayatu || 1||
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Now begins the second eight-verse hymn to Śrī Caitanya. In the age of Kali, the learned clearly worship through sacrifices made of congregational praise that Kṛṣṇa whose limbs are not dark because of their abundant radiance. They declare him the object of worship for all who embrace the fourth āśrama. May that Lord in the form of Caitanya show us surpassing mercy.
03.002
Sourceचरित्रं तन्वानः प्रियमघवदाह्लादनपदं जयोद्घोषैः सम्यग्विरचितशचीशोकहरणः । उदञ्चन्मार्तण्डद्युतिहरदुकूलाञ्चितकटिः स देवश्चैतन्याकृतिरतितरां नः कृपयतु ॥ २॥
caritraṃ tanvānaḥ priyamaghavadāhlādanapadaṃ jayodghoṣaiḥ samyagviracitaśacīśokaharaṇaḥ | udañcanmārtaṇḍadyutiharadukūlāñcitakaṭiḥ sa devaścaitanyākṛtiratitarāṃ naḥ kṛpayatu || 2||
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He unfolds deeds dear to the thunderbolt-bearing Indra and a source of delight; through cries of victory he completely dispels Śacī's grief. The cloth at his waist steals the brilliance of the rising sun. May that Lord in the form of Caitanya show us surpassing mercy.
03.003
Sourceअपारं कस्यापि प्रणयिजनवृन्दस्य कुतुकी रसस्तोमं हृत्वा मधुरमुपभोक्तुं कमपि यः । रुचिं स्वामावव्रे द्युतिमिह तदीयां प्रकटयन् स देवश्चैतन्याकृतिरतितरां नः कृपयतु ॥ ३॥
apāraṃ kasyāpi praṇayijanavṛndasya kutukī rasastomaṃ hṛtvā madhuramupabhoktuṃ kamapi yaḥ | ruciṃ svāmāvavre dyutimiha tadīyāṃ prakaṭayan sa devaścaitanyākṛtiratitarāṃ naḥ kṛpayatu || 3||
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Eager to taste a certain incomparable sweetness, he stole the limitless mass of rasa belonging to one among the company of those filled with love. He accepted her own golden complexion and reveals her radiance here. May that Lord in the form of Caitanya show us surpassing mercy.
03.004
Sourceअनाराध्यः प्रीत्या चिरमसुरभावप्रणयिनां प्रपन्नानां दैवीं प्रकृतिमधिदैवं त्रिजगति । अजस्रं यः श्रीमान् जयति सहजानन्दमधुरः स देवश्चैतन्याकृतिरतितरां नः कृपयतु ॥ ४॥
anārādhyaḥ prītyā ciramasurabhāvapraṇayināṃ prapannānāṃ daivīṃ prakṛtimadhidaivaṃ trijagati | ajasraṃ yaḥ śrīmān jayati sahajānandamadhuraḥ sa devaścaitanyākṛtiratitarāṃ naḥ kṛpayatu || 4||
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For those long attached to demonic dispositions he cannot be won by love, but for the surrendered he is the presiding divinity of the divine nature throughout the three worlds. Glorious and naturally sweet with bliss, he triumphs without cease. May that Lord in the form of Caitanya show us surpassing mercy.
03.005
Sourceगतिर्यः पौण्ड्राणां प्रकटितनवद्वीपमहिमा भवेनालङ्कुर्वन् भुवनमहितं श्रोत्रियकुलम् । पुनात्यङ्गीकाराद् भुवि परमहंसाश्रमपदं स देवश्चैतन्याकृतिरतितरां नः कृपयतु ॥ ५॥
gatiryaḥ pauṇḍrāṇāṃ prakaṭitanavadvīpamahimā bhavenālaṅkurvan bhuvanamahitaṃ śrotriyakulam | punātyaṅgīkārād bhuvi paramahaṃsāśramapadaṃ sa devaścaitanyākṛtiratitarāṃ naḥ kṛpayatu || 5||
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He is the refuge of the people of Gauḍa and has manifested the glory of Navadvīpa. By taking birth he adorned a learned family honored by the world; by accepting it, he purifies the station of the paramahaṃsa renunciant upon the earth. May that Lord in the form of Caitanya show us surpassing mercy.
03.006
Sourceमुखेनाग्रे पीत्वा मधुरमिह नामामृतरसं दृशोर्द्वारा यस्तं वमति घनबाष्पाम्बुमिषतः । भुवि प्रेम्णस्तत्त्वं प्रकटयितुमुल्लासिततनुः स देवश्चैतन्याकृतिरतितरां नः कृपयतु ॥ ६॥
mukhenāgre pītvā madhuramiha nāmāmṛtarasaṃ dṛśordvārā yastaṃ vamati ghanabāṣpāmbumiṣataḥ | bhuvi premṇastattvaṃ prakaṭayitumullāsitatanuḥ sa devaścaitanyākṛtiratitarāṃ naḥ kṛpayatu || 6||
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First he drinks with his mouth the sweet nectar of the holy name; then, through the gateways of his eyes, he pours it out as dense streams of tears. His body thrills as he reveals within the world the truth of divine love. May that Lord in the form of Caitanya show us surpassing mercy.
03.007
Sourceतनूमाविष्कुर्वन्नवपुरटभासं कटिलसत् करङ्कालङ्कारस्तरुणगजराजाञ्चितगतिः । प्रियेभ्यो यः शिक्षां दिशति निजनिर्माल्यरुचिभिः स देवश्चैतन्याकृतिरतितरां नः कृपयतु ॥ ७॥
tanūmāviṣkurvannavapuraṭabhāsaṃ kaṭilasat karaṅkālaṅkārastaruṇagajarājāñcitagatiḥ | priyebhyo yaḥ śikṣāṃ diśati nijanirmālyarucibhiḥ sa devaścaitanyākṛtiratitarāṃ naḥ kṛpayatu || 7||
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He manifests a body shining like fresh gold, a skeleton-like renunciant's ornament gleaming at his waist, and the stately gait of a young elephant king. Through his relish for the remnants of his own worship, he gives instruction to those dear to him. May that Lord in the form of Caitanya show us surpassing mercy.
03.008
Sourceस्मितालोकः शोकं हरति जगतां यस्य परितो गिरां तु प्रारम्भः कुशलीपटलीं पल्लवयति । पदालम्बः कं वा प्रणयति नहि प्रेमनिवहं स देवश्चैतन्याकृतिरतितरां नः कृपयतु ॥ ८॥
smitālokaḥ śokaṃ harati jagatāṃ yasya parito girāṃ tu prārambhaḥ kuśalīpaṭalīṃ pallavayati | padālambaḥ kaṃ vā praṇayati nahi premanivahaṃ sa devaścaitanyākṛtiratitarāṃ naḥ kṛpayatu || 8||
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The sight of his smile removes the world's sorrow; the mere beginning of his speech makes assemblies of auspiciousness blossom. Whom does the shelter of his feet not lead into a flood of love? May that Lord in the form of Caitanya show us surpassing mercy.
03.009
Sourceशचीसूनोः कीरित्स्तवकनवसौरभ्यनिविडं पुमान् यः प्रीतात्मा पठति किल पद्याष्टकमिदम् । स लक्ष्मीवान् एतं निजपदसरोजे प्रणयितां ददानः कल्याणीमनुपदमबाधं सुखयतु ॥ ९॥
śacīsūnoḥ kīritstavakanavasaurabhyaniviḍaṃ pumān yaḥ prītātmā paṭhati kila padyāṣṭakamidam | sa lakṣmīvān etaṃ nijapadasaroje praṇayitāṃ dadānaḥ kalyāṇīmanupadamabādhaṃ sukhayatu || 9||
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May the fortunate son of Śacī bring uninterrupted happiness at every step to the loving person who reads these eight verses, dense with the fresh fragrance of clustered blossoms of his fame, by granting that reader loving attachment to his own lotus feet.
03.010
Sourceइति श्रीरूपगोस्वामिविरचितस्तवमालायां चैतन्याष्टकं द्वितीयं सम्पूर्णम् ।
iti śrīrūpagosvāmiviracitastavamālāyāṃ caitanyāṣṭakaṃ dvitīyaṃ sampūrṇam |
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Thus ends the Second Caitanyāṣṭakam in the Stava-mālā composed by Śrī Rūpa Goswāmī.