(1)
sadopäsyaù çrémän dhåta-manuja-käyaiù praëayitäà
vahadbhir girbäëair giriça-parameñöhi-prabhåtibhiù
sva-bhaktebhyaù çuddhasà nija-bhajana-mudräm upadiçan
sa caitanyaù kià me punar api dåçor yäsyati padam
1) Lord Caitanya Mahäprabhu is always the most worshipable Deity of the demigods,
including Lord Çiva and Lord Brahmä, who came in the garâ of ordinary men, bearing love
for Him. Hew instructs His own pure devotional service to His own devotees. Will He again
become visible before the path of my eyes?*
(2)
sureçänäà durgaà gatir atiçayenopaniñadäà
munénäà sarvasvaà praëata-paöalénäà madhurimä
viniryäsaù premëo nikhila-paçu-pälaàbhuja-dåçäm
sa caitanyaù kià me punar api dåçor yäsyati padam
2) Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu is the protector of the demigods, the supreme goal of the
Upaniñads, the be-all and end-all of the great sages, the beautiful shelter of His devotees,
and the essence of the love of the lotus-eyed gopés. Will He again be visible before the path
of my eyes?*
(3)
svarüpaà bibhräëo jagad-atulam advaita-dayitaù
prapanna-çréväso janita-paramänanda-garimä
harir dénoddhäré gajapati-kåpotseka-taralaù
sa caitanyaù kià me punar api dåçor yäsyati padam
3) Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu has manifested His own form, which cannot be compared to
anything in the material universe. He is very dear to Advaita Acärya, and Çréväsa Paëòita is
surrendered to Him. He is very respectful to Paramänanda Puré. He takes away the
ignorance of the material world and delivers the conditioned souls suffering from the
threefold miseries. He showered His mercy on Mahäräja Pratäparudra, the king of Orissa.
Will He again become visible before the path of my eyes?
(4)
rasoddämä kämärbuda-madhura-dhämojjvala-tanur
yaténäm uttaàsas taraëikara-vidyoti-vasanaù
hiraëyäëäà lakñmé-bharam abhibhavann äìgika-rucä
sa caitanyaù kià me punar api dåçor yäsyati padam
4) Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu becomes maddened by tasting the mellows of devotional
service. His effulgent form is the abode of sweetness for millions of cupids. He is the crest
jewel of the sannyäsés. His garments display the effulgence of the sun and the splendor of
His body eclipses the beauty of gold. Will He again become visible before the path of my
eyes?
(5)
hare kåñëety-uccaiù sphurita-rasano näma-gaëanäkåta-
granthi-çreëé-subhaga-kaöi-sütrojjvala-karaù
viçäläkño dérghärgala-yugala-kheläïcita-bhujaù
sa caitanyaù kià me punar api dåçor yäsyati padam
5) Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu chants the Hare Kåñëa mantra in a loud voice, the holy name
dancing on His tongue as He counts the number of recitations with His effulgent hand. His
eyes are large, and His long arms. bending as He performs His pastimes, reach down to His
knees. Will He again become visible before the path of my eyes?*
(6)
payoräçes tére sphurad-y\upavanäli-kalanayä
muhur våndäraëya-smaraëa-janita-prema-vivaçaù
kvacit kåñëävåtti-pracala-rasano bhakti-rasikaù
sa caitanyaù kià me punar api dåçor yäsyati padam
6) Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu is the topmost of all devotees. Sometimes, while walking on
the beach, he would see a beautiful garden nearby and mistake it for the forest of
Våndävana. He would thus be completely overwhelmed by ecstaté love of Kåñëa and begin
to chant the holy name and dance. His tongue worked incessantly as He chanted, "Kåñëa!
Kåñëa!" Will He again become visible before the path of my eyes?*
(7)
rathärüòhasyäräd adhipadavé-néläcala-pater
adabhra-premormi-sphurita-naöanolläsa-vivaçaù
sa-harñaà gäyadbhiù parivåta-tanur vaiñëava-janaiù
sa caitanyaù kià me punar api dåçor yäsyati padam
7) Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu danced down the main road in great ecstasy before Lord
Jagannätha, the master of Néläcala, who was sitting on His car. Overwhelmed by the
transcendental bliss of dancing, and surrounded by the Vaiñëavas who sang the holy names,
He manifested waves of ecstaté love of Godhead. Will He again become visible before the
path of my eyes?*
(8)
bhuvaà siïcann açru-çrutibhir abhitaù sändra-pulakaiù
parétäìgo népa-stabaka-nava-kiïjalka-jayibhiù
ghana-sveda-stoma-stimita-tanur utkértana-sukhé
sa caitanyaù kià me punar api dåçor yäsyati padam
8) Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu became joyful during the chanting of the holy names, and he
sprinkled the earth with showers of tears. All the hairs of His body, standing on end,
appeared like the beautiful filaments of fresh kadamba blossoms, and His body glistened
with perspiration. Will he again become visible before the path of my eyes?
(9)
adhéte gauräìga-smaraëa-padavé maìgalataraà
kåté yo viçrambha-sphurad-amala-dhér añöakam idam
paränande sadyas tad-amala-padämbhoja-yugale
parisphärä tasya sphuratu nitaräà prema-laharé
9) May the great ocean full of waves of pure love for the two white lotus flowers of the feet
of Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu become immediately manifested to whatever pious person
reads these eight most auspicious verses, his pure intelligence shining with faith as he
meditates on Lord Gauräìga.
Comments
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu is always the most worshipable Deity of the demigods,
including Lord Siva and Lord Brahma, who came in the garb of ordinary men, bearing love
for Him. He instructs His own pure devotional service to His own devotees. Will He again
become visible before the path of my eyes?*
Comment: Is it by rare and great good fortune that, while being tossed upon the waves of material energies and feelings, that we happen to come up head first upon that entire ocean, through a life preservor? Our great fortune in finding Srila Prabhupada is like this. This is the purposive all-knowing mercy of Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. His blessing is the needed flotation device to deliver us to the Divine Boat of the Soul Chanting the Holy Names.
As Nimai, he chose prema bhakti, so we should chose the path that pays the greatest wages in such prema...
The Mahajanas know what is truth, and they chose to reveal it to us by thier adoration of Shri Krishna Chaitanya.
As Maheswara, associate of Praudha Maya in the Mayapura dhama, he shouts Gauranga- nama in the ears of Vaisnavas passing away in that place, to deliver them. Lord Brahma is sometimes said to be in Srila Haridasa Thakura, what more can be said of pure devotional service?