by Srila Rupa Goswami from Stavamala
sadopasyah sriman dhrita-manuja-kayaih pranayitam
vahadbhir girbanair girisa-parameshthi-prabhritibhih
sva-bhaktebhyah suddhasm nija-bhajana-mudram upadisan
sa caitanyah kim me punar api drisor yasyati padam
suresanam durgam gatir atisayenopanishadam
muninam sarvasvam pranata-patalinam madhurima
viniryasah premno nikhila-pasu-palambhuja-drisam
sa caitanyah kim me punar api drisor yasyati padam
svarupam bibhrano jagad-atulam advaita-dayitah
prapanna-srivaso janita-paramananda-garima
harir dinoddhari gajapati-kripotseka-taralah
sa caitanyah kim me punar api drisor yasyati padam
rasoddama kamarbuda-madhura-dhamojjvala-tanur
yatinam uttamsas taranikara-vidyoti-vasanah
hiranyanam lakshmi-bharam abhibhavann angika-ruca
sa caitanyah kim me punar api drisor yasyati padam
hare krishnety-uccaih sphurita-rasano nama-gananakrita-
granthi-sreni-subhaga-kati-sutrojjvala-karah
visalaksho dirghargala-yugala-khelancita-bhujah
sa caitanyah kim me punar api drisor yasyati padam
payorases tire sphurad-y\upavanali-kalanaya
muhur vrindaranya-smarana-janita-prema-vivasah
kvacit krishnavritti-pracala-rasano bhakti-rasikah
sa caitanyah kim me punar api drisor yasyati padam
ratharudhasyarad adhipadavi-nilacala-pater
adabhra-premormi-sphurita-natanollasa-vivasah
sa-harsham gayadbhih parivrita-tanur vaishnava-janaih
sa caitanyah kim me punar api drisor yasyati padam
bhuvam sincann asru-srutibhir abhitah sandra-pulakaih
paritango nipa-stabaka-nava-kinjalka-jayibhih
ghana-sveda-stoma-stimita-tanur utkirtana-sukhi
sa caitanyah kim me punar api drisor yasyati padam
adhite gauranga-smarana-padavi mangalataram
kriti yo visrambha-sphurad-amala-dhir ashtakam idam
paranande sadyas tad-amala-padambhoja-yugale
parisphara tasya sphuratu nitaram prema-lahari
TRANSLATION
1) 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. Hew instructs His own pure devotional service to His own devotees. Will He again become visible before the path of my eyes?
2) Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the protector of the demigods, the supreme goal of the Upanishads, 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 gopis. Will He again be visible before the path of my eyes?
3) Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has manifested His own form, which cannot be compared to anything in the material universe. He is very dear to Advaita Acarya, and Srivasa Pandita is surrendered to Him. He is very respectful to Paramananda Puri. He takes away the ignorance of the material world and delivers the conditioned souls suffering from the threefold miseries. He showered His mercy on Maharaja Prataparudra, the king of Orissa. Will He again become visible before the path of my eyes?
4) Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 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 sannyasis. 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) Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu chants the Hare Krishna 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) Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 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 Vrindavana. He would thus be completely overwhelmed by ecstati love of Krishna and begin to chant the holy name and dance. His tongue worked incessantly as He chanted, "Krishna! Krishna!" Will He again become visible before the path of my eyes?
7) Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu danced down the main road in great ecstasy before Lord Jagannatha, the master of Nilacala, who was sitting on His car. Overwhelmed by the transcendental bliss of dancing, and surrounded by the Vaishnavas who sang the holy names, He manifested waves of ecstatic love of Godhead. Will He again become visible before the path of my eyes?
8) Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 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) May the great ocean full of waves of pure love for the two white lotus flowers of the feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu become immediately manifested to whatever pious person reads these eight most auspicious verses, his pure intelligence shining with faith as he meditates on Lord Gauranga.
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by Srila Rupa Goswami from Stavamala
kalau yam vidvamsah sphutam abhiyajante dyuti-bharad
akrishnangam krishnam makha-vidhibhir utkirtanamayaih
upasyam ca prahur yam akhila-caturthasrama-jusham
sa devas caitanyakritir atitaram nah kripayatu
TRANSLATION
1) By performing the sacrifice of congregational chanting of the holy name, scholars in the age of Kali worship Lord Krishna, who is now non-blackish because of the great upsurge of feelings of Srimati Radharani. He is the only worshipable Deity for the paramahamsas, who have attained the highest stage of the fourth order (sannyasa). May that Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Caitanya, show us His great causeless mercy.
2) Loudly shouting jaya as He manifested His sankirtana pastimes that delighted even the fallen and sinful, and His hips bound by a silk garment that eclipsed the splendor of the rising sun, He pacified His mother's grief. May that Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Caitanya, show us His great causeless mercy.
3) Lord Krishna desired to taste the limitless nectarean mellows of love of one of His multitude of loving damsels (Sri Radha), and so He has assumed the form of Lord Caitanya. He has tasted that love while hiding His own dark complexion with Her effulgent yellow color. May that Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Caitanya, show us His great causeless mercy.
4) By the demons He is never worshiped with love. For the surrendered devotees He defeats the power of material destiny in the three worlds. He is handsome, blissful, and charming. May that Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Caitanya, show us His great causeless mercy.
5) He is the shelter of the people of Bengal. His glory is manifested in Navadvipa. By birth He ornaments the brahmana community, which is worshiped in all the worlds. By accepting it, He purifies the paramahamsa-asrama in this world. May that Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Caitanya, show us His great causeless mercy.
6) To reveal the truth of pure transcendental love in this world He first jubilantly drank with His mouth the nectar of the holy name, and then discharged it from His eyes on the pretext of shedding tears. May that Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Caitanya, show us His great causeless mercy.
7) His form is as splendid as new gold. His waist is decorated with a waterpot. He is as graceful as a regal young elephant. By appreciating His own krishna-prasadam garlands, He teaches His dear associates. May that Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Caitanya, show us His great causeless mercy.
8) His smiling glance at once drives away all the bereavements of the world, and His very words enliven the auspicious creepers of devotion by expanding their leaves. Taking shelter of His lotus feet invokes transcendental love of God at once. May that Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Caitanya, show us His great causeless mercy.
9) At every step may the glorious Supreme Personality of Godhead bring both transcendental happiness and grant auspicious pure love for His own lotus feet to that person who very happily reads these eight verses, which contain the fresh, sweet fragrance of the many blossoming flowers of the glories of Lord Caitanya, the son of Saci.
caritram tanvanah priyam aghavad-ahladana-padam
jayodghoshaih samyag-viracita-saci-soka-haranah
udancan-martanda-dyuti-hara-dukulancita-katih
sa devas caitanyakritir atitaram nah kripayatu
aparam kasyapi pranayi-jana-vrindasya kutuki
rasa-stomam hritva madhuram upabhoktum kam api yah
rucam svam avavre dyutim iha tadiyam prakatayan
sa devas caitanyakritir atitaram nah kripayatu
anaradhyah pritya ciram asura-bhava-pranayinam
prapannanam daivim prakritim adhidaivam tri-jagati
ajasram yah sriman jayati sahajananda-madhurah
sa devas caitanyakritir atitaram nah kripayatu
gatir yah paundranam prakatita-navadvipa-mahima
bhavenalankurvan bhuvana-mahitam srotriya-kulam
punaty angi-karad bhuvi paramahamsasrama-padam
sa devas caitanyakritir atitaram nah kripayatu
mukhenagre pitva madhuram iha namamrita-rasam
drisor dvara yas tam vamati ghana-bashpambu-misatah
bhuvi premnas tattvam prakatayitum ullasita-tanuh
sa devas caitanyakritir atitaram nah kripayatu
tanum avishkurvan nava-purata-bhasam kati-lasatkarankalankaras
taruna-gaja-rajancita-gatih
priyebhyo yah siksham disati nija-nirmalya-rucibhih
sa devas caitanyakritir atitaram nah kripayatu
smitalokah sokam harati jagatam yasya parito
giram tu prarambhah kusala-patalim pallavayati
padalambah kam va pranayati na hi prema-nivaham
sa devas caitanyakritir atitaram nah kripayatu
saci-sunoh kirti-stabaka-nava-saurabhya-nibidam
puman yah pritatma pathati kila padyashtakam idam
sa lakshmivan etam nija-pada-saroje pranayitam
dadanah kalyanim anupadam abadham sukhayati
from Stavamrta Lahari
sri-gauranga-mahaprabhos-caranayor ya kesa-sesadibhih
sevagamyataya sva-bhakta-vihita sanyair-yaya labhyate
tam tan-manasikim smrtim prathayitum bhavyam sada sattamair
naumi pratyahikam tadiya-caritam sriman-navadvipa-jam
ratryante sayanotthitah sura-sarit-snato vabhau yah prage
purvahne sva-ganair-lasaty upavane-tair-bhati madhyahnake
yah puryam-aparahnake nija-grhe sayam grhe 'thangane
srivasasya nisamukhe nisi vasan gaurah sa no raksatu
ratryante pika-kukkutadi-ninadam strutva sva-talpotthitah
sri-visnu-priyaya samam rasa-katham sambhasya santosya tam
gatva 'nyatra dharasanopari vasan svad-bhih sudhautanano
yo matradi-bhir-iksito 'ti-muditas tam gauram-adhyemy-aham
pratah svah sariti sva-parsada-vrtah snatva prasun-adi-bhis
tam sampujya grhita-caru-vasanah srak-candan-alankrtah
krtva visnu-samarcan-adi sa-gano bhuktv-annam-acamya ca
dvitram canya-grhe sukam svapiti yas tam gauram-adhyemy-aham
purvahne sayanotthitah su-payasa praksalya vaktr-ambujam
bhaktaih sri-hari-nama-kirtana-paraih sarddham svayam kirtayan
bhaktanam bhavane 'pi ca sva-bhavane kridan-nrnam vardhayatyanandam
pura-vasinam ya urudha tam gauram-adhyemy-aham
madhyahne saha taih sva-parsada-ganaih samkirtayad-bhir-bhrsam
sadvaitendu-gadadharah kila saha-srilavadhuta-prabhuh
arame mrdu-marutaih sisiritair-bhrnga-dvijair-nadite
svam vrnda-vipinam smaran bhrahmati yas tam gauram-adhyemy-aham
yah sriman-aparahnake saha-ganais tais-tadrsaih premavamsta-
drksu svayam apyalam tri-jagatam sarmani vistarayan
aramattata eti paura-janata-caksus-cakorodupo
matra dvari-mudeksito nija-grham tam gauram-adhyemy-aham
yas-tri-srotasi sayam-apta-nivahaih snatva pradipali-bhih
puspadyais ca samarcitah kalita-sat-pattambarah srag-dharah
visnos-tat-samay-arcanam ca krtavan dipali-bhis taih samamv bhuktv-annani su-vitikam api tatha tam gauram-adhyemy-aham
yah srivasa-grhe pradosa-samaye hy-advaita-candradi-bhih
sarvair-bhakta-ganaih samam hari-katha-piyusam-asvadayan
premananda-samakulas-catula-dhih samkirtane-lampatah
kartum kirtanam-urdhvam-udyama-paras tam gauram-adhyemy-aham
srivas-angana avrto nija-ganaih sarddham prabhu-bhyam natannuccais-
tala-mrdanga-vadana-parair gayad-bhir-ullasayan
bhramyan srila-gadadharena sahito naktam vibhaty-adbhutam
svagare sayanalaye svapiti yas tam gauram-adhyemy-aham
TRANSLATION
1) The glories of the Lord's daily pastimes: Devotional service to the lotus feet of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu is far beyond the perception of Lord Brahma, Lord Siva, Lord Sesanaga and the rest; but it is continually indulged in by the Lord's own devotees, and it is always available to other souls as well. Now I will begin my description of the process of manasi-seva (service to the Lord executed within the mind). This process is fit for continuous remembrance by the most virtuous sages. Therefore I offer my most respectful obeisances to the eternal daily life and pastimes of the Lord born in Navadvipa.
2) Brief description of his daily schedule: At the end of night (before sunrise), Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu gets up from His bed, stretches His body, talks with His wife and washes His face; (2) in the morning, He is massaged with oil and bathes in the celestial Ganges river, then worships Lord Vishnu; (3) in the forenoon period, He enjoys discussing topics about Lord Krishna with His devotees during visits to their homes; (4) at midday, He enjoys pastimes in the gardens on the bank of the Ganges; (5) in the afternoon, He wanders about the town of Navadvipa, sporting with all the residents; (6) at dusk, he returns home to worship Lord Vishnu and perform other rituals; (7) in the evening, He goes with His associates to the courtyard of Srivasa Pandita to chant the holy names and dance in ecstasy; (8) and at night, He returns home to go to sleep. May this Lord Gaura protect us all.
3) Period 1: pastimes at the end of the night: At the end of the night, upon hearing the pleasant sounds made by many birds such as the cuckoos, roosters, and others, Sri Gaura arises from His bed. With His wife, Sri Vishnu Priya, He discusses many topics concerning the transcendental mellows of Their mutual loving affairs, and thus They become very pleased. Then He gets up and goes to another room, wherein He sits upon a raised sitting place and is assisted by His devotees in washing His lotus face with nicely scented water. Thereafter, He very happily visits His mother, Sri Saci Devi, as well as other friends and relatives in the home. I meditate thus on the daily pastimes of Sri Gaura-sundara.
4) Period 2: morning pastimes: In the morning, after sunrise, the Lord goes with His associates to bathe in the Ganges river. While bathing, they also worship mother Ganges by offering flowers, incense and other presentations. After this, they come onto the bank of the river, where He is dressed with exquisite cloth and decorated with fresh flower garlands, sandalwood paste and other ornaments. Then they all return to His home in order to perform opulent worship of Lord Vishnu as well as other rituals, after which they partake of the foods which were offered to Lord Vishnu. After washing His hands and mouth, Lord Gaura goes into another room to rest very happily for awhile. I meditate thus on the daily pastimes of Sri Gaura-hari.
5) Period 3: forenoon pastimes: Upon the arrival of the forenoon period the Lord gets up from His nap and stretches His body. Then he washes His lotus face with sweetly scented water. Meeting with His devotees who are all very fond of chanting Sri Hari-nama-kirtana, He personally tastes and relishes the chanting of the holy names. Thus He sports, sometimes in the homes of various devotees and sometimes in His own home. It this way He increases the ecstatic pleasure of all the people of Nabadwip to limitless heights. I meditate thus on the daily pastimes of Sri Gaura-chandra.
6) Period 4: midday pastimes: During the midday period, Lord Caitanya continues to enjoy the performance of intensely enthusiastic chanting and dancing, surrounded by His own dear devotees such as the moon-like Advaita Acarya, Gadadhara Pandita, and the divine madman Srila Nityananda Prabhu. Afterwards, they all wander throughout the gardens and groves on the bank of the Ganges, where they enjoy the sweet cooling breezes from the river. Hearing the pleasant sounds of the bumblebees in those gardens, the Lord remembers His own ecstatic pastimes of Radha and Krishna as they are occurring simultaneously in His own forest of Vrndavana. I meditate thus on the daily pastimes of Sri Gauranga.
7) Period 5: afternoon pastimes: During the splendidly beautiful afternoon period, the Lord and His devotees become equally maddened in ecstatic love, and being ornamented like this, they expand every-increasing ripples of auspicious benefit for all the three worlds. In this mood, they leave the gardens and travel back toward His home. On the way, they satisfy the eyes of all the townspeople, just as the moon satisfies the cakora bird with its moonbeams. Reaching home, the Lord is lavished with loving attentions by His mother. I thus meditate on the daily pastimes of Gaura.
8) Period 6: sunset pastimes: At dusk, the Lord bathes with His dear friends in the river Ganges, who flows in three parts. They devoutly worship the Ganges by offering ghee lamps, flowers, and other articles. Afterwards, the Lord puts on fresh silken clothes and is adorned with flower garlands and other decorations. Then, He worships Lord Vishnu by performing the evening arati ceremony, offering ghee lamps and other articles. Afterwards, He and His friends partake of the foodstuffs and betel nuts that were offered to Lord Vishnu. I thus meditate on the daily pastimes of Lord Gaurasundara.
9) Period 7: evening pastimes: In the evening time, the Lord goes to the home of Srivasa Pandita, accompanied by Srila Advaita-chandra and other dear associates. Meeting with the multitude of devotees, He tastes and relishes the nectar of topics concerning Lord Hari and His mind becomes most agitated with the ecstasies of pure love of Godhead. Then, becoming very eager to relish the congregational chanting of the holy names of the Lord, He orchestrates the performance of intensely jubilant sankirtana which attains the summit of passionate glorification of the holy names. I thus meditate on the daily pastimes of Sri Gaura-sundara.
10) Period 8: midnight pastimes: Continuing well into the night, the Lord dances and dances in the courtyard of Srivasa, surrounded by His most intimate devotees. His most ecstatic singing is accompanied by His devotees who are expert in playing rhythms loudly on the mridanga drums. He wanders and dances with Sri Gadadhara Prabhu in the most astonishing way, througout the night, until just before dawn. Then He returns to His own home, where He retires to His bedchamber and falls asleep with His beautiful consort. I thus meditate on the daily pastimes of Sri Gaura-nataraja.
11) The benefit of reciting this prayer: Sri Gauranga, the Moon over Navadvipa, is manifest in His own abode during eight periods of each day and every day. His pastimes should be remembered by meditative devotees before they remember the pastimes of Sri Krishna, the Moon over Gokula. If someone lovingly reads or recites the Lord's eternal daily pastimes as they are illuminated in the ten verses of this prayer, then the Lord is immensely pleased with that person, by His own merciful compassion. I thus meditate on the daily pastimes of Sri Gaurachandra.
by Srila Raghunandana Thakura
kanaka-rucira-gaurah sarva-cittaika-caurah
prakrti-madhura-dehah purna-lavanya-gehah
kalita-lalita-rupah ksubdha-kandarpa-bhupah
sphuratu hridi natendrah sri-navadvipacandrah
bahula-cikura-bandhah snigdha-mugdha-prabandhah
prasara-pura-purandhri-citta-sandhana-mantri
vihita-vividha-vesa-dyotitasesa-desah
sphuratu hridi natendrah sri-navadvipacandrah
vikasita-satapatra-dyoti-visphara-netrah
priya-mrdula-pavitra-snigdha-drk-prema-patrah
ati-madhura-caritrah prollasac-caru-gatrah
sphuratu hridi natendrah sri-navadvipacandrah
malayaja-karaviras cid-vilasati-dhirah
suvimala-smita-vaktrah pranta-vastranuraktah
rabhasamaya-viharah purna-lilavatarah
sphuratu hridi natendrah sri-navadvipacandrah
sakala-rasa-vidagdhah sarva-bhara-prasuddhah
sakala-sukha-vinodah khyata-nrtya-pramodah
sakala-sukhada-nama dhanya-tarunya-dhama
sphuratu hridi natendrah sri-navadvipacandrah
avirata-galad-asrah prema-dhara-sahasrasnapita-
sakala-desah khyata-namopadesah
bhuvana-vidita-sarva-prani-nistara-garvah
sphuratu hridi natendrah sri-navadvipacandrah
ghana-pulaka-kadambah sthula-mukta-samabhah
snapitatara-hrdorah prema-hunkara-ghorah
sadaya-madhura-murtir visva-vikhyata-kirtih
sphuratu hridi natendrah sri-navadvipacandrah
akhila-bhuvana-bharta durgati-trana-karta
kali-kalusa-nihanta dina-duhkhaika-santah
niravadhi-nija-gatha-kirtanananda-data
sphuratu hridi natendrah sri-navadvipacandrah
sura-muni-gana-bandhuh prema-bhakty-eka-sindhuh
prakata-surabhi-nanda-srila-padaravindah
natana-madhura-mandah supragadha-prabandhah
sphuratu hridi natendrah sri-navadvipacandrah
sakala-nigama-sarah prema-purnavatarah
pracura-guna-gabhirah sarva-sandhana-dhirah
adhama-patita-bandhuh purna-karunya-sindhuh
sphuratu hridi natendrah sri-navadvipacandrah
madhurimani manojnas tandavady-anta-vijnas
tarunimani vicitrah prema-nistara-patrah
mahimani nija-nama-grahi-sampurna-kamah
sphuratu hridi natendrah sri-navadvipacandrah
sri gauranga-natendrasya
stutim etam abhistadam
yah pathet parama-pritah
sa prema-sukha-bhug bhavet
TRANSLATION
1) May Lord Caitanya, the moon of Navadvipa, who is the king of dancers, appear splendidly in my heart. His charming, graceful form is as effulgent as gold, and He has enchanted the minds of all He is the abode of perfect beauty, and He has greatly agitated the mind of the monarch Cupid.
2) May Lord Caitanya, the moon of Navadvipa, who is the king of dancers, appear splendidly in my heart. His hair is beautiful, and He is both charming and affectionate to all. Chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, He has captured the minds of the elderly women of Navadvipa. Beautifully dressed in various garments, He has made the entire country of Bengal appear full of splendor.
3) May Lord Caitanya, the moon of Navadvipa, who is the king of dancers, appear splendidly in my heart. As beautiful as fully blossomed lotus flowers, His affectionate, charming, and restlessly moving eyes are moistened with pure love of Krsna. His character and pastimes are very sweet, and His beautiful limbs are resplendent.
4) May Lord Caitanya, the moon of Navadvipa, who is the king of dancers, appear splendidly in my heart. He appears like a sandalwood tree from the Malayan Hills. His smile is pure, and the edge of garment is decorated in red. He is the full incarnation of Godhead, and He has descended to this world to perform jubilant transcendental pastimes as the greatest of devotees.
5) May Lord Caitanya, the moon of Navadvipa, who is the king of dancers, appear splendidly in my heart. He is the abode of auspiciousness and youthfulness, and He is expert in all the transcendental mellows. He has become famous for His jubilant dancing, and His pastimes are full of all happiness. He purifies the heart of the great burden of materialism, and the chanting of His holy names brings complete transcendental delight to all.
6) May Lord Caitanya, the moon of Navadvipa, who is the king of dancers, appear splendidly in my heart. Tears ceaselessly glide down His cheeks. Instructing the world in the chanting of Lord Krsna's holy names, He has inundated every country with thousands of flooding rivers of pure love of Krsna. The expansion of His fame has liberated the residents of the entire world.
7) May Lord Caitanya, the moon of Navadvipa, who is the king of dancers, appear splendidly in my heart. Impelled by the ecstasy of pure love of Krsna, the hairs of His body stand up, making Him appear like a kadamba tree. Appearing like large pearls, the tears from His eyes bathe His chest. In the agony of intense separation from Krsna, He calls out, "Alas! Alas!" He is full of compassion, and His form is very handsome. His fame is spread throughout the entire universe.
8) May Lord Caitanya, the moon of Navadvipa, who is the king of dancers, appear splendidly in my heart. He is the maintainer of all the universes and the destroyer of all the impurities born of the age of Kali. He removes the sufferings of the poor conditioned souls and protects them from the calamity of material existence. He grants them the unlimited transcendental bliss of the sankirtana movement, which glorifies the singing of His own holy names.
9) May Lord the moon of who is the king of dancers, appear splendidly in my heart. He is the dear friend of the saintly and thoughtful devotees, and He alone is the ocean of devotional service in pure love of God. His aromatic and delightful lotus feet are the abode of all beauty and opulence. He dances with a slow gracefulness, and He is the most austere of sannyasis.
10) May Lord Caitanya, the moon of Navadvipa, who is the king of dancers, appear splendidly in my heart. He is the essence of the Vedas and the perfect incarnation of pure love of Krsna. He is a deep reservoir full of all auspicious transcendental qualities, and He is the most learned philosopher, whose sankirtana movement has brought peace and spiritual brotherhood to the entire world. Appearing like an overflooding ocean of mercy, He is the friend of the most fallen souls.
11) May Lord Caitanya, the moon of Navadvipa, who is the king of dancers, appear splendidly in my heart. He is the most charming, handsome, and wonderfully youthful person, the all-knowing expert of enthusiastic dancing, and a great reservoir of pure love of Krsna. He is always very eager to chant His own holy names.
12) These prayers glorify Lord Gauranga, the king of dancers, and grant all benedictions to the devotees. Those who delight in reading these prayers will become able to relish the transcendental bliss of pure love of God.
Lalita Astakam by Srila Rupa Goswami
Lalita astakam, by Srila Rupa Goswami
1. I offer my obeisances to Lalita devi, who has many wonderful qualities. She worships the perspiration of Sri Sri Radha-Mukunda's lotus feet and acts boldly, out of intense feelings of friendship for Them.
2. I offer my obeisances to Lalita devi, who has many wonderful qualities. Her face defeats the beauty of the ambrosial corona of the full moon, her eyes are like those of an alarmed deer and she is expert in the art of decorating Sri Radhika.
3. I offer my obeisances to Lalita devi, who has many wonderful qualities. She wears a wonderful silk dress colored like a peacock with outstretched feathers, as well as a nice blouse, and her complexion defeats the golden splendour of gorocana.
4. I offer my obeisances to Lalita devi, who has many wonderful qualities. She teaches Sri Radhika the art of a left-wing heroine saying: "Radhe! Firmly reject this shrewd son of the king of Vraja, O immoral girl! Listen! Don't be weak! I'm saying it for Your own good. Don't submit to Him!"
5. I offer my obeisances to Lalita devi, who has many wonderful qualities. Her eyes become red with anger if she sees the son of the king of Vraja cheating Sri Radhika even slightly, then she will promptly embarrass Him with her clever words.
6. I offer my obeisances to Lalita devi, who has many wonderful qualities. She is the abode of affection for the Queen of cowherders, Yasoda, she is the teacher of the art of friendship for all the sakhis and her love for Sri Radhika and Krsna is equal.
7. I offer my obeisances to Lalita devi, who has many wonderful qualities. She requests every girl in Vraja to join the party of Vrsabhanu's daughter and who fulfills all desires of that girl (or of Sri Radhika).
7a. I offer my obeisances to Lalita devi, who has many wonderful qualities. All her desires were at once fulfilled when she saw the path of Sri Radha in Vraja being blocked by a certain person.
8. I offer my obeisances to Lalita devi, who has many wonderful qualities. She always enjoys the festival of Radha and Vrajendrasuta's meeting and she is the chief of all Radha's dear girlfriends in Gokula.
9. Anyone who recites these prayers praising Lalita's wonderful qualities with a pure vision will be lovingly counted amongst her own (friends or maidservants) by Sri Radhika, the brilliant desire vine of the family of the Lord of Kirtida (King Vrsabhanu).