All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga

Prayers to Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

(compiled from Chaitanya Charitamrita and Gaudiya Vaishnava bhajans)

Dedicated to
His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada
(Founder-Acharya: International Society for Krishna Consciousness
 CONTENTS

SL. PRAYER NAME PAGE NO.

NO.
1 Prayers Glorifying Sri Chaitanya 3
Mahaprabhu From Sri Chaitanya
Charitamrita
2 Other Prayers Glorifying Sri Chaitanya 5
Mahaprabhu
3 Prayers Glorifying Sri Chaitanya 7
Mahaprabhu From Srimad Bhagavatam
4 Sri Sachi-suta-ashtakam 8

5 Sri Sachi-tanaya-ashtakam 10

6 Bhaja Gauranga Kaho Gauranga 12

7 Savarana Sri Gaura Pada Padme 12

Prarthana
8 Gauranga Karuna Koro 14

9 Gaurangera Duti Pada 15

10 Udilo Aruna Puraba Bhage 16

11 Jiv Jago Jiv Jago 18

12 Sri Gaura Arati 19

13 Gaya Gaura Madhura Sware 21

14 Sundara Bala Sachi Dulala 22

15 Yadi Gaura Na Hoito 23

16 Jaya Jaya Jagannatha Sachiranandan 24

17 Sri Sikshashtakam 25

18 Sri Gauranga Ashtottara Shata Namavali 27

19 Sri Gauranga Ashtottara Shata Nama 30

Stotram

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 Prayers Glorifying Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu from
Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita

Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Pranama Mantra

namo maha-vadanyaya
krishna-prema-pradaya te
krishnaya krishna-chaitanya-
namne gaura-tvise namaha

"O most munificent incarnation! You are Krishna Himself appearing as Sri Krishna
Caitanya Mahaprabhu. You have assumed the golden color of Srimati Radharani,
and You are widely distributing pure love of Krishna. We offer our respectful
obeisances unto You." (Cc.Madhya. 19.53)

Other Prayers from Chaitanya Charitamrita

vande gurūn īśa-bhaktān

īśam īśāvatārakān
tat-prakāśāṁś ca tac-chaktīḥ
kṛṣṇa-caitanya-saṁjñakam

I offer my respectful obeisances unto the spiritual masters, the devotees of the Lord,
the Lord’s incarnations, His plenary portions, His energies and the primeval Lord
Himself, Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya. (Caitanya-caritamrita, Adi-lila 1.1)

vande śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-
nityānandau sahoditau
gauḍodaye puṣpavantau
citrau śan-dau tamo-nudau

I offer my respectful obeisances unto Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya and Lord Nityānanda, who
are like the sun and moon. They have arisen simultaneously on the horizon of
Gauḍa to dissipate the darkness of ignorance and thus wonderfully bestow
benediction upon all. (Caitanya-caritamrita, Adi-lila 1.2)

yad advaitam brahmopanishadi tad apy asya tanu-bha

ya atmantaryami purusha iti so 'syamsha-vibhavaha

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 shad-aishvaryaih purno ya iha bhagavan sa svayam ayam
na chaitanyat krishnaj jagati para-tattvam param iha

"What the Upanishads describe as the impersonal Brahman is but the effulgence of
His body, and the Lord known as the Supersoul is but His localized plenary portion.
He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna Himself, full with six opulences.
He is the Absolute Truth, and no other truth is greater than or equal to Him."
(Caitanya-caritamrita, Adi-lila 1.3)

anarpita-charim chirat karunayavatirnah kalau

samarpayitum unnatojjvala-rasam sva-bhakti-shriyam
harih purata-sundara-dyuti-kadamba-sandipitaha
sada hridaya-kandare sphuratu vah shacinandanaha

"May that Lord, who is known as the son of Srimati Shacidevi, be transcendentally
situated in the innermost chambers of your heart. Resplendent with the radiance of
molten gold. He has appeared in the age of Kali by His causeless mercy to bestow
what no incarnation ever offered before: the most sublime and radiant spiritual
knowledge of the mellow taste of His service." (Cc. Adi, 1.4.)

radha krishna-pranaya-vikritir hladini-shaktir asmad

ekatmanav api bhuvi pura deha-bhedam gatau tau
chaitanyakhyam prakatam adhuna tad-dvayam chaikyam aptam
radha-bhava-dyuti-suvalitam naumi krishna-svarupam

"The loving affairs of Sri Radha and Krishna are transcendental manifestations of the
Lord's internal pleasure-giving potency. Although Radha and Krishna are one in
Their identity, They have separated Themselves eternally. Now these two
transcendental identities have again united in the form of Sri Krishna Caitanya. I bow
down to Him, who has manifested Himself with the sentiment and complexion of
Shrimati Radharani although He is Krishna Himself." (Cc.Adi,1.5)

shri-radhayah pranaya-mahima kidrisho vanayaiva-

svadyo yenadbhuta-madhurima kidrisho va madiyaha
saukhyam chasya mad-anubhavatah kidrisham veti lobhat
tad-bhavadhyah samajani shachi-garbha-sindhau harinduhu

"Desiring to understand the glory of Radharani's love, the wonderful qualities in Him
that she alone relishes through Her love, and the happiness She feels when She
realizes the sweetness of His love, the Supreme Lord Hari, richly endowed with Her
emotions, appears from the womb of Srimati Shachidevi, as the moon appears from
the ocean." (Cc. Adi. 1.6)

pancha-tattvatmakam krishnam
bhakta-rupa-svarupakam
bhaktavataram bhaktakhyam
namami bhakta-shaktikam

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"I bow down to Lord Krishna, who appears as a devotee (Lord Caitanya), as His
personal expansion (Sri Nityananda), His incarnation (Sri Advaita), His devotee (Sri
Srivasa), and His energy (Sri Gadadhara), and who is the source of strength for the
devotees." (Cc.Adi.1.14)

Other Prayers Glorifying Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

svardhunyash charu-tire sphuritam ati-brihat-kurma-prishthabha-gatram
ramyaramavritam san-mani-kanaka-mahasadma-sanghaih paritam
nityam pratyalayodyat-pranaya-bhara-lasat-krishna-sankirtanadhyam
shri-vrindatavy-abhinnam tri-jagad-anupamam shri-navadvipam ide

"I praise that holy dham, Navadvipa, which, being entirely nondifferent from Shri
Vrindavana, is completely different from the material world consisting of the three
planetary systems. It is situated on the gorgeous banks of the Ganges covered by
beautiful groves and gardens appearing in form like the back of a gigantic turtle.
Situated there are many great palatial houses made of gold bedecked with brilliant
jewels, where Krishna-sankirtana is always being performed in the mellow of ecstatic
love."

shriman-mauktikadama-baddha-chikuram susmera-chandrananam
shri-khandaguru-charu-chitra-vasanam srag-divya-bhashanchitam
nrityavesha-rasanumoda-madhuram kandarpa-veshojjvalam
caitanyam kanaka-dyutim nija-janaih samsevyamanam bhaje

"I worship Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is being served by all His devotees and
associates; whose hair is bound with strings of pearls; on whose moonlike face is the
nectar of His gentle smile. His beautiful golden body is covered with lovely garments
and various shining ornaments. He is so charming, being absorbed as He is in the
enjoyment of sweet mellows in dancing, and is more splendid in His dress than even
Cupid himself."

ananda-lilamaya-vigrahaya
hemabha-divyach-chavi-sundaraya
tasmai maha-prema-rasa-pradaya
caitanya-chandraya namo namas te

"Obeisances unto Him, Sri Caitanya-chandra, the giver of the mellow of the highest
love of Godhead, who is the embodiment of blissful pastimes, and who is so
beautiful, having a dazzling luster, like gold."
(Chaitanya-chandramrita)

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 Sri Nitai Gauranga Pranama Mantra

ajanu-lambita-bhujau kanakavadhatau
sankirtanaika-pitarau kamalayataksau
visvambharau dvija-varau yuga-dharma palau
vande jagat-priyakaro karunavatarau

I offer my respects unto Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Sri Nityananda Prabhu,
whose arms extend down to Their knees, who have golden yellow complexions, and
who inaugurated the congregational chanting of the Holy Names. Their eyes
resemble the petals of a lotus; They are the maintainers of all living entities; They are
the best of brahmanas, the protectors of religious principles for this age, the
benefactors of the universe, and the most merciful of all incarnations.
(Caitanya-bhagavata 1.1.1)

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 Prayers Glorifying Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu from
Srimad Bhagavatam

kṛṣṇa-varṇaṁ tviṣākṛṣṇaṁ
sāṅgopāṅgāstra-pārṣadam
yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair
yajanti hi su-medhasaḥ

In the Age of Kali, intelligent persons perform congregational chanting to worship the
incarnation of Godhead who constantly sings the names of Kṛṣṇa. Although His
complexion is not blackish, He is Kṛṣṇa Himself. He is accompanied by His
associates, servants, weapons and confidential companions.
(Srimad Bhagavatam 11.5.32)

dhyeyaṁ sadā paribhava-ghnam abhīṣṭa-dohaṁ

tīrthāspadaṁ śiva-viriñci-nutaṁ śaraṇyam
bhṛtyārti-haṁ praṇata-pāla bhavābdhi-potaṁ
vande mahā-puruṣa te caraṇāravindam

"O Supreme Personality of Godhead, O protector of the surrendered souls, You are
now playing the role of Your own devotee, and Your lotus feet are the only object of
perpetual meditation for the pure living entities. They destroy the material existence
of the living entity. They are the fulfiller of all desires, the abode of all holy places,
worshipable even by Lord Brahma and Lord Shiva, the shelter of all that exists, the
destroyer of the troubles of Your devotees and the only boat for crossing over the
ocean of material existence. Therefore I offer my obeisances unto Your lotus feet."
(Srimad Bhagavatam 11.5.33)

tyaktvā su-dustyaja-surepsita-rājya-lakṣmīṁ
dharmiṣṭha ārya-vacasā yad agād araṇyam
māyā-mṛgaṁ dayitayepsitam anvadhāvad
vande mahā-puruṣa te caraṇāravindam

"O Mahaprabhu, You have given up the goddess of fortune (Lakshmi, Your wife),
whose glance is desired by the great demigods, and who is the most difficult
attachment to renounce. In order to keep the word of some brahmana's curse, You
have gone to the forest. Thus to show Your great mercy to the helpless living entities
who are following maya--the illusory energy--You have chased after them to give
them Your own devotional service. Therefore I offer my humble obeisances unto
Your lotus feet."
(Srimad Bhagavatam 11.5.34)

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Sri Sachi-suta ashtakam
(By Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya)

(1)
nava gaura-varaḿ nava-puṣpa-śaraḿ
nava-bhāva-dharaḿ nava-lāsya-param
nava-hāsya-karaḿ nava-hema-varaḿ
praṇamāmi śacī-suta-gaura-varam

(2)
nava-prema-yutaḿ nava-nīta-śucaḿ
nava-veśa-kṛtaḿ nava-prema-rasam
navadhā vilasat śubha-prema-mayaḿ
praṇamāmi śacī-suta-gaura-varam

(3)
hari-bhakti-paraḿ hari-nāma-dharaḿ
kara-japya-karaḿ hari-nāma-param
nayane satataḿ praṇayāśru-dharaḿ
praṇamāmi śacī-suta-gaura-varam

(4)
satataḿ janatā-bhava-tāpa-haraḿ
paramārtha-parāyaṇa-loka-gatim
nava-leha-karaḿ jagat-tāpa-haraḿ
praṇamāmi śacī-suta-gaura-varam

(5)
nija-bhakti-karaḿ priya-cārutaraḿ
naṭa-nartana-nāgara-rāja-kulam
kula-kāmini-mānasa-lāsya-karaḿ
praṇamāmi śacī-suta-gaura-varam

(6)
karatāla-valaḿ kala-kaṇṭha-ravaḿ
mṛdu-vādya-suvīṇikayā madhuram
nija-bhakti-guṇāvṛta-nātya-karaḿ
praṇamāmi śacī-suta-gaura-varam

(7)
yuga-dharma-yutaḿ punar nanda-sutaḿ
dharaṇī-sucitraḿ bhava-bhāvocitam
tanu-dhyāna-citaḿ nija-vāsa-yutam
praṇamāmi śacī-suta-gaura-varam

(8)
aruṇaḿ nayanaḿ caraṇaḿ vasanaḿ
vadane skhalitaḿ svaka-nāma-dharam

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 kurute su-rasaḿ jagataḥ jīvanaḿ
praṇamāmi śacī-suta-gaura-varam

TRANSLATION
1) His complexion is the hue of fresh cream tinged with kunkum. He is the ever-fresh
Cupid who shoots arrows of newly blossoming flowers. He bears newer and newer
moods of emotional ecstasies. He is fond of performing novel dances. He makes
ever-new jokes that cause much laughter. His brilliant luster is like freshly cast gold. I
bow down to Gaura, the beautiful son of Mother Saci.

2) He is endowed with ever-fresh love of Godhead. His radiant luster is like the color
of fresh butter. His fresh attire is arranged in ever-new fashions. He relishes ever-
new mellows of love for Krsna. He shines in nine-fold new ways while executing the
nine-fold processes of devotion. He is permeated with a most auspicious loving
nature. I bow down to Gaura, the beautiful son of Mother Saci.

3) He is absorbed in devotion to Sri Hari. He maintains the chanting of the names of

Hari. While chanting He counts the holy names on the fingers of His hands. He is
addicted to the name of Hari. He always has tears of love welling in His eyes. I bow
down to Gaura, the beautiful son of Mother Saci.

4) He is always removing the suffering of material existence for mankind. He is the

goal of life for persons who are dedicated to their supreme interest. He inspires men
to become like honeybees (eager for the honey of Krsna-prema). He removes the
burning fever of the material world. I bow down to Gaura, the beautiful son of Mother
Saci.

5) He motivates pure devotion unto Himself. He is most attractive to His beloved

servitors. By His dramatic dancing He exhibits the characteristics of the King of
paramours. He causes the minds of beautiful young village women to dance. I bow
down to Gaura, the beautiful son of Mother Saci.

6) He plays karatals as His throat emits sweet melodious sounds and the vibrant
notes of the vina are softly played. He thus inspires the devotees to perform dramatic
dancing that is infused with aspects of His own devotional service. I bow down to
Gaura, the beautiful son of Mother Saci.

7) He is accompanied by the sankirtana movement, which is the religious practice for

the age of Kali. He is the son of Nanda Maharaja come again. He is the
extraordinarily brilliant ornament of the earth. His preaching mood is suitably adapted
to the cycle of birth and death. His consciousness is fixed in meditation on His own
form of Krsna. He is always accompanied by His transcendental abode. I bow to
Gaura, the beautiful son of Mother Saci.

8) His eyes, the soles of His feet, and His clothing are reddish like the color that
heralds the rising sun. As He utters His own names, His voice falters. He awakens a
sweet flavor to life throughout the universe. I bow down to Gaura, the beautiful son of
Mother Saci.

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Sri Sachi-tanaya ashtakam
(By Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya)

(1)
ujjvala-varaṇa-gaura-vara-dehaḿ
vilasita-niravadhi-bhāva-videham
tri-bhuvana-pāvana-kṛpāyāḥ leśaḿ
taḿ praṇamāmi ca śrī-śacī-tanayam

(2)
gadgadāntara-bhāva-vikāraḿ
durjana-tarjana-nāda-viśālam
bhava-bhaya-bhañjana-kāraṇa-karuṇaḿ
taḿ praṇamāmi ca śrī-śacī-tanayam

(3)
aruṇāmbara-dhara cāru-kapolaḿ
indu-vinindita-nakha-caya-ruciram
jalpita-nija-guṇa-nāma-vinodaḿ
taḿ praṇamāmi ca śrī-śacī-tanayam

(4)
vigalita-nayana-kamala-jala-dhāraḿ
bhūṣaṇa-nava-rasa-bhāva-vikāram
gati-atimanthara-nṛtya-vilāsaḿ
taḿ praṇamāmi ca śrī-śacī-tanayam

(5)
cañcala-cāru-caraṇa-gati-ruciraḿ
mañjīra-rañjita-pada-yuga-madhuram
candra-vinindita-śītala-vadanaḿ
taḿ praṇamāmi ca śrī-śacī-tanayam

(6)
dhṛta-kaṭi-ḍora-kamaṇḍalu-daṇḍa
divya-kalevara-muṇḍita-muṇḍam
durjana-kalmaṣa-khaṇḍana-daṇḍaḿ
taḿ praṇamāmi ca śrī-śacī-tanayam

(7)
bhūṣaṇa-bhū-raja-alakā-valitaḿ
kampita-bimbādhara-vara-ruciram
malayaja-viracita-ujjvala-tilakaḿ
taḿ praṇamāmi ca śrī-śacī-tanayam

(8)
nindita-aruṇa-kamala-dala-nayanaḿ
ājānu-lambita-śrī-bhuja-yugalam

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 kalevara-kaiśora-nartaka-veśaḿ
taḿ praṇamāmi ca śrī-śacī-tanayam

TRANSLATION
1) I prostrate myself before the Son of Mother Saci, Whose radiant lotus face and
body shine with the splendor of molten gold. This
transcendental body is the playground for the continuous expression of
variegated moods and ecstatic symptoms, that carry His consciousness to the
realm where He is no longer aware of that transcendental body. By only a particle
of His mercy he has delivered the three worlds.

2) I salute the Son of Mother Saci, Whose heart is in a state of rapture, transformed
by feelings of intense love. In His pastime of loud roaring, before the mischievous
and malicious rascals, He removes all fear of the vast ocean of material existence,
by the effect of His unlimited compassion.

3) He is wearing garments the color of the eastern sky during the dawn, and His
lovely cheeks shine with the same radiance. The nails of His hands and feet have
the same pleasing effect of the moon, shining in the sky. His pleasure diversion
consists in discussions and glorification of His own wonderful qualities and names. I
offer my obeisances to the Son of Mother Saci.

4) His lotus eyes are always wet with tears. His ornaments are the new and ever
fresh transformations of ecstatic love that decorate His transcendental form. His gait
is slow and majestic, yet His dancing is a wonderful pastime of enjoyment. I bow
down before the Son of Mother Saci.

5) The movement of His lovely, yet restless, lotus feet captivates the mind, and His
ankle bracelets sweeten that charming scene all the more. His face, which defeats
the beauty of the moon, is very cooling and pleasant. I offer my salutations to the
Son of Mother Saci.

6) He wears a cord around His waist and carries in His hands a water pot and staff.
His divine appearance is complemented by His shaved head. The sins of the wicked
are annulled by the rod of chastisement that he carries. I salute the Son of Mother
Saci.

7) His ornaments are the dust on His body and His radiant tilak, prepared with
sandalwood. The beautiful sight of His trembling reddish lips brings delight to the
mind and heart. I offer my obeisances to the Son of Mother Saci.

8) His lotus eyes defeat the color of pink lotuses. His two lotus hands are very long,
reaching down almost to His knees. He appears to be a mere adolescent, dressed
as He is, ready to dance. I prostrate myself before the Son of Mother Saci.

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 Bhaja Gauranga Kaha Gauranga

bhaja gaurāńga kaha gaurāńga laha gaurāńgera nāma re

je jan gaurāńga bhaje, sei (hoy) āmāra prāṇa re

(1)
gaurāńga boliyā du’ bāhu tuliyā nāciyā nāciyā beḍāo re

(2)
gāurāńga bhajile gaurāńga japile hoy duḥkhera abasāna re

TRANSLATION
Refrain: Worship Lord Gauranga! Chant Gauranga! Speak about Lord Gauranga
only! Those who worships Lord Gauranga is indeed my life and soul.

1) Chanting Gauranga, go out with your arms raised dancing and dancing.

2) By chanting Gauranga and worshipping Him, one’s miseries will end.

Savarana Sri Gaura Pada Padme Prarthana

(By Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura)

(1)
śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya prabhu doyā koro more
tomā binā ke doyālu jagat-saḿsāre

(2)
patita-pāvana-hetu tava avatāra
mo sama patita prabhu nā pāibe āra

(3)
hā hā prabhu nityānanda, premānanda sukhī
kṛpābalokana koro āmi boro duḥkhī

(4)
doyā koro sītā-pati adwaita gosāi
tava kṛpā-bale pāi caitanya-nitāi

(5)
gaura premamaya tanu paṇḍita gadādhara
srīnivāsa haridāsa doyāra sāgara

(6)
hā hā swarūp, sanātana, rūpa, raghunātha
bhaṭṭa-juga, śrī-jīva hā prabhu lokanātha

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 (7)
doyā koro śrī-ācārya prabhu śrīnivāsa
rāmacandra-sańga māge narottama-dāsa

TRANSLATION
1) My dear Lord Caitanya, please be merciful to me, because who can be more
merciful than Your Lordship within these three worlds?

2) Your incarnation is just to reclaim the conditioned, fallen souls, but I assure You
that You will not find a greater fallen soul than me. Therefore, my claim is first.

3) My dear Lord Nityananda, You are always joyful in spiritual bliss. Since You
always appear very happy, I have come to You because I am most unhappy. If You
kindly put Your glance over me, then I may also become happy.

4) My dear Advaita Prabhu, husband of Sita, You are so kind. Please be merciful to
me. If You are kind to me, naturally Lord Caitanya and Nityananda will also be kind
to me.

5) Gaura’s love embodiment is shown by Gadadhara Pandita. Srinivasa Pandita and

Haridasa Thakura are the ocean of mercy.

6) O Svarupa Damodara, personal secretary of Lord Caitanya, O six Gosvamis O Sri

Rupa Gosvami, Sri Sanatana Gosvami, Sri Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami, Sri Gopala
Bhatta Gosvami, Sri Jiva Gosvami, and Sri Raghunatha dasa Gosvami! O Lokanatha
Gosvami, my beloved spiritual master! Narottama dasa also prays for your mercy.

7) O Srinivasa Acarya, successor to the six Gosvamis! Please be merciful to me.

Narottama dasa always desires the company of Ramacandra Cakravarti.

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 Gauranga Karuna Koro
(By Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura)

(1)
gaurāńga karuṇā koro dīna hīna jane
mosamo patita prabhu nāhi tribhūvane

(2)
dante tṛṇa dhari gaura ḍāki he tomāre
kṛpā kari eso āmār hṛdaya mandire

(3)
jadi dayā nā karibe patita dekhiyā
patita pāvana nāma kisera lāgiyā

(4)
paḍechi bhava tuphāne nāhika nistāra
śrī caraṇa taraṇī dāne dāse kara pāra

(5)
śrī kṛṣṇa caitanya prabhu dāser anudāsa
prārthanā karaye sadā narottama dāsa

TRANSLATION
1) O my dear Lord Gauranga! Please show Your mercy to this lowly and destitute
soul. O Lord! There is no one more fallen than myself in all the three worlds.

2) Holding grass between my teeth, O Lord Gaura, I am calling out to You now!
Please be compassionate upon me and come to reside within the temple of my
heart.

3) If You do not give Your mercy, seeing how fallen I am, then why are You known
as Patita Pavana, the merciful Savior of the fallen?

4) I am plunged amidst the violent hurricane-stricken waves in the ocean of this

material world, from which there is no escape. Kindly give me the gift of Your divine
lotus feet, which are compared to a boat in which Your servant may cross over the
ocean of birth and death.

5) Narottama Dasa, the servant of the servant of Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya Prabhu,
ceaselessly makes this prayer.

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 Gaurangera Duti Pada
(By Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura)

(1)
gaurāńgera duṭi pada, jār dhana sampada,
se jāne bhakati-rasa-sār
gaurāńgera madhura-līlā, jār karṇe praveśilā,
hṛdoya nirmala bhelo tār

(2)
je gaurāńgera nāma loy, tāra hoy premodoy,
tāre mui jāi bolihāri
gaurāńga-guṇete jhure, nitya-līlā tāre sphure,
se jana bhakati-adhikārī

(3)
gaurāńgera sańgi-gaṇe, nitya-siddha kori' māne,
se jāy brajendra-suta-pāś
śrī-gauḍa-maṇḍala-bhūmi, jebā jāne cintāmaṇi,
tāra hoy braja-bhūme bās

(4)
gaura-prema-rasārṇave, śe tarańge jebā ḍube,
se rādhā-mādhava-antarańga
gṛhe bā vanete thāke, 'hā gaurāńga' bo'le ḍāke,
narottama māge tāra sańga

TRANSLATION
1) Anyone who has accepted the two lotus feet of Lord Caitanya can understand the
true essence of devotional service. If one is captivated by the pleasing pastimes of
Lord Caitanya, the dirty things in his heart will all become cleansed.

2) One who simply takes the holy name of Gaura-sundara, Sri Krsna Caitanya, will
immediately develop love of God. To such a person I say: Bravo! Very
nice! Excellent! If one appreciates the merciful pastimes of Lord Caitanya and feels
ecstasy and sometimes cries, this process will immediately help him to understand
the eternal pastimes of Radha-Krsna.

3) Simply by understanding that the associates of Lord Gauranga are eternally free
from material contamination, one can immediately be promoted to the transcendental
abode of Lord Krsna. If one simply understands that the land of Navadvipa is not
different from Vrndavana, then he actually lives in Vrndavana.

4) If one says: "Let me dive deep into the waves of the nectarean ocean of the
transcendental loving movement introduced by Lord Caitanya", he immediately
becomes one of the confidential devotees of Radha and Krsna. It does not matter
whether one is a householder living at home or a vanaprastha or sannyasi living in

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the forest, if he chants "O Gauranga, and becomes a devotee of Lord Caitanya, then
Narottama dasa begs to have his association.

Udilo Aruna Puraba Bhage

(By Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura)

(1)
udilo aruṇa pūraba-bhāge,
dwija-maṇi gorā amani jāge,
bhakata-samūha loiyā sāthe,
gelā nagara-brāje

(2)
'tāthaī tāthaī bājalo khol,
ghana ghana tāhe jhājera rol,
preme ḍhala ḍhala soṇāra ańga,
caraṇe nūpura bāje

(3)
mukunda mādhava yādava hari,
bolena bolo re vadana bhori',
miche nida-baśe gelo re rāti,
divasa śarīra-sāje

(4)
emana durlabha mānava-deho,
pāiyā ki koro bhāva nā keho,
ebe nā bhajile yaśodā-suta,
carame poribe lāje

(5)
udita tapana hoile asta,
dina gelo boli' hoibe byasta,
tabe keno ebe alasa hoy,
nā bhaja hṛdoya-rāje

(6)
jīvana anitya jānaha sār,
tāhe nānā-vidha vipada-bhār,
nāmāśraya kori' jatane tumi,
thākaha āpana kāje

(7)
jīvera kalyāna-sādhana-kām,
jagate āsi' e madhura nām,
avidyā-timira-tapana-rūpe,
hṛd-gagane birāje

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 (8)
kṛṣṇa-nāma-sudhā koriyā pān,
jurāo bhakativinoda-prāṇ,
nāma binā kichu nāhiko āro,
caudda-bhuvana-mājhe

TRANSLATION
1) When the rising sun appeared in the East, the jewel of the twice-born, Lord
Gaurasundara, awakened, and, taking His devotees with Him, He went all over the
countryside towns and villages

2) The mrdangas (khol) resounded "tathai, tathai," and the jhanjha [large metal
karatalas that look like small cymbals] in that kirtana played in time. Lord Gauranga's
golden form slightly trembled in ecstatic love of Godhead, and His footbells jingled.

3) All the devotees chanted the names Mukunda, Madhava, Yadava and Hari, their
mouths being filled with the vibrations. They would announce to the still sleeping
people, "You spend your nights uselessly sleeping and your days decorating your
bodies!

4) You have achieved such a rare human body, but you do not care for this gift. You
remain not serving the darling of Yasoda and slowly fall through your last moments
to death.

5) With every rising and setting of the sun, a day passes and is lost. Then, why do
you remain idle and not serve the Lord of the heart?

6) This temporary life is full of various miseries. Take shelter of the holy name as
your only business.

7) To penetrate the darkness of ignorance and bless everyone's heart, the holy
name has risen like the shining sun.

8) Drink the pure nectar of the holy name of Krsna. There is nothing but the name to
be had in the fourteen worlds. It has filled the soul of Sri Bhaktivinoda Thakura.

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 Jiv Jago Jiv Jago
(By Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura)

(1)
jīv jāgo, jīv jāgo, gauracānda bole
kota nidrā jāo māyā-piśācīra kole

(2)
bhajibo boliyā ese saḿsāra-bhitare
bhuliyā rohile tumi avidyāra bhare

(3)
tomāre loite āmi hoinu avatāra
āmi binā bandhu āra ke āche tomāra

(4)
enechi auṣadhi māyā nāśibāro lāgi'
hari-nāma mahā-mantra lao tumi māgi'

(5)
bhakativinoda prabhu-caraṇe pariyā
sei hari-nāma-mantra loilo māgiyā

TRANSLATION
1) Lord Gauranga is calling, "Wake up, sleeping souls! Wake up, sleeping souls!
How long will you sleep in the lap of the witch called Maya?

2) You have forgotten the way of devotional service and are lost in the world of birth
and death.

3) I have descended just to save you; other than Myself you have no friend in this
world.

4) I have brought the medicine that will wipe out the disease of illusion from which
you are suffering. Take this maha-mantra-Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna,
Hare Hare/Hare Rama, Hare Rama Rama Rama, Hare Hare."

5) Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura says: "I fall at the Lord's feet, having taken this mahā-
mantra."

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 Sri Gaura Arati
(By Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura)

(1)
(kiba) jaya jaya gorācāńder āratiko śobhā
jāhnavī-taṭa-vane jaga-mana-lobhā
jaga-jana-mana-lobhā

(Refrain 1)
(gaurāńger ārotik śobhā jaga-janer-mana-lobhā)

(2)
dakhiṇe nitāicāńd, bāme gadādhara
nikaṭe advaita, śrīnivāsa chatra-dhara

(3)
bosiyāche gorācāńd ratna-siḿhāsane
ārati koren brahmā-ādi deva-gaṇe

(4)
narahari-ādi kori' cāmara dhulāya
sañjaya-mukunda-bāsu-ghoṣ-ādi gāya

(5)
śańkha bāje ghaṇṭā bāje bāje karatāla
madhura mṛdańga bāje parama rasāla

(Refrain 2)
(śankha bāje ghaṇṭā bāje madhur madhur madhur bāje)

(6)
bahu-koṭi candra jini' vadana ujjvala
gala-deśe bana-mālā kore jhalamala

(7)
śiva-śuka-nārada preme gada-gada
bhakativinoda dekhe gorāra sampada

TRANSLATION
1) All glories, all glories to the beautiful arati ceremony of Lord Caitanya. This Gaura-
arati is taking place in a grove on the banks of the Jahnavi (Ganges) and is attracting
the minds of all living entities in the universe.

(Refrain 1): The splendor of Lord Gauranga’s (Caitanya) arati attracts the minds of
all living entities of the universe!

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2) On Lord Caitanya's right side is Lord Nityananda and on His left is Sri Gadadhara.
Nearby stands Sri Advaita, and Srivasa Thakura is holding an umbrella over Lord
Caitanya's head.

3) Lord Caitanya has sat down on a jeweled throne, and the demigods, headed by
Lord Brahma, perform the arati ceremony

4) Narahari Sarakara and other associates of Lord Caitanya fan Him with camaras,
and devotees headed by Sanjaya Pandita, Mukunda Datta, and Vasu Ghosa sing
sweet kirtana.

5) Conchshells, bells, and karatalas resound, and the mrdangas play very sweetly.
This kirtana music is supremely sweet and relish able to hear.

(Refrain 2): Conchsells resound! bell resound! Sweetness, sweetness, and

sweetness resounds!

6) The brilliance of Lord Caitanya's face conquers millions upon millions of moons,
and the garland of forest flowers around His neck shines.

7) Lord Siva, Sukadeva Gosvami, and Narada Muni are all there, and their voices
are choked with the ecstasy of transcendental love. Thus Thakura Bhaktivinoda
envisions the glory of Lord Sri Caitanya.

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 Gaya Gaura Madhura Sware
(By Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura)

(1)
gāy gorā madhur sware
hare kṛṣṇa hare kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa hare hare
hare rāma hare rāma rāma rāma hare hare

(2)
gṛhe thāko, vane thāko, sadā 'hari' bole' ḍāko,
sukhe duḥkhe bhulo nā'ko, vadane hari-nām koro re

(3)
māyā-jāle baddha ho 'ye, ācho miche kāja lo 'ye,
ekhona cetana pe'ye, 'rādhā-mādhav' nām bolo re

(4)
jīvana hoilo śeṣa, nā bhajile hṛṣīkeśa
bhaktivinodopadeśa, ekbār nām-rase māto re

TRANSLATION
1) Lord Gaurasundara sings in a very sweet voice, Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna
Krsna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.

2) Whether you are a householder or a sannyasi, constantly chant "Hari! Hari!" Do

not forget this chanting, whether you are in a happy condition or a distressful one.
Just fill your lips with the hari-nama.

3) You are bound up in the network of Maya and are forced to toil fruitlessly. Now
you have obtained full consciousness in the human form of life, so chant the names
of Radha-Madhava.

4) Your life may end at any moment, and you have not served the Lord of the
senses, Hrsikesa. Take this advice of Bhaktivinoda Thakura: "Just once, relish the
nectar of the holy name!"

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 Sundara Bala Sachi Dulala

(1)
sundara-bālā śacī-dulālā
nācata śrī-hari-kīrtana meń
bhāle candana tilaka manohara
alakā śobhe kapolana meń

(2)
śire cūḍā daraśi bāle
vana-phula-mālā hiyāpara dole
pahirana pīta-paṭāmbara śobhe
nūpura ruṇu-jhunu caraṇo meń

(3)
rādhā-kṛṣṇa eka tanu hai
nidhuvana-mājhe baḿśī bajāy
viśvarūpa ki prabhujī sahi
āota prakaṭahi nadīyā meń

(4)
koi gāyata hai rādhā-kṛṣṇa nām
koi gāyata hai hari-guṇa gān
mańgala-tāna mṛdańga rasāla
bājata hai koi rańgaṇa meń

TRANSLATION
1) This gorgeous boy is the darling child of mother Saci, dancing in the kirtana of
chanting Lord Hari’s names. His forehead is adorned with drawings of sandalwood
paste, and His enchanting locks of hair are shining in a splendorous fashion as they
bounce upon His cheeks.

2) His hair is wrapped in a topknot, and a garland of forest flowers sways upon His
chest. Wearing brilliant yellow silken garments, He dances with ankle bells tinkling
upon His feet.

3) Sri Sri Radha and Krsna have become joined in one body, and together They play
a flute within the grove of Nidhuvana. In this mood, the Lord of Visvarupa has come
and manifested Himself in the town of Nadiya.

4) Someone in that kirtana sings the names of Radha and Krsna, someone else
sings songs of Lord Hari’s transcendental qualities, while others play the auspicious
rhythms of the sweet and relishable mrdanga drums. All this takes place in that
spectacular performance.

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 Yadi Gaura Na Hoito
(By Srila Vasudeva Ghosh)

(1)
(yadi) gaura nā hoito, tabe ki hoito,
kemane dharita de?
rādhāra mahimā, prema-rasa-sīmā,
jagate jānāta ke

(2)
madhura vṛndā-vipina-mādhurī
praveśa cāturī sāra
varaja-yuvati-bhāvera bhakati
śakati haita kā’ra

(3)
gāo gāo punaḥ, gaurāńgera guṇa,
sarala haiyā mana
e bhava-sāgare, emana dayāla,
nā dekhi ye eka-jana

(4)
gaurāńga baliyā, nā genu galiyā,
kemane dharinu de
de vasur-hiyā, pāṣāṇa diyā,
kemane gaḍiyāche

TRANSLATION
1) If Lord Gaura had not appeared as the yuga-avatara in this age of Kali, then what
would have become of us? How could we have tolerated living? Who in this universe
would have ever learned about the topmost limits of loving mellows that comprise the
glory of Sri Radha?

2) Who would have had the power to render ecstatic devotional service that follows
in the footsteps of the damsels of Vraja? Indeed, the clever expertise of the Vraja-
gopis is a prerequisite for entering the supremely sweet forest of Vrnda Devi.

3) Oh, please sing again and again of the glorious qualities of Lord Gauranga! Just
try to keep your heart simple. Not even one person within this ocean of nescience
has ever seen such a magnanimous personality as He.

4) Even though I chant the holy name of Lord Gauranga, somehow I still have not
melted in ecstasy—how then have I maintained the burden of this body? How has
the Creator fashioned this body with a stone in place of Vasudeva Ghosa’s heart?

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 Jaya Jaya Jagannatha Sachiranandan
(By Srila Vasudeva Ghosh)

(1)
jaya jaya jagannātha sacīra nandan
tribhūvana kore jār caraṇa vandan

(2)
nilācale sańkha-cakra-gadā-padma-dhar
nadīyā nagare daṇḍa-kamaṇḍalu-kar

(3)
keho bole purabete rāvaṇa badhilā
goloker vaibhava lilā prakāśa korilā

(4)
śri-rādhār bhāve ebe gorā avatār
hare kṛṣṇa nām gaura korilā pracār

(5)
vāsudeva ghoṣa bole kori joḍa hāt
jei gaura sei kṛṣṇa sei jagannāth

TRANSLATION
1) All glories, all glories to the dear son of Jagannatha Misra and Saci Devi! All the
three worlds offer prayers unto His lotus feet.

2) In Nilacala He holds the conch shell, disc, club, and lotus flower, while in the town
of Nadiya He holds a sannyasi staff and water pot.

3) It is said that in olden times, as Lord Ramacandra, He killed the demon Ravana.
Then later, as Lord Krsna, He revealed the splendrously opulent pastimes of Goloka.

4) It is He who has come. He has come! Oh, from Vraja He has come to Nadiya.
Accepting the mood and luster of Sri Radha, He has come from Vraja to Nadiya. He
has come! Now Lord Govinda, the cowherd boy, has come as Lord Gauranga. He
has come distributing the Hare Krsna Mahamantra!

5) Vasudeva Ghosa says with folded hands, “He who is Gaura is He who is Krishna
is He who is Jagannatha.”

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 Sri Sikshashtakam
(from Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita
Antya Lila Chapter 20
Verses 12,16,21,29,32,36,39,47,65)

(1)
ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaḿ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaḿ
śreyaḥ-kairava-candrikā-vitaraṇaḿ vidyā-vadhū-jīvanam
ānandāmbudhi-vardhanaḿ prati-padaḿ pūrṇāmṛtāsvādanaḿ
sarvātma-snapanaḿ paraḿ vijayate śrī-kṛṣṇa-sańkīrtanam

(2)
nāmnām akāri bahudhā nija-sarva-śaktis
tatrārpitā niyamitaḥ smaraṇe na kālaḥ
etādṛśī tava kṛpā bhagavan mamāpi
durdaivam īdṛśam ihājani nānurāgaḥ

(3)
tṛṇād api sunīcena
taror api sahiṣṇunā
amāninā mānadena
kīrtanīyaḥ sadā hariḥ

(4)
na dhanaḿ na janaḿ na sundarīḿ
kavitāḿ vā jagad-īśa kāmaye
mama janmani janmanīśvare
bhavatād bhaktir ahaitukī tvayi

(5)
ayi nanda-tanuja kińkaraḿ
patitaḿ māḿ viṣame bhavāmbudhau
kṛpayā tava pāda-pańkaja-
sthita-dhūlī-sadṛśaḿ vicintaya

(6)
nayanaḿ galad-aśru-dhārayā
vadanaḿ gadgada-ruddhayā girā
pulakair nicitaḿ vapuḥ kadā
tava nāma-grahaṇe bhaviṣyati

(7)
yugāyitaḿ nimeṣeṇa
cakṣuṣā prāvṛṣāyitam

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 śūnyāyitaḿ jagat sarvaḿ
govinda-viraheṇa me

(8)
āśliṣya vā pāda-ratāḿ pinaṣṭu mām
adarśanān marma-hatāḿ karotu vā
yathā tathā vā vidadhātu lampaṭo
mat-prāṇa-nāthas tu sa eva nāparaḥ

(9)
prabhura ‘śikṣāṣṭaka’-śloka yei paḍe, śune
kṛṣṇe prema-bhakti tāra bāḍe dine-dine

TRANSLATION
1) Glory to the sri-krsna-sankirtana, which cleanses the heart of all the dust
accumulated for years and extinguishes the fire of conditional life, of repeated birth
and death. This sankirtana movement is the prime benediction for humanity at large
because it spreads the rays of the benediction moon. It is the life of all
transcendental knowledge. It increases the ocean of transcendental bliss, and it
enables us to fully taste the nectar for which we are always anxious.

2) O my Lord, Your holy name alone can render all benediction to living beings, and
thus You have hundreds and millions of names, like Krsna and Govinda. In these
transcendental names You have invested all Your transcendental energies. There
are not even hard and fast rules for chanting these names. O my Lord, out of
kindness You enable us to easily approach You by Your holy names, but I am so
unfortunate that I have no attraction for them.

3) One should chant the holy name of the Lord in a humble state of mind, thinking
oneself lower than the straw in the street; one should be more tolerant than a tree,
devoid of all sense of false prestige, and should be ready to offer all respect to
others. In such a state of mind one can chant the holy name of the Lord constantly.

4) O almighty Lord, I have no desire to accumulate wealth, nor do I desire beautiful

women nor do I want any number of followers. I only want Your causeless devotional
service, birth after birth.

5) O son of Maharaja Nanda (Krsna), I am Your eternal servitor, yet somehow or

other I have fallen into the ocean of birth and death. Please pick me up from this
ocean of death and place me as one of the atoms at Your lotus feet.

6) O my Lord, when will my eyes be decorated with tears of love flowing constantly
when I chant Your holy name? When will my voice choke up, and when will the hairs
of my body stand on end at the recitation of Your name?

7) O Govinda! Feeling Your separations I am considering a moment to be like twelve

years or more. Tears are flowing from my eyes like torrents of rain, and I am feeling
all vacant in the world in Your absence.

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me roughly by His embrace or makes me brokenhearted by not being present before
me. He is completely free to do anything and everything, for He is always my
worshipful Lord, unconditionally

9) If anyone recites or hears these eight verses of instruction by Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu, his ecstatic love and devotion for Krsna increase day by day.

Sri Gauranga Ashtottara Shata Namavali

Om visvambharaya namah ।
Om jitakrodhaya namah ।
Om maya-manusa-vigrahaya namah ।
Om amayine namah ।
Om mayinam sresthaya namah ।
Om varadesaya namah ।
Om dvijottamaya namah ।
Om Jagannatha-priya-sutaya namah ।
Om pitru-bhaktaya namah ।
Om maha-manase namah ।

Om laksmi-kantaya namah ।
Om saci-putraya namah ।
Om premadaya namah ।
Om bhakta-vatsalaya namah ।
Om dvija-priyaya namah ।
Om dvija-varaya namah ।
Om vaisnava-prana-nayakaya namah ।
Om dvijati-pujakaya namah ।
Om santaya namah ।
Om srivasa-priyay-ishvaraya namah ।
Om simha-grivaya namah ।
Om maha-bhujaya namah ।
Om pita-vasase namah ।
Om rakta-pattaya namah ।
Om sad-bhujaya namah ।
Om catur-bhujaya namah ।
Om dvi-bhujaya namah ।
Om gada-panaye namah ।

Om cakrine namah ।
Om padma-dharaya namah ।
Om amalaya namah ।

Om Srivatsa-lanchanaya namah ।
Om bhasvan-mani-dharaya namah ।

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 Om pancajanya-dharaya namah ।
Om sarngine namah ।
Om venu-panine namah ।
Om surottamaya namah ।
Om kamalaksesvara-pritaya namah ।

Om gopa-lila-dharaya namah ।

Om yuvakaya namah ।
Om nila-ratna-dharaya namah ।
Om raupya-harine namah ।
Om kaustubha-bhusanaya namah ।
Om balabhadra-anujaya namah ।
Om rudralilakarine namah ।
Om gurupriyaya namah ।

Om sva-nama-guna-vaktre namah ।
Om namopadesa-dayakaya namah ।
Om acandala-priyaya namah ।
Om suddhaya namah ।
Om sarva-prana-hite-rataya namah ।
Om visvarupa-anujaya namah ।
Om Sandhya-avataraya namah ।
Om sitalasayaya namah ।
Om nihsima-karunaya namah ।
Om guptaya namah ।

Om atma-bhakti-pravartakaya namah ।
Om arti-priyaya namah ।
Om sucaye namah ।
Om suddhaya namah ।

Om bhaava-daya namah ।
Om bhagavata-priyaya namah ।

Om indra-adi-sarva-devesa-vandita-sri-padambujaya namah ।
Om nyasi-cudamanaye namah ।
Om krsnaya namah ।
Om samnyasa-asrama-pavanaya namah ।
Om caitanyaya namah ।
Om krsna-caitanyaya namah ।
Om danda-dharaya namah ।
Om nyasta-dandakaya namah ।
Om avadhuta-priyaya namah ।
Om nityananda-sadbhuja-darsakaya namah ।

Om mukunda-siddhi-daya namah ।
Om dina-vasudeva-amrta-pradaya namah ।
Om gadadhara-prana-nathaya namah ।

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 Om arti-harine namah ।
Om sarana-pradaya namah ।
Om akincana-priyaya namah ।
Om pranaya namah ।
Om guna-grahine namah ।
Om jitendriyaya namah ।
Om mahanandaya namah ।

Om nritya-gita-nama-priyaya namah

Om kavaye namah ।

Om adosha-darshine namah ।

Om sumukhaya namah ।
Om madhuraya namah ।
Om Priya-darsanaya namah ।
Om prataparudra-santratre namah ।
Om ramananda-priyaya namah ।
Om gurave namah ।
Om Ananta-guna-sampannaya namah ।
Om sarva-tirthaika-pavanaya namah ।
Om vaikuntha-nathaya namah ।
Om lokesaya namah ।

Om bhakta-bhimata-rupa-dhritaya namah ।
Om narayanaya namah ।
Om maha-yogine namah ।
Om jnana-bhakti-pradaya namah ।
Om prabhave namah ।
Om piyusa-vacanaya namah ।
Om prthvi-pavanaya namah ।
Om satya-vace namah ।
Om sahine namah ।
Om odra-desa-janananda-sandoha-amrta-rupa-dharaya namah ।

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 Sri Gauranga-Ashtottara-Shata-Nama-Stotram
108 Names of Lord Chaitanya

by Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya

asadhya-roga-yukto ‘pi muchyate roga-sankatat

sarvaparadha-yukto ‘pi so ‘paradhat pramucyate

Even if one is afflicted with an incurable disease, one

becomes freed from all danger of the ailment. Even if one has committed all
types of offenses, one becomes freed from their effects.

phalguni-paurnamasyan tu chaitanya-janma-vasare
shraddhaya paraya bhaktya maha-stotram japan purch
yad yat prakurute kamam tat tad evachiral labhet

If one chants this great prayer with faith and

transcendental devotion on Lord Chaitanya’s appearance day (the full moon day
in the month of Phalguna), then one perpetually attains the fulfillment of
their each and every pure desire.

aputro vaishnavam putram labhate natra-samshayaha

ante chaitanya-devasya smritir bhavati shashvati

If a devotee couple wishes to have a child but are unable,

then they will obtain a Vaishnava child without a doubt. And at the time of
death, they will attain remembrance of Sri Chaitanya-deva and enter His eternal
pastimes.

1) namaskritya pravaksyami deva-devam jagad-gurum

namnam-ashtotara-shatam caitanyasya mahatmanaha

After offering my respectful obeisances unto the Lord of Lords, Who is the spiritual
master of the entire universe, I will now narrate 108 holy names of Lord Chaitanya,
the great soul.

2) vishvambharo jita-krodho maya-manusha-vigrahaha

amayi mayinam shreshto vara-desho dvijottamaha

Vishvambhara--He sustains the universe

Jita-krodha--He is victorious over the influence of mundane anger
Maya-manusha-vigraha--He assumes the illusory form of a human
Amayi--He is bereft of fraudulent behavior
Mayinam Shresta--He is the foremost of (transcendental) cheaters
Vara-desha--He appears in the best of lands

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 Dvijottama--He is the ultimate brahmana

3) jagannatha-priya-sutah pitri-bhakto maha-manaha

lakshmi-kantah shachi-putrah premado bhakta-vatsalah

Jagannatha-priya-suta--He is the dearest son of Jagannatha Mishra

Pitri-bhakta--He is the devotee of His father
Maha-mana--He has great mental power
Lakshmi-kanta--He is the beloved husband of the Goddess of Fortune
Shachi-putra--He is the son of mother Shachi
Premada-He is the bestower of ecstatic loving devotion
Bhakta-vatsala--He is very affectionate to His devotees

4) dvija-priyo dvija-varo vaishnava-prana-nayakaha

dvi-jati-pujakah shantah shrivasa-priya ishvaraha

Dvija-priya--He is dear to the twice-initiated brahmanas

Dvija-vara--He is the best amongst the brahmanas
Vaishnava-prana-nayaka--He is the hero of the devotees' life & soul
Dvi-jati-pujaka--He is the worshiper of the brahmanas
Shanta-He is peaceful and saintly
Shrivasa-priya--He is very dear to Srivasa Pandita
Ishvara--He is the supreme controller

5) tapta-kanchana-gaurangah simha-grivo maha-bhujaha

pita-vasa rakta-pattah sad-bhujo 'tha chatur-bhujaha

Tapta-kanchana-gauranga--His complexion is like molten gold

Simha-griva--His neck is like the lion's
Maha-bhuja--His arms are very muscular
Pita-vasa--He wears yellow cloth (when a householder)
Rakta-patta--He wears red cloth (when a sannyasi)
Sad-bhuja--He exhibits a six-armed form [atha--and furthermore]
Chatur-bhuja--He exhibits a four-armed form

6) dvi-bhujash cha gada-panih chakri padma-dharo 'malaha

pancha-janya-dharah sharngi venu-panih surottamaha

Dvi-bhuja--He exhibits a two armed form [ca--and]

Gada-pani--He holds the mace
Chakri--He holds the discus
Padma-dhara--He holds the lotus
Amala--He is sinless
Pancha-janya-dhara--He holds the Panca-janya conchshell
Sharngi--He holds the bow
Venu-pani--He holds the flute

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 Surottama--He is the foremost of the demigods

7) kamalaksheshvara prito gopa-liladhara yuva

nila-ratna-dharo rupya-hari kaustubha-bhushanaha

Kamalaksheshvara--He is the Lord of the lotus-eyed Lakshmi

Prita--He is beloved to all living beings
Gopa-liladhara--He is the abode of cowherding pastimes
Yuva--He is supremely youthful
Nila-ratna-dhara--He likes to wear sapphires
Rupya-hari--He likes to wear silver necklaces
Kaustubha-bhushana--He is adorned with the Kaustubha gem

8) shrivatsa-lanchano bhasvan-mani-dhrik kanja-lochanaha

tatanka-nila-shrih rudra-lila-kari guru-priyaha

Shrivatsa-lanchana--He is decorated with the mark of Shrivatsa

Bhasvan-mani-dhrik--His form is embellished with many beautiful jewels
Kanja-lochana--He has lotus petal-shaped eyes
Tatanka-nila-shri--His majesty is enhanced by sapphire earrings
Rudra-lila-kari--He sometimes enacts the pastimes of Lord Shiva
Guru-priya--He is very dear to His spiritual master

9) sva-nama-guna-vakta-cha namopadesha-dayakaha
achandala-priyah shuddhah sarva-prani-hite rataha

Sva-nama-guna-vakta--He is aware of the attributes of His own holy name

Namopadesha-dayaka--He imparts teachings about the holy names
Achandala-priya--He is dear even to the lowest outcastes
Shuddha--His character is totally immaculate
Sarva-prani-hite-rata--He is engaged in the welfare of all living beings

10) vishvarupanujah sandhyavatarah shitalashayaha

nihsima-karuno gupta atma-bhakti-pravartakaha

Vishvarupanuja--He is the younger brother of Vishvarupa

Sandhyavatara--He incarnated during the time of dusk
Shitalashaya--He is desirous of cooling the burning sufferings of living beings
Nihsima-karuna--His compassion is limitless
Gupta--He is very secretive
Atma-bhakti-pravartaka--He preaches devotion unto the true Self

11) mahanando nato nritya-gita-nama-priyah kavihi

arti-priyah shuchih shuddho bhavado bhagavat-priyaha

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 Mahananda--He is absorbed in the greatest bliss
Nata--He behaves as a dramatic actor
Nritya-gita-nama-priya--He is fond of dancing, singing & chanting the holy names
Kavi--He is a learned scholar and poet
Arti-priya--He is dear to those who are suffering
Shuchi--He is meticulously clean
Shuddha--He is spotlessly pure
Bhavada--He confers ecstatic loving emotions
Bhagavat-priya--He is intimate with the great devotees

12) indradi-sarva-lokesha-vandita-shri-padambujaha
nyasi-chudamanih krishnah sannyasashrama-pavanaha

Indradi-sarva-lokesha-vandita-shri-padambuja--His divine lotus feet are worshiped

by Lord Indra and all the rulers of various heavenly planets
Nyasi-chudamani--He is the crest jewel of renunciates
Krishna--He is the all attractive Supreme Personality of Godhead
Sannyasashrama-pavana--He is the purifier of the renounced order

13) chaitanya krishna-chaitanya danda-dhrig nyasta-dandakaha

avadhuta-priyo nityananda-shad-bhuja-darshakaha

Chaitanya--He is the living force of all creation

Krishna-Chaitanya--He is the all-attractive living force
Danda-dhrik--He carries the staff of the renounced order
Nyasta-dandaka--He abandons the staff of the renounced order
Avadhuta-priya--He is dear to the divine madman (Srila Nityananda Prabhu)
Nityananda-sad-bhuja-darshaka--He shows His six-armed form to Nityananda

14) mukunda-siddhi-do dino vasudevamrita-pradaha

gadadhara-prana-natha arti-ha sharana-pradaha

Mukunda-siddhi-da--He gives perfection to His devotee Mukunda

Dina--He behaves with meek and humble mannerisms
Vasudevamrita-prada--He gives nectar to this devotee Vasudeva (the leper)
Gadadhara-prana-natha--He is the Lord of the life of Gadadhara Pandita
Arti-ha--He removes the distress of His devotees
Sharana-prada--He bestows ultimate shelter to His devotees

15) akinchana-priyah prano guna-grahi jitendriyaha

adosha-darshi sumukho madhurah priya-darshanaha

Akinchana-priya--He is dear to those who possess nothing

Prana--He is the life and soul of all creation
Guna-grahi--He accepts only the good qualities of others
Jitendriya--He is victorious over the influence of the material senses

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 Adosha-darshi--He is blind to the faults of others
Sumukha--He has a pleasant face
Madhura--He is supremely sweet
Priya-darshana--He is very precious to behold

16) pratapa-rudra-samtrata ramananda-priyo guruhu

ananta-guna-sampannah sarva-tirthaika-pavanaha

Pratapa-rudra-samtrata--He delivers Maharaja Pratapa Rudra from obstacles

Ramananda-priya--He is the beloved of Ramananda Raya
Guru--He is the spiritual master of every living being
Ananta-guna-sampannah--He is endowed with limitless good qualities
Sarva-tirthaika-pavana--He is the sole purifier of all places of pilgrimage

17) vaikuntha-natho lokesho bhaktabhimata-rupa-dhrik

narayano maha-yogi jnana-bhakti-pradah prabhuhu

Vaikuntha-natha--He is the Lord of the spiritual world of no anxiety

Lokesha--He is the Lord of all the material planets
Bhaktabhimata-rupa-dhrik--He assumes different forms according to the desires of
His devotees
Narayana--He is the supreme shelter for all living beings
Maha-yogi--He is the greatest performer of yoga
Jnana-bhakti-pradah--He imparts intellectual knowledge of devotion
Prabhu--He is the Lord and Master of all

18) piyusha-vachanah prithvi-pavanah satya-vak sahaha

oda-desha-jananandi sandohamrita-rupa-dhrik

Piyusha-vachana--His words emit showers of pure nectar

Prithvi-pavana--He is the savior of the earth
Satya-vak--He speaks truthfully
Saha--He can endure all forms of misery
Oda-desha-jananandi--He delights the people of Orissa
Sandohamrita-rupa-dhrik--He embodies the form of all universal nectar

19) yah pathed pratar utthaya chaitanyasya mahatmanaha

shraddhaya parayopetah stotram sarvagha-nashanam
prema-bhaktir harau tasya jayate natra samshayaha

It is recommended that upon rising in the morning, one faithfully approach and recite
this transcendental sin-destroying prayer to Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the great
soul. One who does will feel the awakening of ecstatic loving devotion unto Lord
Hari; of this there is no doubt.

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 20) asadhya-roga-yukto 'pi muchyate roga-sankatat
sarvaparadha-yukto 'pi so 'paradhat pramucyate

Even if one is afflicted with an incurable disease, one becomes freed from all danger
of the ailment. Even if one has committed all types of offenses, one becomes freed
from their effects.

21) phalguni-paurnamasyan tu chaitanya-janma-vasare

shraddhaya paraya bhaktya maha-stotram japan purch
yad yat prakurute kamam tat tad evachiral labhet

If one chants this great prayer with faith and transcendental devotion on Lord
Chaitanya's appearance day (the full moon day in the month of Phalguna), then one
perpetually attains the fulfillment of their each and every pure desire.

22) aputro vaishnavam putram labhate natra-samshayaha

ante chaitanya-devasya smritir bhavati shashvati

If a devotee couple wishes to have a child but are unable, then they will obtain a
Vaishnava child without a doubt. And at the time of death, they will attain
remembrance of Sri Chaitanya-deva and enter His eternal pastimes.

-------- Hare Krishna --------

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