Sri Krsna Caitanya Prabhu Nityananda Sri Advaita Gadadara

Sri Krsna Caitanya Prabhu Nityananda Sri Advaita Gadadara Srivasadi Gaura Bhakta Vrinda Hare Krsna Hare Rama Hare Sri Nandanāshtakam Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies North Carolina, USA gokulbhajan. com

Sri Nandanāshtakam namāmi nanda-nandanam 2

Sri Nandanāshtakam 1 sucāru-vaktra-man d alam sukarn a-ratna-kun d alam sucarcitāńga-candanam namāmi nanda-nandanam I offer pranama to Shri Nanda-nandana, whose face is extremely lovely, from whose beautiful ears hang jewelled earrings, and whose entire body is anointed with fragrant candana. 3

Sri Nandanāshtakam 2 sudīrgha-netra-pańkajam śikhi-śikhan d a-mūrdhajam anańga-kot i-mohanam namāmi nanda-nandanam I offer pranama to Shri Nanda-nandana, whose elongated eyes are beautiful like a fully-bloomed lotus, the top of whose head is exquisitely adorned with peacock feathers, and who enchants millions of Cupids (Kamadevas). 4

Sri Nandanāshtakam 3 I offer pranama to Shri Nanda-nandana, sunāsikāgra-mauktikam from whose beautiful nose hangs an svacchanda-danta-pańktikam elephantpearl, whose teeth are brilliantly shining, and whose bodily navāmbudāńga-cikkan am complexion is more beautiful and lustrous than a fresh raincloud. namāmi nanda-nandanam 5

Sri Nandanāshtakam 4 karen a ven u-rañjitam gati-karīndra-gañjitam dukūla-pīta-śobhanam namāmi nanda-nandanam I offer pranama to Shri Nanda-nandana, whose lotus hands hold the flute, whose lingering gait defeats even that of an intoxicated elephant, and whose dark limbs are beautified by a yellow dhoti. 6

Sri Nandanāshtakam 5 tri-bhańga-deha-sundaram nakha-dyuti-sudhākaram amūlya-ratna-bhūs an am namāmi nanda-nandanam I offer pranama to Shri Nanda-nandana, whose threefold bending posture is exquisitely elegant, the effulgence of whose toe-nails puts to shame even the moon, and who wears invaluable jewels and ornaments. 5 7

Sri Nandanāshtakam 6 sugandha-ańga-saurabham I offer pranama to Shri Nanda-nandana, whose body exudes an extraodinarily uro-virāji-kaustubham enchanting fragrance and upon whose broad chest the kaustubha gem shines sphurac-chrīvatsa-lāñchanam together with the mark of Shrivatsa namāmi nanda-nandanam 6 8

Sri Nandanāshtakam 7 vr ndāvana-sunāgaram vilāsānuga-vāsasam surendra-garva-mocanam namāmi nanda-nandanam I offer pranama to Shri Nanda-nandana, Vrindavana’s expert lover who dresses in a manner that enhances His charming, playful pastimes, and who pulverised the pride of Indra 7 9

Sri Nandanāshtakam 8 vrajāńganā-sunāyakam sadā sukha-pradāyakam jagan-manah pralobhanam namāmi nanda-nandanam I offer pranama to Shri Nanda-nandana, who as the lover of the Vraja gopis perpetually delights them and who enchants the minds of all living entities. 8 10

Sri Nandanāshtakam 9 śrī-nandanās t akam pat hed yah śraddhayānvitah tared bhavābdhim dustaram labhet tad-ańghri-yugmakam Whoever regularly recites this Shri Nanda-nandanashtakam with deep faith will easily cross the seemingly insurmountable ocean of material existence and attain eternal residence at the lotus feet of Shri Nanda-nandana. 11

Sri Nandanāshtakam namāmi nanda-nandanam 12

Sri Krsna Caitanya Prabhu Nityananda Sri Advaita Gadadara Srivasadi Gaura Bhakta Vrinda Hare Krsna Hare Rama Hare All glories to Srila Guru Deva. . Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies North Carolina, USA gokulbhajan. com (bkdasa@gmail. com)