Kirtan Guide
Śrī Śikṣāṣṭakam
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The sixth verse of the Śrī Śikṣāṣṭakam is as follows:
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- nayanaṁ galad-aśru-dhārayā
- vadanaṁ gadgada-ruddhayā girā
- pulakair nichitaṁ vapuḥ kadā
- tava nāma-grahaṇe bhaviṣyati
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“Oh Lord, when will tears flow from my eyes like waves, And my voice tremble in ecstasy? When will the hairs of my body stand on end while chanting Your Holy Name?”
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1
- aparādha-phole mama chitta bhela vajra sama
- tuyā nāme nā lobhe bikāra
- hatāś hoiya hari tava nāma ucha kori
- boḍo duḥkhe ḍāki bāro bāro
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Oh Lord Hari, asa result of my offences incurred in previous lifetimes, my heart has become as hard as a thunderbolt, and feels no change upon chanting Your Holy Name. Disappointed, hopeless, and in great distress, I loudly call Your Name again and again.
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2
- dīna dayāmoy karuṇā-nidān
- bhāva-bindu dei rākhoho parāṇ
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Oh Lord, you are compassionate towards the fallen souls and the origin of mercy. Please give me a drop of divine ecstasy and thereby save my life!
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3
- kobe tuyā nāma-uchāraṇe mor
- nayane jharabo daro daro lor
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When will an incessant stream of tears flow from my eyes as I chant Your Name in divine ecstasy?
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4
- gada-gada-svara kaṇṭhe upajabo
- mukhe bolo ādha ādha bāhirābo
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When will my voice be choked with divine emotion, and when will words garbled due to ecstasy come from my mouth?
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5
- pulake bharabo śorīra hāmāra
- sveda-kampa-stambha hobe bāro bāro
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When will the hairs of my body stand up in ecstasy? When will I become stunned with ecstasy, shiver and perspire out of the ecstasy of divine love? When will these symptoms of ecstasy overwhelm me again and again?
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6
- bibarṇa-śorīre hārāobu̐ jñāna
- nāma-samāśraye dharobu parāṇa
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When will my body turn colours and become pale out of ecstasy? When will I lose consciousness? And when will my very life be under the shelter of the Holy Name?
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7
- milabo hāmār kiye aiche dina
- roye bhakativinoda mati hīna
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Bhakti Vinod, who is devoid of good intelligence cries, “When will I meet with such a day?”