Kirtan Guide
Śrī Śikṣāṣṭakam
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The fourth verse of the Śrī Śikṣāṣṭakam is as follows:
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- na dhanaṁ na janaṁ na sundarīṁ
- kavitāṁ vā jagad-īśa kāmaye
- mama janmani janmanīśvare
- bhavatād bhaktir ahaitukī tvayi
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“Oh Lord, I have no desires to accumulate wealth, followers, beautiful women, or salvation. My only prayer is for Your causeless devotional service, birth after birth.”
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1
- prabhu tava pada-juge mora nivedana
- nāhi māgi deho-sukha, vidyā dhana, jana
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O Lord! This is my humble submission at Your lotus feet. I do not ask from You sensual pleasure, learning, wealth or followers.
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2
- nāhi māgi svarga, āro mokṣa nāhi māgi
- nā kori prārthanā kono vibhūtira lāgi
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I do not beg for residence on the celestial planets, nor do I wish liberation from this mundane existence. Nor do I pray for the attainment of any mystic powers.
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3
- nija-karma-guṇa-doṣe je je janma pāi
- janme janme jeno tava nāma-guṇa gāi
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Whatever birth I may obtain due to the results of my previous worldly activities, I pray that I may sing the glories of Your Holy Name birth after birth.
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4
- ei mātra āśā mama tomāra charaṇe
- ahaitukī bhakti hṛde jāge anukṣaṇe
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This alone is my cherished hope, my aspiration, my prayer at Your lotus feet: Let causeless and uninterrupted devotion awaken within my heart and flow towards You.
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5
- biṣoye je prīti ebe āchoye āmāra
- sei-mata prīti hauk charaṇe tomāra
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Let me love Your lotus feet as much as I now love sense gratification; transfer my affection from the objects of the senses to Your lotus feet.
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6
- vipade sampade tāhā thākuka samabhāve
- dine dine bṛddhi hauk nāmera prabhāve
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In danger or success, good fortune or disaster, let me remain equipoised. And let my affection for You increase day by day by the influence of the Holy Name.
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7
- paśu-pakṣī hoye thāki svarge bā niroye
- tava bhakti rahu bhaktivinoda-hṛdoye
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Whether I live as bird or beast, in heaven or in hell, let the humble Bhakti Vinod always cherish devotion to You in his heart of hearts.