Haridham 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2003 does anyone know where I can find it? I dont even know if I am spelling that right. I wanna learn a little bit about it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Govindaram 1 Report post Posted November 13, 2003 Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu instructed His disciples to write books on the science of Krsna, a task which His followers have continued to carry out down to the present day. The elaborations and expositions on the philosophy taught by Lord Caitanya are, in fact, the most voluminous, exacting, and consistent, due to the system of disciplic succession. Although Lord Caitanya was widely renowned as a scholar in His youth, He left only eight verses, called Siksastaka. These eight verses clearly reveal His mission and precepts. These supremely valuable prayers are translated herein. -- 1 ceto-darpana-marjanam bhava-maha--davagni-nirvapanam sreyah-kairava-candrika-vitaranam vidya-vadhu-jivanam anandambudhi-vardhanam prati-padam purnamrtasvadanam sarvatma-snapanam param vijayate sri-krsna-sankirtanam 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 namnam akari bahudha nija-sarva-saktis tatrarpita niyamitah smarane na kalah etadrsi tava krpa bhagavan mamapi durdaivam idrsam ihajani nanuragah 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 trnad api sunicena taror api sahisnuna amanina manadena kirtaniyah sada harih 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 na dhanam na janam na sundarim kavitam va jagad-isa kamaye mama janmani janmanisvare bhavatad bhaktir ahaituki tvayi 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 ayi nanda-tanuja kinkaram patitam mam visame bhavambudhau krpaya tava .-pankaja- sthita-dhuli-sadrsam vicintaya 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 nayanam galad-asru-dharaya vadanam gadgada-ruddhaya gira pulakair nicitam vapuh kada tava nama-grahane bhavisyati 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 yugayitam nimesena caksusa pravrsayitam sunyayitam jagat sarvam govinda-virahena me 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. -- 8 aslisya va .-ratam pinastu mam adarsanan marma-hatam karotu va yatha tatha va vidadhatu lampato mat-prana-nathas tu sa eva naparah I know no one but Krsna as my Lord, and He shall remain so even if He handles 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. Sastra Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haridham 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2003 thank you very much. I thought there would be more. either way I am thankful and I am wondering can you give me vedic verses proclaiming what happens to someone who commits vaisnava aparadha or nam aparadha or when and how devotees should defend other devotees or krsna or the holy names etc That would be great, the more the better. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Govindaram 1 Report post Posted November 13, 2003 somebody else can help you with verses, i am done for today...heres a nice 1.. http://vedabase.net/cc/antya/5/2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haridham 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2003 Govindaram thank you very much. If anyone else has any verses about devotees and how they deal with vaisnava aparadha let me know. I checked the vedabase a bit but couldnt find what i was looking for. Help would be appriciated. Hare krsna Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted November 13, 2003 this is the caitanya siksamrta www.harekrsna.com/philosophy/bmgs/acaryas/bhaktivinoda/writings/siksamrta.rtf by bhaktivinoda thakura he gave you above the Siksastakam,verse by Sri Caitanya Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Govindaram 1 Report post Posted November 13, 2003 my bad ty shivaji haribol! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
