Chaithanya’s Shivashtakam
By
Swami Chaithanya Mahaprabhu
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
(The author of
this great prayer is possibly one of the greatest exponents of Bhakthi
Marga(Path of devotion) Getting God intoxicated is his method for salvation.
His chosen path is devotion to Lord Krishna. The fact that he has written this
great stotra on Lord Shiva indicates the catholicity of this great teacher.)
Namo namasthe
tridaseshwaraya,
Bhoothadhinathaya
mridaya nithyam,
Choodaya Gauri
nayanothsavaya
1
Salutations
and salutations to him,
Who is the
lord of the thirty gods,
Who is the
Lord of all beings,
Who is
perpetually gracious,
From whose
head the waves of
Who wears the
crescent of moon
And who is the
feast to the eyes of Gauri,
Sutaptha chamikara Chandra
neela,
Padma
pravalambudha kanti vasthrai,
Sa nrutya rangetha vara pradhaya,
Kaivalya
nadhaya, vrusha dwajaya. 2
Salutations
and salutations to Him,
Who is like
the moon resembling the molten gold,
Who wears
dress of the colour of blue lotus and rich cloud,
Who gives
boons while he is dancing,
Who is the
Lord of salvation,
And who has a
bull in his flag.
Sudhamsu
suryagni vilochanaya,
Tamo bhidhe they
jagatha shivaya,
Sahasra
shubramsu sahasra rasmi,
Sahasra sanjjtwara
thejasesthu
3
Salutations and salutations to Him,
Who has moon,
sun and fire as his eyes,
Who is the
universal Shiva who dispels darkness
And who by his thousand
beamed power,
Defeats thousands of moons
and suns.
Nagesa rathnojjwala
vigrahaya,
Shardula charmasuka divya
thejase,
Sahasra pathropari
samasthithaya,
Varangadha muktha bhuja
dwayaya. 4
Salutations
and salutations to Him,
Whose form
shines like the gem,
In the head of
the king of snakes
Who wears the
skin of tiger,
Who has an effulgent
form,
Who stands amidst
a lotus
With one
thousand petals, ,
And who wears
lustrous
Amulets in his
two hands,
Sunoopura ranjitha pada
padma,
Ksharath sudha
bhrutya sukha pradaya,
Vichithra
ratnogha vibhushithasya,
Premanam eva
adya harau videhi. 5
Salutations
and salutations to Him,
Who has
anklets with bells tied to his lotus feet,
Who gives
flowing nectar from his hands,
To his servant
like devotees and make them happy,
And who
dresses himself in rare gems,
With a request”Please
grant me your love lord Hari*.”
*(The author of this great prayer is a
great Vaishnavite)
Sri Rama Govinda
Mukunda Shaure,
Sri
Ithyadi
namamritha pana mathra,
Bringadhipay akhila dukha
hantre, 6
Salutations and salutations to Him,
Who is the
Lord of his bee like devotees,
Who chant of the names like Rama,
Govinda,
Mukunda, Shauri,
Narayana ,
Vasudeva and others like them,
Which would
completely destroy all sorrows.
Note: The Catholicity of the author who is
a follower of Vishnu is reflected in this verse.
Sri Naradadhya
satata sugopya,
Jignanasitaya asu
vara pradaya,
Thebhyo harer
bhakthi sukha pradaya,
Shivaya sarvaya
Gurave Nama.
7
Salutations
and salutations to Him,
Who raises
confidential curiosity,
In the minds
of Sage Narada and others,
Who grants
boons fast,
Who blesses
his devotees with devotion to Hari,
And who is the
teacher of every one.
Sri Gauri
nethothsava mangalaya,
Thath prana
nadhaya rasa pradhaya,
Sada
samuthkantha Govinda Leela,
Gana pravinya
namosthu thubhyam.
8
My salutations
to you who is an expert in singing,
Who is the
feast to the eyes of his consort Gauri,
Who is the
Lord of the soul and is interesting,
And who is
always interested in the playful acts of Govinda,
Ethath Shivasyashtakam adbhtham mahat,
Shrunvan hari
prema labhathe sheegram,
Jnanam cha
vijnanam , apoorva vaibhavam,
Yo bhava purna
paramam samadharam. 9
He who filled
with loving feelings hears,
This greatly
wonderful octet on Shiva,
Would soon get
the grace and love of Hari,
Get knowledge
and divine realization,