Nityanandastakam
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śarac-candra-bhrānti-sphurad-amala-kāntiṁ gaja-gatiṁ
hari-premonmattaṁ dhṛta-parama-sattvaṁ smita-mukham |
samāghūrṇan-netraṁ kara-kalita-vetraṁ kali-bhidaṁ
bhaje nityānandaṁ bhajana-taru-kandaṁ niravadhi || 1 ||
śarac-candra – the autumn moon; bhrānti – bewilderment; sphurat – shining; amala – spotless; kāntim – beauty; gaja-gatim – elephant gait; hari – for Lord Hari; prema – of love; unmattam – intoxicated; dhṛta-parama-sattvam – holding the supreme truth; smita-mukham – smiling face; samāghūrṇan-netram – rolling eyes; kara-kalita-vetram – carrying a stick in His hands; kali-bhidam – breaking Kali; bhaje – I worship; nityānandam – Lord Nityānanda; bhajana-taru-kandam – the root of the tree of devotional service; niravadhi – always.
His shining spotless beauty bewilders the autumn moon. With a smiling face and rolling eyes, intoxicated with love for Lord Hari, He walks like an elephant. He holds the supreme truth and carries a stick that breaks the effects of Kali-yuga. I always worship Lord Nityānanda, the root of the tree of devotional service.
rasānām āsāraṁ sva-jana-gaṇa-sarvasvam atulaṁ
tadīyaika-prāṇa-pratima-vasudhā-jāhnavi-patim |
sadā premonmādaṁ param aviditaṁ manda-manasāṁ
bhaje nityānandaṁ bhajana-taru-kandaṁ niravadhi || 2 ||
rasānām – of rasas; āsāram – a shower; sva-jana-gaṇa-sarvasvam – the all in all for His devotees; atulam – incomparable; tadīyaika-prāṇa-pratima – like their very life; vasudhā-jāhnavi-patim – the husband of Vasudhā and Jāhnavī; sadā – always; premonmādam – mad with love; param – but; aviditam – unknown; manda-manasām – to those whose minds are dull; bhaje – I worship; nityānandam – Lord Nityānanda; bhajana-taru- kandam – the root of the tree of devotional service; niravadhi – always.
He is the husband of Vasudhā and Jāhnavī, and their life and soul. Always mad with love for God, He is incomparable and a shower of transcendental rasas. He is the all in all for His devotees but is unknown to the fools. I always worship Lord Nityānanda, the root of the tree of devotional service.
śacī-sūnu-preṣṭhaṁ nikhila-jagad-iṣṭaṁ sukha-mayaṁ
kalau majjaj-jīvoddharaṇa-karaṇoddāma-karuṇam |
harer ākhyānād vā bhava-jaladhi-garvonnati-haraṁ
bhaje nityānandaṁ bhajana-taru-kandaṁ niravadhi || 3 ||
śacī-sūnu-preṣṭham – the dearest of the son of Śacī; nikhila-jagad-iṣṭam – worshipped by the whole universe; sukha-mayam – bliss personified; kalau – in Kali-yuga; majjaj-jīvoddharaṇa – for saving the drowning souls; karaṇoddāma-karuṇam – whose unlimited mercy is the cause; hareḥ – of Lord Hari; ākhyānāt – by preaching; vā – and; bhava-jaladhi-garvonnati-haram – removing the rising pride of the ocean of material existence; bhaje – I worship; nityānandam – Lord Nityānanda; bhajana-taru-kandam – the root of the tree of devotional service; niravadhi – always.
He is worshipped by the whole universe and is the dearest associate of the son of mother Śacī. He is bliss personified and His unlimited mercy is the cause of salvation for the souls drowning in the ocean of Kali. By preaching the glories of Lord Hari, He removes the rising pride of the ocean of material existence. I always worship Lord Nityānanda, the root of the tree of devotional service.
aye bhrātar nṝṇāṁ kali-kaluṣiṇāṁ kiṁ nu bhavitā
tathā prāyaścittaṁ racaya yad anāyāsata ime |
vrajanti tvām itthaṁ saha bhagavatā mantrayati yo
bhaje nityānandaṁ bhajana-taru-kandaṁ niravadhi || 4 ||
aye bhrātaḥ – O brother; nṝṇām – to the people; kali-kaluṣinām – contaminated by Kali; kiṁ nu – what; bhavitā – will happen; tathā – such; prāyaścittam – atonement; racaya – arrange; yat – so that; anāyāsataḥ – easily; ime – these; vrajanti – go; tvām – to You; ittham – thus; saha – with; bhagavatā – the Supreme Lord (Caitanya); mantrayati – speaks; yaḥ – Who; bhaje – I worship; nityānandam – Lord Nityānanda; bhajana-taru-kandam – the root of the tree of devotional service; niravadhi – always.
"O brother, what will happen to these people contaminated by the Age of Kali? Please arrange a process of atonement so that they may easily go to You." I always worship Lord Nityānanda, the root of the tree of devotional service, Who speaks to Lord Caitanya in this way.
yatheṣṭaṁ re bhrātaḥ kuru hari-hari-dhvānam aniśaṁ
tato vaḥ saṁsārāmbudhi-taraṇa-dāyo mayi laget |
idaṁ bāhu-sphoṭair aṭati viraṭan yaḥ pratigṛhaṁ
bhaje nityānandaṁ bhajana-taru-kandaṁ niravadhi || 5 ||
yatheṣṭam – according to His own will; re bhrātaḥ – O brother; kuru – do; hari-hari-dhvānam – the sound “Hari, Hari;” aniśam – incessantly; tataḥ – therefore; vaḥ – your; saṁsārāmbudhi-taraṇa-dāyaḥ – a charity in the form of crossing the ocean of birth and death; mayi – to Me; laget – bestow; idam – this; bāhu-sphoṭaiḥ – with raised arms; aṭati – roams; viraṭan – shouting; yaḥ – Who; pratigṛham – at every house; bhaje – I worship; nityānandam – Lord Nityānanda; bhajana-taru-kandam – the root of the tree of devotional service; niravadhi – always.
According to His own will, He went from house to house shouting with raised arms, “O brother, incessantly chant "Hari, Hari" and in this way you will cross the ocean of birth and death. Please give me such a charity.” I always worship Lord Nityānanda, the root of the tree of devotional service.
balāt saṁsārāmbhonidhi-haraṇa-kumbhodbhavam aho
satāṁ śreyaḥ-sindhūnnati-kumuda-bandhuṁ samuditam |
khala-śreṇī-sphūrjat-timira-hara-sūrya-prabham ahaṁ
bhaje nityānandaṁ bhajana-taru-kandaṁ niravadhi || 7 ||
balāt – forcibly; saṁsārāmbhonidhi-haraṇa – annihilating the ocean of material existence; kumbhodbhavam – like Agastya Muni; aho – oh; satām – of saintly persons; śreyaḥ-sindhūnnati – increasing the ocean of happiness; kumuda-bandhum – the moon; samuditam – risen; khala- śreṇī – groups of rogues; sphūrjat-timira-hara – removing the expanding darkness; sūrya-prabham – radiance of the sun; aham – I; bhaje – I worship; nityānandam – Lord Nityānanda; bhajana-taru-kandam – the root of the tree of devotional service; niravadhi – always.
Like Agastya Muni, He forcibly annihilates the ocean of material existence.26 He is like a risen moon increasing the ocean of happiness for the saintly persons. He is similar to the radiance of the sun dissipating darkness-like rogues. I always worship Lord Nityānanda, the root of the tree of devotional service.
naṭantaṁ gāyantaṁ harim anuvadantaṁ pathi pathi
vrajantaṁ paśyantaṁ svam api sudurantaṁ jana-gaṇam |
prakurvantaṁ santaṁ karuṇa-sudṛg-antaṁ pravalanād
bhaje nityānandaṁ bhajana-taru-kandaṁ niravadhi || 6 ||
naṭantam – dancing; gāyantam – singing; harim – Lord Hari; anuvadantam – repeatedly saying; pathi pathi – in every road; vrajantam – moving along; paśyantam – looking; svam – Himself; api – and; sudur-antam – endless; jana-gaṇam – group of people; prakurvantam – doing; santam – saintly; karuṇa-sudṛg-antam – the corner of His beautiful eyes, which are full of compassion; pravalanāt – by turning around; bhaje – I worship; nityānandam – Lord Nityānanda; bhajana-taru-kandam – the root of the tree of devotional service; niravadhi – always.
Repeatedly saying “Hari, Hari,” He was dancing and chanting along every road. He would see endless saintly persons approaching Him, and by turning around He would cast His compassionate side-glances upon them from the corner of His beautiful eyes. I always worship Lord Nityānanda, the root of the tree of devotional service.
subibhrāṇaṁ bhrātuḥ kara-sarasijaṁ komalataraṁ
mitho vaktrālokoccalita-paramānanda-hṛdayam |
bhramantaṁ mādhuryair ahaha madayantaṁ pura-janān
bhaje nityānandaṁ bhajana-taru-kandaṁ niravadhi || 8 ||
subibhrāṇam – holding; bhrātuḥ – of His brother (Nimāi); kara- sarasijam – lotus hand; komalataram – very soft; mithaḥ – at each other; vaktrāloka – by glancing at the face; uccalita-paramānanda-hṛdayam – Whose heart is full of increasing transcendental bliss; bhramantam – roaming about; mādhuryaiḥ – with sweetness; ahaha – oh; madayantam – delighting; pura-janān – the residents of the towns; bhaje – I worship; nityānandam – Lord Nityānanda; bhajana-taru-kandam – the root of the tree of devotional service; niravadhi – always.
Oh! Holding the very soft lotus hand of His brother Nimāi, His heart full of increasing transcendental bliss by glancing at each other’s face, He roams about delighting the people with His sweetness. I always worship Lord Nityānanda, the root of the tree of devotional service.
sukhānām ādhānaṁ rasika-vara-sad-vaiṣṇava-dhanaṁ
rasāgāraṁ sāraṁ patita-tati-tāraṁ smaraṇataḥ |
paraṁ nityānandāṣṭakam idam apūrvaṁ paṭhati yas
tad-aṅghri-dvandvābjaṁ sphuratu nitarāṁ tasya hṛdaye || 9 ||
sukhānām – of all happiness; ādhānam – reservoir; rasika-vara-sad-vaiṣṇava-dhanam – the treasure of saintly Vaiṣṇavas and best of rasikas; rasāgāram – the repository of rasa; sāram – the essence; patita-tati- tāram – the saviour of multitudes of fallen souls; smaraṇataḥ – by remembering; param – transcendental; nityānandāṣṭakam – eight verses in praise of Lord Nityānanda; idam – this; apūrvam – unprecedented; paṭhati – reads; yaḥ – one who; tad-aṅghri-dvandvābjam – His lotus feet; sphuratu – may become manifest; nitarām – always; tasya – his; hṛdaye – in the heart.
May Lord Nityānanda’s lotus feet become always manifest in the heart of one who reads this transcendental and unprecedented Nityānandāṣṭakam, which is the reservoir of all happiness, the treasure of saintly Vaiṣṇavas and best of rasikas, the repository of rasa, and the essence. Multitudes of fallen souls can be saved by simply remembering it.
iti śrī-prabodhānanda-sarasvatī-viracitaṁ śrī-nityānandāṣṭakaṁ samāptam ||
Thus ends the Śrī Nityānandāṣṭakam composed by Śrīla Prabodhānanda Sarasvatī.
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Who wrote Nityanandastakam?
Nityanandastakam was composed by Prabodhananda Sarasvati. It appears in More Songs.
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Nityanandastakam has 10 verses.