Śrī Śacītanayāṣṭaka

Eight Prayers Glorifying Śacī's Son

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Śrī Śacītanayāṣṭaka ujjvala-varaṇa-gaura-vara-dehaṁ vilasita-niravadhi-bhāva-videham tri-bhuvana-pāvana-kṛpāyāḥ lesāṁ taṁ praṇamāmi ca śrī-śacī-tanayam
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I offer my respectful obeisances to Śacī's glorious son. His form is effulgent and glorious. His form always glistens with ecstatic spiritual love. A tiny particle of His mercy purifies the three worlds.

gadgada-antara-bhāva-vikāraṁ durjana-tarjana-nāda-viśālam bhava-bhaya-bhañjana-kāraṇa-karuṇaṁ taṁ praṇamāmi ca śrī-śacī-tanayam
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I offer my respectful obeisances to Śacī's glorious son. Overcome with ecstatic spiritual love, He speoaks broken words in a choked voice. His loud roar rebukes the demons. His mercy breaks into pieces all fear of the world of birth and death.

aruṇāmbara-dhara-cāru-kapolaṁ indu-vinindita-nakha-caya-ruciram jalpita-nija-guṇa-nāma-vinodam taṁ praṇamāmi ca śrī-śacī-tanayam
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I offer my respectful obeisances to Śacī's glorious son. He wears saffron garments. His cheeks are graceful. His glistening fingernails and toenails defeat a host of moons. He enjoys pastimes of chanting His own glories and His own holy names.

vigalita-nayana-kamala-jaladhāraṁ bhūṣaṇa-nava-rasa-bhāva-vikāram gati-ati-manthara-nṛtya-vilāsaṁ taṁ praṇamāmi ca śrī-śacī-tanayam
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I offer my respectful obeisances to Śacī's glorious son. A flood of tears streams from His lotus eyes. He is adorned with ornaments of the symptoms of the new nectar of ecstatic spiritual love. Moving with slow grace, He enjoys pastimes of dancing.

cañcala-cāru-caraṇa-gati-ruciraṁ mañjīra-rañjita-pada-yuga-madhuram candra-vinindita-śītala-vadanaṁ taṁ praṇamāmi ca śrī-śacī-tanayam
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I offer my respectful obeisances to Śacī's glorious son. His restless feet move with grace. His ankles sweetly jangle. His cooling face rebukes the moon.

dhṛta-kaṭi-ḍora-kamaṇḍalu-daṇḍaṁ divya-kalevara-muṇḍita-muṇḍam durjana-kalmaṣa-khaṇḍana-daṇḍaṁ taṁ praṇamāmi ca śrī-śacī-tanayam
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I offer my respectful obeisances to Śacī's glorious son. His kamaṇḍalu and daṇḍa rest on His belt. His form is effulgent. His head is shaved.

bhūṣaṇa-bhūraja-alakāvalitaṁ kampita-bimbādhara-vara-ruciram malayaja-viracita-ujjvala-tilakaṁ taṁ praṇamāmi ca śrī-śacī-tanayam
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I offer my respectful obeisances to Śacī's glorious son. His hair is decorated with dust. His splendid bimba-fruit lips tremble. His sanda-paste tilaka glistens.

nindita-aruṇa-kamala-dala-nayanaṁ ā-jānu-lambita-śrī-bhuja-yugalam kalevara-kaiśora-nartaka-veśaṁ taṁ praṇamāmi ca śrī-śacī-tanayam
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I offer my respectful obeisances to Śacī's glorious son. His eyes rebuke the red lotus-petals. His graceful arms reach to His knees. His youthful form wears the garments of a dancer.

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What is the meaning of Śrī Śacītanayāṣṭaka?

I offer my respectful obeisances to Śacī's glorious son. His form is effulgent and glorious. His form always glistens with ecstatic spiritual love. A tiny particle of His mercy purifies the three worlds.

How many verses does Śrī Śacītanayāṣṭaka have?

Śrī Śacītanayāṣṭaka has 8 verses.