Sri Jagannatha Ashtakam.ppt

Shri Jagannath Ashtakam

1. Sri Jagannatha Ashtakam

2. Śrī Jagannatha Ashtakam
By: Sripad Sankaracharya

3. 3
kadācit kālindī-taṭa-vipina-saṅgītaka-ravo
mudābhīrī-nārī-vadana-kamalāsvāda-madhupaḥ
ramā-śambhu-brahmāmara-pati-gaṇeśārcita-pado
jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me
SometimesingreathappinessLordJagannathamakesaloud
concertwithHisfluteinthegrovesonthebanksofthe
Yamuna.Heislikeabumblebeetastingthebeautifullotus
likefacesofthecowherddamselsofVraja,andgreat
personalitiessuchasLaksmi,Siva,Brahma,Indra,andGanesa
worshipHislotusfeet.MaythatJagannathaSvamibethe
objectofmyvision.
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4. 4
2
bhuje savye veṇuṁ śirasi śikhi-piccham kaṭi-taṭe
dukūlaṁ netrānte sahacara-kaṭākṣaṁ vidadhate
sadā śrīmad-vṛndāvana-vasati-līlā-paricayo
jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me
InHislefthandLordJagannathaholdsaflute,onHisheadHe
wearspeacockfeathers,andonHishipsHewearsfineyellow
silkencloth.FromthecornersofHiseyesHebestowssidelong
glancesuponHislovingdevotees,andHealwaysreveals
HimselfthroughHispastimesinHisdivineabodeof
Vrndavana.MaythatJagannathaSvamibetheobjectofmy
vision.

5. 5
3
mahāmbhodhes tīre kanaka-rucire nīla-śikhare
vasan prāsādāntaḥ sahaja-balabhadreṇa balinā
subhadrā-madhya-sthaḥ sakala-sura-sevāvasara-do
jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me
IOntheshoreofthegreatocean,withinalargepalaceatop
thebrilliant,goldenNilacalaHill,LordJagannatharesides
withHispowerfulbrotherBalabhadraandHissisterSubhadra,
whositsbetweenThem.MaythatJagannathaSvami,who
bestowstheopportunityfordevotionalserviceuponallgodly
souls,betheobjectofmyvision.

6. 6
LordJagannathaisanoceanofmercyandasbeautifulasa
rowofblackishrainclouds.Heisthestorehouseofblissfor
LaksmiandSarasvati,andHisfaceresemblesaspotlessfull-
blownlotus.ThebestofdemigodsandsagesworshipHim,and
theUpanisadssingHisglories.MaythatJagannathaSvamibe
theobjectofmyvision.
kṛpā-pārāvāraḥ sajala-jalada-śreṇi-ruciro
ramā-vāṇī-rāmaḥ sphurad-amala-paṅkeruha-mukhaḥ
surendrair ārādhyaḥ śruti-gaṇa-śikhā-gīta-carito
jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me
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7. 7
rathārūḍho gacchan pathi milita-bhūdeva-paṭalaiḥ
stuti-prādurbhāvam prati-padam upākarṇya sadayaḥ
dayā-sindhur bandhuḥ sakala jagatāṁ sindhu-sutayā
jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me
WhenLordJagannathamovesalongtheroadonHis
Rathayatracar,ateverysteplargeassembliesofbrahmanas
loudlychantprayersandsingsongsforHispleasure.Hearing
theirhymns,LordJagannathabecomesveryfavorably
disposedtowardthem.Heistheoceanofmercyandthetrue
friendofalltheworlds.MaythatJagannathaSvami,along
withHisconsortLaksmi,whowasbornfromtheoceanof
nectar,betheobjectofmyvision.
5

8. 8
6
para-brahmāpīḍaḥ kuvalaya-dalotphulla-nayano
nivāsī nīlādrau nihita-caraṇo ’nanta-śirasi
rasānando rādhā-sarasa-vapur-āliṅgana-sukho
jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me
LordJagannatha,whoseeyesresemblefull-blownlotus
petals,istheornamentonLordBrahma’shead.Heresideson
NilacalaHillwithHislotusfeetplacedontheheadsof
Anantadeva.Overwhelmedbythemellowsoflove,Hejoyfully
embracesSrimatiRadharani’sbody,whichislikeacoolpond.
MaythatJagannathaSvamibetheobjectofmyvision.

9. 9
7
na vai yāce rājyaṁ na ca kanaka-māṇikya-vibhavaṁ
na yāce ’haṁ ramyāṁ sakala jana-kāmyāṁ vara-vadhūm
sadā kāle kāle pramatha-patinā gīta-carito
jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me
IdonotprayforakingdomnordoIprayforgold,rubies,or
wealth.Idonotaskforabeautifulwifeasdesiredbyallmen.
IsimplypraythatJagannathaSvami,whosegloriesLordSiva
alwayssings,maybetheconstantobjectofmyvision.

10. 10
8
hara tvaṁ saṁsāraṁ druta-taram asāraṁ sura-pate
hara tvaṁ pāpānāṁ vitatiṁ aparāṁ yādava-pate
aho dīne ’nāthe nihita-caraṇo niścitam idaṁ
jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me
O Lord of the demigods, please quickly remove this useless
material existence I am undergoing. O Lord of the Yadus,
please destroy this vast, shoreless ocean of sins. Alas, this is
certain Lord Jagannatha bestows His lotus feet upon those
who feel themselves fallen and have no shelter in this world
but Him. May that Jagannatha Svami be the object of my
vision.

11. 11
9
jagannāthāṣṭakaṁ punyaṁ yaḥ paṭhet prayataḥ śuciḥ
sarva-pāpa-viśuddhātmā viṣṇu-lokaṁ sa gacchati
The self-retrained, virtuous soul who recites these eight
verses glorifying Lord Jagannatha becomes cleansed of all sins
and duly proceeds to Lord Visnu’s abode.

12. Śrī Jagannatha Ashtakam
By: Sripad Sankaracharya

13. 16
kadācit kālindī-taṭa-vipina-saṅgītaka-ravo
mudābhīrī-nārī-vadana-kamalāsvāda-madhupaḥ
ramā-śambhu-brahmāmara-pati-gaṇeśārcita-pado
jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me
SometimesingreathappinessLordJagannathamakesaloud
concertwithHisfluteinthegrovesonthebanksofthe
Yamuna.Heislikeabumblebeetastingthebeautifullotus
likefacesofthecowherddamselsofVraja,andgreat
personalitiessuchasLaksmi,Siva,Brahma,Indra,andGanesa
worshipHislotusfeet.MaythatJagannathaSvamibethe
objectofmyvision.
1

14. 17
2
bhuje savye veṇuṁ śirasi śikhi-piccham kaṭi-taṭe
dukūlaṁ netrānte sahacara-kaṭākṣaṁ vidadhate
sadā śrīmad-vṛndāvana-vasati-līlā-paricayo
jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me
InHislefthandLordJagannathaholdsaflute,onHisheadHe
wearspeacockfeathers,andonHishipsHewearsfineyellow
silkencloth.FromthecornersofHiseyesHebestowssidelong
glancesuponHislovingdevotees,andHealwaysreveals
HimselfthroughHispastimesinHisdivineabodeof
Vrndavana.MaythatJagannathaSvamibetheobjectofmy
vision.

15. 18
3
mahāmbhodhes tīre kanaka-rucire nīla-śikhare
vasan prāsādāntaḥ sahaja-balabhadreṇa balinā
subhadrā-madhya-sthaḥ sakala-sura-sevāvasara-do
jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me
IOntheshoreofthegreatocean,withinalargepalaceatop
thebrilliant,goldenNilacalaHill,LordJagannatharesides
withHispowerfulbrotherBalabhadraandHissisterSubhadra,
whositsbetweenThem.MaythatJagannathaSvami,who
bestowstheopportunityfordevotionalserviceuponallgodly
souls,betheobjectofmyvision.

16. 19
LordJagannathaisanoceanofmercyandasbeautifulasa
rowofblackishrainclouds.Heisthestorehouseofblissfor
LaksmiandSarasvati,andHisfaceresemblesaspotlessfull-
blownlotus.ThebestofdemigodsandsagesworshipHim,and
theUpanisadssingHisglories.MaythatJagannathaSvamibe
theobjectofmyvision.
kṛpā-pārāvāraḥ sajala-jalada-śreṇi-ruciro
ramā-vāṇī-rāmaḥ sphurad-amala-paṅkeruha-mukhaḥ
surendrair ārādhyaḥ śruti-gaṇa-śikhā-gīta-carito
jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me
4

17. 20
rathārūḍho gacchan pathi milita-bhūdeva-paṭalaiḥ
stuti-prādurbhāvam prati-padam upākarṇya sadayaḥ
dayā-sindhur bandhuḥ sakala jagatāṁ sindhu-sutayā
jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me
WhenLordJagannathamovesalongtheroadonHis
Rathayatracar,ateverysteplargeassembliesofbrahmanas
loudlychantprayersandsingsongsforHispleasure.Hearing
theirhymns,LordJagannathabecomesveryfavorably
disposedtowardthem.Heistheoceanofmercyandthetrue
friendofalltheworlds.MaythatJagannathaSvami,along
withHisconsortLaksmi,whowasbornfromtheoceanof
nectar,betheobjectofmyvision.
5

18. 21
6
para-brahmāpīḍaḥ kuvalaya-dalotphulla-nayano
nivāsī nīlādrau nihita-caraṇo ’nanta-śirasi
rasānando rādhā-sarasa-vapur-āliṅgana-sukho
jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me
LordJagannatha,whoseeyesresemblefull-blownlotus
petals,istheornamentonLordBrahma’shead.Heresideson
NilacalaHillwithHislotusfeetplacedontheheadsof
Anantadeva.Overwhelmedbythemellowsoflove,Hejoyfully
embracesSrimatiRadharani’sbody,whichislikeacoolpond.
MaythatJagannathaSvamibetheobjectofmyvision.

19. 22
7
na vai yāce rājyaṁ na ca kanaka-māṇikya-vibhavaṁ
na yāce ’haṁ ramyāṁ sakala jana-kāmyāṁ vara-vadhūm
sadā kāle kāle pramatha-patinā gīta-carito
jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me
IdonotprayforakingdomnordoIprayforgold,rubies,or
wealth.Idonotaskforabeautifulwifeasdesiredbyallmen.
IsimplypraythatJagannathaSvami,whosegloriesLordSiva
alwayssings,maybetheconstantobjectofmyvision.

20. 23
8
hara tvaṁ saṁsāraṁ druta-taram asāraṁ sura-pate
hara tvaṁ pāpānāṁ vitatiṁ aparāṁ yādava-pate
aho dīne ’nāthe nihita-caraṇo niścitam idaṁ
jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me
O Lord of the demigods, please quickly remove this useless
material existence I am undergoing. O Lord of the Yadus,
please destroy this vast, shoreless ocean of sins. Alas, this is
certain Lord Jagannatha bestows His lotus feet upon those
who feel themselves fallen and have no shelter in this world
but Him. May that Jagannatha Svami be the object of my
vision.

21. 24
9
jagannāthāṣṭakaṁ punyaṁ yaḥ paṭhet prayataḥ śuciḥ
sarva-pāpa-viśuddhātmā viṣṇu-lokaṁ sa gacchati
The self-retrained, virtuous soul who recites these eight
verses glorifying Lord Jagannatha becomes cleansed of all sins
and duly proceeds to Lord Visnu’s abode.