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r Nmaka"Eight Prayers Glorifying the Holy Name"
by rla Rpa Gosvm
Translated by rla Prabhupda and Kuakratha dsa
(Note: Translations followed by an asterisk are rla
Prabhupda's.)
TEXT 1
nikhila-ruti-mauli-ratna-ml dyuti-nrjita-pda-pakajnta
ayi mukta-kulair upsyamna paritas tv hari-nma saraymi
nikhila-of all; ruti-the Vedas; mauli-crown; ratna-jewels;
ml-necklace; dyuti-effulgence;nrjita-worshiped; pda-feet;
pakaja-lotus; anta-tips of the toes; ayi-O!; mukta-kulai-by the
liberated souls;upsyamanam-adored; paritas-compoletely; tvm-You;
hari-of Hari; nma-name; saraymi-I take shelter.
O Hari-nma! The tips of the toes of Your lotus feet are
constantly being worshiped by the glowing radianceemanating from
the string of gems known as the Upaniads, the crown jewels of all
the Vedas. You are eternally adoredby liberated souls, such as
Nrada and ukadeva. O Hari-nma! I take complete shelter of You.*
TEXT 2
jaya nmadheya muni-vnda-geya he jana-rajanya param akarktetvam
andard api mang udrita nikhilogra-tpa-paal vilumpasi
jaya-all glories; nmadheya-O holy name; muni-of sages; vnda-by
the multitudes; geya-chanted; he-O!;jana-of the people; rajanya-for
the happiness; param-supreme; akara-of syllables; kte-the form;
tvam-You;andard-without respect; api-even; mang-once;
udrita-spoken; nikhila-all; ugra-terrible;
tpa-tortures;paal-abundance; vilumpasi-you take away.
O Hari-nma, all glories to You! Sung by all the sages, You are
the supreme combination of syllables, andYou bring transcendental
bliss to all people. Even if a person utters You only once
disrespectfully, still You relieve hismany extreme sufferings.
TEXT 3 yad-bhso 'py udyan kavalita-bhava-dhvnta-vibhavo
da tattvndhnm api diati bhakti-praayinm janas tasyodtta jagati
bhagavan-nma-tarae kt te nirvaktu ka iha mahimna prabhavati
yad-bhso-the dim light of which; api-even; udyan-rising;
kavalita-swallow up; bhava-of repeated birth anddeath;
dhvnta-darkness; vibhava-power; da-of the eyes; tattva-to the
truth; andhnm-blind; api-even;diati-indicates; bhakti-devotional
service; praayinm-causing; jana-people; tasya-of Him;
udtta-exalted; jagati-in
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the world; bhagavan-of the Supreme Personality of Godhead;
nma-of the name; tarae-O sun; kt-pious person; te-ofYou;
nirvaktu-to describe; ka-who?; iha-here; mahimna-glory;
prabhavati-is able.
O sun of the Holy Name, even a dim glimmer of Your splendor
swallows up the powerful darkness ofmaterialistic life and gives
those who are blind to the truth the vision to follow the path of
pure devotional service.
Who in this world, even if learned and pious, can fully describe
Your transcendental glory?
TEXT 4
yad-brahma-skt-kti-nihaypi vinam yti vin na bhogai apaiti nma
sphuraena tat te prrabdha-karmeti virauti veda
yad-brahma-Brahman; skt-direct; kti-activity; nihay-faith;
api-also; vinam-to destruction;yti-goes; vin-without; na-not;
bhogai-enjoyment; apaiti-attains; nma-of the name; sphuraena-by the
appearance(in one's consciousness); tat-that; te-of You;
prrabdha-karma-reactions to fruitive activities; iti-thus;
virauti-declares;veda-the Vedas.
O Holy Name, the Vedas declare that meditation on the impersonal
Brahman cannot bring freedom fromkarmic reactions, that they have
to be enjoyed or suffered, but that when You manifest in one's
consciousness all karmaat once disappears.
TEXT 5
aghadamana-yaodnandanau nandasno
kamalanayana-gopcandra-vndvanendr
praatakarua-kv ity aneka-svarpe tvayi mama ratir uccair vardhat
nmadheya
aghadamana-crusher of Agha; yaodnandanau-darling child of Yaod;
nandasno-son of Nanda Mahrja;kamala-nayana-lotus-eyed one;
gop-candra-moon of the gops; vndvana-indr-Lord of
Vndvana;praata-karua-You who are merciful to those who surrender to
You; kau-Ka; iti-thus; aneka-many;svarpe-forms; tvayi-in You;
mama-of me; rati-love; uccair-greatly; vardhatm-may increase;
nmadheya-Holy Names.
O Holy Name, You have many forms, such as Aghadamana (Crusher of
Aghsura), Yaodnandana(Darling Child of Yaod), Nandasnu (Son of
Nanda), Kamalanayana (Lotus-eyed One), Gopcandra (Moon of theGops),
Vndvanendra (King of Vndvana), Praatakarua (He Who Is Merciful to
the Surrendered Souls), andKa. I pray that my love for You in Your
many forms may greatly increase.
TEXT 6
vcya vcakam ity udeti bhavato nma svarpa-dvaya prvasmt param eva
hanta karua tatrpi jnmahe
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yas tasmin vihitpardha-nivaha pr samantd bhaved syenedam upsya
so 'pi hi sadnandmbudhau majjati
vcya-the object described; vcakam-the words that describe the
object; iti-thus; udeti-manifested;bhavata-of You; nma-O Holy Name;
svarpa-forms; dvaya-two; prvasmt-the first (form); param-the
second
(form); eva-indeed; hanta-indeed; karua-(more) compassion;
tatra-there; api-even; jnmahe-we know; ya-onewho; tasmin-to that
(form, i.e., the first form); vihita-commits; apardha-of offenses;
nivaha-a multitude; pr-livingentity; samantd-completely; bhaved-may
be; syena-with the mouth; idam-this; upsya-worshiping; sa
api-whoever;hi indeed; sad-eternal; nanda-of bliss; ambudhau-in the
ocean; majjati-immerse.
O Holy Name, You are manifested in two forms: the Supreme Person
You designate, and the soundvibration that designates. We know that
the second form is more merciful than the first, because even if a
personoffends Your first form in many ways, You plunge him into an
ocean of transcendental bliss if he serves Your secondform with his
voice.
TEXT 7
sditrita-janrti-raye ramya-cid-ghana-sukha-svarpie nma
gokula-mahotsavya te ka pra-vapue namo nama
sdita-destroy; rita-(who take) shelter; jana-of the people;
rti-sufferings; raye-abundance;ramya-charming; cit-spirit;
ghana-intense; sukha-happiness; sva-rpie-own form; nma-O Holy Name;
gokula-forGokula; mah-utsavya-great festival; te-of You; ka-of Lord
Ka; pra-the perfect and full;vapue-transcendental form;
nama-obeisances; nama-obeisances.
O Holy Name! You destroy the many sufferings of those who take
shelter of You. You are the very form ofintense spiritual bliss, a
festival of happiness for Gokula, and the perfect and complete form
of Lord Ka. Again and
again I bow to You.
TEXT 8
nrada-vojjvana sudhormi-nirysa-mdhur-pra tva ka-nma kma sphura
me rasane rasena sad
nrada-of Nrada; v-of the v; ujjvana-the life; sudh-of nectar;
rmi-waves; nirysa-essence;mdhur-sweetness; pra-flood; tvam-You;
ka-of Ka; nma-O Holy Name; kmam-if You wish; sphura-pleaseappear;
me-of me; rasane-of the tongue; rasena-with nectar; sad-always.
O enlivener of Nrada's v, O flood of the waves of sweet nectar,
O Holy Name of Lord Ka, pleaseforever manifest on my tongue with
all Your nectarean sweetness.
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