{"id":22044,"date":"2020-10-18T22:19:53","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T02:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/?p=22044"},"modified":"2020-10-18T22:19:53","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T02:19:53","slug":"sri-madana-gopaladevastaka-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/sri-madana-gopaladevastaka-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Madana-Gopaladevastaka"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Eight Prayers Glorifying Sri Madana-Gopaladeva<\/span><\/div>\n
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1 mrdu-talaranya-jita-rucira-darada-prabham<\/span><\/div>\n
kulisa-kanjari-dara-kalasa-jhasa-cihnitam<\/span><\/div>\n
hrdi mamadhaya nija-carana-sarasiruham<\/span><\/div>\n
madana-gopala nija-sadanam anuraksa mam<\/span><\/div>\n
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O Madana Gopala, please place Your lotus feet, which are marked with a<\/span><\/div>\n
thunderbolt, lotus, conchshell, waterpot, and fish, which eclipse all<\/span><\/div>\n
splendours, and which with soft soles have conquered Vrndavana forest, in my<\/span><\/div>\n
heart. \u00a0Please protect me, for I am now Your home.<\/span><\/div>\n
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2 mukhara-manjira-nakha-sisira-kiranavali<\/span><\/div>\n
vimala-malabir anupadam udita-kantibhih<\/span><\/div>\n
sravana-netra-svasana-patha-sukhada natha he<\/span><\/div>\n
madana-gopala nija-sadanam anuraksa mam<\/span><\/div>\n
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With every step splendid garlands of the cooling moonlight of Your<\/span><\/div>\n
toenail-moons and the words of Your talkative anklets bring happiness to the<\/span><\/div>\n
path of my ears, eyes, and breath. \u00a0O Madana Gopala, please protect me, for<\/span><\/div>\n
I am now Your home.<\/span><\/div>\n
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3 manimayosnisa-dara-kutilimani locanoc-<\/span><\/div>\n
calana-caturya-cita-lavanimani gandayoh<\/span><\/div>\n
kanaka-tatanka-ruci-madhurimani majjayan<\/span><\/div>\n
madana-gopala nija-sadanam anuraksa mam<\/span><\/div>\n
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O Madana Gopala, as You plunge me in the sweetness of the glittering golden<\/span><\/div>\n
earrings at Your cheeks, in the tilt of Your jewelled crown, and in the<\/span><\/div>\n
handsomeness of Your expertly moving restless eyes, please protect me, for I<\/span><\/div>\n
am now Your home.<\/span><\/div>\n
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4 adhara-sonimni dara-hasita-sitimarcite<\/span><\/div>\n
vijita-manikya-rada-kirana-gana-mandite<\/span><\/div>\n
nihita-vamsika jana-duravagama-lila he<\/span><\/div>\n
madana-gopala nija-sadanam anuraksa mam<\/span><\/div>\n
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You place a flute on the red of Your lips, which are worshipped by the<\/span><\/div>\n
splendour of Your smile and decorated with the effulgence of teeth that<\/span><\/div>\n
defeat the splendour of rubies. \u00a0O Madana Gopala, whose pastimes cannot be<\/span><\/div>\n
understood by the people, please protect me, for I am now Your home.<\/span><\/div>\n
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5 padaka-harali-pada-kataka-nata-kinkini-<\/span><\/div>\n
valaya tatanka-mukha-nikhila-mani-bhusanaih<\/span><\/div>\n
kalita-navyabha nija-tanu-ruci-bhusitair<\/span><\/div>\n
madana-gopala nija-sadanam anuraksa mam<\/span><\/div>\n
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You are splendid with golden earrings, many necklaces and garlands, dancing<\/span><\/div>\n
anklets and bracelets, and many other jewel ornaments, which are themselves<\/span><\/div>\n
decorated by the splendour of Your form. \u00a0O Madana Gopala, please protect<\/span><\/div>\n
me, for I am now Your home.<\/span><\/div>\n
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6 udupa-koti-kadana-vadana-ruci-pallavair<\/span><\/div>\n
madana-koti-mathana-nakhara-kara-kandalaih<\/span><\/div>\n
dyutaru-koti-sadana-sadaya-nayaneksanair<\/span><\/div>\n
madana-gopala nija-sadanam anuraksa mam<\/span><\/div>\n
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O Madana Gopala, with Your merciful glances, which are arbours of millions<\/span><\/div>\n
of celestial desire-trees, with the new blossoms of the splendour of Your<\/span><\/div>\n
face, which eclipses millions of moons, and with the kandala flowers of Your<\/span><\/div>\n
hands, which have nails to attack millions of Kamadevas, please protect me,<\/span><\/div>\n
for I am now Your home<\/span><\/div>\n
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7 krta-narakara-bhava-mukha-vibudha-sevita<\/span><\/div>\n
dyuti-sudha-sara puru-karuna kam api ksitau<\/span><\/div>\n
prakatayan prema-bharam adhikrta-sanatanam<\/span><\/div>\n
madana-gopala nija-sadanam anuraksa mam<\/span><\/div>\n
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O Madana Gopala, who appeared in a humanlike form and was served by Siva and<\/span><\/div>\n
all the demigods, O merciful one, who showed the Earth eternal spiritual<\/span><\/div>\n
love, please protect me, for I am now Your home.<\/span><\/div>\n
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8 tarani ja-tira-bhuvi tarani-kara-varaka-<\/span><\/div>\n
priyaka-sandastha-mani-sadana-mahita-sthite<\/span><\/div>\n
lalitaya sardham anupada-ramita radhaya<\/span><\/div>\n
madana-gopala nija-sadanam anuraksa mam<\/span><\/div>\n
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On the Yamuna’s shore is a shady kadamba grove and a glorious jewel palace<\/span><\/div>\n
where You eternally play with Radha and Lalita. \u00a0O Madana Gopala, please<\/span><\/div>\n
protect me, for I am now Your home.<\/span><\/div>\n
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9 madana-gopala tava sarasam idam astakam<\/span><\/div>\n
pathati yah sayam ati-sarala-matir asu tam<\/span><\/div>\n
sva-caranambhoja-rati-rasa-sarasi majjayan<\/span><\/div>\n
madana-gopala nija-sadanam anuraksa mam<\/span><\/div>\n
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Into the nectar lake of love for Your lotus feet You quickly plunge a<\/span><\/div>\n
sincere devotee who reads these eight nectar verses glorifying You. \u00a0O<\/span><\/div>\n
Madana Gopala, please protect me, for I am now Your home.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Eight Prayers Glorifying Sri Madana-Gopaladeva \u00a0 1 mrdu-talaranya-jita-rucira-darada-prabham kulisa-kanjari-dara-kalasa-jhasa-cihnitam hrdi mamadhaya nija-carana-sarasiruham madana-gopala nija-sadanam anuraksa mam \u00a0 O Madana Gopala, please place Your lotus feet, which are marked with a thunderbolt, lotus, conchshell, … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-23 22:43:30","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/81"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22044"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22044\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}