Sri Advaitastaka

 

Eight Prayers Glorifying Lord Advaita

 

by Srila Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya

 

 

Text 1

 

 

ganga-tire tat-payobhis tulasyah

     patraih purpaih prema-hunkara-ghoraih

prakatyartham gauram aradhayad yah

     sailadvaitacaryam etam prapadye

 

     ganga - of the Ganges river; tire - on the shore; tat - of that river; payobhih - with the waters; tulasyah - of the sacred Tulasi plant; patraih - with leaves; puspaih -  with flowers; prema - of pure love of God; hunkara - ghosain - with loud cries; prakatya - for the appearance; artham - for the purpose; gauram - Lord Caitanya; aradhayat - worshipped; yah - who; srila-advaita-acaryam - Srila Advaita /Acarya; etam - to him; prapadye - I surrender.

 

     Let me surrender to Srila Advaita Acarya, who with tulasi leaves, flowers, water from the Ganges' shore, and loud calls of love, worshiped Lord Gaura and begged Him to appear.

 

 

Text 2

 

 

yad-dhunkaraih prema-sindhor vikarair

     akartah san gaura-goloka-nathah

avirbhutah sri-navadvipa-madhye

     sriladvaitacaryam etam prapadye

    

     yat - of Whom; hunkaraih - because of the loud cries; prema - of pure love of God; sindhoh - of the ocean; vikaraih -  with ecstatic transformations; akartah - attracted; san -  being; gauga - golden; goloka - of Goloka Vrndavana; nathah - the Lord; avirbhutah - manifested; sri-navadvipa - ofNavadvipa; madhye - in the midst.

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     Let me surrender to Srila Advaita Acarya. Attracted by His loud calls, the golden Lord of Goloka Vandavana, who is an ocean of ecstatic love, appeared in Sri Navadvipa.

 

 

Text 3

 

 

brahmadimam durlabha-prema-purair

     adinam yah plavayam asa lokam

avirbhavya srila-caitanyacandram

    sriladvaitacaryam etam prapadye

 

     brahma-adinam - of Lord Brahma and others; durlabha - difficult to attain; prema - of pure love of Godhead; puraih - with floods; adinam - even to the lowest persons; yah - Who;plavayam asa - inundated; lokam - the worlds; avirbhavya - having caused to appear; srila-caitanyacandram - Lord Caitanyacandra.

 

 

     Let me surrender to Srila Advaita Acarya who, by making the moon of Lord Caitanya rise, flooded the world with a love even Brahma and the great demigods cannot attain.

 

 

Text 4

 

 

sri-caitanyah sarva-sakti-prapurno

     yasyaivajna-matrato 'ntardarde 'pi

durvijneyam yasya karunya-katyam

     sriladvaitacaryam etam prapadye

 

     sri-caitanyah - Lord Caitanya; sarva - all; sakti - ofpotencies; prapurnah - full; yasya - of whom; eva - indeed;   ajna - the order; matratah - by only; antardadhe - disappeared;api - although; durvijneyam - difficult to understans; yasya - of Whom; karunya - of mercy; katyam - activity.

 

 

     Let me surrender to Srila Advaita Acarya, whose mercy is ¨beyond understanding, and by whose request alone all-powerful Lord Caitanya disappeared from this world.

 

 

Text 5

 

 

sarti-sthity-antam vidhatum pravatta

     yasyamsamsah brahma-virnv-isvarakhyah

yenabhinnam tam maha-virnu-rupam

     sriladvaitacaryam etam prapadye

 

     sarti - creation; sthiti - maintenance; antam - and annihillation; vidhatum - to perform; pravattah - engaged;yasya - of Whom; amsa - parts; amsah - of the parts; brahma - Lord Brahma; visnu -  Lord Visnu; isvara - and Lord Siva; akhyah - named; yena - by whom; abhinnam - not different; tam - to Him; maha-visnu - of Lord Maha-Visnu; rupam - form.

 

 

     Let me surrender to Srila Advaita Acarya, who is not different from the form of Lord Maha-Virnu, and whose parts and parcels are the Brahma, Virnu, and Siva engaged in the creation, maintenance, and destruction of the worlds.

 

 

Text 6

 

 

kasmimscid yah sruyate casrayatvat

     sambhor ittham sambhavan-nama dhama

sarvaradhyam bhakti-matraika-sadhyam

     sriladvaitacaryam etam prapadye

    

     kasmimscit - somewhere; yah - Who; sruyate - is heard; ca - and; asrayatvat - because of being the shelter; sambhoh - of Lord Siva; ittham - in this way; sambhavat-nama - the name of Lord Siva; dhama - abode; sarva - by all; aradhyam - worshipable; bhakti - by devotion; matra - alone; eka - one; sadhyam - attainable;

 

 

     Let me surrender to Srila Advaita Acarya, who is worshiped by all, who is attained only by devotional service, and who, as is heard in a certain Vedic literature, because He is Lord Siva's shelter, has a name and glory like Lord Siva's.

 

 

Text 7

 

 

sita-namni preyasi prema-purna    

     putro yasyapy acyutananda-nama

sri-caitanya-prema-pura-prapurnah

     sriladvaitacaryam etam prapadye

 

     sita - sita-devi; namni - named; preyasi - dear wife; prema - of pure love of Godhead; purna - full; putrah - son; yasya - of Whom; api - and; acyuthananda - Acyutananda; nama - named; sai-caitanya - for Lord Caitanya; prema - pure love;pura - with the flood; prapurnah - filled.

 

 

     Let me surrender to Srila Advaita Acarya, who is flooded with love for Lord Caitanya, and whose beloved Sita-devi and son ¨Acyutananda are also filled with love.

 

 

Text 8

 

 

nityanandadvaitato 'dvaita-nama

     bhaktyakhyanad yah sad-acarya-nama

sasvac-cetah-sancarad-gaura-dhama

     sriladvaitacaryam etam prapadye

 

     nityananda - from Lord Nityananda; advaitatah - because ofnon-difference; advaita - advaita; nama - named; bhakti - ofdevotional service; akhyanat - because of description; yah - who; sat - pious; acharya - acharya; nama - named; sasvat - eternal; cetah - mind; sancarat - appearing; gaura - LordCaitanya; dhama - abode.

 

 

     Let me surrender to Srila Advaita Acarya, whose heart is Lord Gaura's eternal home, who is named Advaita because He is not (a) different (dvaita) from Lord Nityananda, and who is named Acarya because He teaches devotional service.

 

 

Text 9

 

 

pratah pritah pratyaham sampathed yah

     sitanathasyastakam suddha-buddhih

so 'yam samyak tasya padaravinde

     vindan bhaktim tat-priyatvam prayati

 

     pratah - in the early morning; pritah - delighted; pratyaham - every day; sampathey - may read; yah - who; sita-nathasya - of Lord Advaita, the Lord of Sita-devi; astakam - eight verses; suddha - pure; buddhih - mind; sah - he; ayam - thatvery person; samyak - completely; tasya - of Him; pada - feet; aravinde - for the lotus flower; vindan - attaining; bhaktim - devotion; tat - to Him; priyatvam - the state of being dear;prayati - attains.

 

 

     A perse whose intelligence is pure and who every morning happily reads these eight verses glorifying Lord Advaita, the husband of Sita, attains devotion for His lotus feet and becomes dear to Him.