Lyrics
āsye hāsyaḿ tatra mādhvīkam asmin vaḿśī tasyāḿ nāda-pīyūṣa-sindhuḥ tad-vīcībhir majjayan bhāti gopīr gopīnāthaḥ pīna-vakṣā gatir naḥ
śoṇoṣṇīṣa-bhrāji-muktā-srajodyat- piñchottaḿsa-spandanenāpi nūnam hṛn-netrālī-vṛtti-ratnāni muñcan gopīnāthaḥ pīna-vakṣā gatir naḥ
bibhrad-vāsaḥ pītam ūrūru-kāntyā ślīṣṭaḿ bhāsvat-kińkiṇīkaḿ nitambe savyābhīrī-cumbita-prānta-bāhur gopīnāthaḥ pīna-vakṣā gatir naḥ
guñjā-muktā-ratna-gāńgeya-hārair mālyaiḥ kaṇṭhe lambamānaiḥ krameṇa pītodañcat-kañcukenāñcita-śrīr gopīnāthaḥ pīna-vakṣā gatir naḥ
śvatoṣṇīṣaḥ śveta-suśloka-dhautaḥ suśveta-srak-dvitraśaḥ śveta-bhūṣaḥ cumban śaryā-mańgalārātrike hṛd gopīnāthaḥ pīna-vakṣā gatir naḥ
śrīvatsa-śrī-kaustubhodbhinna-romṇāḿ varṇaiḥ śrīmān yaś caturbhiḥ sadeṣṭaḥ dṛṣṭaḥ premṇaivātidhanyair ananyair gopīnāthaḥ pīna-vakṣā gatir naḥ
tāpiñchaḥ kiḿ hema-vallī-yugāntaḥ pārśva-dvandvoddyoti-vidyud-ghanaḥ kim kiḿ vā madhye rādhayoḥ śyāmalendur gopīnāthaḥ pīna-vakṣā gatir naḥ
śrī-jāhnavyā mūrtimān prema-puñjo dīnānāthān darśayan svaḿ prasīdan puṣṇan devālabhya-phelā-sudhābhir gopīnāthaḥ pīna-vakṣā gatir naḥ
gopīnāthāṣṭakaḿ tuṣṭa-cetās tat-padābja-prema-puṣṇī-bhaviṣṇuh yo'dhīte tan-mantu-koṭīr apaśyan gopīnāthaḥ pīna-vakṣā gatir naḥ
Translation
On His mouth is a smile. In that smile is nectar. In that nectar is a flute, and in that flute is a nectar ocean of music. Gopinatha plunges the gopis in the waves of that ocean. Broadchested Gopinatha is the goal of our lives.
With the movement of the peacock feather in His red crown splendid with pearls and peacock feathers, He robs the jewels of the activities of our hearts and eyes. Broad-chested Gopinatha is the goal of our lives.
The splendor of His broad thighs embraces His yellow dhoti. Glistening bells decorate His hips. A gopi kisses His left shoulder. Broad-chested Gopinatha is the goal of our lives.
He wears yellow garments. Necklaces of flowers, gold, jewels, pearls, and gunja decorate His neck. Broad-chested Gopinatha is the goal of our lives.
He wears a white crown, white ornaments, and two or three splendid white garlands. His fame and purity are splendid and white. At the auspicious morning and evening aratis He kisses our heart. Broad-chested Gopinatha is the goal of our lives.
He is handsome. He is decorated with the four marks of srivatsa, sri, kaustubha, and hairs standing erect in ecstasy. The fortunate devotees gaze on Him with pure love. Broad-chestedGopinatha is the goal of our lives.
Is He a dark tamala tree surrounded by a golden vine? Is He a dark cloud with blazing lightning at both His sides, or is He a dark moon in the midst of two radha-stars? Broad-chestedGopinatha is the goal of our lives.
He is a personified Ganges of pure love. He shows mercy to the poor and the shelterless and nourishes them with the nectar remnants of His meals, which cannot be attained even by the demigods. Broad-chested Gopinatha is the goal of our lives.
Gopinatha does not see millions of sins of one who, carefully nourishing love for His lotus feet, reads this Gopinathastaka with a happy heart. Broad-chested Gopinatha is the goal of our lives.