Sri Namastaka — Eight Songs Glorifying the Holy Name
Lyrics
śrī-rūpa-vadane śrī-śacī-kumār swa-nām-mahimā koralo pracār
jo nām, so hari—kachu nāhi bheda so nām satya-miti gāyati veda
sabu upaniṣada, ratna-mālā-dyuti, jhakamaki’ caraṇa-samīpe
mańgala-ārati, koro-i anukṣana, dvi-gunita-pañca-pradīpe
caudda bhuvana māha, deva-nara-dānava, bhāga jāńkara balavān
nāma-rasa-pīyuṣa, pibo-i anukṣana, choḍata karama-geyān
nitya-mukta punaḥ, nāma-upāsana, satata koro-i sāma-gāne
goloke baiṭhata, gāowe nirantara, nāma-viraha nāhi jāne
sabu-rasa-ākara, `hari’ iti dvy-akṣara, sabu-bhāve koraluń āśroy
nāma caraṇe pa’ḍi, bhaktivinoda kohe, tuwā pade māgahuń niloy
Translation
(1) Through the mouth of Srila Rupa Gosvami, Krishna, in the form of Lord Caitanya, the son of Mother Saci, preached the glories of His own holy name. (2) There is no difference between that holy name of Lord Hari and Lord Hari Himself. The Vedic scriptures sing of the true value and glory of the holy name. (3) All the Upanisads are like a necklace of beautifully effulgent jewels shining before the lotus feet of the holy name. (4) They are perpetually performing mangala arati for the holy name with arati lamps of ten ghee wicks. (5-7) Within the fourteen worlds , those demigods, men and demons whose fortune is very great, perpetually drink the nectar of the sweet mellows of the holy name, casting aside all kinds of fruitive activities and speculative forms of knowledge. (8) The eternally liberated souls, however, always worship the holy name in beautifully composed hymns and songs and sit in Goloka Vrndavana constantly singing the name. Therefore they do not know any separation from the holy name. (9) The two syllables ha and ri are a mine of all devotional mellows. All the ecstasies of devotion have taken shelter in them. (10) Falling at the lotus feet of the holy name, Thakura Bhaktivinoda says, O Harinam, I pray for residence at Your lotus feet.”