Prabhupāda aṣṭakam
Original Sanskrit slokas by HG Kuśākratha prabhu (ACBSP)
Bengali Padyānuvāda attempted by Padmamukha Nimai Das as an offering to His Divine Grace on his vyasa puja 2016
Text 1
Sanskrit -
śrī-śrī-navadvīpa-para-pradīpaḥ
sandīpyamānaḥ satato bhuvīha
cetas-tamo hanti hi yasya yatnāt
taṁ kīrtayāmaḥ prabhupādadevam
Bengali -
jaya navadvīpa divya pradīpa ujjvala,
caitanyera śikṣāmṛta nāma mahābala,
yāhāra prabhāve vaddha jīvera hṛdaya,
tama-ādhāra nāśi kare āloka udaya.
hena kārya sampādane ye kailā yatana,
prabhupāda guṇa kari satata kīrtana.
Text 2
Sanskrit -
śrī-bhaktisiddhānta-pracoditaḥ śrī-
vyāsādya-kośaṁ kuśalaṁ kṛpāluḥ
san mleccha-vāg-deśa-caye ’dadhad yas
taṁ kīrtayāmaḥ prabhupādadevam
Bengali -
mleccha-bhāṣī deśera bhāgye karite kuśala,
sarasvatī guru-vāṇī kariyā samvala.
vyasa-ādi ācāryera śāstrera bhāndara,
khuliyā vilāilā sabe karilā uddhāra.
emata kṛpālu prabhura kṛpā anupama,
prabhupāda guṇa kari satata kīrtana.
Text 3
Sanskrit -
ācchadyate yat-para-tarka-dṛśya-
govinda-mūrty-ujjvala-bhāskareṇa
advaiti-khadyota-kulaṁ jagatyāṁ
taṁ kīrtayāmaḥ prabhupādadevam
Bengali -
advaita-vādīra dala khodyatera prāya,
jagata mohita kare tarkera māyāya.
prabhupāda pracāra-dhārā sudakṣa yukati,
sthāpila ujjvala surya govinda murati.
ataeva surya kaila khadyota grahaṇa,
prabhupāda guṇa kari satata kīrtana.
Text 4
Sanskrit -
yasyaiva yatnena purāṇa-rāja-
gaṅgāmalā keśava-keli-haṁsā
sat-stotra-ratnā vahatīha loke
taṁ kīrtayāmaḥ prabhupādadevam
Bengali -
sarva purāṇera rājā bhāgavata purāṇa,
śuddha-svaccha-suradhanī loke vahamāna.
kṛṣṇa-līlā-rājahaṁsa vihāra kare nitya,
śuddhva-bhakta stavāvalī yena nuḍī-ratna.
hena suradhanī āni ye kaila yatana,
prabhupāda guṇa kari satata kīrtana.
Text 5
Sanskrit -
śrī-rādhikā-kṛṣṇa-padāravinde
sahasra-hṛtsu śata-mandireṣu
aropayad yo madhure pṛthivyāṁ
taṁ kīrtayāmaḥ prabhupādadevam
Bengali -
śrī-rādhikā Kṛṣṇa-candra yugala pāda-padma,
sarva loka cittahārī mādhuryera sadma.
śateka mandire ramya sārā viśva juḍe,
sahasra sahasra jīvera hṛdi-abhyantare.
sthāpana karite yatna karilā ye jana,
prabhupāda guṇa kari satata kīrtana.
Text 6
Sanskrit -
kauśalyadair yasya sahasra-śāstra-
śastrātivarṣaiḥ pratihanyate hi
caṇḍā kaler moha-camūr haṭhena
taṁ kīrtayāmaḥ prabhupādadevam
Bengali -
māyā-sainya svabhāva canda vaddha jīvera trāsa,
kali kālera prerita duta sarva satya nāśa.
hena haṭha bhiṣana śaṭha karate damana,
śāstra rupī astra-vṛṣtikailā nikṣepaṇa.
satyera jaya-patākā viśve haila saṁsthāpan,
prabhupāda guṇa kari satata kīrtana.
Text 7
Sanskrit -
nānā-lasad-gaura-sudhā-prakāśa-
phalaḥ kṣitau sthāpita eva yena
kṛṣṇānucintā-jana-saṅgha-vṛkṣas
taṁ kīrtayāmaḥ prabhupādadevam
Bengali -
nirantara Kṛṣṇa cintā viśva-vyāpī saṁsthā,
gaura śikṣāmṛta vitaranera nānā panthā.
kalpataru saṁsthā āra panthā tāhāra phala,
jagata mājhe kīrti yāhāra kare jhalamala.
hena vṛkṣa jagat mājhe ye kaila sthāpana,
prabhupāda guṇa kari satata kīrtana.
Text 8
Sanskrit -
yo nityadā jīvati daivikīṣu
nijāsu śikṣāsu tu sānugāmī
kṛpāmbudhir nanda-sutāśritātmā
taṁ kīrtayāmaḥ prabhupādadevam
Bengali -
prabhupāda cirajīvi tāñra divya vāṇī,
cirajīvi tāñra śata sahasra anugāmī.
nandasuta kṛṣṇa-candrera abhaya-carane,
kāya-mana-vākye sadā thākena śaraṇe.
kṛpānidhi Prabhupāda adhama tāraṇa.
prabhupāda guṇa kari satata kīrtana.
Text 9
Sanskrit -
ye vā idaṁ śrī-prabhupādadeva-
kīrty-aṣṭakaṁ suṣṭhu paṭhanti nityam
gaurodayācārya-vicitra-śaktyā
te kṛṣṇa-vārtāṁ pravadanti bhūmyām
Bengali -
prabhupāda Ananta kīrtir alpa svalpa kathā,
e hena aṣṭaka bhitara varṇita haya yathā.
dṛḍha bhakti-bhāve yei nitya kare pāṭha,
gauḍiya ācārya gaṇera labhe āśirvāda.
sabe mili karuna tāre śakti sañcāraṇa,
viśva-juḍi gauravāṇī karuka pracāraṇa.
Translation in English ...
(1) Let us continuously glorify His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, by whose efforts the hearts of all living entities, which were pervaded by darkness, are becoming illumined with the brilliant and everlasting lamp of the teachings of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, whose eternal abode is the holy dhāma of Navadvīpa.
(2) Taking the order of his spiritual master, Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī, as his life, he showed his causeless mercy on the lowest born creatures, the inhabitants of the Western countries, by translating, publishing and distributing the auspicious treasure house of devotional literatures written by Śrīla Vyāsadeva, Śrīla Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja and others. Let us, therefore, continuously glorify Śrīla Prabhupāda.
(3) The last snare of nescience had been set in place by the Māyāvādī “gurus” and “svāmīs,” who appeared like so many glowworms. When, however, the brilliant sun of Lord Govinda’s transcendental form began to illuminate the world, having been established, through the expert logic of Śrīla Prabhupāda, as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the glowworms were naturally eclipsed . Let us, therefore, continuously offer praise and adoration to His Divine Grace Śrīla Prabhupāda.
(4) Let us glorify His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda. Because of his efforts, the pure and crystal-clear Ganges river of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, the king of the Purāṇas, is now flowing all over the world. The pebbles in that river are the jewels which are the prayers of the pure devotees, and playing within its waters are the swans which are the pastimes of Lord Keśava.
(5) Let us glorify His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, who planted the charming lotus feet of Śrī Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa in hundreds of temples and thousands of hearts in this world.
(6) Seeing the fierce army of illusions put forward by the forces of Kali-yuga, Śrīla Prabhupāda has released an unlimited shower of powerful arrows in the form of his books. In this way, truth is emerging as the victor. Let us, therefore, double and redouble our glorification of Śrīla Prabhupāda.
(7) Let us glorify His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda. The desire tree of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, whose many splendid fruits are different methods of distributing Lord Caitanya’s nectarean message, has been planted by him upon this earth.
(8) Let us forever glorify Śrīla Prabhupāda, the unlimited ocean of mercy. With his body, mind, words and self, he has taken complete shelter of the son of Nanda Mahārāja, Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Śrīla Prabhupāda lives forever by his divine instructions, and his followers live with him.
(9) These eight verses describe, in small parts, the unlimited glories of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda. The authors of these verses pray that all those who read them regularly and with the proper devotional spirit may become wonderfully empowered by the ācāryas descended from Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to preach the message of Lord Kṛṣṇa all over the world.
