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Namastakam - Rupa Gosvami

(1) This document contains prayers and praises to the holy name of Krishna/Hari in 8 sections. It describes the holy name as being worshipped by enlightened souls like Narada, as removing all suffering with even a single utterance, and as giving insight to follow devotion to Krishna. (2) It states that the Vedas declare impersonal Brahman meditation cannot free one from karma, but chanting the holy name makes all karma disappear. It prays for love to increase for Krishna in forms like Aghadamana and Yasodanandana. (3) The final section describes the holy name as the embodiment of spiritual bliss that destroys suffering,

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Namastakam - Rupa Gosvami

(1) This document contains prayers and praises to the holy name of Krishna/Hari in 8 sections. It describes the holy name as being worshipped by enlightened souls like Narada, as removing all suffering with even a single utterance, and as giving insight to follow devotion to Krishna. (2) It states that the Vedas declare impersonal Brahman meditation cannot free one from karma, but chanting the holy name makes all karma disappear. It prays for love to increase for Krishna in forms like Aghadamana and Yasodanandana. (3) The final section describes the holy name as the embodiment of spiritual bliss that destroys suffering,

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(1)

nikhila-sruti-mauli-ratna-maladyuti-nirajita-pada-pankajanta
ayi mukta-kulair upasyamanam
paritas tvam hari-nama samsrayami
(2)
jaya namadheya muni-vrnda-geya he
jana-ranjanaya param aksarakrte
tvam anadarad api manag udiritam
nikhilogra-tapa-patalim vilumpasi
(3)
yad-abhaso 'py udyan kavalita-bhava-dhvantavibhavo
drsam tattvandhanam api disati bhakti-pranayinim
janas tasyodattam jagati bhagavan-nama-tarane
krti te nirvaktum ka iha mahimanam prabhavati
(4)
yad-brahma-saksat-krti-nisthayapi
vinasam ayati vina na bhogaih
apaiti nama sphuranena tat te
prarabdha-karmeti virauti vedah
(5)
aghadamana-yasodanandanau nandasuno
kamalanayana-gopicandra-vrndavanendrah
pranatakaruna-krsnav ity aneka-svarupe
tvayi mama ratir uccair vardhatam namadheya
(6)
vacyam vacakam ity udeti bhavato nama svarupadvayam
purvasmat param eva hanta karunam tatrapi
janimahe
yas tasmin vihitaparadha-nivahah prani samantad
bhaved
asyenedam upasya so 'pi hi sadanandambudhau

majjati
(7)
suditasrita-janarti-rasaye
ramya-cid-ghana-sukha-svarupine
nama gokula-mahotsavaya te
krsna purna-vapuse namo namah
(8)
narada-vinojjivana
sudhormi-niryasa-madhuri-pura
tvam krsna-nama kamam
sphura me rasane rasena sada
(1) O Hari-nama! The tips of the toes of Your lotus feet
are constantly being worshiped by the glowing radiance
emanating from the string of gems known as the
Upanisads, the crown jewels of all the Vedas. You are
eternally adored by liberated souls, such as Narada and
Sukadeva. O Hari-nama! I take complete shelter of You.
(2) O Hari-nama, O name sung by the sages, O
transcendental syllables that bring bliss to the people,
even if You are spoken only once, and even if You are
spoken disrespectfully, You at once remove the many
harsh suff erings of everyone.
(3) O sun of the Holy Name, even the dim light of Your
early dawn 'namabhasa' devours the power of the
darkness of the material world and gives those who are
blind to the truth the insight to follow the path of pure
devotion to Krishna. What learned person in this world
can possibly fully describe Your transcendental glories?
(4) O Holy Name, the Vedas declare that although
meditation on impersonal Brahman cannot bring freedom
from past karma, Your appearance [on the tongue of your
chanter] at once makes all karma disappear.

(5) O Holy Name, I pray that my love for You in Your many
formssuch as Aghadamana (Crusher of Aghasura),
Yasodanandana (Son of Yasoda), Nandasunu (Son of
Nanda),Kamalanayana (Lotus-eyed), Gopicandra (Moon of
the
gopis),
Vrndavanendra
(King
of
Vrndavana),
Pranatakaruna (Merciful to the surrendered souls), and
Krishnamay greatly increase.
(6) O Holy Name, You are manifested in two forms: 1. the
Supreme Person described by the Holy Name, and 2. the
sound vibration of the Holy Name. We know that the
second form is even more merciful than the fi rst, because
although a person may commit many off enses to Your fi rst
form, he will still plunge into an ocean of bliss by serving
Your second with His voice.
(7) O perfect and complete Holy Name of Lord Krishna,
You are the embodiment of delightful and intense spiritual
bliss, You destroy the many suff erings of those who take
shelter of You, and You are a festival of happiness for
Gokula. I bow before You again and again.
(8) O Krishna-nama! O inspiration of Narada's vina! You
are full of sweetness, which is like an ocean full of waves
of nectar. If You wish, please appear constantly on my
tongue, along with transcendental aff ection for the Lord.

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