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Shri Shaci-Sunvashtakam
Shrila Raghunatha dasa
Gosvami
harir drishtva goshthe mukura-gatam atmanam
atulam
sva-madhuryam radha-priyatara-sakhivaptum
abhitah
aho gaude jatah prabhur
apara-gauraika-tanu-bhak
shaci-sunuh kim me nayana-sharanim yasyati
punah (1)
Shaci-sunu is that Shri
Hari who, being enchanted upon beholding His own incomparable
beauty in a mirror, took
birth in Gauda-desha to taste all of His own sweetness as only
His dear sakhi Shrimati
Radhika could, and aho! He even adopted Shrimati Radhika’s
own golden complexion
when He did so. When will that son of Shaci again grant me
His darshana?
puri-devasyantah pranaya-madhuna
snana-madhuro
muhur
govindodyad-vishada-paricaryarcita-padah
svarupasya pranarbuda-kamala-nirajita-mukhah
shaci-sunuh kim me nayana-sharanim yasyati
punah (2)
Shaci-sunu was bathed by
the honey of love which exists within Shri Ishvara Puri’s heart,
His lotus feet were
expertly served by Govinda dasa, and His lovely face was constantly
worshiped by the
unlimited lotus flowers of Svarupa Damodara’s very life. When will
the son of Shaci again be
visible to me?
dadhanah kaupinam tad-upari bahir-vastram
arunam
prakando hemadri dyutibhir abhitah
sevita-tanuh
muda gayann uccair nija-madhura-namavalim
asau
shaci-sunuh kim me nayana-sharanim yasyati
punah (3)
Although He is Bhagavan
Himself, He wore kaupinas and over them a saffron outer cloth
just to set an example
for His devotees. Upon seeing the brilliant golden complexion
of His large body, Mount
Sumeru abandoned its pride and worshiped that complexion
with all of its own
majestic beauty. In the mood of a devotee and attired as a sannyasi,
He wandered about loudly
singing His own names with great delight. When will the son
of Shaci again grant me
His darshana?
anavedyam purvair api muni-ganair
bhakti-nipunaih
shruter gudham premojjvala-rasa-phalam
bhakti-latikam
kripalus tam gaude prabhur ati-kripabhih
prakatayan
shaci-sunuh kim me nayana-sharanim yasyati
punah (4)
Out of immeasurable
mercy, in Bengal Mahaprabhu revealed and expanded the
creeper of bhakti, which
bears the fruit of ujjvala-prema-rasa. The munis of previous
ages, although highly
expert in the science of bhakti, could not attain a true
understanding of this
creeper because the shrutis had kept it hidden like a priceless
jewel. When will the son
of Shaci again grant me His darshana?
nijatve gaudiyan jagati parigrihya prabhur
iman
hare-krishnety evam ganana-vidhina kirtayata
bhoh
iti prayam shiksham janaka iva tebhyah
paridishan
shaci-sunuh kim me nayana-sharanim yasyati
punah (5)
Shaci-sunu, taking the
residents of Bengal as His own, inspired them to chant Hare Krishna
a prescribed number of
times daily and like a father gave them many cherished
instructions. When will
the son of Shaci again become visible to me?
purah pashyan nilacala-patim
uru-prema-nivahaih
ksharan netrambhobhih
snapita-nija-dirghojjvala-tanuh
sada tishthan deshe
pranayi-garuda-stambha-carame
shaci-sunuh kim me nayana-sharanim yasyati
punah (6)
Shaci-sunu bathed His
very beautiful, tall body with the streams of tears caused by His
immense prema as He stood
behind His beloved Garuda-stambha receiving the darshana
of Jagannatha-deva. When
will the son of Shaci again become visible to me?
muda dantair dashtva dyuti-vijita-bandhukam
adharam
karam kritva vamam kati-nihitam anyam
parilasan
samutthapya premnaganita-pulako
nritya-kutuki
shaci-sunuh kim me nayana-sharanim yasyati
punah (7)
Biting His lips which
defeat the redness of the bandhuka flower, placing His left hand
on His hip, waving His
right hand above His head, and with His innumerable bodily
hairs all standing on end
due to His absorption in the emotions of Shrimati Radhika
as She felt separation
from Krishna, He would dance with the greatest delight. When
will the son of Shaci
again grant me His darshana?
sarit-tirarame viraha-vidhuro gokula-vidhor
nadim anyam kurvan
nayana-jala-dhara-vitatibhih
muhur murccham gacchan mritakam iva vishvam
viracayan
shaci-sunuh kim me nayana-sharanim yasyati
punah (8)
In a garden on the banks
of a river, Shaci-sunu shed so many tears while feeling
separation from the moon
of Vraja, Shri Krishna, that He created a new river, and by
repeatedly falling
unconscious He caused the whole world to also fall flat as if lifeless.
When will the son of
Shaci again grant me His darshana?
shaci-sunor asyashtakam idam abhishtam
viracayat
sada dainyodrekad ati-vishada-buddhih
pathati yah
prakamam chaitanyah prabhur
ati-kripavesha-vivashah
prithu premambhodhau prathita-rasade
majjayati tam (9)
Whoever with incessant
feelings of humility and pure heart recites this ashtaka which
describes Shri
Shaci-sunu, who fulfills His devotees’ desires, will receive His mercy and
be plunged into the
fathomless ocean of nectarean krishna-prema.