Antya-līlāChapter 20: The Śikṣāṣṭaka Prayers

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 20.47

āśliṣya vā pāda-ratāḿ pinaṣṭu mām

adarśanān marma-hatāḿ karotu vā

yathā tathā vā vidadhātu lampaṭo

mat-prāṇa-nāthas tu sa eva nāparaḥ

SYNONYMS

āśliṣya — embracing with great pleasure; — or; pāda-ratām — who have fallen at the lotus feet; pinaṣṭu — let Him trample; māmMe; adarśanāt — by not being visible; marma-hatām — brokenhearted; karotu — let Him make; — or; yathāas (He likes); tathāso; — or; vidadhātu — let Him do; lampaṭaḥa debauchee, who mixes with other women; mat-prāṇa-nāthaḥ — the Lord of My life; tu — but; saḥHe; eva — only; na aparaḥ — not anyone else.

TRANSLATION

"Let Kṛṣṇa tightly embrace this maidservant who has fallen at His lotus feet, or let Him trample Me or break My heart by never being visible to Me. He is a debauchee, after all, and can do whatever He likes, but He is still no one other than the worshipable Lord of My heart.

<<< >>>

Buy Online Copyright © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness