Prayers Glorifying The Holy Name

Prayers Glorifying The Holy Name by Srila Bhaktivinod Thakura

harinām, tuwā aneka swarūp
yaśodā-nandana, ānanda-vardhana,
nanda-tanaya rasa-kūp

O Harinam, You possess unlimited forms, such as the beloved son of Mother Yashoda, the increaser of bliss, the son of Nanda, and the reservoir of all transcendental mellows.

pūtanā-ghātana, tṛnāvarta-hana,
śakaṭa-bhañjana gopāl
muralī-vadana, agha-baka-mardana,
govardhana-dhārī rākhāl

You are the slayer of the demons Putana and Tṛinavarta, the breaker of the cart, the protector of the cows, the player of the muralī flute, the destroyer of the demons Agha and Baka, the holder of Govardhan Hill, and You are a cowherd
boy.

keśī-mardana, brahma-vimohana,
surapati-darpa-vināśī
ariṣṭa-pātana, gopī-vimohana,
jamunā-pulina-vilāsī

You killed the demon Keshi, bewildered Lord Brahma, and broke the pride of Indra, king of Heaven. You are the destroyer of the demon Ariṣṭa, the enchanter of the young cowherd girls, and You like to sport along the banks of the river Yamuna.

rādhikā-rañjana, rāsa-rasāyana,
rādhā-kunḍa-kuñja-bihārī
rāma, kṛṣṇa, hari, mādhava, narahari,
matsyādi-gaṇa-avatārī

You give delight to Sri Radhika, bring the nectar of life to the rāsa dance, and sport in the groves near Radha Kunda. You are the reservoir of pleasure, the all-attractive one, the remover of inauspiciousness, the husband of the goddess of fortune, the half-man half-lion incarnation, and You are the source of all other incarnations such as Matsya, the fish avatāra.

govinda, vāmana, śrī-madhusūdana,
yādava-candra, vanamālī
kāliya-śātana, gokula-rañjana,
rādhā-bhajana-sukha-śālī

You are pleasing to the cows, You are the dwarf brāhmana incarnation, and the splendrous slayer of the demon Madhu. You are the moon of the Yadu dynasty, and You always wear beautiful garlands of fresh forest flowers. You are the punisher of the Kaliya serpent, the delighter of Gokula, and You rejoice in the worship of Srimati Radharani.

ityādika nām, swarūpe prakām,
bāḍuk mora rati rāge
rūpa-swarūpa-pada, jāni’ nija sampada,
bhaktivinoda dhori’ māge

O Harinam, thus according to Your own sweet will You are manifest in all these forms and in many others also. Please let my love and attachment for them increase more and more. Bhaktivinoda recognizes his own priceless
treasure and clasps the lotus feet of Rupa Goswami and Swarupa Damodara Goswami while offering this prayer.

— An excerpt from Bengali songs based on Śrīla Rūpa Goswāmī’s Sanskrit Nāmāṣṭaka by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura Originally published in 1893. Translation by Daśaratha-suta dāsa.