Classical Stotra

Sri Jagannathashtakam (Kadacit Kalindi-tata)

By Adi Sankaracarya · Jagannatha Puri · 2 Verses

📖 Source: Traditional Utkala / Gaudiya Liturgy

The eight-verse hymn dedicated to Lord Jagannatha, sung daily by Gaudiya Vaishnavas in remembrance of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s ecstatic dancing before the Ratha-yatra cart.

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Verse 1

कदाचित् कालिन्दीतटविपिनसङ्गीततरलो
मुदाभीरीनारीवदनकमलास्वादमधुपः ।
रमाशम्भुब्रह्मामरपतिगणेशार्चितपदो
जगन्नाथः स्वामी नयनपथगामी भवतु मे ॥ १ ॥

kadācit kālindī-taṭa-vipina-saṅgīta-taralo
mudābhīrī-nārī-vadana-kamalāsvāda-madhupaḥ
ramā-śambhu-brahmāmara-pati-gaṇeśārcita-pado
jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me

Who sometimes plays melodious music on the banks of the Yamuna, who like a bumblebee delights in drinking the nectar of the gopis' lotus faces, and whose feet are worshipped by Lakshmi, Shiva, Brahma, Indra, and Ganesha: may that Lord Jagannatha be the object of my vision.

Verse 2

भुजे सव्ये वेणुं शिरसि शिखिपिञ्छं कटितटे
दुकूलं नेत्रान्ते सहचरकटाक्षं विदधते ।
सदा श्रीमद्बृन्दावनवसतिलीलापरिचयो
जगन्नाथः स्वामी नयनपथगामी भवतु मे ॥ २ ॥

bhuje savye veṇuṁ śirasi śikhi-piñchaṁ kaṭi-taṭe
dukūlaṁ netrānte sahacara-kaṭākṣaṁ vidadhate
sadā śrīmad-vṛndāvana-vasati-līlā-paricayo
jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me

Holding a flute in His left hand, a peacock feather upon His crown, fine yellow silk around His hips, casting affectionate glances toward His cowherd friends, eternally absorbed in His pastimes in Vrindavan: may that Lord Jagannatha be the object of my vision.

Provenance: public_domain

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