International Society for Krishna Consciousness

Founder Acharya — HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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Vaishnav Bhajan

Gangeya Campeya (Shree Vrinda-Devyam Ashtakam)

Composed by Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura

1
gāńgeya-cāmpeya-taḍid-vinindi- rociḥ-pravāha-snapitātma-vṛnde! bandhūka-bandhu-dyuti-divya-vāso vṛnde! namas te caraṇāravindam
भावार्थYou are bathed by streams of splendour that rebuke gold, lightning, and the campaka flower. Your splendid garments are friend to the bandhuka flower. O Vrnda, I bow to your lotus feet.
2
bimbādharoditvara-manda-hāsya- nāsāgra-muktā-dyuti-dīpitāsye vicitra-ratnābharaṇa-śriyāḍhye! vṛnde! namas te caraṇāravindam
भावार्थYour face is splendid with a pearl decorating the tip of Your nose and a wonderful gentle smile on your bimba-fruit lips. You are decorated with wonderful jewel ornaments. O Vrnda, I bow to your lotus feet.
3
samasta-vaikuṇṭha-śiromaṇau śrī- kṛṣṇasya vṛndāvana-dhanya-dhāmni dattādhikāre vṛṣabhānu-putryā vṛnde! namas te caraṇāravindam
भावार्थVrsabhanu's daughter, Radha, made you guardian of Krsna's opulent and auspicious abode of Vrndavana, the crest jewel of all Vaikuntha planets. O Vrnda, I bow to your lotus feet.
4
tvad-ājñayā pallava-puṣpa-bhṛńga- mṛgādibhir mādhava-keli-kuñjāḥ madhvādibhir bhānti vibhūṣyamāṇā vṛnde! namas te caraṇāravindam
भावार्थBy Your order the groves where Madhava enjoys pastimes are splendidly decorated with blossoming flowers, bumble-bees, deer, honey and other things. O Vrnda, I bow to your lotus feet.
5
tvadīya-dūtyena nikuñja-yunor atyutkayoḥ keli-vilāsa-siddhiḥ tvat-saubhagaṁ kena nirucyatāṁ tad vṛnde! namas te caraṇāravindam
भावार्थBecause you became their messenger the eager and youthful divine couple enjoyed the perfection of transcendental pastimes in the forest. O Vrnda, I bow to your lotus feet.
6
rāsābhilāṣo vasatiś ca vṛndā-vane tvad-īśāńghri-saroja-sevā labhyā ca puṁsāṁ kṛpayā tavaiva vṛnde! namas te caraṇāravindam
भावार्थBy your mercy the people attain residence in Vrndavana, the desire to serve your masters' lotus feet, and the desire to assist in the rasa dance. O Vrnda, I bow to your lotus feet.
7
tvaṁ kīrtyase sātvata-tantra-vidbhir līlābhidhānā kila kṛṣṇa-śaktiḥ tavaiva mūrtis tulasī nṛ-loke vṛnde! namas te caraṇāravindam
भावार्थThey who are learned in the Satvata-tantra glorify you. You are Krishna's pastime-potency. The tulasi plant is your form in the world of men. O Vrinda, I bow to your lotus feet.
8
bhaktyā vihīnā aparādha-lakṣaiḥ kṣiptāś ca kāmādi-tarańga-madhye kṛpāmayi! tvāṁ śaraṇaṁ prapannā vṛnde! namas te caraṇāravindam
भावार्थO merciful one, they who have no devotion and they whom millions of offenses have thrown into the waves of lust and other vices take shelter of you. O Vrinda, I bow to your lotus feet.
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vṛndāṣṭakaṁ yaḥ śṛṇuyāt paṭhed vā vṛndāvanādhīśa-padābja-bhṛńgaḥ sa prāpya vṛndāvana-nitya-vāsaṁ tat-prema-sevāṁ labhate kṛtārthaḥ
भावार्थA person who is like a bumble bee at the lotus feet of Vrndavana's king and queen, and who reads or hears this Vrndastaka, will eternally reside in Vrndavana and attain loving service to the divine couple.