Deharbudani Bhagavan
Anuraga Valli
dehārbudāni
bhagavan! yugapat prayaccha vaktrārbudāni
ca punaḥ pratideham eva jihvārbudāni
kṛpayā prativaktram eva nṛtyantu
teṣu tava nātha! guṇārbudāni
O Bhagavan, please be merciful and grant me millions of bodies. Then give each of those bodies millions of mouths and each of those mouths millions of tongues. O Natha, and on each of those tongues may Your millions of divine attributes dance eternally.
kim
ātmanā? yatra na deha-koṭyo dehena
kiṁ? yatra na vaktra-koṭyaḥ vaktreṇa
kiṁ? yatra na koṭi-jihvāḥ kiṁ
jihvayā? yatra na nāma-koṭyaḥ
What is the use of a soul that does not have millions of bodies? What is the use of a body which does not have millions of mouths, and what is the use of a mouth which does not possess millions of tongues? And what is the use of a tongue on which Your millions of names don't dance?
ātmāstu
nityaṁ śata-deha-vartī dehastu
nāthāstu sahasra-vaktraḥ vaktraṁ
sadā rājatu lakṣa-jihvaṁ gṛhṇātu
jihvā tava nāma-koṭim
O Natha, may my soul perpetually possess hundreds of bodies, may each body possess thousands of mouths, and may each mouth have hundreds of thousands of tongues upon which Your millions of names will dance.
yadā
yadā mādhava! yatra yatra gāyanti
ye ye tava nāma-līlāḥ tatraiva
karṇāyuta-dhāryamāṇās tās
te sudhā nityam ahaṁ dhayāni
O Madhava, my special supplication is that I be present before Your deity form or anywhere else, with thousands of ears with which to perpetually drink the nectar of Your devotees' kirtana of Your nama, rupa, guna and lila.
karṇāyutasyaiva
bhavantu lakṣa-koṭ yo
rasajñā bhagavaṁs tadaiva yenaiva
līlāḥ śṛṇavāni nityaṁ tenaiva
gāyāni tataḥ sukhaṁ me
O Bhagavan, and as I drink such nectar with millions of ears, may I have millions of tongues with which to incessantly extol the nama, rupa, guna and lila which I hear in this way I will remain forever immersed in divine bliss.
karṇāyutasyekṣaṇa-koṭir
asyā hṛt-koṭir
asyā rasanārbudaṁs tāt śrutvaiva
dṛṣṭvā tava rūpa-sindhum āliṅgya
mādhuryam aho! dhayāni
May each of my millions of ears be accompanied by millions of eyes, may each of those eyes be accompanied by millions of hearts, and may those millions of hearts be accompanied by millions of tongues. Then those millions of ears will perpetually hear the glories of the ocean of Your beauty, those millions of eyes will perpetually receive darsana of that beauty, those millions of hearts will perpetually embrace it, and those billions of tongues will incessantly drink its nectar.
netrārbudasyaiva
bhavantu karṇa-nāsā- rasajñā
hṛdayārbudaṁ vā saundarya-sausvarya-sugandha-pūra-mādhurya- saṁśleṣa-rasānubhūtyai
May I have millions of eyes to drink the nectar of Your beauty, millions of ears to hear Your very sweet voice, millions of noses to smell Your fragrance, millions of tongues to taste Your sweetness, and millions of hearts with which to obtain the nectar of Your embrace.
tvat-pārśva-gatyai
pada-koṭir astu sevāṁ
vidhātuṁ mama hasta-koṭiḥ tāṁ
śikṣituṁs tadapi buddhi-koṭir etān
varān me bhagavan! prayaccha
May I have millions of feet to employ in going to Your side, millions of hands with which to attend You, and millions of times intelligence to learn how to serve You. O Bhagavan, please be merciful and grant me these benedictions.
Translation
O Bhagavan, please be merciful and grant me millions of bodies. Then give each of those bodies millions of mouths and each of those mouths millions of tongues. O Natha, and on each of those tongues may Your millions of divine attributes dance eternally.
What is the use of a soul that does not have millions of bodies? What is the use of a body which does not have millions of mouths, and what is the use of a mouth which does not possess millions of tongues? And what is the use of a tongue on which Your millions of names don't dance?
O Natha, may my soul perpetually possess hundreds of bodies, may each body possess thousands of mouths, and may each mouth have hundreds of thousands of tongues upon which Your millions of names will dance.
O Madhava, my special supplication is that I be present before Your deity form or anywhere else, with thousands of ears with which to perpetually drink the nectar of Your devotees' kirtana of Your nama, rupa, guna and lila.
O Bhagavan, and as I drink such nectar with millions of ears, may I have millions of tongues with which to incessantly extol the nama, rupa, guna and lila which I hear in this way I will remain forever immersed in divine bliss.
May each of my millions of ears be accompanied by millions of eyes, may each of those eyes be accompanied by millions of hearts, and may those millions of hearts be accompanied by millions of tongues. Then those millions of ears will perpetually hear the glories of the ocean of Your beauty, those millions of eyes will perpetually receive darsana of that beauty, those millions of hearts will perpetually embrace it, and those billions of tongues will incessantly drink its nectar.
May I have millions of eyes to drink the nectar of Your beauty, millions of ears to hear Your very sweet voice, millions of noses to smell Your fragrance, millions of tongues to taste Your sweetness, and millions of hearts with which to obtain the nectar of Your embrace.