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AuthorBilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura

Vraje Prasiddham Navanita

Corastakam

1

vraje
prasiddhaṁ navanīta-cauraṁ gopāṅganānāṁ
ca dukūla-cauram aneka-janmārjita-pāpa-cauraṁ caurāgragaṇyaṁ
puruṣaṁ namāmi

I offer my respectful obeisances to that foremost of thieves - who is famous in Vraja as the butter-thief and He who steals the gopis' clothes, and who, for those who take shelter of Him, steals the sins which have accrued over many lifetimes.

2

śrī
rādhikāyā hṛdayasya cauraṁ navāmbuda-śyāmala-kānti-cauram padāśritānāṁ
ca samasta-cauraṁ caurāgragaṇyaṁ
puruṣaṁ namāmi

I offer my respectful obeisances to the foremost of thieves - who steals Srimati Radhika's heart, who steals the dark luster of a fresh raincloud, and who steals all the sins and sufferings of those who take shelter of His feet.

3

akiñcanī-kṛtya
padāśritaṁ yaḥ karoti
bhikṣuṁ pathi geha-hīnam kenāpy
aho bhīṣaṇa-caura īdṛg dṛṣṭaḥ-śruto
vā na jagat-traye 'pi

He turns His surrendered devotees into paupers and wandering, homeless beggar - alas! Such a fearsome thief has never been seen or heard of in all the three worlds.

4

yadīya
nāmāpi haraty aśeṣaṁ giri-prasārān
api pāpa-rāśīn āścarya-rūpo
nanu caura īdṛg dṛṣṭaḥ
śruto vā na mayā kadāpi

Mere utterance of His name purges one of a mountain of sins - such an astonishingly wonderful thief I have never seen or heard of anywhere!

5

dhanaṁ
ca mānaṁ ca tathendriyāṇi prāṇāṁś
ca hṛtvā mama sarvam eva palāyase
kutra dhṛto 'dya caura tvaṁ
bhakti-dāmnāsi mayā niruddhaḥ

O Thief! Having stolen my wealth, my honor, my senses, my life and my everything, where can You run to? I have caught You with the rope of my devotion.

6

chinatsi
ghoraṁ yama-pāśa-bandhaṁ bhinatsi
bhīmaṁ bhava-pāśa-bandham chinatsi
sarvasya samasta-bandhaṁ naivātmano
bhakta-kṛtaṁ tu bandham

You cut the terrible noose of Yamaraja, You sever the dreadful noose of material existence, and You slash everyone's material bondage, but You are unable to cut the knot fastened by Your own loving devotees.

7

man-mānase
tāmasa-rāśi-ghore kārāgṛhe
duḥkha-maye nibaddhaḥ labhasva
he caura! hare! cirāya sva-caurya-doṣocitam
eva daṇḍam

O stealer of my everything! O Thief! Today I have imprisoned You in the miserable prison-house of my heart which is very fearful due to the terrible darkness of my ignorance, and there for a very long time You will remain, receiving appropriate punishment for Your crimes of thievery!

8

kārāgṛhe
vasa sadā hṛdaye madīye mad-bhakti-pāśa-dṛḍha-bandhana-niścalaḥ
san tvāṁ
kṛṣṇa he! pralaya-koṭi-śatāntare 'pi sarvasva-caura!
hṛdayān na hi mocayāmi

O Krsna, thief of my everything! The noose of my devotion remaining forever tight, You will continue to reside in the prison-house of my heart because I will not release You for millions of aeons.

Translation

1

I offer my respectful obeisances to that foremost of thieves - who is famous in Vraja as the butter-thief and He who steals the gopis' clothes, and who, for those who take shelter of Him, steals the sins which have accrued over many lifetimes.

2

I offer my respectful obeisances to the foremost of thieves - who steals Srimati Radhika's heart, who steals the dark luster of a fresh raincloud, and who steals all the sins and sufferings of those who take shelter of His feet.

3

He turns His surrendered devotees into paupers and wandering, homeless beggar - alas! Such a fearsome thief has never been seen or heard of in all the three worlds.

4

Mere utterance of His name purges one of a mountain of sins - such an astonishingly wonderful thief I have never seen or heard of anywhere!

5

O Thief! Having stolen my wealth, my honor, my senses, my life and my everything, where can You run to? I have caught You with the rope of my devotion.

6

You cut the terrible noose of Yamaraja, You sever the dreadful noose of material existence, and You slash everyone's material bondage, but You are unable to cut the knot fastened by Your own loving devotees.

7

O stealer of my everything! O Thief! Today I have imprisoned You in the miserable prison-house of my heart which is very fearful due to the terrible darkness of my ignorance, and there for a very long time You will remain, receiving appropriate punishment for Your crimes of thievery!

8

O Krsna, thief of my everything! The noose of my devotion remaining forever tight, You will continue to reside in the prison-house of my heart because I will not release You for millions of aeons.

Notes

This astaka is recited in the poetic meter known as "Upajati".