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	~~Lord Caitanya's Mission~~


	Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu instructed His disciples to write books on the ~~Science~~ of Kṛṣṇa, a task which those who follow Him have continued to carry out down to the present day. ~~The~~ elaborations and expositions on the philosophy taught by Lord Caitanya are in fact most voluminous, exacting and consistent ~~due to~~ the ~~system of disciplic succession~~. Although Lord Caitanya was widely renowned as a scholar in His youth, He left only eight verses, called Śikṣāṣṭaka. These eight verses clearly reveal His mission and precepts. These supremely valuable prayers are translated herein.		Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu instructed His disciples to write books on the science of Kṛṣṇa, a task which those who follow Him have continued to carry out down to the present day. Due to the unbreakable system of disciplic succession, the elaborations and expositions on the philosophy taught by Lord Caitanya are in fact the most voluminous, exacting and consistent of any religious culture in the world. Although Lord Caitanya was widely renowned as a scholar in His youth, He left only eight verses, called [[Vaniquotes:Category:Siksastaka\|Śikṣāṣṭaka]]. These eight verses clearly reveal His mission and precepts. These supremely valuable prayers are translated herein.

			'''[[CC Antya 20.12\|1.]]'''<br />
			Glory to the Śrī Kṛṣṇa saṅkīrtana, which cleanses the heart of all the dust accumulated for years together and thus extinguishes the fire of conditioned life, of repeated birth and death. This saṅkīrtana movement is the prime benediction for humanity at large because it spreads the rays of the benediction moon. It is the life of all transcendental knowledge, it increases the ocean of transcendental bliss, and it enables us to taste the full nectar for which we are always anxious.

	1.		'''[[CC Antya 20.16\|2.]]'''<br />
	~~Glory~~ to ~~the Śrī Kṛṣṇa saṅkīrtana~~, ~~which cleanses the heart of all the dust accumulated for years~~ and ~~extinguishes the fire~~ of ~~conditional life~~, ~~of repeated birth~~ and ~~death~~. ~~This saṅkīrtana movement is the prime benediction for humanity at large because it spreads the rays of the benediction moon. It is the life of~~ all transcendental ~~knowledge~~. ~~It increases the ocean of transcendental bliss~~, ~~and~~ it ~~enables us~~ to ~~fully taste the nectar~~ for ~~which we are always anxious~~.		O My Lord, Your holy name alone can render all benedictions to living beings, and thus You have hundreds and millions of names, like Kṛṣṇa and Govinda. In these transcendental names You have invested all Your transcendental energies, and there are no hard and fast rules for chanting these holy names. O My Lord, You have so kindly made it easy to approach You by Your holy names, but I am so unfortunate that I have no attraction for them.

			'''[[CC Antya 20.21\|3.]]'''<br />
			One should chant the holy name of the Lord in a humble state of mind, thinking oneself lower than the straw in the street; one should be more tolerant than a tree, devoid of all sense of false prestige, and ready to offer all respect to others. In such a state of mind one can chant the holy name of the Lord constantly.

	2.		'''[[CC Antya 20.29\|4.]]'''<br />
	O my Lord, ~~Your holy name alone can render all benediction~~ to ~~living beings~~, ~~and thus You have hundreds and millions~~ of ~~names like Kṛṣṇa and Govinda~~. ~~In these transcendental names You have invested all~~ Your ~~transcendental energies. There are not even hard and fast rules for chanting these names. O my Lord~~, ~~out of kindness You enable us to easily approach You by Your holy names, but I am so unfortunate that I have no attraction for them~~.		O almighty Lord, I have no desire to accumulate wealth, nor do I desire beautiful women, nor do I want any number of followers. I only want Your causeless devotional service, birth after birth.

			'''[[CC Antya 20.32\|5.]]'''<br />
			O son of Mahārāja Nanda, I am Your eternal servitor, yet somehow or other I have fallen into the ocean of birth and death. Please pick Me up from this ocean of death and place Me as one of the atoms at Your lotus feet.

	3.		'''[[CC Antya 20.36\|6.]]'''<br />
	~~One should~~ chant ~~the~~ holy name ~~of the Lord in a humble state of mind~~, ~~thinking oneself lower than~~ the ~~straw in~~ the ~~street; one should be more tolerant than a tree, devoid~~ of ~~all sense of false prestige and should be ready to offer all respect to others. In such a state of mind one can chant the holy~~ name ~~of the Lord constantly.~~		O My Lord, when will My eyes be decorated with tears of love flowing constantly when I chant Your holy name? When will My voice choke up, and when will the hairs on My body stand on end at the recitation of Your name?

			'''[[CC Antya 20.39\|7.]]'''<br />
			O Govinda! Feeling Your separation, I am considering a moment to be like twelve years or more. Tears are flowing from My eyes like torrents of rain, and I am feeling all vacant in the world in Your absence.

	4.		'''[[CC Antya 20.47\|8.]]'''<br />
	~~O almighty~~ Lord, ~~I have no desire~~ to ~~accumulate wealth~~, ~~nor do I desire beautiful women~~, ~~nor do I want any number of followers. I only want Your causeless devotional service birth after birth~~.		I know no one but Kṛṣṇa as My Lord, and He shall always remain so, even if He handles Me roughly by His embrace or makes Me brokenhearted by not being present before Me. He is completely free to do anything and everything, yet He is always My worshipful Lord, unconditionally.


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	~~O son of Mahārāja Nanda~~ [~~Kṛṣṇa~~]~~, I am Your eternal servitor, yet somehow or other I have fallen into the ocean of birth and death~~. ~~Please pick me up from this ocean of death and place me as one of the atoms at Your lotus feet.~~		__NOTOC__


	6.
	O my Lord, when will my eyes be decorated with tears of love flowing constantly when I chant Your holy name? When will my voice choke up, and when will the hairs of my body stand on end at the recitation of Your name?


	7.
	O Govinda! Feeling Your separation, I am considering a moment to be like twelve years or more. Tears are flowing from my eyes like torrents of rain, and I am feeling all vacant in the world in Your absence.


	8.
	I know no one but Kṛṣṇa as my Lord, and He shall remain so even if He handles me roughly by His embrace or makes me brokenhearted by not being present before me. He is completely free to do anything and everything, for He is always my worshipful Lord unconditionally.

Eivind at 14:06, 29 May 2008

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Lord Caitanya's Mission

Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu instructed His disciples to write books on the Science of Kṛṣṇa, a task which those who follow Him have continued to carry out down to the present day. The elaborations and expositions on the philosophy taught by Lord Caitanya are in fact most voluminous, exacting and consistent due to the system of disciplic succession. Although Lord Caitanya was widely renowned as a scholar in His youth, He left only eight verses, called Śikṣāṣṭaka. These eight verses clearly reveal His mission and precepts. These supremely valuable prayers are translated herein.

1.
Glory to the Śrī Kṛṣṇa saṅkīrtana, which cleanses the heart of all the dust accumulated for years and extinguishes the fire of conditional life, of repeated birth and death. This saṅkīrtana movement is the prime benediction for humanity at large because it spreads the rays of the benediction moon. It is the life of all transcendental knowledge. It increases the ocean of transcendental bliss, and it enables us to fully taste the nectar for which we are always anxious.

2.
O my Lord, Your holy name alone can render all benediction to living beings, and thus You have hundreds and millions of names like Kṛṣṇa and Govinda. In these transcendental names You have invested all Your transcendental energies. There are not even hard and fast rules for chanting these names. O my Lord, out of kindness You enable us to easily approach You by Your holy names, but I am so unfortunate that I have no attraction for them.

3.
One should chant the holy name of the Lord in a humble state of mind, thinking oneself lower than the straw in the street; one should be more tolerant than a tree, devoid of all sense of false prestige and should be ready to offer all respect to others. In such a state of mind one can chant the holy name of the Lord constantly.

4.
O almighty Lord, I have no desire to accumulate wealth, nor do I desire beautiful women, nor do I want any number of followers. I only want Your causeless devotional service birth after birth.

5.
O son of Mahārāja Nanda [Kṛṣṇa], I am Your eternal servitor, yet somehow or other I have fallen into the ocean of birth and death. Please pick me up from this ocean of death and place me as one of the atoms at Your lotus feet.

6.
O my Lord, when will my eyes be decorated with tears of love flowing constantly when I chant Your holy name? When will my voice choke up, and when will the hairs of my body stand on end at the recitation of Your name?

7.
O Govinda! Feeling Your separation, I am considering a moment to be like twelve years or more. Tears are flowing from my eyes like torrents of rain, and I am feeling all vacant in the world in Your absence.

8.
I know no one but Kṛṣṇa as my Lord, and He shall remain so even if He handles me roughly by His embrace or makes me brokenhearted by not being present before me. He is completely free to do anything and everything, for He is always my worshipful Lord unconditionally.

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