॥ Vrindavana Ashtakam English Lyrics ॥
na yoga siddhir na mamastu mokso
vaikuntha loke pi na parsadatvam
premapi na syad iti cet taram tu
mamastu vrndavana eva vasah ॥ 1 ॥
taraam janur yatra vidhir yayace
sad bhakta cudamanir uddhavo’ pi
viksyvaiva madhurya dhuram tad asmin
mamastu vrndavana eva vasah ॥ 2 ॥
kim te krtam hanta tapah ksititi
gopyo pi bhume stuvate sma kirtim
yenaiva krsnanghri padankite smin
mamastu vrndavana eva vasah ॥ 3 ॥
gopangana lampata taiva yatra
yasyam rasah purnatamatvam apa
yato raso vai sa iti srutis tan
mamastu vrndavana eva vasah ॥ 4 ॥
bhandira govardhana rasa pithais
tri simake yojana pancakena
mite vibhutvad amite pi casmin
mamastu vrndavana eva vasah ॥ 5 ॥
yatradhipatyam vrsabhanu putrya
yenodayet prema sukham jananam
yasmin mamasa balavat yato smin
mamastu vrndavana eva vasah ॥ 6 ॥
yasmin maha rasa vilasa lila
na prapa yam srirapi sa tapobhih
tatrollasan manju nikunja punje
mamastu vrndavana eva vasah ॥ 7 ॥
sada ruru nyanku mukha visankam
khelanti kujanti pikali kirah
sikhandino yatra natanti tasmin
mamastu vrndavana eva vasah ॥ 8 ॥
vrndavanasyastakam etad uccaih
pathanti ye niscala buddhayas te
vrndavanesanghri saroja sevam
saksallabhante januso ‘nta eva ॥ 9 ॥
॥ Vrindavana Ashtakam Meaning ॥
Let me not have mystic powers, impersonal liberation, the Lord’s association in Vaikuntha, or even pure love for Him, if instead of them I may reside in Vrndavana. ॥ 1 ॥
When Brahma and Uddhava, the crest jewels of devotees, saw the intense sweetness here, they begged to take birth here even as a blade of grass. For this reason, I pray to reside in Vrndavana. ॥ 2 ॥
Here the gopis glorified the earth, saying: “O Earth, what austerities have you done, so that your surface is now marked with Krishna’s footprints?” May I reside in Vrndavana. ॥ 3 ॥
May I reside in Vrndavana where, because the Vedas say Raso vai sah (The Supreme Personality of Godhead is sweetness), transcendental sweetness attained its highest perfection in the gopis’ passionate love. ॥ 4 ॥
Although only five yojanas in circumference, bounded by Bhandiravana, Govardhana Hill and the rasa-dance arena, it is unlimited in transcendental opulence. May I reside in Vrndavana. ॥ 5 ॥
Because Vrsabhanu’s daughter is the queen, and because here the happiness of pure love of God rises, I yearn to live here. I pray: May I reside in Vrndavana. ॥ 6 ॥
Even by performing many austerities goddess Lakshmi could not enter the great rasa-dance pastime here. May I reside in the splendidly beautiful groves of Vrndavana. ॥ 7 ॥
May I reside in Vrndavana, where the ruru and nyanku deer fearlessly play, the cuckoos, bumblebees, and parrots sing, and the peacocks dance. ॥ 8 ॥
They who with great concentration read aloud this Vrndavanastaka, at the end of this life attain direct service to the lotus feet of Vrndavana’s master. ॥ 9 ॥
