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Jagannathashtakam
जगन्नाथाष्टकम्
Jagannāthāṣṭakam
Chant
भुजे सव्ये वेणुं शिरसि शिखिपिंछं कटितटे दुकूलं नेत्रान्ते सहचरकटाक्षं विदधते । सदा श्रीमद्वृन्दावनवसतिलीलापरिचयो जगन्नाथः स्वामी नयनपथगामी भवतु मे ॥२॥
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Word breakdown
- भुजे सव्ये वेणुं शिरसि शिखिपिंछं कटितटे दुकूलं नेत्रान्ते सहचरकटाक्षं विदधते ।
- Flute in the right hand, peacock feather on the head, yellow garment at the waist, and sidelong glances of companions at the corners of the eyes.
- सदा श्रीमद्वृन्दावनवसतिलीलापरिचयो जगन्नाथः स्वामी नयनपथगामी भवतु मे ॥२॥
- Ever familiar with the sport of dwelling in glorious Vrindavan: may Jagannatha, my Lord, come within the path of my eyes.
The familiar form of Vrindavan's Lord is a meditation image that gathers the restless senses. Each ornament points the mind toward the beauty of consciousness itself, which alone is the true object of inner sight.
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