[Taste of Name]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Here is a collection of prayers found in other stotras that have been given the name of Nama Rasam. I came across this collection in a tamil Magazine called Kumudam Bhakthi.]
1. Krishnaya Vasudevaaya, Devaki Nandanaya,
Nanda gopa kumaraya, Govindaya namo nama.
I salute and salute that Govinda who is Krishna,
Who is son of Vasudeva, who is the darling of Devaki,
And who is also the son of King Nandagopa.
2. Nama Pankaja nabhaya, nama pankaja maline,
Nama Pankaja nethraya. Namsthe Pankajangraye.
Salutation to one having lotus on belly and one who wears lotus garland,
Salutation yo one who has lotus like eyes and lotus like feet.
3. Mookam karothi vachalam, pangam langayathe girim,
Yath krupa paramam aham vande, Paramananda madhavam
I salute that divine mercy who is Madhava the ultimate joy,
Who makes even dumb ones speak and lame ones cross the mountain.
4. Sanka chakra Gadhapane dwaraka nilayachyuthe,
Govinda pundareekaksha, Raksha maam saranagatham.
Please protect me who has surrendered to you, oh lotus eyed Govinda,
Who holds conch, wheel and mace and lives in Dwaraka.
5. Thwam aadhi andho bhoothamnam, thwameva cha para gathi,
Viswathman, viswa janaka, viswa Kartha, prabhovyaya.
Oh lord who is without end, you are the beginning and end of all beings,
The soul of the universe, the father of the universe and the power which makes universe act.
6. Yathra yogeeswara Krishno, Yathra partho dhanurdhara,
Thathra sri vijayo bhoothir, druthwa neethir mathir mama.
Where Krishna the God of Yoga lives,
Where the great archer Arjuna lives,
There wealth and victory would be there,
And also justice and wisdom.
7. Devaki Sutha Govinda, Vasudeva jagat pathe,
Dehime thanayam Krishna, Thwam aham saranam gatha,
I surrender completely to you, Govinda the son of Devaki,
Who is Vasudeva the lord of the world, with a request to give me a son.
8. Bhagawan Uvacha
Naham vasami Vaikunte, na yogi hrudaye,
Thathra thishtami Yathra gayanthi mad bhakthya, Narada
God said
I do not live in Vaikunta, nor in the heart of Yogis
But I live in that place where my devotees sing about me, Narada.
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"In the space which thought creates around itself there is no love. This space divides man from man, and in it is all the becoming, the battle of life, the agony and fear. Meditation is the ending of this space, the ending of the me. Then relationship has quite a different meaning, for in that space which is not made by thought, the other does not exist, for you do not exist. Meditation then is not the pursuit of some vision, however sanctified by tradition. Rather it is the endless space where thought cannot enter. To us, the little space made by thought around itself, which is the me, is extremely important, for this is all the mind knows, identifying itself with everything that is in that space. And the fear of not being is born in that space. But in meditation, when this is understood, the mind can enter into a dimension of space where action is inaction. We do not know what love is, for in the space made by thought around itself as the me, love is the conflict of the me and the not-me. This conflict, this torture, is not love. Thought is the very denial of love, and it cannot enter into that space where the me is not. In that space is the benediction which man seeks and cannot find. He seeks it within the frontiers of thought, and thought destroys the ecstasy of this benediction."
J. Krishnamurti
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