By Pritesh Patel, on January 3, 2010, 18:51:52

Yamunastak

I’ve seen English pronunciation copies of the Yamunastak, written by Shri Vallabhacharya. The pronunciations never quite worked for me, so I thought I’d add my interpretation of them as well. I am a Londoner so hopefully British Vaishnavs will find this helpful.

Na mami yamuna maham, sakala sidhi he tum muda,
Moorari pada panka ja, spoorada manda renut katam,
Tatashta nava kana na, prakata mod-a pushpa bona,
Surasur supu jita smara pitu shri yam bibh rathim.

Kalinda giri mastake, pata-da-man-da puro jvala,
Vila saga mano lasat, prakata gand shailo nata,
Sagosha gati dan tura, sama-dhi-rudha dolo-tama,
Mukunda rati var dini, jayati padma-ban-dho-suta.

Bhuvam bhuvana pavani, madi-gata-man-ek svanai,
Priya-bhiriva sevatum, shuka-mayura-hansa-dibhi,
Taranga buja kankana, prakata muktika valuka,
Nitamba tata sundarim, namata krishna toorya priyam.

Ananta guna bhu-shite, shiv-a-ranchi deva-stu-te,
Ghana-gani bhe suda, dru-va-parashra-bhis-ta-de,
Vishuda mathura-tate, sakala gopa gopi vrite,
Kripa jaladhi sam-srite, mam mana sukham bhava-ya.

Yaya charana padmaja, murari-po priyam bhavuka,
Sama-gaman-ato a-bhavat, sakala sidhita sevatum,
Taya sadra-shat-amiyat, kamala-ja sa-patni-va yad,
Hari priya kalindaya, manasi me sada stit-yat-tam.

Namostu yamune sada, tava chrit-rama-yada-butam,
Na jatu yam yatana, bhavati te paya pana-tah,
Yamopi bhagini sutan, khat mu-hanti dush-tanpi,
Priyo-bhavati sevanta, tava harer yatha gopika.

Mama-stu tava sani-dau, tanuna-vet vame-tava,
Na durla-bhat-ama ratir, murari-pau mukunde priye,
Atostu tava lalana, suraduni param sam-gama-ta,
Ta-vaiva bhuvi kirti-ta, na tu kadapi pushti sti-tha.

Stutim tava karoti kah, kamala-ja sa-patni priye,
Harer yadu-na-seva-ya, bhavati suk-yama mokstatha,
Iyam tava kat-adika, sakala gopika sam-gama,
Smara-shrama jala-nu-bhi, sakal gatra-jai sam-gama.

Tavas-stakam idam muda, pat hati sura-sut-sada,
Samasta durito kasyo, bhavati vai mukunda rati,
Taya sakala sidhaiyo, muri-push-chya santosh-yati,
Svaba vijai-yo bhavet, vadati vallabha shri hare.

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