Text 65]
The Śikṣāṣṭaka Prayers
277
TRANSLATION
Thus overwhelmed by ecstatic love, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu spoke like a madman and recited suitable verses.
TEXT 64
পূর্বে অষ্ট-শ্লোক করি’ লোকে শিক্ষা দিলা। সেই অষ্ট-শ্লোকের অর্থ আপনে আত্মাদিলা ॥ ৬৪ ॥
pūrve aṣṭa-śloka kari’ loke śikṣā dilā sei aṣṭa-ślokera artha āpane āsvādilā
SYNONYMS
pūrve —formerly;  aṣṭa-śloka kari’ —composing eight verses;  loke śikṣā dilā —gave instruction to the people in general;  sei —those;  aṣṭa-ślokera —of the eight stanzas;  artha —the meaning;  āpane āsvādilā —personally tasted.
TRANSLATION
The Lord had formerly composed these eight verses to teach people in general. Now He personally tasted the meaning of the verses, which are called the Śikṣāṣṭaka.
TEXT 65
প্রভুর ‘শিক্ষাষ্টক’-শ্লোক যেই পড়ে, শুনে। কৃষ্ণে প্রেমভক্তি তার বাড়ে দিনে-দিনে ॥ ৬৫ ॥
prabhura ‘śikṣāṣṭaka’-śloka yei paḍe, śune kṛṣṇe prema-bhakti tāra bāḍe dine-dine
SYNONYMS
prabhura —of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  śikṣā-aṣṭaka —of the eight instructions;  śloka —the verses;  yei —anyone who;  paḍe —recites;  śune —or hears;  kṛṣṇe —unto Lord Kṛṣṇa;  prema-bhakti —ecstatic love and devotion;  tāra —his;  bāḍe —increases;  dine-dine —day after day.
TRANSLATION
If anyone recites or hears these eight verses of instruction by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, his ecstatic love and devotion for Kṛṣṇa increase day by day.