Text 65] The Siksastaka Prayers 277

TRANSLATION

Thus overwhelmed by ecstatic love, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu spoke like a
madman and recited suitable verses.

TEXT 64

Ard I-cats Bie cores Fersei fear |
CAS Bd-caticsa Bef BlrIca Gat feaTl 1 v8 |

purve asta-sloka kari’ loke siksa dila
sei asta-slokera artha apane asvadila

SYNONYMS

purve—formerly; asta-sloka kari’—composing eight verses; loke siksa dila—
gave instruction to the people in general; sei—those; asta-slokera—of the eight
stanzas; artha—the meaning; dpane dsvadila—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 Siksastaka.

TEXT 65

AGA fwVs-cots CAV ACY, GTA |
Btw CASS SA ace faca-facan ve u

prabhura ‘siksastaka’-sloka yei pade, sune
krsne prema-bhakti tara bade dine-dine

SYNONYMS
prabhura—of Si Caitanya Mahaprabhu; siksd-astaka—of the eight instructions;
sloka—the verses; yei—anyone who; pade—recites; sune—or hears; krsne—
unto Lord Krsna; prema-bhakti—ecstatic love and devotion; tara—his; bade —in-
creases; dine-dine—day after day.

TRANSLATION

If anyone recites or hears these eight verses of instruction by Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu, his ecstatic love and devotion for Krsna increase day by day.
