Chaurashtakam (Sri Chauragraganya Purushashtakam)
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- verse 1व्रजे प्रसिद्धं नवनीतचौरंगोपाङ्गनानां च दुकूलचौरम् ।अनेकजन्मार्जितपापचौरंचौराग्रगण्यं पुरुषं नमामि ॥ 1॥vrajē prasiddhaṃ navanītachauraṃgōpāṅganānāṃ cha dukūlachauram ।anēkajanmārjitapāpachauraṃchaurāgragaṇyaṃ puruṣaṃ namāmi ॥ 1॥meaning
Verse 1: I bow to that Supreme Person, the foremost of thieves (Chauragraganya) — famous in Vraja as the thief of butter, the stealer of the Gopi women's garments, and the thief of the sins accumulated over many lifetimes.
word by wordव्रजेVrajeIn VrajaचCaAnd, sometimes used only for emphasis or gap-filling · for emphasis · And, sometimes used for emphasis · And · And, Also, Sometimes for emphasis or gap-fillings · Indeed · And, Also, sometimes for emphasis or gap-filling · And, Also · For emphasis or gap-filling · And, Also, For emphasis · And, Also, sometimes for emphasis · Also · And, Also, Moreover · And, for emphasis · And, Also, sometimes for emphasis or gap-flilling · Moreover, Also · And, sometimes for emphasis or gap-filling · And, As Well as · Gap-filling or emphasis · And, for gap-filling · And, Also, sometimes for gap-filling · And, sometimes for emphasis · And, sometimes used for filling gapsपुरुषंPurussam[I reverentially bow down to Shambhu] Who is the Primeval Being · Who is the Primeval Original Source of the UniverseनमामिNamaamiI Salute · Salutations · I Bow · I Bow down to · I Bow, Salute · I reverentially bow [down to Shambhu] · I reverentially bow down - verse 2श्रीराधिकाया हृदयस्य चौरंनवाम्बुदश्यामलकान्तिचौरम् ।पदाश्रितानां च समस्तचौरंचौराग्रगण्यं पुरुषं नमामि ॥ 2॥śrīrādhikāyā hṛdayasya chauraṃnavāmbudaśyāmalakāntichauram ।padāśritānāṃ cha samastachauraṃchaurāgragaṇyaṃ puruṣaṃ namāmi ॥ 2॥meaning
Verse 2: I bow to that foremost thief — the stealer of Sri Radhika's heart, of complexion dark like a fresh rain cloud, and the one who steals away all sins of those who take shelter at his feet.
word by wordचौरCauraThief, RobberचCaAnd, sometimes used only for emphasis or gap-filling · for emphasis · And, sometimes used for emphasis · And · And, Also, Sometimes for emphasis or gap-fillings · Indeed · And, Also, sometimes for emphasis or gap-filling · And, Also · For emphasis or gap-filling · And, Also, For emphasis · And, Also, sometimes for emphasis · Also · And, Also, Moreover · And, for emphasis · And, Also, sometimes for emphasis or gap-flilling · Moreover, Also · And, sometimes for emphasis or gap-filling · And, As Well as · Gap-filling or emphasis · And, for gap-filling · And, Also, sometimes for gap-filling · And, sometimes for emphasis · And, sometimes used for filling gapsपुरुषंPurussam[I reverentially bow down to Shambhu] Who is the Primeval Being · Who is the Primeval Original Source of the UniverseनमामिNamaamiI Salute · Salutations · I Bow · I Bow down to · I Bow, Salute · I reverentially bow [down to Shambhu] · I reverentially bow downहृदयHrdayaHeart - verse 3अकिञ्चनीकृत्य पदाश्रितं यःकरोति भिक्षुं पथि गेहहीनम् ।केनाप्यहो भीषणचौर ईदृग्-दृष्टःश्रुतो वा न जगत्त्रयेऽपि ॥ 3॥akiñchanīkṛtya padāśritaṃ yaḥkarōti bhikṣuṃ pathi gēhahīnam ।kēnāpyahō bhīṣaṇachaura īdṛg-dṛṣṭaḥśrutō vā na jagattrayē'pi ॥ 3॥meaning
Verse 3: He who makes one who has taken his shelter utterly penniless, turning them into a beggar wandering the road homeless — ah, what kind of terrible thief is this! Such a one has never been seen or heard of even in all three worlds.
word by wordयYaHe · He WhoकरोतिKaroti(All the Righteous Deeds that the Virtuous ones) do (everyday with great care is always done by Your Blessings) · Does · Make · (The Devotee) doesपथिPathiIn the Way · [Krishna sang] on the WayवाVaaOr · Just · Nevertheless · As, Like · Or, IndeedनNaNot · Us, Our · [There are] no [Mantras or Medicine available, even a trace which can accomplish Uccatana etc.] · Us, of us, to us · The letter Nna · Not, Us · Not, No, Nor, NeitherयःYahHe WhoपठिPatthiReading, Reciting - verse 4यदीय नामापि हरत्यशेषंगिरिप्रसारान् अपि पापराशीन् ।आश्चर्यरूपो ननु चौर ईदृग्दृष्टः श्रुतो वा न मया कदापि ॥ 4॥yadīya nāmāpi haratyaśēṣaṃgiriprasārān api pāparāśīn ।āścharyarūpō nanu chaura īdṛgdṛṣṭaḥ śrutō vā na mayā kadāpi ॥ 4॥meaning
Verse 4: Even his name alone steals away entire mountain-loads of sins accumulated over aeons — what a wondrous thief this is! Such a one has never been seen or heard by me at any time.
word by wordयदीयYadiiyaRelating to whom, WhoseअपिApiAlsoननुNanu(Therefore in the three Worlds You) indeed (are the bestower of the Fruits) · Certainly · IndeedचौरCauraThief, Robberदृष्टDrssttaSeenवाVaaOr · Just · Nevertheless · As, Like · Or, IndeedनNaNot · Us, Our · [There are] no [Mantras or Medicine available, even a trace which can accomplish Uccatana etc.] · Us, of us, to us · The letter Nna · Not, Us · Not, No, Nor, NeitherमयाMayaaby me · [This Stotra proclaimed] by me · be meदृष्टाDrssttaaSeeing this · Having Seen, Having Looked at · (Where) can be seen (such Compassion in Heart and such severeness in Battle?) · Can be Seen · Having seen · (Starting with Birth, these six Conditions which are) seen, (are all of the Body, and not of the Aatman) - verse 5धनं च मानं च तथेन्द्रियाणिप्राणांश्च हृत्वा मम सर्वमेव ।पलायसे कुत्र धृतोऽद्य चौरत्वं भक्तिदाम्नासि मया निरुद्धः ॥ 5॥dhanaṃ cha mānaṃ cha tathēndriyāṇiprāṇāṃścha hṛtvā mama sarvamēva ।palāyasē kutra dhṛtō'dya chauratvaṃ bhaktidāmnāsi mayā niruddhaḥ ॥ 5॥meaning
Verse 5: You have stolen my wealth, my honour, my senses, and even my very life-force — everything. Where are you fleeing, O thief? You are caught today! I have bound you with the rope of devotion and you cannot escape.
word by wordधनDhanaWealthचCaAnd, sometimes used only for emphasis or gap-filling · for emphasis · And, sometimes used for emphasis · And · And, Also, Sometimes for emphasis or gap-fillings · Indeed · And, Also, sometimes for emphasis or gap-filling · And, Also · For emphasis or gap-filling · And, Also, For emphasis · And, Also, sometimes for emphasis · Also · And, Also, Moreover · And, for emphasis · And, Also, sometimes for emphasis or gap-flilling · Moreover, Also · And, sometimes for emphasis or gap-filling · And, As Well as · Gap-filling or emphasis · And, for gap-filling · And, Also, sometimes for gap-filling · And, sometimes for emphasis · And, sometimes used for filling gapsमानMaanaPrideममMamamy · of me · (O Mother, May you Shine within the Lotus of) my (Heart in the form of the fullness of Knowledge arising from Atman) · To me · (Be Gracious) to me · Mineसर्वमेवSarvam-EvaHe indeed [attains Tranquility of Mind and] all other fruits, [there is no doubt about it]कुत्रKutraWhere (exists such Beauty which instills Fear in the Enemies and also Captivates?) · Where?चौरCauraThief, Robberत्वTvaThouमयाMayaaby me · [This Stotra proclaimed] by me · be meनिरुद्धNiruddhaHeld Back, Withheld, Restrainedधनम्DhanamWealthमनManaMindत्वंTvamYou · You (are that Inconceivable great Penance for the cause of Liberation) - verse 6छिनत्सि घोरं यमपाशबन्धंभिनत्सि भीमं भवपाशबन्धम् ।छिनत्सि सर्वस्य समस्तबन्धंनैवात्मनो भक्तकृतं तु बन्धम् ॥ 6॥Chinatsi ghōraṃ yamapāśabandhaṃbhinatsi bhīmaṃ bhavapāśabandham ।Chinatsi sarvasya samastabandhaṃnaivātmanō bhaktakṛtaṃ tu bandham ॥ 6॥meaning
Verse 6: You cut the terrible bonds of Yama's noose; you break apart the fearsome bonds of worldly existence; you cut all bondage for everyone — yet you cannot cut the bonds that your devotee has tied around you.
word by wordघोरGhoraTerrificभीमBhiimaTerrificसर्वस्यSarvasyaOf All · EntireतुTuBut, Indeed · Indeed · But Indeed · Then · Then, But · But, For emphasis · But, sometimes for emphasis · But · And, But, Indeed · For emphasis · Indeed, for emphasis · But, sometimes for emphasis or gap-filling · But, for gap-filling · Second indeed (for the welfare of this World, the Lord lifted the Earth which had gone to Rasatala) · NowघोरांGhoraamWho is terrible in appearanceभीमांBhiimaamWho is fearful in appearance - verse 7मन्मानसे तामसराशिघोरेकारागृहे दुःखमये निबद्धः ।लभस्व हे चौर! हरे! चिरायस्वचौर्यदोषोचितमेव दण्डम् ॥ 7॥manmānasē tāmasarāśighōrēkārāgṛhē duḥkhamayē nibaddhaḥ ।labhasva hē chaura! harē! chirāyasvachauryadōṣōchitamēva daṇḍam ॥ 7॥meaning
Verse 7: O thief! O Hari! Now bound in the dark prison of my mind's terrible tamasa nature, you have long been held there in this miserable suffering — receive the punishment fitting for your thievery!
word by wordनिबद्धNibaddhaBound, FetteredहेHeO · Oh, a vocative particle · A vocative particle, OhचौरCauraThief, RobberहरेHareIn Hara [i.e. Sri Shiva] · Taking Away, Removing, Destroying · Who takes awayचिरायCiraayaLong Lasting · For all time · (So also their Sins may make their names engraved in Hell) for longदण्डंDannddam[Yama gave Her a Danda] Staff of Yama - verse 8कारागृहे वस सदा हृदये मदीयेमद्भक्तिपाशदृढबन्धननिश्चलः सन् ।त्वां कृष्ण हे! प्रलयकोटिशतान्तरेऽपिसर्वस्वचौर! हृदयान् न हि मोचयामि ॥ 8॥kārāgṛhē vasa sadā hṛdayē madīyēmadbhaktipāśadṛḍhabandhananiśchalaḥ san ।tvāṃ kṛṣṇa hē! pralayakōṭiśatāntarē'pisarvasvachaura! hṛdayān na hi mōchayāmi ॥ 8॥meaning
Verse 8: O Krishna, O one who steals everything! Stay always in the prison of my heart, held firm and motionless by the firm bonds of my devotion. Even through hundreds of millions of aeons of dissolution, I shall not release you from my heart.
word by wordवसVasaDwelling, ResidenceसदाSadaaAlways · Always, Ever, Every Time; · Always, Ever, Every Time · Always, Ever · Who is Served always · [O Devi, Please bestow Your Auspicious Blessings on me], always · [He attains his innermost longing and Devi] always [dwell in his heart] · Who Always (Abide as the Mantra) · Always, Perpetually · EternalहृदयेHrdayeIn the Heartसन्SanTo Gain, Obtain as a Giftत्वाTvaa(Among the Ganas or Group of Prayers) You (are the Ganapati or the Lord of the Prayers) · Youकृष्णKrssnnaBlack, Dark, Dark-BlueहेHeO · Oh, a vocative particle · A vocative particle, OhनNaNot · Us, Our · [There are] no [Mantras or Medicine available, even a trace which can accomplish Uccatana etc.] · Us, of us, to us · The letter Nna · Not, Us · Not, No, Nor, NeitherहिHiFor, Becauseत्वंTvamYou · You (are that Inconceivable great Penance for the cause of Liberation) - verse 9इति श्रीबिल्वमङ्गलठाकूरविरचितं चौराष्टकं सम्पूर्णम् ।iti śrībilvamaṅgalaṭhākūravirachitaṃ chaurāṣṭakaṃ sampūrṇam ।meaning
Colophon: Thus concludes the Chaurashtakam composed by Sri Bilvamangala Thakur.
word by wordइतिItiRefers to something that precedesसम्पूर्णम्Sampuurnnam[Thus] ends [Sri Durga Apaduddhara Stotram] · Ends · Complete - verse 10चौरग्रगण्य पुरुषाष्टकम् ।chauragragaṇya puruṣāṣṭakam ।meaning
Title marker: Chauragraganya Purushashtakam — the Octad of the Supreme Person who is the Foremost among Thieves.
Primary text from vignanam.org