Asrayami Sri Srivasam Tam Adyam
Srivasastkam
āśrayāmi śrī-śrīvāsaṁ tam ādyaṁ paṇḍitaṁ mudā
śuklāmbara-dharam ́ gauram ́ gaura-bhakti-pradāyakam
I take shelter of Sri Srivasa and the joyful pandits led by him He is clad in white cloth, has a golden complexion, and is the giver of devotion for Gaura.
śrī-gaurasya navadvīpa-līlā-kīrtana-sampadi
yah ̣ pradānatayā khyātaḥ sa śrīvāso gatir mama
Who is famous for being absorbed in kirtan in Sri Gaura's Navadvipa-lila, this Srivasa is my goal.
śrī-gaurā-kīrtanānando putra-śāko'pi nāspṛśat yaṁ
śrīvāsaṁ bhakta-rājaṁ taṁ namāmi punaḥ punah ̣
Who was unaffected, as his son died amidst Sri Gaura's bliss of kirtan To this Srivasa, the king among the devotees, I offer obeisances again and again.
ādau vāsastu śrī-haṭṭe bhāgirathyās taṭe tataḥ
kumara- haṭṭe yasyāsīt sa me gaura-gatir gatih ̣
Who first lived in Sri Hatta on the banks of Bhagirathi, and then in Kumara- hatta, he is the goal of my Gaura's way.
śrīvāsaḥ śrīpatiś caiva śrīnidhiś ceti sattamaḥ
śrīvāsa-bhrātaro jñeyāh ̣ śrīvāsam ́ naumi tad varam
To the one who was the foremost among Srivasa, Sripati and Srinidhi, to Srivasa, the eldest of the brothers, I offer my obeisances.
purā nārada-rūpeṇa hari-nāma-sudhā-jharaiḥ yo
jagat plāvayām āsa sa śrīvāso'dhunā gatih ̣
Who was a river of the nectar of harinama in the past in Narada's form, and who makes the world swim in it This Srivasa is now my goal.
yat-patnī mālinī-devī śrī-gaurāṅgam atoṣaYat
sva-hasta-pakka-bhaktādyaih ̣ sa śrīvāso gatir mama
Whose wife, Malini Devi, pleased Sri Gauranga by cooking for the devotees with her own hands This Srivasa is my goal.
pativad gaurāṅga-gatir mālinī gauḍa-viśrutā
tat- pāda-padma-savidhe praṇatir me sahasrasaḥ
Malini attained Gaura as her master, so it is said in the Gauda At her lotus feet, I offer obeisances a thousand-fold.
śrī-caitanya-priyatamaṁ vande śrīvāsa-paṇḍitam
yat kāruṇya-kaṭākṣeṇa śrī-gaurāṅge ratir bhavet
Obeisances to Srivasa Pandit, the dearest of Sri Caitanya's, with whose compassionate glance love for Sri Gauranga awakens.
Translation
I take shelter of Sri Srivasa and the joyful pandits led by him He is clad in white cloth, has a golden complexion, and is the giver of devotion for Gaura.
Who is famous for being absorbed in kirtan in Sri Gaura's Navadvipa-lila, this Srivasa is my goal.
Who was unaffected, as his son died amidst Sri Gaura's bliss of kirtan To this Srivasa, the king among the devotees, I offer obeisances again and again.
Who first lived in Sri Hatta on the banks of Bhagirathi, and then in Kumara- hatta, he is the goal of my Gaura's way.
To the one who was the foremost among Srivasa, Sripati and Srinidhi, to Srivasa, the eldest of the brothers, I offer my obeisances.
Who was a river of the nectar of harinama in the past in Narada's form, and who makes the world swim in it This Srivasa is now my goal.
Whose wife, Malini Devi, pleased Sri Gauranga by cooking for the devotees with her own hands This Srivasa is my goal.
Malini attained Gaura as her master, so it is said in the Gauda At her lotus feet, I offer obeisances a thousand-fold.
Obeisances to Srivasa Pandit, the dearest of Sri Caitanya's, with whose compassionate glance love for Sri Gauranga awakens.