Asye Hasyam Tatra
Gopinatha Devastakam
āsye
hāsyaṁ tatra mādhvīkam asmin vaṁśī
tasyāṁ nāda-pīyūṣa-sindhuḥ tad-vīcībhir
majjayan bhāti gopīr gopīnāthaḥ
pīna-vakṣā gatir naḥ
On His mouth is a smile. In that smile is nectar. In that nectar is a flute, and in that flute is a nectar ocean of music. Gopinatha plunges the gopis in the waves of that ocean. Broad chested Gopinatha is the goal of our lives.
śoṇoṣṇīṣa-bhrāji-muktā-srajodyat- piñchottaṁsa-spandanenāpi
nūnam hṛn-netrālī-vṛtti-ratnāni
muñcan gopīnāthaḥ
pīna-vakṣā gatir naḥ
With the movement of the peacock feather in His red crown splendid with pearls and peacock feathers, He robs the jewels of the activities of our hearts and eyes. Broad-chested Gopinatha is the goal of our lives.
bibhrad-vāsaḥ
pītam ūrūru-kāntyā ślīṣṭaṁ
bhāsvat-kiṅkiṇīkaṁ nitambe savyābhīrī-cumbita-prānta-bāhur gopīnāthaḥ
pīna-vakṣā gatir naḥ
The splendor of His broad thighs embraces His yellow dhoti. Glistening bells decorate His hips. A gopi kisses His left shoulder. Broad-chested Gopinatha is the goal of our lives.
guñjā-muktā-ratna-gāṅgeya-hārair mālyaiḥ
kaṇṭhe lambamānaiḥ krameṇa pītodañcat-kañcukenāñcita-śrīr gopīnāthaḥ
pīna-vakṣā gatir naḥ
He wears yellow garments. Necklaces of flowers, gold, jewels, pearls, and gunja decorate His neck. Broad-chested Gopinatha is the goal of our lives.
śvatoṣṇīṣaḥ
śveta-suśloka-dhautaḥ suśveta-srak-dvitraśaḥ
śveta-bhūṣaḥ cumban
śaryā-maṅgalārātrike hṛd gopīnāthaḥ
pīna-vakṣā gatir naḥ
He wears a white crown, white ornaments, and two or three splendid white garlands. His fame and purity are splendid and white. At the auspicious morning and evening aratis He kisses our heart. Broad-chested Gopinatha is the goal of our lives.
śrīvatsa-śrī-kaustubhodbhinna-romṇāṁ varṇaiḥ
śrīmān yaś caturbhiḥ sadeṣṭaḥ dṛṣṭaḥ
premṇaivātidhanyair ananyair gopīnāthaḥ
pīna-vakṣā gatir naḥ
He is handsome. He is decorated with the four marks of srivatsa, sri, kaustubha, and hairs standing erect in ecstasy. The fortunate devotees gaze on Him with pure love. Broad-chested Gopinatha is the goal of our lives.
tāpiñchaḥ
kiṁ hema-vallī-yugāntaḥ pārśva-dvandvoddyoti-vidyud-ghanaḥ
kim kiṁ
vā madhye rādhayoḥ śyāmalendur gopīnāthaḥ
pīna-vakṣā gatir naḥ
Is He a dark tamala tree surrounded by a golden vine? Is He a dark cloud with blazing lightning at both His sides, or is He a dark moon in the midst of two radha-stars? Broad-chested Gopinatha is the goal of our lives.
śrī-jāhnavyā
mūrtimān prema-puñjo dīnānāthān
darśayan svaṁ prasīdan puṣṇan
devālabhya-phelā-sudhābhir gopīnāthaḥ
pīna-vakṣā gatir naḥ
He is a personified Ganges of pure love. He shows mercy to the poor and the shelterless and nourishes them with the nectar remnants of His meals, which cannot be attained even by the demigods. Broad-chested Gopinatha is the goal of our lives.
gopīnāthāṣṭakaṁ
tuṣṭa-cetās tat-padābja-prema-puṣṇī-bhaviṣṇuḥ yo'dhīte
tan-mantu-koṭīr apaśyan gopīnāthaḥ
pīna-vakṣā gatir naḥ
Gopinatha does not see millions of sins of one who, carefully nourishing love for His lotus feet, reads this Gopinathastaka with a happy heart. Broad-chested Gopinatha is the goal of our lives.
Translation
On His mouth is a smile. In that smile is nectar. In that nectar is a flute, and in that flute is a nectar ocean of music. Gopinatha plunges the gopis in the waves of that ocean. Broad chested Gopinatha is the goal of our lives.
With the movement of the peacock feather in His red crown splendid with pearls and peacock feathers, He robs the jewels of the activities of our hearts and eyes. Broad-chested Gopinatha is the goal of our lives.
The splendor of His broad thighs embraces His yellow dhoti. Glistening bells decorate His hips. A gopi kisses His left shoulder. Broad-chested Gopinatha is the goal of our lives.
He wears yellow garments. Necklaces of flowers, gold, jewels, pearls, and gunja decorate His neck. Broad-chested Gopinatha is the goal of our lives.
He wears a white crown, white ornaments, and two or three splendid white garlands. His fame and purity are splendid and white. At the auspicious morning and evening aratis He kisses our heart. Broad-chested Gopinatha is the goal of our lives.
He is handsome. He is decorated with the four marks of srivatsa, sri, kaustubha, and hairs standing erect in ecstasy. The fortunate devotees gaze on Him with pure love. Broad-chested Gopinatha is the goal of our lives.
Is He a dark tamala tree surrounded by a golden vine? Is He a dark cloud with blazing lightning at both His sides, or is He a dark moon in the midst of two radha-stars? Broad-chested Gopinatha is the goal of our lives.
He is a personified Ganges of pure love. He shows mercy to the poor and the shelterless and nourishes them with the nectar remnants of His meals, which cannot be attained even by the demigods. Broad-chested Gopinatha is the goal of our lives.
Notes
Mentioned in verse 7, there are twenty-seven celebrated stars; one of the stars is named "Radha."