Jagannātha Aṣṭakam VERSE 7
न वै याचे राज्यं न च कनकमाणिक्यविभवं
न याचेऽहं रम्यां सकल जनकाम्यां वरवधूम्
सदा काले काले प्रमथपतिना गीतचरितो
जगन्नाथः स्वामी नयनपथगामी भवतु मे
na vai yāce rājyaṃ na ca kanaka-māṇikya-vibhavaṃ
na yāce 'haṃ ramyāṃ sakala jana-kāmyāṃ vara-vadhūm
sadā kāle kāle pramatha-patinā gīta-carito
jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me
SYNONYMS
na: not | vai: indeed | yāce: I pray | rājyam: kingdom | ca: and | kanaka: gold | māṇikya: rubies | vibhavam: wealth | aham: I | ramyām: beautiful | sakala: all | jana: people | kāmyām: desired | vara-vadhūm: excellent wife | sadā: always | kāle: time | pramatha-patinā: by Lord Shiva | gīta-carito: whose glories are sung | jagannāthaḥ: Lord Jagannatha | svāmī: the Lord | nayana-patha-gāmī: visible to my eyes | bhavatu: may he become | me: my |
TRANSLATION
I do not pray for a kingdom, nor for gold, rubies, and wealth. I do not ask for an excellent and beautiful wife as desired by all men. I simply pray that Jagannatha Swami, whose glories are always sung by Lord Siva, be the constant object of my vision.
