Siksastaka
Sign in to saveThe Shikshashtakam (IAST: ) is a 16th-century Gaudiya Vaishnava Hindu prayer of eight verses composed in the Sanskrit language. They are the only verses left personally written by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486 – 1534) with the majority of his philosophy being codified by his primary disciples, known as the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan. The Shikshashtakam is quoted within the Chaitanya Charitamrita, Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami's biography of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, written in Bengali. The name of the prayer comes from the Sanskrit words '''', meaning 'instruction', and aṣṭaka, meaning 'consisting of e
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- Author
- Chaitanya
- First published
- 1991
- Editions
- 1
- Subjects
- Prayer-books and devotions, Chaitanya (Sect), Sanskrit, Krishna (Hindu deity), English, Prayers and devotions
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- poem
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Encyclopedic overview
22 sectionsContents
- Text
- Verse 1
- Translation
- Verse 2
- Translation
- Verse 3
- Translation
- Verse 4
- Translation
- Verse 5
- Translation
- Verse 6
- Translation
- Verse 7
- Translation
- Verse 8
- Translation
- Extra verse
- Translation
- See also
- References
- External links
The Shikshashtakam (IAST: ) is a 16th-century Gaudiya Vaishnava Hindu prayer of eight verses composed in the Sanskrit language. They are the only verses left personally written by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486 – 1534) with the majority of his philosophy being codified by his primary disciples, known as the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan. The Shikshashtakam is quoted within the Chaitanya Charitamrita, Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami's biography of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, written in Bengali. The name of the prayer comes from the Sanskrit words '''', meaning 'instruction', and aṣṭaka, meaning 'consisting of eight parts', i.e., stanzas. The teachings contained within the eight verses are believed to contain the essence of all teachings on Bhakti yoga within the Gaudiya tradition.
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