Sucaru Vakrta Mandalam

sucāru-vaktra-maṇḍalaḿ sukarṇa-ratna-kuṇḍalam sucarcitāńga-candanaḿ namāmi nanda-nandanam

I offer pranama to Nandanandana, whose face is extremely delightful, in whose beautiful ears hang jeweled earrings, and whose entire body is anointed with fragrant candana.

sudīrgha-netra-pańkajaḿ śikhi-śikhaṇḍa-mūrdhajam anańga-koṭi-mohanaḿ namāmi nanda-nandanam

I offer pranama to Nandanandana, whose eyes are more beautiful than the fully bloomed lotus, whose head is beautifully adorned with an arrangement of peacock feathers, and who enchants millions of Cupids.

sunāsikāgra-mauktikaḿ svacchanda-danta-pańktikam navāmbudāńga-cikkaṇaḿ namāmi nanda-nandanam

I offer pranama to Nandanandana, from whose beautiful nose hangs an elephant-pearl, whose teeth are immensely effulgent, whose bodily complexion is more beautiful and lustrous than a fresh rain cloud.

kareṇa veṇu-rañjitaḿ gati-karīndra-gañjitam dukūla-pīta-śobhanaḿ namāmi nanda-nandanam

I offer pranama to Nandanandana, whose lotus hands hold the flute, whose lingering gait defeats even that of an impassioned elephant, and whose dark limbs are beautified by a yellow shawl.

tri-bhańga-deha-sundaraḿ nakha-dyuti-sudhākaram amūlya-ratna-bhūṣaṇaḿ namāmi nanda-nandanam

I offer pranama to Nandanandana, whose threefold-bending posture is exquisitely elegant, the effulgence of whose toe-nails put to shame even the moon, and who wears invaluable jewels and ornaments.

sugandha-ańga-saurabham uro-virāji-kaustubham sphurac-chrīvatsa-lāñchanaḿ namāmi nanda-nandanam

I offer pranama to Nandanandana, whose body exudes an especially beautiful fragrance, and whose broad chest is adorned with the kaustubha jewel and the mark of srivatsa.

vṛndāvana-sunāgaraḿ vilāsānuga-vāsasam surendra-garva-mocanaḿ namāmi nanda-nandanam

I offer pranama to Nandanandana, the expert lover of Vrindavana who performs immaculate pastimes and who is attired in clothes which are suitable for those pastimes, and who pulverized the pride of Indra.

vrajāńganā-sunāyakaḿ sadā sukha-pradāyakam jagan-manaḥ pralobhanaḿ namāmi nanda-nandanam

I offer pranama to Nandanandana, who as the lover of the Vraja gopis perpetually delights them and who enchants the minds of all living entities.

śrī-nanda-nandanāṣṭakaḿ paṭhed yaḥ śraddhayānvitaḥ tared bhavābdhiḿ dustaraḿ labhet tad-ańghri-yugmakam

Whoever regularly recites this (Sri Nanda-nandanastakam) will easily cross the seemingly insurmountable ocean of material existence and attain eternal residence at the lotus feet of Krishna.