Srinivas Acharya wrote this song “Krishnotkirtana gana nartana parau premamritambho nidhi” (Eight prayers to six gosvamis). The official name of this song is Sri Sri Sad Goswamy Ashtakam. In this song, Srinivas Acharya sings the glory of the Six Gosvamis, namely Sri Rupa Gosvami, Sri Sanatana Gosvami, Sri Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami, Sri Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami, Sri Jiva Gosvami and Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami.
॥ Shad Goswamy Ashtakam English Lyrics ॥
krishnotkirtana gana nartana parau premamritambho nidhi
dhiradhira jana priyau priya karau nirmatsarau pujitau
sri caitanya kripa bharau bhuvi bhuvo bharavahantarakau
vande rupa sanatanau raghu yugau sri jiva gopalakau ॥ 1 ॥
nana sastra vicaranaika nipunau sad dharma samsthapakau
lokanam hita karinau tri bhuvane manyau saranyakarau
radha krishna padaravinda bhajananandena mattalikau
vande rupa sanatanau raghu yugau sri jiva gopalakau ॥ 2 ॥
sri gauranga gunanuvarnana vidhau sraddha samriddhy anvitau
papottapa nikrintanau tanu bhritam govinda ganamritaih
anandambudhi vardhanaika nipunau kaivalya nistarakau
vande rupa sanatanau raghu yugau sri jiva gopalakau ॥ 3 ॥
tyaktva turnam asesha mandala pati srenim sada tuccha vat
bhutva dina ganesakau karunaya kaupina kanthasritau
gopi bhava rasamritabdhi lahari kallola magnau muhur
vande rupa sanatanau raghu yugau sri jiva gopalakau ॥ 4 ॥
kujat kokila hamsa sarasa ganakirne mayurakule
nana ratna nibaddha mula vitapa sri yukta vrindavane
radha krishnam ahar nisam prabhajatau jivarthadau yau muda
vande rupa sanatanau raghu yugau sri jiva gopalakau ॥ 5 ॥
sankhya purvaka nama gana natibhih kalavasani kritau
nidrahara viharakadi vijitau catyanta dinau ca yau
radha krishna guna smriter madhurimanandena sammohitau
vande rupa sanatanau raghu yugau sri jiva gopalakau ॥ 6 ॥
radha kunda tate kalinda tanaya tire ca vamsivate
premonmada vasad asesha dasaya grastau pramattau sada
gayantau ca kada harer guna varam bhavabhibhutau muda
vande rupa sanatanau raghu yugau sri jiva gopalakau ॥ 7 ॥
he radhe vraja devike ca lalite he nanda suno kutah
sri govardhana kalpa padapa tale kalindi vane kutah
ghoshantav iti sarvato vraja pure khedair maha vihvalau
vande rupa sanatanau raghu yugau sri jiva gopalakau ॥ 8 ॥
iti sri srinivssscsrya viracitam sad gosvamyastakam sampurnam ।
॥ Shad Goswamy Ashtakam Meaning ॥
I offer my respectful obeisances unto the six Gosvamis, namely Sri Rupa Gosvami, Sri Sanatana Gosvami, Sri Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami, Sri Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, Sri Jiva Gosvami, and Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami, who are always engaged in chanting the holy name of Krishna and dancing. They are just like the ocean of love of God, and they are popular both with the gentle and with the ruffians, because they are not envious of anyone. Whatever they do, they are all-pleasing to everyone, and they are fully blessed by Lord Caitanya. Thus they are engaged in missionary activities meant to deliver all the conditioned souls in the material universe. ॥ 1 ॥
I offer my respectful obeisances unto the six Gosvamis, namely Sri Rupa Gosvami, Sri Sanatana Gosvami, Sri Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami, Sri Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, Sri Jiva Gosvami, and Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami, who are very expert in scrutinizingly studying all the revealed scriptures with the aim of establishing eternal religious principles for the benefit of all human beings. Thus they are honored all over the three worlds and they are worth taking shelter of because they are absorbed in the mood of the gopis and are engaged in the transcendental loving service of Radha and Krishna. ॥ 2 ॥
I offer my respectful obeisances unto the six Gosvamis, namely Sri Rupa Gosvami, Sri Sanatana Gosvami, Sri Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami, Sri Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, Sri Jiva Gosvami, and Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami, who are very much enriched in understanding of Lord Caitanya and who are thus expert in narrating His transcendental qualities. They can purify all conditioned souls from the reactions of their sinful activities by pouring upon them transcendental songs about Govinda. As such, they are very expert in increasing the limits of the ocean of transcendental bliss, and they are the saviors of the living entities from he devouring mouth of liberation. ॥ 3 ॥
I offer my respectful obeisances unto the six Gosvamis, namely Sri Rupa Gosvami, Sri Sanatana Gosvami, Sri Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami, Sri Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, Sri Jiva Gosvami, and Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami, who kicked off all association of aristocracy as insignificant. In order to deliver the poor conditioned souls, they accepted loincloths, treating themselves as mendicants, but they are always merged in the ecstatic ocean of the gopis’ love for Krishna and bathe always and repeatedly in the waves of that ocean. ॥ 4 ॥
I offer my respectful obeisances unto the six Gosvamis, namely Sri Rupa Gosvami, Sri Sanatana Gosvami, Sri Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami, Sri Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, Sri Jiva Gosvami, and Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami, who were always engaged in worshiping Radha-Krishna in the transcendental land of Vrindavana where there are beautiful trees full of fruits and flowers which have under their roots all valuable jewels. The Gosvamis are perfectly competent to bestow upon the living entities the greatest boon of the goal of life. ॥ 5 ॥
I offer my respectful obeisances unto the six Gosvamis, namely Sri Rupa Gosvami, Sri Sanatana Gosvami, Sri Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami, Sri Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, Sri Jiva Gosvami, and Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami, who were engaged in chanting the holy names of the Lord and bowing down in a scheduled measurement. In this way they utilized their valuable lives and in executing these devotional activities they conquered over eating and sleeping and were always meek and humble enchanted by remembering the transcendental qualities of the Lord. ॥ 6 ॥
I offer my respectful obeisances unto the six Gosvamis, namely Sri Rupa Gosvami, Sri Sanatana Gosvami, Sri Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami, Sri Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, Sri Jiva Gosvami, and Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami, who were sometimes on the bank of the Radha-kunda lake or the shores of the Yamuna and sometimes at Vamsivata. There they appeared just like madmen in the full ecstasy of love for Krishna, exhibiting different transcendental symptoms in their bodies, and they were merged in the ecstasy of Krishna consciousness. ॥ 7 ॥
I offer my respectful obeisances unto the six Gosvamis, namely Sri Rupa Gosvami, Sri Sanatana Gosvami, Sri Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami, Sri Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, Sri Jiva Gosvami, and Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami, who were chanting very loudly everywhere in Vrindavana, shouting, “Queen of Vrindavana, Radharani! O Lalita! O son of Nanda Maharaja! Where are you all now? Are you just on the hill of Govardhana, or are you under the trees on the bank of the Yamuna? Where are you?” These were their moods in executing Krishna consciousness. ॥ 8 ॥