Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura
sarac-candra-bhrāntiṁ sphurad- amala-kāntiṁ gaja-gatiṁ
hari-premonmattaṁ dhṛta-parama-sattvaṁ smita-mukham
sadāghūrṇan-netraṁ kara- kalita-vetraṁ kali-bhidaṁ
bhaje nityānandaṁ bhajana- taru-kandaṁ niravadhi
rasānām āgāraṁ svajana- gaṇa-sarvasvam atulaṁ
tadīyaika-prāṇa-pramita- vasudhā-jāhnava-patim
sadā-premonmādaṁ param aviditaṁ manda-manasām
bhaje nityānandaṁ bhajana- taru-kandaṁ niravadhi
śacī-sūnu-preṣṭhaṁ nikhila-jagad-iṣṭaṁ sukha-mayaṁ
kalau majjaj-jivoddharaṇa- karaṇoddāma-karuṇam
harer ākhyānād vā bhava- jaladhi-garvonnati-haraṁ
bhaje nityānandaṁ bhajana- taru-kandaṁ niravadhi
aye bhrātar nīṇāṁ kali- kaluṣiṇāṁ kiṁ nu bhavitā
tathā prāyaścittaṁ racaya yad-anāyāsata ime
vrajanti tvām itthaṁ saha bhagavatā mantrayati yo
bhaje nityānandaṁ bhajana- taru-kandaṁ niravadhi
yatheṣṭhaṁ re bhrātaḥ kuru hari-hari-dhvānam aniśaṁ
tato vaḥ saṁsārāmbudhi- taraṇa-dāyo mayi laget
idaṁ bāhu-sphoṭair aṭati raṭayan yaḥ pratigṛham
bhaje nityānandaṁ bhajana- taru-kandaṁ niravadhi
balāt saṁsārāmbhonidhi-harana-kumbhodbhavam aho
satāṁ śreyaḥ-sindhūnnati-kumuda-bandhuṁ samuditaṁ
khala-śreṇī-sphūrjit-timira- hara-sūrya-prabham ahaṁ
bhaje nityānandaṁ bhajana- taru-kandaṁ niravadhi
naṭantaṁ gāyantaṁ harim anuvadantaṁ pathi pathi
vrajantaṁ paśyantaṁ svam api na dayantaṁ jana-gaṇam
prakurvantaṁ santaṁ sa-karuṇa-dṛg-antaṁ prakalanād
bhaje nityānandaṁ bhajana- taru-kandaṁ niravadhi
su-bibhrāṇaṁ bhrātuḥ kara- sarasijaṁ kamalataraṁ
mitho vaktrālokocchalita- paramānanda-hṛdayam
bhramantaṁ mādhuryair ahaha madayantaṁ pura-janān
bhaje nityānandaṁ bhajana- taru-kandaṁ niravadhi
rasānāṁ ādhāraṁ rasika- vara-sad-vaiṣṇava-dhanaṁ
rasāgāraṁ sāraṁ patita- tati-tāraṁ smaraṇataḥ
paraṁ nityānandāṣṭakam idam apūrvaṁ pathati yaḥ
tad-aṅghri-dvandvābjaṁ sphuratu nitarāṁ tasya hṛdaye
vande śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-nityānandau sahoditau
gaurodaye puṣpavantau citrau śan-dau tamo-nudau
jaya jaya śrī-caitanya jaya nityānanda
jayādvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vṛnda