About Sri Lokanath Prabhupada:
Born in Aravade, a small village Maharashtra, Indian, he went to Mumbai for studying. In the year 1971, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was touring India with his foreign disciples and had organized a pandal program in Mumbai.. Intrigued, maharaj attended the whole Hare Krsna Festival and heard from Srila Prabhupada. Wanting to surrender his life to Lord Krishna, he joined Juhu under the able leadership of Giriraj Swami. As he was coming from a traditional Indian family, thee was some initial resistance. However, Maharaj not just made them favorable but transformed his entire village into Krishna consciousness by opening a fantastic ISKCON temple. He was been conducting Padyatra, Vrindavan parikrama and is in charge of World holy name. He travels and preaches to the remotest village in India to cities and universities in developed countries.
Shri Lokanathaprabhuvara Ashtakam Lyrics in Punjabi:
ਸ਼੍ਰੀਲੋਕਨਾਥਪ੍ਰਭੁਵਰਾਸ਼੍ਟਕਮ੍
ਯਃ ਕਸ਼੍ਣਚੈਤਨ੍ਯਕਪੈਕਵਿਤ੍ਤ-
ਸ੍ਤਤ੍ਪ੍ਰੇਮਹੇਮਾਭਰਣਾਢ੍ਯਚਿਤ੍ਤਃ ।
ਨਿਪਤ੍ਯ ਭੂਮੌ ਸਤਤਂ ਨਮਾਮ-
ਸ੍ਤਂ ਲੋਕਨਾਥਂ ਪ੍ਰਭੁਮਾਸ਼੍ਰਯਾਮਃ ॥ ੧॥
ਯੋ ਲਬ੍ਧਵਨ੍ਦਾਵਨਨਿਤ੍ਯਵਾਸਃ
ਪਰਿਸ੍ਫੁਰਤ੍ਕਸ਼੍ਣਵਿਲਾਸਰਾਸਃ ।
ਸ੍ਵਾਚਾਰਚਰ੍ਯਸਤਤਾਵਿਰਾਮ-
ਸ੍ਤਂ ਲੋਕਨਾਥਂ ਪ੍ਰਭੁਮਾਸ਼੍ਰਯਾਮਃ ॥ ੨॥
ਸਦੋਲ੍ਲਸਦ੍ਭਾਗਵਤਾਨੁਰਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ
ਯਃ ਕਸ਼੍ਣਰਾਧਾਸ਼੍ਰਵਣਾਦਿਭਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ।
ਅਯਾਤਯਾਮੀਕਤਸਰ੍ਵਯਾਮ-
ਸ੍ਤਂ ਲੋਕਨਾਥਂ ਪ੍ਰਭੁਮਾਸ਼੍ਰਯਾਮਃ ॥ ੩॥
ਵਨ੍ਦਾਵਨਾਧੀਸ਼ਪਦਾਬ੍ਜਸੇਵਾ
ਸ੍ਵਾਦੇऽਨੁਮਜ੍ਜਨ੍ਤਿ ਨ ਹਨ੍ਤ ਕੇ ਵਾ ।
ਯਸ੍ਤੇਸ਼੍ਵਪਿ ਸ਼੍ਲਾਘਾਤਮੋऽਭਿਰਾਮ-
ਸ੍ਤਂ ਲੋਕਨਾਥਂ ਪ੍ਰਭੁਮਾਸ਼੍ਰਯਾਮਃ ॥ ੪॥
ਯਃ ਕਸ਼੍ਣਲੀਲਾਰਸ ਏਵ ਲੋਕਾਨ੍
ਅਨੁਨ੍ਮੁਖਾਨ੍ਵੀਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਯ ਬਿਭਰ੍ਤਿ ਸ਼ੋਕਾਨ੍ ।
ਸ੍ਵਯਂ ਤਦਾਸ੍ਵਾਦਨਮਾਤ੍ਰਕਾਮ-
ਸ੍ਤਂ ਲੋਕਨਾਥਂ ਪ੍ਰਭੁਮਾਸ਼੍ਰਯਾਮਃ ॥ ੫॥
ਕਪਾਬਲਂ ਯਸ੍ਯ ਵਿਵੇਦ ਕਸ਼੍ਚਿਤ੍
ਨਰੋਤ੍ਤਮੋ ਨਾਮ ਮਹਾਨ੍ਵਿਪਸ਼੍ਚਿਤ੍ ।
ਯਸ੍ਯ ਪ੍ਰਥੀਯਾਨ੍ਵਿਸ਼ਯੋਪਰਾਮ-
ਸ੍ਤਂ ਲੋਕਨਾਥਂ ਪ੍ਰਭੁਮਾਸ਼੍ਰਯਾਮਃ ॥ ੬॥
ਰਾਗਾਨੁਗਾਵਰ੍ਤ੍ਮਨਿ ਯਤ੍ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਾ-
ਦ੍ਵਿਸ਼ਨ੍ਤ੍ਯਾਵਿਜ੍ਞਾ ਅਪਿ ਨਿਰ੍ਵਿਸ਼ਾਦਾਃ ।
ਜਨੇ ਕਤਾਗਸ੍ਯਪਿ ਯਸ੍ਤ੍ਵਵਾਮ-
ਸ੍ਤਂ ਲੋਕਨਾਥਂ ਪ੍ਰਭੁਮਾਸ਼੍ਰਯਾਮਃ ॥ ੭॥
ਯਦ੍ਦਾਸਦਾਸਾਨੁਦਾਸਦਾਸਾਃ
ਵਯ੍ਹਂ ਭਵਾਮਃ ਫਲਿਤਾਭਿਲਾਸ਼ਾਃ ।
ਯਦੀਯਤਾਯਾਂ ਸਹਸਾ ਵਿਸ਼ਾਮ-
ਸ੍ਤਂ ਲੋਕਨਾਥਂ ਪ੍ਰਭੁਮਾਸ਼੍ਰਯਾਮਃ ॥ ੮॥
ਸ਼੍ਰੀਲੋਕਨਾਥਾਸ਼੍ਟਕਮਤ੍ਯੁਦਾਰਂ
ਭਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ਪਠੇਦ੍ਯਃ ਪੁਰੁਸ਼ਾਰ੍ਥਸਾਰਮ੍ ।
ਸ ਮਞ੍ਜੁਲਾਲੀਪਦਵੀਂ ਪ੍ਰਪਦ੍ਯ
ਸ਼੍ਰੀਰਾਧਿਕਾਂ ਸੇਵਤ ਏਵ ਸਦ੍ਯਃ ॥ ੯॥
ਸੋऽਯਂ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਲੋਕਨਾਥਃ ਸ੍ਫੁਰਤੁ ਪੁਰੁਕਪਾਰਸ਼੍ਮਿਭਿਃ ਸ੍ਵੈਃ ਸਮੁਦ੍ਯਨ੍
ਉਦ੍ਧਤ੍ਯੋਦ੍ਧਤ੍ਯ ਯੋ ਨਃ ਪ੍ਰਚੁਰਤਮਤਮਃ ਕੂਪਤੋ ਦੀਪਿਤਾਭਿਃ ।
ਦਗ੍ਭਿਃ ਸ੍ਵਪ੍ਰੇਮਵੀਥ੍ਯਾ ਦਿਸ਼ਮਦਿਸ਼ਦਹੋ ਯਾਂ ਸ਼੍ਰਿਤਾ ਦਿਵ੍ਯਲੀਲਾ
ਰਤ੍ਨਾਢ੍ਯਂ ਵਿਨ੍ਦਮਾਨਾ ਵਯਮਪਿ ਨਿਭਤਂ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਲਗੋਵਰ੍ਧਨਂ ਸ੍ਮਃ ॥ ੧੦॥
ਇਤਿ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਮਦ੍ਵਿਸ਼੍ਵਨਾਥਚਕ੍ਰਵਰ੍ਤਿਵਿਰਚਿਤਂ
ਸ਼੍ਰੀਸ਼੍ਰੀਲੋਕਨਾਥਪ੍ਰਭੁਵਰਾਸ਼੍ਟਕਂ ਸਮ੍ਪੂਰ੍ਣਮ੍ ॥
Shri Lokanathaprabhuvara Ashtakam Meaning:
Falling on the ground, we repeatedly bow down and take shelter of Prabhu Lokanatha Gosvami. His only wealth is the mercy of Lord Krsna Caitanya, and his heart is decorated with the golden ornaments of pure love. || 1 ||
We take shelter of Lokanatha Prabhu, who always stayed in Vrndavana, remembering Krsna’s pastimes and always engaged in devotional service. || 2 ||
We take shelter of Lokanatha Prabhu, who was radiant with love. He was always busy in devotional service: hearing about Sri Sri Radha and Krsna and serving Them in many ways. || 3 ||
We take shelter of Lokanatha Prabhu. Who is now not plunged in the sweetness of service to the lotus feet of Vrndavana’s king and queen? Among these devotees charming Lokanatha Prabhu is the best. || 4 ||
We take shelter of Lokanatha Prabhu. He became filled with grief when he saw the people were not eager to taste the sweetness of Krsna’s pastimes. His only desire was to taste that sweetness. || 5 ||
We take shelter of Lokanatha Prabhu, who completely renounced material sense gratification. A wise devotee named Narottama dasa Thakura understood the greatness of his mercy. || 6 ||
We take shelter of Lokanatha Prabhu, who is not unfriendly to the sinful. By his mercy the foolish materialists have entered the path of spontaneous devotional service. || 7 ||
We take shelter of Lokanatha Prabhu. Desiring to become like him and attain what he attained, we have become the servant of the servant of the follower of the servant of his servant. || 8 ||
These eight noble verses glorifying Lokanatha Gosvami reveal the highest goal of life. One who reads them with devotion will immediately attain the path of pure devotional service. He will serve Srimati Radharani. || 9 ||
With splendid glances illuminating the path of pure love and with the splendid effulgence of his mercy chasing the deep darkness from the well of my heart, may Lokanatha Gosvami appear before me. Taking shelter of Him, we have found Govardhana Hill filled with the jewels of Krsna’s transcendental pastimes. || 10 ||