Krishnashtakam

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Author : Adi Shankaracharya

Bhaje vrajaika mandanam, samastha paapa khandanam,
Swabhaktha chittha ranjanam, sadaiva nanda nandanam,
Supiccha guccha masthakam, sunaada venu hasthakam,
Ananga ranga saagaram namaami Krishna naagaram. 1


Manoja garva mochanam vishaala lola lochanam,
Vidhootha gopa shochanam namaami padma lochanam,
Karaaravindha bhoodharam smithaavaloka sundaram,
Mahendra maana daaranam namaami Krishna vaaranam. 2


Kadhambha soona kundalam suchaaru ganda mandalam,
Vrajaanganaika vallabham namaami Krishna durlabham.
Yashodhayaa samodayaa sagopayaa sananandayaa,
Yutham sukhaika daayakam namaami gopa naayakam. 3


Sadaiva paada pankajam madheeya maanase nijam,
Dadhaana mutthamaalakam  namaami nanda baalakam,
Samastha dosha shoshanam samastha loka poshanam,

Samastha gopa maanasam namaami nanda laalasam. 4

Bhoovo bharaavathaarakam bhavaabdi karna dhaarakam,
Yashomathee kishorakam namaami chittha chorakam.
Drugantha kaantha banginam sadaa sadaala sanginam,

Dine dine navam navam namaami nanda sambhavam. 5

Gunaakaram sukhaakaram krupaakaram krupaaparam,
Surad vishanni kandanam namaami gopa nandanam.
Naveenagopa naagaram naveena keli lampatam,
Namaami megha sundram thadith prabhaala sathpatam. 6


Samastha gopa nandanam hrudam bujaika modhanam,
Namaami kunja madhyagam prasanna bhaanu shobhanam.
Nikaama kaamadaayakam drugantha chaaru saayakam,
Rasaalavenu gaayakam namaami kunja naayakam. 7


Vidagdha gopikaa mano manogna thalpasaayinam,
Namaami kunja kaanane pravrudha vannhi paayinam.
Kishora kanthi ranchitham, druganjanam sushobitham,
Gajendra moksha kaarinam Namaami sri vihaarinam. 8


Yadaa thadaa yathaa thathaa thathaiva krushna sathkathaa,
Mayaa sadaiva geeyathaam thathaa krupaa vidheeyathaam.
Pramaani kaashtakadwayam japathya dheethya ya pumaan,
Bhaveth sa nanda nandane bhave bhave subhakthimaan. 9