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Jagannathashtakam

Vishnu

Jagannathashtakam

जगन्नाथाष्टकम्

A hymn to Jagannatha of Puri — 'may the Lord of the universe be the object of my sight'.
5 min
Deity
Vishnu
Tradition
Vaishnava
Purpose
Devotion
Source
Mantrapushpam (Ramakrishna Math)

मूल पाठ

Sanskrit text

कदाचित्कालिन्दीतटविपिनसङ्गीततरलो मुदाभीरीनारीवदनकमलास्वादमधुपः। रमाशम्भुब्रह्मामरपतिगणेशार्चितपदो जगन्नाथः स्वामी नयनपथगामी भवतु मे

kadācit kālindītaṭavipinasaṅgītataralo mudābhīrīnārīvadanakamalāsvādamadhupaḥ | ramāśambhubrahmāmarapatigaṇeśārcitapado jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayanapathagāmī bhavatu me

॥ १ ॥

भुजे सव्ये वेणुं शिरसि शिखिपिच्छं कटितटे दुकूलं नेत्रान्ते सहचरकटाक्षं विदधते। सदा श्रीमद्वृन्दावनवसतिलीलापरिचयो जगन्नाथः स्वामी नयनपथगामी भवतु मे

bhuje savye veṇuṃ śirasi śikhipicchaṃ kaṭitaṭe dukūlaṃ netrānte sahacarakaṭākṣaṃ vidadhate | sadā śrīmadvṛndāvanavasatilīlāparicayo jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayanapathagāmī bhavatu me

॥ २ ॥

महाम्भोधेस्तीरे कनकरुचिरे नीलशिखरे वसन्प्रासादान्तः सहजबलभद्रेण बलिना। सुभद्रामध्यस्थः सकलसुरसेवावसरदो जगन्नाथः स्वामी नयनपथगामी भवतु मे

mahāmbhodhes tīre kanakarucire nīlaśikhare vasan prāsādāntaḥ sahajabalabhadreṇa balinā | subhadrāmadhyasthaḥ sakalasurasevāvasarado jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayanapathagāmī bhavatu me

॥ ३ ॥

कृपापारावारः सजलजलदश्रेणिरुचिरो रमावाणीरामः स्फुरदमलपङ्केरुहमुखः। सुरेन्द्रैराराध्यः श्रुतिगणशिखागीतचरितो जगन्नाथः स्वामी नयनपथगामी भवतु मे

kṛpāpārāvāraḥ sajalajaladaśreṇiruciro ramāvāṇīrāmaḥ sphurad amalapaṅkeruhamukhaḥ | surendrair ārādhyaḥ śrutigaṇaśikhāgītacarito jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayanapathagāmī bhavatu me

॥ ४ ॥

रथारूढो गच्छन्पथि मिलितभूदेवपटलैः स्तुतिप्रादुर्भावं प्रतिपदमुपाकर्ण्य सदयः। दयासिन्धुर्बन्धुः सकलजगतां सिन्धुसुतया जगन्नाथः स्वामी नयनपथगामी भवतु मे

rathārūḍho gacchan pathi militabhūdevapaṭalaiḥ stutiprādurbhāvaṃ pratipadam upākarṇya sadayaḥ | dayāsindhur bandhuḥ sakalajagatāṃ sindhusutayā jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayanapathagāmī bhavatu me

॥ ५ ॥

परब्रह्मापीडः कुवलयदलोत्फुल्लनयनो निवासी नीलाद्रौ निहितचरणोऽनन्तशिरसि। रसानन्दो राधासरसवपुरालिङ्गनसुखो जगन्नाथः स्वामी नयनपथगामी भवतु मे

parabrahmāpīḍaḥ kuvalayadalotphullanayano nivāsī nīlādrau nihitacaraṇo'nantaśirasi | rasānando rādhāsarasavapurāliṅganasukho jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayanapathagāmī bhavatu me

॥ ६ ॥

न वै याचे राज्यं न च कनकमाणिक्यविभवं न याचेऽहं रम्यां सकलजनकाम्यां वरवधूम्। सदा काले काले प्रमथपतिना गीतचरितो जगन्नाथः स्वामी नयनपथगामी भवतु मे

na vai yāce rājyaṃ na ca kanakamāṇikyavibhavaṃ na yāce'haṃ ramyāṃ sakalajanakāmyāṃ varavadhūm | sadā kāle kāle pramathapatinā gītacarito jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayanapathagāmī bhavatu me

॥ ७ ॥

हर त्वं संसारं द्रुततरमसारं सुरपते हर त्वं पापानां विततिमपरां यादवपते। अहो दीनेऽनाथे निहितमचलं निश्चितपदं जगन्नाथः स्वामी नयनपथगामी भवतु मे

hara tvaṃ saṃsāraṃ drutataram asāraṃ surapate hara tvaṃ pāpānāṃ vitatim aparāṃ yādavapate | aho dīne'nāthe nihitam acalaṃ niścitapadaṃ jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayanapathagāmī bhavatu me

॥ ८ ॥

Jagannathashtakam — recitation

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अर्थ

Meaning
He who sways to the music in the groves on the Yamuna's bank, a bee sipping the lotus-faces of the cowherd maidens, whose feet are worshipped by Rama, Shambhu, Brahma, Indra and Ganesha — may Jagannatha, the Lord, come within the path of my sight. Holding a flute in his left hand, a peacock feather on his head, silk at his waist, casting sidelong glances upon his companions, ever at play in blessed Vrindavana — may Jagannatha come within my sight. Seated on the chariot, moving along the road, mercifully hearing at every step the praises of the assembled brahmanas, an ocean of compassion, friend of all the worlds with the sea-born Lakshmi — may Jagannatha come within my sight. The crest-jewel of the supreme Brahman, lotus-petal-eyed, dwelling on the Blue Mountain (Nilachala), with his feet upon Ananta's heads, blissful in rasa, delighting in Radha's embrace — may Jagannatha, the Lord, come within the path of my sight.

संदर्भ

Context
A beloved hymn to Jagannatha of Puri, sung especially during the Rath Yatra. Principal verses; text as given in Mantrapushpam.

Sources & References

Source / TraditionMantrapushpam (Ramakrishna Math)
Scriptural ReferencesTraditional (Jagannathashtakam)
Editorial NoteComplete text — all eight verses of the Jagannathashtakam.

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