Krishna

Krishnashtakam

कृष्णाष्टकम्

Eight verses adoring Krishna as Jagadguru — 'Vasudeva-sutam Devam'.

5 min

Deity: Krishna
Tradition: Vaishnava
Purpose: Devotion
Source: Mantrapushpam (Ramakrishna Math)

मूल पाठ

Sanskrit text

वसुदेवसुतं देवं कंसचाणूरमर्दनम्। देवकीपरमानन्दं कृष्णं वन्दे जगद्गुरुम्

vasudevasutaṃ devaṃ kaṃsacāṇūramardanam | devakīparamānandaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ vande jagadgurum

अतसीपुष्पसङ्काशं हारनूपुरशोभितम्। रत्नकङ्कणकेयूरं कृष्णं वन्दे जगद्गुरुम्

atasīpuṣpasaṅkāśaṃ hāranūpuraśobhitam | ratnakaṅkaṇakeyūraṃ kṛṣṇaṃ vande jagadgurum

कुटिलालकसंयुक्तं पूर्णचन्द्रनिभाननम्। विलसत्कुण्डलधरं कृष्णं वन्दे जगद्गुरुम्

kuṭilālakasaṃyuktaṃ pūrṇacandranibhānanam | vilasatkuṇḍaladharaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ vande jagadgurum

मन्दारगन्धसंयुक्तं चारुहासं चतुर्भुजम्। बर्हिपिञ्छावचूडाङ्गं कृष्णं वन्दे जगद्गुरुम्

mandāragandhasaṃyuktaṃ cāruhāsaṃ caturbhujam | barhipiñchāvacūḍāṅgaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ vande jagadgurum

उत्फुल्लपद्मपत्राक्षं नीलजीमूतसन्निभम्। यादवानां शिरोरत्नं कृष्णं वन्दे जगद्गुरुम्

utphullapadmapatrākṣaṃ nīlajīmūtasannibham | yādavānāṃ śiroratnaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ vande jagadgurum

रुक्मिणीकेलिसंयुक्तं पीताम्बरसुशोभितम्। अवाप्ततुलसीगन्धं कृष्णं वन्दे जगद्गुरुम्

rukmiṇīkelisaṃyuktaṃ pītāmbarasuśobhitam | avāptatulasīgandhaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ vande jagadgurum

गोपिकानां कुचद्वन्द्वकुङ्कुमाङ्कितवक्षसम्। श्रीनिकेतं महेष्वासं कृष्णं वन्दे जगद्गुरुम्

gopikānāṃ kucadvandvakuṅkumāṅkitavakṣasam | śrīniketaṃ maheṣvāsaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ vande jagadgurum

श्रीवत्साङ्कं महोरस्कं वनमालाविराजितम्। शङ्खचक्रधरं देवं कृष्णं वन्दे जगद्गुरुम्

śrīvatsāṅkaṃ mahoraskaṃ vanamālāvirājitam | śaṅkhacakradharaṃ devaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ vande jagadgurum

Krishnashtakam — recitation

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अर्थ

Meaning

I worship Krishna, the teacher of the worlds: the son of Vasudeva, destroyer of Kamsa and Chanura, the supreme joy of Devaki; hued like the atasi flower, adorned with garlands, anklets, gem-set bracelets and armlets; with curling locks and a face like the full moon, wearing gleaming earrings; fragrant with mandara, of charming smile and four arms, crowned with a peacock feather; lotus-petal-eyed, dark as a rain-cloud, the crest-jewel of the Yadavas; delighting with Rukmini, resplendent in yellow silk, fragrant with tulsi; bearing the Shrivatsa mark on his broad chest wreathed with the forest garland, holding conch and discus.

संदर्भ

Context

A popular ashtaka praising Krishna's beauty and glory. Text as given in Mantrapushpam.

Sources & References

Source / TraditionMantrapushpam (Ramakrishna Math)

Scriptural ReferencesTraditional (Krishnashtakam)

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