Jai Sriman Narayana !!
My salutation to Lord Govinda, who
is the cause of perpetual bliss; he is the personification of eternal wisdom,
truth, persistent and boundless in nature.
My salutation to Lord Govinda,
who effortlessly crawl in the cow sheds, he is the solution to the troubles and
he is beyond any tribulation, My
salutation to Lord Govinda who is the consort of Goddess Sri Mahalakshi, Lord of the Universe appears in numerous forms
or formless due to illusion.
My salutation to Lord Govinda,
who is the cause of perpetual bliss, mischievous child of Yasodha who consumed
mud and besieged with the punishment of Mother Yasodha, exposed visible and
invisible part of fourteen worlds in his mouth, he is the pinnacle of the three
worlds, exists in visible and invisible form and he is the Lord of the Earth.
My salutation to Lord Govinda, who
is the cause of eternal bliss, killed several mighty demons, who were the
enemies of Suras, in order to reduce the burden of Earth. He alleviate the sorrows and illnesses in
daily life, remains always detached, consumes butter in abundance, eats nothing
other than the Universe, shines in the crystal
clear mind of devotees but cannot be exposed, he is the personification of peace.
My salutation to Lord Govinda,
who is the cause eternal bliss, protects all the living beings in the form of a
mischievous cow herd, he protects whoever take good care of the cows. He good-naturedly
lifted the Mount Govardhana and made the Gopis dance and Gopas delightful. Oh! Lord Govinda, you are unapproachable for the ignorant,
oh! Lord Govinda you are the protector of cows and have many names.
My salutation to Lord Govinda,
who is the cause of eternal bliss, present in every bunch of Gopis, appears in
various forms and impossible to tell apart.
Oh! Lord Govinda, your magnificent form is completely covered by the
dust raised by the hooves of cows. You
are approachable through sincere devotion and dedication of mind of the
devotees, you are unreachable and your supremacy can be conceived only by the virtuous
individuals in their thoughts.
My salutation to Lord Govinda,
who is the cause of perpetual bliss, carried away the clothes of beautiful young
maidens of Vraja while they were having bath in the river, and settled on the tree,
shortly commanded them to come forward and collect their clothes without any
clothes on their body. Oh! Lord Govinda,
who has perfect control over senses, you are the destroyer of sorrows and
passion, you are intellect, and you are the personification of wisdom.
My salutation to Lord Govinda,
who is the cause of perpetual bliss, you are gorgeous, you are the cause for
all the causes, you are primordial with no beginning and no end, you have
marvelously danced on the hoods of serpent Kaliya in the river Yamuna. Oh! Lord Govinda, who is dark complexioned,
omnipresent and destroyer of evil effects of Kali era, he is the cause of passage
of Time from past to future.
My salutation to Lord Govinda who
is the cause of perpetual bliss, dwells in the sacred land of Brindavan is
being venerated by the deities, his nectar like smile has the resemblance of
jasmine flower, and he is the provider of happiness to his associates. Oh! Lord Govinda, whose two little feet are
worshipped by great Sages and righteous people, Oh! Lord Govinda, you are the
ocean of virtues which is venerated by all.
Whoever recites this splendid
verses of Sri Govinda Ashtakam and pronounce
the various glorious names such as Govinda !
Achyutha ! Madhava ! Vishnu !
Gokulanayaka ! Krishna would be drenched in the nectar like devotion to Lord
Govinda, all his/her sins will be washed off and eventually attain the abode of
Lord Govinda which is the supreme abode of eternal bliss.
Sathyam Gnanam Anantham
Nithyamanakasham Paramakasham |
Goshta Pranganaringana Lolamanayasam Paramayasam |
Maya Kalpitha Nanakaram Anakaram
Bhuvanakaram |
Kshamaya Natham Anatham
Pranamatha Govindam Paramanandham ||
Mruthsramathsihethi Yasodha Thadana Shaishava Santhrasam |
Vyathitha Vakthralokitha Lokaloka
Chathurdhasha Lokalim |
Lokathraya Pura Moolasthambham
Lokaloka Manalokam |
Lokesham Paramesham Pranamatha
Govindam Paramanandham ||
Thraivishta Paripuviragnam
Kshithimaragnam Bhavarogagnam |
Kaivalyam Navanithaharamanaharam
Bhuvanaharam |
Vaimalyaspuda Chethovruththi
Visheshabhasam Anabhasam |
Shaivam Kevalashantham Pranamatha Govindam
Paramanandham ||
Gopalam Prabhuleelavigraha Gopalam Kulagopalam |
Gopikhelana Govardhanadhruthi
Leelalalitha Gopalam |
Gopinirgathitha Govindasphutha
Namanam Bahunamanam |
Gopigocharapathikam Pranamatha
Govindam Paramanandham ||
Gopimandala Goshtibedham Bhedhavasyam
bhedhabham |
Shashvadhogura Nirdhoodhothdhrutha
Dhooli Dhoosara Soubhagyam |
Shraddha Bhakthi Grihithanandham
Achinthyam Chinthitha Sandhravam |
Chinthamani Mahimanam
Pranamatha Govindam Paramanandham||
Snanyakulayoshi
Dhvasthramupadhayagam Uparoodam |
Vyadhithasanniratha Digvasthra
Dhyupudhathu Mupakarshantham |
Nirdhootha Dhvaya Shokavimoham Buddham
Buddheranthasyam |
Saththa Mathra Shariram Pranamatha
Govindam Paramanandam ||
Kantham Karana Karanamadhim
Anandhim Kalamanabhasam |
Kalindigatha Kaliyashirasi
Muhurnruthyantham Nruthyantham |
Kalam Kalakalatheetham
Kalithashosham Kalidhoshagnam |
Kalathraya Gathihethum Pranamatha
Govindam Paramanandam ||
Vrudhavana Bhuvi Vrudharaka Gana
Vrudharakhyam Vandhe Aham |
Kundhamamala Mandhasmera
Sudhanandham Suhrudhanandham |
Vandhashosha Mahamuni Manasa
Vandha Nandha Padhadhvandham |
Vandha Shosha Gunabdhim
Pranamaatha Govidam Paramanandham ||
Govindhashtakam Yedhadhadheethey
Govindarppitha Chetha Yo |
Govinda Achyutha Madhava Vishno
Gokulanayaka Krishnethi |
Govindangri Sarojadhvayana
Sudhajalaghouthasamasthadho |
Govindam Paramanandham Amrutha
Mantha:syam Sa Thamabhyethi ||
|| Ithi Srimath Shakaracharya
Virachitha Sri Govindashtakam Sampoornam ||
Jai Sriman Narayana !!