Friday, March 4, 2011

अच्युताष्टकम्

अच्युताष्टकम् आदि गुरु शंकराचार्य द्वारा रचित सर्वश्रेष्ठ एवं कर्णप्रिय स्तुतियों में से एक है।

अच्युतं केशवं स्वामिनारायणम् कृष्णदामोदरम् वासुदेवम् हरिम् ।

श्रीधरं माधवं गोपीकावल्ल्भं जानकीनायकं रामचन्द्रं भजे ॥१॥

अच्युतं केशवं सत्यभामाधवं माधवं श्रीधरं राधिकाराधितम् ।

इन्दिरामन्दिरं चेतसा सुन्दरं देवकीनंदनं नंदजं संदधे ॥२॥

विष्णवे जिष्णवे शंखिने चक्रिणे रुक्मिणीरागिणे जानकीजानये ।

बल्लवीवल्लभायाऽर्चितायात्मने कंसविध्वंसिने वंशिने ते नम: ॥३॥

कृष्ण गोविन्द हे राम नारायण श्रीपते वासुदेवाजित श्रीनिधे ।

अच्युतानन्त हे माधवाधोक्षज द्वारकानायक द्रोपदीरक्षक ॥४॥

राक्षसक्षोभित: सीतया शोभितो दण्डकारण्यभूपुण्यताकारण: ।

लक्ष्मणेनान्वितो वानरै: सेवितोऽगस्त्यसंपूजितो राघव: पातु माम् ॥५॥

धेनुकारिष्टकोऽनिष्टकृद् द्वेषिणां केशिहा कंसह्रद्वंशिकावादक: ।

पूतनाकोपक: सूरजाखेलनो बालगोपालक: पातु मां सर्वदा ॥६॥

विद्युदुद्योतवान् प्रस्फुरद्वाससं प्रावृडम्भोदवत् प्रोल्लसद्विग्रहम् ।

वन्यया मालया शोभितोरस्थलं लोहिताङ्घ्रिद्वयं वारिजाक्षं भजे ॥७॥

कुञ्चितै: कुन्तलैर्भ्राजमानाननम् रत्नमौलिं लसत् कुंडलं गण्डयो: ।

हारकेयूरकं कङ्कणप्रोज्ज्वलं किङ्किणीमञ्जुलं श्यामलं तं भजे ॥८॥

अच्युतस्याष्टकं य: पठेदिष्टदं प्रेमत: प्रत्यहं पूरुष: सस्पृहम् ।

वृत्तत: सुन्दरं कर्तृविश्वम्भरं तस्य वश्यो हरिर्जायते सत्वरम् ॥९॥

॥ इति श्रीमच्छंकराचार्यविरचितं अच्युताष्टकं संपूर्णम् ॥

  1. I adore Rāmachandra, Who is infallible, Who is Keśava, Rāma, Nārāyaṇa, Kṛṣṇa, Dāmodara, Vāsudeva, Hari, Śrīdhara, Mādhava, Who is dear to Gopikā, and Who is the consort of Jānakī.[1]

  2. I offer a salute with my hands together to Keśava, Who is infallible, Who is the consort of Satyabhāmā (as Kṛṣṇa), Mādhava, Śrīdhara, Who is longed-for by Rādhikā, Who is the temple of Lakṣmī (Indirā), Who is beautiful by thought, Who is dear to Devakī, and Who is dear to all.[2]

  3. Salutations for Viṣṇu, Who conquers everyone, Who holds a conch-shell and a discus, Who is dear to Rukmiṇī (Kṛṣṇa), Who is the consort of Jānakī (Rāma), Who is dear to cowherdesses, Who is offered [in sacrifices], Who is the Ātman (soul), Who destroyed Kaṁsa, and Who plays the flute.[3]

  4. O Kṛṣṇa! O Govinda! O Rāma! O Nārāyaṇa, Who is the consort of Lakṣmī! O Vāsudeva, Who attained the treasure of Lakṣmī! O Acyuta, Who is immeasurable! O Mādhava, O Adhokṣaja, Who is the leader of Dvārikā, and Who is the protector of Draupadī!1[4]

  5. May Rāghava — Who upsetted the demons, Who adorned Sītā, Who is Danḍaka-forest purification cause, Who is accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa, Who was served by monkeys, and Who is revered by Sage Agastya — protect me.[5]

  6. May Baby Gopāla (Kṛṣṇa) — Who was unfavorable to Dhenukāsura and Ariṣṭāsura, Who destroyed Keśī, Who killed Kaṁsa, Who plays the flute, and Who got angry on Pūtanā — always protect me.[6]

  7. I sing praise of Acyuta, Who is adorned by a lightening like shining yellow robe, Whose body is resplendent like a cloud of the rainy-season, Who is adorned by a wild-flower garland at His chest, Whose twin-feet are of copper-red color, and Who has lotus-like eyes.[7]

  8. I sing praise of that Śyāma, Whose face is adorned by falling locks of curly tresses, Who has jewels at forehead, Who has shining ear-rings on the cheeks, Who is adorned with a Keyūra (flower) garland, Who has a resplendent bracelet, and Who has a melodious anklet.[8]


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