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Govindashtakam was written by Shri Shankaracharya in Sanskrit The Ashtakam praises Govindam that is Lord, Shree Krishna. It describes various leela of Govinda in his early age.
Benefits of this Mantra: This mantra is to improve the love within the family.
Besides Govindastakam Adi Shankaracharya has written a popular Bhajan - Bhaj Govindam Bhaj moodh mate..... Govindashtakam is different than Bhaj Govindam as this is Mantra and that is Bhajan.
Govindastakam Lyrics
Govindastak PDF
Govindastakam in English (Roman)
satyaṃ jñānamanantaṃ nityamanākāśaṃ paramākāśam
gōṣṭhaprāṅgaṇariṅkhaṇalōlamanāyāsaṃ paramāyāsam|
māyākalpitanānākāramanākāraṃ bhuvanākāram
kṣmāmā nāthamanāthaṃ praṇamata gōvindaṃ paramānandam||1||
mṛtsnāmatsīhēti yaśōdātāḍanaśaiśava-santrāsam
vyāditavaktrālōkitalōkālōkacaturdaśalōkālim|
lōkatrayapuramūlastambhaṃ lōkālōkamanālōkam
lōkēśaṃ paramēśaṃ praṇamata gōvindaṃ paramānandam||2||
traiviṣṭaparipuvīraghnaṃ kṣitibhāraghnaṃ bhavarōgaghnam
kaivalyaṃ navanītāhāramanāhāraṃ bhuvanāhāram|
vaimalyasphuṭacētōvṛttiviśēṣābhāsamanābhāsam
śaivaṃ kēvalaśāntaṃ praṇamata gōvindaṃ paramānandam||3||
gōpālaṃ prabhulīlāvigrahagōpālaṃ kulagōpālam
gōpīkhēlanagōvardhanadhṛtalīlālālitagōpālam|
gōbhirnigadita-gōvindasphuṭanāmānaṃ bahunāmānam
gōdhīgōcaradūraṃ praṇamata gōvindaṃ paramānandam||4||
gōpīmaṇḍalagōṣṭhībhēdaṃ bhēdāvasthamabhēdābham
śaśvadgōkhuranirdhūtōdgatadhūlīdhūsarasaubhāgyam|
śraddhābhaktigṛhītānandamacintyaṃ cintitasadbhāvam
cintāmaṇimahimānaṃ praṇamata gōvindaṃ paramānandam||5||
snānavyākulayōṣidvastramupādāyāgamupārūḍham
vyāditsantīratha digvastrā dātumupākarṣantaṃ tāḥ|
nirdhūtadvayaśōkavimōhaṃ buddhaṃ buddhērantaḥstham
sattāmātraśarīraṃ praṇamata gōvindaṃ paramānandam||6||
kāntaṃ kāraṇakāraṇamādimanādiṃ kālaghanābhāsam
kālindīgatakāliyaśirasi sunṛtyantaṃ muhuratyantam|
kālaṃ kālakalātītaṃ kalitāśēṣaṃ kalidōṣaghnam
kālatrayagatihētuṃ praṇamata gōvindaṃ paramānandam||7||
bṛndāvanabhuvi bṛndārakagaṇa bṛndārādhita vandyē'ham
kundābhāmalamandasmērasudhānandaṃ suhṛdānandam|
vandyāśēṣamahāmunimānasavandyānandapadadvandvam
vandyāśēṣaguṇābdhiṃ praṇamata gōvindaṃ paramānandam||8||
gōvindāṣṭakamētadadhītē gōvindārpitacētā yaḥ
gōvinda acyuta mādhava viṣṇō gōkulanāyaka kṛṣṇēti|
gōvindāṅghri-sarōjadhyāna-sudhājaladhauta-samastāghaḥ
gōvindaṃ paramānandāmṛtam antaḥsthaṃ sa tamabhyēti||
||iti śrīmacchaṅkarācāryaviracitaṃ gōvindāṣṭakaṃ sampūrṇam ||
Govindashtakam was written by Shri Shankaracharya in Sanskrit The Ashtakam praises Govindam that is Lord, Shree Krishna. It describes various leela of Govinda in his early age.
Benefits of this Mantra: This mantra is to improve the love within the family.
Besides Govindastakam Adi Shankaracharya has written a popular Bhajan - Bhaj Govindam Bhaj moodh mate..... Govindashtakam is different than Bhaj Govindam as this is Mantra and that is Bhajan.
Govindastakam Lyrics
Govindastak PDF
Govindastakam in English (Roman)
satyaṃ jñānamanantaṃ nityamanākāśaṃ paramākāśam
gōṣṭhaprāṅgaṇariṅkhaṇalōlamanāyāsaṃ paramāyāsam|
māyākalpitanānākāramanākāraṃ bhuvanākāram
kṣmāmā nāthamanāthaṃ praṇamata gōvindaṃ paramānandam||1||
mṛtsnāmatsīhēti yaśōdātāḍanaśaiśava-santrāsam
vyāditavaktrālōkitalōkālōkacaturdaśalōkālim|
lōkatrayapuramūlastambhaṃ lōkālōkamanālōkam
lōkēśaṃ paramēśaṃ praṇamata gōvindaṃ paramānandam||2||
traiviṣṭaparipuvīraghnaṃ kṣitibhāraghnaṃ bhavarōgaghnam
kaivalyaṃ navanītāhāramanāhāraṃ bhuvanāhāram|
vaimalyasphuṭacētōvṛttiviśēṣābhāsamanābhāsam
śaivaṃ kēvalaśāntaṃ praṇamata gōvindaṃ paramānandam||3||
gōpālaṃ prabhulīlāvigrahagōpālaṃ kulagōpālam
gōpīkhēlanagōvardhanadhṛtalīlālālitagōpālam|
gōbhirnigadita-gōvindasphuṭanāmānaṃ bahunāmānam
gōdhīgōcaradūraṃ praṇamata gōvindaṃ paramānandam||4||
gōpīmaṇḍalagōṣṭhībhēdaṃ bhēdāvasthamabhēdābham
śaśvadgōkhuranirdhūtōdgatadhūlīdhūsarasaubhāgyam|
śraddhābhaktigṛhītānandamacintyaṃ cintitasadbhāvam
cintāmaṇimahimānaṃ praṇamata gōvindaṃ paramānandam||5||
snānavyākulayōṣidvastramupādāyāgamupārūḍham
vyāditsantīratha digvastrā dātumupākarṣantaṃ tāḥ|
nirdhūtadvayaśōkavimōhaṃ buddhaṃ buddhērantaḥstham
sattāmātraśarīraṃ praṇamata gōvindaṃ paramānandam||6||
kāntaṃ kāraṇakāraṇamādimanādiṃ kālaghanābhāsam
kālindīgatakāliyaśirasi sunṛtyantaṃ muhuratyantam|
kālaṃ kālakalātītaṃ kalitāśēṣaṃ kalidōṣaghnam
kālatrayagatihētuṃ praṇamata gōvindaṃ paramānandam||7||
bṛndāvanabhuvi bṛndārakagaṇa bṛndārādhita vandyē'ham
kundābhāmalamandasmērasudhānandaṃ suhṛdānandam|
vandyāśēṣamahāmunimānasavandyānandapadadvandvam
vandyāśēṣaguṇābdhiṃ praṇamata gōvindaṃ paramānandam||8||
gōvindāṣṭakamētadadhītē gōvindārpitacētā yaḥ
gōvinda acyuta mādhava viṣṇō gōkulanāyaka kṛṣṇēti|
gōvindāṅghri-sarōjadhyāna-sudhājaladhauta-samastāghaḥ
gōvindaṃ paramānandāmṛtam antaḥsthaṃ sa tamabhyēti||
||iti śrīmacchaṅkarācāryaviracitaṃ gōvindāṣṭakaṃ sampūrṇam ||
