Shri Krishnashtakam Stotram

Verse 1

Vasudeva-Sutaṃ Devaṃ Kaṃsa-Cāṇūra-Mardanam ।
Devakī-Paramānandaṃ Kṛṣṇaṃ Vande Jagad-Gurum ॥ 1 ॥

Verse 2

Atasī-Puṣpa-Saṅkāśaṃ Hāra-Nūpura-Śobhitam ।
Ratna-Kaṅkaṇa-Keyūraṃ Kṛṣṇaṃ Vande Jagad-Gurum ॥ 2 ॥

Verse 3

Kuṭilālaka-Samyuktaṃ Pūrṇacandra-Nibhānanam ।
Vilasat-Kuṇḍala-Dharaṃ Kṛṣṇaṃ Vande Jagad-Gurum ॥ 3 ॥

Verse 4

Mandāra-Gandha-Samyuktaṃ Cāru-Hāsaṃ Catur-Bhujam ।
Barhi-Piñchāvataṃsaṅgaṃ Kṛṣṇaṃ Vande Jagad-Gurum ॥ 4 ॥

Verse 5

Utphulla-Padmapatrākṣaṃ Nīla-Jīmūta-Sannibham ।
Yādavānāṃ Śiro-Ratnaṃ Kṛṣṇaṃ Vande Jagad-Gurum ॥ 5 ॥

Verse 6

Rukmiṇī-Keli-Samyuktaṃ Pītāmbara-Suśobhitam ।
Avāpta-Tulasī-Gandhaṃ Kṛṣṇaṃ Vande Jagad-Gurum ॥ 6 ॥

Verse 7

Gopikānāṃ Kuca-Dvandva-Kuṅkumāṅkita-Vakṣasam ।
Devakī-Nandanaṃ Śrīṣaṃ Kṛṣṇaṃ Vande Jagad-Gurum ॥ 7 ॥

Verse 8

Śrīvatsāṅkaṃ Mahoraskaṃ Vanamālā-Virājitam ।
Śaṅkha-Cakra-Dharaṃ Devaṃ Kṛṣṇaṃ Vande Jagad-Gurum ॥ 8 ॥

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Kṛṣṇāṣṭakam-Idaṃ Puṇyaṃ Prātar-Utthāya Yaḥ Paṭhet ।
Koṭi-Janma-Kṛtaṃ Pāpaṃ Smaraṇena Vinaśyati ॥ 9 ॥

Meaning of Phalashruti

Whoever recites this holy Krishnashtakam every morning upon waking up will have sins committed across ten million past births instantly erased (Koti-Janma-Kritam-Papam Vinasyati).

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Om Shri Krishnaya Namah!
Vasudeva Sutam Devam Kamsa Chanura Mardanam |
Devaki Paramanandam Krishnam Vande Jagad-Gurum ||

O Lord Sri Krishna! Son of Vasudeva, supreme bliss of Mother Devaki, teacher of the entire universe! We bow down to You forever.

Om Shanti! Shanti! Shanti!

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