Achyutashtakam - Grantha | Vaidika Vignanam

I sing in praise of Ramachandra, Who is known as Achyuta (infallible), Keshav, Rāma, Narayana, Krishna, Damodara, Vasudeva, Hari, Shridhara (possessing Lakshmi), Madhava, Gopikavallabha (Dearest of Gopika), and Janakinayaka (Lord of Janaki or Sita).

𑌅𑌚𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌂 𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌭𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌵𑌂
𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌵𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌧𑌰𑌂 𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌕𑌾 𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌇𑌂𑌦𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌂𑌦𑌿𑌰𑌂 𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌸𑌾 𑌸𑍁𑌂𑌦𑌰𑌂
𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌕𑍀𑌨𑌂𑌦𑌨𑌂 𑌨𑌂𑌦𑌜𑌂 𑌸𑌂𑌦𑌧𑍇 ॥ 2 ॥

I offer a salute with my hands together to Achyuta, who is known as Keshava, who is the consort of Satyabhama (Krishna), who is known as Madhava and Shridhar, who is longed-for by Radhika, who is like a temple of Lakshmi (Indira), who is beautiful at heart, who is the son of Devaki, and who is the dear-one of all.

𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌵𑍇 𑌜𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌵𑍇 𑌶𑌂𑌕𑌨𑍇 𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍇
𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌣𑍀 𑌰𑌾𑌗𑌿𑌣𑍇 𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌕𑍀 𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌯𑍇 ।
𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌵𑍀 𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌭𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍇
𑌕𑌂𑌸 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍇 𑌵𑌂𑌶𑌿𑌨𑍇 𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 ॥ 3 ॥

Salutations for Vishnu, who conquers everyone, Who holds a conch-shell and a discus, who is the affectionate of Rukmini (Krishna), who is the consort of only Janaki (Rāma), who is the dear-one of cowherdesses, who is offered [in sacrifices], who is the Atman, who is the destroyer of Kamsa, and who plays the flute (Krishna).

𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 𑌗𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌂𑌦 𑌹𑍇 𑌰𑌾𑌮 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌪𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌜𑌿𑌤 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌨𑌿𑌧𑍇 ।
𑌅𑌚𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌤 𑌹𑍇 𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌵𑌾𑌧𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌜
𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌕 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍌𑌪𑌦𑍀𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌕 ॥ 4 ॥

O Krishna! O Govinda! O Rāma! O Narayana! O Shripati! O Vasudeva, who attained the Lakshmi! O Achyuta, who is immeasurable! O Madhava! O Adhokshaja! O Leader of Dvarika! O the protector of Draupadi!

𑌰𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌸 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑍀𑌤𑌯𑌾 𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌤𑍋
𑌦𑌂𑌡𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌭𑍂 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌃 ।
𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌣𑍋𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍋 𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌰𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍋
𑌅𑌗𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑌂𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌿𑌤𑍋 𑌰𑌾𑌘𑌵𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥ 5 ॥

Raghava, who upsetted the demons, who adorned Sita, who is the cause of purification of the forest called Dandaka, who was accompanied by Lakshman, who was served by monkeys, and who was revered by Agastya, save me.

𑌧𑍇𑌨𑍁𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑍋𑌽𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌂
𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌿𑌹𑌾 𑌕𑌂𑌸𑌹𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌣𑍍𑌶𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌕𑌃 ।
𑌪𑍂𑌤𑌨𑌾𑌕𑍋𑌪𑌕𑌃 𑌸𑍂𑌰𑌜𑌾𑌖𑍇𑌲𑌨𑍋
𑌬𑌾𑌲𑌗𑍋𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌕𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌾 ॥ 6 ॥

Baby Gopala (Krishna), who destroyed the disguised Dhenuka and Arishtak demons, who slayed Keshi, who killed Kansa, who plays the flute, and who got angry on Putana, save me always.

𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌦𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌸𑌂
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌵𑍃𑌡𑌂𑌭𑍋𑌦𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌾 𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌯𑌾 𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌤𑍋𑌰𑌃𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌲𑌂
𑌲𑍋𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 ॥ 𑍭॥

I sing praise of the lotus-eyed lord, who is adorned by a shiny lightening like yellow robe, whose body is resplending like a cloud of the rainy-season, who is adorned by a forest-garland at his chest, and who has two feet of copper-red color.

𑌕𑍁𑌂𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍈𑌃 𑌕𑍁𑌂𑌤𑌲𑍈 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌂
𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌮𑍌𑌳𑌿𑌂 𑌲𑌸𑌤𑍍-𑌕𑍁𑌂𑌡𑌲𑌂 𑌗𑌂𑌡𑌯𑍋𑌃 ।
𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌕𑍇𑌯𑍂𑌰𑌕𑌂 𑌕𑌂𑌕𑌣 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌂
𑌕𑌿𑌂𑌕𑌿𑌣𑍀 𑌮𑌂𑌜𑍁𑌲𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌲𑌂 𑌤𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 ॥ 𑍮 ॥

I sing praise of that Shyam, whose face is adorned by falling locks of curly tresses, who has jewels are forehead, who has shiny earrings on the cheeks, who is adorned with a garland of the Keyur flower, who has a shiny bracelet, and who has a melodious anklet.

𑌅𑌚𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌂 𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌠𑍇𑌦𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌦𑌂
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌮𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌂 𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌃 𑌸𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌹𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌂𑌦𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍃 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌭𑌰𑌃
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑌶𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌹𑌰𑌿 𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥

He who reads this octet, which is dear to god Achyutha, which is written with love and devotion, which is beautiful because of its poetic skill, with love and devotion, would reach the lord fast and without fail.

॥ iti SrISa~gkarAchAryavirachitamachyutAShTakaM saMpUrNam ॥

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