Jagannatha Ashtakam - Grantha

Shri Jagannath Ashtakam was composed by Adi Sankracharya in praise of Lord Jagannath on his visit to Puri. The most important of hymns of Lord Jagannath, the Ashtakam was recited by Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu on his visit to Jagannath temple. The merit of reciting the sacred Jagannath ashtakam carefully is such that, one becomes sinless and pure hearted and gains entrance to Vishnuloka.

𑌕𑌦𑌾𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍-𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌂𑌦𑍀 𑌤𑌟𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌿𑌨 𑌸𑌂𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌕𑌰𑌵𑍋
𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌾𑌭𑍀𑌰𑍀 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍀𑌵𑌦𑌨 𑌕𑌮𑌲𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌮𑌧𑍁𑌪𑌃 ।
𑌰𑌮𑌾 𑌶𑌂𑌭𑍁 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌰𑌪𑌤𑌿 𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤 𑌪𑌦𑍋
𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌨𑌯𑌨𑌪𑌥𑌗𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑍇 ॥ 1 ॥

Sometimes in great happiness Lord Jagannatha, with His flute, makes a loud concert in the groves on the banks of the Yamuna. He is like a bumblebee who tastes the beautiful lotus-like faces of the cowherd damsels of Vraja, and His lotus feet are worshiped by great personalities such as Lakshmi, Siva, Brahma, Indra and Ganesa. May that Jagannatha Swami be the object of my vision.

𑌭𑍁𑌜𑍇 𑌸𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌵𑍇𑌣𑍁𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌿 𑌶𑌿𑌖𑌿𑌪𑌿𑌂𑌛𑌂 𑌕𑌟𑌿𑌤𑌟𑍇
𑌦𑍁𑌕𑍂𑌲𑌂 𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑌹𑌚𑌰𑌕𑌟𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌧𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍃𑌂𑌦𑌾𑌵𑌨𑌵𑌸𑌤𑌿𑌲𑍀𑌲𑌾𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌚𑌯𑍋
𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌨𑌯𑌨𑌪𑌥𑌗𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍁 𑌨𑍇 ॥ 2 ॥

In His left hand Lord Jagannatha holds a flute. On His head He wears the feathers of peacocks and on His hips He wears fine yellow silken cloth. Out of the corners of His eyes He bestows sidelong glances upon His loving devotees and He always reveals Himself through His pastimes in His divine abode of Vrindavana. May that Jagannatha Swami be the object of my vision.

𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌂𑌭𑍋𑌧𑍇𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍇 𑌕𑌨𑌕𑌰𑍁𑌚𑌿𑌰𑍇 𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌶𑌿𑌖𑌰𑍇
𑌵𑌸𑌨𑍍 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌸𑌹𑌜 𑌬𑌲𑌭𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌣 𑌬𑌲𑌿𑌨𑌾 ।
𑌸𑍁𑌭𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾 𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌸𑍍𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌸𑍁𑌰 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌵𑌸𑌰𑌦𑍋
𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌨𑌯𑌨𑌪𑌥𑌗𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑍇 ॥ 3 ॥

Residing on the shore of the great ocean, within a large palace situated upon the crest of the brilliant, golden Nilacala Hill, along with His powerful brother Bala-bhadra, and in the middle of Them His sister Subhadra, Lord Jagannatha bestows the opportunity for devotional service upon all godly souls. May that Jagannatha Swami be the object of my vision.

𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌸𑌜𑌲 𑌜𑌲𑌦 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌣𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌚𑌿𑌰𑍋
𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌣𑍀 𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑌦𑌮𑌲 𑌪𑌂𑌕𑍇𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌃 ।
𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌗𑌣𑌶𑌿𑌖𑌾 𑌗𑍀𑌤 𑌚𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍋
𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌨𑌯𑌨𑌪𑌥𑌗𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑍇 ॥ 4 ॥

Lord Jagannatha is an ocean of mercy and He is beautiful like a row of blackish rain clouds. He is the storehouse of bliss for Lakshmi and Saraswati, and His face is like a spotless full-blown lotus. He is worshiped by the best of demigods and sages, and His glories are sung by the Upanishads. May that Jagannatha Swami be the object of my vision.

𑌰𑌥𑌾𑌰𑍂𑌢𑍋 𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌨𑍍 𑌪𑌥𑌿 𑌮𑌿𑌲𑌿𑌤 𑌭𑍂𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌪𑌟𑌲𑍈𑌃
𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌪𑌦𑌮𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑌦𑌯𑌃 ।
𑌦𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌧𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌬𑌂𑌧𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌸𑌕𑌲 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑌾 𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌧𑍁𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌯𑌾
𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌨𑌯𑌨𑌪𑌥𑌗𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑍇 ॥ 5 ॥

When Lord Jagannatha is on His Ratha-yatra cart and is moving along the road, at every step there is a loud presentation of prayers and songs chanted by large assemblies of brahmanas. Hearing their hymns Lord Jagannatha is very favorably disposed towards them. He is the ocean of mercy and the true friend of all the worlds. May that Jagannatha Swami, along with His consort Lakshmi, who was born from the ocean of nectar, be the object of my vision.

𑌪𑌰𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌪𑍀𑌡𑌃 𑌕𑍁𑌵𑌲𑌯-𑌦𑌲𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌨𑌯𑌨𑍋
𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍀 𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍌 𑌨𑌿𑌹𑌿𑌤-𑌚𑌰𑌣𑍋𑌽𑌨𑌂𑌤-𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌿 ।
𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌦𑍋 𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌾-𑌸𑌰𑌸-𑌵𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌂𑌗𑌨-𑌸𑌖𑍋
𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌨𑌯𑌨𑌪𑌥𑌗𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑍇 ॥ 6 ॥

He is the ornament of the head of Lord Brahma and His eyes are like the full-blown petals of the lotus. He resides on the Nilacala Hill, and His lotus feet are placed on the heads of Ananta Deva. Lord Jagannatha is overwhelmed by the mellow of love and He becomes joyful in the embracing of the body of Sri Radharani, which is like a cool pond. May that Jagannatha Swami be the object of my vision.

𑌨 𑌵𑍈 𑌯𑌾𑌚𑍇 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌨 𑌚 𑌕𑌨𑌕 𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌵𑌂
𑌨 𑌯𑌾𑌚𑍇𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌰𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌜𑌨-𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌰𑌵𑌧𑍂𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍇 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌥-𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌨𑌾 𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌚𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍋
𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌨𑌯𑌨𑌪𑌥𑌗𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑍇 ॥ 𑍭 ॥

I do not pray for a kingdom, nor for gold, rubies, and wealth. I do not ask for an excellent and beautiful wife as desired by all men. I simply pray that Jagannatha Swami, whose glories are always sung by Lord Siva, be the constant object of my vision.

𑌹𑌰 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌤𑌰𑌮𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌪𑌤𑍇
𑌹𑌰 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑌾𑌦𑌵𑌪𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌅𑌹𑍋 𑌦𑍀𑌨𑍋𑌽𑌨𑌾𑌥𑍇 𑌨𑌿𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌚𑌰𑌣𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂
𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌨𑌯𑌨𑌪𑌥𑌗𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑍇 ॥ 𑍮 ॥

O Lord of the demigods, please quickly remove this useless material existence I am undergoing. O Lord of the Yadus, please destroy this vast ocean of sins which has no shore. Alas, this is certain that Lord Jagannatha’s lotus feet are bestowed upon those who feel themselves fallen and have no shelter in this world but Him. May that Jagannatha Swami be the object of my vision.

𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌠𑍇𑌤𑍍 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌤𑌃 𑌶𑍁𑌚𑌿𑌃 ।
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌪𑌾𑌪 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌂 𑌸 𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿 ॥

The self-retrained, virtuous soul who recites these eight verses glorifying Lord Jagannatha becomes cleansed of all sins and duly proceeds to Lord Visnu's abode.

𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌦𑍍 𑌶𑌂𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌂 𑌸𑌂𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌂॥

Thus ends the eight stanza hymn Jagannāthāṣṭakam composed by Śrimat Śaṅkaracārya

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