Damodar Ashtakam English Lyrics with meaning | “Namāmīśhvaram sachchid-ānanda-rūpam” | Namaameeshvaram sachchidanand roopam | नमामीश्वरं सच्चिदानंदरूपं | Damodar Ashtakam | Damodar Ashtakam Lyrics | Damodar Ashtakam in English |
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Damodar Lila describes Krishna’s early childhood pastime of running from His mother Yashoda when she decided to punish Him for stealing butter.
Namaameeshvaram sachchidanand roopam
Lasat-kundalam gokule bhraaj-maanam
Yashoda-bhiyo-lookh-laad-dhaav-maanam
Paraa-mrisht-matyan-tato drutya gopyaa. 1
नमामीश्वरं सच्चिदानंदरूपं
लसत्कुण्डलं गोकुले भ्राजमानं
यशोदाभियोलूखलाद्धावमानं
परामृष्टमत्यं ततो द्रुत्य गोप्या ॥ १॥
To the supreme controller, who possesses an eternal form of blissful knowledge, whose glistening earrings swing to and fro, who manifested Himself in Gokul, who stole the butter that the gopis kept hanging from the rafters of their storerooms and who then quickly jumped up and ran in retreat in fear of Mother Yashoda but was ultimately caught – to that Supreme Lord, Sri Damodar, I offer my humble obeisances.1
Rudantam muhur netra-yugmam mrijantam
Karaambhoj-yugmen saatank-netram
Muhuh shvaas-kamp-tri-rekhaank-kanth-
Sthit-graivam daamodaram bhakti-baddham. 2
रुदन्तं मुहुर्नेत्रयुग्मं मृजन्तम्
कराम्भोज-युग्मेन सातङ्क-नेत्रम्
मुहुः श्वास-कम्प-त्रिरेखाङ्क-कण्ठ
स्थित-ग्रैवं दामोदरं भक्ति-बद्धम् ॥ २॥
Upon seeing His mother’s whipping stick, He cried and rubbed His eyes again and again with His two lotus hands. His eyes were fearful and His breathing quick, and as Mother Yashoda bound His belly with ropes, He shivered in fright and His pearl necklace shook. To this Supreme Lord, Sri Damodar, I offer my humble obeisances.2
Itidrik sva-lilabhiranand-kunde
Sva-ghosham nimajjantam aakhyaap-yantam
Tadeeyeshit-gyeshu bhaktair jitatvam
Punah prem-tastam shataavritti vande. 3
इतीदृक् स्वलीलाभिरानंद कुण्डे
स्व-घोषं निमज्जन्तम् आख्यापयन्तम्
तदीयेशितज्ञेषु भक्तिर्जितत्वम
पुनः प्रेमतस्तं शतावृत्ति वन्दे ॥ ३॥
Those super excellent pastimes of Lord Krishna’s babyhood drowned the inhabitants of Gokula in pools of ecstasy. To the devotees who are attracted only to His majestic aspect of Narayana in Vaikunth, the Lord herein reveals: “I am conquered and overwhelmed by pure loving devotion.” To the Supreme Lord, Damodara, my obeisances hundreds and hundreds of times.3
Varam dev moksham na mokshaa-vadhim va
Na chaanyam vrine‘ham vareshaad peeh
Idam te vapur nath gopal-baalam
Sada me manasyaa viraastaam kimanyaih. 4
वरं देव! मोक्षं न मोक्षावधिं वा
न चान्यं वृणेऽहं वरेशादपीह
इदं ते वपुर्नाथ गोपाल बालं
सदा मे मनस्याविरास्तां किमन्यैः ॥ ४॥
O Lord, although You are able to give all kinds of benedictions, I do not pray to You for liberation, nor eternal life in Vaikunth, nor any other boon. My only prayer is that Your childhood pastimes may constantly appear in my mind. O Lord, I do not even want to know your feature of Paramatma. I simply wish that Your childhood pastimes may ever be enacted in my heart.4
Idam te mukhaambhojam atyant-neelair
Vritam kuntalaih snigdh-raktaishch gopya
Muhush-chumbitam bimb-raktaa-dharam me
Manasyaa-viraastaa-malam laksh-laabhaih. 5
इदं ते मुखाम्भोजम् अत्यन्त-नीलैः
वृतं कुन्तलैः स्निग्ध-रक्तैश्च गोप्या
मुहुश्चुम्बितं बिम्बरक्ताधरं मे
मनस्याविरास्तामलं लक्षलाभैः ॥ ५॥
O Lord, the cheeks of Your blackish lotus face, which is encircled by locks of curling hair, have become reddened like bimba fruits due to Mother Yashoda’s kisses. What more can I describe than this? Millions of opulences are of no use to me, but may this vision constantly remain in my mind.5
Damodar Ashtakam
Namo dev daamodara-anant vishno
Praseed prabho dukh-jaalaabdhi-magnam
Kripa-drishti-vrisht-yaati-deenam bataanu
Grihaanesh maamagya medhyakshi-drishyah 6
नमो देव दामोदरानन्त विष्णो
प्रसीद प्रभो दुःख-जालाब्धि-मग्नम्
कृपा-दृष्टि-वृष्ट्याति-दीनं बतानु
गृहाणेष मामज्ञमेध्यक्षिदृश्यः ॥ ६॥
O unlimited Vishnu! O master! O Lord! Be pleased upon me! I am drowning in an ocean of sorrow and am almost like a dead man. Please shower the rain of mercy on me; uplift me and protect me with Your nectarean vision.6
Kubera-atmajau baddh-moort-yaiv yad-vat
Tvayaa mochi-tau bhakti-bhaa-jau kri-tau cha
Tatha prem-bhaktim sva-kaam me prayacch
Na mokshe graho me‘sti daamodareh 7
कुबेरात्मजौ बद्ध-मूर्त्यैव यद्वत्
त्वया मोचितौ भक्ति-भाजौ कृतौ च
तथा प्रेम-भक्तिं स्वकां मे प्रयच्छ
न मोक्षे ग्रहो मेऽस्ति दामोदरेह ॥ ७॥
O Lord Damodar, in Your form as a baby Mother Yashoda bound You to a grinding stone with a rope for tying cows. You then freed the sons of Kuber, Manigreev and Nalakuvar, who were cursed to stand as trees and You gave them the chance to become Your devotees. Please bless me in this same way. I have no desire for liberation into Your effulgence.7
Damodar ashtakam
Namaste’stu daamne sphurad-deepti-dhaamne
Tvadeeyo daraayaath vishvasya dhaamne
Namo raadhikaayai tvadeeya-priyaayai
Namo’nant-leelaaya devaaya tubhyam 8
नमस्तेऽस्तु दाम्ने स्फुरद्-दीप्ति-धाम्ने
त्वदीयोदरायाथ विश्वस्य धाम्ने
नमो राधिकायै त्वदीय-प्रियायै
नमोऽनन्त-लीलाय देवाय तुभ्यम् ॥ ८॥
O Lord, the entire universe was created by Lord Brahma, who was born from Your abdomen, which was bound with a rope by Mother Yashoda. To this rope I offer my humble obeisances. I offer my obeisances to Your most beloved Srimati Radharani and to Your unlimited pastimes.8
Damodar Ashtakam
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