Achyuthashtakam.doc

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Achyuthashtakam

Translated in to English verseBy

P.R.Ramachander

Version I

Achyuthachutha, hare paramathman,Rama Krishna purushottama vishno,Vasudeva bhagawan aniruddha,

Sree pathe ! samaya dhukka masesham. 1.

hat ari who is the sou" o# sou",$ho has no death,$ho causes death at time o# de"uge,$ho is Rama and Krisna ro""ed in one,$ho is the greatest among ma"es,$ho is the %od o# a"" the wor"d,$ho never can be stopped,And who is the "ord o# %oddess &akshmi,Be p"eased to destroy a"" my sorrows.

Viswa manga"a vibho 'agadheesa, (anda nandana nrusimha narendra,)ukthi dayaka mukunda murare,Sree pathe samaya dukka masesham *

he god o# a"" universe who does good to a"" the wor"d,$ho is the essence o# a"" truth,$ho is the son o# &ord (anda gopa,$ho is the man+"ion god,$ho is the king among men,$ho grants redemption #rom a"" i""s,$ho gives immorta" b"iss,And who is the "ord o# %oddess &akshmi,Be p"eased to destroy a"" my sorrows

Ramachandra raghu nayaka deva,heena nathe dhuritha kshya Karin,-adavendra yadhu bhooshna yagna,


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Sree pathe samaya dukka masesham.

he %od who is the "eader o# the Raghu c"an,$ho is Sri Rama /handra,$ho is the god o# the oppressed,

$ho brings to end a"" su##ering,$ho is king o# the c"an o# -adavas,$ho is the ornament o# the -adu c"an,$ho is the great #ire sacri#ice,And who is the "ord o# %oddess &akshmi,Be p"eased to destroy a"" my sorrows

evaki thanaya dhukka davagne,Radhika ramans ramya sumurthe,hukka mochana dayarnava nadha,Sree pathe samaya dukka masesham. 0

he %od who is the son o# evaki,$ho is the #orest #ore that burns down a"" sorrows,$ho p"ays happi"y with Radhika,$ho has a very heart p"easing #orm,$ho saves us #rom a"" sorrows,$ho is the ocean o# mercy,And who is the "ord o# %oddess &akshmi,Be p"eased to destroy a"" my sorrows

%opika vadana chandra /hakora, (ithya nirguna niran'ana 'ishno,oorna roopa 'aya sankara soure,Sree pathe samaya dukka masesham. 2

he %od who is the bird that drinks the beauty o# a"" gopis,$ho is #orever permanent,$ho is without any properties,$ho is pure truth,$ho is #orever victorious,$ho is the the #u"" bodied #orm,$ho is the sankara born in dynasty o# the sun,And who is the "ord o# %oddess &akshmi,Be p"eased to destroy a"" my sorrows

%oku"esa giri dharana dheera,-amunacha thata ke"ana "o"a,

(aradhadhi muni vandhitha pada,Sree pathe samaya dukka masesham. 3


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he %od who is the &ord o# %oku"a,$ho is the hero who "i#ted the mountain,$ho "ikes to p"ay #or ever in the banks o# -amuna,$hose #eet is worshipped by (arada and other sages,

And who is the "ord o# %oddess &akshmi,Be p"eased to destroy a"" my sorrows

warakadhipa durantha gunabhde,rnana natha paripoorna bhaware,4nana gamya guna sagara Brahman,Sree pathe samaya dukka masesham. 5

he %od who is &ord o# waraka,$ho is the end"ess ocean o# good,

$ho is the &ord o# the sou",$ho is comp"ete in a"" ways,$ho destroys sorrows o# the wor"d,$ho is to be on"y approached by pure know"edge,$ho is the Brahman, who is ocean o# a"" good 6ua"ities,And who is the "ord o# %oddess &akshmi,Be p"eased to destroy a"" my sorrows

ushta nirda"ana deva daya"o.adma nabha dharani dhara dharmin,Ravananthaka ramesa murare,Sree pathe samaya dukka masesham. 7

he %od who is store house o# mercy,$ho destroys a"" bad ones,$ho has a "otus in his be""y,$ho carries the earth,$ho is the u"timate in piety,$ho ki""ed Ravana,$ho is the &ord o# &akshmi,$ho ki""ed )ura,And who is the "ord o# %oddess &akshmi,Be p"eased to destroy a"" my sorrows

Phalasruthi

Achyuthashtakam idham ramaneeyam , (irmitham bhava bhayam vinihanthum,-a pated vishaya vrithi nivarthin,


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4anma dukha maki"am sa'ahathi .

(arration o# the e##ect

his octet singing about Achyutha,

$hich is a ba"m to the sou",$as written to destroy a"" #ears.he one who reads this,%ets rid o# a"" sorrows,And "eaves away the pains o# this birth.

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Version II

Achyutham kesavam rama narayanam,Krishna damodharam vasudevam harim,Sreedharam madhavam gopika va""abham,4anaki nayakam ramachandram Bha'e 1

ray him who has no death,im who ki""ed Kesi,im who is Rama,im who is (arayana,im who is b"uish b"ack,im who was tied at his be""y,im who is son o# Vasudeva,im who removes births and deaths,

im who carries %oddess &akshmi,im who is born in the c"an o# )adhu,im who is dar"ing o# %opis,im who is the &ord o# Sita,And im who is Ramachandra.

Achyutham kesavam sathya bhamadhavam,)adhavam sreedharam radhika aradhitham,8ndira mandiram chethana sundaram,evaki nandanam nandha'am sam bha'e *

ray im who has no death,im who ki""ed Kesi,im who is the &ord o# Sathya Bhama,im who is born in the c"an o# )adhu,im who carries %oddess &akshmi,im who is worshipped by Radha,im in whom goddess 8ndira stays,im who has pretty "ooks,


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im who is son o# evaki,And im who is the son o# (andaVishnava 'ishnave sankhine chakrine,Rukhmani ragine 'anaki 'anaye,Va""avi va""abha yarchidha yathmane,

Kamsa vidhvamsine vamsine the nama. .

Sa"utations to im who is everywhere,im who is #orever victorious,im who carries the conch and the ho"y whee",im who is the sweet heart o# Rukhmani,im who is the sou" o# daughter o# 4anaka,im ho is worshipped by the %opis,im who ki""ed Kamsa,And im who is the nob"est.

Krishna govinda he rama narayana,Sree pathe vasu deva 'itha sree nidhe,Achyuthanantha he madhava adhoksha'a,rowpadhi rakshaka , pathu maam sarvadha. 0

9orever protect me ey Krishna,$ho takes care o# a"" sou"s,$ho is Rama and (arayana,$ho is &ord o# &akshmi,$ho is victorious as son o# Vasudeva,$ho is the store house o# treasures,$ho is the end"ess happiness,$ho is the greatest sage,$ho is #orever victorious,And who saved roupadhi.

Rakshasa kshobitha seethaya shobitho,anda karanya bhoo punyatha karana,&akshmanananvitho vanarai ssevitho,Agasthya sampoo'itho raghava pathu maam. 2

9orever sa"utations to the star o# c"an o# Raghu,$ho gets angry at Rakshasas,$ho shines with his consort Sita,$ho made the "and o# andakaranya ho"y,$ho is a"ways #o""owed by &akshmana,$ho is served by )onkeys,And who is worshipped by Sage Agasthya.

heenu karishtako anishta krudwesinaam,


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Kesiha kamsa hrud vamsika vaadhana,oothana nasana soora'a khe"ano,Ba"a gopa"aka pathu maam sarvadha. 3

9orever sa"utations to the chi"d god o# %opis,

$ho ki""ed henuka and Arishtaka,$ho ki""ed those who hated him,$ho was hated by kesi and Kamsa,$ho p"ayed on #"ute,$ho ki""ed oothana,And who "ikes to p"ay in the river.

Vidhyu dudhyothavath prasphura dwasasam,rouda bodhava" pro""asad vigraham,Vanyaya )a"aya shobhi thora stha"am,&ohinthangri dwayam varee'aksham bha'e. 5

8 pray &ord Krishna with pretty eyes,$ho wore c"othes shining "ike "ightning,$hose #orm shone "ike the c"ouds o# rainy season,$ho wears on his chest gar"ands o# wi"d #"owers,And who has pair o# pretty red #eet.

Kanchithai kunda"ai bra'a maanananam,Rathna mou"im "asad kunda"am gandayo,aara keyuragam kankana pro'wa"am,Kinkini man'u"a syama"am tham bha'e. 7

8 pray him who wears tiny be""s$ho is handsome"y b"ack,$ho has a shiny #ace cur"y hairs,$hose cheeks re#"ect the shine o# his 'ewe"ed ear studs,$ho wears go"den gar"ands,And who wears shining bang"es.

Phalasruthi

Achyuthashtakam ya patdeth ishtadham,remadha prathyaham poorusha saspruham,Vruthatha sundaram karthru viswambharam,asya vasyo harir 'ayathe sathwaram

e who reads this octet,$hich is dear to %od Achyutha,$hich is written with "ove and devotion,$hich is beauti#u" because o# its poetic ski"",


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$ith "ove and devotion,$ou"d reach the &ord #ast and without #ai".

Version III *

Achuytham kesavam vishnum ,arim sathyam 'anardhanam,amsam narayanam chaiva,)ethan nama ashtakam padeth

:ne shou"d Read and sing with devotion,he name o# Achyutha, who does not a""ow us to s"ip,he name o# Kesava , the "ord who ki""ed Kesi,he name o# Vishnu, the princip"e which is everywhere,he name Satyam, he u"timate and on"y truth,he name 4anardhanam, he god o# a"" beings,

he name amsam, he "ord who is as "o#ty as a swan,And the (ame o# (arayana,, the "ord in which a"" sou"s reside.

Phalasruthi

risandhya ya paden nithyam,aridryam tasya nasyathi,Sathru sainya kshayam yaathi,us swapnam sukahdho baveth.

Reading this in the peak o# dusk dai"y,overty wi"" vanish,;nemies wi"" be van6uished,And bad dreams wi"" not come our way.

%angayaam maranam chaiva,ruda bhakthisthu kesave.Brhama vidhya prabhodham cha,asmad nithyam paden nara.

Reading this dai"y wi"" give devoteeStaunch #aith in Krishna,)oksha as i# he dies in River %anga,Know"edge o# that u"timate ,And inte""igence to know everything.

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< 8n this version instead o# octet eight names o# Achyutha are recited.


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