Nandakumarshtakam श्रीनन्दकुमाराष्टकम्

श्रीनन्दकुमाराष्टकम्
Nandakumarshtakam

सुन्दरगोपालम् उरवनमालं नयनविशालं दुःखहरम् ।
वृन्दावनचन्द्रमानन्दकन्दं परमानन्दं धरणिधरम् ॥
वल्लभघनश्यामं पूर्णकामम् अत्यभिरामं प्रीतिकरम् ।
भज नन्दकुमारं सर्वसुखसारं तत्त्वविचारं ब्रह्मपरम् ॥ १॥

Sing about that son of Nanda, who is essence of all pleasures, Who is the inner meaning of religion and bridge to Brahman, Who is the pretty cowherd, who wears garland of forest flowers, Who has very broad eyes, who is killer of all sorrow, Who is the moon of Brindavana, who is essence of happiness, Who is the ultimate of happiness, who is the supporter of the world, Who is black, who is loved by all, who is the complete pleasure, Who is pretty every moment and who pleases every one.

सुन्दरवारिजवदनं निर्जितमदनम् आनन्दसदनं मुकुटधरम् ।
गुञ्जाकृतिहारं विपिनविहारं परमोदारं चीरहरम् ॥
वल्लभपटपीतं कृतउपवीतं करनवनीतं विबुधवरम् ॥ २॥

Sing about that son of Nanda, who is essence of all pleasures, Who is the inner meaning of religion and bridge to Brahman, Who has pretty lotus like face, who defeats god of love in beauty, Who is store house of happiness, who wears the crown, Who wears garland made of gunja, who roams about in the garden, Who is greatly benevolent, who steals the dresses of gopis, Who likes the silk cloths, who wears the holy thread, Who has butter in his hand and the lord who gives boons.

शोभितमुखधुलं यमुनाकूलं निपटअतूलं सुखदतरम् ।
मुखमण्डितरेणुं चारितधेनुं वादितवेणुं मधुरसुरम् ।
वल्लभमतिविमलं शुभपदकमलं नखरुचि अमलं तिमिरहरम् ॥ ३॥

Sing about that son of Nanda, who is essence of all pleasures, Who is the inner meaning of religion and bridge to Brahman, Who shines with dust of Yamuna on his face, whose voice is incomparable, Who blesses people with pleasure, whose face is coated with pollen grains, Who looks after cows, who plays flute with sweetest notes, who is very pure, Who has feet as pretty as a lotus, who has shining nail and who removes darkness.

शिरमुकुटसुदेशं कुञ्चितकेशं नटवरवेशं कामवरम् ।
मायाकृतमनुजं हलधरअनुजं प्रतिहतदनुजं भारहरम् ।
वल्लभव्रजपालं सुभगसुचालं हितमनुकालं भाववरम् ॥ ४॥

Sing about that son of Nanda, who is essence of all pleasures, Who is the inner meaning of religion and bridge to Brahman, Who has crown on his pretty head, who has curly hair, Who is dressed up like an actor, who is more pretty than god of love, Who by illusion looks human, who is the brother of Balarama, Who lightens earth by killing asuras, who takes care of the people of vruja, Who is a dear, who walks prettily, Who wants good always and who is good.

इन्दीवरभासं प्रकटसुरासं कुसुमविकासं वंशिधरम् ।
हृत्मन्मथमानं रूपनिधानं कृतकलगानं चित्तहरम् ।
वल्लभमृदुहासं कुञ्जनिवासं विविधविलासं केलिकरम् ॥ ५॥

Sing about that son of Nanda, who is essence of all pleasures, Who is the inner meaning of religion and bridge to Brahman, Who has shine like blue lotus flower, who by nature is divine, Who looks like a opened lotus flower, who holds a flute, Who destroys the pride of god of love, who has a pleasant calm look, Who steals the mind by playing soulful music, Who is witty but soft and who lives on Kuncha vine and plays various roles.

अतिपरमप्रवीणं पालितदीनं भक्ताधीनं कर्मकरम् ।
मोहनमतिधीरं फणिबलवीरं हतपरवीरं तरलतरम् ।
वल्लभव्रजरमणं वारिजवदनं हलधरशमनं शैलधरम् ॥ ६॥

Sing about that son of Nanda, who is essence of all pleasures, Who is the inner meaning of religion and bridge to Brahman, Who is a great expert who takes care of oppressed people, Who obeys his devotees, who is engaged in doing his duty, Who is pretty and very brave, who is very heroic Adisesha, Who kills all his enemies, who is extremely fickle, Who entertains the Vraja, Who has a face like a lotus flower, Who pacifies Bala Rama and who carried a mountain.

जलधरद्युतिअङ्गं ललितत्रिभङ्गं बहुकृतरङ्गं रसिकवरम् ।
गोकुलपरिवारं मदनाकारं कुञ्जविहारं गूढतरम् ।
वल्लभव्रजचन्द्रं सुभगसुछन्दं कृतआनन्दं भ्रान्तिहरम् ॥ ७॥

Sing about that son of Nanda, who is essence of all pleasures, Who is the inner meaning of religion and bridge to Brahman, Whose limbs shine like a rich cloud, Who can be easily defeated by love, Who lives in different places, who is a great connoisseur, Whose family is in Gokula, Who looks like the god of love, Who lives in kuncha, who is great in hiding himself, Who is the moon of the vruja, who is like the pretty verse, Who makes everyone happy and who drives away illusion.

वन्दितयुगचरणं पावनकरणं जगदुद्धरणं विमलधरम् ।
कालियशिरगमनं कृतफणिनमनं घातितयमनं मृदुलतरम् ।
वल्लभदुःखहरणं निर्मलचरणम् अशरणशरणं मुक्तिकरम् ॥ ८॥

Sing about that son of Nanda, who is essence of all pleasures, Who is the inner meaning of religion and bridge to Brahman, Whose feet are fit to be saluted, who makes everything holy, Who takes care of the world, who is carried in mind by pure people, Who climbed up on the head of Kaliya, who is saluted by Adhi Sesha, Who killed Kala yavana, who is extremely soft by nature, Who steals away our sorrow, who has a very pure feet, Who is the solace for the oppressed and who leads us to salvation.

॥ इति श्रीमहाप्रभुवल्लभाचार्यविरचितं श्रीनन्दकुअमराष्टकं सम्पूर्णम्।

Thus ends the octet on the son of Nanda, Composed by Sri Vallabacharya.

-       Translation by P. R. Ramachander

 


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Today I would to share you the lyrics of one of the most beautiful Shree Krishna Bhajan by Jagjit Singh.  

 

हे गोबिंद हे गोपाल हे दया लाल ॥१॥
O Lord of the Universe, O Lord of the World, O Dear Merciful Beloved.
प्रान नाथ अनाथ सखे दीन दरद निवार ॥२॥
You are the Master of the breath of life, the Companion of the lost and forsaken, the Destroyer of the pains of the poor.
हे सम्रथ अगम पूरन मोहि माया धारि ॥३॥
O All-powerful, Inaccessible, Perfect Lord, please showers me with Your Mercy.
अंध कूप महा भयान नानक पारि उतार ॥४॥
Please, carry Nanak across the terrible, deep dark pit of the world to the other side.

 

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Kunti Stuti कुंती स्तुति

श्रीमद्भागवतपुराण कुंती कृत श्रीकृष्ण स्तुति

कुन्त्युवाच:

Kunti said:

नमस्ये पुरुषं त्वद्यमीश्वरं प्रकृते: परम् ।
अलक्ष्यं सर्वभूतानामन्तर्बहिरवास्थितम् ॥१॥

My obeisances unto You, the Purusha, the Original Controller of the Cosmos who is invisible and beyond all existing both within and without.

मायाजवनिकाच्छन्नमज्ञाधोक्षमव्ययम् ।
न लक्ष्यसे मूढदृशा नटो नाटयधरो यथा ॥२॥

Covered by the deluding [material] curtain, being irreproachably transcendent and not discerned by the foolish, You are like an actor dressed up as a player.

तथा परमहंसानां मुनीनाममलात्मनाम् ।
भक्तियोगविधानार्थं कथं पश्येम हि स्त्रिय: ॥३॥

You appear for the sake of the advanced transcendentalists and philosophers who can discriminate between spirit and matter, in order to execute the science that unites them in devotion. But how must we, the women, then exercize respect for You?

कृष्णाय वासुदेवाय देवकीनन्दनाय च ।
नन्दगोपकुमाराय गोविन्दाय नमो नम: ॥४॥

Therefore I offer You my respectful obeisances, You the Protector of the cows and the senses, the Supreme Lord, the son of Vasudeva and Devakî, the One of Nanda and the cowherd men of Vrindâvana.

नम: पङ्कजनाभाय नम: पङ्कजमालिने ।
नम: पङ्कजनेत्राय नमस्ते पङ्कजाङ्घ्रये ॥५॥

My respects for You, who has a lotuslike depression in His abdomen, who is always decorated with lotus flowers, whose glance is as cool as a lotus flower and whose footprints show the mark of lotusflowers.

यथा हृषीकेश खलेन देवकी कंसेने रुद्धातिचिरं शुचार्पिता ।
विमोचिताहं च सहात्मजा विभो त्वयैव नाथेन मुहुर्विपद्गणात् ॥६॥

You are the master of the senses and have released the distressed Devakî [mother of Krishna] from being imprisoned for so long by the envious [uncle] King Kamsa. And o Lordship, You have protected me and my children against a constant threat.

विषान्महाग्ने: पुरुषाददर्शनादसत्सभाया वनवासकृच्छ्रत: ।
मृधे मृधे sनेकमहारथास्त्रतो द्रौण्यस्त्रतश्चास्म हरे sभिसक्षिता: ॥७॥

Saving us in the past from poison, a great fire, man-eaters, a vicious assembly, sufferings from exile in the forest and against weapons in battles with great generals, You have now fully protected us against the weapon of the son of Drona.

विपद: सन्तु ता: शश्वत्तत्र तत्र जगद्गुरो ।
भवतो दर्शनं यत्स्यादपुनर्भवदर्शनम् ॥८॥

I wish we would have more of those calamities, o Master of the Universe, so that we can meet You again and again, because meeting You means that we no longer see the repetition of births and death.

जन्मैश्वर्यश्रितश्रीभिरेधमानमद: पुमान् ।
नैवार्हत्यभिधातुं वै त्वामकिञ्चनगोचरम् ॥९॥

The ones intoxicated by striving for a good birth, opulences, education, and beauty will never ever deserve to address You, who are easily approached by the ones destitute.

नमो sकिञ्चनवित्ताय निवृत्तगुणवृत्तये ।
आत्मारामाय शान्ताय कैवल्यपतये नम: ॥१०॥

All honor to You, the wealth of the ones living in poverty, who transcendental to the emotions one has with the material modes, are the One selfcontented and most gentle; all my respect for You who are the master of beatitude.

मन्ये त्वां कालमीशानमनादिनिधनं विभुम् ।
समं चरन्तं सर्वत्र भूतानां यन्मिथ: कलि: ॥११॥

I consider You the personification of Eternal Time, the Lord without a beginning or an end, the All-pervasive One distributing Your mercy everywhere equally among the beings who live in dissent with each other.

न वदे कश्चद्भगवंश्चिकीर्षितं तवेहमानस्य नृणां विडम्बनम् ।
न यस्य कश्चिद्दयितो sस्ति कहिर्चिद् द्वष्यश्च यस्मिन्विषमा मतिर्नृणाम् ॥१२॥

O Lord, no one understands Your pastimes, that appear to be as conflictuous as the exploits of the common man; people think You are partial, but You favor or dislike no one.

जन्म कर्म च विश्वात्मन्नकस्याकर्तुरात्मन: ।
तिर्यङ्नृषिषु याद: स तदत्यन्तविडम्बनम् ॥१३॥

O Soul of the Universe, with Your vital energy taking birth although You are unborn and acting although You are inactive, You manifesting Yourself with the animals, the human beings, the wise and the aquatics, are veritably bewildering.

गोप्याददे त्वयि कृतागसि दाम तावद्या ते दशाश्रुकलिलाञ्जनासम्भ्रमाक्षम् ।
वक्रं निनीय भयभावनया स्थितस्य सा मां विमोहयति भीरपि यद्बभेति ॥१४॥

It is bewildering for me to see that at the time the gopî [Yas'odâ, the cowherd foster mother of Krishna] took up a rope to bind You because You were naughty, You were afraid and cried the make-up off Your eyes, even though You are feared by fear in person.

केचिदाहुरजं जातं पुण्यश्लोकस्य कीर्तये ।
यदो: प्रियस्यान्ववाये मलयस्येव चन्दनम् ॥१५॥

Some say that You, like sandalwood appearing in the Malaya Hills, are born from the unborn for the glory of the pious kings or the pleasure of the family of dear King Yadu.

अपरे वसुदेवस्य देवक्यां याचितो sभ्यगात् ।
अजस्त्वमस्य क्षेमाय वधाय च सुरद्विषाम् ॥१८॥

Others say that You descended from the unborn for the good of Vasudeva and Devakî who prayed for You and for the demise of the ones envious with the godly.

भारावतारणायान्ये भुवो नाव इवोदधौ ।
सीदन्त्या भूरिभारेण जातो ह्यात्मभुवार्थित: ॥१९॥

Still others say that You, like a boat on the sea, came to take away the burden of extreme worldly grief and were born from the prayers of Lord Brahmâ.

भवे sस्मिन्क्लिश्यमानानामविद्याकामकर्मभि: ।
श्रवणस्मणार्हाणि करिष्यन्नति केचने ॥२०॥

And yet others say that You appeared for the ones suffering from desire and nescience in the materially motivated world so that they may perform in hearing, remembering and worshiping You.

शृण्वन्ति गायन्ति गृणन्त्यभीक्ष्णश: स्मरन्ति नन्दन्ति तवेहितं जना: ।
त एव पश्यन्त्यचिरेण तावकं भवप्रवाहोपरमं पदाम्बुजम् ॥२१॥

Those people who take pleasure in continuously hearing, chanting and remembering Your activities, certainly very soon will see Your lotus feet, who put the recurrence of rebirths to an end.

अप्यद्य नस्त्वं स्वकृतेहित प्रभो जिहाससि स्वित्सुहृदो sनुजीविन: ।
येषां न चान्यद्भवत: पदाम्बुजात्परायणं राजसु योजितांहसाम् ॥२२॥

O Lord, with all that You did for us, You, today going to the kings engaged in enmity, are leaving us behind. Us, Your intimate friends living by Your mercy alone in dependence on Your lotus feet.

के वयं नामरूपाभ्यां यदुभि: सह पाण्डवा: ।
भवतो sदर्शनं यर्हि हृषीकाणामिवेशितु: ॥२३॥

We, without You, will, along with the Yadus and Pândavas, be without the fame and name, like a body is without the senses after the spirit has left.

नेयं शोभिष्यते तत्र यथेदानीं गदाधर ।
त्वत्पदैरङ्किता भाति स्वलक्षणविलक्षितै: ॥२४॥

The land of our kingdom will no longer appear as beautiful as it does now, being dazzled by the marks of Your footprints.

इमे जनपदा: स्वृद्धा: सुपक्वौषधिवीरुध: ।
वनाद्रिनद्युदन्वन्तो ह्येधन्ते तव वीक्षितै: ॥२५॥

All these cities and towns, because of Your glances, flourished more and more with their wealth of herbs, vegetables, forests, hills, rivers and seas.

अथ विश्वेश विश्वात्मन्विश्वमूर्ते स्वकेषु मे ।
स्नेहपाशमिमं छिन्धि दृढं पाण्डुषु वृष्णषु ॥२६॥

Therefore, o Lord of the Universe, o Personality of the universal form, cut my tie of deep affection for my kinsmen the Pândavas and the Vrishnis.

त्वयि मे sनन्यविष्या मतिर्मधुपते sसकृत् ।
रतिमुद्वहतादद्धा गङ्गेवौघमुदन्वति ॥२७॥

Make my attraction to You pure and continuously overflowing, like the Ganges flowing down to the sea.

श्रीकृष्ण कृष्णसख वृष्ण्यृषभावनिध्रुग्राजन्यवंशदहनानपवर्गवीर्य ।
गोविन्द गोद्विजसुरार्तिहरावतार योगेश्वराखिलगुरो भगवन्नमस्ते ॥२८॥

O Krishna, friend of Arjuna and chief of the Vrishnis, annihilator of the rebellious dynasties on this earth, with Your unrelenting bravery You relieve the distressed cows, the twice-born and the godly, o Lord of Yoga incarnate, universal preceptor and original proprietor, unto You my respectful obeisances.

॥ इति श्रीकुन्ति कृत श्रीकृष्ण स्तुति: सम्पूर्णम् ॥

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श्रीमृत्युञ्यस्तोत्रम्

Mrityunjaya Stotram 

रत्नसानुशरासनं रजताद्रिश्रृङ्गनिकेतन  शिञ्जिनीकृतपद्मगेश्वरमच्युतानलसायकम् ।
क्षिप्रदग्धपुरत्रयं त्रिदशालयैरबिवन्दितं चन्द्रशेखरमाश्रये मम किं करिष्यति वै यमः ॥१॥

पञ्जपादपपुष्पगन्धिपदाम्बुजद्वयशोभितं भाललोचनजातपावकदग्धमन्मथविग्रहम् ।
भस्मदिग्धकलेव भवनाशिनं भवमव्ययं चन्द्रशेखरमाश्रये मम किं करिष्यति वै यमः ॥२॥

मत्तवारणमुख्यचर्मकृतोत्तरीयमनोह पङ्कजासनपद्मलोचनपूजिताकग्रिसरोरुहम् ।
देवसिद्धतरङ्गिणीकरसिक्तशीतजटाध  चन्द्रशेखरमाश्रये मम किं करिष्यति वै यमः ॥३॥

कुण्डलीकृतकुण्डलीश्वरकुण्डलं वृक्षवाहनं नारदादिमुनीश्वरस्तुतवैभवं भुवनेश्वरम् ।
अन्धकान्तकमाश्रितामरपादपं शमनान्तकं चन्द्रशेखरमाश्रये मम किं करिष्यति वै यमः ॥४॥

यक्षराजसखं भगाक्षिहरं भुजङ्गविभूषणं शैलराजसुतापरिष्कृतचारुवामकलेवरम् ।
क्ष्वेडनीलगलं परश्वधधारिणं मृगधारिणं चन्द्रशेखरमाश्रये मम किं करिष्यति वै यमः ॥५॥

भेषजं भवरोगिणामखिलापदामपहारिणं दक्षयज्ञविनाशिनं त्रिगुणात्मकं त्रिविलोचनम् ।
भुक्तिमुक्तफलप्रदं निखिलाघसङ्घनिबर्हणं चन्द्रशेखरमाश्रये मम किं करिष्यति वै यमः ॥६॥

भक्तवत्सलमर्चतां निधिमक्षयं हरिदम्बरं सर्वभूतपतिं परात्परमप्रमेयमनूपमम् ।
भूमिवारिनभोहुताशन सोमपालितस्वाकृतिं चन्द्रशेखरमाश्रये मम किं करिष्यति वै यमः ॥७॥

विश्वसृष्टिविधायिनं पुनरेव पालनतत्परं संहरन्तमथ प्रपञ्चमशेषलोकनिवासिनम् ।
क्रीडयन्तमहर्निशं गणनाथयूथसमावृतं चन्द्रशेखरमाश्रये मम किं करिष्यति वै यमः ॥८॥

रुद्रं पशुपतिं स्थाणुं नीलण्ठमुमापतिम् ।
नमामि शिरसा देवं किं नो मृत्युः करिष्यति ॥९॥

कालकण्ठं कलामूर्त्ति कालाग्निं कालनाशनम् ।
नमामि शिरसा देवं किं नो मृत्युः करिष्यति ॥१०॥

नीलकण्ठं विरूपाक्षं निर्मलं निरुपद्रवम् ।
नमामि शिरसा देवं किं नो मृत्युः करिष्यति ॥११॥

वामदेवं महादेवं लोकनाथं जगद्रुरुम ।
नमामि शिरसा देवं किं नो मृत्युः करिष्यति ॥१२॥

देवदेवं जगन्नाथं देवेशमृषभध्वजम् ।
नमामि शिरसा देवं किं नो मृत्युः करिष्यति ॥१३॥

अनन्तमव्ययं शान्तमक्षमालाधरं हरम् ।
नमामि शिरसा देवं किं नो मृत्युः करिष्यति ॥१४॥

आनन्दं परमं नित्यं कैवल्यपदकारणम् ।
नमामि शिरसा देवं किं नो मृत्युः करिष्यति॥१५॥

स्वर्गापवर्गदातारं सृष्टिस्थित्यन्तकारिणम् ।
नमामि शिरसा देवं किं नो मृत्युः करिष्यति ॥१६॥

॥ इति श्रीपद्मपुराणान्तर्गत उत्तरखण्डे श्रीमृत्युञ्जयस्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम् ॥

  

Note: Stanza 1 to 8 refers to Chandrasekhar Ashtakam 

     Stanza 9 to 16 refers to Maha Mrityunjaya Stotram 

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