Sri Krishna Ashtakam (Opening Sloka)
Recommended Recitation
Daily morning or during Janmashtami
Spiritual Fruit & Benefits
Destroys inner ego and arrogance, bestows joy, and leads to direct communion with the Divine.
वसुदेवसुतं देवं कंसचाणूरमर्दनम्। देवकीपरमानन्दं कृष्णं वन्दे जगद्गुरुम्॥ अतसीपुष्पसंकाशं हारनूपुरशोभितम्। रत्नकङ्कणकेयूरं कृष्णं वन्दे जगद्गुरुम्॥
Transliteration & Pronunciation
Vasudeva-sutaṃ Devaṃ Kaṃsa-cāṇūra-mardanam, Devakī-paramānandaṃ Kṛṣṇaṃ Vande Jagadgurum. Atasī-puṣpa-saṅkāśaṃ Hāra-nūpura-śobhitam, Ratna-kaṅkaṇa-keyūraṃ Kṛṣṇaṃ Vande Jagadgurum
Sacred Meaning & Understanding
I salute Lord Krishna, the son of Vasudeva, the destroyer of the tyrants Kamsa and Chanura, the supreme joy of mother Devaki, and the universal teacher of all humanity.
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