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Kasturi Tilakam (Gopala Dhyana Shloka) in Punjabi (Gurmukhi) · ਪੰਜਾਬੀ

🕉️ hindu·📿 3× ਜਪ·🕐 Early morning before worship; daily; especially on Janmashtami and Wednesdays·📜 Sri Krishna Karnamritam (verse)
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Sri Krishna Karnamritam (verse) · Bilvamangala (Leela Shuka) · c. 12th–13th century CE

The Sri Krishna Karnamritam ('Nectar for the ears, about Krishna') is an ecstatic Sanskrit poem of devotion to the boy Krishna, composed by the South Indian saint-poet Bilvamangala, also revered as Leela Shuka. From this stream of verses comes the beloved Kasturi Tilakam, a single dhyana shloka that lovingly describes Gopala's form in full — his ornaments, his flute and his sandal-anointed limbs — as he stands amid the gopis, the crest-jewel of all cowherds.

ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੱਸੇ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ

Tradition tells that Bilvamangala, once lost in worldly attachment, was turned wholly to God and granted visions of the boy Krishna himself; the verses of his Krishna Karnamritam, including this one, are cherished as having flowed from that direct vision, so that to recite them is to behold the very form they describe.

ਮੰਤਰ

ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਪੰਗਤੀ ਜਾਂ ▶ ਬਟਨ ਨੂੰ ਛੂਹ ਕੇ ਸੁਣੋ

ਕਸ੍ਤੂਰੀਤਿਲਕਂ ਲਲਾਟਪਟਲੇ ਵਕ੍ਸ਼ਃਸ੍ਥਲੇ ਕੌਸ੍ਤੁਭਂ ਨਾਸਾਗ੍ਰੇ ਨਵਮੌਕ੍ਤਿਕਂ ਕਰਤਲੇ ਵੇਣੁਂ ਕਰੇ ਕਙ੍ਕਣਮ੍ ਸਰ੍ਵਾਙ੍ਗੇ ਹਰਿਚਨ੍ਦਨਂ ਸੁਲਲਿਤਂ ਕਣ੍ਠੇ ਮੁਕ੍ਤਾਵਲਿਂ ਗੋਪਸ੍ਤ੍ਰੀਪਰਿਵੇਸ਼੍ਟਿਤੋ ਵਿਜਯਤੇ ਗੋਪਾਲਚੂਡਾਮਣਿਃ

Kasturi-tilakam lalata-patale vakshah-sthale kaustubham Nasagre nava-mauktikam karatale venum kare kankanam | Sarvange harichandanam sulalitam kanthe cha muktavalim Gopastri-pariveshtito vijayate gopala-chudamanih ||

ਅਰਥ:With a tilaka of musk upon his forehead, the Kaustubha gem upon his chest, a fresh pearl on the tip of his nose, the flute resting in his palm and a bracelet upon his wrist; his whole body gracefully anointed with divine sandal-paste, and a string of pearls about his neck — surrounded by the cowherd women, Gopala, the crest-jewel of all cowherds, shines forth in supreme glory and triumph.

ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਸ਼ਬਦ ਅਰਥ

ਉਚਾਰਨ ਸੁਣਨ ਲਈ ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਉੱਤੇ ਕਲਿੱਕ ਕਰੋ

ਕਸ੍ਤੂਰੀਤਿਲਕਮ੍🔊Kasturi-tilakamA tilaka (mark) of musk (kasturi)
ਲਲਾਟਪਟਲੇ🔊Lalata-pataleUpon the surface of the forehead
ਵਕ੍ਸ਼ਃਸ੍ਥਲੇ🔊Vakshah-sthaleOn the chest / bosom
ਕੌਸ੍ਤੁਭਮ੍🔊KaustubhamThe Kaustubha gem (the celebrated jewel of Vishnu)
ਨਾਸਾਗ੍ਰੇ🔊NasagreOn the tip of the nose
ਨਵਮੌਕ੍ਤਿਕਮ੍🔊Nava-mauktikamA fresh, lustrous pearl
ਕਰਤਲੇ ਵੇਣੁਮ੍🔊Karatale venumThe flute (venu) in the palm of the hand
ਕਰੇ ਕਙ੍ਕਣਮ੍🔊Kare kankanamA bracelet (kankana) on the wrist/hand
ਸਰ੍ਵਾਙ੍ਗੇ🔊SarvangeOver all the limbs / the whole body
ਹਰਿਚਨ੍ਦਨਮ੍🔊HarichandanamSandal-paste (of the harichandana / divine sandal)
ਸੁਲਲਿਤਮ੍🔊SulalitamGracefully, charmingly (applied)
ਕਣ੍ਠੇ ਚ ਮੁਕ੍ਤਾਵਲਿਮ੍🔊Kanthe cha muktavalimAnd on the neck a string (necklace) of pearls
ਗੋਪਸ੍ਤ੍ਰੀਪਰਿਵੇਸ਼੍ਟਿਤਃ🔊Gopastri-pariveshtitahSurrounded by the cowherd women (gopis)
ਵਿਜਯਤੇ🔊VijayateShines in triumph / is supremely glorious
ਗੋਪਾਲਚੂਡਾਮਣਿਃ🔊Gopala-chudamanihGopala, the crest-jewel (chudamani) of all cowherds

Kasturi Tilakam (Gopala Dhyana Shloka) ਪਾਠ ਦੇ ਲਾਭ

A complete dhyana shloka to visualise Lord Krishna (Gopala) before worship or japa

Brings the beautiful form of Venugopala vividly to the mind, deepening devotion

Recited daily and before Krishna puja, bhajan and the Bhagavata recitation

Cultivates peace and sweetness (madhurya) as one dwells on the Lord's enchanting form

Drawn from the Krishna Karnamritam, a revered nectar-stream of Krishna devotion

Auspicious to chant on Janmashtami and during Krishna's worship in any form

Suitable for children and beginners as an easy yet profound Krishna verse

Kasturi Tilakam (Gopala Dhyana Shloka) ਪਾਠ ਵਿਧੀ

ਜਪ ਗਿਣਤੀ3ਵਾਰ
ਉੱਤਮ ਸਮਾਂEarly morning before worship; daily; especially on Janmashtami and Wednesdays

Sit calmly before an image of Lord Krishna / Gopala, light a lamp, and recite the verse slowly while visualising each ornament in turn — the musk tilaka on the forehead, the Kaustubha gem, the pearl on the nose, the flute in the hand, the sandal-anointed body and the pearl necklace — picturing Krishna radiant amid the gopis. It is the traditional dhyana verse chanted to bring the Lord's form to mind before Krishna worship or bhajan.

ਅਕਸਰ ਪੁੱਛੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਸਵਾਲ

ਇਸ ਪੰਨੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਪੂਰਾ Kasturi Tilakam (Gopala Dhyana Shloka) ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ ਲਿਪੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ — ਉਹੀ ਮੂਲ ਸ਼ਲੋਕ, ਅੱਖਰ-ਅੱਖਰ ਲਿਪੀਅੰਤਰਿਤ, ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਸੌਖ ਨਾਲ ਪੜ੍ਹ ਅਤੇ ਜਪ ਸਕੋ। ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਪੰਗਤੀ (ਜਾਂ ▶ ਬਟਨ) ਨੂੰ ਛੂਹ ਕੇ ਉਸ ਦਾ ਪਾਠ ਸੁਣੋ।
ਹਾਂ — ਕੇਵਲ ਲਿਪੀ ਬਦਲਦੀ ਹੈ; ਸ਼ਬਦ ਅਤੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਮੂਲ ਹੀ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ। ਇਸ ਪੰਨੇ ਦਾ ਸ਼ਲੋਕ-ਦਰ-ਸ਼ਲੋਕ ਅਰਥ, ਲਾਭ ਅਤੇ ਪਾਠ ਵਿਧੀ ਉਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਲਾਗੂ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ।
It is a single, very famous dhyana (meditation) verse describing Lord Krishna as Gopala from head to foot — with a musk tilaka, the Kaustubha gem, a pearl on his nose, the flute in his hand and sandal-anointed limbs — standing amid the gopis. It is recited to visualise the Lord before worship.
It is from the Sri Krishna Karnamritam, a celebrated devotional poem in praise of Krishna composed by the saint-poet Bilvamangala, also known as Leela Shuka (around the 12th–13th century CE).
'Gopala-chudamani' means 'Gopala, the crest-jewel (chudamani) of all the cowherds' — Krishna shining as the most resplendent and beloved among the gopas and gopis of Vraja.
It is recited daily, particularly as a dhyana verse before Krishna puja, bhajan or Bhagavata recitation, and especially on Janmashtami and Wednesdays which are associated with Lord Krishna.

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