ਕृष੍ਣਾष੍ਟਕਮ੍
Krishnashtakam in Punjabi (Gurmukhi) · ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
ਉਤਪਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਕਥਾ
A traditional hymn to Sri Krishna · Traditional
The Krishnashtakam beginning 'Vasudeva-sutam devam' is among the most widely recited of all hymns to Lord Krishna. In eight simple, melodious verses it adores Krishna feature by feature — the dark-cloud hue of his body, his lotus eyes and full-moon face, the peacock feather on his crest, the yellow silk and forest-flower garland, the conch and discus in his hands — each verse bowing to him as 'jagadguru', the Guru of the entire world. Its closing verse promises that to recite it at dawn dissolves the sins of countless births. Traditional in origin and beloved across India, it is sung above all on Krishna Janmashtami.
ਅਰਥ ਸਹਿਤ ਪੂਰਾ ਪਾਠ
ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਪੰਗਤੀ ਜਾਂ ▶ ਬਟਨ ਨੂੰ ਛੂਹ ਕੇ ਸੁਣੋ
ਵਸੁਦੇਵਸੁਤਂ ਦੇਵਂ ਕਂਸਚਾਣੂਰਮਰ੍ਦਨਮ੍ । ਦੇਵਕੀਪਰਮਾਨਨ੍ਦਂ ਕृष੍ਣਂ ਵਨ੍ਦੇ ਜਗਦ੍ਗੁਰੁਮ੍ ॥ ੧॥
vasudevasutaṃ devaṃ kaṃsacāṇūramardanam | devakīparamānandaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ vande jagadgurum || 1||
ਅਰਥ:The divine son of Vasudeva, the destroyer of Kamsa and (the wrestler) Chanura, the supreme joy of mother Devaki — I bow to Krishna, the Guru of the world.
ਅਤਸੀਪੁष੍ਪਸਙ੍ਕਾਸ਼ਮ੍ ਹਾਰਨੂਪੁਰਸ਼ੋਭਿਤਮ੍ । ਰਤ੍ਨਕਙ੍ਕਣਕੇਯੂਰਂ ਕृष੍ਣਂ ਵਨ੍ਦੇ ਜਗਦ੍ਗੁਰੁਮ੍ ॥ ੨॥
atasīpuṣpasaṅkāśam hāranūpuraśobhitam | ratnakaṅkaṇakeyūraṃ kṛṣṇaṃ vande jagadgurum || 2||
ਅਰਥ:Of a hue like the blue atasi (flax) blossom, adorned with necklaces and anklets, wearing jewelled bracelets and armlets — I bow to Krishna, the Guru of the world.
ਕੁਟਿਲਾਲਕਸਂਯੁਕ੍ਤਂ ਪੂਰ੍ਣਚਨ੍ਦ੍ਰਨਿਭਾਨਨਮ੍ । ਵਿਲਸਤ੍ਕੁਣ੍ਡਲਧਰਂ ਕृष੍ਣਂ ਵਨ੍ਦੇ ਜਗਦ੍ਗੁਰੁਮ੍ ॥ ੩॥
kuṭilālakasaṃyuktaṃ pūrṇacandranibhānanam | vilasatkuṇḍaladharaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ vande jagadgurum || 3||
ਅਰਥ:With curling locks of hair, his face like the full moon, wearing glittering earrings — I bow to Krishna, the Guru of the world.
ਮਨ੍ਦਾਰਗਨ੍ਧਸਂਯੁਕ੍ਤਂ ਚਾਰੁਹਾਸਂ ਚਤੁਰ੍ਭੁਜਮ੍ । ਬਰ੍ਹਿਪਿਚ੍ਛਾਵਚੂਡਾਙ੍ਗਂ ਕृष੍ਣਂ ਵਨ੍ਦੇ ਜਗਦ੍ਗੁਰੁਮ੍ ॥ ੪॥
mandāragandhasaṃyuktaṃ cāruhāsaṃ caturbhujam | barhipicchāvacūḍāṅgaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ vande jagadgurum || 4||
ਅਰਥ:Fragrant with the scent of the mandara flower, of charming smile, four-armed, his crest adorned with a peacock feather — I bow to Krishna, the Guru of the world.
ਉਤ੍ਫੁਲ੍ਲਪਦ੍ਮਪਤ੍ਰਾਕ੍षਂ ਨੀਲਜੀਮੂਤਸਨ੍ਨਿਭਮ੍ । ਯਾਦਵਾਨਾਂ ਸ਼ਿਰੋਰਤ੍ਨਂ ਕृष੍ਣਂ ਵਨ੍ਦੇ ਜਗਦ੍ਗੁਰੁਮ੍ ॥ ੫॥
utphullapadmapatrākṣaṃ nīlajīmūtasannibham | yādavānāṃ śiroratnaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ vande jagadgurum || 5||
ਅਰਥ:With eyes like the petals of a full-blown lotus, dark as a rain-laden cloud, the crest-jewel of the Yadavas — I bow to Krishna, the Guru of the world.
ਰੁਕ੍ਮਿਣੀਕੇਲ਼ਿਸਂਯੁਕ੍ਤਂ ਪੀਤਾਮ੍ਬਰਸੁਸ਼ੋਭਿਤਮ੍ । ਅਵਾਪ੍ਤਤੁਲਸੀਗਨ੍ਧਂ ਕृष੍ਣਂ ਵਨ੍ਦੇ ਜਗਦ੍ਗੁਰੁਮ੍ ॥ ੬॥
rukmiṇīkeḷisaṃyuktaṃ pītāmbarasuśobhitam | avāptatulasīgandhaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ vande jagadgurum || 6||
ਅਰਥ:Joined in playful sport with Rukmini, beautifully adorned in yellow silk, bearing the fragrance of tulasi — I bow to Krishna, the Guru of the world.
ਗੋਪਿਕਾਨਾਂ ਕੁਚਦ੍ਵਨ੍ਦ੍ਵ ਕੁਙ੍ਕੁਮਾਙ੍ਕਿਤਵਕ੍षਸਮ੍ । ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਨਿਕੇਤਂ ਮਹੇष੍ਵਾਸਂ ਕृष੍ਣਂ ਵਨ੍ਦੇ ਜਗਦ੍ਗੁਰੁਮ੍ ॥ ੭॥
gopikānāṃ kucadvandva kuṅkumāṅkitavakṣasam | śrī niketaṃ maheṣvāsaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ vande jagadgurum || 7||
ਅਰਥ:His chest bearing the kumkuma marks from the embrace of the gopis, the abode of Shri (Lakshmi), the great archer — I bow to Krishna, the Guru of the world.
ਸ਼੍ਰੀਵਤ੍ਸਾਙ੍ਕਂ ਮਹੋਰਸ੍ਕਂ ਵਨਮਾਲਾਵਿਰਾਜਿਤਮ੍ । ਸ਼ਙ੍ਖਚਕ੍ਰਧਰਂ ਦੇਵਂ ਕृष੍ਣਂ ਵਨ੍ਦੇ ਜਗਦ੍ਗੁਰੁਮ੍ ॥ ੮॥
śrīvatsāṅkaṃ mahoraskaṃ vanamālāvirājitam | śaṅkhacakradharaṃ devaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ vande jagadgurum || 8||
ਅਰਥ:Marked with the Shrivatsa upon his broad chest, resplendent with the garland of forest flowers (vanamala), the divine bearer of the conch and discus — I bow to Krishna, the Guru of the world.
ਕृष੍ਣਾष੍ਟਕਮਿਦਂ ਪੁਣ੍ਯਂ ਪ੍ਰਾਤਰੁਤ੍ਥਾਯ ਯਃ ਪਠੇਤ੍ । ਕੋਟਿਜਨ੍ਮਕृਤਂ ਪਾਪਂ ਸ੍ਮਰਣੇਨ ਵਿਨਸ਼੍ਯਤਿ ॥
kṛṣṇāṣṭakamidaṃ puṇyaṃ prātarutthāya yaḥ paṭhet | koṭijanmakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ smaraṇena vinaśyati ||
ਅਰਥ:Whoever rises at dawn and recites this holy Krishnashtakam — by this very remembrance, the sins committed across ten million births are destroyed.
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਸ਼ਬਦ ਅਰਥ
ਉਚਾਰਨ ਸੁਣਨ ਲਈ ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਉੱਤੇ ਕਲਿੱਕ ਕਰੋ
Krishnashtakam ਪਾਠ ਦੇ ਲਾਭ
A beloved eight-verse hymn to Sri Krishna, beginning 'Vasudeva-sutam devam', recited the world over
Each verse adores a different aspect of Krishna's beauty and glory and ends with the refrain 'Krishnam vande jagadgurum' — 'I bow to Krishna, the Guru of the world'
Its closing verse promises that reciting it at dawn destroys the sins of ten million births (koti janma)
Especially recited on Krishna Janmashtami, on Wednesdays and Ekadashi, and as a simple daily morning prayer
One of the first Sanskrit stotras taught to children for its simple, melodious metre
Bestows devotion, purity, protection and the grace of Lord Krishna
Krishnashtakam ਪਾਠ ਵਿਧੀ
As the closing verse directs, recite it on rising at dawn, after a bath, before an image of Sri Krishna. Chant all eight verses with the refrain 'Krishnam vande jagadgurum', then the closing phala-shruti. Its short, even metre makes it easy to memorise and to sing daily, and it is a favourite for Janmashtami worship.
ਅਕਸਰ ਪੁੱਛੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਸਵਾਲ
ਇਹ ਵੀ ਪੜ੍ਹੋ
ॐ
ਪੂਰਾ Krishnashtakam ਸ਼ਲੋਕ-ਦਰ-ਸ਼ਲੋਕ ਅਰਥ ਸਹਿਤ ਪੜ੍ਹੋ, ਜਾਂ ਹੋਰ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਪਾਠ ਵੇਖੋ