Sri Vrinda Devi Ashtakam
श्री वृन्दादेव्यष्टकम्
Also known as: vrindadevy ashtakam · vrinda devi ashtakam lyrics · vrindashtakam · gangeya champeya tadit · sri vrinda devi astakam
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✦ Meaning
The Sri Vrindadevy-ashtakam is an eight-verse hymn by Srila Vishwanatha Chakravarti Thakura glorifying Vrinda Devi, the presiding goddess of Vrindavan who arranges the pastimes of Radha and Krishna and who appears in this world as the sacred Tulasi plant. Each verse, ending 'vrinde namas te charanaravindam' ('O Vrinda, I bow to your lotus feet'), praises her beauty, her authority over Vrindavan granted by Sri Radha, and her grace that grants devotees residence and service in the holy land. A concluding phala-shruti promises eternal residence in Vrindavan and loving service to those who recite it.
Origin & Story
Stavamrita-lahari of Srila Vishwanatha Chakravarti Thakura · Srila Vishwanatha Chakravarti Thakura · c. 17th–18th century CE
Srila Vishwanatha Chakravarti Thakura, one of the most revered Gaudiya Vaishnava acharyas and commentators, composed the Vrindadevy-ashtakam in glorification of Vrinda Devi — the goddess who eternally directs the pastimes of Radha and Krishna in Vrindavan and who descends to the earth as the sacred Tulasi. The hymn praises her dazzling golden form, the authority over Vrindavan entrusted to her by Sri Radha, and her unique role as the messenger and stage-manager of the Divine Couple's love. Recognising that the rasa dance, residence in the holy dham, and service to Radha-Krishna all flow from her mercy, the poet humbly takes shelter at her lotus feet.
✦ As told in scripture
Vaishnava tradition holds that Vrinda Devi personally arranges the meetings of Radha and Krishna, so her mercy is the secret door to Vrindavan's deepest pastimes; devotees who worship Tulasi (her form) and recite this ashtakam are said to be granted residence in the holy land and a place in the eternal service of the Divine Couple.
Complete Text with Meaning
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गाङ्गेयचाम्पेयतडिद्विनिन्दिरोचिःप्रवाहस्नपितात्मवृन्दे । बन्धूकबन्धुद्युतिदिव्यवासो वृन्दे नमस्ते चरणारविन्दम् ॥ १॥
gāṅgeya-cāmpeya-taḍid-vinindi-rociḥ-pravāha-snapitātma-vṛnde | bandhūka-bandhu-dyuti-divya-vāso vṛnde namas te caraṇāravindam || 1||
Meaning:O Vrinda, whose radiance shames gold, the golden champaka and lightning, and who bathes all her associates in that effulgence, who wears divine garments glowing like the red bandhuka flower — O Vrinda, I bow to your lotus feet.
बिम्बाधरोदित्वरमन्दहास्यनासाग्रमुक्ताद्युतिदीपितास्ये । विचित्ररत्नाभरणश्रियाढ्ये वृन्दे नमस्ते चरणारविन्दम् ॥ २॥
bimbādharoditvara-manda-hāsya-nāsāgra-muktā-dyuti-dīpitāsye | vicitra-ratnābharaṇa-śrīyāḍhye vṛnde namas te caraṇāravindam || 2||
Meaning:O Vrinda, whose face is lit by lips red as the bimba fruit, a gentle dawning smile, and the luster of the pearl on the tip of your nose, who is rich with the beauty of wonderful jewelled ornaments — O Vrinda, I bow to your lotus feet.
समस्तवैकुण्ठशिरोमणौ श्रीकृष्णस्य वृन्दावनधन्यधाम्नि । दत्ताधिकारे वृषभानुपुत्र्या वृन्दे नमस्ते चरणारविन्दम् ॥ ३॥
samasta-vaikuṇṭha-śiromaṇau śrī-kṛṣṇasya vṛndāvana-dhanya-dhāmni | dattādhikāre vṛṣabhānu-putryā vṛnde namas te caraṇāravindam || 3||
Meaning:O Vrinda, to whom the daughter of Vrishabhanu (Sri Radha) has given charge over Sri Krishna's blessed abode of Vrindavan, the crest-jewel of all the Vaikuntha worlds — O Vrinda, I bow to your lotus feet.
त्वदाज्ञया पल्लवपुष्पभृङ्गमृगादिभिर्माधवकेलिकुञ्जाः । मध्वादिभिर्भान्ति विभूष्यमाणा वृन्दे नमस्ते चरणारविन्दम् ॥ ४॥
tvad-ājñayā pallava-puṣpa-bhṛṅga-mṛgādibhir mādhava-keli-kuñjāḥ | madhv-ādibhir bhānti vibhūṣyamāṇā vṛnde namas te caraṇāravindam || 4||
Meaning:O Vrinda, by whose command the bowers of Madhava's pastimes shine, beautifully adorned with fresh leaves, flowers, bees, deer, honey and more — O Vrinda, I bow to your lotus feet.
त्वदीयदूत्येन निकुञ्जयूनोरत्युत्कयोः केलिविलाससिद्धिः । त्वत्सौभगं केन निरुच्यतां तद् वृन्दे नमस्ते चरणारविन्दम् ॥ ५॥
tvadīya-dūtyena nikuñja-yūnor atyutkayoḥ keli-vilāsa-siddhiḥ | tvat-saubhagaṁ kena nirucyatāṁ tad vṛnde namas te caraṇāravindam || 5||
Meaning:O Vrinda, by whose service as a messenger the eager young Couple of the groves attain the perfection of Their loving play — by whom can your good fortune even be described? — O Vrinda, I bow to your lotus feet.
रासाभिलाषो वसतिश्च वृन्दावने त्वदीशाङ्घ्रिसरोजसेवा । लभ्या च पुंसां कृपया तवैव वृन्दे नमस्ते चरणारविन्दम् ॥ ६॥
rāsābhilāṣo vasatiś ca vṛndāvane tvad-īśāṅghri-saroja-sevā | labhyā ca puṁsāṁ kṛpayā tavaiva vṛnde namas te caraṇāravindam || 6||
Meaning:O Vrinda, only by your mercy do people attain the longing for the rasa dance, residence in Vrindavan, and the service of the lotus feet of your Lord and Lady — O Vrinda, I bow to your lotus feet.
त्वं कीर्त्यसे सात्वततन्त्रविद्भिर्लीलाभिधाना किल कृष्णशक्तिः । तवैव मूर्तिस्तुलसी नृलोके वृन्दे नमस्ते चरणारविन्दम् ॥ ७॥
tvaṁ kīrtyase sātvata-tantra-vidbhir līlābhidhānā kila kṛṣṇa-śaktiḥ | tavaiva mūrtis tulasī nṛ-loke vṛnde namas te caraṇāravindam || 7||
Meaning:O Vrinda, the knowers of the Satvata scriptures glorify you as 'Lila', verily the potency of Krishna; and your very form in the human world is the sacred Tulasi — O Vrinda, I bow to your lotus feet.
भक्त्या विहीना अपराधलक्षैः क्षिप्ताश्च कामादितरङ्गमध्ये । कृपामयि त्वां शरणं प्रपन्ना वृन्दे नमस्ते चरणारविन्दम् ॥ ८॥
bhaktyā vihīnā aparādha-lakṣaiḥ kṣiptāś ca kāmādi-taraṅga-madhye | kṛpāmayi tvāṁ śaraṇaṁ prapannā vṛnde namas te caraṇāravindam || 8||
Meaning:O merciful Vrinda, devoid of devotion, cast by countless offenses into the midst of the waves of lust and the rest, I take full shelter of you — O Vrinda, I bow to your lotus feet.
वृन्दाष्टकं यः शृणुयात्पठेद्वा वृन्दावनाधीशपदाब्जभृङ्गः । स प्राप्य वृन्दावननित्यवासं तत्प्रेमसेवां लभते कृतार्थः ॥
vṛndāṣṭakaṁ yaḥ śṛṇuyāt paṭhed vā vṛndāvanādhīśa-padābja-bhṛṅgaḥ | sa prāpya vṛndāvana-nitya-vāsaṁ tat-prema-sevāṁ labhate kṛtārthaḥ ||
Meaning:Whoever hears or recites this Vrindashtakam, like a bee at the lotus feet of the Lord of Vrindavan, attains eternal residence in Vrindavan and, fulfilled, obtains loving devotional service there.
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Benefits of Chanting Sri Vrinda Devi Ashtakam
Invokes the grace of Vrinda Devi, the goddess who governs Vrindavan and arranges the pastimes of Radha-Krishna
Honours Tulasi Devi, Vrinda's form in this world, deepening reverence for the sacred Tulasi plant
Believed to grant residence (vasa) in Vrindavan and entry into the loving service of the Divine Couple
Awakens the longing to witness and serve the rasa-lila and the nikunja pastimes of Radha-Krishna
A heartfelt prayer of shelter for those who feel devoid of devotion and overwhelmed by material desires
Cherished by Gaudiya Vaishnavas and recited during Tulasi worship and in the temples of Braj
Its phala-shruti promises eternal residence in Vrindavan and prema-seva to sincere reciters
How to Chant Sri Vrinda Devi Ashtakam
Offer the prayer before Tulasi Devi or an image of Radha-Krishna, ideally after watering and circumambulating the Tulasi plant. Recite the eight verses with devotion, dwelling on Vrinda Devi's beauty and her role in the pastimes of the Divine Couple, and end each verse bowing at the refrain 'vrinde namas te charanaravindam'. Conclude with the phala-shruti, praying humbly for residence and loving service in Vrindavan.
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