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Jagannathashtakam in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Ascribed to Adi Shankaracharya · Adi Shankaracharya · Classical

The Jagannathashtakam is traditionally ascribed to Adi Shankaracharya. Eight verses to Lord Jagannath of Puri by Adi Shankaracharya, each ending "May that Lord Jagannath be the object of my vision." A supremely loved hymn of the great temple by the eastern sea.

✦ As told in scripture

It is said that to recite the Jagannathashtakam with a sincere and devoted heart is to draw near to the grace of the Lord, who never forsakes those who lovingly call upon Him.

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The Mantra

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𑌕𑌦𑌾𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍀𑌤𑌟𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌿𑌨𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌕𑌰𑌵𑍋 𑌕𑌵𑌰𑍋 𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌾 𑌗𑍋𑌪𑍀𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍀𑌵𑌦𑌨𑌕𑌮𑌲𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌮𑌧𑍁𑌪𑌃 । 𑌭𑍀𑌰𑍀 𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌶𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍁𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌰𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌪𑌦𑍋 𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌨𑌯𑌨𑌪𑌥𑌗𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑍇 ॥ ௧ ॥ 𑌭𑍁𑌜𑍇 𑌸𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌵𑍇𑌣𑍁𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌿 𑌶𑌿𑌖𑌿𑌪𑌿𑌂𑌛𑌂 𑌕𑌟𑌿𑌤𑌟𑍇 𑌪𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌿𑌂 𑌦𑍁𑌕𑍂𑌲𑌂 𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑌹𑌚𑌰𑌕𑌟𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌧𑌤𑍇 । 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌵𑌨𑌵𑌸𑌤𑌿𑌲𑍀𑌲𑌾𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌚𑌯𑍋 𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌨𑌯𑌨𑌪𑌥𑌗𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑍇 ॥ ௨ ॥ 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍋𑌧𑍇𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍇 𑌕𑌨𑌕𑌰𑍁𑌚𑌿𑌰𑍇 𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌶𑌿𑌖𑌰𑍇 𑌵𑌸𑌨𑍍 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌸𑌹𑌜𑌬𑌲𑌭𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌣 𑌬𑌲𑌿𑌨𑌾 । 𑌸𑍁𑌭𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌸𑍍𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌵𑌸𑌰𑌦𑍋 𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌨𑌯𑌨𑌪𑌥𑌗𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑍇 ॥ ௩ ॥ 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌸𑌜𑌲𑌜𑌲𑌦𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌣𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌚𑌿𑌰𑍋 𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌣𑍀𑌸𑍗𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌦𑌮𑌲𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌮𑍁𑌖𑍈𑌃 । 𑌵𑌾𑌣𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌸𑍍 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌗𑌣𑌶𑌿𑌖𑌾𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌚𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍋 𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌨𑌯𑌨𑌪𑌥𑌗𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑍇 ॥ ௪ ॥ 𑌰𑌥𑌾𑌰𑍂𑌢𑍋 𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌨𑍍 𑌪𑌥𑌿 𑌮𑌿𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌭𑍂𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌪𑌟𑌲𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌪𑌦 𑌮𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑌦𑌯𑌃 । 𑌦𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌜𑌗𑌤𑌾 𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍁𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌯𑌾 𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌨𑌯𑌨𑌪𑌥𑌗𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑍇 ॥ ௫ ॥ 𑌪𑌰𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌪𑍀𑌡𑌃 𑌕𑍁𑌵𑌲𑌯𑌦𑌲𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌨𑌯𑌨𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍀 𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍗 𑌨𑌿𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌚𑌰𑌣𑍋𑌽𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌿 । 𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍋 𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌾𑌸𑌰𑌸𑌵𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌨𑌸𑌖𑍋 𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌨𑌯𑌨𑌪𑌥𑌗𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑍇 ॥ ௬ ॥ 𑌨 𑌵𑍈 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌨 𑌚 𑌕𑌨𑌕𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌵𑌂 𑌨 𑌯𑌾𑌚𑍇𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌰𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌜𑌨𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌰𑌵𑌧𑍂𑌮𑍍 । 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍇 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌥𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌨𑌾 𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌚𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍋 𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌨𑌯𑌨𑌪𑌥𑌗𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑍇 ॥ ௭ ॥ 𑌹𑌰 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌤𑌰𑌮𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌪𑌤𑍇 𑌹𑌰 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑌾𑌦𑌵𑌪𑌤𑍇 । 𑌅𑌹𑍋 𑌦𑍀𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌮𑌚𑌲𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌪𑌦𑌂 𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌨𑌯𑌨𑌪𑌥𑌗𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑍇 ॥ ௮ ॥ 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌦𑍍 𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑍀𑌤𑌂 𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌂॥

kadācitkālindītaṭavipinasaṅgītakaravo kavaro mudā gopīnārīvadanakamalāsvādamadhupaḥ | bhīrī ramāśambhubrahmāmarapatigaṇeśārcitapado jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayanapathagāmī bhavatu me || 1 || bhuje savye veṇuṃ śirasi śikhipiṃchaṃ kaṭitaṭe picchiṃ dukūlaṃ netrānte sahacarakaṭākṣaṃ vidadhate | sadā śrīmadvṛndāvanavasatilīlāparicayo jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayanapathagāmī bhavatu me || 2 || mahāmbhodhestīre kanakarucire nīlaśikhare vasan prāsādāntassahajabalabhadreṇa balinā | subhadrāmadhyasthassakalasurasevāvasarado jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayanapathagāmī bhavatu me || 3 || kṛpāpārāvārāssajalajaladaśreṇiruciro ramāvāṇīsaumassuradamalapadmodbhavamukhaiḥ | vāṇīrāmas surendrairārādhyaḥ śrutigaṇaśikhāgītacarito jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayanapathagāmī bhavatu me || 4 || rathārūḍho gacchan pathi militabhūdevapaṭalaiḥ stutiprādurbhāvaṃ pratipada mupākarṇya sadayaḥ | dayāsindhurbandhussakalajagatā sindhusutayā jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayanapathagāmī bhavatu me || 5 || parabrahmāpīḍaḥ kuvalayadalotphullanayano nivāsī nīlādrau nihitacaraṇo'nantaśirasi | rasānando rādhāsarasavapurāliṅganasakho jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayanapathagāmī bhavatu me || 6 || na vai prārthyaṃ rājyaṃ na ca kanakatāṃ bhogavibhavaṃ na yāce'haṃ ramyāṃ nikhilajanakāmyāṃ varavadhūm | sadā kāle kāle pramathapatinā gītacarito jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayanapathagāmī bhavatu me || 7 || hara tvaṃ saṃsāraṃ drutataramasāraṃ surapate hara tvaṃ pāpānāṃ vitatimaparāṃ yādavapate | aho dīnānāthaṃ nihitamacalaṃ niścitapadaṃ jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayanapathagāmī bhavatu me || 8 || iti śrīmad śaṅkarācāryapraṇītaṃ jagannāthāṣṭakaṃ sampūrṇaṃ||

Meaning:Eight verses to Lord Jagannath of Puri by Adi Shankaracharya, each ending "May that Lord Jagannath be the object of my vision." A supremely loved hymn of the great temple by the eastern sea.

Benefits of Chanting Jagannathashtakam

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Recitation of the Jagannathashtakam is held to bring the grace, blessings and protection of the Lord.

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Cultivates devotion, calms the mind and steadies the heart in the Lord’s remembrance.

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Most auspicious on Thursdays and Ekadashi, and during Ekadashi and Vishnu festivals.

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A short, melodious hymn that anyone can learn and recite daily with faith.

How to Chant Jagannathashtakam

Repetitions1times

Best TimeMorning or evening; especially Thursdays and Ekadashi

FaceEast or North

Bathe and sit facing east or north before an image of the deity. Light a lamp and recite the Jagannathashtakam slowly and with devotion. It may be chanted daily, or especially during Ekadashi and Vishnu festivals. Conclude with a prayer for grace and protection.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Jagannathashtakam written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

Eight verses to Lord Jagannath of Puri by Adi Shankaracharya, each ending "May that Lord Jagannath be the object of my vision." A supremely loved hymn of the great temple by the eastern sea.

It is attributed to Adi Shankaracharya (Ascribed to Adi Shankaracharya). It is recited in the morning or evening with devotion, and especially on Thursdays and Ekadashi and during Ekadashi and Vishnu festivals.

Origin & Story

The Mantra

Benefits of Chanting Jagannathashtakam

How to Chant Jagannathashtakam

Frequently Asked Questions

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