𑌗𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌮𑍍
गोविन्दाष्टकम् in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥
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Origin & Story
Ascribed to Adi Shankaracharya · Adi Shankaracharya · Classical
The Govindashtakam is traditionally ascribed to Adi Shankaracharya. Eight verses to Govinda (Krishna) by Adi Shankaracharya — adoring the Lord as Truth, Knowledge, the Infinite and Eternal (satyam jnanam anantam nityam), the all-pervading reality beyond the senses.
✦ As told in scripture
It is said that to recite the Govindashtakam 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.
The Mantra
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𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 ॥ 𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌸𑌰𑌸𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌰𑌸𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑌜𑌲𑌧𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌮𑍍 । 𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌵𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌹𑌰𑌨𑍁𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌤𑌂 𑌗𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑌤 𑌰𑍇 ॥ ௧॥ 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍋𑌦𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌰𑌚𑌰𑌨𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌪𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌗𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌯𑌮𑌰𑌤𑌮𑍍 । 𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌜𑌨𑌨𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌧𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌪𑌦𑌮𑍍 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌤𑌂 𑌗𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑌤 𑌰𑍇 ॥ ௨॥ 𑌧𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌧𑍀𑌰𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌣𑌪𑍁𑌟𑌪𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍈𑌃 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍍 । 𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌪𑌦𑌿 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌿 𑌨𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌨𑌵𑌤𑌨𑍁𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌤𑌂 𑌗𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑌤 𑌰𑍇 ॥ ௩॥ 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌜𑌾𑌲𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑌲𑌵𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌂 𑌮𑌲𑌹𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌬𑌾𑌲𑌂 𑌗𑍋𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌹𑌤𑌶𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌂 𑌶𑌶𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌮𑍍 । 𑌕𑌲𑌾𑌤𑍀𑌤𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌹𑌤𑌮𑌰𑌾𑌲𑌂 𑌮𑍁𑌰𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌤𑌂 𑌗𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑌤 𑌰𑍇 ॥ ௪॥ 𑌨𑌭𑍋𑌬𑌿𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍀𑌤𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌗𑌮𑌗𑌣𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍗𑌘𑍇 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌤𑌂 𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌜𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌰𑍀𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌶𑌯𑌮𑍍 । 𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌨𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌤𑍀𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌨𑌵𑌨𑍀𑌤𑌂 𑌨𑌯𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌤𑌂 𑌗𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑌤 𑌰𑍇 ॥ ௫॥ 𑌪𑌰𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌕𑌮𑌲𑌜𑍇𑌶𑌮𑍍 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌤𑌨𑍁𑌕𑍁𑌟𑌿𑌲𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌕𑌲𑌿𑌹𑌰𑌮𑍍 । 𑌖𑌗𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌗𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌨𑌗𑌧𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌤𑌂 𑌗𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑌤 𑌰𑍇 ॥ ௬॥ 𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑌭𑌯𑌲𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌿 𑌭𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑌪𑌮𑍍 । 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌦𑌨𑍁𑌜𑌨𑌿𑌚𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌚𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌤𑌂 𑌗𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑌤 𑌰𑍇 ॥ ௭॥ 𑌜𑌗𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍁𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌬𑌲𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌂 𑌭𑍂𑌯𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑌵𑌰𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌂 𑌵𑌰𑌵𑌹𑌮𑍍 । 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌂 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌗𑌰𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌤𑌂 𑌗𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑌤 𑌰𑍇 ॥ ௮॥ 𑌗𑌦𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌣𑍇𑌰𑍇𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌦𑌲𑌨𑌂 𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌶𑌮𑌨𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑌠𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌜𑍋 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌮𑍍 । 𑌸 𑌭𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌭𑍋𑌗𑍗𑌘𑌂 𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌮𑌿𑌹 𑌤𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑍃𑌜𑌿𑌨𑍋 𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍋𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌤𑌿 𑌖𑌲𑍁 𑌵𑍈𑌕𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌠𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑌮𑍍 ॥ ॥ 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌹𑌂𑌸 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦 𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌗𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌮𑍍 ॥
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Meaning:गोविन्द (कृष्ण) की आठ श्लोकों की स्तुति, आदि शंकराचार्य रचित — जो प्रभु को सत्य, ज्ञान, अनंत व नित्य (सत्यं ज्ञानम् अनंतं नित्यम्) रूप में, इंद्रियों से परे सर्वव्यापी सत्य रूप में वंदन करती है।
Benefits of Chanting गोविन्दाष्टकम्
Recitation of the Govindashtakam is held to bring the grace, blessings and protection of the Lord.
Cultivates devotion, calms the mind and steadies the heart in the Lord’s remembrance.
Most auspicious on Wednesdays and Ekadashi, and during Janmashtami and Ekadashi.
A short, melodious hymn that anyone can learn and recite daily with faith.
How to Chant गोविन्दाष्टकम्
Bathe and sit facing east before an image of the deity. Light a lamp and recite the Govindashtakam slowly and with devotion. It may be chanted daily, or especially during Janmashtami and Ekadashi. Conclude with a prayer for grace and protection.
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