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यमुनाष्टकम् in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Morning, especially during snana (bathing) at the Yamuna or any holy river; on Yamuna Jayanti, Janmashtami and Kartik month·📜 Yamunashtakam (Shri Vallabhacharya's stotras, Pushtimarg tradition)
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Yamunashtakam (Shri Vallabhacharya's stotras, Pushtimarg tradition) · Shri Vallabhacharya (Vallabha Mahaprabhu) · 15th–16th century CE

Shri Vallabhacharya, the founder of the Pushtimarg path of grace, held the river Yamuna in the highest reverence as Shri Yamunaji, the eternal beloved of Lord Krishna and the very embodiment of His grace flowing into the world. Composing the Yamunashtakam, he glorified her as the daughter of the sun, the purifier of all worlds, and the giver of love for Krishna. The hymn remains a central daily prayer in the Pushtimarg, sung especially during seva and bathing in her sacred waters.

As told in scripture

It is told in the tradition that the Yamuna's waters, bearing the dust of Krishna's lotus feet, remove the torments of Yama himself — for being the sister of Yama, those who bathe in her and serve her are spared his punishments. Devotees recount that sincere worship of Shri Yamunaji through this Ashtakam awakens spontaneous love for Krishna and fulfils long-cherished spiritual desires.

Complete Text with Meaning

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Verse 1

𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌯𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌹𑌂 𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌹𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌂 𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌾 𑌮𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌪𑌦𑌪𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑌦𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍇𑌣𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌟𑌾𑌮𑍍। 𑌤𑌟𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌨𑌵𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌟𑌮𑍋𑌦𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌨𑌾 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌸𑍁𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌪𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌃 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌂 𑌬𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍀𑌮𑍍॥

namāmi yamunām ahaṃ sakala-siddhi-hetuṃ mudā murāri-pada-paṅkaja-sphurad-amanda-reṇūtkaṭām | taṭastha-nava-kānana-prakaṭa-moda-puṣpāmbunā surāsura-supūjita-smara-pituḥ śriyaṃ bibhratīm ||

Meaning:मैं आनन्दपूर्वक यमुना को प्रणाम करता हूँ, जो समस्त सिद्धियों की हेतु हैं, मुरारि के चरण-कमलों की प्रचुर चमकती रज से समृद्ध हैं; जिनका जल उनके तटों के नवीन उपवनों के प्रफुल्ल पुष्पों की सुगन्ध से युक्त है, और जो देवों-असुरों से पूजित कामदेव के पिता (कृष्ण) की शोभा धारण करती हैं।

Verse 2

𑌕𑌲𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌕𑍇 𑌪𑌤𑌦𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍋𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌸𑌗𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌟𑌗𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌶𑍈𑌲𑍋𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌤𑌾। 𑌸𑌘𑍋𑌷𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌰𑌾 𑌸𑌮𑌧𑌿𑌰𑍂𑌢𑌦𑍋𑌲𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌾 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌨𑍀 𑌜𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍋𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌾॥

kalinda-giri-mastake patad-amanda-pūrojjvalā vilāsa-gamanollasat-prakaṭa-gaṇḍa-śailonnatā | saghoṣa-gati-danturā samadhirūḍha-dolottamā mukunda-rati-vardhinī jayati padma-bandhoḥ sutā ||

Meaning:कलिन्द-गिरि के शिखर से प्रबल धारा रूप में गिरती हुई उज्ज्वल, अपनी लीलामयी गति में प्रकट शिलाओं के ऊपर उठती हुई ऊँची, ध्वनि करते जल-प्रपातों से युक्त और श्रेष्ठ झूले के समान झूलती हुई — मुकुन्द के प्रति प्रेम बढ़ाने वाली सूर्यपुत्री यमुना की जय हो!

Verse 3

𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌂 𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌨𑍀𑌮𑌧𑌿𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌨𑍇𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍈𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌵 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑍁𑌕𑌮𑌯𑍂𑌰𑌹𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌃। 𑌤𑌰𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌕𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌣𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌟𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌲𑍁𑌕𑌾- 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌤𑌟𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍀𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌤 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍॥

bhuvaṃ bhuvana-pāvanīm adhigatām aneka-svanaiḥ priyābhir iva sevitāṃ śuka-mayūra-haṃsādibhiḥ | taraṅga-bhuja-kaṅkaṇa-prakaṭa-muktikā-vālukā- nitamba-taṭa-sundarīṃ namata kṛṣṇa-turya-priyām ||

Meaning:पृथ्वी पर आकर समस्त लोकों को पवित्र करती हुई, तोते-मोर-हंस आदि के अनेक स्वरों से मानो प्रियजनों द्वारा सेवित, जिनकी लहरें भुजाएँ हैं, प्रकट मोती जिनके कंगन हैं, और रेत के तट जिनके सुन्दर नितम्ब हैं — उन कृष्ण-प्रिया को प्रणाम करो।

Verse 4

𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌿𑌤𑍇 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌤𑍇 𑌘𑌨𑌾𑌘𑌨𑌨𑌿𑌭𑍇 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌧𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌶𑌰𑌾𑌭𑍀𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌦𑍇। 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌮𑌥𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌟𑍇 𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌗𑍋𑌪𑌗𑍋𑌪𑍀𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌜𑌲𑌧𑌿𑌸𑌂𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌮 𑌮𑌨𑌃𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌯॥

ananta-guṇa-bhūṣite śiva-viriñci-deva-stute ghanāghana-nibhe sadā dhruva-parāśarābhīṣṭa-de | viśuddha-mathurā-taṭe sakala-gopa-gopī-vṛte kṛpā-jaladhi-saṃśrite mama manaḥ-sukhaṃ bhāvaya ||

Meaning:हे अनन्त गुणों से विभूषित, शिव-ब्रह्मा और देवों से स्तुत, सघन मेघ के समान श्याम, ध्रुव और पराशर के अभीष्ट देने वाली; जिनके विशुद्ध तट पर मथुरा है, जो समस्त गोप-गोपियों से घिरी हैं, कृपा-सागर का आश्रय हैं — मेरे मन को सुख प्रदान करें।

Verse 5

𑌯𑌯𑌾 𑌚𑌰𑌣𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌜𑌾 𑌮𑍁𑌰𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍋𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌾𑌵𑍁𑌕𑌾 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌗𑌮𑌨𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌦𑌾 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍। 𑌤𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑌦𑍃𑌶𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌮𑌲𑌜𑌾 𑌸𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌨𑍀𑌵 𑌯𑌦𑍍 𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌕𑌲𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌯𑌾 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌿 𑌮𑍇 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍀𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍॥

yayā caraṇa-padma-jā mura-ripoḥ priyaṃ bhāvukā samāgamanato 'bhavat sakala-siddhi-dā sevatām | tayā sadṛśatām iyāt kamalajā sapatnīva yad hari-priya-kalindajā manasi me sadā sthīyatām ||

Meaning:जिनके स्पर्श से मुरारि के चरणों से उत्पन्न कमल भी उन्हें प्रिय हुआ और उनके संग से सेवकों को समस्त सिद्धि देने वाला बना — जिनके समान होने की कमला (लक्ष्मी) भी सपत्नी रूप में इच्छा करें — वे हरि-प्रिया कालिन्दी सदा मेरे मन में विराजें।

Verse 6

𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌯𑌮𑍁𑌨𑍇 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌤𑌵 𑌚𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍁𑌤𑌂 𑌨 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌯𑌮𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌨𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑌯𑌃𑌪𑌾𑌨𑌤𑌃। 𑌯𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌭𑌗𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌕𑌥𑌮𑍁 𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌨𑌪𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍋 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌵 𑌹𑌰𑍇𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌥𑌾 𑌗𑍋𑌪𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌃॥

namo 'stu yamune sadā tava caritram aty-adbhutaṃ na jātu yama-yātanā bhavati te payaḥ-pānataḥ | yamo 'pi bhaginī-sutān katham u hanti duṣṭān api priyo bhavati sevanāt tava harer yathā gopikāḥ ||

Meaning:हे यमुने! आपको सदा नमस्कार हो; आपका चरित्र अत्यन्त अद्भुत है — आपका जल पीने से कभी यम-यातना नहीं होती। यम भी अपनी बहन के पुत्रों को, चाहे वे दुष्ट ही क्यों न हों, कैसे दण्ड दें? आपकी सेवा से प्राणी हरि को वैसे ही प्रिय हो जाता है जैसे गोपियाँ।

Verse 7

𑌮𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑌵 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌧𑍗 𑌤𑌨𑍁𑌨𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌤𑌾 𑌨 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌲𑌭𑌤𑌮𑌾 𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌰𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍗 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍇। 𑌅𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑌵 𑌲𑌾𑌲𑌨𑌾 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌧𑍁𑌨𑍀 𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌤𑌵𑍈𑌵 𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌿 𑌕𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌨 𑌤𑍁 𑌕𑌦𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑍈𑌃॥

mamāstu tava sannidhau tanu-navatvam etāvatā na durlabhatamā ratir mura-ripau mukunda-priye | ato 'stu tava lālanā sura-dhunī paraṃ saṅgamāt tavaiva bhuvi kīrtitā na tu kadāpi puṣṭi-sthitaiḥ ||

Meaning:आपके सान्निध्य में मुझे नवीन देह प्राप्त हो; इससे, हे मुकुन्दप्रिये, मुरारि में प्रीति अत्यन्त दुर्लभ नहीं रहती। अतः मुझ पर आपका लालन हो। देवनदी गंगा भी आपके संगम से ही गौरवान्वित है; इस भूमि पर वस्तुतः आप ही कीर्तित हैं — पुष्टिमार्ग में स्थित जन इसमें कभी सन्देह नहीं करते।

Verse 8

𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌤𑌵 𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑌃 𑌕𑌮𑌲𑌜𑌾𑌸𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍇 𑌹𑌰𑍇𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌦𑌨𑍁𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌯𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍗𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌤𑌃। 𑌇𑌯𑌂 𑌤𑌵 𑌕𑌥𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌕𑌾 𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌗𑍋𑌪𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮- 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌜𑌲𑌾𑌣𑍁𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌤𑌾॥

stutiṃ tava karoti kaḥ kamalajā-sapatni priye harer yad-anusevayā bhavati saukhyam ā-mokṣataḥ | iyaṃ tava kathādhikā sakala-gopikā-saṅgama- smara-śrama-jalāṇubhiḥ sakala-gātra-jaiḥ saṅgatā ||

Meaning:हे कमला की प्रिय सपत्नी! आपकी स्तुति कौन कर सकता है, जिनकी हरि-सेवा से मोक्ष-पर्यन्त सुख प्राप्त होता है? आपकी महिमा इससे भी अधिक है — आप उन गोपियों के समस्त अंगों से युक्त हैं, जो कृष्ण के संग से उत्पन्न श्रम-जल की बूँदों सहित आपके पास आईं।

Verse 9

𑌤𑌵𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌾 𑌪𑌠𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍂𑌰𑌸𑍂𑌨𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌪𑌦𑌿 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌦𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌂 𑌹𑌰𑍇𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍍। 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍁 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌨𑍇 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌵𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌗𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌤𑌨𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌦𑌾 𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌰𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑌦𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌮𑍍॥

tavāṣṭakam idaṃ mudā paṭhati sūra-sūnur mudā bhavet sapadi tat-kṣaṇāt tad akhilaṃ hares tat-param | sadā bhavatu sevane vraja-vane nagādhīśvarī prakāśita-nijārtha-dā harir ayaṃ dadāti śriyam ||

Meaning:जो भी आनन्दपूर्वक आपके इस अष्टक का पाठ करता है, वह उसी क्षण सर्वथा हरि-परायण हो जाता है। व्रज के वनों में सेवा के समय पर्वतों की अधीश्वरी यमुना सदा उपस्थित रहें; अपना निज धन प्रकट करते हुए ये हरि श्री (दिव्य सम्पदा) प्रदान करते हैं।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌿🔊namāmiI bow to, I offer my obeisances
𑌯𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊yamunāmThe river Yamuna (the goddess Yamuna / Kalindi)
𑌅𑌹𑌮𑍍🔊ahamI
𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌹𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍍🔊sakala-siddhi-hetumThe cause of all spiritual perfections (siddhis)
𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌾🔊mudāWith joy, joyfully
𑌮𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌪𑌦𑌪𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌜🔊murāri-pada-paṅkajaThe lotus feet of Murari (Krishna, slayer of the demon Mura)
𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑌦𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍇𑌣𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌟𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊sphurad-amanda-reṇūtkaṭāmMade fragrant/rich by the abundant glistening dust (from those lotus feet)
𑌤𑌟𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌨𑌵𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌨🔊taṭastha-nava-kānanaThe fresh groves standing on her banks
𑌮𑍋𑌦𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌨𑌾🔊moda-puṣpāmbunāWith water fragrant from the joyful (blooming) flowers
𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌪𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌃 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌂 𑌬𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍀𑌮𑍍🔊smara-pituḥ śriyaṃ bibhratīmBearing the splendour of the father of Kamadeva (Krishna)
𑌕𑌲𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌕𑍇🔊kalinda-giri-mastakeOn the peak of Mount Kalinda (where the Yamuna originates)
𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌨𑍀🔊mukunda-rati-vardhinīShe who increases loving attachment (rati) for Mukunda (Krishna)
𑌜𑌯𑌤𑌿🔊jayatiMay she be victorious / all glory to her
𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍋𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌾🔊padma-bandhoḥ sutāThe daughter of the sun (Surya, friend of the lotus); Yamuna is daughter of the sun-god
𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌨𑍀𑌮𑍍🔊bhuvana-pāvanīmThe purifier of all the worlds
𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊kṛṣṇa-turya-priyāmDear to Krishna (one of His beloved associates)
𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌤𑍇🔊śiva-viriñci-deva-stuteO you who are praised by Shiva, Brahma (Virinchi) and the gods
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌮𑌥𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌟𑍇🔊viśuddha-mathurā-taṭeO you on whose bank stands the holy land of Mathura
𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌜𑌲𑌧𑌿𑌸𑌂𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍇🔊kṛpā-jaladhi-saṃśriteO you who are the resort (abode) of an ocean of compassion
𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌯𑌮𑍁𑌨𑍇🔊namo 'stu yamuneObeisances unto you, O Yamuna
𑌯𑌮𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌨𑌾 𑌨 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿🔊yama-yātanā na bhavatiThe torments of Yama (death/hell) do not arise (for those who drink your water)
𑌤𑌵𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌮𑍍 𑌇𑌦𑌮𑍍🔊tavāṣṭakam idamThis eight-verse hymn (ashtakam) to you

Benefits of Chanting यमुनाष्टकम्

Increases pure love and devotion (rati/prema) for Lord Krishna

Worship of Yamuna is said to bestow all spiritual perfections (sakala-siddhi)

Believed to free the devotee from the torments of Yama (suffering at death)

Purifies the heart and mind, granting deep inner peace

Draws the grace of Krishna, by which one becomes dear to Him like the gopis

Central to Pushtimarg seva; recitation invites Yamuna's motherly, protective care

Anyone who recites the Ashtakam joyfully is said to become wholly devoted to Hari

How to Chant यमुनाष्टकम्

Repetitions1times
Best TimeMorning, especially during snana (bathing) at the Yamuna or any holy river; on Yamuna Jayanti, Janmashtami and Kartik month

Sit or stand facing the Yamuna (or any sacred water, or an image of Krishna) and recite the eight verses with devotion and a joyful heart, dwelling on Yamuna as the beloved of Krishna and the bestower of His love. It is traditionally chanted while offering worship or taking a holy bath. Devotees of the Pushtimarg recite it daily as part of seva, concluding with a prayer for ever-growing love for Krishna.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete यमुनाष्टकम् 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.
It is an eight-verse Sanskrit hymn (ashtakam) in praise of the sacred river Yamuna, beginning 'Namami Yamunam aham'. It glorifies Yamuna as the daughter of the sun-god and the beloved companion of Lord Krishna, and describes the spiritual blessings of her worship.
It was composed by Shri Vallabhacharya (Mahaprabhu Vallabha), the 15th–16th century saint-philosopher and founder of the Pushtimarg (Shuddhadvaita) tradition of Krishna devotion.
The Yamuna flows through Vraja and Mathura, the land of Krishna's pastimes. She is regarded as His eternal beloved associate; her waters bear the dust of His lotus feet, and serving her is said to grant love for Krishna and all spiritual perfections.
Tradition holds that it increases love for Krishna, bestows every spiritual perfection, purifies the heart, and protects the devotee from the torments of death — for one who serves Yamuna becomes dear to Hari, just as the gopis did.

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