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यमुनाष्टकम् in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ 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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Origin & Story

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.

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Verse 1

නමාමි යමුනාමහං සකලසිද්ධිහේතුං මුදා මුරාරිපදපඞ්කජස්ඵුරදමන්දරේණූත්කටාම්. තටස්ථනවකානනප්රකටමෝදපුෂ්පාම්බුනා සුරාසුරසුපූජිතස්මරපිතුඃ ශ්රියං බිභ්රතීම්..

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

කලින්දගිරිමස්තකේ පතදමන්දපූරෝජ්ජ්වලා විලාසගමනෝල්ලසත්ප්රකටගණ්ඩශෛලෝන්නතා. සඝෝෂගතිදන්තුරා සමධිරූඪදෝලෝත්තමා මුකුන්දරතිවර්ධිනී ජයති පද්මබන්ධෝඃ සුතා..

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

භුවං භුවනපාවනීමධිගතාමනේකස්වනෛඃ ප්රියාභිරිව සේවිතාං ශුකමයූරහංසාදිභිඃ. තරඞ්ගභුජකඞ්කණප්රකටමුක්තිකාවාලුකා- නිතම්බතටසුන්දරීං නමත කෘෂ්ණතුර්යප්රියාම්..

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

අනන්තගුණභූෂිතේ ශිවවිරිඤ්චිදේවස්තුතේ ඝනාඝනනිභේ සදා ධ්රුවපරාශරාභීෂ්ටදේ. විශුද්ධමථුරාතටේ සකලගෝපගෝපීවෘතේ කෘපාජලධිසංශ්රිතේ මම මනඃසුඛං භාවය..

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

යයා චරණපද්මජා මුරරිපෝඃ ප්රියං භාවුකා සමාගමනතෝ(අ)භවත්සකලසිද්ධිදා සේවතාම්. තයා සදෘශතාමියාත්කමලජා සපත්නීව යද් හරිප්රියකලින්දයා මනසි මේ සදා ස්ථීයතාම්..

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

නමෝ(අ)ස්තු යමුනේ සදා තව චරිත්රමත්යද්භුතං ජාතු යමයාතනා භවති තේ පයඃපානතඃ. යමෝ(අ)පි භගිනීසුතාන්කථමු හන්ති දුෂ්ටානපි ප්රියෝ භවති සේවනාත්තව හරේර්යථා ගෝපිකාඃ..

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

මමාස්තු තව සන්නිධෞ තනුනවත්වමේතාවතා දුර්ලභතමා රතිර්මුරරිපෞ මුකුන්දප්රියේ. අතෝ(අ)ස්තු තව ලාලනා සුරධුනී පරං සඞ්ගමාත් තවෛව භුවි කීර්තිතා තු කදාපි පුෂ්ටිස්ථිතෛඃ..

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

ස්තුතිං තව කරෝති කඃ කමලජාසපත්නි ප්රියේ හරේර්යදනුසේවයා භවති සෞඛ්යමාමෝක්ෂතඃ. ඉයං තව කථාධිකා සකලගෝපිකාසඞ්ගම- ස්මරශ්රමජලාණුභිඃ සකලගාත්රජෛඃ සඞ්ගතා..

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

තවාෂ්ටකමිදං මුදා පඨති සූරසූනුර්මුදා භවේත්සපදි තත්ක්ෂණාත්තදඛිලං හරේස්තත්පරම්. සදා භවතු සේවනේ ව්රජවනේ නගාධීශ්වරී ප්රකාශිතනිජාර්ථදා හරිරයං දදාති ශ්රියම්..

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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නමාමි🔊namāmiI bow to, I offer my obeisances
යමුනාම්🔊yamunāmThe river Yamuna (the goddess Yamuna / Kalindi)
අහම්🔊ahamI
සකලසිද්ධිහේතුම්🔊sakala-siddhi-hetumThe cause of all spiritual perfections (siddhis)
මුදා🔊mudāWith joy, joyfully
මුරාරිපදපඞ්කජ🔊murāri-pada-paṅkajaThe lotus feet of Murari (Krishna, slayer of the demon Mura)
ස්ඵුරදමන්දරේණූත්කටාම්🔊sphurad-amanda-reṇūtkaṭāmMade fragrant/rich by the abundant glistening dust (from those lotus feet)
තටස්ථනවකානන🔊taṭastha-nava-kānanaThe fresh groves standing on her banks
මෝදපුෂ්පාම්බුනා🔊moda-puṣpāmbunāWith water fragrant from the joyful (blooming) flowers
ස්මරපිතුඃ ශ්රියං බිභ්රතීම්🔊smara-pituḥ śriyaṃ bibhratīmBearing the splendour of the father of Kamadeva (Krishna)
කලින්දගිරිමස්තකේ🔊kalinda-giri-mastakeOn the peak of Mount Kalinda (where the Yamuna originates)
මුකුන්දරතිවර්ධිනී🔊mukunda-rati-vardhinīShe who increases loving attachment (rati) for Mukunda (Krishna)
ජයති🔊jayatiMay she be victorious / all glory to her
පද්මබන්ධෝඃ සුතා🔊padma-bandhoḥ sutāThe daughter of the sun (Surya, friend of the lotus); Yamuna is daughter of the sun-god
භුවනපාවනීම්🔊bhuvana-pāvanīmThe purifier of all the worlds
කෘෂ්ණතුර්යප්රියාම්🔊kṛṣṇa-turya-priyāmDear to Krishna (one of His beloved associates)
ශිවවිරිඤ්චිදේවස්තුතේ🔊śiva-viriñci-deva-stuteO you who are praised by Shiva, Brahma (Virinchi) and the gods
විශුද්ධමථුරාතටේ🔊viśuddha-mathurā-taṭeO you on whose bank stands the holy land of Mathura
කෘපාජලධිසංශ්රිතේ🔊kṛpā-jaladhi-saṃśriteO you who are the resort (abode) of an ocean of compassion
නමෝ(අ)ස්තු යමුනේ🔊namo 'stu yamuneObeisances unto you, O Yamuna
යමයාතනා න භවති🔊yama-yātanā na bhavatiThe torments of Yama (death/hell) do not arise (for those who drink your water)
තවාෂ්ටකම් ඉදම්🔊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 Sinhala 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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