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𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌵𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌮𑍍

Sri Vrinda Devi Ashtakam in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Early morning during Tulasi worship; also on Ekadashi, Kartik month, and Radha-Krishna festivals·📜 Stavamrita-lahari of Srila Vishwanatha Chakravarti Thakura

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

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.

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Verse 1

𑌗𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍇𑌯𑌚𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍇𑌯𑌤𑌡𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌰𑍋𑌚𑌿𑌃𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌵𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 । 𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍂𑌕𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍋 𑌵𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌚𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௧॥

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.

Verse 2

𑌬𑌿𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌧𑌰𑍋𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌹𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌾𑌸𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌦𑍀𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍇 । 𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌰𑌣𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌢𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌵𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌚𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௨॥

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.

Verse 3

𑌸𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑍈𑌕𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌠𑌶𑌿𑌰𑍋𑌮𑌣𑍗 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌵𑌨𑌧𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌧𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌨𑌿 । 𑌦𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍇 𑌵𑍃𑌷𑌭𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌚𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௩॥

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.

Verse 4

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌯𑌾 𑌪𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌵𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌭𑍃𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍃𑌗𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌵𑌕𑍇𑌲𑌿𑌕𑍁𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌾𑌃 । 𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌾 𑌵𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌚𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௪॥

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.

Verse 5

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍀𑌯𑌦𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌨 𑌨𑌿𑌕𑍁𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌯𑍂𑌨𑍋𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌯𑍋𑌃 𑌕𑍇𑌲𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌸𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌃 । 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍗𑌭𑌗𑌂 𑌕𑍇𑌨 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑌦𑍍 𑌵𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌚𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௫॥

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.

Verse 6

𑌰𑌾𑌸𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌷𑍋 𑌵𑌸𑌤𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌵𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌵𑌨𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍀𑌶𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌸𑌰𑍋𑌜𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌾 । 𑌲𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌚 𑌪𑍁𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌯𑌾 𑌤𑌵𑍈𑌵 𑌵𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌚𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௬॥

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.

Verse 7

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌕𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍇 𑌸𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌲𑍀𑌲𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌨𑌾 𑌕𑌿𑌲 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 । 𑌤𑌵𑍈𑌵 𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌸𑍀 𑌨𑍃𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍇 𑌵𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌚𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௭॥

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.

Verse 8

𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌹𑍀𑌨𑌾 𑌅𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍈𑌃 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌰𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇 । 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌮𑌯𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾 𑌵𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌚𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௮॥

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.

Verse 9

𑌵𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌂 𑌯𑌃 𑌶𑍃𑌣𑍁𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌠𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌵𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌶𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌬𑍍𑌜𑌭𑍃𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌃 । 𑌸 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌵𑌨𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌮𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌲𑌭𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌃 ॥

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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𑌗𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍇𑌯𑌚𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍇𑌯𑌤𑌡𑌿𑌤𑍍🔊gāṅgeya-cāmpeya-taḍitgold, the golden champaka flower, and lightning

𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌰𑍋𑌚𑌿𑌃🔊vinindi-rociḥa radiance that puts (them all) to shame

𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌵𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇🔊snapitātma-vṛndeO Vrinda who bathes her own associates (in that luster)

𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍂𑌕𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌿🔊bandhūka-bandhu-dyutiwith a glow like the red bandhuka flower

𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌃🔊divya-vāsowearing divine (reddish) garments

𑌵𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇🔊vṛndeO Vrinda Devi

𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌚𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌮𑍍🔊namas te caraṇāravindamI offer obeisances to your lotus feet — the refrain of every verse

𑌬𑌿𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌧𑌰🔊bimbādharalips red like the bimba fruit

𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌹𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯🔊manda-hāsyaa gentle, soft smile

𑌨𑌾𑌸𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾🔊nāsāgra-muktāthe pearl ornament on the tip of the nose

𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌰𑌣🔊vicitra-ratnābharaṇawonderful jewelled ornaments

𑌸𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑍈𑌕𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌠𑌶𑌿𑌰𑍋𑌮𑌣𑍗🔊samasta-vaikuṇṭha-śiromaṇauin (Vrindavan) the crest-jewel of all Vaikuntha realms

𑌦𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍇🔊dattādhikāregiven charge / authority

𑌵𑍃𑌷𑌭𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾🔊vṛṣabhānu-putryāby the daughter of Vrishabhanu (Sri Radha)

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌯𑌾🔊tvad-ājñayāby your command/order

𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌵𑌕𑍇𑌲𑌿𑌕𑍁𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌾𑌃🔊mādhava-keli-kuñjāḥthe groves where Madhava (Krishna) enjoys His pastimes

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍀𑌯𑌦𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌨🔊tvadīya-dūtyenathrough your service as a messenger

𑌕𑍇𑌲𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌸𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌃🔊keli-vilāsa-siddhiḥthe success/perfection of the loving pastimes

𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃🔊kṛṣṇa-śaktiḥthe energy (lila-shakti) of Krishna

𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌸𑍀 𑌨𑍃𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍇🔊tulasī nṛ-lokeas Tulasi in the world of humans

𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾🔊śaraṇaṁ prapannāI take full shelter (of you)

Benefits of Chanting Sri Vrinda Devi Ashtakam

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Invokes the grace of Vrinda Devi, the goddess who governs Vrindavan and arranges the pastimes of Radha-Krishna

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Honours Tulasi Devi, Vrinda's form in this world, deepening reverence for the sacred Tulasi plant

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Believed to grant residence (vasa) in Vrindavan and entry into the loving service of the Divine Couple

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Awakens the longing to witness and serve the rasa-lila and the nikunja pastimes of Radha-Krishna

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A heartfelt prayer of shelter for those who feel devoid of devotion and overwhelmed by material desires

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Cherished by Gaudiya Vaishnavas and recited during Tulasi worship and in the temples of Braj

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Its phala-shruti promises eternal residence in Vrindavan and prema-seva to sincere reciters

How to Chant Sri Vrinda Devi Ashtakam

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Best TimeEarly morning during Tulasi worship; also on Ekadashi, Kartik month, and Radha-Krishna festivals

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Sri Vrinda Devi Ashtakam 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.

Vrinda Devi is the presiding goddess of Vrindavan and the chief arranger (lila-shakti) of the loving pastimes of Sri Radha and Sri Krishna in the groves of Braj. In this world she appears as the sacred Tulasi plant, which is why Tulasi is so dear to Krishna and worshipped by Vaishnavas.

It was composed by Srila Vishwanatha Chakravarti Thakura (17th–18th century), a great Gaudiya Vaishnava acharya, and is found in his collection Stavamrita-lahari.

The seventh verse states that Vrinda Devi's very form in the human world is Tulasi. Worshipping the Tulasi plant is thus understood as worshipping Vrinda Devi, who bestows residence and service in Vrindavan.

Each verse ends with 'vrinde namas te charanaravindam', meaning 'O Vrinda, I offer my obeisances to your lotus feet.' It expresses humble surrender at the feet of the goddess of Vrindavan.