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ACHYUTĀŚHṬAKAM acyutaṃ keśavaṃ rāmanārāyaṇaṃ kṛśhṇadāmodaraṃ vāsudevaṃ harim | śrīdharaṃ mādhavaṃ gopikā vallabhaṃ jānakīnāyakaṃ rāmachandraṃ bhaje ‖ 1 ‖ Meaning: 1.1: I Worship You O Acyuta (the Infallible One), I Worship You O Keshava (Who Controls everyone, Who has beautiful Hair and Who killed demon Keshi), I Worship You O Rama the Incarnation of Narayana (Who is without any blemish), 1.2: I Worship You O Krishna (Who attracts others by His Divine Attributes and Beauty) Who is known as Damodara (because of being tied by Mother Yashoda around the waist) , I Worship You O Vasudeva (Who was the Son of Vasudeva), I Worship You O Hari (Who takes away the Sins, Who Receives the Offerings of the Yagna), 1.3: I Worship You O Sridhara (Who Bears Sri on His Chest), I Worship You O Madhava (Consort of Mahalakshmi), I Worship You O the One Who was the most Beloved of the Gopikas (the Cowherd Girls of Vrindavana) and 1.4: I Worship You O Ramachandra the Lord of Devi Janaki. achyutaṃ keśavaṃ satyabhāmādhavaṃ mādhavaṃ śrīdharaṃ rādhikā rādhitam | indirāmandiraṃ chetasā sundaraṃ devakīnandanaṃ nandajaṃ sandadhe ‖ 2 ‖ Meaning: 2.1: I Worship You O Acyuta (the Infallible One), I Worship You O Keshava (Who Controls everyone, Who has beautiful Hair and Who killed the demon Keshi), I Worship You O the One Who was the Lord of Satyabhama, 2.2: I Worship You O Madhava (Consort of Mahalakshmi), I Worship You O Sridhara (Who Bears Sri on His Chest), I Worship You O the One Who was Worshipped by Radhika, 2.3: I Worship You O the One Who is the Temple of Indira (i.e. the Sacred Abiding Place of Devi Mahalakshmi in His Heart), I Worship You O the One Who has a Beautiful Splendour, 2.4: I Worship You O the One Who was the Son of Devaki and I Worship You O the One Who became the Son of Nanda by being Given to him. viśhṇave jiśhṇave śaṅkane chakriṇe rukmiṇī rāhiṇe jānakī jānaye | vallavī vallabhāyārchitā yātmane kaṃsa vidhvaṃsine vaṃśine te namaḥ ‖ 3 ‖ Meaning: 3.1: I Worship You O Vishnu (the All-Pervading One), I Worship You O Jishnu (the ever Victorious One), I Worship You O the holder of Sankha (the Conch-Shell), I Worship You O the holder of Chakra (the Discus), 3.2: I Worship You O the One Who was extremely Dear to Rukmini (as Sri Krishna), and I Worship You O the One Who had Devi Janaki as His Wife (as Sri Rama), 3.3: I Worship You Who was Worshipped by the beloved Cowherd Girls of Vrindavana in their Hearts, 3.4: I reverantially Salute You O the One Who Destroyed Kamsa and Who Played beautiful Tunes in His Flute kṛśhṇa govinda he rāma nārāyaṇa śrīpate vāsudevājita śrīnidhe | acyutānanta he mādhavādhokśhaja dvārakānāyaka draupadīrakśhaka ‖ 4 ‖ 4.1: I Worship You O Krishna, the Incarnation of Govinda (Who can be known through Vedas), I Worship You O Rama, the Incarnation of Narayana (Who is without any blemish), 4.2: I Worship You O Sripati (the Consort of Sri), I Worship You O Vasudeva (Who was the Son of Vasudeva), the Unconquerable One, and I Worship You O Srinidhi (Who is the Storehouse of Sri), 4.3: I Worship You O Acyuta (Who is the Infallible One) and Endless, and I Worship You O Madhava (Consort of Mahalakshmi) the Incarnation of Adhokshaja (Who can be known only through Agamas), 4.4: I Worship You O the Lord of Dwaraka and One Who Saved Draupadi. rākśhasa kśhobhitaḥ sītayā śobhito daṇḍakāraṇyabhū puṇyatākāraṇaḥ | lakśhmaṇonānvito vānaraiḥ sevito agastya sampūjito rāghavaḥ pātu mām ‖ 5 ‖ Meaning: 5.1: I Worship You O the One Who Agitated the Rakshasas (as Sri Rama), and I Worship You O the One Who is Adorned by Devi Sita at His side, 5.2: I Worship You O the One Who was the Cause of Purification of the Land of Dandakaranya, 5.3: I Worship You O the One Who was Attended by Lakshmana, and Served by the Vanaras (Monkeys) , 5.4: I Worshipped You O the One Who was Worshipped by sage Agastya; O Raghava please Protect Me. dhenukāriśhṭakā'niśhṭikṛd-dveśhihā keśihā kaṃsahṛd-vaṃśikāvādakaḥ | pūtanākopakaḥ sūrajākhelano bālahopālakaḥ pātu māṃ sarvadā ‖ 6 ‖ 6.1: I Worship You O the One Who killed the Ass-demon Dhenuka and Bull-demon Aristaka who came with Evil intentions, 6.2: I Worship You O the One Who killed Horse-demon Keshi and took away the life of Kamsa, and I Worship You Who was a Player of beautiful Tunes in Flute, 6.3: I Worship You O the One Who showered His anger on Putana (by killing Her) and Who Played on the bank of river Yamuna, the river born of the Sun god, 6.4: I Worship You O Balagopala, Please Protect Me Always (by thwarting my dangers as You thwarted the attacks of the demons). bidyudud-yotavat-prasphurad-vāsasaṃ prāvṛḍam-bhodavat-prollasad-vigraham | vānyayā mālayā śobhitoraḥ sthalaṃ lohitāṅ-ghidvayaṃ vārijākśhaṃ bhaje ‖ 7 ‖ Meaning: 7.1: I Worship You O the One Whose Garments Flashed like the Rise of Lightning in the Sky, 7.2: I Worship You O the One Whose Handsome Form moved like the Clouds of the Rainy Season, 7.3: I Worship You O the One Whose Chest is Adorned with Vanamala (Garland of Wild Flowers) and 7.4: I Worship You O the One Whose Pair of Feet is Beautiful Reddish and Whose Eyes are Beautiful like Lotus. kuñchitaiḥ kuntalai bhrājamānānanaṃ ratnamauḻiṃ lasat-kuṇḍalaṃ gaṇḍayoḥ | hārakeyūrakaṃ kaṅkaṇa projjvalaṃ kiṅkiṇī mañjulaṃ śyāmalaṃ taṃ bhaje ‖ 8 ‖ 8.1: I Worship You O the One Whose Shining Face is Adorned with Beautiful Locks of Curly Hairs, 8.2: I Worship You O the One Whose Head is Adorned with Shining Gem, and Whose Face is Adorned with Shining Ear-Rings, 8.3: I Worship You O the One Whose Arms and Waist are Adorned with Shining Bracelets, 8.4: I Worship You O the One Whose Dark Body is Adorned with Tiny Bells making Pleasing Sounds. achyutasyāśhṭakaṃ yaḥ paṭhediśhṭadaṃ premataḥ pratyahaṃ pūruśhaḥ saspṛham | vṛttataḥ sundaraṃ kartṛ viśvambharaḥ tasya vaśyo hari rjāyate satvaram ‖ 9.1: Whoever Recites this Acyutashtakam, which is the Giver of Istha (Chosen Desire or nearness to Chosen Deity), 9.2: With Devotion, Everyday and with Longing for the Purusha (the Supreme Being), 9.3: This Acyutashtakam which Beautifully Encircles the All-Sustaining Being (with His various Names and Qualities), 9.4: (That Person) by the Will of Hari, will Quickly reach the Abode of Hari.