Yamuna Ashtakam
Complete lyrics with original text, transliteration, and meaning, 8 sections
Yamunastakam
Verse 1
Original
नमामि यमुनां देव्याम् पवित्रं पापनाशिनीम् । कृष्णप्रियां भक्तप्रियां शुक्लवर्णं सुशोभिनीम् ॥ १ ॥
Transliteration
Namāmi Yamunāṃ devyām pavitraṃ pāpanāśinīm | Kṛṣṇapriyāṃ bhaktapriyāṃ śuklavarṇaṃ suśobhinīm || 1 ||
Meaning / Translation
I bow to Goddess Yamuna, the most sacred one, the destroyer of sins. She is beloved by Lord Krishna, beloved by her devotees, and shines with a beautiful, radiant form.
Verse 2
Original
कालिन्दी कालिनाथां कृष्णकान्तप्रियां सदा । भक्तवत्सला भक्तिप्रदां ज्ञानमयीं सुशोभिनीम् ॥ २ ॥
Transliteration
Kālindī kālināthāṃ kṛṣṇakāntapriyāṃ sadā | Bhaktavatsalā bhaktipradāṃ jñānamayīṃ suśobhinīm || 2 ||
Meaning / Translation
The Kalindi (Yamuna), the beloved of the Lord of Time, and eternally dear to Krishna. She is affectionate toward devotees, bestows pure devotion, and is the embodiment of divine wisdom.
Verse 3
Original
नीलवर्णां सलिलां पावनं नित्यं सुधार्णवा । भक्तपोषककारिणीं कृष्णभक्तिप्रदायिनीम् ॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration
Nīlavarṇāṃ salilāṃ pāvanaṃ nityaṃ sudhārṇavā | Bhaktapoṣakakāriṇīṃ kṛṣṇabhaktipradāyinīm || 3 ||
Meaning / Translation
With deep blue waters, her flow is eternally pure and like nectar. She nourishes her devotees and is the great bestower of devotion to Lord Krishna.
Verse 4
Original
वृंदावने विचरन्ती कृष्णक्रीडाविहारिणी । ब्रह्माण्डमण्डलात्तु श्रेष्ठं पावनं तीर्थरूपिणीम् ॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration
Vṛndāvane vicarantī kṛṣṇakrīḍāvihāriṇī | Brahmāṇḍamaṇḍalāttu śreṣṭhaṃ pāvanaṃ tīrtharūpiṇīm || 4 ||
Meaning / Translation
Wandering through the groves of Vrindavan, participating in the divine plays of Krishna, she is the most sacred pilgrimage site, superior even to all the realms of the universe.
Verse 5
Original
पापनाशिनीं पुण्यं सर्वपापप्रणाशिनीम् । भक्तनदीममृतानन्दीं नमामि यमुनां सदा ॥ ५ ॥
Transliteration
Pāpanāśinīṃ puṇyaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśinīm | Bhaktanadīmamṛtānandīṃ namāmi yamunāṃ sadā || 5 ||
Meaning / Translation
The destroyer of sins, the merit-giver, and the annihilator of all transgressions. I bow eternally to Goddess Yamuna, the river of devotees and the source of nectar-like bliss.
Verse 6
Original
नित्यं दर्शनमात्रेण जन्मपापविनाशिनी । कौस्तुभमणिनामकं दिव्यदीप्तिं सुशोभिनीम् ॥ ६ ॥
Transliteration
Nityaṃ darśanamātreṇa janmapāpavinaśinī | Kaustubhamani nāmakaṃ divyadīptiṃ suśobhinīm || 6 ||
Meaning / Translation
Just by the act of seeing her daily, the sins of many lifetimes are destroyed. She shines with a divine brilliance, as bright as the celestial Kaustubha gem.
Verse 7
Original
शरणगतार्तिनाशिनीं भक्तवत्सला सुशोभना । कृष्णभक्तिप्रदायिनीं सर्वकामप्रदायिनीम् ॥ ७ ॥
Transliteration
Śaraṇagatārtināśinīṃ bhaktavatsalā suśobhanā | Kṛṣṇabhaktipradāyinīṃ sarvakāmapradāyinīm || 7 ||
Meaning / Translation
She removes the suffering of those who seek her shelter and is affectionate to her followers. She grants the gift of Krishna-bhakti and fulfills all righteous desires.
Verse 8
Original
यमुनाष्टकमिदं पुण्यं यः पठेत् स सुखी भवेत् । कृष्णलोकं स गच्छेत् स नित्यं कृष्णमर्चयेत् ॥ ८ ॥
Transliteration
Yamunāṣṭakam idaṃ puṇyaṃ yaḥ paṭhet sa sukhī bhavet | Kṛṣṇalokaṃ sa gacchet sa nityaṃ kṛṣṇamarcayet || 8 ||
Meaning / Translation
Whoever recites this meritorious Yamuna Ashtakam will attain great happiness. Such a person will reach the supreme abode of Krishna and will eternally worship Him.