Raupyapīṭha Kṛṣṇāṣṭakam

Kannada lyrics with meaning · composed by Śrī Vādirāja Tīrtha · stotra · 10 verses

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ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣಾಷ್ಟಕಂ

ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣಾಷ್ಟಕಂ

śrīkṛṣṇāṣṭakam

Śrī Kṛṣṇāṣṭakam of the Silver Pedestal — eight ornate verses by Vādirāja Tīrtha in praise of Kṛṣṇa enshrined on the silver pedestal at Udupi, each closing with a salute to 'Hari who has made the silver pedestal His abode.'

Verse 2 — ಪಾಲಯಾಚ್ಯುತ ಪಾಲಯಾಜಿತ ಪಾಲಯ ಕಮಲಾಲಯ । ಲೀಲಯಾ…

ಪಾಲಯಾಚ್ಯುತ ಪಾಲಯಾಜಿತ ಪಾಲಯ ಕಮಲಾಲಯ ।
ಲೀಲಯಾ ಧೃತಭೂಧರಾಂಬುರುಹೋದರ ಸ್ವಜನೋದರ ॥

pālayācyuta pālayājita pālaya kamalālaya |
līlayā dhṛtabhūdharāmburuhodara svajanodara ||

Protect me, O Acyuta! Protect me, O unconquered One! Protect me, O abode of Lakṣmī, who in play upheld the mountain, O lotus-navelled cherisher of Your own people!

Verse 3 — ಮಧ್ವಮಾನಸಪದ್ಮಭಾನುಸಮಂ ಸ್ಮರಪ್ರತಿಮಂ ಸ್ಮರ…

ಮಧ್ವಮಾನಸಪದ್ಮಭಾನುಸಮಂ ಸ್ಮರಪ್ರತಿಮಂ ಸ್ಮರ ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧನಿರ್ಮಲಶೀತಕಾಂತಿಲಸನ್ಮುಖಂ ಕರುಣೋನ್ಮುಖಂ ।
ಹೃದ್ಯಕಂಬುಸಮಾನಕಂಧರಮಕ್ಷಯಂ ದುರಿತಕ್ಷಯಂ ಚಿತ್ತ ಸಂಸ್ತುತರೌಪ್ಯಪೀಠಕೃತಾಲಯಂ ಹರಿಮಾಲಯಂ ॥

madhvamānasapadmabhānusamaṃ smarapratimaṃ smara snigdhanirmalaśītakāntilasanmukhaṃ karuṇonmukham |
hṛdyakambusamānakandharamakṣayaṃ duritakṣayaṃ citta saṃstutaraupyapīṭhakṛtālayaṃ harimālayam ||

Like a sun to the lotus of Madhva's mind, matchless as the God of love — remember Him, O mind: His face tender, spotless, cool and radiant as the moon, ever bent in compassion, His neck lovely as a conch, the imperishable dispeller of sin — Hari who has made the silver pedestal His abode, the refuge of all.

Verse 4 — ಅಂಗದಾದಿಸುಶೋಭಿಪಾಣಿಯುಗೇನ ಸಂಕ್ಷುಭಿತೈನಸಂ…

ಅಂಗದಾದಿಸುಶೋಭಿಪಾಣಿಯುಗೇನ ಸಂಕ್ಷುಭಿತೈನಸಂ ತುಂಗಮಾಲ್ಯಮಣೀಂದ್ರಹಾರಸರೋರಸಂ ಖಲನೀರಸಂ ।
ಮಂಗಲಪ್ರದಮಂಥದಾಮವಿರಾಜಿತಂ ಭಜತಾಜಿತಂ ತಂ ಗೃಣೇ ವರರೌಪ್ಯಪೀಠಕೃತಾಲಯಂ ಹರಿಮಾಲಯಂ ॥

aṅgadādisuśobhipāṇiyugena saṃkṣubhitainasaṃ tuṅgamālyamaṇīndrahārasarorasaṃ khalanīrasam |
maṅgalapradamanthadāmavirājitaṃ bhajatājitaṃ taṃ gṛṇe vararaupyapīṭhakṛtālayaṃ harimālayam ||

With arm-bands and lovely hands that shake away (devotees') sins, wearing a tall garland strung with the king of gems, moist with grace yet unmoved by the wicked, radiant with the auspicious churning-cord — extol Him, the unconquered! Him I sing: Hari who has made the blessed silver pedestal His abode, the refuge of all.

Verse 5 — ಪೀನರಮ್ಯತನೂದರಂ ಭಜ ಹೇ ಮನಃ ಶುಭಹೇಮ ನಃ…

ಪೀನರಮ್ಯತನೂದರಂ ಭಜ ಹೇ ಮನಃ ಶುಭಹೇಮ ನಃ ಸ್ವಾನುಭಾವನಿದರ್ಶನಾಯ ದಿಶಂತಮರ್ಥಿಸುಶಂತಮಂ ।
ಆನತೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ನಿಜಾರ್ಜುನಪ್ರಿಯಸಾಧಕಂ ಖಲಬಾಧಕಂ ಹೀನತೋಜ್ಝಿತರೌಪ್ಯಪೀಠಕೃತಾಲಯಂ ಹರಿಮಾಲಯಂ ॥

pīnaramyatanūdaraṃ bhaja he manaḥ śubhahema naḥ svānubhāvanidarśanāya diśantamarthisuśantamam |
ānato'smi nijārjunapriyasādhakaṃ khalabādhakaṃ hīnatojjhitaraupyapīṭhakṛtālayaṃ harimālayam ||

Adore His full and lovely form, O mind — our very gold! — who grants the vision of Self-knowledge to those who long for it, the most serene; I bow to Him, fulfiller of His dear Arjuna's aims, thwarter of the wicked — Hari who has made the humble-uplifting silver pedestal His abode, the refuge of all.

Verse 6 — ಹೈಮಕಿಂಕಿಣಿಮಾಲಿಕಾರಶನಾಂಚಿತಂ ತಮವಂಚಿತಂ…

ಹೈಮಕಿಂಕಿಣಿಮಾಲಿಕಾರಶನಾಂಚಿತಂ ತಮವಂಚಿತಂ ರತ್ನಕಾಂಚನವಸ್ತ್ರಚಿತ್ರಕಟಿಂ ಘನಪ್ರಭಯಾ ಘನಂ ।
ಕಮ್ರನಾಗಕರೋಪಮೂರುಮನಾಮಯಂ ಶುಭಧೀಮಯಂ ನೌಮ್ಯಹಂ ವರರೌಪ್ಯಪೀಠಕೃತಾಲಯಂ ಹರಿಮಾಲಯಂ ॥

haimakiṅkiṇimālikāraśanāñcitaṃ tamavañcitaṃ ratnakāñcanavastracitrakaṭiṃ ghanaprabhayā ghanam |
kamranāgakaropamūrumanāmayaṃ śubhadhīmayaṃ naumyahaṃ vararaupyapīṭhakṛtālayaṃ harimālayam ||

Girt with a golden girdle of tinkling bells, ever true, His waist bright with gem-and-gold brocade, thick with splendour, His graceful thighs lovely as the elephant's trunk, free of every flaw, all-auspicious of heart — Him I praise: Hari who has made the noble silver pedestal His abode, the refuge of all.

Verse 7 — ವೃತ್ತಜಾನುಮನೋಜ್ಞಜಂಘಮಮೋಹದಂ ಪರಮೋಹದಂ…

ವೃತ್ತಜಾನುಮನೋಜ್ಞಜಂಘಮಮೋಹದಂ ಪರಮೋಹದಂ ರತ್ನಕಲ್ಪನಖತ್ವಿಷಾ ಹೃತಹೃತ್ತಮಃಸ್ತತಿಮುತ್ತಮಂ ।
ಪ್ರತ್ಯಹಂ ರಚಿತಾರ್ಚನಂ ರಮಯಾ ಸ್ವಯಾಗತಯಾ ಸ್ವಯಂ ಚಿತ್ತ ಚಿಂತಯ ರೌಪ್ಯಪೀಠಕೃತಾಲಯಂ ಹರಿಮಾಲಯಂ ॥

vṛttajānumanojñajaṅghamamohadaṃ paramohadaṃ ratnakalpanakhatviṣā hṛtahṛttamaḥstatimuttamam |
pratyahaṃ racitārcanaṃ ramayā svayāgatayā svayaṃ citta cintaya raupyapīṭhakṛtālayaṃ harimālayam ||

His rounded knees and shapely calves enchant and destroy delusion; by the lustre of His jewel-like nails He steals away the darkness of the heart — the highest One, worshipped each day by Lakṣmī who comes to Him of her own accord. O mind, contemplate Hari who has made the silver pedestal His abode, the refuge of all.

Verse 8 — ಚಾರುಪಾದಸರೋಜಯುಗ್ಮರುಚಾಮರೋಚ್ಚಯಚಾಮರೋದಾರಮೂರ್ಧಜಭಾರಮಂಡಲ…

ಚಾರುಪಾದಸರೋಜಯುಗ್ಮರುಚಾಮರೋಚ್ಚಯಚಾಮರೋದಾರಮೂರ್ಧಜಭಾರಮಂಡಲರಂಜಕಂ ಕಲಿಭಂಜಕಂ ।
ವೀರತೋಚಿತಭೂಷಣಂ ವರನೂಪುರಂ ಸ್ವತನೂಪುರಂ ಧಾರಯಾತ್ಮನಿ ರೌಪ್ಯಪೀಠಕೃತಾಲಯಂ ಹರಿಮಾಲಯಂ ॥

cārupādasarojayugmarucāmaroccayacāmarodāramūrdhajabhāramaṇḍalarañjakaṃ kalibhañjakam |
vīratocitabhūṣaṇaṃ varanūpuraṃ svatanūpuraṃ dhārayātmani raupyapīṭhakṛtālayaṃ harimālayam ||

Radiant with the beauty of His two lotus-feet, His flowing locks delighting all, the breaker of the Kali age; adorned with ornaments befitting a hero, His own anklets ringing — hold Him within yourself: Hari who has made the silver pedestal His abode, the refuge of all.

Verse 9 — ಶುಷ್ಕವಾದಿಮನೋತಿದೂರತರಾಗಮೋತ್ಸವದಾಗಮಂ…

ಶುಷ್ಕವಾದಿಮನೋತಿದೂರತರಾಗಮೋತ್ಸವದಾಗಮಂ ಸತ್ಕವೀಂದ್ರವಚೋವಿಲಾಸಮಹೋದಯಂ ಮಹಿತೋದಯಂ ।
ಲಕ್ಷಯಾಮಿ ಯತೀಶ್ವರೈಃ ಕೃತಪೂಜನಂ ಗುಣಭಾಜನಂ ಧಿಕ್ಕೃತೋಪಮರೌಪ್ಯಪೀಠಕೃತಾಲಯಂ ಹರಿಮಾಲಯಂ ॥

śuṣkavādimanotidūratarāgamotsavadāgamaṃ satkavīndravacovilāsamahodayaṃ mahitodayam |
lakṣayāmi yatīśvaraiḥ kṛtapūjanaṃ guṇabhājanaṃ dhikkṛtopamaraupyapīṭhakṛtālayaṃ harimālayam ||

Far beyond the reach of dry disputants, a festival of blissful revelation, the great dawn of the play of noble poets' speech, of exalted majesty — Him I behold, worshipped by the lords of ascetics, the vessel of all virtues, beyond all comparison — Hari who has made the silver pedestal His abode, the refuge of all.

Verse 10 — ನಾರದಪ್ರಿಯಮಾವಿಶಾಂಬುರುಹೇಕ್ಷಣಂ ನಿಜರಕ್ಷಣಂ…

ನಾರದಪ್ರಿಯಮಾವಿಶಾಂಬುರುಹೇಕ್ಷಣಂ ನಿಜರಕ್ಷಣಂ ತಾರಕೋಪಮಚಾರುದೀಪಚಯಾಂತರೇ ಗತಚಿಂತ ರೇ ।
ಧೀರ ಮಾನಸ ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರಸಮಾನಮಚ್ಯುತಮಾನಮ ದ್ವಾರಕೋಪಮರೌಪ್ಯಪೀಠಕೃತಾಲಯಂ ಹರಿಮಾಲಯಂ ॥

nāradapriyamāviśāmburuhekṣaṇaṃ nijarakṣaṇaṃ tārakopamacārudīpacayāntare gatacinta re |
dhīra mānasa pūrṇacandrasamānamacyutamānama dvārakopamaraupyapīṭhakṛtālayaṃ harimālayam ||

Dear to Nārada, lotus-eyed, protector of His own, seated amid a cluster of lamps lovely as stars — O restless one, be still! O steadfast mind, worship Him, serene as the full moon, the unfallen, worthy of all honour — Hari of Dvārakā-like glory who has made the silver pedestal His abode, the refuge of all.

Verse 11 — ರೌಪ್ಯಪೀಠಕೃತಾಲಯಸ್ಯ ಹರೇಃ ಪ್ರಿಯಂ ದುರಿತಾಪ್ರಿಯಂ…

ರೌಪ್ಯಪೀಠಕೃತಾಲಯಸ್ಯ ಹರೇಃ ಪ್ರಿಯಂ ದುರಿತಾಪ್ರಿಯಂ ತತ್ಪದಾರ್ಚಕವಾದಿರಾಜಯತೀರಿತಂ ಗುಣಪೂರಿತಂ ।
ಗೋಪ್ಯಮಷ್ಟಕಮೇತದುಚ್ಚಮುದೇ ಮಮಾಸ್ತ್ವಿಹ ನಿರ್ಮಮ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಯಶುದ್ಧಫಲಾಯ ತತ್ರ ಸುಕೋಮಲಂ ಹತಧೀಮಲಂ ॥

raupyapīṭhakṛtālayasya hareḥ priyaṃ duritāpriyaṃ tatpadārcakavādirājayatīritaṃ guṇapūritam |
gopyamaṣṭakametaduccamude mamāstviha nirmama prāpyaśuddhaphalāya tatra sukomalaṃ hatadhīmalam ||

This lofty, secret hymn — dear to Hari of the silver pedestal, foe of all sin, uttered by Vādirāja Yati, worshipper at His feet, and brimming with His glory — may it be, here, for my joy, O selfless Lord, and through Your grace yield its pure and tender fruit, wiping away the stain of the mind. (phalaśruti)

About Raupyapīṭha Kṛṣṇāṣṭakam

Raupyapīṭha Kṛṣṇāṣṭakam is a Sanskrit stotra, composed by Śrī Vādirāja Tīrtha, addressed to Krishna — a Ashtakam. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: sanskritdocuments.org.

A revered Mādhwa saint and pontiff of Sode, and a prolific poet-scholar renowned for works such as the Daśāvatāra Stuti and Lakṣmī Śobhāne.

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