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स्वागतम् कृष्ण स्वागतम् कृष्ण
svāgatam kṛṣṇa
Verse 1 — स्वागतम् कृष्ण स्वागतम् कृष्ण
svāgatam kṛṣṇa
Svāgatam Kṛṣṇa — Ōtukkaḍu Veṅkaṭa Kavi's kruti welcoming Kṛṣṇa to Mathurā.
Verse 2 — स्वागतम् कृष्ण शरणागतम् कृष्ण स्वागतम् कृष्ण शरणागतम् कृष्ण
svāgatam kṛṣṇa śaraṇāgatam kṛṣṇa
Welcome, O Kṛṣṇa! Welcome, O Kṛṣṇa, to whom the world comes for refuge!
Verse 3 — मथुरापुरि सदन मृदु वदन मधुसूदन इह मथुरापुरि सदन मृदु वदन मधुसूदन इह
mathurāpuri sadana mṛdu vadana madhusūdana iha
O dweller of the city of Mathurā, O tender-faced One, O slayer of the demon Madhu — come be with us here now.
Verse 4 — भोगदाप्त सुलभ सुपुष्प गन्ध कलभ कस्तूरि तिलक महिप भोगदाप्त सुलभ सुपुष्प गन्ध कलभ कस्तूरि तिलक महिप
bhogadāpta sulabha supuṣpa gandha kalabha kastūri tilaka mahipa
Easily reached by souls weary of worldly pleasures, you are adorned with fragrant blossoms, mighty as an elephant, with a mark of musk upon your brow —
Verse 5 — मम कान्त नन्द गोप कन्द मम कान्त नन्द गोप कन्द
mama kānta nanda gopa kanda
O my beloved! O son of Nanda the cowherd!
Verse 6 — मुष्टिकासुर चाणूर मल्ल मल्ल विशारद मधुसूदन… मुष्टिकासुर चाणूर मल्ल मल्ल विशारद मधुसूदन कुवलयापीड
muṣṭikāsura cāṇūra malla malla viśārada madhusūdana kuvalayāpīḍa
You who proved the master in the wrestling bout, laying low the demons Muṣṭika and Cāṇūra — O Madhusūdana, who crushed the elephant Kuvalayāpīḍa —
Verse 7 — मर्दन कालिङ्ग नर्तन गोकुल रक्षण सकल सुलक्षण देव मर्दन कालिङ्ग नर्तन गोकुल रक्षण सकल सुलक्षण देव
mardana kāliṅga nartana gokula rakṣaṇa sakala sulakṣaṇa deva
You who trampled the serpent Kāliṅga and danced upon his hoods, who protect Gokula; O Lord, perfect in every auspicious mark —
Verse 8 — शिष्ट जन पाल संकल्प कल्प कल्प शतकोटि असम पराभव शिष्ट जन पाल संकल्प कल्प कल्प शतकोटि असम पराभव
śiṣṭa jana pāla saṃkalpa kalpa kalpa śatakoṭi asama parābhava
Guardian of the virtuous, of unfailing resolve — the unrivalled conqueror through a hundred crore of ages —
Verse 9 — धीर मुनि जन विहार मदन सुकुमार दैत्य संहार देव धीर मुनि जन विहार मदन सुकुमार दैत्य संहार देव
dhīra muni jana vihāra madana sukumāra daitya saṃhāra deva
Delight of the steadfast sages, delicate as the god of love, destroyer of the demons — O Lord —
Verse 10 — मधुर मधुर रति साहस साहस व्रज युवति जन मानस पूजित मधुर मधुर रति साहस साहस व्रज युवति जन मानस पूजित
madhura madhura rati sāhasa sāhasa vraja yuvati jana mānasa pūjita
Sweet beyond sweetness in the bold play of love, you are worshipped in the hearts of the young women of Vraja.
Keep listening — hear the full recitation Follow along as each verse is sung KJ Yesudas 10 verses Related recitations Aṇuvige Aṇuvāgi Ghanake Ghanavāgi Krishna · Ugabhoga Jagadoddharana Krishna · Devaranama Āru Vaṇḍisalendu Āru Niṇḍisalendu Krishna · Ugabhoga Raupyapīṭha Kṛṣṇāṣṭakam Krishna · Ashtakam Madhukara Vṛtti Krishna · Devaranama Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Endu Krishna · Devaranama About Svāgatam Kṛṣṇa Svāgatam Kṛṣṇa is a Sanskrit stotra, composed by Otukkaḍu Veṅkaṭa Kavi Krishna — a Stotra . It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: venkatakavi.org.
Also known as: Swagatham Krishna Sharanagatham Krishna, Swagatham Krishna.
A virtuoso Sanskrit-Tamil composer of the eighteenth-century Carnatic tradition whose krutis are prized for their literary depth and musical craft, devoted above all to Kṛṣṇa — the Svāgatam Kṛṣṇa being his most celebrated. He died roughly two and a half centuries ago — younger than this project's usual "400 years dead" rule — but the verse text is in the public domain by statute (life + 60 years under Indian law; Berne life + 50), and this text was ingested with the owner's explicit approval as a documented exception.
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Text courtesy of venkatakavi.org . Text for study and devotion. Meanings are approximations — consult a qualified guru for interpretation.
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