Damodar Ashtakam Pdf Jun 2026

Here’s the first verse as a sample (full text available in standard PDFs):

करारविन्देन पदारविन्दं मुखारविन्दं विनिषेवयन्तम् । वदान्य-सौभाग्य-बलोपपन्नं वदन्ति ये तं च गृणन्ति गोविन्दम् ॥ ६॥

Here is a downloadable PDF of the Damodar Ashtakam: damodar ashtakam pdf

The name "Damodar" refers to a famous pastime of Lord Krishna. The word is a compound of two Sanskrit words: Dama (rope) and Udara (belly).

In the rich tapestry of Vedic literature, few prayers capture the essence of divine love ( Prema-Bhakti ) as beautifully as the . Also known as the Damodarastakam , this sacred hymn is a powerful meditation on the childhood pastimes of Lord Krishna. Here’s the first verse as a sample (full

Uddhōvāya druta āyuṣe namaḥ Nitya muktāya dēhāya namaḥ

पिबन्ति नित्यं बहवो मुनीन्द्रा यशोदा-सुतस्य वपुः स्मरन्तः । कदा बदिष्यामि तदा त्वं एव इति प्रबोधं सदयं गोविन्दम् ॥ ३॥ Also known as the Damodarastakam , this sacred

The Damodar Ashtakam prays to this "Butter Thief" form of the Lord—the supreme deity who, despite being the creator of all universes, submits to the pure love of His devotee.

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(Full 8 verses are easily available in Devanagari, Roman, and English scripts.)

I offer my obeisances to Lord Damodara, whose form is existence, knowledge, and bliss, who is shining in Gokula with shining earrings, and who is crawling on the ground like a lion cub, possessing immense effulgence.