Vasudevasutam Devam वसुदेवसुतं देवं कंसचाणूरमर्दनम् ।देवकी परमानन्दं कृष्णं वंदे जगद्गुरुम् ।। vasudevasutaṃ devaṃ kaṃsacāṇūramardanam .devakī paramānandaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ vaṃde jagadgurum .. Son of Vasudeva, divine lord, the killer of Kamsa and Chaanura, the cause of supreme happiness of mother Devaki, we bow to Krishna, the Guru (teacher) of the universe. Description This is a prayer to Lord Krishna, as the Guru of the entire universe. It is the beginning verse of Krishnashtakam. This verse describes the four important people in the life of Sri Krishna who would soon reveal himself as the Jagad Guru. Those four individuals are Vasudeva and Devaki (his parents), Kamsa (His maternal uncle and evil adversary since birth) and Chanura, a formidable and evil wrestler. Krishna was separated from his parents at birth, had to deal with Kamsa who was out to kill him by any means possible and fight with and defeat Chanura when he was a mere boy. It was an intense struggle for survival since birth which was the preparation ground for the Lord and Guru of the Universe. Vasudeva = Vasudeva, Sri Krishna’s father; Sutam = to the son (Sutaha = son); Devam = to the Lord/God; Kamsa = Kamsa, Krishna’s maternal uncle or mama; Chanoora = Chanoora, a wrestler in Kamsa’s court; Mardanam = to the one who killed; Devaki = Devaki, Krishna’s mother; Parama = immense; Anandam = to the one who caused joy; Krishnam = to Lord Krishna; Vande = I bow upon/I salute or namaskar; Jagat = world; Gurum = to the teacher.

Tvameva Mata त्वमेव माता च पिता त्वमेवत्वमेव बंधुश्च सखा त्वमेव ।त्वमेव विद्या द्रविणम् त्वमेवत्वमेव सर्वं मम देव देव । tvameva mātā ca pitā tvameva .tvameva bandhuśca sakhā tvamevatvameva vidyā draviṇaṃ tvameva .tvameva sarvaṃ mama devadeva .. You are the mother, you are the father, you are the relative, you are the friend, you are education, you are wealth, you are everything for me, O Lord, O Lord. Description Morning prayer. Queen Gandhari says to Lord Krishna that he is everything – mother, father, relations, friend, knowledge and wealth.

Pandurang Ashtakam महायोगपीठे तटे भीमरथ्यांवरं पुण्डरीकाय दातुं मुनीन्द्रैः ।समागत्य तिष्ठन्तमानन्दकन्दंपरब्रह्मलिङ्गं भजे पाण्डुरङ्गम् ॥१॥ mahāyogapīṭhe taṭe bhīmarathyāṃvaraṃ puṇḍarīkāya dātuṃ munīndraiḥ .samāgatya tiṣṭhantamānandakandaṃparabrahmaliṅgaṃ bhaje pāṇḍuraṅgam ..1.. (Salutations to Sri Panduranga) in the seat of great yoga (maha yoga peetha) (i.e. at Pandharpur) by the bank of river Bheemarathi (has come Panduranga),(he has come) to give boons to Pundarika; (he has come) along with the great munis,having arrived he is standing like a source of great bliss (of parabrahman),i worship that Panduranga, who is the veritable image (lingam) of parabrahman. तडिद्वाससं नीलमेघावभासंरमामन्दिरं सुन्दरं चित्प्रकाशम् ।वरं त्विष्टिकायां समन्यस्तपादंपरब्रह्मलिङ्गं भजे पाण्डुरङ्गम् ॥२॥ taḍidvāsasaṃ nīlameghāvabhāsaṃramāmandiraṃ sundaraṃ citprakāśam .varaṃ tviṣṭikāyāṃ samanyastapādaṃparabrahmaliṅgaṃ bhaje pāṇḍuraṅgam ..2.. (Salutations to Sri Panduranga) whose garments are shining like lightning streaks against his blue cloud-like shining form,whose form is the temple of devi Ramaa (devi Lakshmi), beautiful, and a visible manifestation of consciousness,who is the most excellent and an embodiment of boon-giving (for the devotees), but (is now) standing on a brick placing both his feet on it,I worship that Panduranga, who is the veritable image (Lingam) of parabrahman. प्रमाणं भवाब्धेरिदं मामकानांनितम्बः कराभ्यां धृतो येन तस्मात् ।विधातुर्वसत्यै धृतो नाभिकोशःपरब्रह्मलिङ्गं भजे पाण्डुरङ्गम् ॥३॥ pramāṇaṃ bhavābdheridaṃ māmakānāṃnitambaḥ karābhyāṃ dhṛto yena tasmāt .vidhāturvasatyai dhṛto nābhikośaḥparabrahmaliṅgaṃ bhaje pāṇḍuraṅgam ..3.. (Salutations to Sri Panduranga) the measure of the ocean of worldly existence is (up to) this (much only) for my (devotees), …by holding his waist with his hands, he seems to say that,who is holding the (lotus) flower cup for the vidhata (Brahma) himself to dwell,I worship that Panduranga, who is the veritable image (Lingam) of parabrahman. स्फुरत्कौस्तुभालङ्कृतं कण्ठदेशेश्रिया जुष्टकेयूरकं श्रीनिवासम् ।शिवं शान्तमीड्यं वरं लोकपालंपरब्रह्मलिङ्गं भजे पाण्डुरङ्गम् ॥४॥ sphuratkaustubhālaṅkṛtaṃ kaṇṭhadeśeśriyā juṣṭakeyūrakaṃ śrīnivāsam .śivaṃ śāntamīḍyaṃ varaṃ lokapālaṃparabrahmaliṅgaṃ bhaje pāṇḍuraṅgam ..4.. (Salutations to Sri Panduranga) whose neck is adorned with a sparkling kaustubha gem,(and) whose armlets are loved by sri (i.e. filled with the splendour of sri); who himself is an abode of sri,who is praised for his auspicious tranquility (on one hand) and as a great protector (on the other hand),I worship that Panduranga, who is the veritable image (Lingam) of parabrahman. शरच्चन्द्रबिम्बाननं चारुहासंलसत्कुण्डलाक्रान्तगण्डस्थलाङ्गम् ।जपारागबिम्बाधरं कञ्जनेत्रंपरब्रह्मलिङ्गं भजे पाण्डुरङ्गम् ॥५॥ śaraccandrabimbānanaṃ cāruhāsaṃlasatkuṇḍalākrāntagaṇḍasthalāṅgam .japārāgabimbādharaṃ kañjanetraṃparabrahmaliṅgaṃ bhaje pāṇḍuraṅgam ..5.. (Salutations to Sri Panduranga) whose face reflects the splendour of the autumn moon and has a captivating smile (playing over it),(and) whose cheeks are possessed by the beauty of the shining ear-rings dancing over it,whose lips have the colour of hibiscus and appearance of bimba fruits; (and) whose eyes are as beautiful as the lotus,I worship that Panduranga, who is the veritable image (Lingam) of parabrahman. किरीटोज्ज्वलत्सर्वदिक्प्रान्तभागंसुरैरर्चितं दिव्यरत्नैरनर्घैः ।त्रिभङ्गाकृतिं बर्हमाल्यावतंसंपरब्रह्मलिङ्गं भजे पाण्डुरङ्गम् ॥६॥ kirīṭojjvalatsarvadikprāntabhāgaṃsurairarcitaṃ divyaratnairanarghaiḥ .tribhaṅgākṛtiṃ barhamālyāvataṃsaṃparabrahmaliṅgaṃ bhaje pāṇḍuraṅgam ..6.. (Salutations to Sri Panduranga) the radiance of whose crown illuminates all the directions,who is worshipped by the suras (devas) with the most precious divine gems,who stands in the beautiful tri-bhanga posture (bent at three places) adorned with peacock feathers and garlands,I worship that Panduranga, who is the veritable image (Lingam) of parabrahman. विभुं वेणुनादं चरन्तं दुरन्तंस्वयं लीलया गोपवेषं दधानम् ।गवां वृन्दकानन्ददं चारुहासंपरब्रह्मलिङ्गं भजे पाण्डुरङ्गम् ॥७॥ vibhuṃ veṇunādaṃ carantaṃ durantaṃsvayaṃ līlayā gopaveṣaṃ dadhānam .gavāṃ vṛndakānandadaṃ cāruhāsaṃparabrahmaliṅgaṃ bhaje pāṇḍuraṅgam ..7.. (Salutations to Sri Panduranga) who has manifested (taking a form by his own free-will) but in essence who pervades everywhere; similarly the melodious sound of whose flute (manifests itself and) wanders about pervading everywhere,who by his own leela (divine sport) put on the dress of a gopa (cowherd boy), …… and gave great joy to the herd of cows (and cowherd boys in vrindavana with the melodious sound of his flute) and his beautiful smile,I worship that Panduranga, who is the veritable image (Lingam) of parabrahman. अजं रुक्मिणीप्राणसञ्जीवनं तंपरं धाम कैवल्यमेकं तुरीयम् ।प्रसन्नं प्रपन्नार्तिहं देवदेवंपरब्रह्मलिङ्गं भजे पाण्डुरङ्गम् ॥८॥ ajaṃ rukmiṇīprāṇasañjīvanaṃ taṃparaṃ dhāma kaivalyamekaṃ turīyam .prasannaṃ prapannārtihaṃ devadevaṃparabrahmaliṅgaṃ bhaje pāṇḍuraṅgam ..8.. (Salutations to Sri Panduranga) who is without birth and who enlivens the life of devi rukmini (by his love),who is the one supreme abode of kaivalya in the (fourth) state of turiya,who is gracious to his devotees, and removes the distress of those who seek his refuge; who is the deva of the devas (god of the gods).I worship that Panduranga, who is the veritable image (Lingam) of parabrahman. स्तवं पाण्डुरङ्गस्य वै पुण्यदं येपठन्त्येकचित्तेन भक्त्या च नित्यम् ।भवाम्भोनिधिं तेऽपि तीर्त्वान्तकालेहरेरालयं शाश्वतं प्राप्नुवन्ति ॥९॥ stavaṃ pāṇḍuraṅgasya vai puṇyadaṃ yepaṭhantyekacittena bhaktyā ca nityam .bhavāmbhonidhiṃ te’pi tīrtvāntakāleharerālayaṃ śāśvataṃ prāpnuvanti ..9.. (Salutations to Sri Panduranga) this stava (eulogy) of Sri Panduranga which confers punya (auspiciousness, merit), those who …… recite with one-pointed devotion, everyday, …… will indeed cross the ocean of samsara in the end, …… and attain the eternal abode of hari. Description Shri Pandurang ashtakam (Pandurangashtakam) Stotra is a very beautiful creation of Shri Adi Shankaracharya. Lord Vithal, or Panduranga Vittala, is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu and is worshipped in the world famous Pandarpur Rukmini Vithal Temple at Pandarpur in Maharashtra. One who chants Shri Pandurang ashtakam (Pandu)

Narayana Kavacham ॐ श्रीगणेशाय नमः ।ॐ नमो नारायणाय ।अङ्गन्यासः –ॐ ॐ नमः पादयोः ।ॐ नं नमः जानुनोः ।ॐ मों नमः ऊर्वोः ।ॐ नां नमः उदरे ।ॐ रां नमः हृदि ।ॐ यं नमः उरसि ।ॐ णां नमः मुखे ।ॐ यं नमः शिरसि ॥ oṃ śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ .oṃ namo nārāyaṇāya .aṅganyāsaḥ –oṃ oṃ namaḥ pādayoḥ .oṃ naṃ namaḥ jānunoḥ .oṃ moṃ namaḥ ūrvoḥ .oṃ nāṃ namaḥ udare .oṃ rāṃ namaḥ hṛdi .oṃ yaṃ namaḥ urasi .oṃ ṇāṃ namaḥ mukhe .oṃ yaṃ namaḥ śirasi .. Salutations to Lord Ganesha.Salutations to Lord Nārāyaṇa (Vishnu).Om Om Salutations to the feet.Om Naṃ Salutations to the knees.Om Moṃ Salutations to the thighs.Om Nāṃ Salutations to the abdomen.Om Rāṃ Salutations to the heart.Om Yaṃ Salutations to the chest.Om Ṇāṃ Salutations to the mouth.Om Yaṃ Salutations to the head. करन्यासःॐ ॐ नमः दक्षिणतर्जन्याम् ।ॐ नं नमः दक्षिणमध्यमायाम् ।ॐ मों नमः दक्षिणानामिकायाम् ।ॐ भं नमः दक्षिणकनिष्ठिकायाम् ।ॐ गं नमः वामकनिष्ठिकायाम् ।ॐ वं नमः वामानामिकायाम् ।ॐ तें नमः वाममध्यमायाम् ।ॐ वां नमः वामतर्जन्याम् ।ॐ सुं नमः दक्षिणांगुष्ठोर्ध्वपर्वणि ।ॐ दें नमः दक्षिणांगुष्ठाय पर्वणि ।ॐ वां नमः वामांगुष्ठोर्ध्वपर्वणि ।ॐ यं नमः वामांगुष्ठाय पर्वणि ॥ oṃ oṃ namaḥ dakṣiṇatarjanyām .oṃ naṃ namaḥ dakṣiṇamadhyamāyām .oṃ moṃ namaḥ dakṣiṇānāmikāyām .oṃ bhaṃ namaḥ dakṣiṇakaniṣṭhikāyām .oṃ gaṃ namaḥ vāmakaniṣṭhikāyām .oṃ vaṃ namaḥ vāmānāmikāyām .oṃ teṃ namaḥ vāmamadhyamāyām .oṃ vāṃ namaḥ vāmatarjanyām .oṃ suṃ namaḥ dakṣiṇāṃguṣṭhordhvaparvaṇi .oṃ deṃ namaḥ dakṣiṇāṃguṣṭhāya parvaṇi .oṃ vāṃ namaḥ vāmāṃguṣṭhordhvaparvaṇi .oṃ yaṃ namaḥ vāmāṃguṣṭhāya parvaṇi .. Om Om Salutations to the right thumb.Om Naṃ Salutations to the right middle finger.Om Moṃ Salutations to the right ring finger.Om Bhaṃ Salutations to the right little finger.Om Gaṃ Salutations to the left little finger.Om Vaṃ Salutations to the left ring finger.Om Teṃ Salutations to the left middle finger.Om Vāṃ Salutations to the left thumb.Om Suṃ Salutations to the upper joint of the right thumb.Om Deṃ Salutations to the joint of the right thumb.Om Vāṃ Salutations to the upper joint of the left thumb.Om Yaṃ Salutations to the joint of the left thumb. विष्णुषडक्षरन्यासःॐ ॐ नमः हृदये ।ॐ विं नमः मूर्धनि ।ॐ षं नमः भ्रुवोर्मध्ये ।ॐ णं नमः शिखायाम् ।ॐ वें नमः नेत्रयोः ।ॐ नं नमः सर्वसन्धिषु ।ॐ मः अस्त्राय फट् प्राच्याम् ।ॐ मः अस्त्राय फट् आग्नेयाम् ।ॐ मः अस्त्राय फट् दक्षिणस्याम् ।ॐ मः अस्त्राय फट् नैरृत्ये ।ॐ मः अस्त्राय फट् प्रतीच्याम् ।ॐ मः अस्त्राय फट् वायव्ये ।ॐ मः अस्त्राय फट् उदीच्याम् ।ॐ मः अस्त्राय फट् ऐशान्याम् ।ॐ मः अस्त्राय फट् ऊर्ध्वायाम् ।ॐ मः अस्त्राय फट् अधरायाम् ॥ oṃ oṃ namaḥ hṛdaye .oṃ viṃ namaḥ mūrdhani .oṃ ṣaṃ namaḥ bhruvormadhye .oṃ ṇaṃ namaḥ śikhāyām .oṃ veṃ namaḥ netrayoḥ .oṃ naṃ namaḥ sarvasandhiṣu .oṃ maḥ astrāya phaṭ prācyām .oṃ maḥ astrāya phaṭ āgneyām .oṃ maḥ astrāya phaṭ dakṣiṇasyām .oṃ maḥ astrāya phaṭ nairṛtye .oṃ maḥ astrāya phaṭ pratīcyām .oṃ maḥ astrāya phaṭ vāyavye .oṃ maḥ astrāya phaṭ udīcyām .oṃ maḥ astrāya phaṭ aiśānyām .oṃ maḥ astrāya phaṭ ūrdhvāyām .oṃ maḥ astrāya phaṭ adharāyām .. Om Om Salutations to the heart.Om Viṃ Salutations to the top of the head.Om Ṣaṃ Salutations to the middle of the eyebrows.Om Ṇaṃ Salutations to the tuft of hair.Om Veṃ Salutations to the eyes.Om Naṃ Salutations to all the joints.Om Maḥ Astrāya Phaṭ to the east.Om Maḥ Astrāya Phaṭ to the southeast.Om Maḥ Astrāya Phaṭ to the south.Om Maḥ Astrāya Phaṭ to the southwest.Om Maḥ Astrāya Phaṭ to the west.Om Maḥ Astrāya Phaṭ to the northwest.Om Maḥ Astrāya Phaṭ to the north.Om Maḥ Astrāya Phaṭ to the northeast.Om Maḥ Astrāya Phaṭ upwards.Om Maḥ Astrāya Phaṭ downwards. Narayana Kavachamअथ श्रीनारायणकवचम् ।राजोवाच ।यया गुप्तः सहस्राक्षः सवाहान्रिपुसैनिकान् ।क्रीडन्निव विनिर्जित्य त्रिलोक्या बुभुजे श्रियम् ॥ १॥ atha śrīnārāyaṇakavacam .rājovāca .yayā guptaḥ sahasrākṣaḥ savāhānripusainikān .krīḍanniva vinirjitya trilokyā bubhuje śriyam .. 1.. Now begins the Narayana Kavacham.The king Parikshit said:By which protection, the thousand-eyed Lord Vishnu defeated his enemies and enjoyed the wealth of the three worlds as if in play. भगवंस्तन्ममाख्याहि वर्म नारायणात्मकम् ।यथाऽऽततायिनः शत्रून् येन गुप्तोऽजयन्मृधे ॥ २॥ bhagavaṃs tan mamākhyāhi varma nārāyaṇātmakam .yathā”tatāyinaḥ śatrūn yena gupto’jayanmṛdhe .. 2.. O Bhagavan, please tell me the armor that is the essence of Narayana,By which, protected, the enemies of the one who is steadfast were defeated in battle. श्रीशुक उवाच ।वृतः पुरोहितस्त्वाष्ट्रो महेन्द्रायानुपृच्छते ।नारायणाख्यं वर्माह तदिहैकमनाः श‍ृणु ॥ ३॥ śrīśuka uvāca .vṛtaḥ purohitastvāṣṭro mahendrāyānupṛcchate .nārāyaṇākhyaṃ varmāha tadihaikamanāḥ śṛṇu .. 3.. Sri Sukadeva said: King Indra, the leader of the demigods, inquired about the armor known as Narayana-kavaca from Visvarupa, who was engaged by the demigods as their priest. Please hear Visvarupa’s reply with great attention. विश्वरूप उवाच ।धौताङ्घ्रिपाणिराचम्य सपवित्र उदङ्मुखः ।कृतस्वाङ्गकरन्यासो मन्त्राभ्यां वाग्यतः शुचिः ॥ ४॥ नारायणमयं वर्म सन्नह्येद्भय आगते ।पादयोर्जानुनोरूर्वोरुदरे हृद्यथोरसि ॥ ५॥ मुखे शिरस्यानुपूर्व्यादोङ्कारादीनि विन्यसेत् ।ॐ नमो नारायणायेति विपर्ययमथापि वा ॥ ६॥ viśvarūpa uvāca .dhautāṅghripāṇirācamya sapavitra udaṅmukhaḥ .kṛtasvāṅgakaranyāso mantrābhyāṃ vāgyataḥ śuciḥ .. 4.. nārāyaṇamayaṃ varma sannahyedbhaya āgate .pādayorjānunorūrvorudare hṛdyathorasi .. 5.. mukhe śirasyānupūrvyād oṅkārādīni vinyaset .oṃ namo nārāyaṇāyeti viparyayamathāpi vā .. 6.. Visvarupa said: If some form of fear arrives, one should first wash his hands and legs clean and then perform acamana by chanting this mantra: om apavitrah pavitro va sarvavastham gato ‘pi va. yah smaret pundarikaksam sa bahyabhyantarah sucih. sri-visnu sri-visnu sri-visnu. Then one should touch kusa grass and sit gravely and silently, facing north. When completely purified, one should touch the mantra composed of eight syllables to the eight parts of his body and touch the mantra composed of twelve syllables to his hands. Thus, in the following manner, he should bind himself with the Narayana coat of armor. First, while chanting the mantra composed of eight syllables [om namo narayanaya], beginning with the pranava, the syllable om, one should touch his hands to eight parts of his body, starting with the two feet and progressing systematically to the knees, thighs, abdomen, heart, chest, mouth and head. Then one should chant the mantra in reverse, beginning from the last syllable [ya], while touching the parts of his body in the reverse order. These two processes are known as utpatti-nyasa and samhara-nyasa respectively. करन्यासं ततः कुर्याद्द्वादशाक्षरविद्यया ।प्रणवादियकारान्तमङ्गुल्यङ्गुष्ठ पर्वसु ॥ ७॥ karanyāsaṃ tataḥ kuryāddvādaśākṣaravidyayā .Praṇavādiyakārāntam aṅgulyaṅguṣṭha parvasu .. 7.. Then one should chant the mantra composed of twelve

Nandakumar Ashtakam सुन्दरगोपालम् उरवनमालं नयनविशालं दुःखहरम् ।वृन्दावनचन्द्रमानन्दकन्दं परमानन्दं धरणिधरम् ॥वल्लभघनश्यामं पूर्णकामम् अत्यभिरामं प्रीतिकरम् ।भज नन्दकुमारं सर्वसुखसारं तत्त्वविचारं ब्रह्मपरम् ॥१॥ sundaragopālam uravanamālaṃ nayanaviśālaṃ duḥkhaharam .vṛndāvanacandramānandakandaṃ paramānandaṃ dharaṇidharam ..vallabhaghanaśyāmaṃ pūrṇakāmam atyabhirāmaṃ prītikaram .bhaja nandakumāraṃ sarvasukhasāraṃ tattvavicāraṃ brahmaparam ..1.. (Salutations to Sri Nandakumara) who is the beautiful gopala of Vrindavana, with vanamala (garland of forest flowers) hanging on his chest and with large eyes captivating everyone; whose very form removes the sufferings of his devotees,who is the bright moon of Vrindavana, and a source of immense joy; who is the embodiment of supreme bliss himself and bears the earth within him,who is the most beloved ghanashyama (literally dark-coloured), who is self-satisfied by being absorbed within his own divine nature, and extremely pleasing, inspiring love and affection from all,worship that Nandakumara, the essence of all joy, by reflecting on his divine essence (which is) of the nature of supreme brahman. सुन्दरवारिजवदनं निर्जितमदनम् आनन्दसदनं मुकुटधरम् ।गुञ्जाकृतिहारं विपिनविहारं परमोदारं चीरहरम् ॥वल्लभपटपीतं कृतउपवीतं करनवनीतं विबुधवरं ।भज नन्दकुमारं सर्वसुखसारं तत्त्वविचारं ब्रह्मपरम् ॥२॥ sundaravārijavadanaṃ nirjitamadanam ānandasadanaṃ mukuṭadharam .guñjākṛtihāraṃ vipinavihāraṃ paramodāraṃ cīraharam ..vallabhapaṭapītaṃ kṛtaüpavītaṃ karanavanītaṃ vibudhavaraṃ .bhaja nandakumāraṃ sarvasukhasāraṃ tattvavicāraṃ brahmaparam ..2.. (Salutations to Sri Nandakumara) who has a beautiful face like the lotus flower which subdues the pride of even madana (god of love) in beauty, who is an abode of joy, and who wears a crown on his head,who wears a garland made of gunja berries and wanders in the groves with the gopis; who is extremely generous and also extremely playful, stealing the clothes of the gopis,who is beloved of all and loves to wear yellow garments; who wears the sacred thread; who stole butter during childhood and held it in his hand and who is the supreme god,worship that Nandakumara, the essence of all joy, by reflecting on his divine essence (which is) of the nature of supreme brahman. शोभितमुखधूलं यमुनाकूलं निपट_अतूलं सुखदतरम् ।मुखमण्डितरेणुं चारितधेनुं वादितवेणुं मधुरसुरम् ॥वल्लभमतिविमलं शुभपदकमलं नखरुचिअमलं तिमिरहरं ।भज नन्दकुमारं सर्वसुखसारं तत्त्वविचारं ब्रह्मपरम् ॥३॥ śobhitamukhadhūlaṃ yamunākūlaṃ nipaṭa_atūlaṃ sukhadataram .mukhamaṇḍitareṇuṃ cāritadhenuṃ vāditaveṇuṃ madhurasuram ..vallabhamativimalaṃ śubhapadakamalaṃ nakharuciamalaṃ timiraharaṃ .bhaja nandakumāraṃ sarvasukhasāraṃ tattvavicāraṃ brahmaparam ..3.. (Salutations to Sri Nandakumara) whose face is adorned with the dust of the shore of yamuna river in Vrindavana; such a matchless adornment (of dust) gives great joy to the devotees,who, with the adornment of dust on his face, wanders about with the cows in Vrindavana playing melodious tunes in his flute,who is the beloved of the devotees and stainless pure divinity, whose lotus feet is a source of auspicious blessings, and the splendour of whose pure toe-nails remove the darkness within (the heart of devotees).worship that Nandakumara, the essence of all joy, by reflecting on his divine essence (which is) of the nature of supreme brahman. शिरमुकुटसुदेशं कुञ्चितकेशं नटवरवेशं कामवरम् ।मायाकृतमनुजं हलधर_अनुजं प्रतिहतदनुजं भारहरम् ॥वल्लभव्रजपालं सुभगसुचालं हितमनुकालं भाववरं ।भज नन्दकुमारं सर्वसुखसारं तत्त्वविचारं ब्रह्मपरम् ॥४॥ śiramukuṭasudeśaṃ kuñcitakeśaṃ naṭavaraveśaṃ kāmavaram .māyākṛtamanujaṃ haladhara_anujaṃ pratihatadanujaṃ bhāraharam ..vallabhavrajapālaṃ subhagasucālaṃ hitamanukālaṃ bhāvavaraṃ .bhaja nandakumāraṃ sarvasukhasāraṃ tattvavicāraṃ brahmaparam ..4.. (Salutations to Sri Nandakumara) who has a crown well-decorating his head, from which curly locks flow down; who has assumed the dress of a dancing actor and the beauty of that form excels the god of love,who has assumed a human form through his power of maya, and became the younger brother of Haladhara (Balaram); who checked the demons and removed the weight of sins from the earth,who is the beloved protector of vraja, bringing good fortune to the people and guiding them well; who is always a benefactor of everyone and feels deeply for his devotees.worship that Nandakumara, the essence of all joy, by reflecting on his divine essence (which is) of the nature of supreme brahman. इन्दीवरभासं प्रकटसुरासं कुसुमविकासं वंशिधरम् ।हृतमन्मथमानं रूपनिधानं कृतकलगानं चित्तहरम् ॥वल्लभमृदुहासं कुञ्जनिवासं विविधविलासं केलिकरं ।भज नन्दकुमारं सर्वसुखसारं तत्त्वविचारं ब्रह्मपरम् ॥५॥ indīvarabhāsaṃ prakaṭasurāsaṃ kusumavikāsaṃ vaṃśidharam .hṛtamanmathamānaṃ rūpanidhānaṃ kṛtakalagānaṃ cittaharam ..vallabhamṛduhāsaṃ kuñjanivāsaṃ vividhavilāsaṃ kelikaraṃ .bhaja nandakumāraṃ sarvasukhasāraṃ tattvavicāraṃ brahmaparam ..5.. (Salutations to Sri Nandakumara) who shine like the blossom of a blue lotus and manifests his divine plays like the blossom of the flowers, holding the divine flute in his hand,who takes away the pride of manmatha through his repository of beauty, and playing melodious music with his flute, steals the heart of all,who is extremely dear to all and has a gentle smile; who dwells in the grooves of Vrindavana and plays various divine plays with the gopis.worship that Nandakumara, the essence of all joy, by reflecting on his divine essence (which is) of the nature of supreme brahman. अतिपरप्रवीणं पालितदीनं भक्ताधीनं कर्मकरम् ।मोहनमतिधीरं फणिबलवीरं हतपरवीरं तरलतरम् ॥वल्लभव्रजरमणं वारिजवदनं हलधरशमनं शैलधरं ।भज नन्दकुमारं सर्वसुखसारं तत्त्वविचारं ब्रह्मपरम् ॥६॥ atiparapravīṇaṃ pālitadīnaṃ bhaktādhīnaṃ karmakaram .mohanamatidhīraṃ phaṇibalavīraṃ hataparavīraṃ taralataram ..vallabhavrajaramaṇaṃ vārijavadanaṃ haladharaśamanaṃ śailadharaṃ .bhaja nandakumāraṃ sarvasukhasāraṃ tattvavicāraṃ brahmaparam ..6.. (Salutations to Sri Nandakumara) who is very skillful and wise, and protects the distressed; who is under the control of his devotees and performs his duties in a steady manner,who is very captivating as well as composed, and who with his elder brother Balavira (i.e. Balarama), the incarnation of serpent Shesha, killed mighty enemies; who is also extremely playful,who is very dear to the gopis of vraja and delights them with his lotus-like face; who pacifies the anger of Haladhara (i.e. Balarama) and lifted the Govardhana mountain.worship that Nandakumara, the essence of all joy, by reflecting on his divine essence (which is) of the nature of supreme brahman. जलधरद्युतिअङ्गं ललितत्रिभङ्गं बहुकृतरङ्गं रसिकवरम् ।गोकुलपरिवारं मदनाकारं कुञ्जविहारं गूढतरम् ॥वल्लभव्रजचन्द्रं सुभगसुछन्दं कृतआनन्दं भ्रान्तिहरं ।भज नन्दकुमारं सर्वसुखसारं तत्त्वविचारं ब्रह्मपरम् ॥७॥ jaladharadyutiaṅgaṃ lalitatribhaṅgaṃ bahukṛtaraṅgaṃ rasikavaram .gokulaparivāraṃ madanākāraṃ kuñjavihāraṃ gūḍhataram ..vallabhavrajacandraṃ subhagasuchandaṃ kṛtaānandaṃ bhrāntiharaṃ .bhaja nandakumāraṃ sarvasukhasāraṃ tattvavicāraṃ brahmaparam ..7.. (Salutations to Sri Nandakumara) whose body has the splendour of rain-clouds and bends in three-parts in playful attitude, who performed many plays and is a great rasika (one who delight in rasa or love plays),who treats the entire gokula as a great family, and with his beautiful form which is like Madana (god of love), moves about in the grooves of vraja performing his divine plays; who is also very mysterious,who is the beloved moon of vraja, bringing good fortune to all, and

Namo Brahmanya Devaya नमो ब्रह्मण्य देवाय गोब्राह्मण हिताय च ।जगत् हिताय कृष्णाय गोविंदाय नमो नमः ॥ namo brahmaṇya devāya gobrāhmaṇa hitāya ca .jagat hitāya kṛṣṇāya goviṃdāya namo namaḥ .. Salutation to the brahma-swarupa for the welfare of the devas, cows and brahmins. Salutation again and again to the benefactor of the universe, Krishna and Govinda. Description Prayer to Krishna