॥ Sri Gopala Ashtakam English Lyrics ॥
॥ śrī gōpalastakam ॥
yasmadviśvaṁ jatamidaṁ citramatarkyaṁ
yasminnanandatmani nityaṁ ramatē vai ।
yatrantē samyati layaṁ caitadaśēsaṁ
taṁ gōpalaṁ santatakalaṁ prati vandē ॥ 1 ॥
yasyajñanajjanmajararōgakadambaṁ
jñatē yasminnaśyati tatsarvamihaśu ।
gatva yatrayati punarnō bhavabhūmiṁ
taṁ gōpalaṁ santatakalaṁ prati vandē ॥ 2 ॥
tisthannantaryō yamayatyētadajasraṁ
yaṁ kaścinnō vēda janō:’pyatmani santam ।
sarvaṁ yasyēdaṁ ca vaśē tisthati viśvaṁ
taṁ gōpalaṁ santatakalaṁ prati vandē ॥ 3 ॥
dharmō:’dharmēnēha tiraskaramupaiti
kalē yasminmatsyamukhaiścarucaritraiḥ ।
nanarūpaiḥ pati tada yō:’vanibimbaṁ
taṁ gōpalaṁ santatakalaṁ prati vandē ॥ 4 ॥
pranayamairdhvasta samastēndriyadōsa
ruddhva cittaṁ yaṁ hr̥di paśyanti samadhau ।
jyōtīrūpaṁ yōgijanamōdanimagna-
staṁ gōpalaṁ santatakalaṁ prati vandē ॥ 5 ॥
bhanuścandraścōduganaścaiva hutaśō
yasminnaivabhati tadicchapi kadapi ।
yadbhasa cabhati samastaṁ jagadētat
taṁ gōpalaṁ santatakalaṁ prati vandē ॥ 6 ॥
satyaṁ jñanaṁ mōdamavōcurnigamayaṁ
yō brahmēndradityagirīśarcitapadaḥ ।
śētē:’nantō:’nantatanavambunidhau ya-
staṁ gōpalaṁ santatakalaṁ prati vandē ॥ 7 ॥
śaivaḥ prahuryaṁ śivamanyē gananathaṁ
śaktiṁ caikē:’rkaṁ ca tathanyē matibhēdat ।
nanakarairbhati ya ēkō:’khilaśakti-
staṁ gōpalaṁ santatakalaṁ prati vandē ॥ 8 ॥
śrīmadgōpalastakamētatsamadhītē
bhaktya nityaṁ yō manujō vai sthiracētaḥ ।
hitva tūrnaṁ papakalapaṁ sa samēti
punyaṁ visnōrdhama yatō naiva nipataḥ ॥ 9 ॥
iti śrīparamahaṁsasvami brahmanandaviracitaṁ śrī gōpalastakam ।