॥ Sri Jivanashtakam Ashtakam English Lyrics ॥
॥ śrī janakī jīvanastakam ॥
alōkya yasyatilalamalīlaṁ
sadbhagyabhajau pitarau kr̥tarthau ।
tamarbhakaṁ darpakadarpacauraṁ
śrījanakījīvanamanatō:’smi ॥ 1 ॥
śrutvaiva yō bhūpatimattavacaṁ
vanaṁ gatastēna na nōditō:’pi ।
taṁ līlayahladavisadaśūnyaṁ
śrījanakījīvanamanatō:’smi ॥ 2 ॥
jatayusō dīnadaśaṁ vilōkya
priyaviyōgaprabhavaṁ ca śōkam ।
yō vai visasmara tamardracittaṁ
śrījanakījīvanamanatō:’smi ॥ 3 ॥
yō valina dhvastabalaṁ sukanthaṁ
nyayōjayadrajapadē kapīnam ।
taṁ svīyasantapasutaptacittaṁ
śrījanakījīvanamanatō:’smi ॥ 4 ॥
yuddhyananirdhūta viyōgavahni-
-rvidēhabala vibudhari vanyam ।
pranandadē pranamayaṁ prabhuṁ taṁ
śrījanakījīvanamanatō:’smi ॥ 5 ॥
yasyativīryambudhivīcirajau
vaṁśyairahō vaiśravanō vilīnaḥ ।
taṁ vairividhvaṁsanaśīlalīlaṁ
śrījanakījīvanamanatō:’smi ॥ 6 ॥
yadrūparakēśamayūkhamala-
-nurañjita rajaramapi rējē ।
taṁ raghavēndraṁ vibudhēndravandyaṁ
śrījanakījīvanamanatō:’smi ॥ 7 ॥
ēvaṁ kr̥ta yēna vicitralīla
mayamanusyēna nr̥pacchalēna ।
taṁ vai maralaṁ munimanasanaṁ
śrījanakījīvanamanatō:’smi ॥ 8 ॥
iti śrī janakījīvanastakam ।
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