Sage Ashtavakra’s Krishna Sthuthi
By
Sage Ashtavakra
(This great prayer is from Brahma Vaivartha Purana. The Sanskrit original can be found in
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
Ashtavakra Uvacha:-
Ashtavakra said:-
1.Gunatheetha , gunadhara , gunabheeja , gunathmaka,
Guneesa , guneenaam bheeja , gunayana
namosthu threy.
I salute the store
house of virtue , who is above virtue , who is the basis of virtue,
Who is the soul of virtue, who is the god of virtue and
who is the seed of good nature.
2.Sidhi swaroopa , sidhyamsa , sidha bheeja parathpara,
Sidhi sidha gunadheesa sidhanam gurave nama.
Salutations to the teacher of Sidhas who is
Personification of attainment , One whose part is attainment One who is root of
attainment , one who is above divinity and one
who is the store house of attainment and knowledge.
3.Hey Veda Bheeja, Vedagna , Vedin veda vidham vara ,
Vedagnaathaa
aadhya roopesa , vedagnesa
namosthuthe.
Hey root of Vedas , expert in Vedas, the follower of
Vedas, One who has divided Vedas,
One who is not known by Vedas, one who has primeval form . my salutations to the God of those learned in Vedas.
One who is not known by Vedas, one who has primeval form . my salutations to the God of those learned in Vedas.
4.Brahmanthesa , seshendra dharmadheenaam adheeswara,
Sarva sarvesa
sharvesa bheejaroopa namosthuthe.
Hey God of Brahma
and Anantha ,The lord of Adhi sesha and Dharma ,
Hey God of all , , Lord of Shiva , my salutations to the primeval form.
5.Prakruthe
Prakrutha pragna prakrutheesa
parathpara ,
Samsara vruksha
thadbheeja , phala roopa
namosthuthe.
Hey God who knows
your nature , Lord of nature , Divine
among divines,
The seed of the tree of domestic life , I salute you who
has the form of a fruit.
6.Srushti
sthithyantha bheejesa , sruthi sthithyantha karana,
Maha Virat tharor
bheeja , Radhikesa namosthuthe.
Hey lord of the seed of creation, upkeep and destruction
, Hey cause of creation , upkeep and destruction,
Hey seed of
the tree of supreme form, I salute the lord of Radha.
7.Aho yasya thraya
skandhaa Brahma Vishnuy
Maheswaraa,
Sakha, prasakha vedhadyas thapamsi kusumani cha.
Oh God who is the
creeper leading to Brahma, Vishnu and
Shiva,
Who is also branches and sub branches of Vedas and penance.
8.Samsara viphalaa
yeva prakruthyanguramethya cha,
Thadadhara, niradharaa
sarvadhara namosthuthe.
Who is also the
one who makes natural growth in this ineffectual life,
Salutations to
one who is the basis , not the basis and the basis of all.
9.Thejoroopa
nirakara prathyakshanoohameva cha,
SarvaaKaraa , athiprathyaksha swechamaya namosthuthe.
Oh Lord with shining form , one who does not have form
and one who is clearly seen as the
germinating power,
My salutations to one who has all forms , who is clearly
visible and one who is greatly filled
with himself.
Phala sruthi
10.Ithyukthwaa sa
muni sreshto nipathya saranambuje,
Pranaams thathyaja
yogena thayo prathyaksha yeva cha.
Telling this the great sage fell at his lotus like feet,
And becoming happy
at his detachment , he appeared
before him.
11.Papatha
thathra thad deha pada Padma sameepatha ,
Thath thejas cha samuthasthou jwalad
agni shikopamam.
He again fell at his lotus like feet and went near it,
And the power that rose from him was like a
raging fire.
12.Saptha thala pramaanam thu
chothdhaya cha papatha haa,
Bhramam bhramam
cha paritho leenam
cha abhooth Padambuje.
Seven times he got up and again fell at his feet,
And unsteadily he
tried to take possession of the lotus feet which disappeared.
18.Ashtavakra krutham stotram Pratharuthaya Ya padeth,
Param nirvana
moksham cha samponothi na samsaya.
If one reads the
prayer composed by Ashtavakra in the morning as soon as he gets up,
He would get detachment and salvation without any doubt.
19.Pranadhiko mumukshunaam stotra rajascha Naradha ,
Harinaaho puraa
datho Vaikunto Sankaraya cha
This king of
prayers is dearer than their
souls to those wanting emancipation ,
This was given by Lord Hari himself in Vaikunta to Lord Shiva.
pan> . v r 0� � aa prathi dinam Kurvanthu vo
mangalam.
The nine planets like sun God which do good , The rasis starting from Mesha,
Stars , yogas ,
thidhis and their gods , Ganas ,
Months weeks ,
days , dusk as well as night ,
And let all moving and non moving things daily bless me
with auspiciousness.
9.Ithyethawaa Mangalashtakamidham Sri VadhiRajeswarai ,
Vyakyatham
jagadham abeeshta phaladham
sarva asubha dwamsanam,
Mangalyadhi Shubha
kriyasu sathatham sandhyasu va padeth,
Darmarthaadhi
samastha vanchitha phalam prannothyasou manava.
This octet of auspiciousness written by Sri Vadhi raja,
Fulfills the desires of the world , would destroy all bad
things of life,
And should always be read before commencement of auspicious rituals
and,
At dusk and dawn
and would bless the devotee with,
Dharma, wealth
and fulfill all his desires.
18.Gitartha shravana aasaktho maha papa yutho apivaa,
Vaikuntam
samavapnothi Vishnunaa saha modathe.
Those who are interested in hearing the meaning of Gita,
Though they are great
sinners , they would go to
Vaikunta,
And lead a life of
Joy in the presence of Vishnu.
19.Gitartham dhyayathe nithyam, kruthwaa karmaani
bhoorisaha,
Jevan mukthaa sa
vijneyo deha anthe paramam padam.
Those who daily meditate
on the meaning of Gita ,
After doing very many
good deeds,
Would be deemed as ones
who have got salvation while
being alive,
And at the end of
his life , he would reach the divine
status.
20.Gitam ashrithya bahavo
bhoobujo janakadhayaa,
Nirdhootha
kalmashaa loke Geeta yatha
paramam padam
Many kings like Janaka have taken refuge in Gita,
Have attained highest
status in the divine world
After leading a life
without any sin in this world.
21.Gitayaa
patanam krithvaa mahathmyam naiva
ya padeth,
Vrithaa pato
bhaveth thasya srama
hyudarithaa.
Those who read Gita and do not read the Gita Mahatmya,
Are doing a reading without any aim ,
And only their great effort would remain.
22.Yetan mahathmya
samyuktham Geeta bhasyam karothi ya,
Sa that phalamapnothi
durlabhaam gatrhim aapnuyath.
One who studies Gita along
with Gita Mahatmya,
Would get results for that and would get an unattainable state.
23. Sutha Uvacha
Sutha said
Mahathmyam yethad Gitaya maya proktham sanathanam
Gitanthe cha
padethyastha yaduktham thath phalam labeth.
This eternal Gita Mahatmya which was told by me ,
Should be read at the end of Gita and then one would realize the results
mentioned.
Ithi Sri
Varaha purane Sri Gita Mahatmyam
sampoornam
Thus ends
the “greatness of Gita”, which occus in the Varaha Purana.
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