Sage Ashtavakra’s Krishna Sthuthi

Sage Ashtavakra’s  Krishna Sthuthi

By

Sage Ashtavakra

(This great prayer is from Brahma Vaivartha Purana.  The Sanskrit original can be found in

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByHsyol17T5XcGF4S0xMVFFoZ00/edit )

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.

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.

s a � y f 0� � the time of death attains liberation.

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.