Viswa roopa ashtakam

 

विश्वरूपषट्कम्

Viswaroopa ashtakam 

By as well as translated by 

Ishan

श्री गणेशाय नमः

 

बर्हमौलिशोभितं श्यामवर्णं पाञ्चजन्यंवादनम्,

कोमलांगम् काम्यनयनंसदावक्रतमोभूतकेशम्,

गर्गदैवज्ञवंदित वैजयन्तीसुपूजित चंदनंलेपनम्,

कुचेलास्यमित्रम् सदाभावयामि गुडाकेशमीशम्।।

 

He who is adorned by a crown of peacock feathers, he who is of dark complexion, He who blows the Panchjanya,

He who has soft limbs, He who has sensuous eyes, He who has dark hairs which are always curly,

He who is worshipped by Gargacharya(through Garga Samhita), He who is worshipped with Vaijayanti flowers, He who is adorned with paste of Sandalwood,

He who is the friend of Kuchela, I always bow down to Him who is the Lord of Gudakesh.

 

विश्वेशं गजेशं योगेशं द्वारकेशं अनन्तंशायिनम्,

याज्ञसेनीमानंरक्षकम् देवकीनंदनंवासुदेवंसुतम्,

सदामंदहासम् सदायौवनम् शाश्वतंकांतियुक्तम्,

पांडवस्यास्यदूतम् सदाभावयामिगुडाकेशमीशम्।।

 

He is the Lord of the world, He is the Lord of the Elephant(Gajendra Moksha), He is the Lord of Yoga, He is the Lord of Dwarka, He who is endless and reclining,

He who protected the honor of Yagyaseni(Draupadi), He who is the son of Devaki and Vasudeva,

He who always puts on a mild smile, He is who forever youthful, He who is eternal, He who is always glowing,

He who acted as the ambassador of the Pandavas, I always bow down to Him who is the Lord of Gudakesh.

 

अनन्तंहरे पद्मनाभं राधाअन्तरांसेसदाशायिनम्,

मुकुन्दं श्रीधरं रासक्रीडाकरं गोपीषण्डंनायकम्,

नरकाहन्त्रीप्रियं गदाधारणं पीतवस्त्रंधरंमाधवम्,

शार्ङ्गपाणिश्रीहरम् सदाभावयामिगुडाकेशमीशम्।।

 

He who is endless, Hare, Padmanabha, He who always sleeps on the breasts of Radha,

Mukunda, Sridhara, He who does Rasa-Leela, He who is the Hero of the group of Gopikas,

He who is favorite of the slayer of Naraka(sur)(Satyabhama), He who hold the mace, He who adorns yellow clothes, Madhava,

He who holds the Sharanga, He who kidnapped Shri(Rukmini), I always bow down to Him who is the Lord of Gudakesh.

 

कंससंहारकं गौरांगप्रियं केशवं नंदकुलभूषणम्,

चक्रधारणकरं अच्युतं मोहनं कालीयमर्दनकरम्,

श्रीगरुड़सेवितं श्वेतवाहनरथिंरुकमिणीवल्लभम्,

परंब्रह्मपरमेश्वरम् सदाभावयामि गुडाकेशमीशम्।।

 

He who is the destroyer of Kamsa, He who is the favorite of Gauranga(Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu), Keshava, He who is the jewel of the Kula of Nanda,

He who holds the (Sudarshana) Chakra, Achyuta, Mohana, He who curshed the Kaliya,

He who is served by Shri(Lakshmi) and Garuda, He who is the charioteer of the white chariot(of Arjuna), He who is the husband of Rukmini,

He who is the ParaBrahma and Parameshvar, I always bow down to Him who is the Lord of Gudakesh.

 

रंगनाथं हरि वरदराजं हरि गोविंद वेंकटाचलपति,

बद्रीनाथंहरि श्रीनाथंहरि पांडुरंगंहरि बिंदुतीर्थंहरि,

मदनमोहनं मधुसूदनं दारूब्रह्मं विष्णु सर्वोत्तमम्,

संतानगोपालमूर्तिम् सदाभावयामिगुडाकेशमीशम्।।

 

Kshetra Verse:

Ranganatha(Srirangam), Hari, Varadaraja(Kanchipuram), Hari, Govinda(Govinda Deo, Vrindavan), Venkatachalpati(Tirumala),

Badrinath, Hari, Shrinath(Nathdwara), Hari, Panduranga(Pandharpur), Hari, He who is the Hari of Bindu-Tirtha(Kashi),

Madanmohana(Vrindavan), He who is the slayer of Madhu, DaruBrahma(Puri), Vishnu the most superior of all(Hari Sarvottama, Madhva philosophy),

Santangopalmurti(Guruvayur), I always bow down to Him who is the Lord of Gudakesh.

 

भगचंद्रनयनं सेनानीस्कन्दंदण्डादिशास्त्रनिपुणम्,

सर्वलोकंगुरुंमदनम् कृष्णपुष्टिकरं स्वरसंहारकम्,

गजमोक्षंप्रदं गिरीधरं धर्मरक्षाकरं संशयंनाशकम्,

विराटविश्वरूपंधरम् सदाभावयामिगुडाकेशमीशम्।।

 

Navagraha verse:

Sun and Moon are His eyes, He is Skanda(Mars) among the commanders, He is well-versed(Mercury) in Danda and other shastras,

He is the Guru(Jupiter) of the whole world, He is the Kama-Deva(Venus), He is black(Saturn) and causes nourishment, He is the slayer of Swara(Bhanu)(Rahu), He bestowed Moksha(Ketu) to the elephant, He who held the mountain(Govardhana), He who protects the Dharma, He who destroys all doubts(Gita-Upadesha),

He who assumes the Virata-Vishwaroopa, I always bow down to Him who is the Lord of Gudakesh.

 

।।इति विश्वरूपषट्कम् संपूर्णम्।।

 

About the author:

Ishan Prakash is an IITian turned public servant from the holy city of Kashi. His interests revolve around the study of Sanskrit Stotra Literature, Vedanga Jyotisha, Carnatic Music and Shyama Sangeet. He can be reached out at: ishan.prakash24@gmail.com.