Sri Gopala Ashtakam
Aum, Namo Bhagavathe Vaasudevaayah
Guidelines for pronunciation are in the footnotes
shree gopaalaashtakam
yasmaadvisvam jaathamidam chithramatharkyam
yasminna nandaathmani
nithyam ramithevai |
yathaanthre samyaathi layam chaitha
dashesham
tham gopaalam santhathakaalam prathivande ||
yasyaa jnaanaajjanma jaraarogakadambam
jnaathe yasminnasyathi
thathparva mihaashu |
gathvaa yathraayaathi punarno bhavabhuumim
tham gopaalam santhathakaalam prathivande ||
thishtannantharyo yamayathye thadajasram
yam kaschinno
veda jano pyaathmani samtham |
sarvam yasyedancha vasethishtathi
visvam
tham gopaalam santhathakaalam prathivande ||
dharmo-dharme-neha thiraskaara mupaithi kaale
yasminna
thsya mukhai ssarucharithraih |
naanaaruupaih paalithadaayovanibimbam
tham gopaalam santhathakaalam prathivande !!
praanaayaamairthvastha samasthendriyadoshaa
ruddhvaachittham
yam hrudi pashyanthi samaadhau |
jyotheeruupam yogijanaamoda
nimajnaastham
tham gopaalam santhathakaalam prathivande ||
bhaanuschandraschoduganaschaiva huthaaso
yasminnaivaabhaathi
thadicchaapi kadaapi |
yadbhaasauchaabhaathi samastham jagade
thath
tham gopaalam santhathakaalam prathivande ||
sathyam jnaanam modamanochurni damaayam
yobrahmemdraadhithya
gireesarchithapaadah |
shethe'anantho samthathanaavambunidhau
yastham
tham gopaalam santhathakaalam prathivande ||
shaivaahapraahuryam shivamanye gananaadham
shakthim chai
kerkam cha thadhaanye mathibhedaath |
naanaakaarairbhaathiyam
eko'akhila shakthistham
tham gopaalam santhathakaalam prathivande
||
shree-madgopaalaashtakam-ethath-samadheethe
bhaktha nithyam
yomanujovai sthirachethah |
hithvaathuurnam paapakalaapam
na samethi
punyam vishnordaama yathonaiva nipaathaha ||
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Guidelines to pronunciation: Sanskrit is essentially a language of sounds and sound vibrations. The efficacy of Sanskrit prayers depends upon the vibrations that are produced during chanting. It is difficult to transliterate Sanskrit words into English with full justification to the original sounds. In the above stated transliteration we followed a simple approach to make it easier even for those who are not familiar with English or Sanskrit. Wherever you find repeat vowels (aa, uu, ee) please stretch the vowel sound (for ex., aa as in vast or path, uu as in cool or root, ee as in eel or feel). Similarly, "ai" should be pronounced as in gait, fight, or tight. Th should be pronounced as in think or thick, but when t alone is used, it should be pronounced as in two, top or tip.