Verse 1 of 9
Shloka 1 of Achyutashtakam
Achyutam Keshavam Rama Narayanam अच्युतं केशवं रामनारायणं
Krishna Damodaram Vasudevam Harim कृष्णदामोदरं वासुदेवं हरिम् ।
Sridharam Madhavam Gopika Vallabham श्रीधरं माधवं गोपिकावल्लभं
Janaki Nayakam Ramachandram Bhaje जानकीनायकं रामचन्द्रं भजे ॥
Meaning
I worship Achyuta, Keshava, Rama, Narayana, Krishna, Damodara, Vasudeva and Hari; Shridhara, Madhava, the beloved of the gopis, the lord of Janaki, Ramachandra.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Achyutam अच्युतं | the one who never falls, the imperishable |
| Keshavam केशवं | Keshava, of beautiful hair |
| Rama Narayanam रामनारायणं | Rama, Narayana |
| Krishna Damodaram कृष्णदामोदरं | Krishna, Damodara (tied with a rope at the waist) |
| Vasudevam वासुदेवं | Vasudeva |
| Harim हरिम् | Hari, who takes away sorrow |
| Sridharam श्रीधरं | Shridhara, who holds Lakshmi |
| Madhavam माधवं | Madhava, Lakshmi's lord |
| Gopika Vallabham गोपिकावल्लभं | beloved of the gopis |
| Janaki Nayakam जानकीनायकं | lord of Janaki (Sita) |
| Ramachandram रामचन्द्रं | Ramachandra |
| Bhaje भजे | I worship |
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- acyutaṃ keśavaṃ rāmanārāyaṇaṃkṛṣṇadāmodaraṃ vāsudevaṃ harim |śrīdharaṃ mādhavaṃ gopikāvallabhaṃjānakīnāyakaṃ rāmacandraṃ bhaje ||
- Telugu
- అచ్యుతం కేశవం రామనారాయణంకృష్ణదామోదరం వాసుదేవం హరిమ్ ।శ్రీధరం మాధవం గోపికావల్లభంజానకీనాయకం రామచంద్రం భజే ॥
- Tamil
- அச்யுதம் கேஶவம் ராமநாராயணம்க்ருʼஷ்ணதா³மோத³ரம் வாஸுதே³வம் ஹரிம் ।ஶ்ரீத⁴ரம் மாத⁴வம் கோ³பிகாவல்லப⁴ம்ஜாநகீநாயகம் ராமசந்த்³ரம் ப⁴ஜே ॥
- Kannada
- ಅಚ್ಯುತಂ ಕೇಶವಂ ರಾಮನಾರಾಯಣಂಕೃಷ್ಣದಾಮೋದರಂ ವಾಸುದೇವಂ ಹರಿಮ್ ।ಶ್ರೀಧರಂ ಮಾಧವಂ ಗೋಪಿಕಾವಲ್ಲಭಂಜಾನಕೀನಾಯಕಂ ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರಂ ಭಜೇ ॥
- Malayalam
- അച്യുതം കേശവം രാമനാരായണംകൃഷ്ണദാമോദരം വാസുദേവം ഹരിമ് ।ശ്രീധരം മാധവം ഗോപികാവല്ലഭംജാനകീനായകം രാമചന്ദ്രം ഭജേ ॥
- Gujarati
- અચ્યુતં કેશવં રામનારાયણંકૃષ્ણદામોદરં વાસુદેવં હરિમ્ ।શ્રીધરં માધવં ગોપિકાવલ્લભંજાનકીનાયકં રામચન્દ્રં ભજે ॥
- Bengali
- অচ্যুতং কেশবং রামনারাযণংকৃষ্ণদামোদরং বাসুদেবং হরিম্ ।শ্রীধরং মাধবং গোপিকাবল্লভংজানকীনাযকং রামচন্দ্রং ভজে ॥