Verse 6 of 9
Shloka 6 of Achyutashtakam
Dhenukarishtahanishta Krid Dveshinam धेनुकारिष्टहाऽनिष्टकृद्द्वेषिणां
Keshiha Kamsahrid Vamshika Vadakah केशिहा कंसहृद्वंशिकावादकः ।
Putana Kopakah Suraja Khelano पूतनाकोपकः सूरजाखेलनो
Bala Gopalakah Patu Mam Sarvada बालगोपालकः पातु मां सर्वदा ॥
Meaning
May the child cowherd, Bala Gopala, protect me always: he who slew Dhenuka and Arishta and brings ruin to the hostile, who killed Keshi and destroyed Kamsa, who plays the flute, who overcame Putana, and who played along the banks of the Yamuna, daughter of the Sun.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Dhenukarishtaha धेनुकारिष्टहा | slayer of the demons Dhenuka and Arishta |
| Anishta Krid Dveshinam अनिष्टकृद्द्वेषिणां | who brings ruin to the hostile |
| Keshiha केशिहा | slayer of Keshi |
| Kamsahrit कंसहृत् | destroyer of Kamsa |
| Vamshika Vadakah वंशिकावादकः | player of the flute |
| Putana Kopakah पूतनाकोपकः | the foe of Putana |
| Suraja Khelanah सूरजाखेलनः | who played by the Yamuna, daughter of the Sun |
| Bala Gopalakah बालगोपालकः | the child cowherd |
| Patu Mam Sarvada पातु मां सर्वदा | may he protect me always |
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- dhenukāriṣṭahā'niṣṭakṛddveṣiṇāṃkeśihā kaṃsahṛdvaṃśikāvādakaḥ |pūtanākopakaḥ sūrajākhelanobālagopālakaḥ pātu māṃ sarvadā ||
- Telugu
- ధేనుకారిష్టహాఽనిష్టకృద్ద్వేషిణాంకేశిహా కంసహృద్వంశికావాదకః ।పూతనాకోపకః సూరజాఖేలనోబాలగోపాలకః పాతు మాం సర్వదా ॥
- Tamil
- தே⁴நுகாரிஷ்டஹா(அ)நிஷ்டக்ருʼத்³த்³வேஷிணாம்கேஶிஹா கம்ஸஹ்ருʼத்³வம்ஶிகாவாத³க꞉ ।பூதநாகோபக꞉ ஸூரஜாகே²லநோபா³லகோ³பாலக꞉ பாது மாம் ஸர்வதா³ ॥
- Kannada
- ಧೇನುಕಾರಿಷ್ಟಹಾಽನಿಷ್ಟಕೃದ್ದ್ವೇಷಿಣಾಂಕೇಶಿಹಾ ಕಂಸಹೃದ್ವಂಶಿಕಾವಾದಕಃ ।ಪೂತನಾಕೋಪಕಃ ಸೂರಜಾಖೇಲನೋಬಾಲಗೋಪಾಲಕಃ ಪಾತು ಮಾಂ ಸರ್ವದಾ ॥
- Malayalam
- ധേനുകാരിഷ്ടഹാഽനിഷ്ടകൃദ്ദ്വേഷിണാംകേശിഹാ കംസഹൃദ്വംശികാവാദകഃ ।പൂതനാകോപകഃ സൂരജാഖേലനോബാലഗോപാലകഃ പാതു മാം സര്വദാ ॥
- Gujarati
- ધેનુકારિષ્ટહાઽનિષ્ટકૃદ્દ્વેષિણાંકેશિહા કંસહૃદ્વંશિકાવાદકઃ ।પૂતનાકોપકઃ સૂરજાખેલનોબાલગોપાલકઃ પાતુ માં સર્વદા ॥
- Bengali
- ধেনুকারিষ্টহাঽনিষ্টকৃদ্দ্বেষিণাংকেশিহা কংসহৃদ্বংশিকাবাদকঃ ।পূতনাকোপকঃ সূরজাখেলনোবালগোপালকঃ পাতু মাং সর্বদা ॥