Krishna Sthuthi by Sage ashta Vakra
Sage Ashtavakra’s Krishna Sthuthi¬
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Sage Ashtavakra¬
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(This great prayer is from Brahma Vaivartha Purana. The Sanskrit original can be found in¬
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByHsyol17T5XcGF4S0xMVFFoZ00/edit )¬
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Translated by¬
P.R.Ramachander¬
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Ashtavakra Uvacha:-¬
Ashtavakra said:-¬
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1.Gunatheetha , gunadhara , gunabheeja , gunathmaka,¬
Guneesa , guneenaam bheeja , gunayana namosthu threy.¬
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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.¬
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2.Sidhi swaroopa , sidhyamsa , sidha bheeja parathpara,¬
Sidhi sidha gunadheesa sidhanam gurave nama.¬
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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.¬
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3.Hey Veda Bheeja, Vedagna , Vedin veda vidham vara ,¬
Vedagnaathaa aadhya roopesa , vedagnesa namosthuthe.¬
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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.¬
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4.Brahmanthesa , seshendra dharmadheenaam adheeswara,¬
Sarva sarvesa sharvesa bheejaroopa namosthuthe.¬
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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.¬
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5.Prakruthe Prakrutha pragna prakrutheesa parathpara ,¬
Samsara vruksha thadbheeja , phala roopa namosthuthe.¬
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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.¬
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6.Srushti sthithyantha bheejesa , sruthi sthithyantha karana,¬
Maha Virat tharor bheeja , Radhikesa namosthuthe.¬
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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.¬
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7.Aho yasya thraya skandhaa Brahma Vishnuy Maheswaraa,¬
Sakha, prasakha vedhadyas thapamsi kusumani cha.¬
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Oh God who is the creeper leading to Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva,¬
Who is also branches and sub branches of Vedas and penance.¬
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8.Samsara viphalaa yeva prakruthyanguramethya cha,¬
Thadadhara, niradharaa sarvadhara namosthuthe.¬
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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.¬
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9.Thejoroopa nirakara prathyakshanoohameva cha,¬
SarvaaKaraa , athiprathyaksha swechamaya namosthuthe.¬
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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¬
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10.Ithyukthwaa sa muni sreshto nipathya saranambuje,¬
Pranaams thathyaja yogena thayo prathyaksha yeva cha.¬
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Telling this the great sage fell at his lotus like feet,¬
And becoming happy at his detachment , he appeared before him.¬
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11.Papatha thathra thad deha pada Padma sameepatha ,¬
Thath thejas cha samuthasthou jwalad agni shikopamam.¬
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He again fell at his lotus like feet and went near it,¬
And the power that rose from him was like a raging fire.¬
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12.Saptha thala pramaanam thu chothdhaya cha papatha haa,¬
Bhramam bhramam cha paritho leenam cha abhooth Padambuje.¬
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Seven times he got up and again fell at his feet,¬
And unsteadily he tried to take possession of the lotus feet which disappeared.¬
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18.Ashtavakra krutham stotram Pratharuthaya Ya padeth,¬
Param nirvana moksham cha samponothi na samsaya.¬
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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.¬
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19.Pranadhiko mumukshunaam stotra rajascha Naradha ,¬
Harinaaho puraa datho Vaikunto Sankaraya cha¬
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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.¬