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Achyuta Ashtakam 2

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Devotional text

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athaacyutāṣṭakamkam||
abhilapananisargādacyutākhyebhajetvāṃāṃ
harasi
madaghavṛndaṃ
ṃtvadbhubukṣāvaśātāvaśāttvamm|
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aghahṛditi
tavāṃbapratyututakhyātido'haṃdo'haṃ
tvayimamavadakāvāsaṃgatirdainyavācāmvācām||1||
cirātītārātītāsāndīpanitanubhuvaḥtanubhuvaḥkālabhavana-
prapattistaṃpitroḥoḥpunaragamayatsannidhimiti|
yaśaḥkṛṣṇasyedaṃedaṃkathamahahanatvāṃāṃrasanayā
yadiśrīkṛṣṇākhyebhajati
satādanīṃmunisutaḥsutaḥ||2||
hareryaccoratvaṃyadapi
catathājāracaritaṃtaṃ
tadetatsarvāṃhastatikṛtekṛtesaṃkathanataḥ|
itīdaṃmāhātmyaṃmadhumathanatedīpitamidaṃ
daṃ
vadantyāḥāḥkṛṣṇākhyetavahi
vicarantyāvilasitamtam||3||
sabhāyāṃdraupatyā'ṃśukasṛtibhiyāyātadrasanayāsanayā
dhṛtātasyāścelaṃelaṃpratanutanutadavasthaṃ
ṃvidadhatīdadhatī|
vyatānīśśailābhaṃśailābhaṃvasanavisaraṃsaraṃcāṃbaharatā-
miyānyāngovindākhyevadavasanarāśistava
vakutaḥ||4||
adhirasanamayi
tvāmacyutākhyedadhānaṃ
vanajabhavamukhānāṃvandyamāhurmahāntaḥ|
satuvinamatimātaścāśvagośvādanādīnādanādīn
bhavati
nanuvicitrāpaddhatistāvakānāmāvakānām||5||
janani
murabhidākhye
ejāhnavīnimnagaikāgaikā
samajani
padapadmāccakriṇastvāśritānāmtānām|
pariṇamati
samastāḥāḥpādavārghindurekoreko
jagati
nanutaṭinyojāhnavīsahyajādyāḥāḥ||6||
samavahitamapaśyan
yansannidhaudhauvainateyaṃ
prasabhavidhutapadmāpāṇirīśo'cyutākhye|
samavitumupanītaḥtumupanītaḥsāgajendraṃṃtvayāyādrākāk
vadajanani
vinānātvāṃāṃkenavākiṃṃtadābhūt||7||
yadeṣastaumitvāṃāṃtriyugacaraṇatrāyiṇitato
mahimnaḥkāhānistavatuvatumamasaṃpanniravadhiḥḥ|
śunālīlākāmaṃbhavati
surasindhurbhagavatīgavatī
tadeṣākiṃbhūtāṃbhūtāsatusapadi
santāpabharitaḥtaḥ||8||
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iti
śrīśrīdharaveṃkaṭeśāryakṛtaukṛtauacyutāṣṭakaṃkaṃsaṃpūrṇamm||
śrīkaṇṭhamivabhāsvantaṃśivanāmaparāyaṇamvanāmaparāyaṇam|
śrīdharaṃīdharaṃveṅkaṭeśāryaṃśreyaseyasegurumāśrayeye||
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About this ashtakam

Devotional recitation is one of the simplest and most powerful practices in the Hindu tradition. Regular chanting calms the mind, purifies the atmosphere of the home, and deepens one’s connection with the deity. These sacred compositions have been sung by devotees for generations and are suitable for daily practice, during morning or evening puja, or on special festival days.

How to chant

Sit comfortably facing your home altar or a clean, quiet space. Light a lamp or incense if you wish. Begin with a short prayer to Ganesha, then recite the text slowly and clearly, focusing on the meaning rather than speed. Consistency matters more than duration — even five minutes of daily chanting brings visible peace of mind.

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