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Nandakumara Ashtakam

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Devotional text

īnadakumārāṭaka
{|| īnadakumārāṭaka ||}
sudaragopāla uravanamālaṃ nayanivaśālaṃ duḥkhahara |
vṛdāvanacamānadakadaṃ paramānadaṃ dhariṇadhara ||
valabhaghanayāmaṃ pūṇakāma ayibharāmaṃ īitakara |
bhaja nadakumāraṃ savasukhasāraṃ tavivacāraṃ para || 1||
sudaravāirajavadanaṃ inajatamadana ānadasadanaṃ mukuṭadhara |
gujākṛitahāraṃ ivipanivahāraṃ paramodāraṃ cīrahara ||
valabhapaṭapītaṃ kṛtaupavītaṃ karanavanītaṃ ivabudhavara || 2||
śoibhatamukhadhulaṃ yamunākūlaṃ inapaṭaatūlaṃ sukhadatara |
mukhamaḍatareṇuṃ cāiratadhenuṃ vāidataveṇuṃ madhurasura |
valabhamitivamalaṃ śubhapadakamalaṃ nakhaica amalaṃ itimarahara || 3||
iśaramukuṭasudeśaṃ kuicatakeśaṃ naṭavaraveśaṃ kāmavara |
māyākṛtamanujaṃ haladharaanujaṃ itahatadanujaṃ bhārahara |
valabhajapālaṃ subhagasucālaṃ ihatamanukālaṃ bhāvavara || 4||
idīvarabhāsaṃ kaṭasurāsaṃ kusumivakāsaṃ vaṃiśadhara |
mamathamānaṃ pinadhānaṃ kṛtakalagānaṃ icahara |
valabhamṛduhāsaṃ kujinavāsaṃ ivivadhivalāsaṃ keilakara || 5||
aitaparamavīṇaṃ pāilatadīnaṃ bhatādhīnaṃ kamakara |
mohanamitadhīraṃ phiṇabalavīraṃ hataparavīraṃ taralatara |
valabhajaramaṇaṃ vāirajavadanaṃ haladharaśamanaṃ śailadhara || 6||
jaladharauitaagaṃ lilatibhagaṃ bahukṛtaragaṃ risakavara |
gokulapiravāraṃ madanākāraṃ kujivahāraṃ gūḍhatara |
valabhajacaṃ subhagasuchadaṃ kṛtaānadaṃ āitahara || 7||
vidatayugacaraṇaṃ pāvanakaraṇaṃ jagaduraṇaṃ ivamaladhara |
kāilayiśaragamanaṃ kṛtaphiṇanamanaṃ ghāitatayamanaṃ mṛdulatara |
valabhaduḥkhaharaṇaṃ inamalacaraṇa aśaraṇaśaraṇaṃ mutakara || 8||
|| iita īmahābhuvalabhācāyaivaricataṃ
īnadakuamarāṭakaṃ sapūṇa||

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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