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Venkateshwara Ashtakam-1

Venkateshwara Ashtakam-1

Text in Roman script

Devotional text

īvekaṭeśāṭaka
{|| īvekaṭeśāṭaka ||}
īvekaṭeśapadapakaja dhūilapitaḥ
saṃsārisadhutaraṇe tariṇanavīnā |
savaghapujaharaṇāyaca dhūmaketuḥ
pāyādanayaśaraṇaṃ vayameva loka || 1||
śeṣāigehatava kītataragapuja
ābhūimanākamibhataḥsakalāpunānaḥ |
makaṇayumivavarepiragaya saya
kuyadaśeṣaminaśakhalu tāpabhaga || 2||
vaikuṭharājasakalo'ipa dhaneśavaga
nīto'pamānasaraṇaviya ivavisaā |
tamādayaṃna samayaḥ pirahāsavācā
iṭaṃpūya ku māṃ kṛtakṛyasagha || 3||
īmanārātukiticainakāṃca keica
oṇīpatīkiticadaca rājalokā |
ārādhayatumalaśūyamahaṃ bhavataṃ
kayāṇalābhajananāyasamathameka || 4||
lamīpitavamikhaleśatava isama
isamavanaumadikacanava |
tayopayogakaraṇāyamayā vayā ca kāyaḥ
samāgamaidaṃ manisa thataṃ me || 5||
śeṣāināthabhavatā'yamahaṃ sanāthaḥ
sayaṃvadāima bhagavaṃvamanātha eva |
tamākuvamadabhīsata kṛyajāla-
evavadīsata kṛtau tu bhavāsamathaḥ || 6||
uoyadā bhavisa taṇameva bhūpo
rakāyatevamisa cekhalu toṣayutaḥ |
bhūpāyate'thinikhalauitave raka
ichāyatatavadayājalavṛṭapāta || 7||
agīkṛtaṃsuivadaṃ bhagavaṃvayeita
matapoṣaṇamahaṃsatataṃ karoima |
āivakuvamiya sasatataṃ dīne
icatāhāramayamevihayoyakālaḥ || 8||
savasujāitaṣu mayātu samavameva
inacīyatetava ivabho kaṇāvāhā |
lādapāḍusutabalava gṛkādau
nīcona bhāita mama ko'yata eva hetoḥ || 9||
sabhāivatātupirabhūitamatha yāita
dhūtajapaṃ iha kapaṭaikaparā jagayā |
ātetu vekaṭivabho piraṇāmakāle
yāaiparīyimavakauravapāḍavānā || 10||
īvekaṭeśatava pādasarojayume
saṃsāraduḥkhaśamanāya samapayāima |
bhāvasadaṭakimadaṃ ricataṃ
bhākaro'haminaśaṃivanayena yutaḥ || 11||
īśāilavāhanaśakeśarakāṭabhūima (1815)
sayāimate'thivajayāibhadhavasare'ya |
īkeśavāmajaidaṃ yatanosamapaṃ
tobhākara iita ithatāibhadhānā || 12||
iitagāyakulopana yaśodāgabhaja-keśavāmaja-bhākara-kṛitaṣu
īvekaṭeśāṭakaṃ toṃ samāta ||
īkṛṇadāsa tanujaya mayā tu
gagāivaṇorakāirikala sūcanayāṭakaṃ ya |
taekaṭeśamanaso mudamātanotu
tatalokinavahānana pitagaṃ sa ||
ipaogurocāyaparādhakāiraṇo
ātutathā'yāyakṛtacadugataḥ |
teṣuvayā'thāipa kṛpā ivadhīyatāṃ
sauhādavayenamayā tu yāyate ||

About this ashtakam — Vishnu

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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