Venkateshwara Ashtakam-1
Venkateshwara Ashtakam-1
Text in Roman script
Devotional text
īvekaṭeśāṭaka
{|| īvekaṭeśāṭaka ||}
īvekaṭeśapadapakaja dhūilapitaḥ
saṃsārisadhutaraṇe tariṇanavīnā |
savaghapujaharaṇāyaca dhūmaketuḥ
pāyādanayaśaraṇaṃ vayameva loka || 1||
śeṣāigehatava kītataragapuja
ābhūimanākamibhataḥsakalāpunānaḥ |
makaṇayumivavarepiragaya saya
kuyadaśeṣaminaśakhalu tāpabhaga || 2||
vaikuṭharājasakalo'ipa dhaneśavaga
nīto'pamānasaraṇaviya ivavisaā |
tamādayaṃna samayaḥ pirahāsavācā
iṭaṃpūya ku māṃ kṛtakṛyasagha || 3||
īmanārātukiticainakāṃca keica
oṇīpatīkiticadaca rājalokā |
ārādhayatumalaśūyamahaṃ bhavataṃ
kayāṇalābhajananāyasamathameka || 4||
lamīpitavamikhaleśatava isama
isamavanaumadikacanava |
tayopayogakaraṇāyamayā vayā ca kāyaḥ
samāgamaidaṃ manisa thataṃ me || 5||
śeṣāināthabhavatā'yamahaṃ sanāthaḥ
sayaṃvadāima bhagavaṃvamanātha eva |
tamākuvamadabhīsata kṛyajāla-
evavadīsata kṛtau tu bhavāsamathaḥ || 6||
uoyadā bhavisa taṇameva bhūpo
rakāyatevamisa cekhalu toṣayutaḥ |
bhūpāyate'thinikhalauitave raka
ichāyatatavadayājalavṛṭapāta || 7||
agīkṛtaṃsuivadaṃ bhagavaṃvayeita
matapoṣaṇamahaṃsatataṃ karoima |
āivakuvamiya sasatataṃ dīne
icatāhāramayamevihayoyakālaḥ || 8||
savasujāitaṣu mayātu samavameva
inacīyatetava ivabho kaṇāvāhā |
lādapāḍusutabalava gṛkādau
nīcona bhāita mama ko'yata eva hetoḥ || 9||
sabhāivatātupirabhūitamatha yāita
dhūtajapaṃ iha kapaṭaikaparā jagayā |
ātetu vekaṭivabho piraṇāmakāle
yāaiparīyimavakauravapāḍavānā || 10||
īvekaṭeśatava pādasarojayume
saṃsāraduḥkhaśamanāya samapayāima |
bhāvasadaṭakimadaṃ ricataṃ
bhākaro'haminaśaṃivanayena yutaḥ || 11||
īśāilavāhanaśakeśarakāṭabhūima (1815)
sayāimate'thivajayāibhadhavasare'ya |
īkeśavāmajaidaṃ yatanosamapaṃ
tobhākara iita ithatāibhadhānā || 12||
iitagāyakulopana yaśodāgabhaja-keśavāmaja-bhākara-kṛitaṣu
īvekaṭeśāṭakaṃ toṃ samāta ||
īkṛṇadāsa tanujaya mayā tu
gagāivaṇorakāirikala sūcanayāṭakaṃ ya |
taekaṭeśamanaso mudamātanotu
tatalokinavahānana pitagaṃ sa ||
ipaogurocāyaparādhakāiraṇo
ātutathā'yāyakṛtacadugataḥ |
teṣuvayā'thāipa kṛpā ivadhīyatāṃ
sauhādavayenamayā tu yāyate ||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.