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Krishna Artika

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Devotional text

śrīkṛṣṇārārtikākā
śrīkṛṣṇārārtikākā
śaraṇāgatabhītinivṛttiparaṃ
paraṃ
parapakṣatamonikarāṃśunidhimm|
nidhisevitapādasarojayugaṃtapādasarojayugaṃ
yugadharmanivarttakakālaphalamkakālaphalam||1||
karajollikhitapramadoccakucaṃkucaṃ
kucakuṅkumaliptayaśohṛdayamdayam|
hṛdayasthitagokulavāsijanaṃjanaṃ
janasañcitapuṇyacayaikaphalamyacayaikaphalam||2||
phaladānaparātisamarthabhujaṃ
bhujaṃ
bhujadaṇḍagṛhītakucāgramaṇimm|
maṇiśobhitahastadhṛtādrivaraṃivaraṃ
varagopavadhūcayasaṃvalitam
tam||3||
valitapramadāyutarāsakaraṃmadāyutarāsakaraṃ
karapadmayugāhitaveṇuvaramtaveṇuvaram|
varabhaktiśiraḥsthitapadmakaraṃkaraṃ
karamarditayādavayūtharipumpum||4||
ripuyūthabhujaṅgamadarpaharaṃharaṃ
harapūjitaramyasarojapadam
sarojapadam|
padapadmayugārcanadattapadaṃpadaṃ
padapadmanakhasthitabhaktirasamrasam||5||
rasapūritagopavadhūśāraṇaṃtagopavadhūśāraṇaṃ
śaraṇāgataghoṣajanābhayadam|
bhayadādhaśiroharakhaḍgadharaṃ
dharaṃ
dharaṇīkṛtapuṇyacayaikaphalamyacayaikaphalam||6||
śrīkṛṣṇārārtikākā
phalahetuvimardditaduṣṭakharaṃkharaṃ
kharamuktidapādasarojavaram
dapādasarojavaram|
varabarhiśikhaṇḍikayuktakacaṃkacaṃ
kacapāśiniveśitapuṣpacayam
cayam||7||
ghoṣādhipatiṃ
ṃkamalādhipatiṃ
ṃ
vandetamahaṃmathurādhipatim
m||8||
iti
śrīviṭhṭhaleśaviracitātāśrīkṛṣṇārārtikākāsamāptāā|

About this stotram — Krishna

A Stotram is a Sanskrit hymn of praise composed by great sages and poet-saints such as Adi Shankaracharya. Stotrams describe the deity’s form, qualities and deeds in richly poetic language, and chanting them is said to purify the intellect and awaken devotion. Many stotrams carry a phala-shruti — a closing verse describing the benefits of recitation.

How to chant

Stotrams reward slow, attentive chanting. Read the meaning once before you begin so the verses resonate as you recite. Early morning (Brahma Muhurat) is ideal, but any quiet time works. If Sanskrit feels difficult, chant along with the transliteration and let the rhythm settle naturally over a few days of practice.

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