Yasmad viswam jathamidham chithramatharkyam, यस्माद विस्वम् जठमिधं चिथ्रमथर्क्यं, Gopala Ashtakam (गोपाल अष्टकं)

Gopala Ashtakam (गोपाल अष्टकं)

यस्माद विस्वम् जठमिधं चिथ्रमथर्क्यं,
यस्मिन अनन्दथ्मनि नित्यं रमथे वै,
यथ्रन्थे संयथि लयन्चैद शेषं,
थं गोपालं संथथकलं प्रथिवन्दे. 1

Yasmad viswam jathamidham chithramatharkyam,
Yasmin anandathmani nithyam ramathe vai,
Yathranthe samyathi layanchaida sesham,
Tham Gopalam santhathakalam prathivande., 1

Meaning

My salutations for all times to that Gopala,
From whom this pretty universe was born without doubt,
And in whom this happy soul plays daily with glee,
And also in whom this entire world will dissolve at the time’s end.

यस्य ज्ञान ज्जन्म जरा रोग कदम्बं,
जञाथे यस्मिनस्यथि थत्सर्वमिहसु,
ग़थ्वयथ्रायथि पुनर्नो भव भूमिं,
थं गोपालं संथथकलं प्रथिवन्दे. 2

Yasya gnana jjanma jara roga kadambam,
Jnathe yasminasyathi thatsarvamihasu,
Gathwayathraayathi punarno bhava bhoomim,
Tham Gopalam santhathakalam prathivande., 

Meaning

My salutations for all times to that Gopala,
Ignorance of whom, leads to the mixture of birth, aging and disease,
Knowledge of whom,leads to the destruction of all of them,
And attainment to whom prevents rebirth in this earth.

थिष्टन्नन्थर योयमयेथ्यथदजस्रं,
यं कस्चिन्नोवेद जनोप्यथ्मनि संथं,
सर्वं यस्येदञ्च वसे तिष्टथि विस्वम्,
थं गोपालं संथथकलं प्रथिवन्दे. 3

Thishtannanthar yoyamayethyathadajasram,
Yam kaschinnoveda janopyathmani santham,
Sarvam yasyedancha vase tishtathi viswam,
Tham Gopalam santhathakalam prathivande., 3

Meaning

My salutations for all times to that Gopala,
Who lives inside everything and makes it function,
Who is in every soul without many not realizing him,
And in whose custody all this universe exists.

धर्मो धर्मेनीह थिरस्कर मुपैथि,
काले यस्मिन मत्स्य मुखि चारु चिथ्रै,
नाना रूपै पाथिथाद येवानि बिम्बं,
थं गोपालं संथथकलं प्रथिवन्दे. 4

Dharmo dharmenaiha thiraskara mupaithi,
Kale yasmin mathsya mukhai charu chithrai,
Nana roopai paathithada yevani bimbam,
Tham Gopalam santhathakalam prathivande., 4

Meaning

My salutations for all times to that Gopala,
Who is born as fish and other forms,
When unjust action drives away the just action,
And saves and preserves this world.

प्रनयमैर द्वस्थ संस्थेन्द्रिय दोष,
उध्व चित्तं यं ह्रुधि पस्यन्थि समधौ,
ज्योथी रूप योगी जन मोध निमग्ना,
थं गोपालं संथथकलं प्रथिवन्दे. 5

Pranayamair dwastha samsthendriya dosha,
Rudhwa chitham yam hrudhi pasyanthi samadhou,
Jyothee roopa yogi jana modha nimagna,
Tham Gopalam santhathakalam prathivande., 5

Meaning

My salutations for all times to that Gopala,
Who is seen by yogis in their heart,
As the resplendent form, when they,
Drown themselves in happiness,do pranayama,
Get rid of faults of all senses and enter in to Samadhi.

भानुस्चन्द्र स्चोदुगनस्चैव हुत्हसो,
यस्मिन्नैवभथिथदिस्चापि कदापि,
यद्भस चाभथि समस्थं जगथेदल्,
थं गोपालं संथथकलं प्रथिवन्दे. 6

Bhanuschandra schoduganaschaiva huthaso,
Yasminnaivabhathithadischapi kadapi,
Yadbhasa chaabhathi samastham jagathedal,
Tham Gopalam santhathakalam prathivande., 6

Meaning

My salutations for all times to that Gopala,
Who is the one in whom sun, moon, stars,
And rarely occurring lightning exist,
And whose light makes this entire world exist.

सथ्य ज्ञानं मोधमवोचूर्निग मयं,
यो ब्रःमेन्द्रधिथ्य गिरीसर्चिथपदा,
सय्थेनथोनन्दन नवम्बु निधौ यस -
थं गोपालं संथथकलं प्रथिवन्दे. 7

Sathya jnanam modhamavochoorniga mayam,
Yo brahmendradhithya gireesarchithapada,
Saythenathonandana navambu nidhou yas-
Tham Gopalam santhathakalam prathivande., 7

Meaning

My salutations for all times to that Gopala,
Who is called as sachidananda by the Vedas,
Whose feet is worshipped by Brhama, Indra, 
Adhithya and Shiva and who is the endless one,
Who sleeps on Adhisesha floating on the ocean.

ऐव प्रहुर्यं शिवमन्य गण नाधम,
शक्थिन्चिकेर्कञ्च तदान्ये मथ बेधतः,
नाना करैर्भथि य एकोखिल शक्थि,
स्थं गोपालं संथथकलं प्रथिवन्दे. 8

Saiva prahuryam shivamanya gana nadham,
Shakthinchikerkancha thadanye matha bedhath,
Nana karairbhathi ya ekokhila shakthi,
Stham Gopalam santhathakalam prathivande., 8

Meaning

My salutations for all times to that Gopala,
Who inspite of being called as Shiva by Shaivas,
Gana natha by Ganapthyas,
Shakthi by Shaaktheyas and Surya by Souras,
And others as their god as per their opinion,
Is the same universal power,
Even when addressed by all these names .

स्रिमद गोपलष्टकं मेदतः समधीथे,
भक्त्य नित्यं यो मनुज वै स्थिर चेथ,
हिथ्व थूर्णं पाप कल्पं स समेथि,
पुण्यं विष्णेर्धम यथो नैव निपथ. 9

Srimad gopalashtakam medath samadheethe,
Bhakthya nithyam yo manuja vai sthira chetha,
Hithwa thoornam papa kalapam sa samethi,
Punyam vishnerdhama yatho naiva nipatha., 9

Meaning

The man who reads daily with unified attention,
This holy octet on Gopala and meditates on him,
Would get all his sins destroyed and at the end,
Reach that place of Lord Vishnu for ever.