śrī kr̥ṣṇa śaraṇāṣṭakam

October 17, 2025 Friday

sarvasādhanahīnasya parādhīnasya sarvataḥ |
pāpapīnasya dīnasya śrīkr̥ṣṇaḥ śaraṇaṁ mama || 1 ||

saṁsārasukhasamprāptisanmukhasya viśēṣataḥ |
bahirmukhasya satataṁ śrīkr̥ṣṇaḥ śaraṇaṁ mama || 2 ||

sadā viṣayakāmasya dēhārāmasya sarvathā |
duṣṭasvabhāvavāmasya śrīkr̥ṣṇaḥ śaraṇaṁ mama || 3 ||

saṁsārasarpadaṣṭasya dharmabhraṣṭasya durmatēḥ |
laukikaprāptikaṣṭasya śrīkr̥ṣṇaḥ śaraṇaṁ mama || 4 ||

vismr̥tasvīyadharmasya karmamōhitacētasaḥ |
svarūpajñānaśūnyasya śrīkr̥ṣṇaḥ śaraṇaṁ mama || 5 ||

saṁsārasindhumagnasya bhagnabhāvasya duṣkr̥tēḥ |
durbhāvalagnamanasaḥ śrīkr̥ṣṇaḥ śaraṇaṁ mama || 6 ||

vivēkadhairyabhaktyādirahitasya nirantaram |
viruddhakaraṇāsaktēḥ śrīkr̥ṣṇaḥ śaraṇaṁ mama || 7 ||

viṣayākrāntadēhasya vaimukhyahr̥tasanmatēḥ |
indriyānvagr̥hītasya śrīkr̥ṣṇaḥ śaraṇaṁ mama || 8 ||

ētadaṣṭakapāṭhēna hyētaduktārthabhāvanāt |
nijācāryapadāmbhōjasēvakō:’dainyamāpnuyāt || 9 ||

iti śrīharirāyācārya viracitaṁ śrī kr̥ṣṇa śaraṇāṣṭakam |