Sri Hari Nama Ashtakam Lyrics in Kannada:
॥ ಶ್ರೀಹರಿನಾಮಾಷ್ಟಕಮ್ ॥
ಶ್ರೀ ಗಣೇಶಾಯ ನಮಃ ॥
ಶ್ರೀ ಕೇಶವಾಚ್ಯುತ ಮುಕುನ್ದ ರಥಾಂಗಪಾಣೇ
ಗೋವಿನ್ದ ಮಾಧವ ಜನಾರ್ದನ ದಾನವಾರೇ ।
ನಾರಾಯಣಾಮರಪತೇ ತ್ರಿಜಗನ್ನಿವಾಸ
ಜಿಹ್ವೇ ಜಪೇತಿ ಸತತಂ ಮಧುರಾಕ್ಷರಾಣಿ ॥ 1 ॥
ಶ್ರೀದೇವದೇವ ಮಧುಸೂದನ ಶಾರ್ಂಗಪಾಣೇ
ದಾಮೋದರಾರ್ಣವನಿಕೇತನ ಕೈಟಭಾರೇ ।
ವಿಶ್ವಮ್ಭರಾಭರಣಭೂಷಿತ ಭೂಮಿಪಾಲ
ಜಿಹ್ವೇ ಜಪೇತಿ ಸತತಂ ಮಧುರಾಕ್ಷರಾಣಿ ॥ 2 ॥
ಶ್ರೀಪದ್ಮಲೋಚನ ಗದಾಧರ ಪದ್ಮನಾಭ
ಪದ್ಮೇಶ ಪದ್ಮಪದ ಪಾವನ ಪದ್ಮಪಾಣೇ ।
ಪೀತಾಮ್ಬರಾಮ್ಬರರುಚೇ ರುಚಿರಾವತಾರ
ಜಿಹ್ವೇ ಜಪೇತಿ ಸತತಂ ಮಧುರಾಕ್ಷರಾಣಿ ॥ 3 ॥
ಶ್ರೀಕಾನ್ತ ಕೌಸ್ತುಭಧರಾರ್ತಿಹರಾಬ್ಜಪಾಣೇ
ವಿಷ್ಣೋ ತ್ರಿವಿಕ್ರಮ ಮಹೀಧರ ಧರ್ಮಸೇತೋ ।
ವೈಕುಂಠವಾಸ ವಸುಧಾಧಿಪ ವಾಸುದೇವ
ಜಿಹ್ವೇ ಜಪೇತಿ ಸತತಂ ಮಧುರಾಕ್ಷರಾಣಿ ॥ 4 ॥
ಶ್ರೀನಾರಸಿಂಹ ನರಕಾನ್ತಕ ಕಾನ್ತಮೂರ್ತೇ
ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಪತೇ ಗರುಡವಾಹನ ಶೇಷಶಾಯಿನ್ ।
ಕೇಶಿಪ್ರಣಾಶನ ಸುಕೇಶ ಕಿರೀಟಮೌಲೇ
ಜಿಹ್ವೇ ಜಪೇತಿ ಸತತಂ ಮಧುರಾಕ್ಷರಾಣಿ ॥ 5 ॥
ಶ್ರೀವತ್ಸಲಾಂಛನ ಸುರರ್ಷಭ ಶಂಖಪಾಣೇ
ಕಲ್ಪಾನ್ತವಾರಿಧಿವಿಹಾರ ಹರೇ ಮುರಾರೇ ।
ಯಜ್ಞೇಶ ಯಜ್ಞಮಯ ಯಜ್ಞಭುಗಾದಿದೇವ
ಜಿಹ್ವೇ ಜಪೇತಿ ಸತತಂ ಮಧುರಾಕ್ಷರಾಣಿ ॥ 6 ॥
ಶ್ರೀರಾಮ ರಾವಣರಿಪೋ ರಘುವಂಶಕೇತೋ
ಸೀತಾಪತೇ ದಶರಥಾತ್ಮಜ ರಾಜಸಿಂಹ ।
ಸುಗ್ರೀವಮಿತ್ರ ಮೃಗವೇಧನ ಚಾಪಪಾಣೇ
ಜಿಹ್ವೇ ಜಪೇತಿ ಸತತಂ ಮಧುರಾಕ್ಷರಾಣಿ ॥ 7 ॥
ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣ ವೃಷ್ಣಿವರ ಯಾದವ ರಾಧಿಕೇಶ
ಗೋವರ್ಧನೋದ್ಧರಣ ಕಂಸವಿನಾಶ ಶೌರೇ ।
ಗೋಪಾಲ ವೇಣುಧರ ಪಾಂಡುಸುತೈಕಬನ್ಧೋ
ಜಿಹ್ವೇ ಜಪೇತಿ ಸತತಂ ಮಧುರಾಕ್ಷರಾಣಿ ॥ 8 ॥
ಇತ್ಯಷ್ಟಕಂ ಭಗವತಃ ಸತತಂ ನರೋ ಯೋ
ನಾಮಾಂಕಿತಂ ಪಠತಿ ನಿತ್ಯಮನನ್ಯಚೇತಾಃ ।
ವಿಷ್ಣೋಃ ಪರಂ ಪದಮುಪೈತಿ ಪುನರ್ನ ಜಾತು
ಮಾತುಃ ಪಯೋಧರರಸಂ ಪಿಬತೀಹ ಸತ್ಯಮ್ ॥ 9 ॥
ಇತಿ ಶ್ರೀಪರಮಹಂಸಸ್ವಾಮಿಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾನನ್ದವಿರಚಿತಂ
ಶ್ರೀಹರಿನಾಮಾಷ್ಟಕಂ ಸಮ್ಪೂರ್ಣಮ್ ॥
Sri Hari Namashtakam Meaning:
Hey toungue , always repeat the sweet letters,
Kesava*, Achyutha, Mukunda, He who holds the wheel,
Govinda, Madhava, Janardhana, killer of asuras,
Narayana, lord of devas, and he who lives all over the universe. || 1 ||
Hey tongue, always repeat the sweet letters,
Lord of lords, killer of Madhu, He holds Saranga,
Damodhara, he who sleeps on the sea, enemy of Kaidabha,
He who dresses with universe, and the king who is well ornamented. || 2 ||
Hey tongue, always repeat the sweet letters,
He who has eyes like lotus, he who holds the mace,
He who has lotus on his belly, He who is the Lord of Lakshmi,
He who has soft feet like the lotus, he who holds a lotus,
He who wears yellow silk, he who wears the sky and
He who has very interesting incarnations. || 3 ||
Hey tongue, always repeat the sweet letters,
Consort of Sri, holder of Kousthubha, killer of troubles,
Holder of lotus flower, Vishnu, Trivikrama, lifter of earth,
Bridge to Dharma, He who lives in Vaikunta,
King of the earth, Son of Vasudeva . || 4 ||
Hey tongue, always repeat the sweet letters,
Narasimha, killer of hell, loved God,
Lord of Lakshmi, rider of eagle, he who sleeps on Sesha,
Stealer of life of Kesi and Leader of those praised by women. || 5 ||
Hey tongue, always repeat the sweet letters,
He who has the mark of Sri Vathsa and lord of the devas holding a conch,
He who is the Vishnu who killed Mura and he who would play in the water at deluge,
He Who is the god of Yagna* and is full of yagna and is the primeval God who enjoys Yagna. || 6 ||
* Fire sacrifice.
Hey tongue, always repeat the sweet letters,
Rama who is the enemy of Ravana, the star of the clan of Raghu,
Lord of Sita, son of Dasaratha, lion among kings,
Friend of Sugreeva and the one who send an arrow through the deer. || 7 ||
Hey tongue, always repeat the sweet letters,
Krishna, the blessing of Vrushni clan, cowherd, lord of Radha,
He who lifted Govardhana, He who killed Kamsa,
Gopala, He who holds the flute and friend of the sons of Pandu. || 8 ||
That man who reads this octet of the names,
Of God daily with mind focused on reading,
Would attain the ultimate place of Vishnu,
And would truly never , ever drink mother’s milk. || 9 ||