શ્રીમદનગોપાલાષ્ટકમ્ Lyrics in Gujarati:
મૃદુતલારુણ્યજિતરુચિરદરદપ્રભં
કુલિશકઞ્જારિદરકલસઝષચિહ્નિતમ્ ।
હૃદિ મમાધાય નિજચરણસરસીરુહં
મદનગોપાલ ! નિજસદનમનુ રક્ષ મામ્ ॥ ૧॥
મુખરમઞ્જીરનખશિશિરકિઋણાવલી
વિમલમાલાભિરનુપદમુદિતકાન્તિભિઃ ।
શ્રવણનેત્રશ્વસનપથસુખદ નાથ હે
મદનગોપાલ ! નિજસદનમનુ રક્ષ મામ્ ॥ ૨॥
મણિમયોષ્ણીષદરકુટિલિમણિલોચનો-
ચ્ચલનચાતુર્યચિતલવણિમણિગણ્ડયોઃ ।
કનકતાટઙ્કરુચિમધુરિમણિ મજ્જયન્
મદનગોપાલ ! નિજસદનમનુ રક્ષ મામ્ ॥ ૩॥
અધરશોણિમ્નિ દરહસિતસિતિમાર્ચિતે
વિજિતમાણિક્યરદકિરણગણમણ્ડિતે ।
નિહિતવંશીક જનદુરવગમલીલ હે
મદનગોપાલ ! નિજસદનમનુ રક્ષ મામ્ ॥ ૪॥
પદકહારાલિપદકટકનટકિઙ્કિણી
વલય તાટઙ્કમુખનિખિલમણિભૂષણૈઃ ।
કલિતનવ્યાભ નિજતનુરુચિભૂષિતૈ-
ર્મદનગોપાલ ! નિજસદનમનુ રક્ષ મામ્ ॥ ૫॥
ઉડુપકોટીકદનવદનરુચિપલ્લવૈ-
ર્મદનકોટીમથનનખરકરકન્દલૈઃ ।
દ્યુતરુકોટીસદનસદયનયનેક્ષણૈ-
ર્મદનગોપાલ ! નિજસદનમનુ રક્ષ મામ્ ॥ ૬॥
કૃતનરાકારભવમુખવિબુધસેવિત !
દ્યુતિસુધાસાર ! પુરુકરુણ ! કમપિ ક્ષિતૌ ।
પ્રકટયન્ પ્રેમભરમધિકૃતસનાતનં
મદનગોપાલ ! નિજસદનમનુ રક્ષ મામ્ ॥ ૭॥
તરણિજાતીરભુવિ તરણિકરવારક
પ્રિયકષણ્ડાસ્થમણિસદનમહિતસ્થિતે !
લલિતયા સાર્ધમનુપદરમિત ! રાધયા
મદનગોપાલ ! નિજસદનમનુ રક્ષ મામ્ ॥ ૮॥
મદનગોપાલ ! તવ સરસમિદમષ્ટકં
પઠતિ યઃ સાયમતિસરલમતિરાશુ તમ્ ।
સ્વચરણામ્ભોજરતિરસસરસિ મજ્જયન્
મદનગોપાલ ! નિજસદનમનુ રક્ષ મામ્ ॥ ૯॥
ઇતિ શ્રીવિશ્વનાથચક્રવર્તિઠક્કુરવિરચિતસ્તવામૃતલહર્યાં
શ્રીમદનગોપાલાષ્ટકં સમ્પૂર્ણમ્ ।
Shri Madanagopalashtakam Meaning:
O Madana Gopala, please place Your lotus feet, which are marked with a thunderbolt, lotus, conch shell, water pot, and fish, which eclipse all splendors, and which with soft soles have conquered Vrndavana forest, in my heart. Please protect me, for I am now Your home. || 1 ||
With every step splendid garlands of the cooling moonlight of Your toenail-moons and the words of Your talkative anklets bring happiness to the path of my ears, eyes, and breath. O Madana Gopala, please protect me, for I am now Your home. || 2 ||
O Madana Gopala, as You plunge me in the sweetness of the glittering golden earrings at Your cheeks, in the tilt of Your jeweled crown, and in the handsomeness of Your expertly moving restless eyes, please protect me, for I am now Your home. || 3 ||
You place a flute on the red of Your lips, which are worshipped by the splendor of Your smile and decorated with the effulgence of teeth that defeat the splendour of rubies. O Madana Gopala, whose pastimes cannot be understood by the people, please protect me, for I am now Your home. || 4 ||
You are splendid with golden earrings, many necklaces and garlands, dancing anklets and bracelets, and many other jewel ornaments, which are themselves decorated by the splendour of Your form. O Madana Gopala, please protect me, for I am now Your home. || 5 ||
O Madana Gopala, with Your merciful glances, which are arbors of millions of celestial desire-trees, with the new blossoms of the splendor of Your face, which eclipses millions of moons, and with the kandala flowers of Your hands, which have nails to attack millions of Kamadevas, please protect me, for I am now Your home || 6 ||
O Madana Gopala, who appeared in a humanlike form and was served by Siva and all the demigods, O merciful one, who showed the Earth eternal spiritual love, please protect me, for I am now Your home. || 7 ||
On the Yamuna’s shore is a shady kadamba grove and a glorious jewel palace where You eternally play with Radha and Lalita. O Madana Gopala, please protect me, for I am now Your home. || 8 ||
Into the nectar lake of love for Your lotus feet You quickly plunge a sincere devotee who reads these eight nectar verses glorifying You. O Madana Gopala, please protect me, for I am now Your home. || 9 ||