KaivalyAshtakam(Vishnu stotra.14)

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.कैवल्याष्टकम्

मधुरं मधुरेभ्योऽपि मङ्गलेभ्योऽपि मङ्गलम्।

पावनं पावनेभ्योऽपि हरेर्नामैव केवलम्   ॥१॥

आब्रह्मस्तंबपर्यन्तं सर्वं मायामयं जगत् ।

सत्यं सत्यं पुनः सत्यं हरेर्नामैव केवलम् ॥२॥

स गुरुः स पिता चापि सा माता बन्धवोऽपि सः।

शिक्षयेच्चेत् सदा स्मर्तुं हरेर्नामैव केवलम् ॥३॥

निःश्वासे न हि विश्वासः कदा रुद्धो भविष्यति।

कीर्तनीयमतो बाल्याद्धरेर्नामैव केवलम् ॥४॥

हरिस्सदा वसेत्तत्र यत्र भागवता जनाः।

गायन्ति भक्तिभावेन हरेर्नामैव केवलम् ॥५॥

अहो दुःखं महादुःखं दुःखाद्दुःखतरं यथा

काचार्थं विस्मृतं रत्नं हरेर्नामैव केवलम् ॥६॥

दीयतां दीयतां कर्णो नीयतां नीयतां वचः।

गीयतां गीयतां नित्यं हरेर्नामैव केवलम्  ॥७॥  

तृणीकृत्य जगत्सर्वं राजते सकलोपरि।

चिदानन्दमयं नित्यं हरेर्नामैव केवलम्  ॥८॥  

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Kaivalyashtakam

(The octet in search of the supreme)

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

(I do not know, who is the author of this great outpouring of devotion to Lord Vishnu. It strums the chords of our heart and brings out the soulful music.)

Madhuram Madhurebhyopi,

Mangalebhyopi Mangalam,

Pavanam pavenebhoyobi,

Harair nama Kevalam.                                       1

Only the name of Hari,

Is sweeter than sweet,

Is better than the best,

And purer than the pure.

Aabrhamasthambha paryantham,

Sarva maaya mayam Jagath,

Sathyam sathyam puna sathyam,

Harair nama Kevalam.                                       2

Only the name of Hari,

Is truth and again the truth,

From the beginning to eternity,

In this world which is full of illusion.

Sa guru sa pitha chapi,

Sa matha bandhavopi sa,

Shikshayecheth sada smathu,

Harair nama Kevalam.                                       3

If some one teaches always that,

Only the name of Hari is to be thought of,

He is the teacher , He is the father,

He is the mother and he is the relative.

Niswase na hi viswasa ,

Kadha rudho bhavishyathi,

Keerthaneeyamatho balyayaddhare,

Harair nama Kevalam.                                       4

There is no certainty of the breath,

As to when it will stop forever,

And so we have to sing from childhood,

Only the name of Hari.

Hari sada vasethathra,

Yathra bhagwatha jana,

Gayanthi bhakthi bhavena,

Harair nama Kevalam.                                       5

Hari lives in that place,

Where learned devotees ,

Sing with great devotion,

Only the name of Hari.

Aho dukham maha dukham ,

Dukhath duka tharam yatha,

Kachartha vismrutham rathnam,

Harair nama Kevalam.                                       6

Alas, sorrow great sorrow.

Greater sorrow than sorrow,

Is for him who forgets the jewel,

That  is , Only the name of Hari,

For the sake of a glass piece of pleasure

Dheeyathaam dheyathaam karno,

Neeyathaam neeyathaam vacha,

Geeyatham geeyathaam nithyam,

Harair nama Kevalam.                                       7

Give and give again your ears,

Tell and tell again with your words,

Sing , sing again daily and forever that,

There is only the name of Hari.

Thruneekruthya jagat sarva ,

Rajathe sakalopari,

Chidananda mayam,

Harair nama Kevalam.                                       8

Making the entire old like a twig,

Shines and rules over every other thing,

Is Only the name of Hari,

Which is full of eternal joy.

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