Vaatsalyaadabhayapradaanasamayaadaartaartinirvaapanaa-
-daudaaryaadaghashoshanaadaganitashreyah padapraapanaat .
Sevyah shreepatireka eva jagataamete'bhavatsaakshinah
Prahlaadashca vibheeshanashca kariraat paanycaalyahalyaadhruvah . 1 .
Prahlaadaasti yadeeshvaro vada harih sarvatra me darshaya
Stambhe caivamiti bruvantamasuran tatraaviraaseeddharih .
Vakshastasya vidaarayannijanakhairvaatsalyamaapaadaya-
-naartatraanaparaayanah sa bhagavaannaaraayano me gatih . 2 .
Shreeraamo'tra vibheeshano'yamanagho rakshobhayaadaagatah
Sugreevaanaya paalayainamadhunaa paulastyamevaagatam .
Ityuktvaa'bhayamasya sarvaviditan yo raaghavo dattavaan
Aartatraanaparaayanah sa bhagavaannaaraayano me gatih . 3 .
Nakragrastapadan samuddhritakaran brahmaadayo bhoh suraa
Rakshantaamiti deenavaakyakarinan deveshvashakteshu yah .
Maa bhaisheeriti tasya nakrahanane cakraayudhah shreedharo
Hyaartatraanaparaayanah sa bhagavaannaaraayano me gatih . 4 .
Bho krishnaacyuta bho kripaalaya hare bho paandavaanaan sakhe
Kvaasi kvaasi suyodhanaadyapahritaan bho raksha maamaaturaam .
Ityukto'kshayavastrasanbhritatanuryo'paalayaddraupadeen
Aartatraanaparaayanah sa bhagavaannaaraayano me gatih . 5 .
Yatpaadaabjanakhodakan trijagataan paapaughavidhvansanan
Yannaamaamritapoorakan ca pibataan sansaarasantaarakam .
Paashaano'pi yadanghripadmarajasaa shaapaanmunermocito
Hyaartatraanaparaayanah sa bhagavaannaaraayano me gatih . 6 .
Pitraa bhraataramuttamaasanagatan hyauttaanapaadirdhruvo
Drishtvaa tatsamamaarurukshuradhikan maatraa'vamaanan gatah .
Yan gatvaa sharanan yadaapa tapasaa hemaadrisinhaasanan
Hyaartatraanaparaayanah sa bhagavaannaaraayano me gatih . 7 .
Aartaa vishannaah shithilaashca bheetaa
Ghoreshu ca vyaadhishu vartamaanaah .
Sankeertya naaraayanashabdamaatran
Vimuktaduhkhaah sukhino bhavanti . 8
Iti shree kooreshasvaami krita shree naaraayanaashtakam .
About Shri Narayana Ashtakam
Shri Narayana Ashtakam is an eight-verse Sanskrit hymn dedicated to Lord Narayana. This complete reader preserves the verses in Devanagari and supplies a corresponding Roman-English transliteration.
Shri Narayana Ashtakam in Devanagari and Roman English
Use the language buttons above to read the original Devanagari text or the same verses in Roman-English transliteration. Both versions follow the complete text in the same order.
When is Shri Narayana Ashtakam commonly read?
Ekadashi
Thursday Vishnu worship
Narayana puja
Common questions
Is the complete Shri Narayana Ashtakam available in Devanagari?
Yes. This page contains the complete Shri Narayana Ashtakam in Sanskrit in Devanagari, including its opening and closing verses where they form part of the traditional text.
What is included in the English tab?
The English tab contains a line-by-line Roman transliteration of the Hindi text. It helps readers pronounce and follow the verses using English letters.
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