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Song Name: Namamisvaram Saccidananda Rupam

Official Name: Damodarastakam

Author: Vyasadeva

Book Name: Padma Purana

Language: Sanskrit

Raga: Bhairavi

Tala: Bhajani/Kaherva

This is the eight-matra rendition of the Damodarastakam. The same tune is sung every verse.

FORM A:

X								2
1	2		3			4		5	6	7	8
-	S	m		m			P	P	-	P	-
	na	ma		mi			sva	ra	am	sa	ac
X								2
1	2		3			4		5	6	7	8
-	S’	S’		S’			P	n	d	P	m
	ci	da		nan			da	ru	u	pa	am
X								2
1	2		3			4		5	6	7	8
	g		m			m		g	m	d	P
	la		sat			kun		da	lam	go	o
X								2
1	2		3			4		5	6	7	8
m	g	m		m		g		r	(g)r	S	-
o	ku	le		bhra		ja		ma	a	na	am
X								2
1	2		3			4		5	6	7	8
	n	S’			S’		n	S’	S’	r’	S’
	ya	so			da		bhi	yo	lu	kha	lad
X								2
1	2		3			4		5	6	7	8
-	n		S’			n		d	-	P	m
	dha		a			va		ma	a	na	am
X								2
1	2		3			4		5	6	7	8
	g	m			m	m		g	m	d	P
	pa	ra			mr	stam		a	at	ya	a
X								2
1	2		3			4		5	6	7	8
m	g	m		m		g		r	(g)r	S	-
an	ta	to		dru		tya		go	o	pya	a

LYRICS:

(1)

namāmīśvaraḿ sac-cid-ānanda-rūpaḿ 
lasat-kuṇḍalaḿ gokule bhrājamanam 
yaśodā-bhiyolūkhalād dhāvamānaḿ 
parāmṛṣṭam atyantato drutya gopyā

(2)

rudantaḿ muhur netra-yugmaḿ mṛjantam 
karāmbhoja-yugmena sātańka-netram 
muhuḥ śvāsa-kampa-trirekhāńka-kaṇṭha- 
sthita-graivaḿ dāmodaraḿ bhakti-baddham

(3)

itīdṛk sva-līlābhir ānanda-kuṇḍe 
sva-ghoṣaḿ nimajjantam ākhyāpayantam 
tadīyeṣita-jñeṣu bhaktair jitatvaḿ 
punaḥ prematas taḿ śatāvṛtti vande

(4)

varaḿ deva mokṣaḿ na mokṣāvadhiḿ vā 
na canyaḿ vṛṇe ‘haḿ vareṣād apīha 
idaḿ te vapur nātha gopāla-bālaḿ 
sadā me manasy āvirāstāḿ kim anyaiḥ

(5)

idaḿ te mukhāmbhojam atyanta-nīlair 
vṛtaḿ kuntalaiḥ snigdha-raktaiś ca gopyā 
muhuś cumbitaḿ bimba-raktādharaḿ me 
manasy āvirāstām alaḿ lakṣa-lābhaiḥ

(6)

namo deva dāmodarānanta viṣṇo 
prasīda prabho duḥkha-jālābdhi-magnam 
kṛpā-dṛṣṭi-vṛṣṭyāti-dīnaḿ batānu 
gṛhāṇeṣa mām ajñam edhy akṣi-dṛśyaḥ

(7)

kuverātmajau baddha-mūrtyaiva yadvat 
tvayā mocitau bhakti-bhājau kṛtau ca 
tathā prema-bhaktiḿ svakāḿ me prayaccha 
na mokṣe graho me ‘sti dāmodareha

(8)

namas te ‘stu dāmne sphurad-dīpti-dhāmne 
tvadīyodarāyātha viśvasya dhāmne 
namo rādhikāyai tvadīya-priyāyai 
namo ‘nanta-līlāya devāya tubhyam

UPDATED: June 5, 2017