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Śrī Bāla-Mukundāṣṭakam 

karāravindēna padāravindam 
mukhāravindē viniveśayantam ।
vaṭasya patrasya puṭē śayānaṁ 
bālam mukundam manasā smarāmi ॥1॥

With His lotus-like hand who holds His lotus-like feet,
And brings it near His lotus-like face,
On a banyan’s leaf, He who reclines,
That Child Mukunda* I think of with all my mind.
*The giver of freedom


samhṛtya lōkān vaṭapatramadhyē 
śayānamādyantavihīnarūpam ।
sarvēśvaram sarvahitāvatāram 
bālam mukundam manasā smarāmi ॥2॥

After the dissolution of the Worlds, Who in the middle of a banyan leaf reclines,
Whose form is without a beginning or end,
The Lord of all, the incarnation of all good,
That Child Mukunda I think of with all my mind.


indīvaraśyāmalakōmalāṅgam
indrādidēvārcitapādapadmam ।
santānakalpadrumamāśritānām 
bālam mukundam manasā smarāmi ॥3॥

Like the blue lotus, whose body is cerulean and tender,
Whose lotus feet, Indra and the Gods worship,
The wish-fulfilling tree that blesses with progeny those who pray for it,
That Child Mukunda I think of with all my mind.


lambālakam lambitahārayaṣṭim
śṛṅgāralīlāṅkitadantapaṅktim ।
bimbādharam cāruviśālanētram 
bālam mukundam manasā smarāmi ॥4॥

Who has locks of His hair falling over His face, wears a long hanging chain,
Who has rows of nectar like teeth that shine with love,
Has reddish lips like the Bimba fruit, and who has elegant wide eyes,
That Child Mukunda I think of with all my mind.


śikyē nidhāyādya payōdadhīni 
bahirgatāyām vrajanāyikāyām ।
bhuktvā yathēṣṭam kapaṭēna suptam
bālam mukundam manasā smarāmi ॥5॥

When the lead lady of Vraj (Yashoda) would go out,
After keeping milk, and curd in a pot,
He eats to His heart's content and pretends to be asleep,
That Child Mukunda I think of with all my mind.


kaḷindajāntasthitakāḷiyasya 
phaṇāgraraṅgē naṭanapriyantam ।
tatpucchahastam śaradinduvaktram
bālam mukundam manasā smarāmi ॥6॥

From the rock in Kalindhi (River Yamuna), 
The One who desires of dancing on the hood of the snake Kaliya, 
Holding the tip of the tail of Kaliya in His hand, the One whose face is like the autumn moon,
That Child Mukunda I think of with all my mind.


ulūkhalē baddhamudāraśauryam 
uttuṅgayugmārjuna bhaṅgalīlam ।
utphullapadmāyata cārunētram
bālam mukundam manasā smarāmi ॥7॥

He who is bound to the mortar, generous and heroic,
Who broke the twin Arjuna trees playfully,
Having enchanting eyes like a fully bloomed red lotus,
That Child Mukunda I think of with all my mind.


ālōkya māturmukhamādareṇa 
stanyam pibantam sarasīruhākṣam ।
saccinmayam dēvamanantarūpam
bālam mukundam manasā smarāmi ॥8॥

Who lovingly looks at His mother’s face,
When drinking milk from her, with eyes like the lotus flower,
Who is the unalloyed form of truth, and who is the God with limitless form,
That Child Mukunda I think of with all my mind.


|| iti śrī bālamukundāṣṭakam‌ sampūrṇam‌ || 

- thus ends the 8-verse hymn called śrī bālamukundāṣṭakam - 

Radio Sai Special

Balamukundashtakam - Krishna Janmashtami Special

Extracted from-
https://youtu.be/xPHyd-9h17o

Meri Laado ka naam

Unlike customary bhajan sandhyas, Shri Vinod ji Agarwal's soulful singing portrays a candid dialogue between Lord Krishna and a Gopi (an affectionate devotee). He primarily stresses upon being lovingly casual with God instead of just formally worshipping HIM out of fear. His profound selection of Sufi poetry, musically blending it with Braj literature, further adding it on with Urdu couplets and catchphrases in English impressively drench the audiences in the different moods of devotion ('Ras') - feeling the terrible absence of God (Vireh Ras), passionately calling Him (Pukaar), lamentably waiting for His re-appearance (Intzaar), complaining for delay (Praney rosh) and finally celebrating His arrival (Shringaar Ras). 
Born on 6th June 1955 to Sh Krishandas Agarwal and Smt Ratni Devi Agarwal in Delhi, Sh Vinod Agarwal migrated to Mumbai with his family in 1962 and later to Vrindavan in 2012 after winding up his cloth manufacturing business. 
Blessed with a devotional atmosphere at home, Sh Vinod Agarwal was interested in devotional singing since his early childhood and began playing harmonium at the age of twelve. A major turning point occurred in his life when he met his Sadguru, Sankirtan Samraat Swami Mukund Hari Ji Maharaj in October, 1978. He got initiated in 1979 and selflessly took the charge to fulfill his master's desire of spreading the nectar of Hari naam across the world. Eventually, it became the aim of his own life to reach Lord through his singing. He started giving stage programs in 1993 with a personal vow to accept neither cash nor kind in return and his sacred stream of sankirtan is flowing till date. He considers sankirtan as meditation and personally experiences that he is only a listener while his pujya sadguru sings through his throat. He has traveled far and wide to help people experience the magic of divine sound-therapy(an apt harmony between ‘shabad’ and ‘naad’). As on 1-7-2018 his live programs numbered above 2250 and there are more than 130 albums compiling his spiritual chants. 
Shri Vinod Agarwal's inimitable way of addressing 'Pyare', ‘hey Govind - Gopal’ inadvertently takes the listeners to the ecstatic plane of Braj-leela and they experience a direct connection with Parmaatma throigh his superanatural voice. He has the unrivaled art of switching from one raag to another without taking a pause and he attributes all this to the blessings of Guru Maharaj who is carrying on his own work through him.
Vinod ji Agarwal believes that it is purely God’s grace that initially his parents motivated him, next the teachings of various saints kept directing him and most importantly his wife, Smt Kusum Lata Agarwal gave her unconditional support in his spiritual journey throughout.

Meri Laado ka naam

Sh Vinod Agarwal Vrindavan

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