The verses of the Dāmodarāṣṭaka in the Padma Purāṇa describe Lord Kṛṣṇa's early childhood pastime when He ran from mother Yaśodā who was trying to punish Him for stealing butter from the gopīs, the cowherd damesels of Vṛndāvana.

For the special month of Karttika, devotees around the world sing these prayers every day. Each verse describes various exceptional qualities of Kṛṣṇa, also known as Dāmodara. Sing along with the lyrics below beautifully sung by Nirañjana Mahārāja.

Nirañjana Swami Leads Chanting of Dāmodarāṣṭakam

Aindra Prabhu's App. Day Kirtan- Alachua 2014

Ghost

Espacio de Sonidos Bellos que llenan de fe y alegría el Alma.

SPIRITUAL SKYLINER   RADHE JAYA JAYA MADHAVA DAYITE

Kirtan is timeless, but cassette tapes aren't, so this old one from more than 30 years ago has been cleaned up as a labour of love by Jag. Using a Bang & Olufsen tape machine, he cleaned the tape heads, played it back through a BBC analogue desk, and enhanced the recording. Nevertheless it's a bit rough and ready, but hopefully you will love diving deeply into these beautiful and joyous kirtans from many years ago. The clean up and release of these recordings coincides with Kripamoya Das's 60th birthday - hurrah!

Kripamoya Retro Part 2

Radha Raman Shyan Arati

Love has the power to capture everyone. A take on the age-old poem(Damodarastakam) by Satyavrata Muni, found in the Padma Purana, sung daily across the world during the month of Kartik.

LYRICS

(1)
namāmīśvaraṁ sac-cid-ānanda-rūpaṁ 
lasat-kuṇḍalaṁ gokule bhrājamanam 
yaśodā-bhiyolūkhalād dhāvamānaṁ 
parāmṛṣṭam atyantato drutya gopyā
 
(2)
rudantaṁ muhur netra-yugmaṁ mṛjantam 
karāmbhoja-yugmena sātaṅka-netram 
muhuḥ śvāsa-kampa-trirekhāṅka-kaṇṭha- 
sthita-graivaṁ dāmodaraṁ bhakti-baddham
 
(3)
itīdṛk sva-līlābhir ānanda-kuṇḍe 
sva-ghoṣaṁ nimajjantam ākhyāpayantam 
tadīyeṣita-jñeṣu bhaktair jitatvaṁ 
punaḥ prematas taṁ śatāvṛtti vande
 
(4)
varaṁ deva mokṣaṁ na mokṣāvadhiṁ vā 
na canyaṁ vṛṇe ‘haṁ vareṣād apīha 
idaṁ te vapur nātha gopāla-bālaṁ 
sadā me manasy āvirāstāṁ kim anyaiḥ
 
(5)
idaṁ te mukhāmbhojam atyanta-nīlair 
vṛtaṁ kuntalaiḥ snigdha-raktaiś ca gopyā 
muhuś cumbitaṁ bimba-raktādharaṁ me 
manasy āvirāstām alaṁ lakṣa-lābhaiḥ
 
(6)
namo deva dāmodarānanta viṣṇo 
prasīda prabho duḥkha-jālābdhi-magnam 
kṛpā-dṛṣṭi-vṛṣṭyāti-dīnaṁ batānu 
gṛhāṇeṣa mām ajñam edhy akṣi-dṛśyaḥ
 
(7)
kuverātmajau baddha-mūrtyaiva yadvat 
tvayā mocitau bhakti-bhājau kṛtau ca 
tathā prema-bhaktiṁ svakāṁ 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

Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa
Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare
Hare Rāma Hare Rāma
Rāma Rāma Hare Hare

Kripamoya Retro Part 2

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