Jagannathashtakam
ஜக³ந்நாதா²ஷ்டகம்
The Sanskrit text in Tamil script. The Roman line and the meaning are the same as in the original.
கதா³சித்காலிந்தீ³தடவிபிநஸங்கீ³ததரலோ முதா³பீரீ⁴நாரீவத³நகமலாஸ்வாத³மது⁴ப꞉।
ரமாஶம்பு⁴ப்ர³ஹ்மாமரபதிக³ணேஶார்சிதபதோ³ ஜக³ந்நாத²꞉ ஸ்வாமீ நயநபத²கா³மீ ப⁴வது மே॥Kadachitkalinditatavipinasangitataralo mudabhirinarivadanakamalasvadamadhupah, ramashambhubrahmamarapatiganesharchitapado jagannathah svami nayanapathagami bhavatu me.
At times he is lost in the music of the forest on the Yamuna’s bank, joyful as a bee tasting the lotus faces of the cowherd women; his feet are worshipped by Lakshmi, Shiva, Brahma, Indra and Ganesha. May Jagannath, my Lord, come before my eyes.
பு⁴ஜே ஸவ்யே வேணும்ʼ ஶிரஸி ஶிகி²பிச்ச²ம்ʼ கடிதடே து³கூலம்ʼ நேத்ராந்தே ஸஹசரகடாக்ஷம்ʼ வித³த⁴தே।
ஸதா³ ஶ்ரீமத்³வ்ருʼந்தா³வநவஸதிலீலாபரிசயோ ஜக³ந்நாத²꞉ ஸ்வாமீ நயநபத²கா³மீ ப⁴வது மே॥Bhuje savye venum shirasi shikhipichchham katitate dukulam netrante sahacharakataksham vidadhate, sada shrimadvrindavanavasatililaparichayo jagannathah svami nayanapathagami bhavatu me.
He holds a flute in his left hand, a peacock feather on his head, silk around his waist, and casts glances at his companions from the corners of his eyes, ever at home in the play of glorious Vrindavan. May Jagannath, my Lord, come before my eyes.
மஹாம்போ⁴தே⁴ஸ்தீரே கநகருசிரே நீலஶிகரே² வஸந்ப்ராஸாதா³ந்த꞉ ஸஹஜபல³ப⁴த்ரே³ண பலி³நா।
ஸுப⁴த்ரா³மத்⁴யஸ்த²꞉ ஸகலஸுரஸேவாவஸரதோ³ ஜக³ந்நாத²꞉ ஸ்வாமீ நயநபத²கா³மீ ப⁴வது மே॥Mahambhodhestire kanakaruchire nilashikhare vasanprasadantah sahajabalabhadrena balina, subhadramadhyasthah sakalasurasevavasarado jagannathah svami nayanapathagami bhavatu me.
On the shore of the great ocean, on the golden Blue Mountain, he dwells in his temple with his mighty brother Balabhadra, with Subhadra between them, giving all the gods the chance to serve him. May Jagannath, my Lord, come before my eyes.
க்ருʼபாபாராவார꞉ ஸஜலஜலத³ஶ்ரேணிருசிரோ ரமாவாணீராம꞉ ஸ்புர²த³மலபங்கேருஹமுக²꞉।
ஸுரேந்த்ரைராரா³த்⁴ய꞉ ஶ்ருதிக³ணஶிகா²கீ³தசரிதோ ஜக³ந்நாத²꞉ ஸ்வாமீ நயநபத²கா³மீ ப⁴வது மே॥Kripaparavarah sajalajaladashreniruchiro ramavaniramah sphuradamalapankeruhamukhah, surendrairaradhyah shrutiganashikhagitacharito jagannathah svami nayanapathagami bhavatu me.
An ocean of mercy, lovely as a line of rain-filled clouds, delighting in Lakshmi and Saraswati, his face a bright, spotless lotus, worshipped by the lords of the gods, his deeds sung by the highest of the Vedas. May Jagannath, my Lord, come before my eyes.
ரதாரூ²டோ⁴ க³ச்ச²ந்பதி² மிலிதபூ⁴தே³வபடலை꞉ ஸ்துதிப்ராதுர்³பா⁴வம்ʼ ப்ரதிபத³முபாகர்ண்ய ஸத³ய꞉।
த³யாஸிந்துர்⁴ப³ந்து⁴꞉ ஸகலஜக³தாம்ʼ ஸிந்து⁴ஸுதயா ஜக³ந்நாத²꞉ ஸ்வாமீ நயநபத²கா³மீ ப⁴வது மே॥Ratharudho gachchhanpathi militabhudevapatalaih stutipradurbhavam pratipadamupakarnya sadayah, dayasindhurbandhuh sakalajagatam sindhusutaya jagannathah svami nayanapathagami bhavatu me.
Riding his chariot along the road, kindly listening at every step to the hymns of the gathered Brahmins, an ocean of compassion, friend of all the worlds, with Lakshmi, daughter of the ocean. May Jagannath, my Lord, come before my eyes.
பரம்ʼப்ர³ஹ்மாபீட³꞉ குவலயதலோ³த்புல்ல²நயநோ நிவாஸீ நீலாத்ரௌ³ நிஹிதசரணோ(அ)நந்தஶிரஸி।
ரஸாநந்தீ³ ராதா⁴ஸரஸவபுராலிங்க³நஸுகோ² ஜக³ந்நாத²꞉ ஸ்வாமீ நயநபத²கா³மீ ப⁴வது மே॥Parambrahmapidah kuvalayadalotphullanayano nivasi niladrau nihitacharanonantashirasi, rasanandi radhasarasavapuralinganasukho jagannathah svami nayanapathagami bhavatu me.
The crown of the Supreme Brahman, his eyes wide as blue lotus petals, dwelling on the Blue Mountain, his feet resting on the head of Ananta, delighting in love, happy in the embrace of Radha’s loving form. May Jagannath, my Lord, come before my eyes.
ந வை யாசே ராஜ்யம்ʼ ந ச கநகமாணிக்யவிப⁴வம்ʼ ந யாசே(அ)ஹம்ʼ ரம்யாம்ʼ ஸகலஜநகாம்யாம்ʼ வரவதூ⁴ம்।
ஸதா³ காலே காலே ப்ரமத²பதிநா கீ³தசரிதோ ஜக³ந்நாத²꞉ ஸ்வாமீ நயநபத²கா³மீ ப⁴வது மே॥Na vai yache rajyam na cha kanakamanikyavibhavam na yacheham ramyam sakalajanakamyam varavadhum, sada kale kale pramathapatina gitacharito jagannathah svami nayanapathagami bhavatu me.
I do not ask for a kingdom, nor for wealth of gold and rubies, nor for a lovely bride whom everyone desires. I ask only that Jagannath, my Lord, whose deeds Shiva sings at every hour, come before my eyes.
ஹர த்வம்ʼ ஸம்ʼஸாரம்ʼ த்ரு³ததரமஸாரம்ʼ ஸுரபதே ஹர த்வம்ʼ பாபாநாம்ʼ விததிமபராம்ʼ யாத³வபதே।
அஹோ தீ³நே(அ)நாதே² நிஹிதசரணோ நிஶ்சிதமித³ம்ʼ ஜக³ந்நாத²꞉ ஸ்வாமீ நயநபத²கா³மீ ப⁴வது மே॥Hara tvam samsaram drutataramasaram surapate hara tvam papanam vitatimaparam yadavapate, aho dinenathe nihitacharano nishchitamidam jagannathah svami nayanapathagami bhavatu me.
Lord of the gods, swiftly take away this worthless worldly life; lord of the Yadavas, take away my endless mass of sins. Ah, it is certain that he sets his feet beside the humble and the helpless. May Jagannath, my Lord, come before my eyes.
ஜக³ந்நாதா²ஷ்டகம்ʼ புண்யம்ʼ ய꞉ படே²த்ப்ரயத꞉ ஶுசி꞉।
ஸர்வபாபவிஶுத்³தா⁴த்மா விஷ்ணுலோகம்ʼ ஸ க³ச்ச²தி॥Jagannathashtakam punyam yah pathetprayatah shuchih, sarvapapavishuddhatma vishnulokam sa gachchhati.
Whoever recites this holy Jagannathashtakam, pure and with a disciplined mind, is cleansed of all sins and goes to the realm of Vishnu.