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Krishnashtakam
कृष्णाष्टकम्
Kṛṣṇāṣṭakam
Chant
यदा धर्मग्लानिर्भवति जगतां क्षोभकरणी तदा लोकस्वामी प्रकटितवपुः सेतुधृदजः । सतां धाता स्वच्छो निगमगणगीतो व्रजपतिः शरण्यो लोकेशो मम भवतु कृष्णोऽक्षिविषयः ॥८॥
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Word breakdown
- यदा धर्मग्लानिर्भवति जगतां क्षोभकरणी तदा लोकस्वामी प्रकटितवपुः सेतुधृदजः । सतां धाता स्वच्छो निगमगणगीतो व्रजपतिः शरण्यो लोकेशो मम भवतु कृष्णोऽक्षिविषयः ॥८॥
- May Krishna become the object of my sight: when decline of dharma agitates the worlds, the Lord of people appears in form as the unborn who upholds the bridge; pure support of the good, sung by the hosts of scripture, lord of Vraja, refuge and Lord of the worlds.
The closing verse joins Gita teaching with Vraja devotion: when order fails, the same Lord who is pure and scripturally praised takes form. The hymn ends where it began, asking that this refuge fill the eye of the heart.
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