Achyutam Keshavam Lyrics in English, With Meaning

Achyutam Keshavam lyrics in English

These are the 36 lines of Achyutam Keshavam as they appear in Diya's prayer library, each paired with a transliteration in English letters.

Original	Transliteration
अच्युतं केशवं रामनारायणं	Achyutam keshavam raamanaaraayanam
कृष्णदामोदरं वासुदेवं हरिम्।	Krishnadaamodaram vaasudevam harim|
श्रीधरं माधवं गोपिकावल्लभं	Shreedharam maadhavam gopikaavallabham
जानकीनायकं रामचन्द्रं भजे॥ १॥	Jaanakeenaayakam raamachandram bhaje|| 1||
अच्युतं केशवं सत्यभामाधवं	Achyutam keshavam satyabhaamaadhavam
माधवं श्रीधरं राधिकाराधितम्।	Maadhavam shreedharam raadhikaaraadhitam|
इन्दिरामन्दिरं चेतसा सुन्दरं	Indiraamandiram chetasaa sundaram
देवकीनन्दनं नन्दजं सन्दधे॥ २॥	Devakeenandanam nandajam sandadhe|| 2||
विष्णवे जिष्णवे शङ्खिने चक्रिणे	Vishnave jishnave shangkhine chakrine
रुक्मिणीरागिणे जानकीजानये।	Rukmineeraagine jaanakeejaanaye|
वल्लवीवल्लभायार्चितायात्मने	Vallaveevallabhaayaarchitaayaatmane
कंसविध्वंसिने वंशिने ते नमः॥ ३॥	Kamsavidhvamsine vamshine te namah|| 3||
कृष्ण गोविन्द हे राम नारायण	Krishna govinda he raama naaraayana
श्रीपते वासुदेवाजित श्रीनिधे।	Shreepate vaasudevaajita shreenidhe|
अच्युतानन्त हे माधवाधोक्षज	Achyutaananta he maadhavaadhokshaja
द्वारकानायक द्रौपदीरक्षक॥ ४॥	Dvaarakaanaayaka draupadeerakshaka|| 4||
राक्षसक्षोभितः सीतया शोभितो	Raakshasakshobhitah seetayaa shobhito
दण्डकारण्यभू पुण्यताकारणः।	Dandakaaranyabhoo punyataakaaranah|
लक्ष्मणेनान्वितो वानरैः सेवितो	Lakshmanenaanvito vaanaraih sevito
अगस्त्यसम्पूजितो राघवः पातु माम्॥ ५॥	Agastyasampoojito raaghavah paatu maam|| 5||
धेनुकारिष्टकोऽनिष्टकृद्द्वेषिणां	Dhenukaarishtako'nishtakriddveshinaam
केशिहा कंसहृद्वंशिकावादकः।	Keshihaa kamsahridvamshikaavaadakah|
पूतनाकोपकः सूरजाखेलनो	Pootanaakopakah soorajaakhelano
बालगोपालकः पातु मां सर्वदा॥ ६॥	Baalagopaalakah paatu maam sarvadaa|| 6||
विद्युदुद्योतवत्प्रस्फुरद्वाससं	Vidyududyotavatprasphuradvaasasam
प्रावृडम्भोदवत्प्रोल्लसद्विग्रहम्।	Praavridambhodavatprollasadvigraham|
वन्यया मालया शोभितोरःस्थलं	Vanyayaa maalayaa shobhitorahsthalam
लोहिताङ्घ्रिद्वयं वारिजाक्षं भजे॥ ७॥	Lohitaangghridvayam vaarijaaksham bhaje|| 7||
कुञ्चितैः कुन्तलैर्भ्राजमानाननं	Kunychitaih kuntalairbhraajamaanaananam
रत्नमौलिं लसत्कुण्डलं गण्डयोः।	Ratnamaulim lasatkundalam gandayoh|
हारकेयूरकं कङ्कणप्रोज्ज्वलं	Haarakeyoorakam kangkanaprojjvalam
किङ्किणीमञ्जुलं श्यामलं तं भजे॥ ८॥	Kingkineemanyjulam shyaamalam tam bhaje|| 8||
अच्युतस्याष्टकं यः पठेदिष्टदं	Achyutasyaashtakam yah pathedishtadam
प्रेमतः प्रत्यहं पूरुषः सस्पृहम्।	Prematah pratyaham poorushah saspriham|
वृत्ततः सुन्दरं कर्तृ विश्वम्भरः	Vrittatah sundaram kartri vishvambharah
तस्य वश्यो हरिर्जायते सत्वरम्॥	Tasya vashyo harirjaayate satvaram||

In English (Diya prayer library): A devotional Sanskrit hymn praising Vishnu, Krishna, Rama, Narayana, and related names of the divine.

You can read Achyutam Keshavam in Diya. For related practice, see the Hare Krishna maha mantra meaning and our Krishna Janmashtami guide. For more, see Lord Krishna: Who He Is, With His Mantras and Prayers.

Meaning of the first verse

Diya's prayer library gives a plain-English meaning for the hymn's first verse only:

Plain-English meaning (Diya prayer library): I worship Achyuta, the unfailing one; Keshava, Rama, Narayana, Krishna, Damodara, whose waist was bound with a cord; Vasudeva, Hari, Shridhara, who bears Lakshmi; Madhava, beloved of the cowherd women; and Ramachandra, husband of Janaki, also called Sita.

Deeper reflection (Diya prayer library): These names remember the Lord through different lives and relationships: Krishna, Rama, the beloved of the cowherd women, and Sita's husband. While reciting, we can pause inwardly at a name we recognize and recall the relationship it holds. A list of names becomes personal remembrance.

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