Govardhana Ashtakam
Aum, Namo Bhagavathe Vaasudevaayah
Guidelines for pronunciation are in the footnotes
govardhanaashtakam
gunaatheetham parabrahma vyaapakam bhuudhareshvaram
gokulaanandadaathara
vande govardhanam gireesham
golokaadhipathim krishnavigraham paramesvaram
chathushpadaardham
nithyam vande govardhanam girim
nanajanmakritham paapam dahethhuulam huthaasanah
krishnabhaktipradam
sasva dvande govardhanam girim
sadaanandam sadaavandyam sadaa sarvaardha saadhanam
saakshinam
sakalaadhaaram vande govardhanam girim
suruupam svasthikaaseenam sunaasaagram krithekshanam
dhyaantham
krishnakrishnethi vande govardhana girim
visvaruupam prajaadheesham valllaveevallavapriyam
vihvalapriya
mathmaanam vande govardhanam girim
aananda-krthsuraadheesha-krtha-sambhaarabhojanam
mahendramadahamthaaram
vande govardhana girim
kamalaa rasaavishtam krishnaathmanam kripaakaram
krishnaanandapradam
sakshaadvande govardhanam girim
govardhanaashtaka midam yah patthe dbhakthi samyuthaha
thannethragocharo yaathi krishno govardhanesvarah
idam shreemadghanashyaamanandanasya mahaathmanah
jnaanino
jnaaniraamasya krithirvijayathetharaam
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Guidelines to pronunciation: Sanskrit is essentially a language of sounds and sound vibrations. The efficacy of Sanskrit prayers depends upon the vibrations that are produced during chanting. It is difficult to transliterate Sanskrit words into English with full justification to the original sounds. In the above stated transliteration we followed a simple approach to make it easier even for those who are not familiar with English or Sanskrit. Wherever you find repeat vowels (aa, uu, ee) please stretch the vowel sound (for ex., aa as in vast or path, uu as in cool or root, ee as in eel or feel). Similarly, "ai" should be pronounced as in gait, fight, or tight. Th should be pronounced as in think or thick, but when t alone is used, it should be pronounced as in two, top or tip.