Sri Hari Namashtakam
Vande Vishnum bhava bhaya haram sarva lokaika naadham
Guidelines for pronunciation are in the footnotes
shree harinamaashtakam
shree kesvaachyutha mukunda radhaangapaane
govinda maadhava
janaardhana daanavare
naaraayanaamaravathe thrijagannivaasa
jihve japethi sathatham madhuraaksharaani
shree devadeva madhusuudhana shaarangapane
daamodaraardhava
nikethana kaitabhaare
visvambharaabharana bhuushitha bhuumipaala
jihvejapethi
shree padmalochana gadaadhara padmanaabha
padmesa padma
pada paavana padma paane
peethambararuche ruchiraavathaara
- jihvejapethi
shreekaantha kausthubha dharmaarthi harabja paane
vishno
thrivikrama maheedhara dharmasetho
vaikunthavaasa vasudhaadhipa
vaasudeva - jihvejapethi
shree naarasimha narakaanthaka kaantha muurthe
lakshmipathe
garuda vaahana seshasaayin
kena pranaasana sukesha kireetamoule
- jihvejapethi
shree vathsalaanchala surarshabha shankhapaane
kalpaanthavaaridhi
vihaara hare muraare
yajnesa yajnamaya yajnabhugaadideva
- jihvejapethi
shree raama raavanaripo raghuvamsa ketho
seethaapathe
dasharadhaathmaja raajasimha
sugreevamithra mrgavedhana chaapapaane
- jihvejapethi
shree krishna vrishneevara yaadava raadhikesha
govardhanoddharana
kamsa vinaasa shaure
gopaala venudhara pandu suthaika bandho
- jihvejapethi
ithyashtakam bhagavatham sathatham saroyo
naamankitham
pathathi nithyamananyachethaa
vishnoparam padamunaithi punarna
jaathu
maathuh payodararasam pibatheeha sathyam
ithi shree hari naamaashtakam sampurnam
Suggestions for Further Reading
- Popular Prayers of Hindu Gods and Goddesses
- Aspects, Emanations, Incarnations and Forms of God Vishnu
- Hindu God Vishnu, the Preserver
- Dainya Ashtakam
- Sri Gopala Ashtakam
- Sri Gopala Sthavam
- Govardhana Ashtakam
- Sri Govardhana Dharashtakam
- Sri Krishna Ashtakam
- Sri Krishna Ashtakam by Vallabhacharya
- Sri Krishnashraya Sthothram
- Sri Krishna Dvadasanama Sthothram
- Sri Krishna Sharana Aasthakam
- Sri Krishnashtaka Sthothram
- Sri Krishna Sthothram
- Sri Krishna Thandava Sthothram
- Sri Madhurashtakam
- A Prayer During a Pradakshina at a A Hindu Temple
- Salutations to Dikpalas, Rishis and Devathas
- Ganapathya Atharvashirsham
- Shri Ganesha Ashtotthara Sathanama Puja
- Essays On Dharma
- Esoteric Mystic Hinduism
- Introduction to Hinduism
- Hindu Way of Life
- Essays On Karma
- Hindu Rites and Rituals
- The Origin of The Sanskrit Language
- Symbolism in Hinduism
- Essays on The Upanishads
- Concepts of Hinduism
- Essays on Atman
- Hindu Festivals
- Spiritual Practice
- Right Living
- Yoga of Sorrow
- Happiness
- Mental Health
- Concepts of Buddhism
- General Essays
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.