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Krishnashtakam in Punjabi (Gurmukhi)

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ

Read and chant the complete Krishnashtakam written in the Punjabi (Gurmukhi) script (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ). The Roman (IAST) transliteration is given below each verse for pronunciation. For the meaning and benefits, see the full page.

ਵਸੁਦੇਵਸੁਤਂ ਦੇਵਂ ਕਂਸਚਾਣੂਰਮਰ੍ਦਨਮ੍ । ਦੇਵਕੀਪਰਮਾਨਨ੍ਦਂ ਕृष੍ਣਂ ਵਨ੍ਦੇ ਜਗਦ੍ਗੁਰੁਮ੍ ॥ ੧॥

vasudevasutaṃ devaṃ kaṃsacāṇūramardanam | devakīparamānandaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ vande jagadgurum || 1||

ਅਤਸੀਪੁष੍ਪਸਙ੍ਕਾਸ਼ਮ੍ ਹਾਰਨੂਪੁਰਸ਼ੋਭਿਤਮ੍ । ਰਤ੍ਨਕਙ੍ਕਣਕੇਯੂਰਂ ਕृष੍ਣਂ ਵਨ੍ਦੇ ਜਗਦ੍ਗੁਰੁਮ੍ ॥ ੨॥

atasīpuṣpasaṅkāśam hāranūpuraśobhitam | ratnakaṅkaṇakeyūraṃ kṛṣṇaṃ vande jagadgurum || 2||

ਕੁਟਿਲਾਲਕਸਂਯੁਕ੍ਤਂ ਪੂਰ੍ਣਚਨ੍ਦ੍ਰਨਿਭਾਨਨਮ੍ । ਵਿਲਸਤ੍ਕੁਣ੍ਡਲਧਰਂ ਕृष੍ਣਂ ਵਨ੍ਦੇ ਜਗਦ੍ਗੁਰੁਮ੍ ॥ ੩॥

kuṭilālakasaṃyuktaṃ pūrṇacandranibhānanam | vilasatkuṇḍaladharaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ vande jagadgurum || 3||

ਮਨ੍ਦਾਰਗਨ੍ਧਸਂਯੁਕ੍ਤਂ ਚਾਰੁਹਾਸਂ ਚਤੁਰ੍ਭੁਜਮ੍ । ਬਰ੍ਹਿਪਿਚ੍ਛਾਵਚੂਡਾਙ੍ਗਂ ਕृष੍ਣਂ ਵਨ੍ਦੇ ਜਗਦ੍ਗੁਰੁਮ੍ ॥ ੪॥

mandāragandhasaṃyuktaṃ cāruhāsaṃ caturbhujam | barhipicchāvacūḍāṅgaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ vande jagadgurum || 4||

ਉਤ੍ਫੁਲ੍ਲਪਦ੍ਮਪਤ੍ਰਾਕ੍षਂ ਨੀਲਜੀਮੂਤਸਨ੍ਨਿਭਮ੍ । ਯਾਦਵਾਨਾਂ ਸ਼ਿਰੋਰਤ੍ਨਂ ਕृष੍ਣਂ ਵਨ੍ਦੇ ਜਗਦ੍ਗੁਰੁਮ੍ ॥ ੫॥

utphullapadmapatrākṣaṃ nīlajīmūtasannibham | yādavānāṃ śiroratnaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ vande jagadgurum || 5||

ਰੁਕ੍ਮਿਣੀਕੇਲ਼ਿਸਂਯੁਕ੍ਤਂ ਪੀਤਾਮ੍ਬਰਸੁਸ਼ੋਭਿਤਮ੍ । ਅਵਾਪ੍ਤਤੁਲਸੀਗਨ੍ਧਂ ਕृष੍ਣਂ ਵਨ੍ਦੇ ਜਗਦ੍ਗੁਰੁਮ੍ ॥ ੬॥

rukmiṇīkeḷisaṃyuktaṃ pītāmbarasuśobhitam | avāptatulasīgandhaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ vande jagadgurum || 6||

ਗੋਪਿਕਾਨਾਂ ਕੁਚਦ੍ਵਨ੍ਦ੍ਵ ਕੁਙ੍ਕੁਮਾਙ੍ਕਿਤਵਕ੍षਸਮ੍ । ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਨਿਕੇਤਂ ਮਹੇष੍ਵਾਸਂ ਕृष੍ਣਂ ਵਨ੍ਦੇ ਜਗਦ੍ਗੁਰੁਮ੍ ॥ ੭॥

gopikānāṃ kucadvandva kuṅkumāṅkitavakṣasam | śrī niketaṃ maheṣvāsaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ vande jagadgurum || 7||

ਸ਼੍ਰੀਵਤ੍ਸਾਙ੍ਕਂ ਮਹੋਰਸ੍ਕਂ ਵਨਮਾਲਾਵਿਰਾਜਿਤਮ੍ । ਸ਼ਙ੍ਖਚਕ੍ਰਧਰਂ ਦੇਵਂ ਕृष੍ਣਂ ਵਨ੍ਦੇ ਜਗਦ੍ਗੁਰੁਮ੍ ॥ ੮॥

śrīvatsāṅkaṃ mahoraskaṃ vanamālāvirājitam | śaṅkhacakradharaṃ devaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ vande jagadgurum || 8||

ਕृष੍ਣਾष੍ਟਕਮਿਦਂ ਪੁਣ੍ਯਂ ਪ੍ਰਾਤਰੁਤ੍ਥਾਯ ਯਃ ਪਠੇਤ੍ । ਕੋਟਿਜਨ੍ਮਕृਤਂ ਪਾਪਂ ਸ੍ਮਰਣੇਨ ਵਿਨਸ਼੍ਯਤਿ ॥

kṛṣṇāṣṭakamidaṃ puṇyaṃ prātarutthāya yaḥ paṭhet | koṭijanmakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ smaraṇena vinaśyati ||

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I read Krishnashtakam in Punjabi (Gurmukhi)?
This page shows the complete Krishnashtakam written in the Punjabi (Gurmukhi) script (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) — the same Sanskrit verses, transliterated character-by-character into Punjabi (Gurmukhi) so Punjab devotees can read and chant it comfortably. The Roman (IAST) transliteration is given below each verse to aid pronunciation.
Is the meaning of Krishnashtakam the same in Punjabi (Gurmukhi)?
Yes — the words are the original Sanskrit, only the script changes. For the verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how to chant, see the full Krishnashtakam page linked below.