भजे व्रजैकमण्डनं समस्तपापखण्डनं स्वभक्तचित्तरञ्जनं सदैव नन्दनन्दनम्।
सुपिच्छगुच्छमस्तकं सुनादवेणुहस्तकं अनङ्गरङ्गसागरं नमामि कृष्णनागरम्॥
I adore Nandanandan always — the one ornament of Vraj, breaker of every sin, gladdener of his own people's hearts; peacock plumes on his head, the sweet-sounding flute in his hand, an ocean of grace — I bow to Krishna the player.
मनोजगर्वमोचनं विशाललोललोचनं विधूतगोपशोचनं नमामि पद्मलोचनम्।
करारविन्दभूधरं स्मितावलोकसुन्दरं महेन्द्रमानदारणं नमामि कृष्णवारणम्॥
I bow to the lotus-eyed one who broke the pride of Kamadeva, wide and restless of eye, who took away the cowherds' grief; who held the mountain on his lotus hand, lovely in his smiling glance, who broke great Indra's pride — I bow to Krishna the elephant among men.
कदम्बसूनकुण्डलं सुचारुगण्डमण्डलं व्रजाङ्गनैकवल्लभं नमामि कृष्णदुर्लभम्।
यशोदया समोदया सगोपया सनन्दया युतं सुखैकदायकं नमामि गोपनायकम्॥
Kadamba blossoms for earrings, his cheeks most fair, the one beloved of the women of Vraj — I bow to Krishna, hard to come by; with glad Yashoda, with the cowherds and with Nanda, sole giver of happiness — I bow to the cowherds' lord.
सदैव पादपङ्कजं मदीयमानसे निजं दधानमुक्तमालकं नमामि नन्दबालकम्।
समस्तदोषशोषणं समस्तलोकपोषणं समस्तगोपमानसं नमामि नन्दलालसम्॥
He who has set his lotus feet for ever in the lake of my mind, his curls loose and lovely — I bow to Nanda's boy; drier-up of every fault, nourisher of every world, the heart of all the cowherds and Nanda's own longing — I bow to him.
भुवो भरावतारकं भवाब्धिकर्णधारकं यशोमतीकिशोरकं नमामि चित्तचोरकम्।
दृगन्तकान्तभङ्गिनं सदासदालसङ्गिनं दिने दिने नवं नवं नमामि नन्दसम्भवम्॥
Lifter of the earth's burden, helmsman of the sea of the world, Yashoda's boy — I bow to the stealer of hearts; his sidelong glance most lovely, always beautifully adorned, new and new again each day — I bow to Nanda's son.
गुणाकरं सुखाकरं कृपाकरं कृपापरं सुरद्विषन्निकन्दनं नमामि गोपनन्दनम्।
नवीनगोपनागरं नवीनकेलिलम्पटं नमामि मेघसुन्दरं तडित्प्रभालसत्पटम्॥
Mine of virtues, mine of joy, mine of grace and full of grace, undoer of the devtas' foes — I bow to the cowherd's son; ever-new among the cowherds, ever bent on new play — I bow to him, beautiful as a raincloud, his yellow cloth flashing like lightning.
समस्तगोपनन्दनं हृदम्बुजैकमोदनं नमामि कुञ्जमध्यगं प्रसन्नभानुशोभनम्।
निकामकामदायकं दृगन्तचारुसायकं रसालवेणुगायकं नमामि कुञ्जनायकम्॥
Joy of all the cowherds, the one delight of the heart's lotus — I bow to him in the bower, bright as the shining sun; giver of every wish, his glance a fair arrow, singer to the sweet flute — I bow to the lord of the bower.
विदग्धगोपिकामनोमनोज्ञतल्पशायिनं नमामि कुञ्जकानने प्रवृद्धवह्निपायिनम्।
किशोरकान्ति रञ्जितं दृगञ्जनं सुशोभितं गजेन्द्रमोक्षकारिणं नमामि श्रीविहारिणम्॥
He who sleeps on the soft bed that is the mind of the clever gopis, who drank the forest fire as it grew in the bower, glowing with the light of youth, his fair eyes touched with collyrium, freer of the elephant king — I bow to him who plays with Shri.
यदा तदा यथा तथा तथैव कृष्णसत्कथा मया सदैव गीयतां तथा कृपा विधीयताम्।
प्रमाणिकाष्टकद्वयं जपत्यधीत्य यः पुमान् भवेत्स नन्दनन्दने भवे भवे सुभक्तिमान्॥
Whenever and however I am, let me sing Krishna's true story always — grant me that grace. Whoever reads or tells over these two authentic ashtakas will hold love for Nandanandan birth after birth.