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गीत गोविन्द — दशावतार अष्टपदी
About Gita Govinda - Dashavatara Ashtapadi
Among the most cherished prayers to Lord Vishnu, Gita Govinda - Dashavatara Ashtapadi (गीत गोविन्द — दशावतार अष्टपदी) stands as a sacred prayer. Drawn from Jayadeva - Gita Govinda, this text has been cherished by devotees for centuries. Devotees recite this prayer to invoke all ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu and bestow liberation from the cycle of birth and death. It is also said to purify the heart and grant devotional ecstasy. This prayer is traditionally recited on Thursday (Guruvar) and Wednesday (Budhvar) and during Janmashtami and Ekadashi to invoke divine grace. With 10 verses and a reading time of about 6 minutes, this prayer is ideal for both daily worship and special occasions. On this page, you can read the complete Gita Govinda - Dashavatara Ashtapadi in Devanagari Sanskrit with English transliteration, Hindi meaning (arth), and free PDF download for offline recitation.
Reviewed & translated by Acharya Pushyadant Mishra
Stotra Path (स्तोत्र पाठ)
॥ श्री गीत गोविन्द — दशावतार अष्टपदी ॥
(श्री जयदेव कृत — प्रलय पयोधि जले)
प्रलयपयोधिजले धृतवानसि वेदं
विहितवहित्रचरित्रमखेदम्।
केशव धृतमीनशरीर जय जगदीश हरे॥ ध्रुवम् ॥
क्षितिरतिविपुलतरे तव तिष्ठति पृष्ठे
धरणिधरणकिणचक्रगरिष्ठे।
केशव धृतकच्छपरूप जय जगदीश हरे॥ १॥
वसति दशनशिखरे धरणी तव लग्ना
शशिनि कलङ्ककलेव निमग्ना।
केशव धृतसूकररूप जय जगदीश हरे॥ २॥
तव करकमलवरे नखमद्भुतशृङ्गं
दलितहिरण्यकशिपुतनुभृङ्गम्।
केशव धृतनरहरिरूप जय जगदीश हरे॥ ३॥
छलयसि विक्रमणे बलिमद्भुतवामन
पदनखनीरजनितजनपावन।
केशव धृतवामनरूप जय जगदीश हरे॥ ४॥
क्षत्रियरुधिरमये जगदपगतपापं
स्नपयसि पयसि शमितभवतापम्।
केशव धृतभृगुपतिरूप जय जगदीश हरे॥ ५॥
वितरसि दिक्षु रणे दिक्पतिकमनीयं
दशमुखमौलिबलिं रमणीयम्।
केशव धृतरामशरीर जय जगदीश हरे॥ ६॥
वहसि वपुषि विशदे वसनं जलदाभं
हलहतिभीतिमिलितयमुनाभम्।
केशव धृतहलधररूप जय जगदीश हरे॥ ७॥
निन्दसि यज्ञविधेरहह श्रुतिजातं
सदयहृदयदर्शितपशुघातम्।
केशव धृतबुद्धशरीर जय जगदीश हरे॥ ८॥
म्लेच्छनिवहनिधने कलयसि करवालं
धूमकेतुमिव किमपि करालम्।
केशव धृतकल्किशरीर जय जगदीश हरे॥ ९॥
श्रीजयदेवकवेरिदमुदितमुदारं
श्रृणु सुखदं शुभदं भवसारम्।
केशव धृतदशविधरूप जय जगदीश हरे॥ १०॥
॥ इति श्री जयदेव कृत गीत गोविन्द दशावतार अष्टपदी सम्पूर्णा ॥
Benefits (फल)
- ★Invokes all ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu
- ★Most celebrated Dashavatara hymn in Indian literature
- ★Grants protection through remembrance of divine avatars
- ★Bestows liberation from the cycle of birth and death
- ★Purifies the heart and grants devotional ecstasy
- ★Extremely auspicious for daily recitation and singing