% Text title            : kaivalyAShTakam
% File name             : kaivalyAShTakam.itx
% Category              : vishhnu, aShTaka, krishna
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% Author                : Nilakantha Goswami
% Translated by         : Swami Shivananda
% Description/comments  : from Pancharatnam 5 shatakam by Nilakantha Goswami
% Latest update         : August 28, 2021
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\engtitle{.. Kaivalyashtakam or Kevalashtakam ..}##
\itxtitle{.. kaivalyAShTakam athavA kevalAShTakam ..}##\endtitles ##
madhuraM madhurebhyo.api ma~Ngalebhyo.api ma~Ngalam |
pAvanaM pAvanebhyo.api harernAmaiva kevalam || 1||
AbrahmastambaparyantaM sarvaM mAyAmayaM jagat |
satyaM satyaM punaH satyaM harernAmaiva kevalam || 2||
sa guruH sa pitA chApi sA mAtA bAndhavo.api saH |
shikShayechchetsadA smartuM harernAmaiva kevalam || 3||
niHshrvAse na hi vishrvAsaH kadA ruddho bhaviShyati |
kIrtanIyamato bAlyAddharernAmaiva kevalam || 4||
hariH sadA vasettatra yatra bhagavatA janAH |
gAyanti bhaktibhAvena harernAmaiva kevalam || 5||
aho duHkhaM mahAduHkhaM duHkhad duHkhataraM yataH |
kAchArthaM vismR^itaM ratnaM harernAmaiva kevalam || 6||
dIyatAM dIyatAM karNo nIyatAM nIyatAM vachaH |
gIyatAM gIyatAM nityaM harernAmaiva kevalam || 7||
tR^iNIkR^itya jagatsarvaM rAjate sakalopari |
chidAnandamayaM shuddhaM harernAmaiva kevalam || 8||

iti kaivalyAShTakam athavA kevalAShTakaM sampUrNam |

shrIkR^iShNArpaNamastu |

iti nIlakaNThagosvAmI virachitaM kevalAShTakaM sampUrNam ||
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This is part of larger text, pancharatnam written by Nilantha Goswami.

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