% Text title            : Shrikrishna AshtaksharamantraH
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|| viniyogaH ||
asya shrIkR^iShNAShTAkSharamantrasya nArada R^iShiH | anuShTupChandaH |
shrIkR^iShNo devatA | shrIM bIjam | hrIM shaktiH | klIM kIlakam |
sarvAbhIShTasid.hdhyarthe jape viniyogaH ||
|| R^iShyAdinyAsaH ||
nAradaR^iShaye namaH shirasi |
anuShTupChandase namaH mukhe |
shrIkR^iShNadevatAyai namaH hR^idi |
shrIM bIjAya namaH guhye |
hrIM shaktaye namaH nAbhau |
klIM kIlakAya namaH pAdayoH |
viniyogAya namaH sarvA~Nge ||
|| karanyAsaH ||
OM klAM a~NguShThAbhyAM namaH |
OM klIM tarjanIbhyAM namaH |
OM klUM madhyamAbhyAM namaH |
OM klaiM anAmikAbhyAM namaH |
OM klauM kaniShThikAbhyAM namaH |
OM klaH karatalakarapR^iShThAbhyAM namaH ||
|| ShaDa~NganyAsaH ||
OM klAM hR^idayAya namaH |
OM klIM shirase svAhA |
OM klUM shikhAyai vaShaT |
OM klaiM kavachAya huM |
OM klauM netratrayAya vauShaT |
OM klaH astrAya phaT ||
|| dhyAnam ||
kalApakusumashyAmaM vR^indAvanagataM harim |
gopagopIgavAvItaM pItavastrayugAvR^itam ||
nAnAla~NkArasubhagaM kaustubhodbhAsivakShasam |
sanakAdimunishreShThaiH saMstutaM parayA mudA ||
sha~NkhachakralasadbAhuM veNuhastadvayeritam |
mandasmitamukhAmbhojaM nIlameghanibhaprabham ||
barhApIDakR^itottaMsaM vanamAlAvirAjitam |
shrIvatsA~NkitavakShaskaM bhaktAnugrahakArakam ||
rAdhAli~NgitavAmA~NgaM gopIjanamanoharam |
vR^indAvanavihAriNaM vande nandAtmajaM harim ||
|| mantraH ||
shrIM hrIM klIM kR^iShNAya svAhA ||

iti shrIkR^iShNAShTAkSharamantraH mantraH |
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The mantra given above may be chanted without initiation.

Encoded and proofread by Durga Sharma

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