Chaurashtakam

vrajē prasiddhaṃ navanītachauraṃ gōpāṅganānāṃ cha dukūlachauram । anēkajanmārjitapāpachauraṃ chaurāgragaṇyaṃ puruṣaṃ namāmi ॥ 1॥ śrīrādhikāyā hṛdayasya chauraṃ navāmbudaśyāmalakāntichauram । padāśritānāṃ cha samastachauraṃ chaurāgragaṇyaṃ puruṣaṃ namāmi ॥ 2॥ akiñchanīkṛtya padāśritaṃ yaḥ karōti bhikṣuṃ pathi gēhahīnam । kēnāpyahō bhīṣaṇachaura īdṛg- dṛṣṭaḥśrutō vā na jagattrayē'pi ॥ 3॥ yadīya nāmāpi haratyaśēṣaṃ giriprasārān api pāparāśīn । āścharyarūpō nanu chaura īdṛg dṛṣṭaḥ śrutō vā na mayā kadāpi ॥ 4॥ dhanaṃ cha mānaṃ cha tathēndriyāṇi prāṇāṃścha hṛtvā mama sarvamēva । palāyasē kutra dhṛtō'dya chaura tvaṃ bhaktidāmnāsi mayā niruddhaḥ ॥ 5॥ Chinatsi ghōraṃ yamapāśabandhaṃ bhinatsi bhīmaṃ bhavapāśabandham । Chinatsi sarvasya samastabandhaṃ naivātmanō bhaktakṛtaṃ tu bandham ॥ 6॥ manmānasē tāmasarāśighōrē kārāgṛhē duḥkhamayē nibaddhaḥ । labhasva hē chaura! harē! chirāya svachauryadōṣōchitamēva daṇḍam ॥ 7॥ kārāgṛhē vasa sadā hṛdayē madīyē madbhaktipāśadṛḍhabandhananiśchalaḥ san । tvāṃ kṛṣṇa hē! pralayakōṭiśatāntarē'pi sarvasvachaura! hṛdayān na hi mōchayāmi ॥ 8॥ iti śrībilvamaṅgalaṭhākūravirachitaṃ chaurāṣṭakaṃ sampūrṇam । chauragragaṇya puruṣāṣṭakam ।

Recite with devotion and pure heart

Regular practice brings spiritual benefits

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