Nanda Kumara Ashtakam is an 8 verse devotional hymn in praise of Lord Krishna, particularly in his form as the beloved son of Nandagopa, his foster-father. It is also popular with the starting verses “Sundara Gopalam Urvana Malam”. “Nanda Kumara” literally means “Son of Nanda”. Nandakumarastakam was composed by Sri Vallabhacharya, who is a revered saint and the founder of Pushtimarga Sampradaya. Get Sri Nanda Kumara Ashtakam in Telugu Lyrics Pdf here and chant it for the grace of Lord Krishna.
Nanda Kumara Ashtakam in English – Sundara Gopalam Urvana Malam
sundaragōpālaṃ uravanamālaṃ nayanaviśālaṃ duḥkhaharaṃ
bṛndāvanachandramānandakandaṃ paramānandaṃ dharaṇidharam ।
vallabhaghanaśyāmaṃ pūrṇakāmaṃ atyabhirāmaṃ prītikaraṃ
bhaja nandakumāraṃ sarvasukhasāraṃ tattvavichāraṃ brahmaparam ॥ 1 ॥
sundaravārijavadanaṃ nirjitamadanaṃ ānandasadanaṃ mukuṭadharaṃ
guñjākṛtihāraṃ vipinavihāraṃ paramōdāraṃ chīraharam ।
vallabhapaṭapītaṃ kṛta upavītaṃ karanavanītaṃ vibudhavaraṃ
bhaja nandakumāraṃ sarvasukhasāraṃ tattvavichāraṃ brahmaparam ॥ 2 ॥
śōbhitasukhamūlaṃ yamunākūlaṃ nipaṭa atūlaṃ sukhadataraṃ
mukhamaṇḍitarēṇuṃ chāritadhēnuṃ vāditavēṇuṃ madhurasuram ।
vallabhamativimalaṃ śubhapadakamalaṃ nakharuchi amalaṃ timiraharaṃ
bhaja nandakumāraṃ sarvasukhasāraṃ tattvavichāraṃ brahmaparam ॥ 3 ॥
śiramukuṭasudēśaṃ kuñchitakēśaṃ naṭavaravēṣaṃ kāmavaraṃ
māyākṛtamanujaṃ haladhara anujaṃ pratihatadanujaṃ bhāraharam ।
vallabhavrajapālaṃ subhagasuchālaṃ hitamanukālaṃ bhāvavaraṃ
bhaja nandakumāraṃ sarvasukhasāraṃ tattvavichāraṃ brahmaparam ॥ 4 ॥
indīvarabhāsaṃ prakaṭasarāsaṃ kusumavikāsaṃ vaṃśadharaṃ
hṛtmanmathamānaṃ rūpanidhānaṃ kṛtakalagānaṃ chittaharam ।
vallabhamṛduhāsaṃ kuñjanivāsaṃ vividhavilāsaṃ kēḻikaraṃ
bhaja nandakumāraṃ sarvasukhasāraṃ tattvavichāraṃ brahmaparam ॥ 5 ॥
atiparamapravīṇaṃ pālitadīnaṃ bhaktādhīnaṃ karmakaraṃ
mōhanamatidhīraṃ phaṇibalavīraṃ hataparavīraṃ taraḻataram ।
vallabhavrajaramaṇaṃ vārijavadanaṃ haladharaśamanaṃ śailadharaṃ
bhaja nandakumāraṃ sarvasukhasāraṃ tattvavichāraṃ brahmaparam ॥ 6 ॥
jaladharadyutiaṅgaṃ lalitatribhaṅgaṃ bahukṛtiraṅgaṃ rasikavaraṃ
gōkulaparivāraṃ madanākāraṃ kuñjavihāraṃ gūḍhataram ।
vallabhavrajachandraṃ subhagasuChandaṃ kṛta ānandaṃ bhrāntiharaṃ
bhaja nandakumāraṃ sarvasukhasāraṃ tattvavichāraṃ brahmaparam ॥ 7 ॥
vanditayugacharaṇaṃ pāvanakaraṇaṃ jagaduddharaṇaṃ vimaladharaṃ
kāḻiyaśiragamanaṃ kṛtaphaṇinamanaṃ ghātitayamanaṃ mṛdulataram ।
vallabhaduḥkhaharaṇaṃ nirmalacharaṇaṃ aśaraṇaśaraṇaṃ muktikaraṃ
bhaja nandakumāraṃ sarvasukhasāraṃ tattvavichāraṃ brahmaparam ॥ 8 ॥
iti śrīmadvallabhāchāryavirachitaṃ śrī nandakumārāṣṭakam ॥