Venkateswara Ashtakam or Venkatesa Ashtakam is an eight stanza stotram praising Lord Venkateswara of Tirumala. It is from Brahmanda Purana and was part of a conversation between Lord Brahma and Sage Narada. Get Sri Venkateswara Ashtakam in English Pdf Lyrics here and chant it for the grace of Lord Venkateswara.
Venkasteswara Ashtakam in English – śrī vēṅkaṭēśa aṣṭakam
vēṅkaṭēśō vāsudēvaḥ pradyumnō:’mitavikramaḥ |
saṅkarṣaṇō:’niruddhaśca śēṣādripatirēva ca || 1 ||
janārdanaḥ padmanābhō vēṅkaṭācalavāsinaḥ |
sr̥ṣṭikartā jagannāthō mādhavō bhaktavatsalaḥ || 2 ||
gōvindō gōpatiḥ kr̥ṣṇaḥ kēśavō garuḍadhvajaḥ |
varāhō vāmanaścaiva nārāyaṇa adhōkṣajaḥ || 3 ||
śrīdharaḥ puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ sarvadēvastutō hariḥ |
śrīnr̥siṁhō mahāsiṁhaḥ sūtrākāraḥ purātanaḥ || 4 ||
ramānāthō mahībhartā bhūdharaḥ puruṣōttamaḥ |
cōlaputrapriyaḥ śāntō brahmādīnāṁ varapradaḥ || 5 ||
śrīnidhiḥ sarvabhūtānāṁ bhayakr̥dbhayanāśanaḥ |
śrīrāmō rāmabhadraśca bhavabandhaikamōcakaḥ || 6 ||
bhūtāvāsō girivāsaḥ śrīnivāsaḥ śriyaḥ patiḥ |
acyutānanta gōvindō viṣṇurvēṅkaṭanāyakaḥ || 7 ||
sarvadēvaikaśaraṇaṁ sarvadēvaikadaivatam |
samastadēvakavacaṁ sarvadēvaśikhāmaṇiḥ || 8 ||
itīdaṁ kīrtitaṁ yasya viṣṇōramitatējasaḥ |
trikālē yaḥ paṭhēnnityaṁ pāpaṁ tasya na vidyatē || 9 ||
rājadvārē paṭhēdghōrē saṅgrāmē ripusaṅkaṭē |
bhūtasarpapiśācādibhayaṁ nāsti kadācana || 10 ||
aputrō labhatē putrān nirdhanō dhanavān bhavēt |
rōgārtō mucyatē rōgādbaddhō mucyēta bandhanāt || 11 ||
yadyadiṣṭatamaṁ lōkē tattatprāpnōtyasaṁśayaḥ |
aiśvaryaṁ rājasammānaṁ bhuktimuktiphalapradam || 12 ||
viṣṇōrlōkaikasōpānaṁ sarvaduḥkhaikanāśanam |
sarvaiśvaryapradaṁ nr̥̄ṇāṁ sarvamaṅgalakārakam || 13 ||
māyāvī paramānandaṁ tyaktvā vaikuṇṭhamuttamam |
svāmipuṣkariṇītīrē ramayā saha mōdatē || 14 ||
kalyāṇādbhutagātrāya kāmitārthapradāyinē |
śrīmadvēṅkaṭanāthāya śrīnivāsāya tē namaḥ || 15 ||
iti śrī brahmāṇḍapurāṇē brahmanāradasaṁvādē vēṅkaṭagirimāhātmyē śrī vēṅkaṭēśa aṣṭakam |
