mahaaneelameghaatibhaavyam suhaasam
shivabrahmadevaadibhissamstutam cha |
ramaamamdiram devanamdaapadaaham
bhaje raadhikaavallabham krishnachandram || ~1 ||

rasam vedavedaamtavedyam duraapam
sugamyam tadeeyaadibhirdaanavaghnam |
chalatkumdalam somavamsapradeepam
bhaje raadhikaavallabham krishnachandram || ~2 ||

yasodaadisamlaalitam poornakaamam
drsoramjanam praakrtasthasvaroopam |
dinaamte samaayaamtamekaamtabhaktyai
bhaje raadhikaavallabham krishnachandram || ~3 ||

krpaadrshtisampaatasiktasvakumjam
tadamtasthitasveeyasamyagdasaadam |
punastatra taissatkrtaikaamtaleelam
bhaje raadhikaavallabham krishnachandram || ~4 ||

grhe gopikaabhirdhrte chauryakaale
tadakshnoscha nikshipya dugdham chalamtam |
tadaa tadviyogaadisampattikaaram
bhaje raadhikaavallabham krishnachandram || ~5 ||

chalatkaustubhavyaaptavakshahpradesam
mahaavaijayamteelasatpaadayugmam |
sukastoorikaadeeptaphaalapradesam
bhaje raadhikaavallabham krishnachandram || ~6 ||

gavaam dohane drshtaraadhaamukhaabjam
tadaaneem cha tanmelanavyagrachittam |
samutpannatanmaanasaikaamtabhaavam
bhaje raadhikaavallabham krishnachandram || ~7 ||

atah krishnachandraashtakam premayuktah
pathetkrishnasaannidhyamaapnoti nityam |
kalau yah sa samsaaraduhkhaatiriktam
prayaatyeva vishnoh padam nirbhayam tat || ~8 ||

iti sreeraghunaathaachaaryakrtam sreekrishnachandraashtakam ||