श्री हरि नामाष्टक

Master of Brahmā and Śiva! Infallible Lord! Giver of liberation! Lord who hold the wheel in Your hand! Lord who please the cows, land, and senses! Husband of Goddess Lakṣmī! Lord who saves the devotees from distress! Enemy of the demons! Lord Nārāyaṇa! Master of the demigods! Lord in whom the three worlds reside! O tongue, please always chant these sweet syllables.

Master of the demigods! Killer of Madhu! Lord who hold the Śārṅga bow in Your hand! Lord whose waist was bound with a rope! Lord who reside in the ocean! Enemy opf Kaitabha! maintainer of the worlds! Lord decorated with ornaments! Protector of the earth! O tongue, please always chant these sweet syllables.

Lotus-eyed Lord! Lord who holds a mace! O Lord with a lotus-navel! O Lord with lotus feet! O purifyer! O Lord with lotus hands! O Lord with yellow garments! O Lord adorned with splendid garments! O delightful Lord! O Lord who descended to this world! O tongue, please always chant these sweet syllables.

O beloved of Goddess Lakṣmī! O Lord decorated with a Kaustubha gem! O Lord who removes the devotees sufferings! O Lord with lotus hands! O all-pervading Lord! O Lord who surpassess all the three worlds! O maintainer of the earth! O bridge of religion! O Lord whose home is Vaikuṇṭha! O king of the earth! O son of Vasudeva! O tongue, please always chant these sweet syllables.

O Lord Nṛsiṁha! O Lord who put an end to Nārakāsura! -O Lord whose form is handsome! O husband of Goddess Lakṣmī! O Lord who flies on Garuḍa! O Lord who reclines on Śeṣa! O killer of Keśī! O Lord with graceful hair! O Lord with a glorious crown! O tongue, please always chant these sweet syllables.

O Lord who bears the Śrīvatsa mark! O best of the suras! O Lord whose hand grasps a conchshell! O Lord who at the kalpa's end enjoy pastimes on the great ocean! O Lord who remove all that is inauspicious! O enemy of Mura! O master of all yajñas! O Lord who are yajña personified! O enjoyer of all yajñas! O leader of all the devas! O tongue, please always chant these sweet syllables.

O glorious Lord Rāma! O enemy of Rāvaṇa! O flag of Raghu's dynasty! O husband of Sita! O son of Daśaratha! O lion of kings! O friend of Sugrīva! O Lord who, bow in hand, shot a deer! O tongue, please always chant these sweet syllables.

O all-attractive Lord Kṛṣṇa! O best of the Vrsnis! O descendent of Yadu! O matser of Rādhikā! O lifter of Govardhana Hill! O killer of Kaṁsa! O descendent of King Śūrasena! O protector of the cows! O Lord who hold a flute! O friend of the Pāṇḍavas! O tongue, please always chant these sweet syllables.

Anyone who with fixed concentration regularly chants or reads these eight stanzas glorifying the Supreme Lord's holy names will attain Lord Viṣṇu's supreme abode. Never again will that person drink the milk from a mother's breast. That is the truth.