Sri Vishnu Ashtakam is the Slokam in praise of and as prayer to Sri Maha Vishnu.
Sri Vishnu Ashtakam is said to be composed by Sri Narayana Guru.
Sri Vishnu Ashtakam contains eight stanzas each describing the virtues of Sri Maha Vishnu as the protector. The last addendum mentions the benefits of reciting this slokam. It is believed that recitation of this Slokam shall alleviate the sins and their effects.
Sri Vishnu Ashtakam is presented in Devanagari and English scripts.
विष्णुं विशालारुण पद्म नेत्रं
विभान्त मीशाम्बुजयोनि पूजितं
सनातनं शन्मति शोधितं परं
पुमांसमाद्यं सततं प्रपद्ये (1)
viShNuM vishaalaaruNa padhma nethraM
vibhaantha meesha-ambujayoni poojithaM
sanaathanaM shanmathi shoDhithaM paraM
pumaaMsa maadhyaM sathathaM prapadhye
कल्याणदं कामफलप्रदायकं
कारुण्य रूपं कलिकल्मषघ्नम्
कलानिधिं कामतनूज माद्यं
नमामि लक्षिमिशमहं महान्तम् (2)
kalyaaNadhaM kaama-phala-pradhaayakaM
kaaruNya roopaM kali-kalmaSha-ghnam
kalaaniDhiM kaama-thanooja maadhyaM
namaami lakShimisha-mahaM mahaantham
पीताम्बरं भ्रुङ्गनिभं पितामह्
प्रमुख्य वन्द्यं जगदादि देवम्
किरीट केयूर मुखैः प्रशोभितं
श्री केशवं सन्तत मानतोऽस्मि (3)
peetha-ambaraM bhrunGga-nibhaM pithaamah
pramukhya vandhyaM jagadhaadhi dhevam
kireeta keyoora mukhaih prasho-bhithaM
shree keshavaM santhatha maanathoaAsmi
भुजङ्ग तल्पं भुवनैक नाथं
पुनः पुनः स्वीक्रुत काय माद्यम्
पुरन्दराद्यैरपि वन्दितं सदा
मुकुन्त मद्यन्त मनोहरं भजे (4)
bhujanGga thalpaM bhuvanaika naaThaM
punah punah sveekrutha kaaya maadhyam
purandhara-adhyairapi vandhithaM sadhaa
mukuntha madhyantha manoharaM bhaje
क्षीराम्बुराशेरभिथः स्फुरन्तं
शयान माद्यन्त विहीनमव्ययं
सत्सेवितं सारसनाभ मुच्चैः
विघोषितं केषि निषूदनं भजे (5)
kSheera-ambura-asherabhiThah sphuranthaM
shayaana maadhyantha viheena-mavyayaM
sathsevithaM saarasanaabha muchchaih
vigho-ShithaM keShi niShoo-dhanaM bhaje
भक्तार्ति हन्तार महर्निशं तं
मुनिद्र पुष्पाञ्चलि पाद पङ्कजम्
भवघ्न माधा रमहाश्रयं परं
परापरं पङ्कज लोचनं भजे (6)
bhakthaarthi hanthaara maharnishaM thaM
munidhra puShpaanjchali paadha paGkajam
bhavaghna maaDhaa rama-haashrayaM paraM
paraa-paraM paGkaja lochanaM bhaje
नारायणं दानव कान नानलं
नताप्रियं नामविहिन मव्ययं
हर्तुं भुवो भारमनन्त विग्रहं
स्वस्वीक्रुतक्ष्मावरमीडितोऽस्मि (7)
naaraayaNaM dhaanava kaana naanalaM
nathaapriyaM naamavihina mavyayaM
harthuM bhuvo bhaaram-anantha vigrahaM
svasvee-krutha-kShmaavara-meedithoaA smi
नमोऽस्तु ते नाथ वरप्रदायिन्
नमोऽस्तु ते केशव किङ्करोऽस्मि
नमोऽस्तु ते नारद पूजिताङ्घ्रे
नमो नमस्त्वच्चरणं प्रपद्ये (8)
namoaAsthu the naaTha varapradhaayin
namoaAsthu the keshava kiGkaroaAsmi
namoaAsthu the naaradha poojithaaGghre
namo namasthvachcharaNaM prapadhye
विष्ण्वष्टकमिदं पुण्यं यः पठेद्भक्तितो नरः
सर्व पापवि निर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति
viShNva-Shtakam idhaM puNyaM yah paTedh-bhakthitho narah
sarva paapavi nirmuktho viShNulokaM sa gachChathi
