Shri Yamunashtakam: lyrics with meaning

नमामि यमुनामहं सकलसिद्धिहेतुं मुदा
मुरारिपदपङ्कजस्फुरदमन्दरेणूत्कटाम् ।
तटस्थनवकाननप्रकटमोदपुष्पाम्बुना
सुरासुरसुपूजितस्मरपितुः श्रियं बिभ्रतीम् ॥ १॥

namaami yamunaamaham sakalasiddhihetum mudaa
muraaripadapankajasphuradamandarenootkataam
tatasthanavakaananaprakatamodapushpaambunaa
suraasurasupoojitasmarapituh shriyam bibhrateem

With joy I bow to Shri Yamuna, the cause of every spiritual attainment. Her waters are thick with the shining dust of Krishna's lotus feet, fragrant with flowers from the fresh groves on her banks, and she carries the dark beauty of Krishna, whom gods and demons alike worship.

कलिन्दगिरिमस्तके पतदमन्दपूरोज्ज्वला
विलासगमनोल्लसत्प्रकटगण्डशैलोन्नता ।
सघोषगतिदन्तुरा समधिरूढदोलोत्तमा
मुकुन्दरतिवर्धिनी जयति पद्मबन्धोः सुता ॥ २॥

kalindagirimastake patadamandapoorojjvalaa
vilaasagamanollasatprakatagandashailonnataa
saghoshagatidanturaa samadhiroodhadolottamaa
mukundarativardhinee jayati padmabandhoh sutaa

Glory to the daughter of the sun. She shines as her great stream falls from the peak of Mount Kalinda, rises high as she plays over the boulders, and runs rippling and murmuring as if seated on a fine swing. She makes love for Mukunda grow.

भुवं भुवनपावनीमधिगतामनेकस्वनैः
प्रियाभिरिव सेवितां शुकमयूरहंसादिभिः ।
तरङ्गभुजकङ्कणप्रकटमुक्तिकावालुका-
नितम्बतटसुन्दरीं नमत कृष्णतुर्यप्रियाम् ॥ ३॥

bhuvam bhuvanapaavaneemadhigataamanekasvanaih
priyaabhiriva sevitaam shukamayoorahamsaadibhih
tarangabhujakankanaprakatamuktikaavaalukaa-
nitambatatasundareem namata krishnaturyapriyaam

Bow to her, the fourth beloved queen of Krishna. She came down to earth to make the worlds pure, and parrots, peacocks and swans attend her with their many calls, like dear companions. Her waves are arms wearing bracelets, her sands are like pearls, and her banks are lovely.

अनन्तगुणभूषिते शिवविरञ्चिदेवस्तुते
घनाघननिभे सदा ध्रुवपराशराभीष्टदे ।
विशुद्धमथुरातटे सकलगोपगोपीवृते
कृपाजलधिसंश्रिते मम मनःसुखं भावय ॥ ४॥

anantagunabhooshite shivaviranchidevastute
ghanaaghananibhe sadaa dhruvaparaasharaabheeshtade
vishuddhamathuraatate sakalagopagopeevrite
kripaajaladhisamshrite mama manahsukham bhaavaya

You are adorned with endless qualities and praised by Shiva, Brahma and the gods. Dark as a heavy rain cloud, you granted the wishes of Dhruva and Parashara. Pure Mathura stands on your bank, the gopas and gopis surround you, and Krishna, the ocean of mercy, shelters you. Fill my mind with happiness.

यया चरणपद्मजा मुररिपोः प्रियम्भावुका
समागमनतोऽभवत् सकलसिद्धिदा सेवताम् ।
तया सदृशतामियात्कमलजा सपत्नीव य-
द्धरिप्रियकलिन्दया मनसि मे सदा स्थीयताम् ॥ ५॥

yayaa charanapadmajaa muraripoh priyambhaavukaa
samaagamanato'bhavat sakalasiddhidaa sevataam
tayaa sadrishataamiyaatkamalajaa sapatneeva ya-
ddharipriyakalindayaa manasi me sadaa stheeyataam

By meeting her, the Ganga, born from Hari's lotus feet, became dear to Krishna and able to grant every attainment to those who serve her. Only Lakshmi could equal Yamuna, and only as a co-wife. May Kalindi, beloved of Hari, live in my mind always.

नमोऽस्तु यमुने सदा तव चरित्रमत्यद्भुतं
न जातु यमयातना भवति ते पयःपानतः ।
यमोऽपि भगिनीसुतान्कथमु हन्ति दुष्टानपि
प्रियो भवति सेवनात्तव हरेर्यथा गोपिकाः ॥ ६॥

namo'stu yamune sadaa tava charitramatyadbhutam
na jaatu yamayaatanaa bhavati te payahpaanatah
yamo'pi bhagineesutaankathamu hanti dushtaanapi
priyo bhavati sevanaattava hareryathaa gopikaah

Salutations to you, Yamuna, always: your story is full of wonder. No torment of Yama comes to those who drink your water, for how could Yama strike his own sister's children, even wayward ones? Serving you, a person becomes as dear to Hari as the gopis.

ममास्तु तव सन्निधौ तनुनवत्वमेतावता
न दुर्लभतमा रतिर्मुररिपौ मुकुन्दप्रिये ।
अतोऽस्तु तव लालना सुरधुनी परं सङ्गमा-
त्तवैव भुवि कीर्तिता न तु कदापि पुष्टिस्थितैः ॥ ७॥

mamaastu tava sannidhau tanunavatvametaavataa
na durlabhatamaa ratirmuraripau mukundapriye
ato'stu tava laalanaa suradhunee param sangamaa-
ttavaiva bhuvi keertitaa na tu kadaapi pushtisthitaih

Let me have a new body near you; with that alone, love for Krishna is no longer hard to find, O beloved of Mukunda. So may you always be cherished. Even the Ganga is praised on earth because she joins you, and those on the path of grace never praise her apart from you.

स्तुतिं तव करोति कः कमलजासपत्नि प्रिये
हरेर्यदनुसेवया भवति सौख्यमामोक्षतः ।
इयं तव कथाधिका सकलगोपिकासङ्गम-
स्मरश्रमजलाणुभिः सकलगात्रजैः सङ्गमः ॥ ८॥

stutim tava karoti kah kamalajaasapatni priye
hareryadanusevayaa bhavati saukhyamaamokshatah
iyam tava kathaadhikaa sakalagopikaasangama-
smarashramajalaanubhih sakalagaatrajaih sangamah

Who can praise you, beloved co-wife of Lakshmi? Serving Hari brings every happiness up to liberation, but your glory is greater still: you are mingled with the drops of love's weariness that fell from the limbs of all the gopis.

तवाष्टकमिदं मुदा पठति सूरसूते सदा
समस्तदुरितक्षयो भवति वै मुकुन्दे रतिः ।
तया सकलसिद्धयो मुररिपुश्च सन्तुष्यति
स्वभावविजयो भवेद्वदति वल्लभः श्रीहरेः ॥ ९॥

tavaashtakamidam mudaa pathati soorasoote sadaa
samastaduritakshayo bhavati vai mukunde ratih
tayaa sakalasiddhayo muraripushcha santushyati
svabhaavavijayo bhavedvadati vallabhah shreehareh

O daughter of the sun, whoever recites this ashtak of yours with joy has every sin destroyed and gains love for Mukunda. Through that love come all attainments, and Krishna is pleased; even one's own nature is conquered. So says Vallabha, servant of Shri Hari.

इति श्रीवल्लभाचार्यविरचितं श्रीयमुनाष्टकं सम्पूर्णम् ।

Thus ends the Shri Yamunashtakam composed by Shri Vallabhacharya.