𝐘𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐦

𝐘𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐦

In V.S. 1548 at the age of 13 years, Shri Mahaprabhuji arrived in Mathura during his first global tour; he resided at Vishram Ghat on the bank of Yamuna river. At this time he composed Shri Yamunastakam which describes Shri Yamunaji’s divine description in "Pruthvi Chhand."

In Yamunastakam’s first eight shlokas, Shri Mahaprabhuji describes Shri Yamunaji’s eightfold powers, its divine & wonderful idol and her divine qualities. Shri Yamunaji is the daughter of divine Sun. Her purpose for coming to earth from heaven through Kalind mountain is to bless her devotees. Her physical state as a river is also very attractive and charming. She is so kind that even she blessed evil spirited people. Shri Yamunaji blessed her devotees with eightfold powers. If some evil person, drinks water from Yamuna river to quench thirst, she blessed that person also. So, if we pray her with knowledge and understanding, we should not be surprised if she blessed us also. One of the examples from Shri Mahaprabhuju’s 84 Vaishnavas, is of Kishoribai. Kishoribai was chanting only two lines from Yamunastakam with full faith. Shri Yamunaji blessed Kishoribai with all divine fruits.

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नमामि यमुनामहं सकल सिद्धि हेतुं मुदा
मुरारि पद पंकज स्फ़ुरदमन्द रेणुत्कटाम ।

तटस्थ नव कानन प्रकटमोद पुष्पाम्बुना
सुरासुरसुपूजित स्मरपितुः श्रियं बिभ्रतीम ॥१॥

𝙉𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙢𝙞 𝙔𝙖𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙖 𝙈𝙖𝙝𝙖𝙢❟ 𝙎𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙞𝙙𝙙𝙝𝙞 𝙃𝙚𝙩𝙪𝙢 𝙈𝙪𝙙𝙖❟
𝙈𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙞 𝙋𝙖𝙙𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙖𝙟 𝙎𝙛𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙙❟ 𝙍𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙠𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙢❟
𝙏𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙝𝙖 𝙉𝙖𝙫 𝙆𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙖❟ 𝙋𝙧𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙩 𝙈𝙤𝙙 𝙋𝙪𝙨𝙝𝙥𝙖𝙢𝙗𝙪𝙣𝙖𝙖❟
𝙎𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙖 𝙎𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙪 𝙋𝙤𝙤𝙟𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙝𝙖❟ 𝙎𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙖 𝙋𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙝 𝙎𝙝𝙧𝙞 𝙮𝙖𝙢𝙗𝙞𝙗𝙝𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙢 ||1||

Shri Yamunaji is capable of giving all kind of achievements. This first shloka describes the physical state of the river. Its both banks are full of glittering sand which is believed to be as soft as lotus feet of Shri Murari Prabhu (Shri Krishna.)

Also, there is various kind of gardens of both banks of the river. The river water is full of scent due to flowers of the garden. Shri Yamunaji is also worshipped by two kinds of Vraj devotees. I bow to above described Shri Yamunaji with my full love and devotion. She is capable of giving the fulfillment of all the desires of the devotee in enjoying God’s love.
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कलिन्द गिरि मस्तके पतदमन्दपूरोज्ज्वला
विलासगमनोल्लसत्प्रकटगण्ड्शैलोन्न्ता ।

सघोषगति दन्तुरा समधिरूढदोलोत्तमा
मुकुन्दरतिवर्द्धिनी जयति पद्मबन्धोः सुता ॥२॥

𝙆𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙂𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚❟ 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙖 𝘿𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙋𝙤𝙤𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙟𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙖❟
𝙑𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙨 𝙂𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙖𝙩❟ 𝙋𝙧𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙩𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙖❟
𝙎𝙖𝙜𝙤𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖❟ 𝙎𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙝 𝘿𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙖𝙢𝙖❟
𝙈𝙪𝙠𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙞 𝙑𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙚❟ 𝙅𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙩𝙞 𝙋𝙖𝙙𝙢𝙖 𝘽𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙝𝙤𝙝𝙤 𝙎𝙪𝙩𝙖 ||2||

In this shloka, Shri Mahaprabhuji describes how Shri Yamunaji can bless her devotees to increase their love towards Shri Mukund Prabhu. Also, Shri Mahaprabhuji describes the physical existence of Yamunaji as a river. It flows enthusiastically from the top of Kalind mountain. The water appears to be as milk because of the force and twirls. It seems like Shri Yamunaji is very eager to go in Vraj and meet Shri Krishna. It also gives an impression as Shri Yamunaji is swinging in best king of jhula. Shri Yamunaji is a daughter of Sun and victories.
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भुवं भुवनपावनीमधिगतामनेकस्वनैः
प्रियाभिरिव सेवितां शुकमयूरहंसादिभिः ।

तरंगभुजकंकण प्रकटमुक्तिकावाकुका-
नितन्बतटसुन्दरीं नमत कृष्ण्तुर्यप्रियाम ॥३॥

𝘽𝙝𝙪𝙫𝙖𝙢 𝘽𝙝𝙪𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙖 𝙋𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙢❟ 𝘼𝙙𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙚 𝙆𝙖𝙨𝙝𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙞𝙝𝙞❟
𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙮𝙖𝙗𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙖 𝙎𝙚𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢❟ 𝙎𝙝𝙪𝙠𝙖 𝙈𝙖𝙮𝙪𝙧 𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙗𝙝𝙞𝙝𝙞❟
𝙏𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝘽𝙝𝙪𝙟 𝙆𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙖𝙣𝙖❟ 𝙋𝙧𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙪𝙠𝙩𝙞𝙠𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙠𝙖❟
𝙉𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙢𝙗𝙩𝙖𝙩 𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙢❟ 𝙉𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙩 𝙆𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙝𝙣𝙖 𝙏𝙪𝙧𝙮𝙖 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙮𝙖𝙢.||3||

Whenever Shri Yamunaji comes to earth from heaven, she blessed the whole globe. All living beings including birds like Parrot, Peacock, Hamsas(Swans) serves Shri Yamunaji. Shri Mahaprabhuji visualizes glittering sand as her Bengal's pearls and waves of water as beautiful divine hands of Shri Yamunaji. From the bird's eye view, Shri Yamunaji appears as beautiful with both the banks with glamourous sand and river full of water. She is the favorite fourth queen of Shri Krishna. And Shri Mahaprabhuji asks us to bow her.
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अनन्तगुण भूषिते शिवविरंचिदेवस्तुते
घनाघननिभे सदा ध्रुवपराशराभीष्टदे ।

विशुद्ध मथुरातटे सकलगोपगोपीवृते
कृपाजलधिसंश्रिते मम मनः सुखं भावय ॥४॥

𝘼𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙂𝙪𝙣𝙗𝙝𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚❟ 𝙎𝙝𝙞𝙫𝙖 𝙑𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙞 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙩𝙚❟
𝙂𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙉𝙞𝙗𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙖𝙙𝙖❟ 𝘿𝙝𝙧𝙪𝙫𝙖 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙖 𝘽𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙙𝙚❟
𝙑𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙪𝙙𝙙𝙝𝙖 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙖 𝙏𝙖𝙩𝙚❟ 𝙎𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙡 𝙂𝙤𝙥𝙜𝙤𝙥𝙞 𝙑𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙚❟
𝙆𝙧𝙪𝙥𝙖 𝙅𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙙𝙝𝙞 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚❟ 𝙈𝙖𝙢𝙖 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙝𝙖 𝙎𝙪𝙠𝙝𝙖𝙢 𝘽𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙝.||4||

n this shloka, Shri Mahaprabhuji describes the prayer to Shri Yamuna Maharani. O! Shri Yamunaji, you are having infinite divine qualities. Even, Gods like Shiv, Brahma praises you. You are capable of granting wishes to devotees like Dhruv and Parasher. There are holy pilgrim places like Mathura is on your banks. You are always with gopi’s and gopijans and you are always protected by blessings of Shri Krishna. O! Shri Yamunaji, I wish that you give me such a blessing that it gives peace and happiness to my mind. Chanting this shloka with pure and honest heart gives tremendous mental peace and eternal happiness.
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यया चरणपद्मजा मुररिपोः प्रियं भावुका
समागमनतो भवत्सकलसिद्धिदा सेवताम ।

तया सह्शतामियात्कमलजा सपत्नीवय-
हरिप्रियकलिन्दया मनसि मे सदा स्थीयताम ॥५॥

𝙔𝙖𝙮𝙖 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙣 𝙋𝙖𝙙𝙢𝙖𝙟𝙖𝙖❟ 𝙈𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙤𝙝𝙤 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙮𝙖𝙢 𝘽𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙪𝙠𝙖❟
𝙎𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝘽𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙩❟ 𝙎𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙞𝙙𝙙𝙝𝙞𝙙𝙖 𝙎𝙚𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙢❟
𝙏𝙖𝙮𝙖 𝙎𝙖𝙙𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙝𝙩𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙮𝙖𝙩❟ 𝙆𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙟𝙖 𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙚 𝙑𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙩❟
𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙞 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙮𝙖 𝙆𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙖❟ 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙞 𝙈𝙚𝙨𝙖𝙙𝙖 𝙎𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙮𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙢.||5||

Shri Gangaji evolved from the lotus feet of Shri Bhagavan. Shri Gangaji became holy and pious due to merging with Shri Yamunaji at Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj, India. Shri Yamunaji made Shri Gangaji capable of giving all achievements to the serving devotees. Only Shri Laxmiji is equal and comparable to Shri Yamunaji. I wish that this type of Shri Yamunaji, who can take all worries of her devotees and who is also favorite to Shri Krishna, come and stay in my heart and soul forever.
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नमोस्तु यमुने सदा तव चरित्र मत्यद्भुतं
न जातु यमयातना भवति ते पयः पानतः ।

यमोपि भगिनीसुतान कथमुहन्ति दुष्टानपि
प्रियो भवति सेवनात्तव हरेर्यथा गोपिकाः ॥६॥

𝙉𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙪 𝙔𝙖𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙚 𝙎𝙖𝙙𝙖❟ 𝙏𝙖𝙫 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙧𝙖 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙮𝙖𝙙𝙗𝙝𝙪𝙩𝙖𝙢❟
𝙉𝙖 𝙅𝙖𝙖𝙩𝙪 𝙔𝙖𝙢 𝙔𝙖𝙩𝙣𝙖❟ 𝘽𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞 𝙏𝙚 𝙋𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙝𝙖 𝙋𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙖❟
𝙔𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙥𝙞 𝘽𝙝𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙚 𝙎𝙪𝙩𝙖𝙣❟ 𝙆𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙪𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙞 𝘿𝙪𝙨𝙝𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙥𝙞❟
𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙮𝙤𝙗𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞 𝙎𝙚𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙖𝙩❟ 𝙏𝙖𝙫 𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙖 𝙂𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙠𝙖𝙝𝙖.||6||

O! Shri Yamunaji, I bow to you with my full body and heart. Your divine character is very wonderful. Just by drinking your water in Vraj, we do not have to worry about painful death. Your devotees can become favorite to Shri Krishna just like gopijanas who became favorite by doing "Katyani Vrat." Vrat means fasting.
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ममास्तु तव सन्निधौ तनुनवत्वमेतावता
न दुर्लभतमारतिर्मुररिपौ मुकुन्दप्रिये ।

अतोस्तु तव लालना सुरधुनी परं सुंगमा-
त्तवैव भुवि कीर्तिता न तु कदापि पुष्टिस्थितैः ॥७॥

𝙈𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙪 𝙏𝙖𝙫 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙙𝙝𝙖𝙪❟ 𝙏𝙖𝙣𝙪 𝙉𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙫𝙖𝙢 𝙀𝙩𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙖❟
𝙉𝙖 𝘿𝙪𝙧𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙢𝙖 𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙞❟ 𝙈𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙪 𝙈𝙪𝙠𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙮𝙚❟
𝘼𝙩𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙪 𝙏𝙖𝙫 𝙇𝙖𝙡𝙣𝙖❟ 𝙎𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙝𝙪𝙣𝙚𝙚 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙢 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙖𝙩❟
𝙏𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙞𝙫 𝘽𝙝𝙪𝙫𝙞 𝙆𝙚𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙖❟ 𝙉𝙖 𝙏𝙪 𝙆𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙥𝙞 𝙋𝙪𝙨𝙝𝙩𝙞 𝙎𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙝𝙞.||7||

O! Shri Yamunaji, who is favorite of Shri Mukund Prabhu, I pray to you to give me a divine body which can be used in Shri Bhagavad Leela and also serve you. Only you are capable of doing so. With such a divine body, I can serve Shri Mukund Prabhu very well. Pushti Margiya Vaishnavas (Jivas) had never praised Shri Gangaji without your merging with Shri Gangaji.
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स्तुति तव करोति कः कमलजासपत्नि प्रिये
हरेर्यदनुसेवया भवति सौख्यमामोक्षतः ।

इयं तव कथाधिका सकल गोपिका संगम-
स्मरश्रमजलाणुभिः सकल गात्रजैः संगमः ॥८॥

𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙢 𝙏𝙖𝙫𝙖 𝙆𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙠𝙖𝙝𝙖❟ 𝙆𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙡 𝙅𝙖 𝙎𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙣𝙞 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙮𝙚❟
𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙧 𝙔𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙪 𝙎𝙚𝙫𝙖𝙮𝙖❟ 𝘽𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞 𝙎𝙖𝙪𝙠𝙝𝙮𝙖 𝙈𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙭𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙝𝙖❟
𝙄𝙮𝙖𝙢 𝙏𝙖𝙫 𝙆𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙝𝙞𝙠𝙖❟ 𝙎𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙡 𝙂𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙠𝙖 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙖❟
𝙎𝙝𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙟𝙖 𝙇𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙗𝙝𝙞❟ 𝙎𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙡𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙖 𝙅𝙖𝙞𝙝𝙞 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙝𝙖.||8||

O! Shri Yamunaji, you are like Shri Laxmiji, who has good fortune. But no one is capable of praising you, because anyone serving God first and then Shri Laxmiji gets all happiness after death also. But the importance of Shri Yamunaji is the best. Here Shri Maha Prabhuji explains the exaltation of the soul through "Ras-Lila." By serving Shri Yamunaji we get the blessing from her, which is helpful in exalting our soul and making pious. As we wash our body from outside to make it look pretty, we need to have blessings in the form of Shri Yamunaji’s river water to wash our soul and body from within. Due to her blessings, our mind and thoughts become favorable to serve Shri Krishna.
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तवाष्टकमिदं मुदा पठति सूरसूते सदा
समस्तदुरितक्षयो भवति वै मुकुन्दे रतिः ।

तया सकलसिद्धयो मुररिपुश्च सन्तुष्यति
स्वभावविजयो भवेत वदति वल्लभः श्री हरेः ॥९॥

𝙏𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙨𝙝𝙩𝙖𝙠 𝙈𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙢 𝙈𝙪𝙙𝙖❟ 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙞 𝙎𝙤𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙖𝙙𝙖❟
𝙎𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙖 𝘿𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙠 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙮𝙤❟ 𝘽𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞 𝙑𝙖𝙞 𝙈𝙪𝙠𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚 𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙝𝙞❟
𝙏𝙖𝙮𝙖 𝙎𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙞𝙙𝙙𝙝𝙖𝙮𝙤❟ 𝙈𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙞 𝙋𝙪𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙖 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙨𝙝𝙮𝙖𝙩𝙞❟
𝙎𝙬𝙖𝙗𝙝𝙖𝙫 𝙑𝙞𝙟𝙖𝙮𝙤 𝘽𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙩❟ 𝙑𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞 𝙑𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙝 𝙎𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙝𝙚.||9||

O! Shri Yamunaji! Whoever always sings this eight hymns of Shri Yamunastak with happiness and pleasure, will get following fruits

All the sins of a person will be destroyed by virtue of her blessings. The devotee will be definitely spurred for love towards Shri Krishna. Due to this love towards Shri Krishna, the devotee can achieve all the goals and his soul will be exalted towards the supreme Shri Krishna. Moreover, it changes the nature of the soul for the cause of exaltation and endearment to God. It also purifies mind and senses, to enjoy the pure love of God. It also imports the fitness of body to serve Shri Krishna.
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..... 𝐉𝐚𝐢 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢 𝐘𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐲𝐚.....