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Table of Contents 1 Prayers addressed to Lord Krishna in Sanskrit, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi (There is a separate collection of prayers addressed to Lord Guruvayurappan and Lord Vishu) Translations to English P.R.Ramachander Table of Contents 1. Prayers addressed to Lord Krishna in Sanskrit, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi ................................................................ 1 2. Sri Krishnashtakam .................................................................................................................................................... 3 3. Gokulashtakam .......................................................................................................................................................... 4 4. Sri Radhashtakam ...................................................................................................................................................... 5 5. Vatha Pura Nadhashtakam ........................................................................................................................................ 6 6. Dainyashtakam ........................................................................................................................................................... 7 7. Gopi Jana Vallabha Ashtakam .................................................................................................................................... 8 8. Vadhi Raja Theertha’s Sri Sarva Mangalashtakam .................................................................................................... 9 9. Krishnashtakam III .................................................................................................................................................... 10 10. Kunja Viharayashtakam II......................................................................................................................................... 11 11. Krishanashtakam (Vasudeva sutham devam) .......................................................................................................... 13 12. Krishnashtakam-II .................................................................................................................................................... 14 13. Prathama Kunja Vihariyashtakam ............................................................................................................................ 15 14. Radhakrishnashtakam .............................................................................................................................................. 16 15. Nandakumarshtakam ............................................................................................................................................... 17 16. Madhurashtakam ..................................................................................................................................................... 19 17. Govindashtakam ...................................................................................................................................................... 20 18. Gopalashtakam ........................................................................................................................................................ 21 19. Bala Mukundashtakam ............................................................................................................................................ 23 20. Achyuthashtakam .................................................................................................................................................... 24 21. Sri Madhusudana Stotram ...................................................................................................................................... 28 22. Sadananda Stotram ................................................................................................................................................. 29 23. Sri Krishnasraya Stotram ........................................................................................................................................ 31 24. Raksha Stotram ....................................................................................................................................................... 32 25. Sri Guruvayurappan Stotram ................................................................................................................................. 33 26. Advaya Krishna Sthava ............................................................................................................................................ 34 27. Mohini rachitha Krishna stotram ............................................................................................................................. 35 28. Santana Gopala stotram .......................................................................................................................................... 37 1 29. Sritha Kamala from Ashtapadi ................................................................................................................................. 49 30. Madhava sthuthui .................................................................................................................................................... 50 31. Kunthi Sthuthi .......................................................................................................................................................... 51 32. Chathur Vyooha Sthuthi ........................................................................................................................................... 53 33. Sri Krishna Karnamrutham ....................................................................................................................................... 54 34. Sri Krishna Dwadasa Nama stotram ....................................................................................................................... 107 35. Sri Guruvayurappa Kesaadhi pada varnana Stotram ........................................................................................... 108 36. Ashta Gopala Manthras ........................................................................................................................................ 110 37. Sri Krishna Stotram by Vasudeva ........................................................................................................................... 111 38. Sri Krishna sthava raja ............................................................................................................................................ 112 39. Sri Krishna Stotram ................................................................................................................................................ 113 40. Sree Krishna Mangalam ......................................................................................................................................... 114 41. Prana pranya sthavam ........................................................................................................................................... 119 42. Palayachyutha Stotra ............................................................................................................................................. 120 43. Mukunda mukthavali ............................................................................................................................................. 122 44. Mukunda Mala ....................................................................................................................................................... 127 45. Gopala Vimsathi ..................................................................................................................................................... 145 46. Chathu Sloki Bhagawatham ................................................................................................................................... 150 47. Mangala Geetham.................................................................................................................................................. 152 48. Guruvayurappande thiru nada thurannallo ........................................................................................................ 166 49. Guruvayur vaazhum bhagawane .......................................................................................................................... 167 50. Guruvayrappa, Sri Guruvayrappa........................................................................................................................... 168 51. Guruvayrappa ninde Thiru mumbil ....................................................................................................................... 169 52. Dhanyaril dhanyayaam devi Yasodha .................................................................................................................. 169 53. Yennanthangam oru ambadiyakukil. .................................................................................................................... 170 54. Pahi Mukunda Paramananda ................................................................................................................................ 171 55. Guru maruthapuradheesa sthavam (Malayalam) ................................................................................................. 171 56. Vandana Slokangal (Malayalam) ........................................................................................................................... 173 57. Krishna Keerthanam (Malayalam) ........................................................................................................................
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