Vallabhacharya's eight-verse hymn on Krishna's sweetness. Every line in every verse ends with the refrain "madhurādhipater akhilaṃ madhuram" — "sweet is everything about the Lord of Sweetness". A favourite for Krishna devotees of the Pushti-marga sampradaya.
A litany of Krishna's three favourite names — Govinda, Damodara, Madhava — sung at the hour of death (tradition holds that final-breath recitation liberates instantly). The full poem by Bilvamangala Thakura runs ~73 verses; this card carries the most-recited core devotional verses where Draupadi, Prahlada, Gajendra, and other devotees call out these three names from extreme distress.
Eight-verse hymn to Krishna composed by Adi Shankaracharya. Recited on Janmashtami, every Wednesday, and as daily Krishna worship. Each verse closes with "kṛṣṇaṃ vande jagad-gurum" — "I bow to Krishna, the teacher of the world".
Vallabhacharya's ecstatic hymn — every faculty of Krishna ("lips, face, eyes, smile") culminates in the refrain "madhuradhipater akhilam madhuram" — to the Lord of Sweetness, everything is sweet. The pole-star of Pushti Marga devotion.
Tulasi Ashtakam — Eight Verses on the Sacred Basil
तुलसी अष्टकम्
Form: Tulasi (Vrinda Devi)
Recited at Tulsi puja, before plucking leaves for Krishna's offering, and on Kartika Purnima (Tulsi Vivaha). Names the eight forms of Tulasi from the Padma Purana — without her leaf, Vishnu does not accept the offering.
Yamunashtakam — Eight Verses to Yamuna by Vallabhacharya
यमुनाष्टकम् — वल्लभाचार्य
Form: Yamuna (river goddess + Krishna's playmate)
Sri Vallabhacharya's hymn to the Yamuna river — Krishna's playmate and witness of his every lila in Vraja. Recited daily by Pushti Marga vaishnavas, especially during Yamuna Jayanti (Chaitra Shukla Shashthi) and on Krishna Janmashtami snan.
Krishna Mangalam — Concluding Prayer of Krishna Puja
कृष्ण मङ्गलं
Form: Sri Krishna (Mangala-Murti)
The auspicious closing of any Krishna puja, Bhagavad Gita paath, or Bhagavata Purana saptaha. Each line invokes Krishna as the bestower of mangala (well-being) on a specific aspect of life — body, mind, family, world.
॥ कृष्ण मङ्गलाष्टकम् ॥
श्रीकृष्ण गोविन्द हरे मुरारे, हे नाथ नारायण वासुदेव।
पायात् पवित्रः परमेश्वरो नः, प्राग्भारतं सत्कुलमादिमे च॥1॥
हे कृष्ण कन्द-गोपिकाः समस्ता, हे राधिकाकान्त मुकुन्द शौरे।
निशम्य चेन्द्रीय-गतोऽसि मे प्राक्, मङ्गल्यमेव सर्वमस्तु नित्यम्॥2॥
यो वेद-वेद्यो भगवान्तरात्मा, यः सर्वगः सर्वहितो हृदस्थः।
यस्मात्परं वै परमेश्वरो नः, मङ्गल्यमेव सर्वमस्तु नित्यम्॥3॥
यो धर्म-संस्थापन-कर्म-दक्षः, अधर्मनिर्मूल-कृपानिधानः।
यो वासुदेवो जगदेकहर्ता, मङ्गल्यमेव सर्वमस्तु नित्यम्॥4॥
यं प्राप्य निःशेष-दुरन्तरूपं, यतो विरक्तं हरि-नाम-कारी।
मुक्त्यर्थमध्वत्म-निरूपयित्वा, मङ्गल्यमेव सर्वमस्तु…
Govindashtakam — Eight Verses to Govinda by Adi Shankaracharya
गोविन्दाष्टकम्
Form: Govinda / Krishna
Adi Shankaracharya. Eight verses naming Govinda — the cowherd, the protector of cows, the lord of the senses (go = senses, vinda = finder). Recited at Krishna Janmashtami, at the close of Bhagavata Saptaha, and as a daily meditation on the supreme.