Hari Ashtakam , The Octet Prayer to Hari . from RigVeda

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Harir harathi dushta chithair api smrutha,

Anichayapi samsprushto dahathyevahi pavaka. 1

 

Hari removes sins even from,

The bad ones meditating on him,

Similar to the fire burning any one,

Who touches it without even realizing it.

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Sa ganga sa Gaya Sethu sa Kasi sa cha pushkaram,

Jihwagre varthathe yasya hari rithyakshara dwayam. 2

 

He in whose tip of the tongue,

Resides the two letters Hari,

Is himself the Ganga, Gaya, Sethu,

Kasi and Pushkaram.

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Pruthwyam yani theerthani punya nyayathanani cha,

Prapthani thani yenoktham hari rithyakshara dwayam. 3

 

All the waters of the world,

Which are considered holy,

Reach themselves to him,

Who chants the two letters Hari.

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Rigvedhapi Yajurveda Sama vedhopyadharvana,

Adheenasthana yenoktham hari rithyakshara dwayam. 4

 

Rig Veda, Yajur Veda,

Sama Veda and Atharvana Veda,

Become themselves his,

Who chants the two letters Hari.

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Asva medhai maha yagnair vajapeya sathair api,

Ishtam syathena yenoktham hari rithyakshara dwayam. 5

 

The effect of performing Aswamedha,

And hundred Vajapeysa yagnas,

Reach them to him,

Who chants the two letters Hari.

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Varanasyam Kurukshethre Naimisarnya eva cha,

Sathkrutham thena yenoktham, hari rithyakshara dwayam. 6

 

All the good got by visiting,

The holy places of Varanasi,

Kurukshethra and Naimisaranya,

Will reach him,

Who chants the two letters Hari.

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Badha pari karasthena mokshaya gamanam prathi,

Sakrudhacharitham yena, hari rithyakshara dwayam. 7

 

He is considered ready,

For attaining salvation,

And having good life,

If he chants the two letters Hari.

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Gavam koti sahasrani, hema kanya sathani cha,

Dathani thena yenoktham, hari rithyakshara dwayam. 8

 

The result of giving in charity,

Thousand crores of cows,

And hundred maids attired in gold,

Would become his,

Who chants the two letters Hari.

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Prana prayena padheyam, samsara vyadhi nasanam,

Dukhathyantha parithranam, hari rithyakshara dwayam. 9

 

The two letters Hari are the,

Food for the journey of the soul,

Medicine for curing the disease of life,

And great protection against sorrows.

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Saptha koti maha manthras chitha vibhrama karaka,

Eka eka paro manthro, hari rithyakshara dwayam. 10

 

The greatest among manthric chants,

Which are greater than the great,

Among the known seven crore manthras,

In making the mind perplexed,

Is the chant of the two letters Hari.

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Haryashtakamidham punyam, prathar uthaya ya padeth,

Koti janma krutha papath sa muktho bhavathi druvam. 11

 

If this holy octet on Hari,

Is read after waking up,

In the morning.

One would get freedom,

From sins committed,

In crores of births.

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> Harir harathi dushta chithair api smrutha,

> Anichayapi samsprushto dahathyevahi pavaka.

> Badha pari karasthena mokshaya gamanam prathi,

> Sakrudhacharitham yena, hari rithyakshara dwayam. 7

>Thanks Deito . This is priceless- everyone here knows that.

 

 

O Hari you are God personified, your abode is Vaikuntha;

having you is having my true master, mother and father;

the one who chants thy name alone is the gyaani - the wisest of all

for even these breaths will leave us one day

 

I wandered in sixty eight pilgrimages, and took bath in the Ganges

through so many lives;

now you have to do something for my welfare;

I want your grace o Lord

give me your grace now

I sing purifying hymns o my master

and break the web of this world

now you have to do something for my welfare

Give me your grace

give me your darshana and take away my desire to know by fulfilling it

satisfy the whims of my heart o Lord

my mind is absorbed in your lotus feet

 

I gyrate the maala and chant your name always

your form is beautiful O Shyam

now fulfill my wish my Hari

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You come like a wind, with smell of sandalwood.. Aradhana.. you were a

pleasant surprise.. i just came in and the first message, after so

many days, i saw and it was you with your sweet words, which are so

unique to your self.

 

I was feeling lonely and was missing you, thank god you wrote back ..

no doubt i always feel pleasure when i call you my sister, but today i

am even taking some pride int he same..

 

-- bro

 

Harirnama Harirnama Harirnama Kevalam.

 

, " i_free_spirit " <i_free_spirit

wrote:

 

> > Harir harathi dushta chithair api smrutha,

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, deito01 <no_reply wrote:

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> You come like a wind, with smell of sandalwood.. Aradhana.. you

>

> > > Harir harathi

>lol... thanks for remembering me

 

I just found a beautiful and touching hymn bro so I think I must

share it with all of you before I have to vanish again! You will

surely remember your ishta while reading this

 

 

Sun of my soul, thou saviour dear,

Oh may no earth-born clouds arise

To hide thee from servants eyes

 

When the softt dews of kindly sleep

my weary eyelids gently sleep;

be my last thought

how sweet to rest

forever on my saviours breast!

 

Abide with me from noon till eve,

for without thee I cant live;

Abide with me when night is nigh

for without thee I dare not die

 

If some poor wandering child of thine

Have spurned today the voice divine,

now Lord the gracious work begin;

let him no more lie down in sin

 

Come near and bless us when we wake,

ere through the world our way we take

till in the ocean of thy love

we loose ourselves in he heaven above

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I Felt this was composed by a beautiful child of hari, for her

father.. now question is whats this child's name.. Aradhana ?

 

-- bro

 

Harirnama Harirnama Harirnama Kevalam.

 

 

, " i_free_spirit " <i_free_spirit

wrote:

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I did Aradhana, this is very cute and innocent and pretty .. just like

my sis .. .. and you off course know whom i remembered.. don't you ?

 

-- bro

 

, " i_free_spirit " <i_free_spirit

wrote:

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, deito01 <no_reply wrote:

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> I Felt this was composed by a beautiful child of hari, for her

> father.. now question is whats this child's name.. Aradhana ?

>

> -- bro

>

> Harirnama Harirnama Harirnama Kevalam.

>

>

> , " i_free_spirit " <i_free_spirit@>

> wrote:

>LOL BRO NO. I DIDNT COMPOSE IT. ITS A HYMN BY A CHRISTIAN BUT GOD IS

ONE AND HIS LOVE IS COMMON TO ALL OF US THATS WHY THE SENTIMENTS SEEM

SO FAMILIAR. IF I EVER WRITE ONE MYSELF , I WILL SURELY TAKE THE

APPLAUDS LOL

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, deito01 <no_reply wrote:

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> I did Aradhana, this is very cute and innocent and pretty .. just like

> my sis .. .. and you off course know whom i remembered.. don't

you ?

>

> -- bro

>

>YUP i KNOW ITS HARI. nO MATTER HOW WE REMEMBER HIM - AS BHAKTAS,

GYAANIS, YOGIS ETC AND NO MATTER IN WHICH FORM AS MAATA OR HARI OR

KRISHNA OR SOME OTHER HE IS ONE- THE SUPREME FATHER. I REALLY OVE SUCH

A SIGHT (JUST AS THIS GROUP) WHERE PEOPLE GATHER TO REMEMBER AND

PRAISE HARI. THERE IS NOTHING MORE SATISFYONG FOR A DEVOTEE THAN TO SEE

PEOPLE SINGING AND SHARING HIS GOD'S PRAISES. AMEN

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So what are you doing for Ramzan, will you give me some food .. give

me some prasad .. kept at his feet .. lol .. joking..

 

god is one , life is celebration, if we ignore some idiotic guys in

this world like terrorists and other scrappers, than specially, people

like us can realize " vasudeva kutumbakam " ..

 

All belongs to the family of Hari, All belong to the family of Vasudeva..

 

-- Deito

 

Harirnama Harirnama Harirnama Kevalam.

 

 

, " i_free_spirit " <i_free_spirit

wrote:

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" vasudeva kutumbakam " ..

> All belongs to the family of Hari, All belong to the family of

Vasudeva..

 

>My dear bro you reminded me of our Hari's sweetness. Yes you are so

right about Vasudeva kutumbakam. There is no sinner and no saint in

the eyes of my Hari.Hari only knows one thing-bhaawana. Sweet and

strange are his ways.Out of what is lust for other people the gopis

achieved the grace that no other could.Out of fear Kamsa and out of

enmity Ravan got that which no others could.Bali recieved that which I

ndra didnt. There is no evil and no pious in Gods eyes.He ses only

bhava and he is all mercy.The so called worst of sinners are often

recepients of the greatest of his mercy and grace which even the " pious

or exalted " dont get.

om namah shivay Narayana namah

 

Dear Keshava dasa ji I am proud of your goodness and bhakti

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msg #1

 

Don't be sorry, mY dear sister... why .. no need to be sorry, i am

delighted at your humble nature.. i dint know bala or sentil were

knowing tamil.. i though you are the only one in who knows

tamil... lol

 

No problem at all my dear Mayandi.

 

-- Bro

 

Harirnama Harirnama Harirnama Kevalam.

 

 

, sarvamaatha <no_reply wrote:

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> Oorinnu venda chila bharangal vendathinnu,

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msg #2

 

Yes , you are so right, sweet are those words that you typed with you

cute hands.. i take pride when ever i call you my relative , my sister ..

 

and yes off course, how can anyone else be as sweet as our Hari. he is

the one who is everything for us, he is our life and he is our sole,

we are protected by him alone..

 

Also, My dear sister even i am proud of our Brother Keshavaji, He is

such a Nobel soul.. He has given birth to lot of respects in my heart

towards him ..

 

 

I take him with very high regard.. no doubt krishna is very merciful

on him.

 

-- bro

 

Harirnama Harirnama Harirnama Kevalam.

 

, " i_free_spirit " <i_free_spirit

wrote:

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> " vasudeva kutumbakam " ..

> > All belongs to the family of Hari, All belong to the family of