बालमुकुन्दाष्टकम्
Bala Mukundashtakam
Eight tender meditations on Mukunda as the divine child Krishna.
Kararavindena Padaravindam Mukharavinde Viniveshayantam; Vatasya Patrasya Pute Shayanam Balam Mukundam Manasa Smarami
Samhritya Lokan Vatapatramadhye Shayanam Adyantavihinarupam; Sarveshvaram Sarvahitavataram Balam Mukundam Manasa Smarami
Indivarashyamalakomalangam Indradidevarchitapadapadmam; Santanakalpadrumam Ashritanam Balam Mukundam Manasa Smarami
Lambalakam Lambitaharayashtim Shringaralilankitadantapanktim; Bimbadharam Charuvishalanetram Balam Mukundam Manasa Smarami
Shikye Nidhayadya-payodadhini Bahirgatayam Vrajanayikayam; Bhuktva Yatheshtam Kapatena Suptam Balam Mukundam Manasa Smarami
Kalindajantasthitakaliyasya Phanagrarange Natanapriyantam; Tatpuchchhahastam Sharadinduvaktram Balam Mukundam Manasa Smarami
Ulukhale Baddham Udarashauryam Uttungayugmarjunabhangalilam; Utphullapadmayatacharunetram Balam Mukundam Manasa Smarami
Alokya Maturmukham Adarena Stanyam Pibantam Sarasiruhaksham; Sachchinmayam Devam Anantarupam Balam Mukundam Manasa Smarami
बालमुकुन्दाष्टकम् का अर्थ
The hymn holds together Krishna's intimate childhood play and his cosmic identity as Mukunda, the giver of liberation.