Vande vamsidharam Krishnam smayamana mukhambujam.
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Vande vamsidharam Krishnam smayamana mukhambujam. Pitambaradharam nilam malya-chandana-bhushitam. Radha-chitta-chakorendum saudarya sumahodadhim Paratparataram devam brahmananda-kripanidhim. Om Sri Naradoddhavadi-parshada-gopa-gopigana-Sri Radha sameta Sri Krishna paramatmane namah. Satya sanatana sundara Shyam Nityananda ghanesvara Lakshmi-sevita padayuga Sura muni varagana yachita Bhu bharoddhara narthita Lokabandhu guru vachaka Dharma sthapana silana Svikrita naratanu suravara Mayadhisvara chinmaya Yadavakula sambhushana Nanda Yashoda palita Srivatsankita balaka Marita maya putana Sakatasura khala bhanjana Damodaraguna mandira Shyam Yamalarjuna taru bhanjana Gopi janagana mohana Aganita guna ganabhushita Agha baka rakshasa ghataka Kaliya sarpa vimardana Jaya Vrindavana charavara Gocharana rata godhara Barha susobhita chudaka Gala lambita vana malaka Agraja bala bhadranvita Gopavadhu hridaya sthita Sarvatmaka sarvesvara Dhenuka khara vadha karaka Surendra pujana varaka Parvata pujana karaka Suragana prarthita sangada Nirupama kridana toshana Padaradhaka vidhi hara Gopi bhavita priyakara Nandita nanda sunandana Vaikunthesa narakriti Kalinditata charana Mohana murali vadana Rasa mahotsava khelana Shyam Anandamrita varshana Bahu vidha sarira dharana Nana lila kautuka Dhvaja vajrankita mridupada Samasta loka radhaka Vrishabharistha nipidaka Vidhigata darpa vinasaka Ruchira svarupa janardana Nila kalebara chidghana Sadhaka mati samsodhana Lila natana manohara Gopi jana gana pujita Radha veni sobhaka Akrurarthita sleshada Krita ratha yana rohana Vrajanari kula varita Sakhigana dahada virahaka Mathura purajana mohaka Sanakadika munichintita Matta rajaka gala ghataka Subha pitambara dharaka Mala kara supujita Brahma purna paramatpara Kubja lepana nandita Shyam Vakrakrit riju karaka Ghatita gajamada lepana Kesika Kamsa nishudana Padma gadadhara kirtita Ugrasena vara rajyada Ramakrishna Hari Giridhara Madhava Keshava Narahari Mrita Guru sunu sujivaka Bhimaka bala kamita Dwaravati samsthapaka Rukminyartha suharaka Narakasura vadha karaka Aditi samarpita kundala Svadharma tatpara mokshada Sishupala suvighataka Banasura bhuja bhedana Danava vara madhusudana Chakra pratapa sudarshaka Paundraka darpa vimardaka Dagdha kama janidayaka Indra vidhisa susevita Sakha bhaktarjuna sarathi Pandava kula sanmanita Gitamrita samdohaka Shyam Bhishma pratijna palaka Vishva rupa samdarsaka Atyantika sukha sadhaka Bhakta kriparnava bhargada Saranagata jana taraka Bhakta kama sampuraka Mangalakara gati dayaka Aisvaryadika shadguna Visvasraya jana palaka Sarva charachara dharana Purna charachara khelana Dwaravati pura plavana Kuru yadukula samharaka Badari samprahi toddhava Prabhasa gamana modita Yoga sthita Yadu nandana Suragana vandita modana Devakyatmaja daivata Mohana natana nandana Suchita nara tanu tyaga Jara lubhdhaka sara vedhita Satya sanatana sundara Nityananda ghanesvara
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Shyama Nama Sankirtanam is a grand devotional litany celebrating the many names, qualities, and divine acts of Lord Krishna. The hymn begins by praising Krishna as the flute-bearing Lord with a smiling lotus face, adorned with yellow garments, sandal paste, and garlands, and as the beloved of Radha whose beauty is like an infinite ocean. He is acknowledged as the supreme divine reality, the source of bliss, compassion, and spiritual grace. The hymn proceeds to recount the divine life and deeds of Krishna from His childhood to His cosmic role as the protector of the universe. It describes His upbringing in Gokula under Nanda and Yashoda, His miraculous childhood exploits, and His destruction of many demons such as Putana, Sakatasura, Aghasura, Bakasura, Kaliya, and Dhenuka. These acts symbolize the removal of evil and ignorance from the world. Krishna’s enchanting beauty and loving relationship with the gopis are celebrated, especially His flute playing, His presence in Vrindavan, and the divine rasa dance that represents the highest form of spiritual love between the soul and God. The hymn also praises His compassion toward devotees and His protection of the righteous. Later sections recall His heroic deeds in Mathura and Dwaraka, including the defeat of tyrants like Kamsa and Narakasura, the protection of the Yadava people, and His marriage to Rukmini. Krishna is also remembered as the guide and charioteer of Arjuna in the Mahabharata, where He delivered the immortal wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita and revealed His universal cosmic form. The hymn concludes by glorifying Krishna as the savior of those who surrender to Him, the fulfiller of devotees’ wishes, the sustainer of the universe, and the eternal, blissful, supreme Lord. Chanting these sacred names is believed to purify the heart, deepen devotion, and connect the devotee with the divine love and grace of Lord Krishna.