Achutam Keshavam
Achyutam Keshavam Krishna Damodaram · Art of Living
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Achyutam Keshavam Krishna Damodaram
O Imperishable One, Lord with beautiful hair, Krishna whose waist was bound with a rope
Ram Narayanam Janki Vallabham
Rama who is Narayana, beloved of Janaki (Sita)
Verses
Kaun kehte hai Bhagwan aate nahi
Who says God never comes?
Tum Meera ke jaise bulate nahi
— It’s that you don’t call Him the way Meera did
Achyutam Keshavam Krishna Damodaram
O Imperishable One, Lord with beautiful hair, Krishna whose waist was bound with a rope
Ram Narayanam Janki Vallabham
Rama who is Narayana, beloved of Janaki (Sita)
Kaun kehte hai Bhagwan khate nahi
Who says God never eats?
Ber Shabri ke jaise khilate nahi
— It’s that you don’t feed Him berries the way Shabri did
Achyutam Keshavam Krishna Damodaram
O Imperishable One, Lord with beautiful hair, Krishna whose waist was bound with a rope
Ram Narayanam Janki Vallabham
Rama who is Narayana, beloved of Janaki (Sita)
Kaun kehte hai Bhagwan sote nahi
Who says God never sleeps?
Maa Yashoda ke jaise sulate nahi
— It’s that you don’t lull Him the way Mother Yashoda did
Achyutam Keshavam Krishna Damodaram
O Imperishable One, Lord with beautiful hair, Krishna whose waist was bound with a rope
Ram Narayanam Janki Vallabham
Rama who is Narayana, beloved of Janaki (Sita)
Kaun kehte hai Bhagwan nachte nahi
Who says God never dances?
Gopiyo ke jaise tum nachate nahi
— It’s that you don’t make Him dance the way the gopis did
Achyutam Keshavam Krishna Damodaram
O Imperishable One, Lord with beautiful hair, Krishna whose waist was bound with a rope
Ram Narayanam Janki Vallabham
Rama who is Narayana, beloved of Janaki (Sita)
Naam japte chalo, kaam karte chalo
Keep chanting the Name as you work
Har samay Krishna ka naam dharte chalo
Hold Krishna’s name at every moment
Achyutam Keshavam Krishna Damodaram
O Imperishable One, Lord with beautiful hair, Krishna whose waist was bound with a rope
Ram Narayanam Janki Vallabham
Rama who is Narayana, beloved of Janaki (Sita)
Yaad aayegi unko kabhi na kabhi
He will remember you someday
Krishna darshan to denge kabhi na kabhi
And Krishna will give darshan someday
Achyutam Keshavam Krishna Damodaram
O Imperishable One, Lord with beautiful hair, Krishna whose waist was bound with a rope
Ram Narayanam Janki Vallabham
Rama who is Narayana, beloved of Janaki (Sita)
Meaning
Ankit Batra (Art of Living). The Sanskrit refrain names Vishnu as Achyuta, Keshava, Krishna Damodara, Rama-Narayana, and Janaki’s beloved. The Hindi verses are not a line-by-line gloss of that Sanskrit — they answer the doubt that God is distant: He comes, eats, sleeps, and dances for those who love Him as Meera, Shabri, Yashoda, and the gopis did. Keep His name while you work; darshan comes in time.
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Added 11 Nov 2026