Sri Ranganatha Ashtakam was composed by Sri Adi Shankaracharya Bhagavatpada when Bhagavatpada was travelling across India for their spiritual journey. When Bhagavatpada reached the Sri Ranganatha Temple in Srirangam he was overwhelmed by the purity and heavenly form of the idol and fell in love with the beauty of Sri Ranganatha god.