% Text title            : Shri Sharada Devi Ashtakam
% File name             : shAradAdevyaShTakam2.itx
% Category              : deities\_misc, gurudev, rAmakRiShNa, aShTaka
% Location              : doc\_deities\_misc
% Author                : Durgadasa Goswami
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\engtitle{.. Shri Sharada Devi Ashtakam ..}##
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pAdAmbhojarajaH kaNairvasumatIM kR^itsnAM punantI svakai\-
      rjAtA yA shubhalakShaNA janagaNakShemAya saumyAkR^itiH |
ba~NgAntarjayarAmavATyabhihite grAme dvijasyAnvaye
      vande tAM khalu shAradAmaNimahaM shrIrAmakR^iShNapriyAm || 1||
yAM mAtAM pathi dasyurapyavanataH krauryaM nirasyAdavAd
      drAga~NgIkR^itavAMshchirAya duhitetyAkhyAya mohAtyayAt |
sevAdyairachirAt prasAdya dayitasthAnaM tathA nItavAn
      vande tAM khalu shAradAmaNimahaM shrIrAmakR^iShNapriyAm || 2||
pUrvaM kalpitayA vivAhavidhaye daivena sadvR^ittayA
      badhvA shikShitayAtmanA svamanaso vA~nChAnurUpaM shanaiH |
shuddhAtmApi patiryayA shuchitaro jAtaH kR^itArtho.apyaho
      vande tAM khalu shAradAmaNimahaM shrIrAmakR^iShNapriyAm || 3||
chitraM bhoH phalahAriNItithirajanyardhe sva siddheH phalaM
      pUjAnte puruShottamena guruNA yasyai rahasyArpitam |
ShoDashyai vidhivat trilokajananI bud.hdhyA japAkShasrajA
      vande tAM khalu shAradAmaNimahaM shrIrAmakR^iShNapriyAm || 4||
yasyA no dvijate sma jIvanivahaH shiShyA narendrAdayaH |
      prApyAj~nAmapi sambhramAdapi bhayAt prItyAnvatiShThannapi |
lIyante ripavaH praNashyati bhavaH shAntishcha sa~njAyate |
      vande tAM khalu shAradAmaNimahaM shrIrAmakR^iShNapriyAm || 5||
sevAprema dayAtrapAmati kathA yasyAH paraM gIyate |
      shraddhAbhaktibharAjjanairaharahaH pAre.abdhi rAShTreShvapi |
kAruNyaM nayane.abhayaM karatale muktishcha pAdAmbuje |
      vande tAM khalu shAradAmaNimahaM shrIrAmakR^iShNapriyAm || 6||
yasyAM snehanidhau prakAmavinatAH saujanyamugdhAntarAH |
      sAdhvIsa~NghashiromaNau pR^ithutapo niShThAmbudhau sajjanAH |
sveShAmAdadhati prasanpravadanAH sarvasvamapyArtito |
      vande tAM khalu shAradAmaNimahaM shrIrAmakR^iShNapriyAm || 7||
mAtarmAtaraye ! kR^ipAmayi ! dharoddhArArdhamabhyAgate !
      trAyasveha sutAnanAthapatitAMstatpAdapadmAshritAn |
samprArthyeti varaM kramAdupagatAH prAchyAH pratIchyAshcha yAM
      vande tAM khalu shAradAmaNimahaM shrI rAmakR^iShNapriyAm || 8||
shrI shAradAphullapadAravinde lagno yathAlirmakarandamattaH
atyAlpadhI\-mAtR^ikR^ipArthi\-durgAdAsAstR^ito.astu stava eSha shastaH || 9||

iti adhyApakashrIdurgAdAsagosvAmIvirachitaM \ldq{}shrIshrIshAradAdevyaShTakam\rdq{} sampUrNam |
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