% Text title            : Shri Sharada Devi Ashtakam
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\engtitle{.. Shri Sharada Devi Ashtakam ..}##
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shAradA varadA puNyA sudivyajyotirmaNDitA |
sArdhaM shrIrAmakR^iShNena hR^idaye mama tiShThatu || 1||
yA shAradA martyamalaM karoti
      j~nAnapradA saiva sarasvatI hi |
dhyeyA sadA sA bhavabha~njanAya
      j~neyA bhavAnI jananIti nityam || 2||
itthaM stavaiH shrIprabhu\-rAmakR^iShNo
      yAmarchayAmAsa shubhAM vareNyAm |
mAyAvR^itAM bhasmanigU.Dha vahniM
      sA ma~NgalA ma~NgalamAtanotu || 3||
sevA paraM pa~NkajapANiyugmaM
      shrIrAmakR^iShNAya cha dattachittam |
yasyAH prasannAsyasuhAsyabimbaM
      nityaM jane sA karuNAM dadhAtu || 4||
lajjAvaguNThanavatI patigehalakShmIH
      sA ShoDashIti lalanAsu lalAmabhUtA |
pUjAmagR^ihNadabhayA sadayA svapatyuH
      magnA samAdhi jaladhau khalu bhAvalInA || 5||
yA ghoShitArchana paraistu narendramukhaiH
      kAlIti kalmaShaharIti jananI cha sAkShAt |
pratyakShagamyaparamAdbhutamUrtarUpA
      sadyo bhayaM haratu sA bhavabhItibhIroH || 6||
tejaH pu~njatapaH prabhAvavibhayA dedIpyamAnA sadA
      hastAbje japamAlikAM dhR^itavatI kalyANayaj~ne ratA |
shashvadbhaktajane tvanugrahakarI puNyapradA mokShadA
      ga~NgAtoyasamA prasAdanilayA shrI shAradA pAtu naH || 7||
lolAdehadharI sadA sahacharI shrI rAmakR^iShNasya yA
      deveshasya yugaprayojanavashAt sAkShAt jagaddhAtrikA |
dharmasthApanahetave dhR^itavapurnetuM janAn satpathaM
      bhaktiM mokShaphalaM sakR^id vitarituM sAmbA prasIdatvaho || 8||

iti adhyApikA DA.c (kumArI) kR^iShNA bandyopAdhyAyA (ema\. e\. (Dabala) pI\-echa. DI\.) 
            virachitaM \ldq{}shrIshrIshAradAdevyaShTakam\rdq{} sampUrNam |
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