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\engtitle{.. Shri Shivakamasundari Ashtakam ..}##
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     puNDarIkapuramadhyavAsinIM
          nR^ittarAjasahadharmachAriNIm |
     adrirAjatanayAM dine dine
          chintayAmi shivakAmasundarIm || 1||##
I meditate every day  on Sivakamasundari, residing in the
centre of Pundarikapuram (Chidambaram), the consort of Nataraja,
the daughter of Himavan, the king of Mountains. (1)##

     brahmaviShNumukharAmareDitAM
          bAhupadma shukavatsashobhitAm |
     bAhuleyakalabhAnanAtmajAM
          chintayAmi shivakAmasundarIm || 2||##
I meditate on Sivakamasundari,  who is worshipped by Devas
like Brahma and Vishnu, whose lotus hand is adorned with a
young parrot, whose children are Subrahmanya and Gajanana. (2)##

     vedashIrShavinutAtmavaibhavAM
          vA~nChitArthaphaladAnatatparAm |
     vyAsasUnumukhatApasArchitAM
          chintayAmi shivakAmasundarIm || 3||##
I meditate on Sivakamasundari,  whose spiritual splendour is
adored by Upanishads,  who is intent on bestowing desired
fruits, who is worshipped by sages like Suka, the son of
Vyasa. (3)##

     divyaratnamaNibhUShaNAmbarAM
          devarAjamahilAdi saMvR^itAm |
     dAnavArisahajAM dayAnidhiM
          chintayAmi shivakAmasundarIm || 4||##
I meditate on Sivakamasundari,  who is adorned in ornaments
studded with divine gems; who is surrounded by devotees like
Indrani; who is the sister of Vishnu, the enemy of Asuras;
who is the treasure of compassion.(4)##

     ShoDashArNaparadevatAmumAM
          pa~nchabANanichayodbhavekShaNAm |
     pArijAtatarumUlamaNDapAM
          chintayAmi shivakAmasundarIm || 5||##
I meditate on Sivakamasundari,  Uma, the Supreme Devata in
the Shodasi mantra, whose glance brought to life Manmatha,
the wielder of five arrows, whose abode is in hall at the foot
of Parijata tree. (5)##

     vishvayonimamalAmanuttamAM
          vAgvilAsaphaladAM vichakShaNAm |
     vArivAhasadR^ishAlakAmbarAM
          chintayAmi shivakAmasundarIm || 6||##
I meditate on Sivakamasundari,  who is the source of the
universe, who is pure and unsurpassed, who bestows the fruit
of elegant speech, who is marked by splendour, whose locks
look in colour like water bearing clouds. (6)##

     nandikeshavinutAtmavaibhavAM
          nAmamantrajapakR^it sukhapradAm |
     nAshahInapadadAM naTeshvarIM
          chintayAmi shivakAmasundarIm || 7||##
I meditate on Sivakamasundari,  whose spiritual glory is
worshipped by Nandikesa; who bestows comfort on one who chants
the mantras of her names; bestower of state which has no decay;
Iswari of dance. (7)##

     somasUryahutabhuk trilochanAM
          sharvamohanakarIM sudhIDitAm |
     sat trivarga paramAtmasaukhadAM
          chintayAmi shivakAmasundarIm || 8||##
I meditate on Sivakamasundari,  who has three eyes of Chandra,
Surya and Agni; who enchants Siva; who is worshipped by the
wise; bestower of the virtuous group of three objectives,
Dharma, wealth and desire, and the Bliss of Paramatma. (8)##

     puNDarIkacharaNarShiNA kR^itaM stotrametadaghahaM paThanti ye |
     puNDarIkapuranAyikA.ambikA yachChatIShTamakhilaM maheshvarI ||(9) ||##
Those who chant this Stotra, which rids one of sins, written by
Pundarikacharana Rishi, are blessed by Mother Sivakamasundari,
the mistress of Pundarikapura, Chidambaram, the Supreme Iswari,
with all that they desire. (9)##

iti shrIshivakAmasundaryaShTakaM sampUrNam |

\chapter{shrIshivakAmasundaryaShTakaM}
     puNDarIkapuramadhyavAsinIM
          nR^ittarAjasahadharmachAriNIm |
     adrirAjatanayAM dine dine
          chintayAmi shivakAmasundarIm || 1||
     brahmaviShNumukharAmareDitAM
          bAhupadma shukavatsashobhitAm |
     bAhuleyakalabhAnanAtmajAM
          chintayAmi shivakAmasundarIm || 2||
     vedashIrShavinutAtmavaibhavAM
          vA~nChitArthaphaladAnatatparAm |
     vyAsasUnumukhatApasArchitAM
          chintayAmi shivakAmasundarIm || 3||
     divyaratnamaNibhUShaNAmbarAM
          devarAjamahilAdi saMvR^itAm |
     dAnavArisahajAM dayAnidhiM
          chintayAmi shivakAmasundarIm || 4||
     ShoDashArNaparadevatAmumAM
          pa~nchabANanichayodbhavekShaNAm |
     pArijAtatarumUlamaNDapAM
          chintayAmi shivakAmasundarIm || 5||
     vishvayonimamalAmanuttamAM
          vAgvilAsaphaladAM vichakShaNAm |
     vArivAhasadR^ishAlakAmbarAM
          chintayAmi shivakAmasundarIm || 6||
     nandikeshavinutAtmavaibhavAM
          nAmamantrajapakR^it sukhapradAm |
     nAshahInapadadAM naTeshvarIM
          chintayAmi shivakAmasundarIm || 7||
     somasUryahutabhuk trilochanAM
          sharvamohanakarIM sudhIDitAm |
     sat trivarga paramAtmasaukhadAM
          chintayAmi shivakAmasundarIm || 8||
     puNDarIkacharaNarShiNA kR^itaM stotrametadaghahaM paThanti ye |
     puNDarIkapuranAyikA.ambikA yachChatIShTamakhilaM maheshvarI ||(9) ||
     
     iti shrIshivakAmasundaryaShTakaM sampUrNam |

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