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\engtitle{.. Shri Raghava Ashtakam ..}##
\itxtitle{.. shrIrAghavAShTakam ..}##\endtitles ##
bhuvanaguptaye brahmaNArchitaM dasharathAlaye vyaktimAgatam |
janakanandinIlakShmaNAnvitaM bhaja manaH sadA rAmamadbhutam || 1||
kamalalochanaM pApamochanaM svajanara~njanaM daityabha~njanam |
ShaDarimardanaM bodhavardhanaM bhaja manaH sadA rAmamadbhutam || 2||
surapatiM hyayodhyApure vare surataroH sthale maNDapAntare |
maNimayAsane samyagAsthitaM bhaja manaH sadA rAmamadbhutam || 3||
agaNitaujasaM daNDasAgaraM praNatatApasaM sAdhumAnasam |
amitabhAsasaM pItavAsasaM bhaja manaH sadA rAmamadbhutam || 4||
amarakinnaraissiddhachAraNairmunivarairnarairapsarogaNaiH |
paramavidyayA samyagarchitaM bhaja manaH sadA rAmamadbhutam || 5||
madanakoTisaundaryamohanaM charaNabhaktibhAkkAmadohanam |
hR^idayapa~Nkaje.adhyAtmahR^itpadaM bhaja manaH sadA rAmamadbhutam || 6||
charitavistaraM koTibheShajaM tridashavishrutaM nAmasaMsthitam |
japati sha~Nkaro.avAptatatparaM bhaja manaH sadA rAmamadbhutam || 7||
etadadbhutaM rAghavAShTakaM pratidinaM paThedbhaktipUrvakam |
tanumimAM yathAheyaka~nchukaM virahaya.NllabhejjyotirAtmakam || 8||

iti shrIsha~NkarAchAryakR^itaM rAghavAShTakastotraM sampUrNam ||
shrIrAghavArpaNamastu |
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The short thymn is found in Sarasvati Mahal Series manuscript
(bearing B. No. 12766 and D. No. 21317). Though there is
nothing extraordinary in the sentiments, the rhythm is very
pleasing, being based on the model of Gopika Gita. The Stotra
is attributed to Sri Sankaracharya, though it is not to be
found in any collection of Sri Adi Sankaracharya's works published
so far. It is presumably the composition of one of the later
pontiffs in the line of Sri Sankaracharya.

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