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% Text title            : shivAShTakam by Agastya Rishi
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% Language              : Sanskrit
% Subject               : philosophy/hinduism/religion
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% Transliterated by     : N.Balasubramanian bbalu@sify.com
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\engtitle{.. agastyAshTakam ..}##
\itxtitle{.. agastyAshTakam ..}##\endtitles ##
adya me saphala.n janma chAdya me saphala.n tapaH |
adya me saphala.n j~nAna.n sha.nbho tvatpAdadarshanAt || 1||
kR^itArtho.aha.n kR^itArtho.aha.n kR^itArtho.aha.n maheshvara |
adya te pAdapadmasya darshanAtbhaktavatsala || 2||
shivashsha.nbhuH shivashsha.nbhuH shivashsha.nbhuH shivashshivaH |
iti vyAharato nitya.n dinAnyAyAntu yAntu me || 3||
shive bhaktishshive bhaktishshive bhaktirbhavebhave |
sadA bhUyAt sadA bhUyAtsadA  bhUyAtsunishchalA || 4||
Ajanma maraNa.n yasya mahAdevAnyadaivatam |
mAjaniShyata madva.nshe jAto vA drAgvipadyatAm || 5||
jAtasya jAyamAnasya garbhasthasyA.api dehinaH |
mAbhUnmama kule janma yasya sha.nbhurna\-daivatam || 6||
vaya.n dhanyA vaya.n dhanyA vaya.n dhanyA jagattraye |
Adidevo mahAdevo yadasmatkuladaivatam || 7||
hara sha.nbho mahAdeva vishveshAmaravallabha |
shivasha~Nkara sarvAtmannIlakaNTha namo.astu te || 8||
agastyAShTakametattu yaH paThechChivasannidhau |
shivalokamavApnoti shivena saha modate || 9||
|| ityagastyAShTakam || 
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