% Text title            : Halasya Ashtakam
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\engtitle{.. Halasya Ashtakam ..}##
\itxtitle{.. varuNaproktaM hAlAsyAShTakam ..}##\endtitles ##
varuNaH \-
kalyANashailaparikalpitakArmukAya
      maurvIkR^itAkhilamahoraganAyakAya |
pR^ithvIrathAya kamalApatisAyakAya
      hAlAsyamadhyanilayAya namashshivAya || 1||
bhaktArtibha~njanaparAya parAtparAya
      kAlAbhrakAntigaralA~NkitakandharAya |
bhUteshvarAya bhuvanatrayakAraNAya
      hAlAsya madhyanilayAya namashshivAya || 2||
bhUdAramUrtiharimR^igyapadAmbujAya
      haMsAbjasambhavasudUrasumastakAya |
jyotirmayasphuritadivyavapurdharAya
      hAlAsya madhyanilayAya namashshivAya || 3||
kAdambakAnananivAsakutUhalAya
      kAntArdhabhAgakamanIyakalevarAya |
kAlAntakAya karuNAmR^itasAgarAya
      hAlAsyamadhyanilayAya namashshivAya || 4||
vishveshvarAya vibudheshvarapUjitAya
      vidyAvishiShTaviditAtmasuvaibhavAya |
vidyApradAya vimalendravimAnagAya
      hAlAsya madhyanilayAya namashshivAya || 5||
sampatpradAya sakalAgamamastakeShu
      sa~NghoShitAtmavibhavAya sadAshivAya |
sarvAtmane sakaladuHkhasamUlahantre
      hAlAsyamadhyanilayAya namashshivAya || 6||
ga~NgAdharAya garuDadhvajavanditAya
      gaNDasphuradbhujagakuNDalamaNDitAya |
gandharvakinnarasugItaguNAdhikAya
      hAlAsyamadhyanilayAya namashshivAya || 7||
pANiM pragR^ihya malayadhvajabhUpaputryAH
      pANDyeshvaraH svayamabhUtparameshvaro yaH |
tasmai jagatprathitasundarapANDyanAmne
      hAlAsyamadhyanilayAya namashshivAya || 8||
gIrvANadeshikagirAmapi dUragaM yad
      vaktuM mahattvamiha ko bhavataH pravINaH |
shambho kShamasva bhagavachCharaNAravinda \-
      bhaktyA kR^itAM stutimimAM mama sundaresha || 9||
iti stutvA sundareshaM namaskR^itya punaH punaH |

iti varuNaproktaM hAlAsyAShTakaM sampUrNam |
shrIskAnde mahApurANe agastyasaMhitAyAM
hAlAsyamAhAtmye adhyAyaH 25, lIlA 19, shlokAni 45\-53
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