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\engtitle{.. Shri Shiva Ashtakam by Markandeya ..}##
\itxtitle{.. shrImArkaNDeyakR^itaM shivAShTakam ..}##\endtitles ##
sadA godAvaryAstaTanikaTavAsaM pashupatiM
      vadAnyaM sarveshaM varadamakhilArthaika ghaTanam |
shivaM gaurInAthaM shashidharamanantArchitapadaM
      bhaje mArkaNDeyaM bhasitaniTalaM bhavyanaTanam || 1||
sadA kailAsAdri svapadamanaghaM sarvajagatAM
      prabhuM shrIvishveshaM prakaTita parandhAmasaratham |
naTeshaM gaurIshaM lalitaravichandrAnalasadR^ishaM
      bhaje mArkaNDeyaM bhasitaniTalaM bhavyanaTanam || 2||
mahAdevaM sarvaM madhuripusakhaM ma~NgalakaraM
      paraM shambhuM sAmbaM puramathanamIshaM bhavaharam |
smarAriM sarvaj~naM smaraharamanAdiM mR^igadharaM
      bhaje mArkaNDeyaM bhasitaniTalaM bhavyanaTanam || 3||
pradoSheShu svAntaM prabalataratauryatrikakR^itaM
      trayatriMshatkoTi trishadapravaraiH saM parivR^itam |
ramAvANIndra shrIpati vidhikR^itollAsyakaraNaM
      bhaje mArkaNDeyaM bhasitaniTalaM bhavyanaTanam || 4||
bhavAnIhR^itpadmAruNamahini nIlotpalagalaM
      sahasrAre padmAnishamavivasantaM suragurum |
stutibhyo bhaktAnAM nikhilasukhadaM susthirapadaM
      bhaje mArkaNDeyaM bhasitaniTalaM bhavyanaTanam || 5||
shivastvaM viShNutvaM sakalabhuvanastvaM ravishashi\-
      nabhastvaM kAyastvaM sakalajagAtmA tvamasi bho |
yatirdeyaM sAnte sukhatamakhilaM jaiminivareH
      bhaje mArkaNDeyaM bhasitaniTalaM bhavyanaTanam || 6||
sadochchairAhvAnaM haraharahareti pravachasA
      sadA bhaktyAnando shivashivashiveti svamanasA |
stutiM vAraM vArambhavabhavabhaveti pratibhayA |
      bhaje mArkaNDeyaM bhasitaniTalaM bhavyanaTanam || 7||
yamAhUtaM bhItaM munivaranutaM pAshanihatiM
      bhavantaM sadbhaktyA hR^idishishumavantaM karuNayA |
sharaNyaM bhaktAnAM paramagatimIshaM parashivaM
      bhaje mArkaNDeyaM bhasitaniTalaM bhavyanaTanam || 8||
shrIkolAchalasadvaMshavAridestu sudhAkaraH |
yaj~nesho bhUsurashchakre mArkaNDeyashivAShTakam || 9||

iti shrImArkaNDeyakR^itaM shivAShTakaM sampUrNam |
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