% Text title            : Mahabalesha Ashtakam
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\engtitle{.. Shri Mahabalesha Ashtakam ..}##
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vishAlakaruNaM vibhuM taruNachandra sadbhUShaNaM
      dharAdharasutApatiM taruNachandrakoTiprabham |
manorathavivardhanaM duritavargavidhvaMsanaM
      mahAbalashivaM bhaje mahitasarvakalyANadam || 1||
samAhitamanonutaM shamitadaityadambhaM prabhuM
      bhavArNavavishoShaNaM vihitabhaktasantoShaNam |
charAcharasumandiraM vidhR^itabAlachandraM shivaM
      namAmi girijApatiM nalinanetramitraM param || 2||
parAbhavavivarjitaM jaya jayeti devairnutaM
      namAmi jagatAM guruM jananamR^ityudUraM haram |
janArdanasahodarInayanapadmabhAnUpamaM
      purANapuruShArchitaM sharaNalokasaMrakShakam || 3||
durAcharaNabhIShaNaM duritavargasaMhAriNaM
      mahAgirivarAshrayaM munivareNyasaMsevitam |
hiraNyanidhidAyakaM karuNayaiva saMrakShakaM
      kalAdharasushekharaM namata nityakalyANadam || 4||
mahAgadavidAraNaM madanagarvavishloShaNaM
      bhavaM tripuraghAtinaM hyanalanetramindrArchitam |
girIndratanayAsakhaM sakalasaukhyasandAyakaM
      mahAbalamupAsmahe nigamagamyarUpaM shivam || 5||
shilIndrakusumapriyaM varashirIShamAlyAnvitaM
      subilvadalapUjitaM vanajadivyapuShpapriyam |
viri~nchiharisannutaM bhajata pa~nchavaktraM prabhuM
      prapa~ncha paripAlakaM varachirantanAbhyarchitam || 6||
chirantaravachonutaM hyaghachayasya vidhvaMsakaM
      mamAshu kavitApradaM karimukhasya tAtaM vibhum |
kavIndra parisannutaM namata nIlakaNThaM varaM
      varapradamahAbalaM suguNakR^iShNabhUpAvanam || 7||
manorathavidAyakaM manukuleshasampUjitaM
      hyumArdhasukalevaraM vidhR^itadivyaga~NgApagam |
vR^iShendravaravAhanaM suravarendra santoShaNaM
      jagadbharaNamIshvaraM taruNachandramauliM bhaje || 8||
mahAbalanutiM janA vachasi dhArayantyanvahaM
      nR^ikesarigireritAM sakalasaukhyasampatpradAm |
susantatividhAyinIM shubhakadamba saMvardhinIM
      bhajanti shubhameva te shivapadAbjabhaktA bhuvi || 9||

iti dakShiNAmnAya\-shrI\-shR^i~NgerI\-shAradApIThAdhIshvara\-
jagadguru\-sha~NkarAchArya\-shrI\-shrI\-shrI\-
\ldq{}vR^iddha\rdq{}\-nR^isiMhabhAratI\-mahAsvAmibhiH
\ldq{}gokarNa\rdq{}\-kShetre virachitaM shrI\-mahAbaleshAShTakaM sampUrNam |

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