% Text title            : Shri Mahakala Ashtakam 06 11
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% Category              : shiva, aShTaka
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% Author                : Shrikrishnalilashukamahakavimuni
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\engtitle{.. Shri Mahakala Ashtakam ..}##
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vachasi mama sannidhattAM madhurasmitabharitamantharApA~NgI |
karakalitalalitavaMshA kApi kishorI kR^ipAlaharI || 1||
garvodriktadishAgajendrapariShatsevApraNAmAdR^itaM
      yAtAyAtasurendrasainyalaharImauliprabhAvanditam |
valgatpArthivasArdha maNDalamahAyAtrAravArAdhitaM (sArtha)
      kArtsnyaM kAmabhuvAM (sadA) gajamukhajyotiH kimapyAshraye || 2||
bhUmne bhuvanamAdhuryasImne sakalasampadAm |
sthemne sarasagopAladhAmne tadidamoM namaH || 3||
aj~nAnamatha najyotiH praj~neshAnapadAspadam |
AlambitanarAkAramAlambanamabhUt satAm || 4||
amuShya karuNApAtramasti maskariNAM maNiH |
Adityapraj~nasa.nj~naM yadAdityAdadhikaM mahaH || 5||
nirjitaH samadR^iShTayaiva nIlolaM yena manmathaH |
arjitairastrakusumairArAdArAdhayan yayau || 6||
Adityapraj~napAdAnAmAdikAruNyabhAjanam |
IshAnaveda ityAsIdIshAno munitejasAm || 7||
Aspadasya hi yasyAsIdasheShaguNasampadAm |
advitIya iti khyAtirAtmabuddhayA na kevalam || 8||
tayoranugrahApA~Ngasa~NkrAntaj~nAnasampadA |
sAgarA iva gambhIrAH santi dhanyAH sahasrashaH || 9||
tayoreva kR^ipAbhUmiH kR^iShNalIlAshuko muniH |
yadAshramA~Nga ? ramante tatra vistarAH || 10||
tilakaM kulapAlInAM nIlIti nilayaM shriyAm |
yamalaM janayA~nchake yaM cha kIrtiM cha shAshvatIm || 11||
yasya dAmodaro nAma savitA savitR^i   ? |
anR^iNasya hi yasyAsannadharmArNA marudgaNAH || 12||
yasya tatpriyasarvasvaM rAjyaveshAnasa.nj~nakam |
vineya vidheya suhR^innu ya    ? || 13||
yasya dakShiNakailAsalIlApariNataM mahaH |
charchAchandanagandhena sugandhayati mAnasam || 14||
kR^iShNalIlAshukasyAsya kishoramadhidaivatam |
kR^iShNaratnamidaM brUte veNuvAdimukhendunA || 15||
madakShIya bhR^i~NgA~NganAli~NgitA~NgaM
      mahadyaivataM mattahastIndragAmi |
padachChAyayA pATalIkR^itya nR^ityaM
      parikrIDagAnaM bhajadhvaM bhajadhvam || 16||
jIyAddevo mahAkAlo jagatAmekabhUShaNaH |
bhAgyabhAjo gatA yasya bhUShaNatvaM bhuja~NgamAH || 17||
vandAmahe vayaM devaM chandralekhAshikhAmaNim |
sha~NkeyaM kAlabha~Ngena mahAkAlapadaM gatam || 18||
devaM mahAkAlamamI dayAmbhodhimupAsmahe |
ratigauryo dR^ishA vIkShya yena chonmImUlitaH smaraH ? || 19||
tasya devasya mAhAtmyaM mahAkAlasya kiM bruve |
yasya lIlApadAnAni lihyante shrutimaulibhiH || 20||
mahAkAlasya ta ? charitre nAtichitratA |
pa~nchAnanena mu ?  nirjitaH ko.api ku~njaraH || 21||
mahAkAlapadachChAyApATalimne muhurnamaH |
yadeva di~Nmukhe sha~Nke ? ?  ? vato gatam || 22||
mahAkAlapadachChAyA ? ? bha varShatu |
yasyAM nirvR^itisAmrAjyaM nirvivAdaM vijR^imbhate || 23||
mahAkAla mahAdeva manohara tamohara |
mahAdhAra jaDAdhAra jayaM kuru dayAM kuru || 24||
mahAkAlamAhAtmyagarbhairaradabhraiH
      pashchaShairashchitaM kishchidetat |
dashAmaShTakaM dhanyadhanyAM duhAnaM
      dishAmakShakaM dIrdhakAlaM punIyAt || 25||

iti shrIkR^iShNalIlAshukamahAkavimunivirachitaM mahAkAlAShTakaM sampUrNam |
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The ? marked spaces are undecipherable in the manuscript.
The stotra is called aShTakam but has 25 verses.

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