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\engtitle{.. Shri Nilakantha Namah Shivaya Ashtakam ..}##
\itxtitle{.. shrInIlakaNTha namashshivAyAShTakam ..}##\endtitles ##
namo namaH kAraNakAraNAya
      jaganmayAyAhitapAshakAya |
tvatpAdapadmAshritarakShakAya
      shrInIlakaNThAya namaH shivAya || 1||
dhyAyanti ye tvAM yatayaH stuvanti
      hR^idambuje dIpasamaprakAsham |
nAsAgravinyastavilochanAya
      shrInIlakaNThAya namaH shivAya || 2||
sargasthitidhvaMsanakAraNAya
      yamAdiyogAShTakasiddhidAya |
tapasvinAM shIghraphalapradAya |
      shrInIlakaNThAya namaH shivAya || 3||
vedAdirUpAya trilochanAya
      vedAntavedyAya digambarAya |
vibhUtishubhrAya jaTAdharAya
      shrInIlakaNThAya namaH shivAya || 4||
ugrAya saMsArabhayApahAya
      j~nAnapradAyashusukhapradAya |
kAlAntakAya pralayAnilAya
      shrInIlakaNThAya namaH shivAya || 5||
vidhAtR^irUpAya jagaddhitAya
      ramesharUpAya sadAshivAya |
anantarUpAya chaturbhujAya
      shrInIlakaNThAya namaH shivAya || 6||
vishvaikavandyAya kalAdharAya
      samastalokaikasamAshrayAya |
kuThArapAshA~NkushapAline cha
      shrInIlakaNThAya namaH shivAya || 7||
sharvAya sarvapriyakAraNAya
      pinAkine bANadharAya tubhyam |
gaurIpriyAyAkhilapAlakAya
      shrInIlakaNThAya namaH shivAya || 8||
iti stutvA mahAdevaM praNamya cha punaH punaH |
vidadhyU R^iShayastatra surAH padmabhuvAdayaH || 9||

iti shrInIlakaNTha namaH shivAyAShTakaM sampUrNam |
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It is said to be from Shri Garalapurinatha
Mahatmya from Skanda Purana, however is not
readily found in the Purana.

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