% Text title            : Shri Samba Ashtakam
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\engtitle{.. Shri Samba Ashtakam ..}##
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santaH putrAH suhR^ida uta vA satkalatraM sugehaM
      vittAdhIshapratimavasumAn bobhavItu prakAmam |
kIrtichChaTA vA AshAsvAstAmamR^itakiraNaspardhi
      sarvaM vyarthaM maraNasamaye sAmba ekaH sahAyaH || 1||
vAde sarvAnapi vijayatAM satsabhAyAM nR^ipAgre
      bhogAnsattvAnanubhavatu vA daivatairapyalabhyAn |
bhUmau nIre viyati charituM vartatAM yogashaktiH
      sarvaM vyarthaM maraNasamaye sAmba ekaH sahAyaH || 2||
rUpaM vA.a.astAM kusumavishikhAkharvagarvApahAri
      shauryaM vAstAmamarapatisa~NkShobhadakShaM nitAntam |
pR^ithvIpAlapravaramakuTAghaTTanaM syAtpade vA
      sarvaM vyarthaM maraNasamaye sAmba ekaH sahAyaH || 3||
gehe santu pravarabhiShajaH sarvarogApanodAH
      deshe deshe bahudhanayutA bandhavaH santu kAmam |
sarve lokA api vachanato dAsavatkarma kuryuH
      sarvaM vyarthaM maraNasamaye sAmba ekaH sahAyaH || 4||
adhyAstAM vA sumaNikhachitaM divyapArINa pIThaM (divyapArIndra)
      hastyashvAdyairapi parivR^ito dvAradesho.astu kAmam |
bhUShyantAM vA.a.abharaNanivahaira~NgakAnyarghashUnyaiH
      sarvaM vyarthaM maraNasamaye sAmba ekaH sahAyaH || 5||
dhattAM mUrdhni pravaramaNibhirjuShTadIvyatkirITaM
      vastAM dehaM vividhavasanairhemasUtrAvabaddhaiH |
AruhyAsau vicharatu bhuvaM tiryagAndolikAM vA
      sarvaM vyarthaM maraNasamaye sAmba ekaH sahAyaH || 6||
sarvashAntaprakaTitaravairbandibhiH stUyatAM vA
      bherIDhakkApramukhabirudaM dikShu da.ndhvanyatAM vA |
pR^ithvIM sarvAmavatu ripubhiH krAntapAdAgrapIThaH
      sarvaM vyarthaM maraNasamaye sAmba ekaH sahAyaH || 7||
hR^idyAM padyAvalimapi karotvarthachitraM sukavyaM
      ShaTChAstreShvapyamitadhiShaNo granthasandohakartA |
sarveShAM syAdamitahR^idayAnandado vA~NmukhairvA
      sarvaM vyarthaM maraNasamaye sAmba ekaH sahAyaH || 8||

iti shrIsAmbAShTakaM sampUrNam |
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