% Text title            : Shri Shiva Ashtakam
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% Category              : shiva, aShTaka
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% Author                : gAyatrisvarUpa brahmachari
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|| shrIgaNeshAya namaH ||
sadA nirvikalpaM sadA chitsvarUpaM
     sadA satsvarUpaM sadA.anandarUpam |
sadA pUrNarUpaM sadA nityarUpaM
     sadaikasvarUpaM shivaM tvAM namAmi || 1||
sadA nirguNaM sadguNaM vA sadaiva
     sadA.anantarUpaM cha ekaM sadaiva |
sadA shAntarUpaM cha shubhraM sadaiva
     sadaikasvarUpaM shivaM tvAM namAmi || 2||
sadA j~nAninAM j~nAnarUpaM tvameva
     sadA yoginAM dhyAnagamyaM tvameva |
sadA prANinAM prANarUpaM tvameva
     sadaikasvarUpaM shivaM tvAM namAmi || 3||
sadA brahmaNA prArthanIyasvarUpaM
     sadA viShNunA vandanIyasvarUpam |
sadA dhAmatat chidghAnAnandarUpaM
     sadaikasvarUpaM shivaM tvAM namAmi || 4||
sadA vedashAstreNa stutyaM maheshaM
     sadA devadevAdidevaM mahesham |
sadA brahmasUtrAdimR^igyaM maheshaM
     sadaikasvarUpaM shivaM tvAM namAmi || 5||
sadA sR^iShTinAM sarjakaM taM maheshaM
     sadA sR^iShTinAM pAlakaM taM mahesham |
sadA sR^iShTinAM nAshakaM taM maheshaM
     sadaikasvarUpaM shivaM tvAM namAmi || 6||
sadA sarvadA chintanIyaM maheshaM
     sadA sarvadA vandanIyaM mahesham |
sadA sarvadA kIrtanIyaM maheshaM
     sadaikasvarUpaM shivaM tvAM namAmi || 7||
sadA shuddha buddhaM sadA muktarUpaM
     sadA.anantamekaM sadA chitsvarUpam |
sadA sarvadA nirmalaM nityarUpaM
     sadaikasvarUpaM shivaM tvAM namAmi || 8||
idaM shivAShTakaM stotraM bhakti shraddhAsamanvitaH
nivedayAmyahaM shambho prasanno bhava sarvadA || 9||

iti gAyatrIsvarUpa brahmachArIvirachitaM shrIshivAShTakaM sampUrNam |

bhagavat samarchanA
prAkkathana
chaurAsI lakShayoniyoM meM manuShya yoni sarva shreShTha
hai | prabhUta puNya dyotaka isa mAnava sharIra ko pAkara
kartavyAkartavya meM hameM shAstra pramANa hI mAnanA chAhie |
Age chalakara yahI shAstra hamAre lie sachchidAnanda prabhu kI
prApti ko hI mAnava jIvana kI saphalatA kA bodha karAte hai.n |
shAstrokta upAsanA paddhatiyoM meM sAdhaka ko sAdhya kI siddhi
meM bhakti hI ekamAtra saralatama sAdhana hai | bhakta evaM
bhakti donoM kI mahimA bhagavat pratipAdita hI hai | bhakti
sUtropanaddha shrIhari apane loka kA sarvathA tyAga kara
bhakta ke hR^idaya meM nivAsa karate hai.n | isI vishvAsa ke
sAtha prArthanA stuti evaM AratI rUpI prasUna sarvAntaryAmI
prabhu ke charaNoM meM arpita kara rahA hU.N | mAtra hamArI
yahI lokeShaNA hai ki prabhu ke charaNoM meM sabakA prema banA
rahe | tvadIyaM vastu govinda tubhyameva samarpaye |
vinIta \- gAyatrIsvarUpa brahmachArI
shrImumukShu bhavana assI, vArANasI\-5
bhAdrapada shukla ananta chaturdashI saMvat 2028
mUlya bhagavadbhakti

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