% Text title            : Skandakritam Shiva Ashtakam
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% Description/comments  : shrIshivarahasyam | mAheshvarAkhyaH prathamAMshaH | adhyAyaH 10 | 3-10||
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\engtitle{.. Skandakritam Shiva Ashtakam ..}##
\itxtitle{.. skandakR^itaM shivAShTakam ..}##\endtitles ##
jaya jaya ma~Ngalatarasundaratamama~NgalApate
jaya jaya vishvavidhAnasaMsthitinidha(dhA)nashikShaNachaNa
bandhutarasundara(sindhura)varakR^ittivasana munivR^indavinuta
ninditamakhasaMhR^ite surananditagaNapuramAraka
bhavashoShaNagaralAshana shamanabhayakampitamunipotakasharaNa
aruNAdhipakaruNAkara janatAraNataraNisthita
surakAraNamArashoShaNa triguNanigamagaNapoShaNacharaNa
sharaNaM bhava sharaNaM bhava sharaNaM bhava dayayA || 1||
nigamAgamavachanAtiga yamimAnasagaganAntara
vayunasthitisurakAraNa mArashoShaNa
bhavanAshana varahAraka dahanAmalanayana
mananAtiga vR^iShavAhanagamana bhavanAshana vasitAshaka
surabhUsuranikarAvana pitR^ikAnanavihR^ite daharAkR^itikuharAtiga
varabhUdharashayana kharashItajakarasaMsthita murabhedanasharadhAraNa
puranAshana nigamavrajaturagottama uragAdhipakR^itashi~njanivarakArmuka
mR^igadhR^ik kulishAyudhamukhadaivatabhaTarakShaNachatura
sharaNaM bhava sharaNaM bhava sharaNaM bhava dayayA || 2||
dahanAnilatapanAmaravarabhUsura jalanAyaka
shamanAkR^itavinatekalitAkhilacharaja~Ngama jagatAmavana (janatAvana)
jananAdika lalitottamacharita bharitAnatavaratAta janatApahR^ite
vinatAtmajavAhanArchana janitAtuladayayA
vikachAmbujanibhalochanarathasaMvahanaprada
vidhimaulijaphalakAmalashayabhUShita bhagavan
pavanAnalavalamAraNabalashoShaNa tR^iNachAlanamapi kR^ite
kR^iNute na hi nikhilAgamashirasaMstutacharita
sharaNaM bhava sharaNaM bhava sharaNaM bhava dayayA || 3||
va(ka)ruNAlayamathanodbhavagaralotthitamahasA surakinnaraharavalAnaharisAyakarabhasA
(surakinnaraharavaglanaharisAyakarabhasA, surakinnaraparipAlanaharisAyakarabhasA)
kavalIkR^itagarasambhavanalinAmalashubhakandhara jaladopama bhagavan
madhumAraNanayanAmalanalinArchita
padapa~NkajalulitAmbudhichulukIkR^itaghaTasambhavanutitoShita
yatimAnasavarabhUShaNa phaNika~NkaNa bhagavan
duritApaha chalitAmalalalitendukalAlavavimalIkR^itajagate
sharaNaM bhava sharaNaM bhava sharaNaM bhava dayayA || 4||
makhasanmukhahavanAshana mukhatarpitahavibhakShaNa vibudhavrajanalinotthita
mahimAtiga paripUjanarahitAtulamanyukR^itemananotthita
gaNagarjanaparitarjanasurabharjana vidhinandanakR^itashikShaNa
paripUritadurivAntaka gajamAraNakaraNa
agajAdhipa bhujagAdhipashayanArpita vidhimaulijakalitasraja
balabhinmatabhagadaivatanayanAmbujanAshakR^ite
sharaNaM bhava sharaNaM bhava sharaNaM bhava dayayA || 5||
jaTilAlaka mR^iganAyakamadapATana janitAmbarakaTishobhita
va(ta)TasaMsthita nigamAgamabhaTagoShaka(ghoShita) suranAyakatruTitAkhila
jagadudbhavaghaTakarpara harishara(harisAyaka) ((bala))karShaNa puradAhana bhagavan
paTutAkR^itinikhilasthitikaTukIbhava(kR^ita)jaladhe
bhavadAgamajagadudgama(dbhava)jaladAlayavahana
tripurAntaka shamitAntaka shamitAndhaka shamitAkhiladuHkha vibho
sharaNaM bhava sharaNaM bhava sharaNaM bhava dayayA || 6||
pavanAshanamaNika~NkaNagaralAshana madhusUdanabalanAshana yamunAnujabhavanAshana
sikatAshanatanayAmala gaNasattama guNabandhura hR^idayAnana munisattama
vinutagaNa(guNa)garjitavadanAyita shashidhAmakakR^itanetraka
uDunAyakashikharAmara varanAyakakumudAkara
samudAyajatatalochana dviradAnanasutaharShadataruNendulalAma
masR^iNAruNanakhajotpala kalikAyitasurajAlakamakuTItaTaghaTitAmbujapAda
sharaNaM bhava sharaNaM bhava sharaNaM bhava dayayA || 7||
akhilANDajashukatuNDajaghaTanotthita madhurAyitasukhatandrijarasasArasa
padanAmajamunigItavinoda kanakAmbujajanitAkhilajaga(jana)khaNDana
yamadaNDana shashikhaNDana kalitAmalashirase
mR^idumaNDita urageshvarakR^itakuNDalavidhikhaNDana
shikhaNDavaralochana (shikhiDambarakR^italochana) vaDavAnalakR^itajihvaka
shikhivAhanakR^itabodhana shrutimaNDalashirase
puradaNDana nagakodaNDajaharisharakarShaNAkhaNDalakarabha~njana
munimaNDalakR^itarakShaNakhaNDaparasho taNDunandigaNabhR^i~NgichaNDikR^itatAlamaddalaja
ghu~Nghumadhvani((ja))maDDughargharitara~NganATyapara jahnujAvitatanIratIravilasachChivali~Nga
sharaNaM bhava sharaNaM bhava sharaNaM bhava dayayA || 8||

|| iti shivarahasyAntargate mAheshvarAkhye skandakR^itaM shivAShTakam ||

\- || shrIshivarahasyam | mAheshvarAkhyaH prathamAMshaH | adhyAyaH 10 | 3\-10||
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- .. shrIshivarahasyam . mAheshvarAkhyaH prathamAMshaH . adhyAyaH 10 . 3-10..

Notes:
Skanda ##skanda ## eulogizes Aṣṭākṛti Śiva ##aShTAkR^iti shiva ## with Aṣṭakam ##aShTakam ## - an eight stanza composition.
The shloka numbers have been renumbered for convenience of the reader.##
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