% Text title            : Namamahatmya Ashtakam
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kathaM bandhanAsho bhavedAshu deva
     tvadIyA~NghrimUle gatohaM varAkaH |
surovAnaro vAyadA janmapAtraM
     tataH kiM tataH kiM tataH kiM nu duHkham || 1||
tanoH kleshabhAjo vichitrasya hetuH
     kumohAmbaraM hi shruteH shAstravAkyAt |
sadaivAvR^itohaM paThenaiva tena
     tataH kiM tataH kiM tataH kiM nu duHkham || 2||
harernAmamuktiM karaM niHsahAyaM
     sahopAsanaM nogR^ihasthAdidharmaiH |
yadA nAma muktvA karotyanyayogaM
     tataH kiM tataH kiM tataH kiM nu duHkham || 3||
harernAmatulyo na vedAdipATho
     vrataM tIrthavAso na vAyoH prayAsaH |
tadanyeShu lagno yadA tajjahAti
     tataH kiM tataH kiM tataH kiM nu duHkham || 4||
adharmaughakAShThAnsvabhUnAmavahni\- (svabhU evaM shrIviShNu)
     rdahatyeva sadyaH samUlA~njanAnAm |
ataH sevitavyaM yadAnena mukta\-
     stataH kiM tataH kiM tataH kiM nu duHkham || 5||
vinA nAma mokShaM na bhoH sArvabhaumye
     na paitre na chaindre tathA brahmaloke |
tadarthaM yatettvaM yadA bhogarakta\-
     stataH kim tataH kiM tataH kiM nu duHkham || 6||
ahaM so.asmi so.ahaM manurveda mUlaH
     sadA kIrtanIyo guroH prApya vij~nAt |
vivekAdiyukto na tallagnachetA\-
     stataH kim tataH kiM tataH kiM nu duHkham || 7||
atho~NkAramantro harernAma mukhyo
     nididhyAsitavyaH sadA bandhanAshe |
yaduktaM mayA tena tadbodhatA che\-
     ttataH kim tataH kiM tataH kiM nu duHkham || 8||

iti shrImatparamahaMsodAsInashirovataMsasvAmij~nAnadAsashiShyagopAladAsAkhyena
     virachitaM nAmamAhAtmyAShTakaM samAptam |

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