% Text title            : Avalokiteshvarashtaka Stotram
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OM namo.avalokiteshvarAya |
stutvA guNairanupamairanubindupAtraM stotraM mayA kR^itamidaM jaDavAlishena |
lokeshvaraM guNanidhiM guNasAgaraM cha nityaM namAmi shirasA~njalisampuTena || 1||
prANeShu yan sravati yena rasAmbupArAn kShuttR^iShNaduHkhaparipIDitasarvasattvAn |
evaMvidhaM jagadidaM paripAlanAya tasmai namo.astu satataM hi yathArthanAmne || 2||
satku~NkumAttamaruNA~NkasamAnavarNaM dvAtriMshalakShaNavibhUShitagAtrashobham |
sarveShu yasya karuNAmayavatsalatvaM tasmai namAmi bhavate karuNAmayAya || 3||
saMsArasAgaramahAlayanAshadakSha ekastvameva sharaNaM bhuvi naikanAtha |
kenApi tvadguNagaNA gaNane na shakyAstaM lokanAthamavalokitanAmasa.nj~nam || 4||
nAnAvidhAbharaNamaNDitadivyarUpaM bAlendulagnajaTabhUShitalokanAtham |
vAme cha maNDaladharaM varadaM cha savye tvAM lokanAtha sharaNaM pravrajAmi nityam || 5||
brahmAdibhiH parivR^itaM surasiddhasa~NghairgandharvakinnaramahoraganAgayakShaiH |
nAthasya yasya bhavatashcharaNAmbujaM cha taM lokanAthacharaNaM sharaNaM vrajAmi || 6||
bhUtaiH pishAchagaruDoragarAkShasIbhiH kumbhANDapUtanamahallakarAjarAjaiH |
vaishvAnarAsurashataiH parivArabhUtaM taM lokanAthacharaNaM sharaNaM gato.asmi || 7||
abdhirdivAkarakarairnahi shoShameti tadvatkavIshvarashatairguNasAgaraste |
lokeshvara prathitakIrtinidhAnabhUto na kShIyate guNanidhirguNasAgarasya || 8||
shlokAShTakaM pratidinaM khalu ye paThanti te prApnuvanti sahasA dhanaputramokShAn |
kuShThAdiroganikaraM kShamatAM prayAti vandAmahe cha nitarAM tava pAdayugme || 9||

iti shrI AryAvalokiteshvarasya shlokAShTakaM sampUrNam ||
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