% Text title            : Datta Sharana Ashtakam
% File name             : dattasharaNAShTakam.itx
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% Description/comments  : Dattatreya Stuti Manjari, Ed. S.V. Radhakrishnashastri.  Not an aShTakam but 17 verses)
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\engtitle{.. Shri Datta Sharanashtakam ..}##
\itxtitle{.. shrIdattasharaNAShTakam ..}##\endtitles ##
dattAtreya bhava sharaNam | dattanAtha bhava sharaNam |
triguNAtmaka triguNAtIta | tribhuvanapAlaka bhava sharaNam || 1||
shAshvatamUrte bhava sharaNam | shyAmasundara bhava sharaNam |
sheShAbharaNa sheShabhUShaNa | sheShashAyin guro bhava sharaNam || 2||
ShaDbhujamUrte bhava sharaNam | ShaDyativara bhava sharaNam |
daNDakamaNDalu gadApadmakara | sha~Nkhachakradhara bhava sharaNam || 3||
karuNAnidhe bhava sharaNam | karuNAsAgara bhava sharaNam |
kR^iShNAsa~NgamiMstaruvaravAsin | bhaktavatsala bhava sharaNam || 4||
shrIgurunAtha bhava sharaNam | sadgurunAtha bhava sharaNam |
shrIpAdashrIvallabha guruvara | nR^isiMhasarasvati bhava sharaNam || 5||
kR^ipAmUrte bhava sharaNam | kR^ipAsAgara bhava sharaNam |
kR^ipAkaTAkSha kR^ipAvalokana | kR^ipAnidhe guro bhava sharaNam || 6||
kAlAntaka bhava sharaNam | kAlanAshaka bhava sharaNam |
pUrNAnanda pUrNaparesha | purANapuruSha bhava sharaNam || 7||
he jagadIsha bhava sharaNam | jagannAtha bhava sharaNam |
jagatpAlaka jagadadhIsha | jagaduddhAra bhava sharaNam || 8||
akhilAntara bhava sharaNam | akhilaishvarya bhava sharaNam |
bhaktapriya vajrapa~njara | prasannavaktra bhava sharaNam || 9||
digambara bhava sharaNam | dInadayAghana bhava sharaNam |
dInanAtha dInadayALa | dInoddhAra bhava sharaNam || 10||
tapomUrte bhava sharaNam | tejorAshe bhava sharaNam |
brahmAnanda brahmasanAtana | brahmamohana bhava sharaNam || 11||
vishvAtmaka bhava sharaNam | vishvarakShaka bhava sharaNam |
vishvambhara vishvajIvana | vishvaparAtpara bhava sharaNam || 12||
vighnAntaka bhava sharaNam | vighnanAshaka bhava sharaNam |
praNavAtIta premavardhana | prakAshamUrte bhava sharaNam || 13||
nijAnanda bhava sharaNam | nijapadadAyaka bhava sharaNam |
nityanira~njana nirAkAra | nirAdhAra bhava sharaNam || 14||
chiddhanamUrte bhava sharaNam | chidAkAra bhava sharaNam |
chidAtmarUpa chidAnanda | chitsukhakanda bhava sharaNam || 15||
anAdimUrte bhava sharaNam | akhilAvatAra bhava sharaNam |
anantakoTi brahmANDanAyaka | aghaTitaghaTana bhava sharaNam || 16||
bhaktoddhAra bhava sharaNam | bhaktarakShaka bhava sharaNam |
bhaktAnugraha gurubhaktapriya | patitoddhAra bhava sharaNam || 17||
dattAtreya bhava sharaNam ||

iti shrIdattasharaNAShTakaM sampUrNam |
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Some change the word bhava to tava.
This is not an aShTakam but many
printed books call it so.

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