% Text title            : KarapatrAShTakam
% File name             : karapAtrAShTakam.itx
% Category              : deities\_misc, gurudev, aShTaka
% Location              : doc\_deities\_misc
% Author                : Shri Shashidhara Sharma
% Transliterated by     : Megha Jogithaya
% Proofread by          : Megha Jogithaya
% Description/comments  : Praise for Karapatraswami.  See scan for Hindi translation
% Latest update         : July 3, 2021
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\engtitle{.. Shri Karapatra AshtakaM ..}##
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kechid bhajanti vibudhA harimIshitAra\-
     ~nchA.anye haraM bhavanidAghaharaM shrayanti |
dharmA.a.artikhinnamanasAM samupAsanIyaM
     pratyakShitaM hariharAdvayamadvayannaH || 1||
sadrAjanItinipuNaH kimu viShNugupto
     vAchaspatirnikhilashAstravichakShaNo vA |
Aho shuko nu bhagavadguNagAnadhanyo
     yasminnitIva samashAyi yatiH sa vandyaH || 2||
yasyA.avasannavarasA rasane sarasva\-
     tyAbhAnti lekhatanavo.atanukIrtilekhAH |
chetasya bhUtsarasijodarasaukumAryaM
     smAryo na kasya sa vashI shayabhAjanAryaH || 3||
vandyaH sa yo.akR^itakR^itI sukR^itArthasaMsthAH
     rAmAyaNe shrutiShu chA.atata vAkpravAhAn |
naiShkarmyamUrdhvamadhitAdhidharaM tathApi
     karmetarA.akR^itataraM vyadhitA.a.aprayANam || 4||
yaH satkavirgurugururbudhama~NgalAtmA
     tIvrapratApatapanashcha satAM cha somaH |
dharmadviShAM shaniratho madinA~ncha rAhuH
     ketuH kalerjayati daNDivaraH sa ko.api || 5||
kArAgamaiH shirasi daNDanipAtaghAtai\-
     rapyejanaM na janitaM kila yasya jAtu |
dIpaH sanAtanasR^iterapi gIShpateryo
     vAryetaro hR^idi vibhAti sa naH sadA.a.aryaH || 6||
tiShThet praNaShTakuhakaH supathe naraughaH
     pAre.ambudhiM janagirA prasaraM prayAtu |
gAvashcharantu parito.astabhayA ghaTodhnyaH
     svapnastaveti yatirAT ! phalitA kadA nu ! || 7||
yo daNDivaryo.atiyatIndracharyaH
     shrautA.adhvano.abhUdbhuvaneShu dhuryaH |
shreyo bhR^itAM shashvadapIha chAryo
     dhAryaH sa chitte karapAtra AryaH || 8||

iti  shrIshashidharasharmAvirachitaM shrIkarapAtrAShTakaM sampUrNam |

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In praise of Karapatraswami. in Vedarthaparijata introduction.
Encoded and proofread by Megha Jogithaya

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