% Text title            : Shri Manasa Ashtaka Stotram
% File name             : mAnasAShTakastotram.itx
% Category              : deities\_misc, nimbArkAchArya, krishna, aShTaka, stotra
% Location              : doc\_deities\_misc
% Author                : shrIjI
% Proofread by          : Mohan Chettoor
% Latest update         : January 28, 2023
% Send corrections to   : sanskrit at cheerful dot c om
%
% This text is prepared by volunteers and is to be used for personal study 
% and research. The file is not to be copied or reposted for promotion of 
% any website or individuals or for commercial purpose without permission. 
% Please help to maintain respect for volunteer spirit.
%
\documentstyle[11pt,multicol,itrans]{article}
#include=ijag.inc
#endwordvowel=.h
\portraitwide
\parindent=100pt                
\let\usedvng=\Largedvng      % for 1 column     
\pagenumbering{itrans} 
\def\engtitle#1{\hrule\medskip\centerline{\LARGE #1}}
\def\itxtitle#1{\medskip\centerline{\LARGEdvng #1}\medskip\hrule}
\def\endtitles{\medskip\obeyspaceslines}
%%
\begin{document}
\engtitle{.. Shri Manasa Ashtaka Stotram ..}##
\itxtitle{.. shrImAnasAShTakastotram ..}##\endtitles ##
prANimAtramanovyAdhi dR^ishyate vasudhAtale |
AshcharyaM paramAshcharyaM prabhorlIlA cha vartate || 1||
prANimAtra kI mAnasika vyathA isa jagat meM adhikAMsha dR^iShTigochara ho rahI hai | vastutaH yaha Ashcharya se adhikatama Ashcharya hai aura ise jaganniyantA shrIsarveshvara bhagavAn kI achintya mAyA hI samajhanI chAhie || 1||
atIva cha~nchalaM loke mano bhramati nityadA |
tannirodhastu kartavyaH shAstrachintanapAragaiH || 2||
yaha mana atishaya cha~nchala hai jo isa jagat ke vyartha kAryoM meM pratipala bhramaNa karatA rahatA hai, ataeva \ldq{}shrImadbhagavadgItA\rdq{} \ldq{}shrImadbhAgavata\rdq{} vibhinna \ldq{}rAmAyaNa\rdq{} Adi uttamottama shAstroM ke j~nAtAoM ko chAhie ki ve isa chapala mana kA sarvaprakAra se nigraha kareM tathA uttama sAdhakoM ko bhI prerita kare.n || 2||
satsa~NgatiH sadA shreShThA pAlanIyA cha sarvadA |
yayA hi cha~nchalasyAsya manasaH ruj prashAmyati || 3||
shreShTha puruShoM kA preraNAdAyI sa~Nga kare yaha satsa~Ngati sarvadA hI hitaprada hai jisake paripAlana karane para isa atIva drutagAmI cha~nchala kI jo klesha hai usakA parishamana ho jAyegA || 3||
ekadA brahmaNaH pArshve samAyAtA maharShayaH |
shrIsanakAdayo divyA vicharanto hi puShkare || 4||
eka samaya isa sampUrNa vishva ke rachayitA jagatpitA shrIbrahmA ke samIpa puShkaratIrtha ke pAvana sthala para vicharaNa karate hue maharShivarya shrIsanakAdika jinakA divyatama pAvana svarUpa hai ve padhAre || 4||
triguNAtmakamantashcha tathaiva bhuvanatrayam |
kathamanyonyasantyAgaH prashnaM chakru\-rmaharShayaH || 5||
taba ve maharShivarya shrIbrahmA ke nikaTa Akara eka atyanta
gUDhatama prashna kiyA ki he brahman! yaha mana jo triguNAtmaka (satva, raja, tama) se samanvita hai isI prakAra yaha triguNAtmaka samasta jagat bhI hai ataH isa charAcharAtmaka jagat se yaha mana kaise pR^ithak ho || 5||
chintAturo jagatsraShTA tadA kR^iShNaH kR^ipArNavaH |
haMsarUpeNa bhUloke.avatatAra cha puShkare || 6||
maharShivara shrIsanakAdikoM ke dvArA prashna kiye jAne para jaba jagatsraShTA shrIbrahmA atIva chintA magna hogaye taba kR^ipArNava shrIkR^iShNa bhagavAn shrIhaMsarUpa meM shrIbrahmadeva ke nikaTa sarvatIrtha guru shrIpuShkara kI pAvana dharitrI para avatIrNa hue || 6||
vidhAya cha samAdhAnamantardadhAna keshavaH |
sarveshvaraH kR^ipAdhAma sarvakalyANakArakaH || 7||
sabhI jIvamAtra kA kalyANa karane vAle kR^ipAnidhi sarvAntarAtmA sarveshvara kR^iShNarUpa shrIhaMsa bhagavAn ne shrIsanakAdikoM ke prashna kA samAdhAna karake antardhAna hogaye || 7||
atastAvanmanovyAdhirhAtavyA cha sudhIjanaiH |
tadaiva jIvane shAntirbhavatIti sunishchitam || 8||
ataeva isa mAnasika vyAdhi ko buddhimAn puruShoM ko chAhie use sarvathA tyAga karadeM tabhI isa mAnava jIvana meM nishchita rUpa se parama shAnti prApta hogI || 8||
shrImAnasAShTakaM stotraM j~nAnabhaktipradAyakam |
rAdhAsarveshvarAdyena sharaNAntena nirmitam || 9||
viveka aura shrIharibhakti ko pradAna karane vAlA yaha \ldq{}shrImAnasAShTaka stotra\rdq{} jisakA praNayana haMsarUpa shrIkR^iShNa bhagavAn kA hI anukampA prasAda hai || 9||

iti shrImAnasAShTakastotraM sampUrNam |
##

Proofread by Mohan Chettoor

\medskip\hrule\obeylines

Please send corrections to sanskrit@cheerful.com
Last updated \today
https://sanskritdocuments.org

\end{document}