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\engtitle{.. Shri Mahashasta Ashtakam ..}##
\itxtitle{.. shrImahAshAstAShTakam ..}##\endtitles ##
gajendrashArdUla mR^igendravAhanaM
    munIndrasaMsevita pAdapa~Nkajam |
devIdvayenAvR^ita pArshvayugmaM
    shAstAramAdyaM satataM namAmi ||  1||
hariharabhavamekaM sachchidAnandarUpaM
    bhavabhayaharapAdaM bhAvanAgamyamUrtim |
sakalabhuvanahetuM satyadharmAnukUlaM
    shritajanakulapAlaM dharmashAstAramIDe || 2||
hariharasutamIshaM vIravaryaM sureshaM
    kaliyugabhavabhItidhvaMsalIlAvatAram |
jayavijayalakShmI susaMsR^itAjAnubAhuM
    malayagirinivAsaM dharmashAstAramIDe || 3||
parashivamayamIDyaM bhUtanAthaM munIndraM
    karadhR^itavikachAbjaM brahmapa~nchasvarUpam |
maNimayasukirITaM mallikApuShpahAraM
    varavitaraNashIlaM dharmashAstAramIDe || 4||
hariharamayamAya bimbamAdityakoTi
    tviShamamalamukhenduM satyasandhaM vareNyam |
upaniShadavibhAvyaM oMitidhyAnagamyaM
    munijanahR^idi chintyaM dharmashAstAramIDe || 5||
kanakamaya dukUlaM chandanArdrAvasiktaM
    sarasamR^idulahAsaM brAhmaNAnandakAram |
madhurasamayapANiM mArajIvAtulIlaM
    sakaladuritanAshaM dharmashAstAramIDe || 6||
munijanagaNasevyaM muktisAmrAjyamUlaM
    viditasakalatatvaj~nAnamantropadesham |
ihaparaphalahetuM tArakaM brahmasa.nj~naM
    ShaDarimalavinAshaM dharmashAstAramIDe || 7||
madhurasaphalamukhyaiH pAyasairbhakShyajAlaiH
    dadhighR^ita paripUrNairannadAnaissantuShTam |
nijapadanamitAnAM nityavAtsalyabhAvaM
    hR^idayakamalamadhye dharmashAstAramIDe || 8||
bhavaguNajanitAnAM bhogamokShAya nityaM
    hariharabhavadevasyAShTakaM sannidhau yaH |
paThati sakalabhogAn muktisAmrAjyabhAgye
    bhuvidivi? cha tasmai nityatuShTo dadAti || 9||

iti shrImahAshAstAShTakaM sampUrNam |

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