% Text title            : ShrI Shankaracharyashtakam
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\engtitle{.. ShrI Shankaracharyashtakam ..}##
\itxtitle{.. shrIsha~NkarAchAryAShTakam ..}##\endtitles ##
shrIgaNeshAya namaH |
atha shrIsha~NkarAchAryAShTakam |
dharmo brahmetyubhayaviShayaM j~nApayatyeva vedo
nAyaM loke puruShamatijaH kAvyakalpAnukalpaH |
prAmANyaM cha svayamiha bhavedityanUddiShTavantaM
bhAShyAchAryaM praNamata sadA sha~NkaraM nyAsivaryam || 1||
dharmo nityaM vidhiviShayato j~nApayatyeSha veda\-
stasminniShThA dvividhamuditA kAmajAkAmajAbhyAm |
kAmyaM karma tridivabhuvanAyetyanUddiShTavantaM
bhAShyAchAryaM praNamata sadA sha~NkaraM nyAsivaryam || 2||
kAmApetaM bhavati manasaH shodhanAyAtra loke
tasmAnnUnaM vividiShati nA sAdhanaiH saMyutaH san |
tasmAddharmaM charata manujA ityanUddiShTavanataM
bhAShyAchAryaM praNamata sadA sha~NkaraM nyAsivaryam || 3||
vedo yasmin vidhimukhabhidA ShaDvidhaH shAstrasiddho
vaidho bhedo dashahatashataM pUrvatantre prasiddhaH |
dharmAdyarthaH pramitipuratashchetyanUddiShTavantaM
bhAShyAchAryaM praNamata sadA sha~NkaraM nyAsivaryam || 4||
advaitArthagrahaNapaTutAM pUrvatantrAnukUlaM
shAstrAjj~nAtvA kuruta sudhiyo dharmacharyAM yathArtham |
nochetkaShTaM narakagamanaM chetyanUddiShTavantaM
bhAShyAchAryaM praNamata sadA sha~NkaraM nyAsivaryam || 5||
dvaitaM mithyA yadi bhavati chetprApyate.advaitasiddhi\-
stasyAH prAptyai prathamamadhunA sAdhyate dvaitaniShTham |
mithyAtvaM yachChrutishatagataM chetyanUddiShTavantaM
bhAShyAchAryaM praNamata sadA sha~NkaraM nyAsivaryam || 6||
nAnA nehetyupadishati vAgdvaitamithyAtvasiddhyai
dvaitaM mithyA parimitigaterdR^ishyataH svapnavatsyAt |
evaMrUpA hyanumitimitishetyanUddiShTavantaM
bhAShyAchAryaM praNamata sadA sha~NkaraM nyAsivaryam || 7||
evaM mithyA jagadidamiti j~nAyatAM nishchayena
brahmAhaM chetyalamanubhavaH prApyatAM vedavAkyAt |
shAnto bhUyAt tadanu cha sukhaM chetyanUddiShTavantaM
shAntyAnandaH praNamati yatiH sha~NkarAchAryamUrtim || 8||
shAntyAnandasarasvatyA kR^itaM shA~NkaramaShTakam |
yaH paThedbhaktisaMyuktaH sa sarvAM siddhimApnuyAt || 9||
iti shrIparamahaMsaparivrAjakAchAryashrIshAntyAnandasarasvativirachitaM
shrIsha~NkarAchAryAShTakaM samAptam || 
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