% Text title            : Shri Veda Vyasa Ashtakam
% File name             : vyasa-8.itx
% Category              : aShTaka, deities\_misc, brahmAnanda
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% Author                : svAmibrahmAnandavirachitaM
% Transliterated by     : Sunder Hattangadi
% Proofread by          : Sunder Hattangadi
% Description-comments  : Homage to Veda Vyasa
% Latest update         : August 25, 2007
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(dR^itavilambitaM ChandaH)
kalimalAstavivekadivAkaraM samavalokya tamovalitaM janam |
karuNayA bhuvi darshitavigrahaM munivaraM tamahaM satataM bhaje || 1|| (munivaraM tamahaM satataM bhaje

bharatavaMshasamuddharaNechChayA svajananIvachasA parinoditaH |
ajanayattanayatritayaM prabhuH shukanutaM tamahaM satataM bhaje || 2||
matibalAdi nirIkShya kalau nR^iNAM laghutaraM kR^ipayA nigamAmbudheH |
samakarodiha bhAgamanekadhA shrutipatiM tamahaM satataM bhaje || 3||
sakaladharmanirUpaNasAgaraM vividhachitrakathAsamala~NkR^itam |
vyarachayachcha purANakadambakaM kavivaraM tamahaM satataM bhaje || 4||
shrutivirodhasamanvayadarpaNaM nikhilavAdimatAndhyavidAraNam |
grathitavAnapi sUtrasamUhakaM munisutaM tamahaM satataM bhaje || 5||
yadanubhAvavashena divaM gataH samadhigamya mahAstrasamuchchayam |
kurUchamUmajayadvijayo(1) drutaM dyutidharaM tamahaM satataM bhaje || 6||
samaravR^ittavibodhasamIhayA kuruvareNa(2) mudA kR^itayAchanaH |
sapadi sUtamadAdamalekShaNaM(3) kaliharaM tamahaM satataM bhaje || 7||
vananivAsaparau kurudampati sutashuchA tapasA cha vikarShitau |
mR^itatanUjagaNaM samadarshayat sharaNadaM tamahaM satataM bhaje || 8||
vyAsAShTakamidaM puNyaM brahmAnandena kIrtitam |
yaH paThenmanujo nityaM sa bhavechChAstrapAragaH ||

iti shrImatparamahaMsasvAmibrahmAnandavirachitaM
                  shrIvedavyAsAShTakaM sampUrNam |
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##1 kuruvareNa ## refers to ## dhR^itarAShTreNa ##
##2 dvijayo ## refers to ## vijayorjunaH ##
##3 sUtaM ## refers to ## sa~njayaM ##

The refrain ## tamahaM satataM bhaje ##
is also replaced by ## guruvyAsamahaM bhaje ##
in some prints.

Encoded and proofread by Sunder Hattangadi

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