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% Category              : aShTaka, devii, gAyatrI, devI, shankarAchArya
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% Author                : shankarAchArya
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% Proofread by          : Sridhar  Seshagiri sridhar.seshagiri at gmail.com
% Description-comments  : Hymn of 8 verses in praise of Devi Gayatri
% Latest update         : February 2, 2002
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\engtitle{.. Gayatri Ashtakam ..}##
\itxtitle{.. gAyatryaShTakam ..}##\endtitles ##
vishvAmitrapaHphalAM priyatarAM viprAlisa.nsevitAM
     nityAnityavivekadAM smitamukhIM khaNDendubhUShojjvalAm |
tAmbUlAruNabhAsamAnavadanAM mArtANDamadhyasthitAM
     gAyatrIM harivallabhAM trinayanAM dhyAyAmi pa~nchAnanAm || 1 ||
jAtIpa~NkajaketakIkuvalayaiH sa.npUjitA~NghridvayAM
     tattvArthAtmikavarNapa~NktisahitAM tattvArthabuddhipradAm |
prANAyAmaparAyaNairbudhajanaiH sa.nsevyamAnAM shivAM
     gAyatrIM harivallabhAM trinayanAM dhyAyAmi pa~nchAnanAm || 2 ||
ma~njIradhvanibhiH samastajagatAM ma~njutvasa.nvardhanIM
     viprapre~NkhitavArivAritamahArakShogaNAM mR^iNmayIm |
japtuH pApaharAM japAsumanibhAM ha.nsena sa.nshobhitAM
     gAyatrIM harivallabhAM trinayanAM dhyAyAmi pa~nchAnanAm || 3 ||
kA~nchIchelavibhUShitAM shivamayIM mAlArdhamAlAdikAn
     bibhrANAM parameshvarIM sharaNadAM mohAndhabuddhichChidAm |
bhUrAditripurAM trilokajananImadhyAtmashAkhAnutAM
     gAyatrIM harivallabhAM trinayanAM dhyAyAmi pa~nchAnanAm || 4 ||
dhyAturgarbhakR^ishAnutApaharaNAM sAmAtmikAM sAmagAM
     sAya.nkAlasusevitAM svaramayIM dUrvAdalashyAmalAm |
mAturdAsyavilochanaikamatimatkheTIndrasa.nrAjitAM
     gAyatrIM harivallabhAM trinayanAM dhyAyAmi pa~nchAnanAm || 5 ||
sandhyArAgavichitravastravilasadviprottamaiH sevitAM
     tArAhIrasumAlikAM suvilasadratnendukumbhAntarAm |
rAkAchandramukhIM ramApatinutAM sha~NkhAdibhAsvatkarAM
     gAyatrIM harivallabhAM trinayanAM dhyAyAmi pa~nchAnanAm || 6 ||
veNIbhUshitamAlakadhvanikarairbhR^i~NgaiH sadA shobhitAM
     tattvaj~nAnarasAyanaj~narasanAsaudhabhramadbhrAmarIm |
nAsAla.nkR^itamauktikendukiraNaiH sAyantamashChedinIM
     gAyatrIM harivallabhAM trinayanAM dhyAyAmi pa~nchAnanAm || 7 ||
pAdAbjAntarareNuku~NkumalasatphAladyurAmAvR^itAM
     rambhAnATyavilokanaikarasikAM vedAntabuddhipradAm |
vINAveNumR^ida~NgakAhalaravAn devaiH kR^itA~nChR^iNvatIM
     gAyatrIM harivallabhAM trinayanAM dhyAyAmi pa~nchAnanAm || 8 ||
hatyApAnasuvarNataskaramahAgurva~NganAsa~NgamAn
     doShA~nChailasamAn purandarasamAH sa~nchChidya sUryopamAH |
gAyatrIM shrutimAturekamanasA sandhyAsu ye bhUsurA
     japtvA yAnti parAM gatiM manumimaM devyAH paraM vaidikAH || 9 ||

iti shrImatparamaha.nsaparivrAjakAchArya
shrImachCha~NkarAchAryavirachitaM gAyatryaShTakaM sampUrNam |
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