% Text title            : Aparadhashtakam 1 or Shivashtakam
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% Category              : shiva, aShTaka, shankarAcharya
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% Author                : Shankaracharya
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\engtitle{.. Aparadhashtakam or Shivashtakam ..}##
\itxtitle{.. aparAdhAShTakam athavA shivAShTakam ..}##\endtitles ##
AshAvashAdaShTadigantarAle
      deshAntarabhrAntamashAntabuddhim |
AkAramAtrAdavanIsuraM mA\-
      makutsakutsyaM shiva pAhi shambho || 1|| (makR^ityakR^ityaM)

mAMsAsthimajjAmalamUtrapAtra\-
      gAtrAbhimAnaM krimikR^isnajAlam | (gAtrAbhimAnotsitakR^ityajAlam)
madbhAvanaM manmathapIDitA~NgaM
      mAyAmayaM mAM shiva pAhi shambho || 2||
saMsAramAyAjaladhipravAha\-
      sammagnamudbhrAntamashAntachittam |
tvatpAdasevAvimukhaM sakAmaM
      sudurjjanaM mAM shiva pAhi shambho || 3||
iShTAnR^itaM bhraShTamaniShTadharmmaM
      naShTAtmabodhaM nayaleshahInam |
kaShTAriShaDvargganipIDitA~NgaM
      duShTottamaM mAM shiva pAhi shambho || 4||
vedAgamAbhyaH sarasAnabhij~naM
      pAdAravindaM tava nArchchayantam |
vedoktakarmmANi vilopayantaM
      vedAkR^ite mAM shiva pAhi shambho || 5||
anyAyavittArjjana saktachittaM
      anyAsu nArIShvanurAgavantam |
anyAnnabhoktAramashuddhadehaM
      AchArahInaM shiva pAhi shambho || 6||
purAttatApatrayataptadehaM
      parAM gatiM gantumupAyavarjjam |
parAvamAnaikaparAtmabhAvaM
      narAdhamaM mAM shiva pAhi shambho || 7||
pitA.atha saMrakShatu putramIsho (pitA yathA rakShati)
      jagatpitA tvaM jagatsahAyaH | (jagataH sahAyam)
kR^itAparAdhaM tava sarvakArye
      kR^ipAnidhe mAM shiva pAhi shambho || 8||

iti aparAdhAShTakaM athavA shivAShTakaM  sampUrNam |

aparAdhastotrAShTakam
##
The authorship of the aShTakam is not clear.
Some online presenters attribute it to
Sri Vriddha Nrisimha Bharati VIII 1798-1879),
the then Shankaracharya of Sringeri Matt.
The catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts (linked)
just mention AchAryasvAmin or Shankaracharya.

Encoded and proofread by Mohan Chettoor

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