% Text title            : Vichitracharita Stotram
% File name             : vichitracharitastotram.itx
% Category              : shiva, ApaTIkara
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% Author                : ma. sa. ApaTIkara
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% Description/comments  : stotrapanchadashI by Shri M. S. Apatikar, Satara
% Source                : Sharada year 11, Vol 21-22, September 1970
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\engtitle{.. Vichitra Charita Stotram ..}##
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     (vasantatilakA)
bhikShAcharo.api jagatAmadhipo.asi bhikSho
     kaNThe viShaM tava tathApyamR^itapradastvam |
sthANustathApi bhajatAM phalado.asi nityaM
     tubhyaM vichitracharitAya namo namaste || 1||
shambho bhavo.asi hi tathApi bhavAntakastvaM
     kAmAntako.api sharaNAgata\-kAmadastvam |
yogIndra\-pUjita vibho.asi naTeshvarastvaM
     tubhyaM vichitracharitAya namo namaste || 2||
tvaM nirmalo.asi hi tathApi dadhAsi bhAle
     kAlA~NkitAM shashikalAM ramaNIyamUrtim |
tatraiva chApi nayane vahasi tvamagniM
     tubhyaM vichitracharitAya namo namaste || 3||
haste tavAsti hara bhItikarastrishUla\-
     stApatrayaM harasi tena vibho narANAm |
pApaM cha nAshayasi mastakagA~NgavArA
     tubhyaM vichitracharitAya namo namaste || 4||
dehe tavAsti shavadehavibhUtilepaH
     shambhostathApi janabhUtikaraH prabho tvam |
bhogIndra\-bhUShaNa sadA.abhayado.asi deva
     tubhyaM vichitracharitAya namo namaste || 5||
kaNThe dhR^itAsti naramuNDakapAlamAlA
     pAvitryamUrtirasi rudra tathApi bhostvam |
dR^iShTiH samA.asti viShamekShaNa lokanAtha
     tubhyaM vichitracharitAya namo namaste || 6||
yaj~napriyo.api bhagavannasi yaj~nanAshI
     vairAgyamUrtirapisha~Nkara sAnurAgaH |
yakShAdhipastava sakhAsti tathApi bhikShu\-
     stubhyaM vichitracharitAya namo namaste || 7||
vR^iddho vR^iSho vahanamasti tavAShTamUrte
     pAdAravindanamanAya tathApi shakraH |
airAvatAdavanimetya vinamra Aste
     tubhyaM vichitracharitAya namo namaste || 8||
stotraM vichitracharitasya shivasya prAta\-
     rbhaktyA smaredaharahaH shuchimAnaso yaH |
tApatrayaM jagati tasya vinAshya shambhuH
     kIrtiM dhanaM cha vipulaM pradadAti tasmai || 9||

iti shrI ApaTIkaravirachitaM vichitra\-charita\-stotraM sampUrNam |
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