% Text title            : Varadaraja Ashtakam
% File name             : varadarAjAShTakam.itx
% Category              : vishhnu, puShpAshrIvatsan, viShNu
% Location              : doc\_vishhnu
% Author                : Pushpa Srivatsan
% Transliterated by     : Radhika Vathsan radhika vathsan at gmail dot com
% Proofread by          : Radhika Vathsan radhika vathsan at gmail dot com
% Latest update         : April 2, 2026
% Send corrections to   : Sanskrit@cheerful.com
%
% This text is prepared by volunteers and is to be used for personal study 
% and research. The file is not to be copied or reposted for promotion of 
% any website or individuals or for commercial purpose without permission. 
% Please help to maintain respect for volunteer spirit.
%
\documentstyle[11pt,multicol,itrans]{article}
#include=ijag.inc
#endwordvowel=.h
\portraitwide
\parindent=100pt                
\let\usedvng=\Largedvng      % for 1 column     
\pagenumbering{itrans} 
\def\engtitle#1{\hrule\medskip\centerline{\LARGE #1}}
\def\itxtitle#1{\medskip\centerline{\LARGEdvng #1}\medskip\hrule}
\def\endtitles{\medskip\obeyspaceslines}
%%
\begin{document}
\engtitle{.. Shri Varadaraja Ashtakam ..}##
\itxtitle{.. shrIvaradarAjAShTakam ..}##\endtitles ##
                      OM
                 shrIrAmajayam
OM sadgurushrItyAgarAjasvAmine namo namaH |

OM  kA~nchIsthalAya vidmahe |  varadAya cha dhImahi |
            tanno viShNuH prachodayAt ||
|| atha shrIvaradarAjAShTakam ||
hastAbhayavaradarAjaM hastigirirAjakam |
harinArAyaNaM vande kA~nchIsthalavirAjakam || 1||
nyagrodhavigrahaM vande jalanimnavaraprabhum |
hradamadhyanivAsaM taM vande brahmapratiShThitam || 2||
dashachatvArivarShaikabahirdarshanadaivatam |
sadbhaktivashasaulabhyaM vande bhaktavaraM varam || 3||
brahmotsavAtikolAhalakA~nchIpurivaibhavam |
vaishAkhotsavavikhyAtaM vainateyasuvAhanam || 4||
gopuradvArasa.ndarshamanogAlanaharShakam |
vande varadarAjaM taM garuDArUDhavigraham || 5||
vedaghoShasunAdArchitashrIramaNabhUpatim |
bhaktisa~NgItasa.ntoShaM vandehaM shrIramApatim || 6||
tyAgarAjagurusvAmirAgakIrtanasa.nstutam |
shiShyApuShpAsubhaktyAmodashlokasumavanditam || 7||
ma~NgalaM hastinAthAya  lakShmIdhavAya ma~Ngalam |
ma~Ngalam varadAya shrIviShNave shubhama~Ngalam || 8||
kA~nchIkShetravaradarAjashlokAShTakavandanam |
bhagadaM bhagavatprItaM bhaktigAyanama~Ngalam || 9||
                      OM
                  shubhamastu |

##
Footnote (verse 7) :
VaradarAja ninnu kori in  SvarabhUShaNi,
VinatAsuta in Jayantasena,
VinAtasuta in  Harikambhoji

Encoded and proofread by
Radhika Vathsan radhika vathsan at gmail dot com

Copyright Pushpa Srivatsan

\medskip\hrule\obeylines

Please send corrections to sanskrit@cheerful.com
Last updated \today
https://sanskritdocuments.org

\end{document}