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\engtitle{.. Eight Verses Praising Mahatma Gandhi mohanadAsa aShTakam ..}##
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rogaiH samAkule deshe pApe vR^iddhi~Ngate tathA
parairgR^ihIta sarvasve jane nirdhanatAM gate || 1||
mamAyaM desha ityevaM bhAve.apyA~NglairvinAshite
gAndhI mahAshayo lokaM rakShituM janimagrahIt || 2||
kR^iShNena yatkR^itaM karma yatkR^itaM gautamena cha
tadeva mohanaH kartumudhukto vartate.adhunA || 3||
arthAndhaiH paripIDitAngatabalAndInA~njanAnuddharan
taptvA tIvratamaM tapaH parahitaM kartuM sadA sodyamaH |
alpAkalpavR^ito vikalparahitaH sa~NkalpashaktyAyutaH
jIyAdbhAratavarShabhaktapravaro gAndhIH sadA shuddhadhIH || 4||
bhAratoddharaNArthaM yo jAto jagati dharmavit |
vinA shastrairjayo yasya mohanaM taM namAmyaham || 5||
mohanaM shatrusa~NghAnAM mohanaM suhR^idAM tathA |
nistraiguNyaM jitAtmAnaM mohanaM praNamAmyaham || 6||
dharmayuddhe janA yena vayaM sarve nimantritAH  |
so.ayamadya puro.asmAkaM vartate puruSharShabhaH || 7||
kutvA shirasi tasyAj~nAM tadvartmaparigR^ihya cha |
IpsitaM prApnuyAmeti dishatu kamalApatiH || 8||

iti mohanAShTakam |
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Mahatma Gandhi's name was Mahandas Karamchand Gandhi

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