॥ shangkara aShTakam English Lyrics ॥
he vaamadeva shivasha~gkara dInabandho kaashIpate pashupate pashupaashanaashin –
he vishvanaatha bhavabIja janaartihaarin saMsaaraduHKagahanaajjagadIsha rakSha ॥1॥
he bhaktavatsala sadaashiva he mahesha he vishvataata jagadaashraya he puraare –
gaurIpate mama pate mama praaNanaatha saMsaaraduHKagahanaajjagadIsha rakSha ॥2॥
he duHKabha~jjaka vibho girijesha shoolin he vedashaastravinivedya janaikabandho ।
he vyomakesha bhuvanesha jagadvishiShTa saMsaaraduHKagahanaajjagadIsha rakSha ॥3॥
he dhoorjaTe girisha he girijaardhadeha he sarvabhootajanaka pramathesha deva –
he sarvadevaparipoojitapaadapadma saMsaaraduHKagahanaajjagadIsha rakSha ॥4॥
he devadeva vRuShabhadhvaja nandikesha kaaLIpate gaNapate gajacharmavaasaH –
he paarvatIsha parameshvara rakSha shaMbho saMsaaraduHKagahanaajjagadIsha rakSha ॥5॥
he vIrabhadra bhavavaidya pinaakapaaNe he nIlakaNTha madanaanta shivaakaLatra –
vaaraaNasIpurapate bhavabhItihaarin saMsaaraduHKagahanaajjagadIsha rakSha ॥6॥
he kaalakaala mRuDa sharva sadaasahaaya he bhootanaatha bhavabaadhaka he trinetra –
he yaj~jashaasaka yamaantaka yogivandya saMsaaraduHKagahanaajjagadIsha rakSha ॥7॥
he vedavedya shashisheKara he dayaaLo he sarvabhootapratipaalaka shoolapaaNe –
he chandrasoorya shiKinetra chidekaroopa saMsaaraduHKagahanaajjagadIsha rakSha ॥8॥
shrIsha~gkaraaShTakamidaM yogaanandena nirmitam –
saayaM praataH paThennityaM sarvapaapavinaashakam ॥9॥
iti shrIyogaanandatIrthaviracitaM sha~gkaraaShTakaM saMpoorNam ॥
