Chidambara Ashtakam

cittajāntakaṃ citsvarūpiṇaṃ

candramṛgadharaṃ carmabhīkaram ।

caturabhāṣaṇaṃ cinmayaṃ guruṃ

bhaja cidambaraṃ bhāvanāsthitam ॥ 1 ॥

dakṣamardanaṃ daivaśāsanaṃ

dvijahite rataṃ doṣabhañjanam ।

duḥkhanāśanaṃ duritaśāsanaṃ

bhaja cidambaraṃ bhāvanāsthitam ॥ 2 ॥

baddhapañcakaṃ bahulaśobhitaṃ

budhavarairnutaṃ bhasmabhūṣitam ।

bhāvayukstutaṃ bandhubhiḥ stutaṃ

bhaja cidambaraṃ bhāvanāsthitam ॥ 3 ॥

dīnatatparaṃ divyavacanadaṃ

dīkṣitāpadaṃ divyatejasam ।

dīrghaśobhitaṃ dehatattvadaṃ

bhaja cidambaraṃ bhāvanāsthitam ॥ 4 ॥

kṣititalodbhavaṃ kṣemasambhavaṃ

kṣīṇamānavaṃ kṣiprasadyavam ।

kṣemadātravaṃ kṣetragauravaṃ

bhaja cidambaraṃ bhāvanāsthitam ॥ 5 ॥

takṣabhūṣaṇaṃ tattvasākṣiṇaṃ

yakṣasāgaṇaṃ bhikṣurūpiṇam ।

bhasmapoṣaṇaṃ vyaktarūpiṇaṃ

bhaja cidambaraṃ bhāvanāsthitam ॥ 6 ॥

yastu jāpikaṃ cidambarāṣṭakaṃ

paṭhati nityakaṃ pāpahaṃ sukham ।

kaṭhinatārakaṃ ghaṭakulādhikaṃ

bhaja cidambaraṃ bhāvanāsthitam ॥ 7 ॥

iti śrī cidambarāṣṭakam ।

Recite with devotion and pure heart

Regular practice brings spiritual benefits