Ardha Naareeswara Ashtakam

chāmpēyagaurārdhaśarīrakāyai karpūragaurārdhaśarīrakāya । dhammillakāyai cha jaṭādharāya namaḥ śivāyai cha namaḥ śivāya ॥ 1 ॥ kastūrikākuṅkumacharchitāyai chitārajaḥpuñja vicharchitāya । kṛtasmarāyai vikṛtasmarāya namaḥ śivāyai cha namaḥ śivāya ॥ 2 ॥ jhaṇatkvaṇatkaṅkaṇanūpurāyai pādābjarājatphaṇinūpurāya । hēmāṅgadāyai bhujagāṅgadāya namaḥ śivāyai cha namaḥ śivāya ॥ 3 ॥ viśālanīlōtpalalōchanāyai vikāsipaṅkēruhalōchanāya । samēkṣaṇāyai viṣamēkṣaṇāya namaḥ śivāyai cha namaḥ śivāya ॥ 4 ॥ mandāramālākalitālakāyai kapālamālāṅkitakandharāya । divyāmbarāyai cha digambarāya namaḥ śivāyai cha namaḥ śivāya ॥ 5 ॥ ambhōdharaśyāmalakuntalāyai taṭitprabhātāmrajaṭādharāya । nirīśvarāyai nikhilēśvarāya namaḥ śivāyai cha namaḥ śivāya ॥ 6 ॥ prapañchasṛṣṭyunmukhalāsyakāyai samastasaṃhārakatāṇḍavāya । jagajjananyai jagadēkapitrē namaḥ śivāyai cha namaḥ śivāya ॥ 7 ॥ pradīptaratnōjjvalakuṇḍalāyai sphuranmahāpannagabhūṣaṇāya । śivānvitāyai cha śivānvitāya namaḥ śivāyai cha namaḥ śivāya ॥ 8 ॥ ētatpaṭhēdaṣṭakamiṣṭadaṃ yō bhaktyā sa mānyō bhuvi dīrghajīvī । prāpnōti saubhāgyamanantakālaṃ bhūyātsadā tasya samastasiddhiḥ ॥

Recite with devotion and pure heart

Regular practice brings spiritual benefits

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