Chandrasekhara Ashtakam

chandraśēkhara chandraśēkhara chandraśēkhara pāhimām । chandraśēkhara chandraśēkhara chandraśēkhara rakṣamām ॥ ratnasānu śarāsanaṃ rajatādri śṛṅga nikētanaṃ śiñjinīkṛta pannagēśvara machyutānala sāyakam । kṣipradagda puratrayaṃ tridaśālayai-rabhivanditaṃ chandraśēkharamāśrayē mama kiṃ kariṣyati vai yamaḥ ॥ 1 ॥ pañchapādapa puṣpagandha padāmbuja dvayaśōbhitaṃ phālalōchana jātapāvaka dagdha manmadha vigraham । bhasmadigdha kaḻēbaraṃ bhavanāśanaṃ bhava mavyayaṃ chandraśēkhara chandraśēkhara chandraśēkhara rakṣamām ॥ 2 ॥ mattavāraṇa mukhyacharma kṛtōttarīya manōharaṃ paṅkajāsana padmalōchana pūjitāṅghri sarōruham । dēva sindhu taraṅga śrīkara sikta śubhra jaṭādharaṃ chandraśēkhara chandraśēkhara chandraśēkhara pāhimām ॥ 3 ॥ yakṣa rājasakhaṃ bhagākṣa haraṃ bhujaṅga vibhūṣaṇam śailarāja sutā pariṣkṛta chāruvāma kaḻēbaram । kṣēḻa nīlagaḻaṃ paraśvadha dhāriṇaṃ mṛgadhāriṇam chandraśēkhara chandraśēkhara chandraśēkhara pāhimām ॥ 4 ॥ kuṇḍalīkṛta kuṇḍalīśvara kuṇḍalaṃ vṛṣavāhanaṃ nāradādi munīśvara stutavaibhavaṃ bhuvanēśvaram । andhakāntaka māśritāmara pādapaṃ śamanāntakaṃ chandraśēkhara chandraśēkhara chandraśēkhara rakṣamām ॥ 5 ॥ bhēṣajaṃ bhavarōgiṇā makhilāpadā mapahāriṇaṃ dakṣayajña vināśanaṃ triguṇātmakaṃ trivilōchanam । bhakti mukti phalapradaṃ sakalāgha saṅgha nibarhaṇaṃ chandraśēkhara chandraśēkhara chandraśēkhara rakṣamām ॥ 6 ॥ bhaktavatsala-marchitaṃ nidhimakṣayaṃ haridambaraṃ sarvabhūta patiṃ parātpara-mapramēya manuttamam । sōmavārina bhūhutāśana sōma pādyakhilākṛtiṃ chandraśēkhara chandraśēkhara chandraśēkhara pāhimām ॥ 7 ॥ viśvasṛṣṭi vidhāyakaṃ punarēvapālana tatparaṃ saṃharaṃ tamapi prapañcha maśēṣalōka nivāsinam । krīḍayanta maharniśaṃ gaṇanātha yūtha samanvitaṃ chandraśēkhara chandraśēkhara chandraśēkhara rakṣamām ॥ 8 ॥ mṛtyubhīta mṛkaṇḍusūnukṛtastavaṃ śivasannidhau yatra kutra cha yaḥ paṭhēnna hi tasya mṛtyubhayaṃ bhavēt । pūrṇamāyurarōgatāmakhilārthasampadamādaraṃ chandraśēkhara ēva tasya dadāti muktimayatnataḥ ॥ 9 ॥

Recite with devotion and pure heart

Regular practice brings spiritual benefits

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