Rudrashtakam

namāmīśamīśāna nirvāṇarūpaṃ vibhuṃ vyāpakaṃ brahmavēda-svarūpam । nijaṃ nirguṇaṃ nirvikalpaṃ nirīhaṃ chidākāśa-mākāśavāsaṃ bhajē'ham ॥ 1 ॥ nirākāramōṅkāramūlaṃ turīyaṃ girājñānagōtītamīśaṃ girīśam । karālaṃ mahākālakālaṃ kṛpāluṃ guṇāgāra-saṃsārapāraṃ natō'ham ॥ 2 ॥ tuṣārādri-saṅkāśagauraṃ gabhīraṃ manōbhūtakōṭi-prabhāsī śarīram । sphuranmaulikallōlinī chārugaṅgā lasadbhāla-bālēndu kaṇṭhē bhujaṅgam ॥ 3 ॥ chalatkuṇḍalaṃ śubhranētraṃ viśālaṃ prasannānanaṃ nīlakaṇṭhaṃ dayālum । mṛgādhīśa-charmāmbaraṃ muṇḍamālaṃ priyaṃ śaṅkaraṃ sarvanāthaṃ bhajāmi ॥ 4 ॥ prachaṇḍaṃ prakṛṣṭaṃ pragalbhaṃ parēśaṃ akhaṇḍaṃ bhajē bhānukōṭiprakāśam । trayī-śūla-nirmūlanaṃ śūlapāṇiṃ bhajē'haṃ bhavānīpatiṃ bhāvagamyam ॥ 5 ॥ kalātīta-kalyāṇa-kalpāntakārī sadā sajjanānanda-dātā purārī । chidānanda sandōhamōhāpahārī prasīda prasīda prabhō manmathārī ॥ 6 ॥ na yāvadumānātha-pādāravindaṃ bhajantīha lōkē parē vā narāṇām । na tāvatsukhaṃ śānti santāpanāśaṃ prasīda prabhō sarvabhūtādhivāsam ॥ 7 ॥ na jānāmi yōgaṃ japaṃ naiva pūjāṃ natō'haṃ sadā sarvadā dēva tubhyam । jarā-janma-duḥkhaughatātapyamānaṃ prabhō pāhi śāpānnamāmīśa śambhō ॥ 8 ॥ rudrāṣṭakamidaṃ prōktaṃ viprēṇa haratuṣṭayē । yē paṭhanti narā bhaktyā tēṣāṃ śambhuḥ prasīdati ॥ 9 ॥ ॥ iti śrīrāmacharitamānasē uttarakāṇḍē śrīgōsvāmi tulasīdāsakṛtaṃ śrīrudrāṣṭakaṃ sampūrṇam ॥

Recite with devotion and pure heart

Regular practice brings spiritual benefits

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