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śrīagastyeśaliṅgāṣṭakamkam
śrīagastyeśaliṅgāṣṭakamkam
śrīmatparvataputrikāśritalasadvāmāṅgamindūjjvala
tkoṭīraṃoṭīraṃkanakādrikārmukadharaṃkadharaṃkalpadrumālāvalīumālāvalī-
saktoraḥsthalamantakāntakamanantāhīndrasadbhūṣaṇaṃūṣaṇaṃ
śrīguṇṭūripurādhivāsamatulāgastyeśaliṅgaṃbhaje||1||
bhaktābhīṣṭaphalapradaṃdaṃbhavaharaṃpāpaughavicchedanaṃ
edanaṃ
śakrādyaṣṭadigīśasannutapadaṃutapadaṃśumbhadgaṇādhīśvaramram|
gaṅgottuṅgataraṅgiṇīyutajaṭājūṭaṃṇīyutajaṭājūṭaṃmunīndrārcitaṃtaṃ
śrīguṇṭūripurādhivāsamatulāgastyeśaliṅgaṃbhaje||2||
mārkaṇḍeyamunīndrarakṣaṇamajaṃṇamajaṃmṛtyuñjayaṃyaṃśāśvataṃtaṃ
mattāmartyavirodhigarvanagarīdambholidhārāyitamtam|
vittādhīśasakhaṃādhīśasakhaṃviyattalalasatkeśaṃeśaṃtrilokeśvaraṃraṃ
śrīguṇṭūripurādhivāsamatulāgastyeśaliṅgaṃbhaje||3||
bhūmyāpo'gnisamīraṇāsamīraṇā(prabhañjanānā)mbaralasatsomārkayajvā(svātmā)bhidhaidhai-
raṣṭairiṣṭavarapradānacaturaiḥdānacaturaiḥspaṣṭaiḥaiḥsvarūpaiḥpaiḥsadā|
bhāsvantaṃjagatītalegajaharaṃkarpūragauraṃragauraṃśivaṃvaṃ
śrīguṇṭūripurādhivāsamatulāgastyeśaliṅgaṃbhaje||4||
sūryāgnīnduvilocanaṃlocanaṃsuravaraṃphālāgnibhasmīkṛtīkṛta-
pradyumnaṃparameśvaraṃraṃguruvaraṃvaraṃkālāgnirudraṃharam|
kaṇṭhākalpavilāsabhāsuramahāhālāhalaṃlāsabhāsuramahāhālāhalaṃśaṅkaraṃraṃ
śrīguṇṭūripurādhivāsamatulāgastyeśaliṅgaṃbhaje||5||
śrīmadbhūmirathaṃrathaṃviriñcivilasatsūtaṃūtaṃnagādhīśasa-
ccāpaṃāpaṃviṣṇuśaraṃuśaraṃrathāṅgayugalībhūtārkacandraṃśivamvam|
pūrvāmartyapuratrayāntakaraṇodyuktaṃṃśivāliṅgitaṃtaṃ
śrīguṇṭūripurādhivāsamatulāgastyeśaliṅgaṃbhaje||6||
śrīagastyeśaliṅgāṣṭakamkam
dakṣākṣudramakhāgatāmaragaṇānmakhāgatāmaragaṇāntatratyaṛtvigvarānvarān
candraṃtacchvaśuraṃśuraṃbhagaṃmunigaṇānagniṃcadakṣaṃlasat|
svedodbhūtavinīladeharucinānāvīreṇasantrāsitaṃtaṃ(trāsakaṃāsakaṃ)
śrīguṇṭūripurādhivāsamatulāgastyeśaliṅgaṃbhaje||7||
śrīlakṣmīśaviriñcipūjitapadaṃtapadaṃśumbhattriśūlāyudhaṃśūlāyudhaṃ
śrīmadbhṛṅgikumāranandigaṇapaśrīvīrabhadrādibhiḥ|
sarvairbhaktiyutairmahāgaṇavaraiḥhāgaṇavaraiḥsaṃsevyamānaṃmānaṃsadā
śrīguṇṭūripurādhivāsamatulāgastyeśaliṅgaṃbhaje||8||
śrīkopparājakulavārdhiniśākareṇaśākareṇa
stotraṃkṛtaṃjagati
subbayanāmabhājāyanāmabhājā-
gastyeśvarasyanijabhaktajanāvanasya
yovaipaṭhellabhati
so'pi
sadāvimuktimm||9||
||iti
śrīagastyeśaliṅgāṣṭakaṃkaṃsampūrṇamm||

About this ashtakam — Shiva

Devotional recitation is one of the simplest and most powerful practices in the Hindu tradition. Regular chanting calms the mind, purifies the atmosphere of the home, and deepens one’s connection with the deity. These sacred compositions have been sung by devotees for generations and are suitable for daily practice, during morning or evening puja, or on special festival days.

How to chant

Sit comfortably facing your home altar or a clean, quiet space. Light a lamp or incense if you wish. Begin with a short prayer to Ganesha, then recite the text slowly and clearly, focusing on the meaning rather than speed. Consistency matters more than duration — even five minutes of daily chanting brings visible peace of mind.

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