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Aghora Ashtakam

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Devotional text

śrīaghorāṣṭakamkam
śrīaghorāṣṭakamkam
kālābhrotpalakālagātramanalajvālordhvakeśojjvalaṃlaṃ
daṃṣṭrādyasphuṭadoṣṭhabimbamanalajvālogranetratrayamyam|
raktākorakaraktamālyaracitaṃtaṃ(ruciraṃraṃ)raktānulepapriyaṃyaṃ
vande'bhīṣṭaphalāptaye'ṅghrikamale'ghorāstramantreśvaramram||1||
jaṅghālambitakiṅkiṇīmaṇigaṇaprālambimālāñcitaṃtaṃ
(dakṣāntraṃ)ḍamaruṃṃpiśācamaniśaṃśaṃśūlaṃcamūlaṃkaraiḥ|
ghaṇṭākheṭakapālaśūlakayutaṃṭākheṭakapālaśūlakayutaṃvāmasthite
tebibhrataṃtaṃ
vande'bhīṣṭaphalāptaye'ṅghrikamale'ghorāstramantreśvaramram||2||
nāgendrāvṛtamūrdhnijaja(rdhajaja) sthita(śruti)galaśrīhastapādāmbujaṃujaṃ
śrīmaddoḥkaṭikukṣipārśvamabhitotonāgopavītāvṛtam|
lūtāvṛścikarājarājitamahāhārāṅkitorassthalaṃlaṃ
vande'bhīṣṭaphalāptaye'ṅghrikamale'ghorāstramantreśvaramram||3||
dhṛtvāpāśupatāstranāmanāmakṛpayāyatkuṇḍali(yatkṛntati)prāṇināṃnāṃ
pāśānye
ekṣurikāstrapāśadalitagranthiṃśivāstrāhvayaṃyaṃ(?) |
vighnākāṅkṣipadaṃpadaṃprasādanirataṃrataṃsarvāpadāṃpadāṃtārakaṃ
vande'bhīṣṭaphalāptaye'ṅghrikamale'ghorāstramantreśvaramram||4||
ghorāghoratarānanaṃsphuṭadṛśaṃśaṃsamprasphuracchūlakaṃlakaṃ
prājyāṃāṃ(jyaṃ)nṛttasurūpakaṃpakaṃcaṭacaṭajvālāgnitejaḥkacamtejaḥkacam|
(jānubhyāṃ
āṃ)pracaṭatkṛtāṛtā(rinikaraṃkaraṃ)stragruṇḍamālānvitaṃtaṃ
vande'bhīṣṭaphalāptaye'ṅghrikamale'ghorāstramantreśvaramram||5||
bhaktāniṣṭakaduṣṭasarpaduritapradhvaṃsanodyogayukogayuk
hastāgraṃphaṇibaddhahastacaraṇaṃcaraṇaṃprārabdhayātrāparamāparam|
svāvṛttyāsthitabhīṣaṇāṅkanikaraprārabdhasaubhāgyakaṃyakaṃ?
vande'bhīṣṭaphalāptaye'ṅghrikamale'ghorāstramantreśvaramram||6||
śrīaghorāṣṭakamkam
yanmantrākṣaralāñchitāpaghanavanmartyāśca(cca) vajrārciṣoṣo
bhūtapretapiśācarākṣasakalānirghātapātātapātāiva(diva) |
utsannāścabhavantisarvaduritaproccāṭanotpādakaṃādakaṃ
vande'bhīṣṭaphalāptaye'ṅghrikamale'ghorāstramantreśvaramram||7||
yaddhyānoānodhruvapūruṣoṣo(dhyānodyatapūruṣoṣo)ṣitagṛhagrāmasthirāsthāyinono
bhūtapretapiśācarākṣasapratihatāhatānirghātapātātapātāiva|
yadrūpaṃūpaṃvidhinānāsmaranranhivijayījayīśatrukṣayaṃyaṃprāpnuteute
vande'bhīṣṭaphalāptaye'ṅghrikamale'ghorāstramantreśvaramram||8||
||iti
śrīaghorāṣṭakaṃkaṃsampūrṇamm||

About this ashtakam

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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