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Gayatri Ashtakam (2)
Gayatri Ashtakam (2)
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Devotional text
gāyayaṭaka
{|| gāyayaṭaka ||}
|| śaṃkarācāyaivaricata ||
ivavāimapaḥphalāṃ iyatarāṃ ivaāilasaṃseivatāṃ
inayāinayivavekadāṃ matamukha khaḍedubhūṣovalā |
tābūlāṇabhāsamānavadanāṃ mātaḍamayathatāṃ
gāya hiravalabhāṃ iṇayanāṃ yāyāima pacānanā || 1 ||
jātīpakajaketakīkuvalayaiḥ saṃpūijatāiyāṃ
tavāthamakavaṇapitasihatāṃ tavāthabuidā |
āṇāyāmaparāyaṇaibudhajanaiḥ saṃseyamānāṃ iśavāṃ
gāya hiravalabhāṃ iṇayanāṃ yāyāima pacānanā || 2 ||
majīravinibhaḥ samatajagatāṃ majuvasaṃvadhana
ivaeikhatavāiravāiratamahāraogaṇāṃ mṛmayī |
jatuḥ pāpaharāṃ japāsuminabhāṃ haṃsena saṃśoibhatāṃ
gāya hiravalabhāṃ iṇayanāṃ yāyāima pacānanā || 3 ||
kācīcelivabhūiṣatāṃ iśavamaya mālādhamālāidakā
ibaāṇāṃ paramevara śaraṇadāṃ mohādhabuichadā |
bhūrāidipurāṃ ilokajananīmayāmaśākhānutāṃ
gāya hiravalabhāṃ iṇayanāṃ yāyāima pacānanā || 4 ||
yātugabhakṛśānutāpaharaṇāṃ sāmāmakāṃ sāmagāṃ
sāyaṃkālasuseivatāṃ varamaya dūvadalayāmalā |
mātudayivalocanaikamitamakheṭīsaṃrāijatāṃ
gāya hiravalabhāṃ iṇayanāṃ yāyāima pacānanā || 5 ||
saṃyārāgivicavaivalasiomaiḥ seivatāṃ
tārāhīrasumāilakāṃ suivalasanedukubhātarā |
rākācamukha ramāpitanutāṃ śakhāidabhāvakarāṃ
gāya hiravalabhāṃ iṇayanāṃ yāyāima pacānanā || 6 ||
veṇībhūiśatamālakavinakaraibhṛgaiḥ sadā śoibhatāṃ
tavaānarasāyanarasanāsaudhamaāmarī |
nāsālaṃkṛtamautakeduikaraṇaiḥ sāyaṃtamacheidana
gāya hiravalabhāṃ iṇayanāṃ yāyāima pacānanā || 7 ||
pādājātarareṇukukumalasaphālaurāmāvṛtāṃ
rabhānāivalokanaikarisakāṃ vedātabuidā |
vīṇāveṇumṛdagakāhalaravā devaiḥ kṛtāchṛvata
gāya hiravalabhāṃ iṇayanāṃ yāyāima pacānanā || 8 ||
hayāpānasuvaṇatakaramahāguvaganāsaṃgamā
doṣāchailasamā puraṃdarasamāḥ saṃcha sūyapamāḥ |
gāya uitamāturekamanasā saṃyāsu ye bhūsurā
javā yāita parāṃ gata manuimamaṃ deyāḥ paraṃ vaiidakāḥ || 9 ||
iita īmaparamahaṃsapiraājakācāya
īmachaṃkarācāyaivaricataṃ gāyayaṭakaṃ saṃpūṇaAbout this ashtakam — Gayatri
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.
daily-pujashaktasanskritashtakamdevotional