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Guha Ashtakam

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Devotional text

guhāṣṭakamkam
guhāṣṭakamkam
śrīgaṇeśāyīgaṇeśāyanamaḥ|
śāntaṃśambhutanūjaṃutanūjaṃsatyamanādhāraṃmanādhāraṃjagadādhāraṃ
jñātṛjñānanirantaralokaguṇātītaṃralokaguṇātītaṃguruṇātītamṇātītam|
vallīvatsalabhṛṅgāraṇyakatāruṇyaṃyaṃvarakāruṇyaṃ
yaṃ
senāsāramudāraṃpraṇamataṇamatadeveśaṃguhamāveśam||1||
viṣṇubrahmasamarcyaṃbhaktajanādityaṃvaruṇātithyaṃ
bhāvābhāvajagattrayarūpamathārūpaṃ
paṃjitasārūpampam|
nānābhuvanasamādheyaṃvinutādheyaṃnutādheyaṃvararādheyaṃ
keyurāṅganiṣaṅgaṃ
ṃpraṇamataṇamatadeveśaṃguhamāveśam||2||
skandaṃkuṅkumavarṇaṃspandamudānandaṃparamānandaṃ
ṃ
jyotiḥstomanirantararamyamahassāmyaṃmanasāyāmyam
m|
māyāśa‍ṛṅkhalabandhavihīnamanādīnaṃhīnamanādīnaṃparamādīnaṃ
śokāpetamudāttaṃṃpraṇamataṇamatadeveśaṃguhamāveśam||3||
vyālavyāvṛtabhūṣaṃāvṛtabhūṣaṃbhasmasamālepaṃsamālepaṃbhuvanālepaṃ
jyotiścakrasamarpitakāyamanākāyavyayamākāyamyamākāyam|
bhaktatrāṇanaśaktyāyuktamanudyuktaṃṃpraṇayāsaktaṃṃ
subrahmaṇyamaraṇyaṃyaṃpraṇamataṇamatadeveśaṃguhamāveśam||4||
śrīmatsundarakāyaṃrakāyaṃśiṣṭajanāsevyaṃsujaṭāsevyaṃ
ṃ
sevātuṣṭasamarpitasūtramahāsatraṃnijaṣaḍvaktramm|
pratyartthyānatapādasaroruhamāvāhaṃhamāvāhaṃbhavabhīdāhaṃ
nānāyonimayoniṃ
ṃpraṇamataṇamatadeveśaṃguhamāveśam||5||
mānyaṃmunibhiramānyaṃmañjujaṭāsarpaṃjitakandarpaṃ
ākalpāmṛtataralataraṅgamanāsaṅgaṃsakalāsaṅgamm|
bhāsāhyadharitabhāsvantaṃbhavikasvāntaṃjitabhīsvāntaṃ
guhāṣṭakamkam
kāmaṃkāmanikāmaṃkāmaṃpraṇamataṇamatadeveśaṃguhamāveśam||6||
śiṣṭaṃśivajanatuṣṭaṃbudhahṛdayākṛṣṭaṃhṛtapāpiṣṭhaṃ
nādāntadyutimekamanekamanāsaṅgaṃsakalāsaṅgamm|
dānavinirjitanirjaradārumahābhīruṃṃtimirābhīruṃṃ
kālākālamakālaṃpraṇamataṇamatadeveśaṃguhamāveśam||7||
nityaṃniyamihṛdisthaṃsatyamanāgāraṃmanāgāraṃbhuvanāgāraṃ
bandhūkāruṇalalitaśarīramurohāraṃtaśarīramurohāraṃmahimāhārammāhāram|
kaumārīkarapīḍitapādapayojātaṃ
tapādapayojātaṃdivibhūjātaṃ
kaṇṭhekālamakālaṃṭhekālamakālaṃpraṇamataṇamatadeveśaṃguhamāveśam||8||
iti
śrīnārāyaṇaguruviracitaṃtaṃguhāṣṭakaṃkaṃsampūrṇamm|

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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