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Manikarnika Ashtakam

Manikarnika Ashtakam

Text in Roman script

Devotional text

miṇakaṇakāṭaka
{|| miṇakaṇakāṭaka ||}
vaīre miṇakaṇake hiraharau sāyuyamutadau
vādatau kutaḥ paraparamubhau jatoḥ yāṇosave |
maūpo manujo'yamatu hiraṇā otaḥ iśavataṇā
tamayāṛgulāchano gaḍagaḥ pītābaro inagataḥ || 1||
iāāidaśāḥ patita inayataṃ bhogaye ye puna
jayate manujātatoipa paśavaḥ kīṭāḥ patagādayaḥ |
ye mātamaiṇakaṇake tava jale majita inakamaṣāḥ
sāyuye'ipa ikarīṭakautubhadharā nārāyaṇāḥ yunarāḥ || 2||
kāśī dhayatamā ivamutanagarī sālaṃkṛtā gagayā
taeyaṃ miṇakaṇakā sukhakarī mutaha takakarī |
valakatuilataḥ sahaiva ivabudhaiḥ kāyā samaṃ ṇā
kāśī oiṇatale thatā gutarā vaga laghuvaṃ gataḥ || 3||
gagātīramanumaṃ iha sakalaṃ taāipa kāyumā
tayāṃ sā miṇakaṇakomatamā yeevaro mutadaḥ |
devānāmipa dulabhaṃ thalimadaṃ pāpaughanāśamaṃ
pūvapājatapuyapujagamakaṃ puyaijanaiḥ āyate || 4||
duḥkhābhoidhagato iha jatuinavahateṣāṃ kathaṃ inakṛitaḥ
āvā ti iviricanā ivaricatā vārāṇasī śamadā |
lokāḥvagasukhātato'ipa laghavo bhogātapātadāḥ
kāśī mutapurī sadā iśavakarī dhamathamodā || 5||
eko veṇudharo dharādharadharaḥ īvasabhūṣādharaḥ
yo'yekaḥ ikala śaṃkaro ivaṣadharo gagādharo mādhavaḥ |
ye mātamaiṇakaṇake tava jale majita te mānavāḥ
ā vā harayo bhavita bahavateṣāṃ bahuvaṃ katha || 6||
vaīre maraṇaṃ tu magalakaraṃ devairipa lāyate
śataṃ manujaṃ sahanayanaiṭuṃ sadā taparaḥ |
āyātaṃ sivatā sahaikaraṇaiḥ yudato'bhūsadā
puyo'sau vṛṣago'thavā gaḍagaḥ ka midaraṃ yāyita || 7||
mayāne miṇakaṇakānapanajaṃ puyaṃ na vatuṃ maḥ
vīyairadhaśataicatumukhadharo vedāthadīāguḥ |
yogāyāsabalena caiśakharatapuyapāraṃgataḥ
vaīre karoita sutapuṣaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ vā iśava || 8||
kṛchairḥ koiṭaśataiḥ vapāpinadhanaṃ yacāvamedhaiḥ phalaṃ
tasava miṇakaṇakānapanaje puye ivaṭaṃ bhave |
nāvā toimadaṃ naraḥ paṭhita cesaṃsārapāthoinadha
tīva pavalavayāita sadanaṃ tejomayaṃ ṇaḥ || 9||
iita īmaparamahaṃsapiraājakācāyaya
īgoivadabhagavapūyapādiśayaya
īmachaṃkarabhagavataḥ kṛtau
miṇakaṇakāṭakaṃ sapūṇa ||

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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