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Ashtamurti Stava

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Devotional text

aṣṭamūrtistavaḥvaḥ
aṣṭamūrtistavaḥvaḥ
yaḥpārthivaṃvaṃliṅgamupetyaśāla-
grāmoāmovaṭo'śvatthamukhomukhobhava~śca
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nānāvidhāndhānmūrtaguṇānguṇānprapedepede
tamaṣṭamūrtiṃśaraṇaṃśaraṇaṃprapadye||1||
yo'mbhāṃsi
pāvitryaguṇasyasīmā-
māsādayaṃstīrthaparamparābhiḥ
ḥ|
etāṃtrilokīṃśatadhāpunīte
tamaṣṭamūrtiṃśaraṇaṃśaraṇaṃprapadye||2||
yaāśrayātyāttritvamupāgato'pi
tretāetātrayīmantraguṇenaguṇenabhūyaḥ|
carācarādhāratayātmabhūta
bhūta-
stamaṣṭamūrtiṃśaraṇaṃprapadye||3||
yoyogināṃ
nāṃyogavibhūtisiddhaiai
samādhisiddhānta-pathādhiruḍham
ḍham|
caturvidhaprāṇi-nikāyamūlakāyamūla-
stamaṣṭamūrtiṃśaraṇaṃprapadye||4||
yo'nantakhasyāpigururgarīyārīyā-
no3mityaho
hovyastasamastarītyā|
“khaṃbrahma” pāṭhenayajuṣṭvamāpta-
stamaṣṭamūrtiṃśaraṇaṃprapadye||5||
yodevapaurogavatāṃprayātaḥyātaḥ
sūryāśrayātyāttṛptikaraḥpitṛṇāmtṛṇām|
āpyāyakaḥāyakaḥsarvaḥmahauṣadhīnāṃḥmahauṣadhīnāṃ
tamaṣṭamūrtiṃśaraṇaṃprapadye||6||
aṣṭamūrtistavaḥvaḥ
yauṣṇatādyotakhagarkṣakendra-
mekāyanaṃmuktipathonmukhānāmukhānām|
dhāmargyajuḥsāmamahodayānāṃjuḥsāmamahodayānāṃ
tamaṣṭamūrtiṃśivamekamīḍevamekamīḍe||7||
ātmāyaḥekoyataevaviṣvagg-
brahmāṇḍavaicitryavikāśabhūmākāśabhūmā|
tamaḥprakāśādivisargabījaṃbījaṃ
tamaṣṭamūrtiṃsahaśaktimīḍemīḍe||8||
tarkāgnitatvanilayaṃlayaṃvilayaṃlayaṃbhramāṇāmāṇā-
mānandasindhusadanaṃusadanaṃkadanaṃkusṛṣṭeḥeḥ|
etanmaheśvarapadastavanaṃvanaṃhiyasminn
jñāteātevasantatilakāyitaviśvametatmetat||9||
iti
śrīdurgāprasādadvivedīviracitaḥtaḥaṣṭamūrti-stavaḥvaḥsampūrṇaḥ|

About this stotram

A Stotram is a Sanskrit hymn of praise composed by great sages and poet-saints such as Adi Shankaracharya. Stotrams describe the deity’s form, qualities and deeds in richly poetic language, and chanting them is said to purify the intellect and awaken devotion. Many stotrams carry a phala-shruti — a closing verse describing the benefits of recitation.

How to chant

Stotrams reward slow, attentive chanting. Read the meaning once before you begin so the verses resonate as you recite. Early morning (Brahma Muhurat) is ideal, but any quiet time works. If Sanskrit feels difficult, chant along with the transliteration and let the rhythm settle naturally over a few days of practice.

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