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Ashtamurti Stuti

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Devotional text

aṣṭamūrtistutiḥ
aṣṭamūrtistutiḥ
kṣitimūrtenamastubhyaṃjātānikṣitikarmasusu|
mayitiṣṭhantipāpāni
tāni
nāśayaśaṅkara||1||
jalamūrtenamastubhyaṃjātānijalakarmasusu|
mayitiṣṭhantipāpāni
tāni
nāśayaśaṅkara||2||
vahnimūrtenamastubhyaṃjātānivahnikarmasusu|
mayitiṣṭhantipāpāni
tāni
nāśayaśaṅkara||3||
vāyumūrtenamastubhyaṃjātānisparśakarmasusu|
mayitiṣṭhantipāpāni
tāni
nāśayaśaṅkara||4||
vyomūrtenamastubhyaṃjātānivyomomakarmasusu|
mayitiṣṭhantipāpāni
tāni
nāśayaśaṅkara||5||
candramūrtenamastubhyaṃjātānisvāntakarmasusu|
mayitiṣṭhantipāpāni
tāni
nāśayaśaṅkara||6||
sūryamūrtenamastubhyaṃjātānidṛśya
karmasusu|
mayitiṣṭhantipāpāni
tāni
nāśayaśaṅkara||7||
yaṣṭṛmūrtenamastubhyaṃjātāniyamyakarmasusu|
mayitiṣṭhantipāpāni
tāni
nāśayaśaṅkara||8||
aṣṭamūrtesstutimimāṃmāṃyaḥpaṭhecchivasannidhaudhau|
kilbiṣādakhilānmuktassvargaṃmokṣañcavindati||9||
ityaṣṭamūrtistutiḥ||
aṣṭamūrtistutiḥ

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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