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Avadhuta Ashtakam Shuka Deva Stuti
Avadhuta Ashtakam Shuka Deva Stuti
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Devotional text
avadhūtāṭakaṃ vāmīśukadevatuitaḥ ca
{|| avadhūtāṭaka ||}
ī paramāmane namaḥ ||
atha paramahaṃsa iśaromiṇa-avadhūta-īvāmīśukadevatuitaḥ
inavasanaṃ inarākāṃ savadoṣivavajata |
inarālabaṃ inarātakaṃ vadhūtaṃ namāyaha || 1||
inamamaṃ inarahakāraṃ samaloṭāmakācana |
samaduḥkhasukhaṃ dhīraṃ vadhūtaṃ namāyaha || 2||
aivanāiśanamāmānaṃ ekaṃ ivaāya tavataḥ |
vītarāgabhayaodhaṃ vadhūtaṃ namāyaha || 3||
nāhaṃ deho na me deho jīvo nāhamahaṃ iha ica |
evaṃ ivaāya satuṭa vadhūtaṃ namāyaha || 4||
samataṃ kapanāmāṃ āmā mutaḥ sanātanaḥ |
iita ivaāya satuṭaṃ vadhūtaṃ namāyaha || 5||
ānānadadhakamaṇaṃ kāmasakapavajata |
heyopādeyahīnaṃ taṃ vadhūtaṃ namāyaha || 6||
yāmohamāivaratau vapādānamātaḥ |
vītaśokaṃ inarāyāsaṃ vadhūtaṃ namāyaha || 7||
āmā eita inacaya bhāvābhāvau ca kapatau |
udāsīnaṃ sukhāsīnaṃ vadhūtaṃ namāyaha || 8||
vabhāvenaiva yo yogī sukhaṃ bhogaṃ na vāchita |
yachālābhasatuṭaṃ vadhūtaṃ namāyaha || 9||
naiva inadāśaṃsāyāṃ yaya iviyate manaḥ |
āmaīḍaṃ mahāmānaṃ vadhūtaṃ namāyaha || 10||
inayaṃ jādavathāyāṃ vanavao'vitaṭhate |
inacataṃ icamayāmānaṃ vadhūtaṃ namāyaha || 11||
eyaṃ nāta iyaṃ nāta nāta yaya śubhāśubha |
bhedaānivahīnaṃ taṃ vadhūtaṃ namāyaha || 12||
jaḍaṃ payita no yatu jaga payita icamaya |
inayayutaṃ guṇātītaṃ vadhūtaṃ namāyaha || 13||
yo iha daśanamāeṇa pavate bhuvanaya |
pāvanaṃ jagamaṃ tītha vadhūtaṃ namāyaha || 14||
inakalaṃ inayaṃ śātaṃ inamalaṃ paramāmṛta |
anataṃ jagadādhāraṃ vadhūtaṃ namāyaha || 15||
|| iita avadhūtāṭakaṃ samāta ||About this stotram — Dattatreya
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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