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Sastha Stuti Dashakam
Sastha Stuti Dashakam
Text in Roman script
Devotional text
īśātātuitadaśakaṃ
{|| īśātātuitadaśakaṃ ||}
āśānupaphaladaṃ caraṇārivada-
bhājāmapārakaṇāṇava pūṇa caṃ |
nāśāya savaivapadāmipa nauima inaya-
mīśānakeśavabhavaṃ bhuvanaikanāthaṃ || 1
ipachāvalī valiyatākilata sūna-
sajāta kāitabhara bhāsura keśabhāraṃ |
iśaāna majumiṇabhūṣaṇa rijatāgaṃ
caāvataṃ sahiranadanamāyāima || 2
ālolanīlalilatāḻuka hāraraya-
mākanāsamaṇādharamāyatāṃ |
ālaṃbanaṃ ijagatāṃ mathāidhanāthaṃ
mānaloka hiranadanamāyāima || 3
kaṇavalaṃibamiṇakuḍala bhāsamāna
gaḍathalaṃ samuidatānana puḍarīkaṃ |
aṇajanābhaharayoirava mūtamataṃ
puyāitarekimava bhūtapata namāima || 4
uḍacābhujadaḍayugāsathaṃ
kodaḍabāṇa mihatātamatātavīya |
ubhāpaṭaladīmadasāraṃ
inayaṃ bhāpitamahaṃ ṇato bhavāima || 5
māleya pakasamalakṛta bhāsamāna
doratarāḻa tarāḻamalahārajālaṃ |
nīlāitinamala dukūladharaṃ mukuda-
kālātaka itinadha ṇato'ma inayaṃ || 6
yapāda pakajayugaṃ munayo'yūjaṃ
bhayā bhajita bhavaroga inavāraṇāya |
puṃ purātakamurātakayodāraṃ
inayaṃ namāyahamimakulātaka taṃ || 7
kātaṃ kaḻāya kusumauitalobhanīya-
kāitavāha ivalasakamanīya paṃ |
kātātanūja sihataṃ inikhalāmayaugha-
śāitadaṃ mathayūthapata namāima || 8
bhūteśa bhūirakaṇāmṛta pūrapūṇa
vārāinadhe, varada, bhatajanaikabadho |
pāyāvā ṇatamenamapāraghora-
saṃsārabhītimaha māmikhalāmayeyaḥ || 9
he bhūtanātha bhagava, bhavadīya cā-
pādāṃbhuje bhavatu bhataracacalā me |
nāthāya savajagatāṃ bhajatāṃ bhavādha-
potāya inayamikhalāgabhuve namate || 10
iita ī śakarabhagavapāda ivaricataṃ
ī śātātuita daśakaṃ sapūṇa ||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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