श्रीरुद्राष्टकम् Rudrashtakam
śrīrudrāṣṭakam
Eight verses in praise of Rudra-Śiva composed in Sanskrit by Tulsīdās and set in the Uttarakāṇḍa of the Rāmacaritamānasa, recited in Śiva worship across North India.
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नमामीशमीशान निर्वाणरूपंविभुं व्यापकं ब्रह्मवेदस्वरूपम् ।निजं निर्गुणं निर्विकल्पं निरीहंचिदाकाशमाकाशवासं भजेऽहम् ॥१॥
namāmīśamīśāna nirvāṇarūpaṃvibhuṃ vyāpakaṃ brahmavedasvarūpam |nijaṃ nirguṇaṃ nirvikalpaṃ nirīhaṃcidākāśamākāśavāsaṃ bhaje'ham ||1||
I bow to the Lord, the ruler of all, whose very form is liberation; all-pervading, the embodiment of Brahman and the Veda. I worship Him who abides in His own nature, beyond qualities, beyond distinctions and desire, the sky of consciousness who dwells in space itself.
निराकारमोङ्कारमूलं तुरीयंगिराज्ञानगोतीतमीशं गिरीशम् ।करालं महाकालकालं कृपालंगुणागारसंसारपारं नतोऽहम् ॥२॥
nirākāramoṅkāramūlaṃ turīyaṃgirājñānagotītamīśaṃ girīśam |karālaṃ mahākālakālaṃ kṛpālaṃguṇāgārasaṃsārapāraṃ nato'ham ||2||
Formless, the root of Oṃ, the fourth state beyond waking, dream and sleep; beyond speech, knowledge and the senses, the Lord of the mountain. Fearsome, the death of Death itself, yet compassionate; the abode of virtues who carries us across the world, to Him I bow.
तुषाराद्रिसंकाशगौरं गभीरंमनोभूतकोटिप्रभाश्रीशरीरम् ।स्फुरन्मौलिकल्लोलिनी चारुगङ्गालसद्भालबालेन्दु कण्ठे भुजङ्गा ॥३॥
tuṣārādrisaṃkāśagauraṃ gabhīraṃmanobhūtakoṭiprabhāśrīśarīram |sphuranmaulikallolinī cārugaṅgālasadbhālabālendu kaṇṭhe bhujaṅgā ||3||
Fair as the snowy mountain, profound, His radiant body outshines millions of gods of love. On His head the lovely Gaṅgā plays in waves, the young moon shines on His brow, and serpents adorn His throat.
चलत्कुण्डलं भ्रूसुनेत्रं विशालंप्रसन्नाननं नीलकण्ठं दयालम् ।मृगाधीशचर्माम्बरं मुण्डमालंप्रियं शङ्करं सर्वनाथं भजामि ॥४॥
calatkuṇḍalaṃ bhrūsunetraṃ viśālaṃprasannānanaṃ nīlakaṇṭhaṃ dayālam |mṛgādhīśacarmāmbaraṃ muṇḍamālaṃpriyaṃ śaṅkaraṃ sarvanāthaṃ bhajāmi ||4||
With swinging earrings, fine brows and large eyes, a serene face, a blue throat and a kind heart; clad in a lion’s skin and wearing a garland of skulls, the beloved Śaṅkara, Lord of all, I worship.
प्रचण्डं प्रकृष्टं प्रगल्भं परेशंअखण्डं अजं भानुकोटिप्रकाशम् ।त्रयःशूलनिर्मूलनं शूलपाणिंभजेऽहं भवानीपतिं भावगम्यम् ॥५॥
pracaṇḍaṃ prakṛṣṭaṃ pragalbhaṃ pareśaṃakhaṇḍaṃ ajaṃ bhānukoṭiprakāśam |trayaḥśūlanirmūlanaṃ śūlapāṇiṃbhaje'haṃ bhavānīpatiṃ bhāvagamyam ||5||
Fierce, supreme, mighty, the highest Lord; undivided, unborn, shining like millions of suns. Trident in hand, He uproots the threefold suffering. I worship the consort of Bhavānī, who is reached through devotion.
कलातीतकल्याणकल्पान्तकारीसदा सज्जनानन्ददाता पुरारी ।चिदानन्दसन्दोहमोहापहारीप्रसीद प्रसीद प्रभो मन्मथारी ॥६॥
kalātītakalyāṇakalpāntakārīsadā sajjanānandadātā purārī |cidānandasandohamohāpahārīprasīda prasīda prabho manmathārī ||6||
Beyond all parts, auspicious, the one who ends the age; ever the giver of joy to the good, destroyer of the three cities; the fullness of consciousness and bliss who removes delusion. Be gracious, be gracious, O Lord, foe of Kāma.
न यावद् उमानाथपादारविन्दंभजन्तीह लोके परे वा नराणाम् ।न तावत्सुखं शान्तिसन्तापनाशंप्रसीद प्रभो सर्वभूताधिवासम् ॥७॥
na yāvad umānāthapādāravindaṃbhajantīha loke pare vā narāṇām |na tāvatsukhaṃ śāntisantāpanāśaṃprasīda prabho sarvabhūtādhivāsam ||7||
As long as people do not worship the lotus feet of Umā’s Lord, in this world or the next, they find no happiness, no peace, no end to suffering. Be gracious, O Lord who dwells in all beings.
न जानामि योगं जपं नैव पूजांनतोऽहं सदा सर्वदा शम्भु तुभ्यम् ।जराजन्मदुःखौघतातप्यमानंप्रभो पाहि आपन्नमामीश शम्भो ॥८॥
na jānāmi yogaṃ japaṃ naiva pūjāṃnato'haṃ sadā sarvadā śambhu tubhyam |jarājanmaduḥkhaughatātapyamānaṃprabho pāhi āpannamāmīśa śambho ||8||
I know neither yoga, nor japa, nor worship; I simply bow to You always, O Śambhu. Protect me, O Lord, burning in the floods of sorrow of old age and birth; protect me in my distress, O Īśa, O Śambhu.
रुद्राष्टकमिदं प्रोक्तं विप्रेण हरतोषये ।ये पठन्ति नरा भक्त्या तेषां शम्भुः प्रसीदति ॥९॥
rudrāṣṭakamidaṃ proktaṃ vipreṇa haratoṣaye |ye paṭhanti narā bhaktyā teṣāṃ śambhuḥ prasīdati ||9||
This Rudrāṣṭaka was sung by a devotee to please Hara. Śambhu is pleased with those who recite it with devotion.
॥ इति श्रीरुद्राष्टकम् सम्पूर्णम् ॥
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Tulsīdās, Rāmacaritamānasa (Uttarakāṇḍa).
