Chandrashekhara Ashtakam

Chandrashekhara chandrashekhara chandrashekhara pahimam

Chandrashekhara chandrashekhara chandrashekhara rakshamam

Ratnasanu sharasanam rajatadri shrunga niketanam

Sinjinikruta pannageshwara machyutanala sayakam |
Kshipradagdha puratrayam tridivalayai rabhivanditam
Chandrashekhara mashraye mama kim karishyati vai yamah |1

Panchapadapa pushpagandha padambuja dwayashobhitam

phalalochana jatapavaka dagdha manmadha vigraham |
Bhasmadigdha kalebaram bhava nashanam bhava mavyayam
Chandrashekhara mashraye mama kim karishyati vai yamah | 2

Matvarana mukhya charma krutotariya manoharam

Pankajasana padmalochana pujitanghri saroruham |
Deva sindhu Taranga sikara sikta shubhra jatadharam

Chandrashekhara mashraye mama kim karishyati vai yamah ||3

Yaksha rajasakham bhagakshaharam bhujanga vibhushanam

Shaila raja suta parishkruta charu vama kalebaram |
Kshvela nilagalam parashwadha dharinam mrugadharinam
Chandrashekhara mashraye mama kim karishyati vai yamah |4

Kundalikruta kundaleshwara kundalam vrushavahanam

Naradadi munishwara stutavaibhavam bhuvaneshwaram |
Andha kantaka mashrita mara padapam shamanantakam
Chandrashekhara mashraye mama kim karishyati vai yamah |5

Bheshajam bhavarogina makhilapada mapaharinam

Daksha yagna vinashanam trigunatmakam trivilochanam |
Bhukti mukti phalapradam sakalagha sangha nibarhanam

Chandrashekhara mashraye mama kim karishyati vai yamah |6

Bhakta vatsala machitam nidhimakshayam haridambaram

Sarvabhuta patim paratpara maprameya manutamam |
Soma varuna bhuhutashana soma panilakhakrutim
Chandrashekhara mashraye mama kim karishyati vai yamah |7

Vishwa srushti vidhayinam punareva palana tatparam

Samharanta mapi prapancha mashesha loka nivasinam
Kridayanta maharnisham gananatha yudha samanvitam
Chandrashekhara mashraye mama kim karishyati vai yamah |8

Mrutyu bhita mrukandu sunukruta stavam shivasanidhau

Yatra kutracha yah patenahi tasyamrutyu bhayambhavet
Purnamaayu rarogataa makhilaartha sampada maadaram
Chandrasekhara eavatasya dadaati muktimayatnatah |9

Samsaara sarpa dashtaanaam jantunaama vivekinaam

Chandrashekara paadaabja smaranam paramaushadham || 10

Rudram pasupatim sthaanum nilakantham umaapatim

Namaami shirasaa devam kinno mrutyuh karishyati || 11

Kaalakantham kalaamurtim kaalaagnim kaalanaashanam

Namaami shirasaa devam kinno mrutyuh karishyati || 12

Anantamavyayam saanta makshamaalaadharam haram

Namaami shirasaa devam kinno mrutyuh karishyati || 13

Ananda paramam nityam kaivalyapada kaaranam

Namaami shirasaa devam kinno mrutyuh karishyati || 14

Deva devam jaganaadham devesham vrushabhadwajam

Namaami shirasaa devam kinno mrutyuh karishyati ||15

Swargaapavargadaataaram srushti sthityamtakaaranam

Namaami shirasaa devam kinno mrutyuh karishyati || 16

Gangaadharam shashidharam shankaram shulapaaninam

Namaami shirasaa devam kinno mrutyuh karishyati || 17

Bhasmodhulitasarwaangam naagaabharana bhushitam

Namaami shirasaa devam kinno mrutyuh karishyati || 18

Maarkandeyakrutam stotram yah pathechshivasanidau

Tasya mrutyubhayam naasti satyam satyamvadaamyaham |
Shiveshaana mahaadeva vaamadeva sadaashiva
kalpaayurdhehime purnam yaavadaayurarogataam ||