श्रीरुद्राष्टकं - श्रीगोस्वामितुलसीदासकृत

नमामी शमीशान निर्वाणरूपं

विभुं व्यापकं ब्रह्म वेदस्वरूपं ।

निजं निर्गुणं निर्विकल्पं निरीहं

चिदाकाशमाकाशवासं भजेsहं ॥ १ ॥

I bow to the Ruler of the Universe, whose very form is Liberation,

the omnipotent and all pervading Brahma, manifest as the Vedas.

I worship Shiva, shining in his own glory, without physical qualities,

Undifferentiated, desireless, all pervading sky of consciousness

and wearing the sky itself as His garment.

निराकारमोंकारमूलं तुरीयं

गिरा ग्यान गोतीतमीशं गिरीशं ।

करालं महाकाल कालं कृपालं

गुणागार संसारपारं नतोsहं ॥ २ ॥

I bow to the supreme Lord who is the formless source of “OM”

The Self of All, transcending all conditions and states,

Beyond speech, understanding and sense perception,

Awe-full, but gracious, the ruler of Kailash,

Devourer of Death, the immortal abode of all virtues.

तुषाराद्रि संकाश गौरं गभीरं

मनोभूत कोटि प्रभा श्रीशरीरं ।

स्फुरन्मौलि कल्लोलिनी चारू गंगा

लसद्भालबालेन्दु कंठे भुजंगा ॥ ३ ॥

I worship Shankara, whose form is white as the Himalyan snow,

Radiant with the beauty of countless Cupids,

Whose head sparkles with the Ganga

With crescent moon adorning his brow and snakes coiling his neck.

चलतकुण्डलं भ्रू सुनेत्रं विशालं

प्रसन्नाननं नीलकंठं दयालं ।

मृगाधीशचर्माम्बरं मुंडमालं

प्रियं शंकरं सर्वनाथं भजामि ॥ ४ ॥

The beloved Lord of All,

with shimmering pendants hanging from his ears,

Beautiful eyebrows and large eyes,

Full of Mercy with a cheerful countenance and a blue speck on his throat.

प्रचंडं प्रकृष्टं प्रगल्भं परेशं

अखंडं अजं भानुकोटीप्रकाशं ।

त्रय: शूल निर्मूलनं शूलपाणीं

भजेsहं भवानीपतिं भावगम्यं ॥ ५ ॥

I worship Shankara, Bhavani’s husband,

The fierce, exalted, luminous supreme Lord.

Indivisible, unborn and radiant with the glory of a million suns;

Who, holding a trident, tears out the root of the three-fold suffering,

And who is reached only through Love.

कालातीत कल्याण कल्पान्तकारी

सदा सज्जनानन्द दातापुरारी ।

चिदानंद संदोह मोहापहारी

प्रसिद प्रसिद प्रभो मन्मथारी ॥ ६ ॥

You who are without parts, ever blessed,

The cause of universal destruction at the end of each round of creation,

A source of perpetual delight to the pure of heart,

Slayer of the demon, Tripura, consciousness and bliss personified,

Dispeller of delusion…

Have mercy on me, foe of Lust.

न यावद् उमानाथ पादारविन्दं

भजंतीह लोके परे वा नाराणाम् ।

न तावत्सुखं शान्ति सन्तापनाशं

प्रसिद प्रभो सर्वभूताधिवासं ॥ ७ ॥

Oh Lord of Uma, so long as you are not worshipped

There is no happiness, peace or freedom from suffering

in this world or the next.

You who dwell in the hearts of all living beings,

and in whom all beings have their existence,

Have mercy on me, Lord.

न जानामि योगं जपं नैव पूजां

नतोsहं सदा सर्वदा शंभु तुभ्यं ।

जरा जन्म दुःखौघ तातप्यमानं

प्रभो पाहि आपन्नमामीश शम्भो ॥ ८ ॥

I don’t know yoga, prayer or rituals,

But everywhere and at every moment, I bow to you, Shambhu!

Protect me my Lord, miserable and afflicted as I am

with the sufferings of birth, old-age and death.

रुद्राष्टकम इदं प्रोक्तं विप्रेण हरतोषये ।

ये पठन्ति नरा भक्त्या तेषां शम्भु: प्रसीदति ॥ ९ ॥

।। इति श्रीगोस्वामितुलसीदासकृतं श्रीरुद्राष्टकं सम्पूर्णम् ।।

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