॥ Shiva Ashtakam 6 English Lyrics ॥
namo namas te tridasesvaraya
bhutadi nathaya mrdaya nityam
ganga tarangotthita bala candra
cudaya gauri nayanotsavaya ॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
I perpetually offer obeisances unto you, the lord of the thirty primal devas, who are the original father of created beings, whose character is gracious, upon whose head, which is created by the sickle moon, the Ganga springs, and who is a festival for the eyes of Gauri, the fair goddess.
sutapta camikara candra nila
padma pravalambuda kanti vastraih
sunrtya rangesṭa vara pradaya
kaivalya nathaya vrsa dhvajaya ॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
I offer my obeisances to you who resemble a moon of molten gold, who are dressed in garments colored like a group of budding blue lotuses or lustrous rain clouds, who bestow the most desirable boon to your devotees by your delightful dancing, who offer shelter to those who seek to become one with the transcendental effulgence of Godhead, and whose flag bears the image of the bull.
sudhamsu suryagni vilocanena
tamo bhide te jagatah sivaya
sahasra subhramsu sahasra rasmi
sahasra sanjittvara tejase’stu ॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
I offer my obeisances to you who dispel darkness with your three eyes – the moon, the sun, and fire – and thus cause auspiciousness for all the living entities of the universe, and whose potency easily defeats thousands of moons and suns.
nagesa ratnojjvala vigrahaya
sardula carmamsuka divya tejase
sahasra patropari samsthitaya
varangadamukta bhuja dvayaya ॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
I offer my obeisances to you, whose form is brilliantly illuminated by the jewels of Ananta-deva, the king of snakes, who possess divine potencies and are clothed in a tiger skin, who stands in the midst of a thousand-petalled lotus, and whose two arms are adorned by lustrous bangles.
sunupuraranjita pada padma
ksarat sudha bhrtya sukha pradaya
vicitra ratnaugha vibhusitaya
premanam evadya harau vidhehi ॥ 5 ॥
Meaning:
I offer my obeisances to you who bestow happiness to your servitors as you pour upon them the liquid nectar flowing from your reddish lotus feet, upon which charming ankle bells ring. Obeisances unto you who are adorned by an abundance of gems! Please endow Me today with pure love for Sri Hari.
sri rama govinda mukunda saure
sri krsna narayana vasudeva
ity adi namamrta pana matta
bhrngadhipayakhila duhkha hantre ॥ 6 ॥
Meaning:
“O Sri Rama! O, Govinda! O Mukunda! O Sauri! O, Sri Krsna! O Narayana! O Vasudeva!” I offer my obeisances unto you, Sri Siva, who is the monarch ruling over all the bee-like devotees who are mad to drink the nectar of these and other innumerable names of Hari, and who thus destroys all grief.
sri naradadyaih satatam sugopya
jijnasitayasu vara pradaya
tebhyo harer bhakti sukha pradaya
sivaya sarva gurave namah ॥ 7 ॥
Meaning:
I offer my respectful obeisances to you, Sri Siva, who are forever inquired of confidentially by Sri Narada and other great sages, who very easily bestow boons on them, who bestow the happiness of Hari-bhakti to those who seek boons of you, who thereby create auspiciousness and are thus the guru of everyone.
sri gauri netrotsava mangalaya
tat prana nathaya rasa pradaya
sada samutkanṭha govinda lila
gana pravinaya namo’stu tubhyam ॥ 8 ॥
Meaning:
I offer my obeisances to you who are a festival of auspiciousness for the eyes of Gauri, who are the lord of her life-energy, who bestow rasa and are experts in forever singing songs with the eagerness of the pastimes of Govinda.
etat sivasyasṭakam adbhutam mahat
srnvan hari prema labheta sighram
jnanan ca vijnanam apurva vaibhavam
yo bhava purnah paramam samadaram ॥ 9 ॥
Meaning:
The person who hears these great eight prayers glorifying Lord Siva with loving feelings and with great attention can quickly gain the love of Lord Sri Hari as well as transcendental knowledge, the application of the knowledge, and unparalleled endless opulence.”
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