॥ Yama Maharaja Stotram English ॥
Yamashtakam is a prayer sung by Goddess Savithri to Yamraja to get back her husband. Yamashtakam is a sthuti for Lord Yama Dharmaraja the God of Death.
srinarayana uvaca
harerutkirtanam srutva savitri yamavaktratah।
sasrunetra sapulaka yamam punaruvaca sa ॥ 1 ॥
savitryuvaca
harerutkirtanam dharma svakuloddharakaranam।
srotlnam caiva vaktlnam janmamrtyujaraharam ॥ 2 ॥
dananam ca vratanam ca siddhinam tapasam param।
yoganam caiva vedanam sevanam kirtanam hareh ॥ 3 ॥
muktatvamamaratvam ca sarvasiddhitvameva va।
srikrsnasevanasyaiva kalam narhanti sodasim ॥ 4 ॥
bhajami kena vidhina srikrsnam prakrteh param।
mudham mamabalam tata vada vedavidam vara ॥ 5 ॥
subhakarmavipakam ca srutam nlnam manoharam।
karmasubhavipakam ca tanme vyakhyatumarhasi ॥ 6 ॥
ityuktva sa sati brahman bhaktinamratmakandhara।
tustava dharmarajam ca vedoktena stavena ca ॥ 7 ॥
savitryuvaca
tapasa dharmamaradhya puskare bhaskarah pura।
dharmamsam yam sutam prapa dharmarajam namamyaham ॥ 8 ॥
samata sarvabhutesu yasya sarvasya saksinah।
ato yannama samanamiti tam pranamamyaham ॥ 9 ॥
yenantasca krto visve sarvesam jivinam param।
kamanurupakalena tam krtantam namamyaham ॥ 10 ॥
bibharti dandam dandyaya papinam suddhihetave।
namami tam dandadharam yah sasta sarvakarmanam ॥ 11 ॥
visve ca kalayatyeva sarvayuscapi santatam।
ativa durnivaryam ca tam kalam pranamamyaham ॥ 12 ॥
tapasvi vaisnavo dharmi yah samyami vijitendriyah।
jivinam karmaphaladam tam yamam pranamamyaham ॥ 13 ॥
svatmaramasca sarvajño mitram punyakrtam bhavet।
papinam klesado yasya punyam mitram namamyaham ॥ 14 ॥
yajjanma brahmano vamse jvalantam brahmatejasa।
yo dhyayati param brahma brahmavamsam namamyaham ॥ 15 ॥
ityuktva sa ca savitri prananama yamam mune।
yamastam visnubhajanam karmapakamuvaca ha ॥ 16 ॥
idam yamastakam nityam pratarutthaya yah pathet।
yamattasya bhayam nasti sarvapapatpramucyate ॥ 17 ॥
mahapapi yadi pathennityam bhaktya ca narada।
yamah karoti samsuddham kayavyuhena niscitam ॥ 18 ॥
॥ iti sribrahmavaivartamahapurane prakrtikhande sri narada-narayana-samvade sri tulasyopakhyane sri savitrikrtayamastotram sampurnam ॥