Goshtheshvarashtakan is from a group of short poems of modern times from Coimbatore – Goshtheshvara figuring in this hymn is kottai Ishvara, in the temple behind the municipal office in the town of Coimbatore – The rajatashaila in verse 3 (and the last verse) is Valliangiri near Erode; guha in verse 3 refers to a neighboring place near Bhavaani; triveNI in verse 8 is the Sangam at Bhavani, of the Kaaveri, Bhavani and Noyyal; pippilaranya in verse 3 is the old name of the place where the shrine of Perur, on the outskirts of Coimbatore, stands – kanchitaru in verse 5 is the kshetravriksha at the Perur shrine and kA~nchInadI is the river Noyyal running nearby – nilanadi is the river starting near Valliangiri – vishvanatha and vishalakshi (verse 7) are the deities in the Avanaashi temple, 20 miles from Coimbatore – vidaradharani (in verse 6) is the landmark forming the TamilNadu Kerala border in this area ।
॥ Goshteeswaran Ashtakam English Lyrics ॥
satyaj~nAnamanantamadvayasukhAkAra ।n guhAntaHsthita\-
shrIchidvyomni chidarkarUpamamala ।n yad brahma tattva ।n param ।
nirbIjasthalamadhyabhAgavilasadgoShThotthavalmIka\-
saMbhUta ।n sat purato vibhAtyahaha tadgoShTheshaliN^gAtmanA ॥ 1 ॥
sarvaj~natvanidAnabhUtakaruNAmUrtisvarUpAmalA
chichchhaktirjaDashaktikaitavavashAt kA~nchInadItva ।n gatA ।
valmIkAshrayagoShThanAyakaparabrahmaikyakartrI muhuH
nR^iNA ।n snAnakR^itA ।n vibhAti satata ।n shrIpippilAraNyagA ॥ 2 ॥
shrImadrAjatashailashR^iN^gavilasachchhrImadguhAyA ।n mahI\-
vArvahnyAshugakhAtmikI vijayate yA pa~nchaliN^gAkR^itiH ।
saivAshaktajaneShu bhUrikR^ipayA shrIpippilAraNyage
valmIke kila goShThanAyakamahAliN^gAtmanA bhAsate ॥ 3 ॥
yatrAdyApyaNimAdisiddhinipuNAH siddheshvarANA ।n gaNAH
tattaddivyaguhAsu santi yamidR^igdR^ishyA mahAvaibhavAH ।
yatraiva dhvanirardharAtrasamaye puNyAtmabhiH shrUyate
pUjAvAdyasamutthitaH sumanasA ।n ta ।n rAjatAdri ।n bhaje ॥ 4 ॥
shrImadrAjataparvatAkR^itidharasyArdhenduchUDAmaNe\-
rlomaika ।n kila vAmakarNajanita ।n kA~nchItarutva ।n gatam ।
tasmAduttaravAhinI bhuvi bhavAnyAkhyA tataH pUrvagA
kA~nchInadyabhidhA cha pashchimagatA nilAnadI pAvanI ॥ 5 ॥
shrImadbhArgavahastalagnaparashuvyAghaTTanAd dArite
kShoNIdhre sati vAmadakShiNagiridvandvAtmanA bhedite ।
tanmadhyaprathite vidAradharaNIbhAgetinadyAshraye
sA nIlAtaTinI punAti hi sadA kalpAdigAn prANinaH ॥ 6 ॥
kalpAdisthalamadhyabhAganilaye shrIvishvanAthAbhidhe
liN^ge pippilakAnanAntaragatashrIgoShThanAthAbhidhaH ।
shrIshaMbhuH karuNAnidhiH prakurute sA ।nnidhyamanyAdR^isha ।n
tatpatnI cha virAjate ।atra tu vishAlAkShIti nAmAN^kitA ॥ 7 ॥
shrIkA~nchItarumUlapAvanatala ।n bhrAjattriveNyudbhava ।n
tyaktvAnyatra vidhAtumichchhati muhuryastIrthayAtrAdikam ।
so ।aya ।n hastagata ।n vihAya kudhiyA shAkhAgralIna ।n vR^ithA
yaShTyA tADitumIhate jaDamatirniHsAratuchchha ।n phalam ॥ 8 ॥
shrImadrAjatashailotthatriveNImahimAN^kitam ।
goShTheshvarAShTakamida ।n sAraj~nairavalokyatAm ॥ 9 ॥
iti goShTheshvarAShTaka ।n saMpUrNam