॥ Shuka Ashtakam (Vyasa Putra Ashtakam) English Lyrics ॥
॥ śukastakam ॥
bhēdabhēdau sapadigalitau punyapapē viśīrnē
mayamōhau ksayamadhigatau nastasandēhavr̥ttī ।
śabdatītaṁ trigunarahitaṁ prapya tattvavabōdhaṁ
nistraigunyē pathi vicarataṁ kō vidhiḥ kō nisēdhaḥ ॥ 1 ॥
yassvatmanaṁ sakalavapusamēkamantarbahisthaṁ
dr̥stva pūrnaṁ khamiva satataṁ sarvabhandasthamēkam ।
nanyatkaryaṁ kimapi ca tatha karanadbhinnarūpaṁ
nistraigunyē pathi vicarataṁ kō vidhiḥ kō nisēdhaḥ ॥ 2 ॥
yadvannadyō:’mbudhimadhigatassagaratvaṁ prapannaḥ
taddvajjīvassamarasagataḥ citsvarūpaṁ prapannaḥ ।
vacatītē samarasaghanē saccidanandarūpē
nistraigunyē pathi vicarataṁ kō vidhiḥ kō nisēdhaḥ ॥ 3 ॥
hēmnaḥ karyaṁ hutavahagataṁ hēmatamēti tadvat
ksīraṁ ksīrē samarasagataṁ tōyamēvambumadhyē ।
ēvaṁ sarvaṁ samarasagataṁ tvaṁ padaṁ tatpadarthē
nistraigunyē pathi vicarataṁ kō vidhiḥ kō nisēdhaḥ ॥ 4 ॥
kaścatrahaṁ kimapi ca bhavan kō:’yamatra prapañcaḥ
svantarvēdyē gaganasadr̥śē pūrnatattvaprakaśē ।
anandakhyē samarasaghanē bahya antarvilīnē
nistraigunyē pathi vicarataṁ kō vidhiḥ kō nisēdhaḥ ॥ 5 ॥
dr̥stva sarvaṁ paramamamr̥taṁ svaprakaśasvarūpaṁ
budhvatmanaṁ vimalamacalaṁ saccidanandarūpam ।
brahmadharaṁ sakalajagataṁ saksinaṁ nirviśēsaṁ
nistraigunyē pathi vicarataṁ kō vidhiḥ kō nisēdhaḥ ॥ 6 ॥
karyakaryaṁ kimapi caratō naivakartr̥tvamasti
jīvanmuktissthitiriha gata dagdhavastravabhasa ।
ēvaṁ dēhē pracalitataya dr̥śyamanassa muktō
nistraigunyē pathi vicarataṁ kō vidhiḥ kō nisēdhaḥ ॥ 7 ॥
yasmin viśvaṁ sakalabhuvanaṁ saindhavaṁ sindhumadhyē
pr̥thvyambvagniśvasanagaganaṁ jīvabhavakramēna ।
yadyallīnaṁ tadidamakhilaṁ saccidanandarūpaṁ
nistraigunyē pathi vicarataṁ kō vidhiḥ kō nisēdhaḥ ॥ 8 ॥
satyaṁ satyaṁ paramamamr̥taṁ śanti kalyanahētuṁ
mayaranyē dahanamamalaṁ śantinirvanadīpam ।
tējōraśiṁ nigamasadanaṁ vyasaputrastakaṁ yaḥ
prataḥkalē pathati sahasa yati nirvanamargam ॥ 9 ॥
iti śukastakam ।
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Shukashtakam (Vyasa Putra Ashtakam) in English – Sanskrit – Kannada – Telugu – Tamil