॥ Sri Sheetala Devi Ashtakam English Lyrics ॥
॥ śrī śītalastakam ॥
asya śrīśītalastōtrasya mahadēva r̥siḥ। anustup candaḥ। śītala dēvata। laksmīrbījaṁ – bhavanī śaktiḥ। sarvavisphōtakanivr̥tyarthē japē viniyōgaḥ ॥
īśvara uvaca-
vandē:’haṁ śītalaṁ dēvīṁ rasabhasthaṁ digambaraṁ ।
marjanīkalaśōpētaṁ śūrpalaṅkr̥tamastakam ॥ 1 ॥
vandē:’haṁ śītalaṁ dēvīṁ sarvarōgabhayapahaṁ ।
yamasadya nivartēta visphōtakabhayaṁ mahat ॥ 2 ॥
śītalē śītalē cēti yō brūyaddahapīditaḥ ।
visphōtakabhayaṁ ghōraṁ ksipraṁ tasya pranaśyati ॥ 3 ॥
yastvamudakamadhyē tu dhyatva sampūjayēnnaraḥ ।
visphōtakabhayaṁ ghōraṁ gr̥hē tasya na jayatē ॥ 4 ॥
śītalē jvaradagdhasya pūtigandhayutasya ca ।
pranastacaksusaḥ puṁsaḥ tvamahurjīvanausadham ॥ 5 ॥
śītalē tanujanrōgan nr̥naṁ harasi dustyajan ।
visphōtakavidīrnanaṁ tvamēka:’mr̥tavarsinī ॥ 6 ॥
galagandagraha rōga yē canyē daruna nr̥naṁ ।
tvadanudhyanamatrēna śītalē yanti saṅksayam ॥ 7 ॥
na mantrō nausadhaṁ tasya paparōgasya vidyatē ।
tvamēkaṁ śītalē dhatrīṁ nanyaṁ paśyami dēvatam ॥ 8 ॥
mr̥nalatantusadr̥śīṁ nabhihr̥nmadhyasaṁsthitaṁ ।
yastvaṁ sañcintayēddēvi tasya mr̥tyurna jayatē ॥ 9 ॥
astakaṁ śītaladēvya yō naraḥ prapathētsada ।
visphōtakabhayaṁ ghōraṁ gr̥hē tasya na jayatē ॥ 10 ॥
śrōtavyaṁ pathitavyaṁ ca śraddhabhaktisamanvitaiḥ ।
upasargavinaśaya paraṁ svastyayanaṁ mahat ॥ 11 ॥
śītalē tvaṁ jaganmata śītalē tvaṁ jagatpita ।
śītalē tvaṁ jagaddhatrī śītalayai namō namaḥ ॥ 12 ॥
rasabhō gardabhaścaiva kharō vaiśakhanandanaḥ ।
śītalavahanaścaiva dūrvakandanikr̥ntanaḥ ॥ 13 ॥
ētani kharanamani śītalagrē tu yaḥ pathēt ।
tasya gēhē śiśūnaṁ ca śītala ruṅna jayatē ॥ 14 ॥
śītalastakamēvēdaṁ na dēyaṁ yasyakasyacit ।
datavyaṁ ca sada tasmai śraddhabhaktiyutaya vai ॥ 15 ॥
iti śrīskandapuranē śītalastakam ॥