Rudrashtakam

Posted on April 20, 2025

    Rudrashtakam

    namāmīśamīśāna nirvāṇarūpaṃ vibhuṃ vyāpakaṃ brahmavēdasvarūpam । nijaṃ nirguṇaṃ nirvikalpaṃ nirīhaṃ chidākāśamākāśavāsaṃ bhajē'ham ॥ 1 ॥

    nirākāramōṅkāramūlaṃ turīyaṃ girājñānagōtītamīśaṃ girīśam । karālaṃ mahākālakālaṃ kṛpāluṃ guṇāgārasaṃsārapāraṃ natō'ham ॥ 2 ॥

    tuṣārādrisaṅkāśagauraṃ gabhīraṃ manōbhūtakōṭiprabhāsī śarīram । sphuranmaulikallōlinī chārugaṅgā lasadbhālabālēndu kaṇṭhē bhujaṅgam ॥ 3 ॥

    chalatkuṇḍalaṃ śubhranētraṃ viśālaṃ prasannānanaṃ nīlakaṇṭhaṃ dayālum । mṛgādhīśacharmāmbaraṃ muṇḍamālaṃ priyaṃ śaṅkaraṃ sarvanāthaṃ bhajāmi ॥ 4 ॥

    prachaṇḍaṃ prakṛṣṭaṃ pragalbhaṃ parēśaṃ akhaṇḍaṃ bhajē bhānukōṭiprakāśam । trayīśūlanirmūlanaṃ śūlapāṇiṃ bhajē'haṃ bhavānīpatiṃ bhāvagamyam ॥ 5 ॥

    kalātītakalyāṇakalpāntakārī sadāsajjanānandadātā purārī । chidānandasandōhamōhāpahārī prasīda prasīda prabhō manmathārī ॥ 6 ॥

    na yāvadumānāthapādāravindaṃ bhajantīha lōkē parē vā narāṇām । na tāvatsukhaṃ śānti santāpanāśaṃ prasīda prabhō sarvabhūtādhivāsam ॥ 7 ॥

    na jānāmi yōgaṃ japaṃ naiva pūjāṃ natō'haṃ sadā sarvadā dēva tubhyam । jarājanmaduḥkhaughatātapyamānaṃ prabhō pāhi śāpānnamāmīśa śambhō ॥ 8 ॥

    rudrāṣṭakamidaṃ prōktaṃ viprēṇa haratuṣṭayē । yē paṭhanti narā bhaktyā tēṣāṃ śambhuḥ prasīdati ॥ 9 ॥

    ॥ iti śrīrāmacharitamānasē uttarakāṇḍē śrīgōsvāmitulasīdāsakṛtaṃ śrīrudrāṣṭakaṃ sampūrṇam ॥