Rudrashtakam

Posted on April 20, 2025
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 ॥