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Hindi / Sanskrit Text

प्रभुं प्राणनाथं विभुं विश्वनाथं जगन्नाथनाथं सदानन्दभाजम्।
भवद्भव्यभूतेश्वरं भूतनाथं शिवं शंकरं शम्भुमीशानमीडे॥१॥

गलेऽवलम्ब्य लम्बितां भुजंगतुंगमालिकाम् डमड्डमड्डमड्डमन्निनादवड्डमर्वयम्।
नमामि शम्भुं पुरुषं पुराणं सनातनं तं त्रिगुणातिगं त्रिनेत्रम्॥२॥

पर प्रत्ययं विश्वभाव्यं स्वयंभूं भवाबन्धहर्त्तारमाद्यन्तशून्यम्।
विभुं ज्ञानरूपं त्रिलोकेश्वरेशं नमामि शिवं शंकरं शम्भुमीशम्॥३॥

श्री विश्वनाथं गिरीशं विरूपाक्षमिन्दुप्रकाशं महेशानमीशम्।
अनन्तमव्यक्तमनन्तविभूतिं ज्ञानाब्धिमाद्यं परमं नमामि॥४॥

सत्यं शिवं सुन्दरमातिशान्तं ब्रह्माद्विनाशाय यदादितत्त्वम्।
महान्महेशानमनन्तमव्ययं शिवं शिवेशं प्रणमामि नित्यम्॥५॥

मातापितृभ्यां परमेश्वराभ्यां कल्याणकर्त्रे शुभमाश्रयाभ्याम्।
नमोनमस्ते गिरिजापतीभ्यां ताभ्यां नमस्ते सततं नमस्ते॥६॥

स्तुत्यः स्तुतिभिः परमः परेशो विभुर्विश्वनाथः स एव केशः।
अनादिमध्यान्तमनाकुलोऽसावीड्यः प्रभुः शम्भुरजः शिवोऽहम्॥७॥

फलश्रुति:
इदं हि शिवाष्टकमेव सद्यः पठित्वा पुमान्मोक्षमवाप्नुयाद्ध्रुवम्।
अज्ञानतिमिरे लग्नाः संसारे सागरे जनाः।
शैलजापतिपादाब्जस्मरणान्मुक्तिमाप्नुयुः॥

English Translation

1. I praise the Lord, master of life, all-pervading, lord of the universe, lord of the lords of the world, ever-blissful, lord of all existence — past, present and future — master of all beings, Shiva, Shankara, Shambhu, Ishan.

2. Wearing a great garland of serpents around his neck, to the sound of Dama-Dama of the damaru — I salute Shambhu, the primeval Purusha (person), the eternal, the one beyond the three gunas, three-eyed.

3. Beyond all relative knowledge, sustainer of the universe, self-existent, destroyer of the bonds of existence, without beginning or end, all-pervading, of the nature of knowledge, lord of the three worlds — I salute Shiva, Shankara, Shambhu, Isha.

4. The glorious Vishvanatha, mountain-lord, with unequal eyes, shining like the moon, great lord, infinite, unmanifest, of infinite glories, ocean of knowledge, primeval, supreme — I salute him.

5. The truth, auspiciousness and beauty, supremely peaceful, the primal principle for the dissolution of Brahma and others — the great, great lord, infinite, imperishable Shiva — I always bow to Shiva, lord of Shiva.

6. To the supreme Lord who is father and mother, doer of all welfare, the beautiful refuge — salutations, salutations to the couple Girija-Pati (Shiva-Parvati) — I salute you always, salutations to you.

7. The highest one worthy of praise by hymns, the supreme lord, all-pervading Vishvanatha — he is also Kesha; without beginning, middle or end, without disturbance — that praiseworthy, glorious Shambhu, unborn — I am Shiva.

Fruit of Recitation:
Whoever reads this Shivaashtaka immediately will certainly attain liberation.
People stuck in the darkness of ignorance in the ocean of existence —
By remembering the lotus feet of the husband of Shaila's daughter (Parvati), they attain liberation.

Hindi / Sanskrit Text

प्रभुं प्राणनाथं विभुं विश्वनाथं जगन्नाथनाथं सदानन्दभाजम्। भवद्भव्यभूतेश्वरं भूतनाथं शिवं शंकरं शम्भुमीशानमीडे॥१॥ गलेऽवलम्ब्य लम्बितां भुजंगतुंगमालिकाम् डमड्डमड्डमड्डमन्निनादवड्डमर्वयम्। नमामि शम्भुं पुरुषं पुराणं सनातनं तं त्रिगुणातिगं त्रिनेत्रम्॥२॥ पर प्रत्ययं विश्वभाव्यं स्वयंभूं भवाबन्धहर्त्तारमाद्यन्तशून्यम्। विभुं ज्ञानरूपं त्रिलोकेश्वरेशं नमामि शिवं शंकरं शम्भुमीशम्॥३॥ श्री विश्वनाथं गिरीशं विरूपाक्षमिन्दुप्रकाशं महेशानमीशम्। अनन्तमव्यक्तमनन्तविभूतिं ज्ञानाब्धिमाद्यं परमं नमामि॥४॥ सत्यं शिवं सुन्दरमातिशान्तं ब्रह्माद्विनाशाय यदादितत्त्वम्। महान्महेशानमनन्तमव्ययं शिवं शिवेशं प्रणमामि नित्यम्॥५॥ मातापितृभ्यां परमेश्वराभ्यां कल्याणकर्त्रे शुभमाश्रयाभ्याम्। नमोनमस्ते गिरिजापतीभ्यां ताभ्यां नमस्ते सततं नमस्ते॥६॥ स्तुत्यः स्तुतिभिः परमः परेशो विभुर्विश्वनाथः स एव केशः। अनादिमध्यान्तमनाकुलोऽसावीड्यः प्रभुः शम्भुरजः शिवोऽहम्॥७॥ फलश्रुति: इदं हि शिवाष्टकमेव सद्यः पठित्वा पुमान्मोक्षमवाप्नुयाद्ध्रुवम्। अज्ञानतिमिरे लग्नाः संसारे सागरे जनाः। शैलजापतिपादाब्जस्मरणान्मुक्तिमाप्नुयुः॥

English Translation

1. I praise the Lord, master of life, all-pervading, lord of the universe, lord of the lords of the world, ever-blissful, lord of all existence — past, present and future — master of all beings, Shiva, Shankara, Shambhu, Ishan. 2. Wearing a great garland of serpents around his neck, to the sound of Dama-Dama of the damaru — I salute Shambhu, the primeval Purusha (person), the eternal, the one beyond the three gunas, three-eyed. 3. Beyond all relative knowledge, sustainer of the universe, self-existent, destroyer of the bonds of existence, without beginning or end, all-pervading, of the nature of knowledge, lord of the three worlds — I salute Shiva, Shankara, Shambhu, Isha. 4. The glorious Vishvanatha, mountain-lord, with unequal eyes, shining like the moon, great lord, infinite, unmanifest, of infinite glories, ocean of knowledge, primeval, supreme — I salute him. 5. The truth, auspiciousness and beauty, supremely peaceful, the primal principle for the dissolution of Brahma and others — the great, great lord, infinite, imperishable Shiva — I always bow to Shiva, lord of Shiva. 6. To the supreme Lord who is father and mother, doer of all welfare, the beautiful refuge — salutations, salutations to the couple Girija-Pati (Shiva-Parvati) — I salute you always, salutations to you. 7. The highest one worthy of praise by hymns, the supreme lord, all-pervading Vishvanatha — he is also Kesha; without beginning, middle or end, without disturbance — that praiseworthy, glorious Shambhu, unborn — I am Shiva. Fruit of Recitation: Whoever reads this Shivaashtaka immediately will certainly attain liberation. People stuck in the darkness of ignorance in the ocean of existence — By remembering the lotus feet of the husband of Shaila's daughter (Parvati), they attain liberation.