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ardha naareeshvara ashhTakam

chaaMpeyagauraardhashareerakaayai
karpooragauraardhashareerakaaya |
dhammillakaayai cha jaTaadharaaya
namaH shivaayai cha namaH shivaaya ‖ 1 ‖

kastoorikaakuMkumacharchitaayai
chitaarajaHpunja vicharchitaaya |
kRRitasmaraayai vikRRitasmaraaya
namaH shivaayai cha namaH shivaaya ‖ 2 ‖

jhaNatkvaNatkaMkaNanoopuraayai
paadaabjaraajatphaNinoopuraaya |
hemaaMgadaayai bhujagaaMgadaaya
namaH shivaayai cha namaH shivaaya ‖ 3 ‖

vishaalaneelotpalalochanaayai
vikaasipaMkeruhalochanaaya |
samekshhaNaayai vishhamekshhaNaaya
namaH shivaayai cha namaH shivaaya ‖ 4 ‖

maMdaaramaalaakalitaalakaayai
kapaalamaalaaMkitakaMdharaaya |
divyaaMbaraayai cha digaMbaraaya
namaH shivaayai cha namaH shivaaya ‖ 5 ‖

aMbhodharashyaamalakuntalaayai
taTitprabhaataamrajaTaadharaaya |
nireeshvaraayai nikhileshvaraaya
namaH shivaayai cha namaH shivaaya ‖ 6 ‖

prapaMchasRRishhTyunmukhalaasyakaayai
samastasaMhaarakataaMDavaaya |
jagajjananyai jagadekapitre
namaH shivaayai cha namaH shivaaya ‖ 7 ‖

pradeeptaratnojjvalakuMDalaayai
sphuranmahaapannagabhooshhaNaaya |
shivaanvitaayai cha shivaanvitaaya
namaH shivaayai cha namaH shivaaya ‖ 8 ‖

etatpaThedashhTakamishhTadaM yo
bhaktyaa sa maanyo bhuvi deerghajeevee |
praapnoti saubhaagyamanantakaalaM
bhooyaatsadaa tasya samastasiddhiH ‖