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chaMdra shekharaashhTakam

chandrashekhara chandrashekhara chandrashekhara paahimaam |
chandrashekhara chandrashekhara chandrashekhara rakshhamaam ‖

ratnasaanu sharaasanaM rajataadri shRRiMga niketanaM
shiMjineekRRita pannageshvara machyutaanala saayakam |
kshhipradagda puratrayaM tridashaalayai rabhivaMditaM
chandrashekharamaashraye mama kiM karishhyati vai yamaH ‖ 1 ‖

mattavaaraNa mukhyacharma kRRitottareeya manoharaM
paMkajaasana padmalochana poojitaaMghri saroruhaM |
deva siMdhu taraMga shreekara sikta shubhra jaTaadharaM
chandrashekharamaashraye mama kiM karishhyati vai yamaH ‖ 2 ‖

kuMDaleekRRita kuMDaleeshvara kuMDalaM vRRishhavaahanaM
naaradaadi muneeshvara stutavaibhavaM bhuvaneshvaraM |
aMdhakaaMtaka maashritaamara paadapaM shamanaaMtakaM
chandrashekharamaashraye mama kiM karishhyati vai yamaH ‖ 3 ‖

paMchapaadapa pushhpagaMdha padaaMbuja dvayashobhitaM
phaalalochana jaatapaavaka dagdha manmadha vigrahaM |
bhasmadigda kaLebaraM bhavanaashanaM bhava mavyayaM
chandrashekharamaashraye mama kiM karishhyati vai yamaH ‖ 4 ‖

yakshha raajasakhaM bhagaakshha haraM bhujaMga vibhooshhaNam
shailaraaja sutaa parishhkRRita chaaruvaama kaLebaram |
kshheLa neelagaLaM parashvadha dhaariNaM mRRigadhaariNam
chandrashekharamaashraye mama kiM karishhyati vai yamaH ‖ 5 ‖

bheshhajaM bhavarogiNaa makhilaapadaa mapahaariNaM
dakshhayagnya vinaashanaM triguNaatmakaM trivilochanaM |
bhukti mukti phalapradaM sakalaagha saMgha nibarhaNaM
chandrashekharamaashraye mama kiM karishhyati vai yamaH ‖ 6 ‖

vishvasRRishhTi vidhaayakaM punarevapaalana tatparaM
saMharaM tamapi prapaMcha masheshhaloka nivaasinaM |
kreeDayaMta maharnishaM gaNanaatha yootha samanvitaM
chandrashekharamaashraye mama kiM karishhyati vai yamaH ‖ 7 ‖

bhaktavatsala marchitaM nidhimakshhayaM haridaMbaraM
sarvabhoota patiM paraatpara maprameya manuttamaM |
somavaarina bhohutaashana soma paadyakhilaakRRitiM
chandrashekhara eva tasya dadaati mukti mayatnataH ‖ 8 ‖