श्री रूद्र अष्टकम – Sri Rudra Ashtakam
नमामीश मीशान निर्वाणरूपं विभुं व्यापकं ब्रह्मवॆद स्वरूपम् ।
निजं निर्गुणं निर्विकल्पं निरीहं चदाकाश माकाशवासं भजॆहम् ॥
O Īśāna! I pray You, Who is the lord of all, Who is in eternal Nirvāṇa-bliss, Who is resplendent, Who is omni-present, and Who is Brahman and Veda in totality. I adore You, Who is for self, Who is formless, Who is without change, Who is dispassionate, Who is like the sky (immeasurable), and Who lives in the sky.
निराकार मॊङ्कार मूलं तुरीयं गिरिज्ञान गॊतीत मीशं गिरीशम् ।
करालं महाकालकालं कृपालं गुणागार संसारसारं नतॊ हम् ॥
I bow prostrate before You, Who is without a form, Who is the root of sounds, Who is the fourth impersonal state of the Ātman, Who is beyond the scope of tongue, knowledge and sense-organs, Who is the Lord, Who is the Lord of Himālaya, Who is fierce, Who is the destroyer of fierce Kāla, Who is benevolent, Who is the abode of qualities, and is beyond the universe.
तुषाराद्रि सङ्काश गौरं गम्भीरं मनॊभूतकॊटि प्रभा श्रीशरीरम् ।
स्फुरन्मौलिकल्लॊलिनी चारुगाङ्गं लस्त्फालबालॆन्दु भूषं महॆशम् ॥
I bow to You, Who is white like the snow, Who is profound, Who is mind, Who is in the form of living beings, Who has immense splendor and wealth. He has shining forehead with playful and enticing Gaṅgā, He has shiny forehead with a crescent moon, and He has snake garlands in the neck.
चलत्कुण्डलं भ्रू सुनॆत्रं विशालं प्रसन्नाननं नीलकण्ठं दयालुम् ।
मृगाधीश चर्माम्बरं मुण्डमालं प्रियं शङ्करं सर्वनाथं भजामि ॥
I adore Saṅkara, Who has swaying earrings, Who has beautiful eye on the forehead, Who is spread out and large, Who is happy at face, Who has a blue-throat, Who is benevolent, Who has a lion-skin around His waist, Who has skull-cap garland, and Who is the dear Lord of everyone.
प्रचण्डं प्रकृष्टं प्रगल्भं परॆशम् अखण्डम् अजं भानुकॊटि प्रकाशम् ।
त्रयी शूल निर्मूलनं शूलपाणिं भजॆहं भवानीपतिं भावगम्यम् ॥
I adore the Lord of Bhavānī, Who is fierce, Who is immense, Who is mature and brave, Who is beyond everyone, Who is indivisible, Who is unborn, Who is resplendent like millions of sun, Who uproots the three qualities (and makes us dispassionate), Who holds a trident, and Who can be achieved with emotions.
कलातीत कल्याण कल्पान्तरी सदा सज्जनानन्ददाता पुरारी ।
चिदानन्द सन्दॊह मॊहापकारी प्रसीद प्रसीद प्रभॊ मन्मधारी ॥
O Śiva, Who destroyed Kāmadeva, Who is beyond artwork, Who is auspicious, Who causes the end of the universe, Who always provides bliss to good people, Who destroyed Purāsura, Who is eternal bliss, and Who absolves abundant passion! O Lord! Please be happy, be happy.
न यावद् उमानाथ पादारविन्दं भजन्तीह लॊकॆ परॆ वा नाराणाम् ।
न तावत्सुखं शान्ति सन्तापनाशं प्रसीद प्रभॊ सर्वभूताधिवास ॥
Those who don’t adore the lotus-feet of the Lord of Umā (Śiva), they don’t get happiness, comfort, and peace — in this world or the other worlds after death. O Śiva, Who is the abode of all the living beings! O Lord! Please be happy.
नजानामि यॊगं जपं नैव पूजां नतॊ हं सदा सर्वदा दॆव तुभ्यम् ।
जराजन्म दुःखौघतातप्यमानं प्रभॊपाहि अपन्नमीश प्रसीद! ॥
I don’t know Yoga, Japa (chanting of names), or prayers. Still, I am bowing continuously and always to You. O Śambhu! O Lord! Save me from the unhappiness due to old age, birth, grief, sins, and troubles. I bow to You, Who is the Lord.
रुद्राष्टकमिदंम फरोक्त विप्रेण हरातोषये
ये पठंति भक्त्या तेषाम शंभू: प्रसीदती ॥
॥ ईति श्री गोस्वामि तुलसीदास कृतं श्री रुद्राष्टकम संपूर्णम ॥
