Viswanathashtakam
By
Adhi Sankara Bhagawat Pada
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
Gowri
niranthara vibhooshitha vama bhagam,
Narayana
priya mananga madapaharam,
Sing and praise that
lord of the Universe,
Who is the Lord of
the town of
Who has the tufted
hair made by waves of river
Who for ever has Gowri as ornament on his left side,
Who is the friend of
Lord Narayana ,
And who destroyed
the pride of the god of love.
Vachamagocharamanekaguna
swaroopam,
Vageesa
Vishnu sura sevitha pada padmam,
Vamena
vigraha varena kalathravantham,
Sing and praise that lord of the Universe,
Who is the Lord of
the town of
Who is beyond the
meaning of words,
Who is the store
house of several good qualities,
Who has the lotus
feet,
Which is worshipped
by Brahma, Vishnu and other Devas,
And who keeps his
better half on his left side.
Bhoothadhipam
bhujaga bhooshana bhooshithangam,
Vygrajinambaradharam,
jatilam, trinethram,
Pasungusa
bhaya vara pradha soola panim,
Sing and praise that lord of the Universe,
Who is the Lord of
the town of
Who is the lord of
all beings,
Who is having a body
decorated by snakes,
Who clothes himself
with the skin of a tiger,
Who is having matted
hair,
Who is having three
eyes,
And who holds
trident , rope and goad ,
And is the giver of
boons.
Seethamsu
shobitha kireeta virajamanam,
Balekshananila visoshitha pancha banam,
Nagadhiparachitha
basaura karma pooram,
Sing and praise that lord of the Universe,
Who is the Lord of
the town of
Who shines with the
crown decorated by moon,
Who burnt the god of
love by the fire of his eyes,
And who wears king
of snakes as an ear ring.
Panchananam
durutha matha mathangajanaam,
Naganthagam
danuja pungava pannaganam,
Davanalam
marana soka jarataveenam,
Sing and praise that lord of the Universe,
Who is the Lord of
the town of
Who is like a lion
to the pride called elephant,
Who is like Garuda
the king of birds to the snake like asuras,
And who is like the
forest fire that
swallows sorrow, death and old age.
Thejomayam
suguna nirgunamadweetheeyam,
Anandakandamaparajithamaprameyam,
Nagathmakam
sakala nishkalamathma roopam,
Sing and praise that lord of the Universe,
Who is the Lord of
the town of
Who has a glittering
mien ,
Who is the first
among those with and without shape,
Who is the reason
for happiness in this world,
Who is never
defeated,
Who is beyond the
subject of reasoning,
Who is the soul of
all serpents,
And who has a soul
which is both pure and mixed.
Aasam
vihaya parihruthya parasya nindam,
Pape
rathim cha sunivarya mana samadhou,
Aadhaya hruth
kamala Madhya gatham paresam,
Sing and praise that lord of the Universe,
Who is the Lord of
the town of
And Sing of him who is in
the middle of your lotus like heart,
When it is bereft of
all desires and nature of finding fault,
When it is not
attached to the
sinful acts,
And when it is parked in the deep
meditation of Samadhi.
Ragadhi
dosha rahitham sujananuraga,
Vairagya
santhi nilayam girija sahayam,
Madhurya
dhairya subhagam garalabhi ramam,
Sing and praise that lord of the Universe,
Who is the Lord of
the town of
Who does not have
faults like passion,
Who loves good
people,
Who is the home
of detachment and peace,
Who is helped by the
daughter of the mountain,
Who has a pleasing
form, full of sweetness and courage,
And wears the
strongest poison.
Phala Sruthi.
Vyakhyathamashtakamitham
patahe manushya,
Vidhyam
sriyaam vipula soukhya manantha
keerthim,
Samprapya
deva nilaye labhathe cha moksham.
Narration of fruits
That man who reads
this octet with its meaning,
Which sings the
praise of Siva who is the lord of
Would get knowledge,
wealth, great pleasure and great fame,
And in the end also
attain salvation.
