Rudrashtakam -English - Hindi

The Rudrashtakam is Ashtakam or an eight verse Octet or a rhyming prayer dedicated to the manifestation of Shiva the Destroyer out of the Hindu holy trinity as Rudra. Rudra is considered as the fearsome manifestation of Shiva who is to be feared.

The Rudhrashtakam was composed by the great saint Goswami Tulsidas.

Rudrashtakam in Hindi and English Text
रुद्राष्टकम इन हिंदी एंड इंग्लिश 

Rudrashtakam
English Translation
Namam Meesana nirvana roopam,Vibhum vyapakam Brahma Veda swaroopam l
Nijam nirgunam nirvikalpam nireeham,Chidakasamaakasa vasam Bhajeham ll
Niraakara monkaara moolam thureeyam ,Giraa jnana gotheethamesam gireesam l
Karalam maha kala kalam krupalam,Gunaa gara samsara param athoham ll
Thushaaraadhi sankasa gowram gabheeram,Mano bhootha koti prabha sree sareeram l
Sphuran mouli kallolini charu ganga,Lasaddala balendu kante bhujanga.ll
Chalath kundalam bru sunethram vishaalam,Prasannananam neela kandam dhayalam l
Mugadheesa charmambaeam munda malam Priyam shankaram sarva nadham bhajami ll
Prachandam prakrushtam Prakalbham paresam,Akhandam ajam bhanu koti prakasam l
Thraya soola nirmoolanam soola panim,Bhajeham bhavani pathim bhava gamyam ll
Kalatheetha kalyani kalpanthakari,Sada sajjananda datha purari l
Chidananda sandoha mohapahari,Praseeda praseeda prabho mamamadhari ll
Na yavad Umanada padaravindam ,Bhajantheeha loke pare vaa naraanaam l
Na thath sukham shanthi santhapa nasam,Praseedha prabho Sarva bhoothadhivasam ll
Na janami yogam , japam , naiva poojaam,Nathoham sada sarvadha Shambhu thubhyam l
Jara janma dukhogha thathpyamanam,Prabho pahi aapannamameesa Shambho ll
Rudhrashtakamidham proktham Viprena hara thoshaye l
Ye padanthi naraa bhakthya thesham Shambhu praseedathi ll
Ithi Sri Goswami Thulasi dasa krutham Sri Rudhrashtakam sampurnam ll

रुद्राश्ह्टकम
नमामीशमीशान निर्वाणरूपं विभुं व्यापकं ब्रह्मवेदस्वरूपम l
निजं निर्गुणं निर्विकल्पं निरीहं चिदाकाशमाकाशवासं भजेअहम ll
निराकारमोंकारमूलं तुरीयं गिरा घ्य़ान गोतीतमीशं गिरीशम l
करालं महाकाल कालं कृपालं गुणागार संसारपारं नतोअहम ll
तुश्हाराद्रि संकाश गौरं गभीरं मनोभूत कोटिप्रभा श्री शरीरम l
स्फुरन्मौलि कल्लोलिनी चारु गङ्गा लसद्भालबालेन्दु कण्ठे भुजङ्गा ll
चलत्कुण्डलं भ्रू सुनेत्रं विशालं प्रसन्नाननं नीलकण्ठं दयालम l
मृगाधीशचर्माम्बरं मुण्डमालं प्रियं शंकरं सर्वनाथं भजामि ll
प्रचण्डं प्रकृश्ह्टं प्रगल्भं परेशं अखण्डं अजं भानुकोटिप्रकाशम l
त्रयः शूल निर्मूलनं शूलपाणिं भजे.अहं भवानीपतिं भावगम्यम ll
कलातीत कल्याण कल्पान्तकारी सदा सज्जनानन्ददाता पुरारी l
चिदानन्द संदोह मोहापहारी प्रसीद प्रसीद प्रभो मन्मथारी ll
न यावत.ह उमानाथ पादारविन्दं भजन्तीह लोके परे वा नराणाम l
न तावत.ह सुखं शान्ति सन्तापनाशं प्रसीद प्रभो सर्वभूताधिवासम ll
न जानामि योगं जपं नैव पूजां नतो.अहं सदा सर्वदा शम्भु तुभ्यम l
जरा जन्म दुःखौघ तातप्यमानं प्रभो पाहि आपन्नमामीश शम्भो ll
रुद्राश्ह्टकमिदं प्रोक्तं विप्रेण हरतोश्हये l
ये पठन्ति नरा भक्त्या तेश्हां शम्भुः प्रसीदति ll
इति श्री गोस्वामी तुलसिदास कृतम श्रीरुद्राश्ह्टकम संपूर्णम ll


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