✦ 12 Major Ashtakams · Deity hymns in 8 verses ✦
An Ashtakam is an 8-verse stotra (ashta = eight). Composed in praise of deities — many by Adi Shankaracharya, Tulsidas, Vallabhacharya, and other bhakti acharyas.
✦ Daily recitation pleases the deity
Shiva Lingashtakam
✦ Eight verses on Shiva Linga
Bilvashtakam
✦ Hymn on Bilva leaves offered to Shiva
Rudrashtakam
✦ By Tulsidas — 8 verses on Rudra
Mahishasura Mardini Ashtakam
✦ Powerful Durga hymn with rhythm
Madhurashtakam
✦ By Vallabhacharya on Krishna's sweetness
Achyutashtakam
✦ By Adi Shankaracharya
Lakshmi Ashtakam
✦ For wealth and prosperity
Subramanya Bhujangam
✦ By Adi Shankaracharya — Murugan praise
Ganesha Pancharatnam
✦ By Adi Shankaracharya — 5 jewels
Hanuman Ashtak
✦ By Tulsidas — for relief from troubles
Bhagavatpadabhujangam
✦ Hymn on Vishnu's feet
Annapurna Ashtakam
✦ For nourishment and prosperity
ब्रह्ममुरारिसुरार्चितलिङ्गं
निर्मलभासितशोभितलिङ्गम्।
जन्मजदुःखविनाशकलिङ्गं
तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम्॥
✦ I bow to that Sadashiva linga worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu, and the devas
— May ashtakam recitation grant divine grace —
✦ अभी तक कोई टिप्पणी नहीं ✦
पहली टिप्पणी करें!