Ashtakams · Traditional devotional text · Source: vignanam.org (Traditional devotional text (public-domain shlokas))
(praharṣaṇīvṛttam -) tajjñānaṃ praśamakaraṃ yadindriyāṇāṃ tajjñēyaṃ yadupaniṣatsu niśchitārtham । tē dhanyā bhuvi paramārthaniśchitēhāḥ śēṣāstu bhramanilayē paribhramantaḥ ॥ 1॥
(vasantatilakāvṛttam -) ādau vijitya viṣayānmadamōharāga- dvēṣādiśatrugaṇamāhṛtayōgarājyāḥ । jñātvā mataṃ samanubhūyaparātmavidyā- kāntāsukhaṃ vanagṛhē vicharanti dhanyāḥ ॥ 2॥
tyaktvā gṛhē ratimadhōgatihētubhūtām ātmēchChayōpaniṣadartharasaṃ pibantaḥ । vītaspṛhā viṣayabhōgapadē viraktā dhanyāścharanti vijanēṣu viraktasaṅgāḥ ॥ 3॥
tyaktvā mamāhamiti bandhakarē padē dvē mānāvamānasadṛśāḥ samadarśinaścha । kartāramanyamavagamya tadarpitāni kurvanti karmaparipākaphalāni dhanyāḥ ॥ 4॥
tyaktvīṣaṇātrayamavēkṣitamōkṣamargā bhaikṣāmṛtēna parikalpitadēhayātrāḥ । jyōtiḥ parātparataraṃ paramātmasañjñaṃ dhanyā dvijārahasi hṛdyavalōkayanti ॥ 5॥
nāsanna sanna sadasanna mahasannachāṇu na strī pumānna cha napuṃsakamēkabījam । yairbrahma tatsamamupāsitamēkachittaiḥ dhanyā virējurittarēbhavapāśabaddhāḥ ॥ 6॥
ajñānapaṅkaparimagnamapētasāraṃ duḥkhālayaṃ maraṇajanmajarāvasaktam । saṃsārabandhanamanityamavēkṣya dhanyā jñānāsinā tadavaśīrya viniśchayanti ॥ 7॥
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śāntairananyamatibhirmadhurasvabhāvaiḥ ēkatvaniśchitamanōbhirapētamōhaiḥ । sākaṃ vanēṣu vijitātmapadasvarupaṃ tadvastu samyaganiśaṃ vimṛśanti dhanyāḥ ॥ 8॥
(mālinīvṛttam -) ahimiva janayōgaṃ sarvadā varjayēdyaḥ kuṇapamiva sunārīṃ tyaktukāmō virāgī । viṣamiva viṣayānyō manyamānō durantān jayati paramahaṃsō muktibhāvaṃ samēti ॥ 9॥
(śārdūlavikrīḍitavṛttam -) sampūrṇaṃ jagadēva nandanavanaṃ sarvē'pi kalpadrumā gāṅgaṃ vari samastavārinivahaḥ puṇyāḥ samastāḥ kriyāḥ । vāchaḥ prākṛtasaṃskṛtāḥ śrutiśirōvārāṇasī mēdinī sarvāvasthitirasya vastuviṣayā dṛṣṭē parabrahmaṇi ॥ 10॥
॥ iti śrīmad śaṅkarāchāryavirachitaṃ dhanyāṣṭakaṃ samāptam ॥
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