Yama Ashtakam

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tapasā dharmamārādhya puṣkarē bhāskaraḥ purā । dharmaṃ sūryaḥsutaṃ prāpa dharmarājaṃ namāmyaham ॥ 1

samatā sarvabhūtēṣu yasya sarvasya sākṣiṇaḥ । atō yannāma śamanamiti taṃ praṇamāmyaham ॥ 2 ॥

yēnāntaścha kṛtō viśvē sarvēṣāṃ jīvināṃ param । kāmānurūpaṃ kālēna taṃ kṛtāntaṃ namāmyaham ॥ 3 ॥

bibharti daṇḍaṃ daṇḍāya pāpināṃ śuddhihētavē । namāmi taṃ daṇḍadharaṃ yaḥ śāstā sarvajīvinām ॥ 4 ॥

viśvaṃ cha kalayatyēva yaḥ sarvēṣu cha santatam । atīva durnivāryaṃ cha taṃ kālaṃ praṇamāmyaham ॥ 5 ॥

tapasvī brahmaniṣṭhō yaḥ saṃyamī sañjitēndriyaḥ । jīvānāṃ karmaphaladastaṃ yamaṃ praṇamāmyaham ॥ 6 ॥

svātmārāmaścha sarvajñō mitraṃ puṇyakṛtāṃ bhavēt । pāpināṃ klēśadō yastaṃ puṇyamitraṃ namāmyaham ॥ 7 ॥

yajjanma brahmaṇōṃ'śēna jvalantaṃ brahmatējasā । yō dhyāyati paraṃ brahma tamīśaṃ praṇamāmyaham ॥ 8 ॥