Chidambara Ashtakam or Chidambarashtakam is an eight stanza hymn in praise of Lord Nataraja or Chidambaseswara, the primary deity in the Thillai Nataraja Temple at Chidambaram, Tamilnadu, India. Get Sri Chidambara Ashtakam in English Pdf Lyrics here and chant it with devotion for the grace of Lord Shiva.
Chidambara Ashtakam in English
cittajāntakaṁ citsvarūpiṇaṁ
candramr̥gadharaṁ carmabhīkaram |
caturabhāṣaṇaṁ cinmayaṁ guruṁ
bhaja cidambaraṁ bhāvanāsthitam || 1 ||
dakṣamardanaṁ daivaśāsanaṁ
dvijahitē rataṁ dōṣabhañjanam |
duḥkhanāśanaṁ duritaśāsanaṁ
bhaja cidambaraṁ bhāvanāsthitam || 2 ||
baddhapañcakaṁ bahulaśōbhitaṁ
budhavarairnutaṁ bhasmabhūṣitam |
bhāvayuk-stutaṁ bandhubhiḥ stutaṁ
bhaja cidambaraṁ bhāvanāsthitam || 3 ||
dīnatatparaṁ divyavacanadaṁ
dīkṣitāpadaṁ divyatējasam |
dīrghaśōbhitaṁ dēhatattvadaṁ
bhaja cidambaraṁ bhāvanāsthitam || 4 ||
kṣititalōdbhavaṁ kṣēmasambhavaṁ
kṣīṇamānavaṁ kṣiprasadyavam |
kṣēmadātravaṁ kṣētragauravaṁ
bhaja cidambaraṁ bhāvanāsthitam || 5 ||
takṣabhūṣaṇaṁ tattvasākṣiṇaṁ
yakṣasāgaṇaṁ bhikṣurūpiṇam |
bhasmapōṣaṇaṁ vyaktarūpiṇaṁ
bhaja cidambaraṁ bhāvanāsthitam || 6 ||
yastu jāpikaṁ cidambarāṣṭakaṁ
paṭhati nityakaṁ pāpahaṁ sukham |
kaṭhinatārakaṁ ghaṭakulādhikaṁ
bhaja cidambaraṁ bhāvanāsthitam || 7 ||
iti śrī chidambarāṣṭakam |
