Dharmasastha Ashtakam is a popular devotional hymn composed in praise of Lord Dharmasastha (Lord Ayyappa of Sabarimala). In this hymn Lord Ayyappa is revered as the embodiment of Dharma, knowledge, compassion, and divine protection. Reciting the Dharmasastha Ashtakam is believed to purify the mind, strengthen devotion, and bring inner peace, and is commonly recited by the devotees during the Mandala kalam and also as a daily prayer. Get Sri Dharmasastha Ashtakam in English Lyrics Pdf here and chant it for the grace of Lord Ayyappa.
Dharmasastha Ashtakam in English
bandhūkabandhuraruciṁ kaladhautabhāsaṁ
pañcānanaṁ duritavañcanadhīramīśam |
pārśvadvayākalitaśaktikaṭākṣacāruṁ
nīlōtpalārcitatanuṁ praṇatō:’smi dēvam || 1 ||
kalyāṇavēṣaruciraṁ karuṇānidhānaṁ
kandarpakōṭisadr̥śaṁ kamanīyabhāsam |
kāntādvayākalitapārśvamaghārimādyaṁ
śāstāramēva satataṁ praṇatō:’smi nityam || 2 ||
yō vā smarēdaruṇakuṅkumapaṅkaśōṇa-
-guñjāpinaddhakacabhāralasatkirīṭam |
śāstāramēva satataṁ sa tu sarvalōkān
vismāpayēnnijavilōkanatō nitāntam || 3 ||
pañcēṣukaiṭabhavirōdhitanūbhavaṁ taṁ
ārūḍhadantiparamādr̥tamandahāsam |
hastāmbujairavirataṁ nijabhaktahaṁsē-
-ṣvr̥ddhiṁ parāṁ hi dadataṁ bhuvanaikavandyam || 4 ||
guñjāmaṇisragupalakṣitakēśahastaṁ
kastūrikātilakamōhanasarvalōkam |
pañcānanāmbujalasat ghanakarṇapāśaṁ
śāstāramamburuhalōcanamīśamīḍē || 5 ||
pañcānanaṁ daśabhujaṁ dhr̥tahētidaṇḍaṁ
dhārāvatādapi ca rūṣṇikamālikābhiḥ |
icchānurūpaphaladō:’smyahamēva bhaktē-
-ṣvitthaṁ pratītavibhavaṁ bhagavantamīḍē || 6 ||
smērānanādbhagavataḥ smaraśāsanācca
māyāgr̥hītamahilāvapuṣō harēśca |
yaḥ saṅgamē samudabhūt jagatīha tādr̥g
dēvaṁ natō:’smi karuṇālayamāśrayē:’ham || 7 ||
yasyaiva bhaktajanamatra gr̥ṇanti lōkē
kiṁ vā mayaḥ kimathavā suravardhakirvā |
vēdhāḥ kimēṣa nanu śambara ēṣa vā kiṁ
ityēva taṁ śaraṇamāśutaraṁ vrajāmi || 8 ||
iti śrī dharmaśāstāṣṭakam |
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