Sarabeswara Ashtakam is an 8 verse hymn addressing Sarabeswara or Sarabeswaramurthi, who is the “Sharabha” form of Lord Shiva. Sarabha is a mythical creature, that is half-Lion and half-bird, which is said to be more powerful than a Lion or an elephant. According to Shaiva scriptures, Lord Shiva assumed the Sharabha form to pacify the Narasimha avatar of Lord Vishnu. However, this narration is refuted by Vaishnavas. Get Sri Sarabeswara Ashtakam in English Lyrics pdf here and chant it with devotion for the grace of Lord Sharabeshwara or Lord Shiva.
Sarabeswara Ashtakam in English
śrī śiva uvāca
śṛṇu devi mahāguhyaṃ paraṃ puṇyavivardhanam |
śarabheśāṣṭakaṃ mantraṃ vakṣyāmi tava tattvataḥ ||
ṛṣinyāsādikaṃ yattatsarvapūrvavadācaret |
dhyānabhedaṃ viśeṣeṇa vakṣyāmyahamataḥ śive ||
dhyānam
jvalanakuṭilakeśaṃ sūryacandrāgninetraṃ
niśitataranakhāgroddhūtahemābhadeham |
śarabhamatha munīndraiḥ sevyamānaṃ sitāṅgaṃ
praṇatabhayavināśaṃ bhāvayetpakṣirājam ||
atha stotram
devādidevāya jaganmayāya śivāya nālīkanibhānanāya |
śarvāya bhīmāya śarādhipāya namo’stu tubhyaṃ śarabheśvarāya || 1 ||
harāya bhīmāya haripriyāya bhavāya śāntāya parātparāya |
mṛḍāya rudrāya vilocanāya namo’stu tubhyaṃ śarabheśvarāya || 2 ||
śītāṃśucūḍāya digambarāya sṛṣṭisthitidhvaṃsanakāraṇāya |
jaṭākalāpāya jitendriyāya namo’stu tubhyaṃ śarabheśvarāya || 3 ||
kalaṅkakaṇṭhāya bhavāntakāya kapālaśūlāttakarāmbujāya |
bhujaṅgabhūṣāya purāntakāya namo’stu tubhyaṃ śarabheśvarāya || 4 ||
śamādiṣaṭkāya yamāntakāya yamādiyogāṣṭakasiddhidāya |
umādhināthāya purātanāya namo’stu tubhyaṃ śarabheśvarāya || 5 ||
ghṛṇādipāśāṣṭakavarjitāya khilīkṛtāsmatpathi pūrvagāya |
guṇādihīnāya guṇatrayāya namo’stu tubhyaṃ śarabheśvarāya || 6 ||
kālāya vedāmṛtakandalāya kalyāṇakautūhalakāraṇāya |
sthūlāya sūkṣmāya svarūpagāya namo’stu tustu tubhyaṃ śarabheśvarāya || 7 ||
pañcānanāyānilabhāskarāya pañcāśadarṇādyaparākṣayāya |
pañcākṣareśāya jagaddhitāya namo’stu tubhyaṃ śarabheśvarāya || 8 ||
Ithi śrī śarabheśāṣṭakam ||
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