Yama Ashtakam or Yamashtakam is an eight verse stotra that was recited by Sati Savitri in praise of Lord Yama – the God of death, in order to get her husband Satyavanta’s life back. Get Sri Yamashtakam in English Lyrics pdf here and chant it with devotion for the grace of Lord Yama.
Yamashtakam in English – śrī yamāṣṭakam
sāvitryuvāca |
tapasā dharmamārādhya puṣkarē bhāskaraḥ purā |
dharmaṁ sūryaḥsutaṁ prāpa dharmarājaṁ namāmyaham || 1 ||
samatā sarvabhūtēṣu yasya sarvasya sākṣiṇaḥ |
atō yannāma śamanamiti taṁ praṇamāmyaham || 2 ||
yēnāntaśca kr̥tō viśvē sarvēṣāṁ jīvināṁ param |
kāmānurūpaṁ kālēna taṁ kr̥tāntaṁ namāmyaham || 3 ||
bibharti daṇḍaṁ daṇḍāya pāpināṁ śuddhihētavē |
namāmi taṁ daṇḍadharaṁ yaḥ śāstā sarvajīvinām || 4 ||
viśvaṁ ca kalayatyēva yaḥ sarvēṣu ca santatam |
atīva durnivāryaṁ ca taṁ kālaṁ praṇamāmyaham || 5 ||
tapasvī brahmaniṣṭhō yaḥ samyamī sañjitēndriyaḥ |
jīvānāṁ karmaphaladastaṁ yamaṁ praṇamāmyaham || 6 ||
svātmārāmaśca sarvajñō mitraṁ puṇyakr̥tāṁ bhavēt |
pāpināṁ klēśadō yastaṁ puṇyamitraṁ namāmyaham || 7 ||
yajjanma brahmaṇōṁ:’śēna jvalantaṁ brahmatējasā |
yō dhyāyati paraṁ brahma tamīśaṁ praṇamāmyaham || 8 ||
ityuktvā sā ca sāvitrī praṇanāma yamaṁ munē |
yamastāṁ śaktibhajanaṁ karmapākamuvāca ha || 9 ||
idaṁ yamaṣṭakaṁ nityaṁ prātarutthāya yaḥ paṭhēt |
yamāttasya bhayaṁ nāsti sarvapāpātpramucyatē || 10 ||
mahāpāpī yadi paṭhēnnityaṁ bhaktisamanvitaḥ |
yamaḥ karōti saṁśuddhaṁ kāyavyūhēna niścitam || 11 ||
iti śrīmaddēvībhāgavatē mahāpurāṇē navamaskandhē ēkatriṁśō:’dhyāyaḥ |
