ardhanārīśvarāṣṭakam Lyrics in English:
ambhodharasyamalakuntalayai
tatitprabhatamrajatadharaya ।
nirisvarmyai nikhilesvaraya
namah sivayai ca namah sivaya ॥ 1॥
pradiptaratnojvalakundalayai
sphuranmahapannagabhusanaya ।
sivapriyayai ca sivapriyaya
namah sivayai ca namah sivaya ॥ 2॥
mandaramalakalitalakayai
kapalamalaṅkitakandharayai ।
divyambarayai ca digambaraya
namah sivayai ca namah sivaya ॥ 3॥
kasturikakuṅkumalepanayai
smasanabhasmattavilepanaya ।
krtasmarayai vikrtasmaraya
namah sivayai ca namah sivaya ॥ 4॥
padaravindarpitahamsakayai
padabjarajatphaninupuraya ।
kalamayayai vikalamayaya
namah sivayai ca namah sivaya ॥ 5॥
prapañcasrstyunmukhalasyakayai
samastasamharakatandavaya ।
sameksanayai visameksanaya
namah sivayai ca namah sivaya ॥ 6॥
praphullanilotpalalocanayai
vikasapaṅkeruhalocanaya ।
jagajjananyai jagadekapitre
namah sivayai ca namah sivaya ॥ 7॥
antarbahiscordhvamadhasca madhye
purasca pascacca vidiksu diksu ।
sarvam gatayai sakalam gataya
namah sivayai ca namah sivaya ॥ 8॥
ardhanarisvarastotram upamanyukrtam tvidam ।
yah pathecchrnuyadvapi sivaloke mahiyate ॥ 9॥
॥ iti upamanyukrtam ardhanarisvarastakam ॥
