Chandrasekhara Ashtakam, also known as Chandrashekara Ashtakam, or Chandra Sekhara Ashtak or Chandrasekharashtakam, is the bhakti bhajan song of Lord Shiva or Chandrashekara. Chandrashekhara Ashtak was composed by Rishi Markandeya Muni when he was saved by Lord Shiva from Yama Raja, Yama Raja is the Lord of Death.
Eight Verses in the Glory of Lord Chandrashekhara.
Chandra Shekara Ashtak Stotram in Gujarati:
॥ ચન્દ્રશેખર અષ્ટક સ્તોત્રમ ॥
ચન્દ્રશેખરઅષ્ટકસ્તોત્રમ |
ચન્દ્રશેખર ચન્દ્રશેખર
ચન્દ્રશેખર પાહિ મામ |
ચન્દ્રશેખર ચન્દ્રશેખર
ચન્દ્રશેખર રક્ષ મામ ॥ ૧ ॥
રત્નસાનુશરાસનં રજતાદ્રિશૃઙ્ગનિકેતનં
સિઞ્જિનીકૃતપન્નગેશ્વરમચ્યુતાનનસાયકમ |
ક્ષિપ્રદગ્ધપુરત્રયં ત્રિદિવાલયૈરભિવન્દિતં
ચન્દ્રશેખરમાશ્રયે મમ કિં કરિષ્યતિ વૈ યમઃ ॥ ૨ ॥
પઞ્ચપાદપપુષ્પગન્ધપદાંબુજદ્વયશોભિતં
ભાલલોચનજાતપાવકદગ્ધમન્મથવિગ્રહમ |
ભસ્મદિગ્ધકલેબરં ભવ નાશનં ભવમવ્યયં
ચન્દ્રશેખરમાશ્રયે મમ કિં કરિષ્યતિ વૈ યમઃ ॥ ૩ ॥
મત્તવારણમુખ્યચર્મકૄતોત્તરીયમનોહરં
પઙ્કજાસનપદ્મલોચનપૂજિતાંઘ્રિસરોરુહમ |
દેવસિન્ધુતરઙ્ગસીકર સિક્તશુભ્રજટાધરં
ચન્દ્રશેખરમાશ્રયે મમ કિં કરિષ્યતિ વૈ યમઃ ॥ ૪ ॥
યક્ષરાજસખં ભગાક્ષહરં ભુજઙ્ગવિભૂષણં
શૈલરાજસુતાપરિષ્કૃતચારુવામકલેબરમ |
ક્ષ્વેડનીલગલં પરશ્વધધારિણં મૃગધારિણં
ચન્દ્રશેખરમાશ્રયે મમ કિં કરિષ્યતિ વૈ યમઃ ॥ ૫ ॥
કુણ્ડલીકૃતકુણ્ડલેશ્વર કુણ્ડલં વૃષવાહનં
નારદાદિમુનીશ્વરસ્તુતવૈભવં ભુવનેશ્વરમ |
અન્ધકાન્તકમાશ્રિતામરપાદપં શમનાન્તકં
ચન્દ્રશેખરમાશ્રયે મમ કિં કરિષ્યતિ વૈ યમઃ ॥ ૬ ॥
ભેષજં ભવરોગિણામખિલાપદામપહારિણં
દક્ષયજ્ઞવિનાશનં ત્રિગુણાત્મકં ત્રિવિલોચનમ |
ભુક્તિમુક્તિફલપ્રદં સકલાઘસંઘનિબર્હણં
ચન્દ્રશેખરમાશ્રયે મમ કિં કરિષ્યતિ વૈ યમઃ ॥ ૭ ॥
ભક્તવત્સલમર્ચિતં નિધિક્ષયં હરિદંબરં
સર્વભૂતપતિં પરાત્પરમપ્રમેયમનુત્તમમ |
સોમવારિદભૂહુતાશનસોમપાનિલખાકૃતિં
ચન્દ્રશેખરમાશ્રયે મમ કિં કરિષ્યતિ વૈ યમઃ ॥ ૮ ॥
વિશ્વસૃષ્ટિવિધાયિનં પુનરેવ પાલનતત્પરં
સંહરન્તમપિ પ્રપઞ્ચમશેષલોકનિવાસિનમ |
કીડયન્તમહર્નિશં ગણનાથયૂથસમન્વિતં
ચન્દ્રશેખરમાશ્રયે મમ કિં કરિષ્યતિ વૈ યમઃ ॥ ૯ ॥
મૃત્યુભીતમૃકણ્ડુસૂનુકૃતસ્તવં શિવસન્નિધૌ
યત્ર કુત્ર ચ યઃ પઠેન્ન હિ તસ્ય મૃત્યુભયં ભવેત |
પૂર્ણમાયુરરોગતામખિલાર્થસંપદમાદરાત
ચન્દ્રશેખર એવ તસ્ય દદાતિ મુક્તિમયત્નતઃ ॥ ૧૦ ॥
ઇતિ શ્રીચન્દ્રશેખરાષ્ટકસ્તોત્રં સંપૂર્ણમ ॥
Chandrasekhara Ashtakam Meaning:
1) I seek refuge in Him, Who has the moon, who made the mountain of jewels into His bow, who resides on the mountain of silver, who made the serpent Vasuki as rope, who made Lord Vishnu as arrows, and quickly destroyed the three cities, and who is saluted by the three worlds. So what can the God of death do to me?
2) I seek refuge in Him, who has the moon, who shines with the pair of His lotus-like feet, which are worshipped by the scented flowers of five Kalpaka trees, who burnt the body of the God of love, using the fire from the eyes on His forehead, who applies ash all over His body, who destroys the sorrow of life, and who does not have destruction. So what can the God of death do to me?
3) I seek refuge in Him, who has the moon, who is the stealer of minds because of His upper cloth, made of the skin of the ferocious elephant, who has lotus like feet which are worshipped by Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu, and who has matted hair drenched by drops of the waves of the holy river Ganga. So what can the God of death do to me?
4) I seek refuge in Him, who has the moon, who is a friend of Lord Kubera, who destroyed the eyes of Bhaga, who wears serpent as an ornament, whose left part of the body is decorated by the daughter of the King of Mountain (Himalaya), whose neck is blue because of the poison, who is armed with an axe, and who carries a deer with Him. So what can the God of death do to me?
5) I seek refuge in Him, who has the moon, who wears the ear studs made of a curling serpent, who is the great one being praised by Narada and other sages, who is the Lord of the entire earth, who is the killer of Antakasura. who is the wish giving tree to His devotees, and who is the killer of the God of death. So what can God of death do to me?
6) I seek refuge in Him, who has the moon, who is the doctor who cures sorrowful life, who destroys all sorts of dangers, who destroyed the fire sacrifice of Daksha, who is the personification of three qualities, who has three different eyes, who bestows devotion and salvation, and who destroys all types of sins. So what can God of death do to me?
7) I seek refuge in Him, who has the moon, who is worshipped as the darling of devotees, who is the treasure which is perennial, who clothes Himself with the directions, who is the chief of all beings, who is beyond the unreachable God, who is not understood by anyone, who is the holiest of everyone, and who is served by the moon, water, sun, earth, fire, ether, boss and the wind. So what can the God of death do to me?
8) I seek refuge in Him, who has the moon, who does the creation of the universe, who then is interested in its upkeep, who at proper time destroys the universe, who lives in every being of the universe, who is plays day and night with all beings, who is the leader of all beings, and who is like anyone of them. So what can the God of death do to me?
9) He who reads this prayer, composed by the son of Mrukandu, who was fear struck with a death in the temple of Lord Shiva, will not have fear of death. He would have a full healthy life, with all grains and all wealth. Lord Chandra Shekara would give him salvation in the end.
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