dhanyāṣṭakaṃ Lyrics in English:
tajjnanam prasamakaram yadindriyanam
tajjneyam yadupaniaatsu niscitartham ।
te dhanya bhuvi paramarthaniscitehah
seaastu bhramanilaye paribhramantah ॥ 1॥
adau vijitya viaayanmadamoharaga-
dveaadisatruganamahrtayogarajyah ।
jnatva matam samanubhuyaparatmavidya-
kantasukham vanagrhe vicaranti dhanyah ॥ 2॥
tyaktva grhe ratimadhogatihetubhutam
atmecchayopaniaadartharasam pibantah ।
vitasprha viaayabhogapade virakta
dhanyascaranti vijaneau viraktasaṅgah ॥ 3॥
tyaktva mamahamiti bandhakare pade dve
manavamanasadrsah samadarsinasca ।
kartaramanyamavagamya tadarpitani
kurvanti karmaparipakaphalani dhanyah ॥ 4॥
tyaktvaiaanatrayamavekaitamokaamarga
bhaikaamrtena parikalpitadehayatrah ।
jyotih paratparataram paramatmasamjnam
dhanya dvijarahasi hrdyavalokayanti ॥ 5॥
nasanna sanna sadasanna mahasannacanu
na stri pumanna ca napumsakamekabijam ।
yairbrahma tatsamamupasitamekacittaih
dhanya virejurittarebhavapasabaddhah ॥ 6॥
ajnanapaṅkaparimagnamapetasaram
duhkhalayam maranajanmajaravasaktam ।
samsarabandhanamanityamavekaya dhanya
jnanasina tadavasirya viniscayanti ॥ 7॥
santairananyamatibhirmadhurasvabhavaih
ekatvaniscitamanobhirapetamohaih ।
sakam vaneau vijitatmapadasvarupam
tadvastu samyaganisam vimrsanti dhanyah ॥ 8॥
ahimiva janayogam sarvada varjayedyah
kunapamiva sunarim tyaktukamo viragi ।
viaamiva viaayanyo manyamano durantan
jayati paramahamso muktibhavam sameti ॥ 9॥
sampurnam jagadeva nandanavanam sarve’pi kalpadruma
gaṅgam vari samastavarinivahah punyah samastah kriyah ।
vacah prakrtasamskrtah srutisirovaranasi medini
sarvavasthitirasya vastuviaaya drate parabrahmani ॥ 10॥
॥ iti srimad saṅkaracaryaviracitam dhanyaatakam samaptam ॥