shangkara aShTakam Lyrics in English :
he vaamadeva shivasha~gkara dInabandho kaashIpate pashupate pashupaashanaashin |
he vishvanaatha bhavabIja janaartihaarin saMsaaraduHKagahanaajjagadIsha rakSha ||1||
he bhaktavatsala sadaashiva he mahesha he vishvataata jagadaashraya he puraare |
gaurIpate mama pate mama praaNanaatha saMsaaraduHKagahanaajjagadIsha rakSha ||2||
he duHKabha~jjaka vibho girijesha shoolin he vedashaastravinivedya janaikabandho |
he vyomakesha bhuvanesha jagadvishiShTa saMsaaraduHKagahanaajjagadIsha rakSha ||3||
he dhoorjaTe girisha he girijaardhadeha he sarvabhootajanaka pramathesha deva |
he sarvadevaparipoojitapaadapadma saMsaaraduHKagahanaajjagadIsha rakSha ||4||
he devadeva vRuShabhadhvaja nandikesha kaaLIpate gaNapate gajacharmavaasaH |
he paarvatIsha parameshvara rakSha shaMbho saMsaaraduHKagahanaajjagadIsha rakSha ||5||
he vIrabhadra bhavavaidya pinaakapaaNe he nIlakaNTha madanaanta shivaakaLatra |
vaaraaNasIpurapate bhavabhItihaarin saMsaaraduHKagahanaajjagadIsha rakSha ||6||
he kaalakaala mRuDa sharva sadaasahaaya he bhootanaatha bhavabaadhaka he trinetra |
he yaj~jashaasaka yamaantaka yogivandya saMsaaraduHKagahanaajjagadIsha rakSha ||7||
he vedavedya shashisheKara he dayaaLo he sarvabhootapratipaalaka shoolapaaNe |
he chandrasoorya shiKinetra chidekaroopa saMsaaraduHKagahanaajjagadIsha rakSha ||8||
shrIsha~gkaraaShTakamidaM yogaanandena nirmitam |
saayaM praataH paThennityaM sarvapaapavinaashakam ||9||
iti shrIyogaanandatIrthaviracitaM sha~gkaraaShTakaM saMpoorNam ||