śrīkāntimatīśvaryaṣṭakam Lyrics in English:
॥ srih ॥
srimadvenuvanesvarasya ramanim sitamsubimbananam
sinjannupurakomalanghrikamalam keyuraharanvitam ।
ratnasyutakiritakundaladharam helavinodapriyam
srimatkantimatisvarim hrdi bhaje srirajarajesvarim ॥ 1॥
tattvajnanihrdabjamadhyanilayam tamrapagatiragam
karunyambunidhim tadittulitabham talidalasyamalam ।
lilasrstividhayinim tanubhrtam tatparyabodhaptaye
tanvim kantimatisvarim hrdi bhaje srirajarajesvarim ॥ 2॥
sangitamrtasindhumadhyabhavanam sahityanityadaram
svarasyadbhutanatyaviksanaparam salokyamuktyadidam ।
sadhubhyah sakalamararthitamahasamrajyalaksmipradam
sadhvim kantimatisvarim hrdi bhaje srirajarajesvarim ॥ 3॥
kalyanimakhilandakotijananim kalharadamojjvalam
kasturitilakabhiramanitilam kanjasanaradhitam ।
kamarehkanakacalendradhanusah karunyavarannidheh
kantam kantimatisvarim hrdi bhaje srirajarajesvarim ॥ 4॥
bhaktanam bhayajalabhanjanakarim bhanvabjasukreksanam
bhagyodaragunanvitam bhagavatim bhandasuradhvamsinim ।
bhasvadratnakiritakundaladharam bhadrasanadhyasinim
bhavyam kantimatisvarim hrdi bhaje srirajarajesvarim ॥ 5॥
devanamabhayapradam vidhinutam dustapahantrim sukham
desanekadigantamadhyanilayam dehardhadasyapriyam ।
madhuryakaracandrakhandamakutam devanganasevitam
devim kantimatisvarim hrdi bhaje srirajarajesvarim ॥ 6॥
dustatopavinasanaikanipunam daurbhagyavicchedinim
durmatsaryamadabhimanamathinim duhkhapaham praninam ।
durvaramitadaityabhanjanakarim duhsvapnahantrim sivam
durgam kantimatisvarim hrdi bhaje srirajarajesvarim ॥ 7॥
mandasmeramukhambujam marakatasyamam mahavaibhavam
matangim mahisasurasya samanim matangakumbhastanim ।
mandaradrumasannibham sumadhuram simhasanadhyasitam
manyam kantimatisvarim hrdi bhaje srirajarajesvarim ॥ 8॥
iti srngeri srijagadguru srisaccidanandasivabhinavanrsimha-
bharatisvamibhih viracitam srikantimatisvaryastakam sampurnam ।