Sri Adi Shankaracharya’s Vaidyanatha Ashtakam / Siva Mantra to Cure Disease.
Sri Vaidyanatha Ashtakam is a magnificent hymn composed by Sri Adi Shankara, dedicated to Lord Maha Shiva, also known as Vaidyanatha. Lord Shiva is considered the king of physicians (Lord Vaidyanatha) and many people pray to treat serious diseases or illnesses when they or their family members are affected by it. Devotees wishing to heal themselves should recite Shri Vaidyanatha Ashtakam three times a day. Shri Vaidyanatha Ashtakam was translated into English by Sri R.R.Ramachander.
Sri Vaidyanatha Ashtakam in Gujarati:
॥ વૈદ્યનાથાષ્ટકમ્ ॥
શ્રીરામસૌમિત્રિજટાયુવેદ ષડાનનાદિત્ય કુજાર્ચિતાય ।
શ્રીનીલકણ્ઠાય દયામયાય શ્રીવૈદ્યનાથાય નમઃશિવાય ॥ ૧ ॥
શંભો મહાદેવ શંભો મહાદેવ શંભો મહાદેવ શંભો મહાદેવ ।
શંભો મહાદેવ શંભો મહાદેવ શંભો મહાદેવ શંભો મહાદેવ ॥
ગઙ્ગાપ્રવાહેન્દુ જટાધરાય ત્રિલોચનાય સ્મર કાલહન્ત્રે ।
સમસ્ત દેવૈરભિપૂજિતાય શ્રીવૈદ્યનાથાય નમઃ શિવાય ॥ ૨ ॥
શંભો મહાદેવ ….
ભક્તઃપ્રિયાય ત્રિપુરાન્તકાય પિનાકિને દુષ્ટહરાય નિત્યમ્ ।
પ્રત્યક્ષલીલાય મનુષ્યલોકે શ્રીવૈદ્યનાથાય નમઃ શિવાય ॥ ૩ ॥
શંભો મહાદેવ ….
પ્રભૂતવાતાદિ સમસ્તરોગ પ્રનાશકર્ત્રે મુનિવન્દિતાય ।
પ્રભાકરેન્દ્વગ્નિ વિલોચનાય શ્રીવૈદ્યનાથાય નમઃ શિવાય ॥ ૪ ॥
શંભો મહાદેવ ….
વાક્ શ્રોત્ર નેત્રાઙ્ઘ્રિ વિહીનજન્તોઃ વાક્શ્રોત્રનેત્રાંઘ્રિસુખપ્રદાય ।
કુષ્ઠાદિસર્વોન્નતરોગહન્ત્રે શ્રીવૈદ્યનાથાય નમઃ શિવાય ॥ ૫ ॥
શંભો મહાદેવ ….
વેદાન્તવેદ્યાય જગન્મયાય યોગીશ્વરદ્યેય પદામ્બુજાય ।
ત્રિમૂર્તિરૂપાય સહસ્રનામ્ને શ્રીવૈદ્યનાથાય નમઃ શિવાય ॥ ૬ ॥
શંભો મહાદેવ ….
સ્વતીર્થમૃદ્ભસ્મભૃતાઙ્ગભાજાં પિશાચદુઃખાર્તિભયાપહાય ।
આત્મસ્વરૂપાય શરીરભાજાં શ્રીવૈદ્યનાથાય નમઃ શિવાય ॥ ૭ ॥
શંભો મહાદેવ ….
શ્રીનીલકણ્ઠાય વૃષધ્વજાય સ્રક્ગન્ધ ભસ્માદ્યભિશોભિતાય ।
સુપુત્રદારાદિ સુભાગ્યદાય શ્રીવૈદ્યનાથાય નમઃ શિવાય ॥ ૮ ॥
શંભો મહાદેવ ….
વાલામ્બિકેશ વૈદ્યેશ ભવરોગહરેતિ ચ ।
જપેન્નામત્રયં નિત્યં મહારોગનિવારણમ્ ॥ ૯ ॥
શંભો મહાદેવ ….
॥ ઇતિ શ્રી વૈદ્યનાથાષ્ટકમ્ ॥
Sri Vaidyanatha Ashtakam Meaning:
I salute that God Shiva, Who is the king among physicians, Who is worshipped by Rama and Lakshmana, Who is woshipped by Jatayu, Who is worshipped by the Vedas, Who is worshipped by Lord Subrahmanya, Who is worshipped by the Sun God, Who is worshipped by the Mars God, Who is having a blue neck, and who is the personification of mercy. || 1 ||
I salute that God Shiva, Who is the king among physicians, Who wears the flow of Ganges and the moon on his head, Who has three eyes, Who had killed the God of love and death, And who is worshipped by all devas. || 2 ||
I salute that God Shiva, Who is the king among physicians, Who is the lover of his devotees, Who has destroyed the three cities, Who holds the bow called Pinaka, Who destroys bad people daily, and who plays in the world of humans. || 3 ||
I salute that God Shiva, Who is the king among physicians, Who cures all great diseases like rheumatism and arthritis, Who is saluted by great sages, and to whom, the Sun god, Moon and God of fire are eyes. || 4 ||
I salute that God Shiva, Who is the king among physicians, Who blesses those beings who have lost their speech, hearing, sight and ability to walk, With these abilities and who provides a cure for devastating diseases like leprosy. || 5 ||
I salute that God Shiva, Who is the king among physicians, Who can be known through Vedanta, Who is spread throughout the universe, Who has a lotus foot that is meditated upon by great sages, Who is of the form of the holy trinity and who has a thousand names. || 6 ||
I salute that God Shiva, Who is the king among physicians, Who removes all sufferings Caused by bad spirits, sorrows and fears by a dip in his holy tank, by the holy ash in the temple, and by the mud below the Neem tree of the temple, and who is the personification of soul, Occupying human body. || 7 ||
I salute that God Shiva, Who is the king among physicians, Who has a blue neck, Who has the bull on his flag, Who shines by flowers, sacred ash and sandal, Who grants good children and a good wife and who blesses us with all good luck. || 8 ||
Those who recite this prayer thrice a day with devotion and pray the Lord Vaidyanatha, Who is with his consort Balambika, and who removes the fear of birth and death would get cured of all great diseases. || 9 ||
Thus completes Shri Vaidyanatha Ashtakam.
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