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 Punjabi:
॥ ਵੈਦ੍ਯਨਾਥਾਸ਼੍ਟਕਮ੍ ॥
ਸ਼੍ਰੀਰਾਮਸੌਮਿਤ੍ਰਿਜਟਾਯੁਵੇਦ ਸ਼ਡਾਨਨਾਦਿਤ੍ਯ ਕੁਜਾਰ੍ਚਿਤਾਯ ।
ਸ਼੍ਰੀਨੀਲਕਣ੍ਠਾਯ ਦਯਾਮਯਾਯ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਵੈਦ੍ਯਨਾਥਾਯ ਨਮਃਸ਼ਿਵਾਯ ॥ ੧ ॥
ਸ਼ਂਭੋ ਮਹਾਦੇਵ ਸ਼ਂਭੋ ਮਹਾਦੇਵ ਸ਼ਂਭੋ ਮਹਾਦੇਵ ਸ਼ਂਭੋ ਮਹਾਦੇਵ ।
ਸ਼ਂਭੋ ਮਹਾਦੇਵ ਸ਼ਂਭੋ ਮਹਾਦੇਵ ਸ਼ਂਭੋ ਮਹਾਦੇਵ ਸ਼ਂਭੋ ਮਹਾਦੇਵ ॥
ਗਙ੍ਗਾਪ੍ਰਵਾਹੇਨ੍ਦੁ ਜਟਾਧਰਾਯ ਤ੍ਰਿਲੋਚਨਾਯ ਸ੍ਮਰ ਕਾਲਹਨ੍ਤ੍ਰੇ ।
ਸਮਸ੍ਤ ਦੇਵੈਰਭਿਪੂਜਿਤਾਯ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਵੈਦ੍ਯਨਾਥਾਯ ਨਮਃ ਸ਼ਿਵਾਯ ॥ ੨ ॥
ਸ਼ਂਭੋ ਮਹਾਦੇਵ ….
ਭਕ੍ਤਃਪ੍ਰਿਯਾਯ ਤ੍ਰਿਪੁਰਾਨ੍ਤਕਾਯ ਪਿਨਾਕਿਨੇ ਦੁਸ਼੍ਟਹਰਾਯ ਨਿਤ੍ਯਮ੍ ।
ਪ੍ਰਤ੍ਯਕ੍ਸ਼ਲੀਲਾਯ ਮਨੁਸ਼੍ਯਲੋਕੇ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਵੈਦ੍ਯਨਾਥਾਯ ਨਮਃ ਸ਼ਿਵਾਯ ॥ ੩ ॥
ਸ਼ਂਭੋ ਮਹਾਦੇਵ ….
ਪ੍ਰਭੂਤਵਾਤਾਦਿ ਸਮਸ੍ਤਰੋਗ ਪ੍ਰਨਾਸ਼ਕਰ੍ਤ੍ਰੇ ਮੁਨਿਵਨ੍ਦਿਤਾਯ ।
ਪ੍ਰਭਾਕਰੇਨ੍ਦ੍ਵਗ੍ਨਿ ਵਿਲੋਚਨਾਯ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਵੈਦ੍ਯਨਾਥਾਯ ਨਮਃ ਸ਼ਿਵਾਯ ॥ ੪ ॥
ਸ਼ਂਭੋ ਮਹਾਦੇਵ ….
ਵਾਕ੍ ਸ਼੍ਰੋਤ੍ਰ ਨੇਤ੍ਰਾਙ੍ਘ੍ਰਿ ਵਿਹੀਨਜਨ੍ਤੋਃ ਵਾਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਰੋਤ੍ਰਨੇਤ੍ਰਾਂਘ੍ਰਿਸੁਖਪ੍ਰਦਾਯ ।
ਕੁਸ਼੍ਠਾਦਿਸਰ੍ਵੋਨ੍ਨਤਰੋਗਹਨ੍ਤ੍ਰੇ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਵੈਦ੍ਯਨਾਥਾਯ ਨਮਃ ਸ਼ਿਵਾਯ ॥ ੫ ॥
ਸ਼ਂਭੋ ਮਹਾਦੇਵ ….
ਵੇਦਾਨ੍ਤਵੇਦ੍ਯਾਯ ਜਗਨ੍ਮਯਾਯ ਯੋਗੀਸ਼੍ਵਰਦ੍ਯੇਯ ਪਦਾਮ੍ਬੁਜਾਯ ।
ਤ੍ਰਿਮੂਰ੍ਤਿਰੂਪਾਯ ਸਹਸ੍ਰਨਾਮ੍ਨੇ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਵੈਦ੍ਯਨਾਥਾਯ ਨਮਃ ਸ਼ਿਵਾਯ ॥ ੬ ॥
ਸ਼ਂਭੋ ਮਹਾਦੇਵ ….
ਸ੍ਵਤੀਰ੍ਥਮਦ੍ਭਸ੍ਮਭਤਾਙ੍ਗਭਾਜਾਂ ਪਿਸ਼ਾਚਦੁਃਖਾਰ੍ਤਿਭਯਾਪਹਾਯ ।
ਆਤ੍ਮਸ੍ਵਰੂਪਾਯ ਸ਼ਰੀਰਭਾਜਾਂ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਵੈਦ੍ਯਨਾਥਾਯ ਨਮਃ ਸ਼ਿਵਾਯ ॥ ੭ ॥
ਸ਼ਂਭੋ ਮਹਾਦੇਵ ….
ਸ਼੍ਰੀਨੀਲਕਣ੍ਠਾਯ ਵਸ਼ਧ੍ਵਜਾਯ ਸ੍ਰਕ੍ਗਨ੍ਧ ਭਸ੍ਮਾਦ੍ਯਭਿਸ਼ੋਭਿਤਾਯ ।
ਸੁਪੁਤ੍ਰਦਾਰਾਦਿ ਸੁਭਾਗ੍ਯਦਾਯ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਵੈਦ੍ਯਨਾਥਾਯ ਨਮਃ ਸ਼ਿਵਾਯ ॥ ੮ ॥
ਸ਼ਂਭੋ ਮਹਾਦੇਵ ….
ਵਾਲਾਮ੍ਬਿਕੇਸ਼ ਵੈਦ੍ਯੇਸ਼ ਭਵਰੋਗਹਰੇਤਿ ਚ ।
ਜਪੇਨ੍ਨਾਮਤ੍ਰਯਂ ਨਿਤ੍ਯਂ ਮਹਾਰੋਗਨਿਵਾਰਣਮ੍ ॥ ੯ ॥
ਸ਼ਂਭੋ ਮਹਾਦੇਵ ….
॥ ਇਤਿ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਵੈਦ੍ਯਨਾਥਾਸ਼੍ਟਕਮ੍ ॥
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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