upaśāntyaṣṭakam Lyrics in English:
anupasaditasuguroravicaritavedasirsatattvasya ।
kathamupasantih syadbho satatam satsangarahitasya ॥ 1॥
annamayadisu pancasvahammatim yavadesa na jahati ।
tavatkathamupasanteh patram prabhavecchukaditulyo’pi ॥ 2॥
caratamaksasvanam rūpapramukhesu visamavisayesu ।
dosavimarsakasahatimakurvatah syatkatham santih ॥
tattvavabodhamanivarabhūsanahinam yadiyahrdayam syat ।
kathamupasantirvrnuyattam purusam sadaram loke ॥ 4॥
naktandivam paraci pravanasvantasya dehasaktadhiyah ।
kathamupasantih pumsah prabhavedapi kalpakotisataih ॥ 5॥
yogakhyagarudamanupravarena krto na yena radabhangah ।
trsnakrsnabhujangyah kathamupasantirbhavettasya ॥ 6॥
sutagehamitrataruniprabhrtisu yasyasti drdhatarah snehah ।
sa kathamupasantivisayamapi gatham gatumisvarah syadbho ॥ 7॥
santyajati naiva karmanyakhilanyavigitamargena ।
sasikham ca yajnasūtram yah sa katham santibhajanam prabhavet ॥ 8॥
iti srngeri srijagadguru srisaccidanandasivabhinavanrsimha-
bharatisvamibhih viracitam upasantyastakam sampūrnam ।