📄 Save this Stotram as PDF Click the button to open the Save dialog
How to save: 1 Click "Save as PDF" 2 A dialog opens 3 Choose "Save as PDF" as printer 4 Click Save
śrī gurvaṣṭakam (guru aṣṭakam)
Shri Gurvashtakam (guru Ashtakam)
Ashtakam Adi Shankaracharya Latin
śarīraṃ surūpaṃ tathā vā kalatraṃ
yaśaścāru citraṃ dhanaṃ meru tulyam |
manaścena lagnaṃ guroraṅghripadme
1
tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kim || 1 ||
kalatraṃ dhanaṃ putra pautrādisarvaṃ
gṛho bāndhavāḥ sarvametaddhi jātam |
manaścena lagnaṃ guroraṅghripadme
2
tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kim || 2 ||
ṣaḍkṣaṅgādivedo mukhe śāstravidyā
kavitvādi gadyaṃ supadyaṃ karoti |
manaścena lagnaṃ guroraṅghripadme
3
tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kim || 3 ||
videśeṣu mānyaḥ svadeśeṣu dhanyaḥ
sadācāravṛtteṣu matto na cānyaḥ |
manaścena lagnaṃ guroraṅghripadme
4
tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kim || 4 ||
kṣamāmaṇḍale bhūpabhūpalabṛbdaiḥ
sadā sevitaṃ yasya pādāravindam |
manaścena lagnaṃ guroraṅghripadme
5
tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kim || 5 ||
yaśo me gataṃ dikṣu dānapratāpāt
jagadvastu sarvaṃ kare yatprasādāt |
manaścena lagnaṃ guroraṅghripadme
6
tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kim || 6 ||
na bhoge na yoge na vā vājirājau
na kantāmukhe naiva vitteṣu cittam |
manaścena lagnaṃ guroraṅghripadme
7
tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kim || 7 ||
araṇye na vā svasya gehe na kārye
na dehe mano vartate me tvanardhye |
manaścena lagnaṃ guroraṅghripadme
8
tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kim || 8 ||
guroraṣṭakaṃ yaḥ paṭhetpurāyadehī
yatirbhūpatirbrahmacārī ca gehī |
lamedvācchitāthaṃ padaṃ brahmasañjñaṃ
9
guroruktavākye mano yasya lagnam || 9 ||