asya śrīśītalāstotrasya mahādeva ṛṣiḥ anuṣṭup chandaḥ śītalā devatā lakṣmīrbījaṃ bhavānī śaktiḥ sarvavisphoṭakanivṛtyarthe jape viniyogaḥ ||
īśvara uvāca |
vande'haṃ śītalāṃ devīṃ rāsabhasthāṃ digambarām |
mārjanīkalaśopetāṃ śūrpālaṅkṛtamastakām || 1 ||
vande'haṃ śītalāṃ devīṃ sarvarogabhayāpahām |
yāmāsādya nivarteta visphoṭakabhayaṃ mahat || 2 ||
śītale śītale ceti yo brūyāddāhapīḍitaḥ |
visphoṭakabhayaṃ ghoraṃ kṣipraṃ tasya praṇaśyati || 3 ||
yastvāmudakamadhye tu dhyātvā sampūjayennaraḥ |
visphoṭakabhayaṃ ghoraṃ gṛhe tasya na jāyate || 4 ||
śītale jvaradagdhasya pūtigandhayutasya ca |
praṇaṣṭacakṣuṣaḥ puṃsastvāmāhurjīvanauṣadham || 5 ||
śītale tanujān rogān nṛṇāṃ harasi dustyajān |
visphoṭakavidīrṇānāṃ tvamekā'mṛtavarṣiṇī || 6 ||
galagaṇḍagrahā rogā ye cānye dāruṇā nṛṇām |
tvadanudhyānamātreṇa śītale yānti saṅkṣayam || 7 ||
na mantro nauṣadhaṃ tasya pāparogasya vidyate |
tvāmekāṃ śītale dhātrīṃ nānyāṃ paśyāmi devatām || 8 ||
mṛṇālatantusadṛśīṃ nābhihṛnmadhyasaṃsthitām |
yastvāṃ sañcintayeddevi tasya mṛtyurna jāyate || 9 ||
aṣṭakaṃ śītalādevyā yo naraḥ prapaṭhetsadā |
visphoṭakabhayaṃ ghoraṃ gṛhe tasya na jāyate || 10 ||
śrotavyaṃ paṭhitavyaṃ ca śraddhābhaktisamanvitaiḥ |
upasargavināśāya paraṃ svastyayanaṃ mahat || 11 ||
śītale tvaṃ jaganmātā śītale tvaṃ jagatpitā |
śītale tvaṃ jagaddhātrī śītalāyai namo namaḥ || 12 ||
rāsabho gardabhaścaiva kharo vaiśākhanandanaḥ |
śītalāvāhanaścaiva dūrvākandanikṛntanaḥ || 13 ||
etāni kharanāmāni śītalāgre tu yaḥ paṭhet |
tasya gehe śiśūnāṃ ca śītalāruṅ na jāyate || 14 ||
śītalāṣṭakamevedaṃ na deyaṃ yasyakasyacit |
dātavyaṃ ca sadā tasmai śraddhābhaktiyutāya vai || 15 ||
iti śrīskāndapurāṇe śītalāṣṭakam ||