Pashupati Ashtakam
பஶுபத்யஷ்டகம்
The Sanskrit text in Tamil script. The Roman line and the meaning are the same as in the original.
த்⁴யாயேந்நித்யம்ʼ மஹேஶம்ʼ ரஜதகிரி³நிப⁴ம்ʼ சாருசந்த்ரா³வதம்ʼஸம்ʼ ரத்நாகல்போஜ்ஜ்வலாங்க³ம்ʼ பரஶும்ருʼக³வராபீ⁴திஹஸ்தம்ʼ ப்ரஸந்நம்।
பத்³மாஸீநம்ʼ ஸமந்தாத்ஸ்துதமமரக³ணைர்வ்யாக்ர⁴க்ருʼத்திம்ʼ வஸாநம்ʼ விஶ்வாத்³யம்ʼ விஶ்வபீ³ஜம்ʼ நிகில²ப⁴யஹரம்ʼ பஞ்சவக்த்ரம்ʼ த்ரிநேத்ரம்॥Dhyayennityam mahesham rajatagirinibham charuchandravatamsam ratnakalpojjvalangam parashumrigavarabhitihastam prasannam, padmasinam samantatstutamamaraganairvyaghrakrittim vasanam vishvadyam vishvabijam nikhilabhayaharam panchavaktram trinetram.
Meditate always on Mahesha: like a silver mountain, the lovely moon on his crest, his body glowing with jewelled ornaments, holding an axe and a deer and showing the gestures of blessing and fearlessness, serene, seated on a lotus, praised all around by the gods, wearing a tiger skin; the origin and seed of the universe, remover of all fear, five-faced and three-eyed.
பஶுபதிம்ʼ த்³யுபதிம்ʼ தர⁴ணீபதிம்ʼ பு⁴ஜகலோ³கபதிம்ʼ ச ஸதீபதிம்।
ப்ரணதப⁴க்தஜநார்திஹரம்ʼ பரம்ʼ ப⁴ஜத ரே மநுஜா கிரி³ஜாபதிம்॥Pashupatim dyupatim dharanipatim bhujagalokapatim cha satipatim, pranatabhaktajanartiharam param bhajata re manuja girijapatim.
O people, worship the husband of Parvati: lord of all creatures, lord of heaven, lord of the earth, lord of the serpent world and husband of Sati, the supreme one who takes away the sorrows of devotees who bow to him.
ந ஜநகோ ஜநநீ ந ச ஸோதரோ³ ந தநயோ ந ச பூரி⁴பல³ம்ʼ குலம்।
அவதி கோ(அ)பி ந காலவஶம்ʼ க³தம்ʼ ப⁴ஜத ரே மநுஜா கிரி³ஜாபதிம்॥Na janako janani na cha sodaro na tanayo na cha bhuribalam kulam, avati kopi na kalavasham gatam bhajata re manuja girijapatim.
Not father, not mother, not brother, not son, not even a powerful family can save one who has fallen into Death’s grip. O people, worship the husband of Parvati.
முரஜடி³ண்டி³மவாத்³யவிலக்ஷணம்ʼ மதுர⁴பஞ்சமநாத³விஶாரத³ம்।
ப்ரமத²பூ⁴தக³ணைரபி ஸேவிதம்ʼ ப⁴ஜத ரே மநுஜா கிரி³ஜாபதிம்॥Murajadindimavadyavilakshanam madhurapanchamanadavisharadam, pramathabhutaganairapi sevitam bhajata re manuja girijapatim.
Marked by the sound of the muraja and damaru drums, master of the sweet fifth note, served by his attendants and hosts of spirits: O people, worship the husband of Parvati.
ஶரணத³ம்ʼ ஸுக²த³ம்ʼ ஶரணாந்விதம்ʼ ஶிவ ஶிவேதி ஶிவேதி நதம்ʼ ந்ருʼணாம்।
அப⁴யத³ம்ʼ கருணாவருணாலயம்ʼ ப⁴ஜத ரே மநுஜா கிரி³ஜாபதிம்॥Sharanadam sukhadam sharananvitam shiva shiveti shiveti natam nrinam, abhayadam karunavarunalayam bhajata re manuja girijapatim.
Giver of refuge and happiness, the shelter people seek, to whom they bow crying “Shiva, Shiva, Shiva”, giver of fearlessness, ocean of compassion: O people, worship the husband of Parvati.
நரஶிரோரசிதம்ʼ மணிகுண்டல³ம்ʼ பு⁴ஜக³ஹாரமுத³ம்ʼ வ்ருʼஷப⁴த்⁴வஜம்।
சிதிரஜோத⁴வலீக்ருʼதவிக்ர³ஹம்ʼ ப⁴ஜத ரே மநுஜா கிரி³ஜாபதிம்॥Narashirorachitam manikundalam bhujagaharamudam vrishabhadhvajam, chitirajodhavalikritavigraham bhajata re manuja girijapatim.
Adorned with skulls and jewelled earrings, delighting in a necklace of serpents, with the bull on his banner, his body white with ash from the pyre: O people, worship the husband of Parvati.
மக²விநாஶகரம்ʼ ஶஶிஶேகர²ம்ʼ ஸததமத்⁴வரபா⁴ஜிபல²ப்ரத³ம்।
ப்ரலயத³க்³த⁴ஸுராஸுரமாநவம்ʼ ப⁴ஜத ரே மநுஜா கிரி³ஜாபதிம்॥Makhavinashakaram shashishekharam satatamadhvarabhajiphalapradam, pralayadagdhasurasuramanavam bhajata re manuja girijapatim.
Destroyer of Daksha’s sacrifice, the moon on his crest, who always gives its fruit to those who sacrifice, and who at the world’s end burns gods, demons and humans alike: O people, worship the husband of Parvati.
மத³மபாஸ்ய சிரம்ʼ ஹ்ருʼதி³ ஸம்ʼஸ்தி²தம்ʼ மரணஜந்மஜராப⁴யபீடி³தம்।
ஜக³து³தீ³க்ஷ்ய ஸமீபப⁴யாகுலம்ʼ ப⁴ஜத ரே மநுஜா கிரி³ஜாபதிம்॥Madamapasya chiram hridi samsthitam maranajanmajarabhayapiditam, jagadudikshya samipabhayakulam bhajata re manuja girijapatim.
Cast off pride and worship him who dwells always in the heart, seeing how the world is tormented by fear of death, birth and old age, and shaken by danger close at hand: O people, worship the husband of Parvati.
ஹரிவிரஞ்சிஸுராதி⁴பபூஜிதம்ʼ யமஜநேஶத⁴நேஶநமஸ்க்ருʼதம்।
த்ரிநயநம்ʼ பு⁴வநத்ரிதயாதி⁴பம்ʼ ப⁴ஜத ரே மநுஜா கிரி³ஜாபதிம்॥Hariviranchisuradhipapujitam yamajaneshadhaneshanamaskritam, trinayanam bhuvanatritayadhipam bhajata re manuja girijapatim.
Worshipped by Vishnu, Brahma and Indra, saluted by Yama, kings and Kubera, the three-eyed lord of the three worlds: O people, worship the husband of Parvati.
பஶுபதேரித³மஷ்டகமத்³பு⁴தம்ʼ விரசிதம்ʼ ப்ருʼதி²வீபதிஸூரிணா।
பட²தி ஸம்ʼஶ்ருʼணுதே மநுஜ꞉ ஸதா³ ஶிவபுரீம்ʼ வஸதே லப⁴தே முத³ம்॥Pashupateridamashtakamadbhutam virachitam prithivipatisurina, pathati samshrinute manujah sada shivapurim vasate labhate mudam.
Whoever always reads or listens to this wonderful hymn of eight verses to Pashupati, composed by the poet Prithvipati Suri, lives in Shiva’s city and finds joy.