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Parashurama Ashtakam in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥
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The Parashurama Ashtakam is a cherished traditional hymn. Eight verses to Parashurama — the axe-wielding sixth avatar of Vishnu, the warrior-sage of fierce splendour, son of Jamadagni and master of all weapons.
✦ As told in scripture
It is said that to recite the Parashurama Ashtakam with a sincere and devoted heart is to draw near to the grace of the Lord, who never forsakes those who lovingly call upon Him.
The Mantra
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𑌶𑍁𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌮𑍍 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌂 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌲𑍁𑌂 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌮𑍍 𑌵𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌂𑌶𑌾𑌵𑌤𑌂𑌸𑌂 𑌧𑌨𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌮𑍍 𑌭𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍋𑌪𑌵𑍀𑌤𑌂 𑌕𑌲𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌮𑍍 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑍁𑌠𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍀𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌕𑌮𑍍 𑌰𑍇𑌣𑍁𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌨𑌂 𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌦𑌗𑍍𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 ॥ ௧॥ 𑌸𑍗𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍁𑌪𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌤𑌃 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌚𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌰𑌮𑍍 𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌤𑍇𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌂 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌰𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌸𑌂𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌮𑍍 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌭𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌕𑌂 𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌮𑍍 𑌰𑍇𑌣𑍁𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌨𑌂 𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌦𑌗𑍍𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 ॥ ௨॥ 𑌋𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌭𑍁𑌵𑍋 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌦𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌮𑍍 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌧𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌸𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌽𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌪𑌮𑍍 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌬𑌲𑌮𑍍 𑌪𑍂𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌭𑌾𑌸𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍁𑌮𑍍 𑌰𑍇𑌣𑍁𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌨𑌂 𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌦𑌗𑍍𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 ॥ ௩॥ 𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖 𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌦𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌯𑍇 𑌤𑍋𑌯𑌦𑌮𑍍 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌡𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌚𑍈𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌦𑌮𑍍 𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌗𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌕𑌮𑍍 𑌰𑍇𑌣𑍁𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌨𑌂 𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌦𑌗𑍍𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 ॥ ௪॥ 𑌯𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨𑌂 𑌹𑍈𑌹𑌯𑌮𑍍 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌂 𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌨𑍈𑌃 𑌦𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌶𑍂𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌧𑌰𑌾 𑌯𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌂 𑌦𑌯𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 𑌘𑍋𑌰𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍇𑌜𑌸𑌂 𑌵𑍀𑌰𑌕𑌮𑍍 𑌰𑍇𑌣𑍁𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌨𑌂 𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌦𑌗𑍍𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 ॥ ௫॥ 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑌯𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌦𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟 𑌭𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌯𑍇𑌨 𑌶𑍋𑌣𑍇𑌨 𑌕𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍇𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌣𑌮𑍍 𑌯𑍇𑌨 𑌶𑍋𑌣𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾 𑌶𑍋𑌣𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌨𑍀 𑌨𑌦𑍀 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌦𑍇𑌶𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑍂𑌢𑌾 𑌹𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌹𑌿𑌣𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌰𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌶𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌃𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾 𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌨𑌾 𑌰𑍇𑌣𑍁𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌨𑌂 𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌦𑌗𑍍𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 ॥ ௬॥ 𑌦𑍀𑌨𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍋 𑌪𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍 𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌕! 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍗 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌕! 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌸𑌂𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌨𑍀 𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍀 𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌨𑍀 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍀𑌯 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌾 𑌪𑌰𑌾 𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌮𑌞𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌲𑌮𑍍 𑌰𑍇𑌣𑍁𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌨𑌂 𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌦𑌗𑍍𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 ॥ ௭॥ 𑌯𑍇 𑌜𑌯𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌘𑍋𑌷𑌕𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌕𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌞𑍍𑌛𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑍇 𑌲𑌭𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌰𑌾𑌃 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌗𑍇𑌹𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌸𑍗𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑍈 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌂 𑌤𑌥𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑍇 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌸𑌂𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌕𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌕𑌮𑍍 𑌰𑍇𑌣𑍁𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌨𑌂 𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌦𑌗𑍍𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 ॥ ௮॥ ॥ 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌪𑌰𑌶𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌮𑍍 ॥
śubhradehaṃ sadā krodharaktekṣaṇam bhaktapālaṃ kṛpāluṃ kṛpāvāridhim vipravaṃśāvataṃsaṃ dhanurdhāriṇam bhavyayajñopavītaṃ kalākāriṇam yasya haste kuṭhāraṃ mahātīkṣṇakam reṇukānandanaṃ jāmadagnyaṃ bhaje || 1|| saumyarupaṃ manojñaṃ surairvanditam janmataḥ brahmacārivrate susthiram pūrṇatejasvinaṃ yogayogīśvaram pāpasantāparogādisaṃhāriṇam divyabhavyātmakaṃ śatrusaṃhārakam reṇukānandanaṃ jāmadagnyaṃ bhaje || 2|| ṛddhisiddhipradātā vidhātā bhuvo jñānavijñānadātā pradātā sukham viśvadhātā sutrātā'khilaṃ viṣṭapam tattvajñātā sadā pātu mām nirbalam pūjyamānaṃ niśānāthabhāsaṃ vibhum reṇukānandanaṃ jāmadagnyaṃ bhaje || 3|| duḥkha dāridryadāvāgnaye toyadam buddhijāḍyaṃ vināśāya caitanyadam vittamaiśvaryadānāya vitteśvaram sarvaśaktipradānāya lakṣmīpatim maṅgalaṃ jñānagamyaṃ jagatpālakam reṇukānandanaṃ jāmadagnyaṃ bhaje || 4|| yaśca hantā sahasrārjunaṃ haihayam traiguṇaṃ saptakṛtvā mahākrodhanaiḥ duṣṭaśūnyā dharā yena satyaṃ kṛtā divyadehaṃ dayādānadevaṃ bhaje ghorarūpaṃ mahātejasaṃ vīrakam reṇukānandanaṃ jāmadagnyaṃ bhaje || 5|| mārayitvā mahāduṣṭa bhūpālakān yena śoṇena kuṇḍekṛtaṃ tarpaṇam yena śoṇīkṛtā śoṇanāmnī nadī svasya deśasya mūḍhā hatāḥ drohiṇaḥ svasya rāṣṭrasya śuddhiḥkṛtā śobhanā reṇukānandanaṃ jāmadagnyaṃ bhaje || 6|| dīnatrātā prabho pāhi mām pālaka! rakṣa saṃsārarakṣāvidhau dakṣaka! dehi saṃmohanī bhāvinī pāvanī svīya pādāravindasya sevā parā pūrṇamāruṇyarūpaṃ paraṃ mañjulam reṇukānandanaṃ jāmadagnyaṃ bhaje || 7|| ye jayodghoṣakāḥ pādasampūjakāḥ satvaraṃ vāñchitaṃ te labhante narāḥ dehagehādisaukhyaṃ paraṃ prāpya vai divyalokaṃ tathānte priyaṃ yānti te bhaktasaṃrakṣakaṃ viśvasampālakam reṇukānandanaṃ jāmadagnyaṃ bhaje || 8|| || iti śrīparaśurāmāṣṭakaṃ sampūrṇam ||
Meaning:Eight verses to Parashurama — the axe-wielding sixth avatar of Vishnu, the warrior-sage of fierce splendour, son of Jamadagni and master of all weapons.
Benefits of Chanting Parashurama Ashtakam
Recitation of the Parashurama Ashtakam is held to bring the grace, blessings and protection of the Lord.
Cultivates devotion, calms the mind and steadies the heart in the Lord’s remembrance.
Most auspicious on Thursdays and Ekadashi, and during Ekadashi and Vishnu festivals.
A short, melodious hymn that anyone can learn and recite daily with faith.
How to Chant Parashurama Ashtakam
Bathe and sit facing east or north before an image of the deity. Light a lamp and recite the Parashurama Ashtakam slowly and with devotion. It may be chanted daily, or especially during Ekadashi and Vishnu festivals. Conclude with a prayer for grace and protection.
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