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Sadashiva Ashtakam in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥
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The Sadashiva Ashtakam is a cherished traditional hymn. Eight verses to Sadashiva — the ever-auspicious Shiva — each closing with the refrain "I bow to Shiva-Shankara, the boon-giver of Hara and Parvati." A flowing litany of the Lord’s many sacred names and forms.
✦ As told in scripture
It is said that to recite the Sadashiva 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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𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑌂 𑌗𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌕𑌤𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌵𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌨𑌾𑌗𑌰𑌮𑍍 । 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌸𑌕𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌕𑌂 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌹𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍀𑌵𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௧॥ 𑌓𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌭𑍈𑌰𑌵𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌥𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑌟𑍁𑌕𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌭𑍀𑌮𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 । 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌲𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌕𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌶𑍂𑌲𑌿𑌨𑌂 𑌕𑌪𑌿𑌲𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌹𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍀𑌵𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௨॥ 𑌈𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌖𑍇𑌚𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌕𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌨𑌂 𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌲𑌕𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 । 𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌠𑍇 𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌕𑌿𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌤𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌕𑍂𑌟𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍋𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌹𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍀𑌵𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௩॥ 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌵𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌦𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌹𑍇𑌰𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌨𑌲𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 । 𑌕𑍈𑌲𑌾𑌸𑌾𑌲𑌯𑌚𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌨𑌂 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌹𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍀𑌵𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௪॥ 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍍𑌨𑍀𑌭𑍀𑌷𑌣𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌕𑍗𑌣𑌪𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌕𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌰𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌘𑌨𑌜𑍈𑌨𑌗𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌕𑌨𑌾𑌗𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌚𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 । 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍀𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌨𑍃𑌮𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌤𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌪𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌜𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌹𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍀𑌵𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௫॥ 𑌲𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍇 𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌤𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍗𑌰𑌭𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌂 𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌸𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌸𑌗𑍗𑌣𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 । 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌜𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌂 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌹𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍀𑌵𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௬॥ 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌾𑌲𑌯𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌕𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑌮𑌘𑍋𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌯𑌾𑌰𑌸𑍇𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 । 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌅𑌵𑌧𑍂𑌤𑌶𑍇𑌖𑌰𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌗𑍋𑌰𑌖𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌹𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍀𑌵𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௭॥ 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌯𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌶𑍇𑌖𑌰𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌶𑍂𑌲𑌿𑌨𑌂 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌭𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌨𑌲𑍇𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 । 𑌦𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌵𑍃𑌤𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌿𑌤𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌧𑌨𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌂 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌹𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍀𑌵𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௮॥ 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍀𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌶𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌮𑍍 ।
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Meaning:Eight verses to Sadashiva — the ever-auspicious Shiva — each closing with the refrain "I bow to Shiva-Shankara, the boon-giver of Hara and Parvati." A flowing litany of the Lord’s many sacred names and forms.
Benefits of Chanting Sadashiva Ashtakam
Recitation of the Sadashiva 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 Mondays, and during Maha Shivaratri, Pradosh and the month of Shravan.
A short, melodious hymn that anyone can learn and recite daily with faith.
How to Chant Sadashiva Ashtakam
Bathe and sit facing east or north before an image of the deity. Light a lamp and recite the Sadashiva Ashtakam slowly and with devotion. It may be chanted daily, or especially during Maha Shivaratri, Pradosh and the month of Shravan. Conclude with a prayer for grace and protection.
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