Shitala Ashtakam Meaning — Line by Line
शीतलाष्टकम्
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- Verse 1. Vande-Aham Shitalam Devim Rasabhastham Digambaram
- Verse 2. Vande-Aham Shitalam Devim Sarva-Roga-Bhaya-Apaham
- Verse 3. Shitale Shitale Cheti Yo Bruyad-Daha-Piditah
- Verse 4. Yas-Tvam-Udaka-Madhye Tu Dhyatva Sampujayen-Narah
- Verse 5. Shitale Jvara-Dagdhasya Puti-Gandha-Yutasya Cha
- Verse 6. Shitale Tanujan-Rogan-Nrinam Harasi Dustyajan
- Verse 7. Gala-Ganda-Graha Roga Ye Chanye Daruna Nrinam
- Verse 8. Na Mantro Nausadham Tasya Papa-Rogasya Vidyate
- Verse 9. Mrinala-Tantu-Sadrishim Nabhi-Hrin-Madhya-Samsthitam
- Verse 10. Ashtakam Shitala-Devya Yo Narah Prapathet-Sada
Vande-Aham Shitalam Devim Rasabhastham Digambaram
वन्देऽहं शीतलां देवीं रासभस्थां दिगम्बराम्। मार्जनीकलशोपेतां शूर्पालङ्कृतमस्तकाम्॥
Vande-Aham Shitalam Devim Rasabhastham Digambaram Marjani-Kalashopetam Shurpalankrita-Mastakam
MeaningI worship Goddess Shitala, seated upon a donkey, sky-clad, holding a broom and a water-pot, her head adorned with a winnowing fan.
Vande-Aham Shitalam Devim Sarva-Roga-Bhaya-Apaham
वन्देऽहं शीतलां देवीं सर्वरोगभयापहाम्। यामासाद्य निवर्तेत विस्फोटकभयं महत्॥
Vande-Aham Shitalam Devim Sarva-Roga-Bhaya-Apaham Yam-Asadya Nivarteta Visphotaka-Bhayam Mahat
MeaningI worship Goddess Shitala, remover of the fear of all diseases, by reaching whom the great terror of pox-fevers is dispelled.
Shitale Shitale Cheti Yo Bruyad-Daha-Piditah
शीतले शीतले चेति यो ब्रूयाद्दाहपीडितः। विस्फोटकभयं घोरं क्षिप्रं तस्य प्रणश्यति॥
Shitale Shitale Cheti Yo Bruyad-Daha-Piditah Visphotaka-Bhayam Ghoram Kshipram Tasya Pranashyati
MeaningWhoever, tormented by burning fever, cries 'Shitale! Shitale!', for him the dreadful fear of pox is swiftly destroyed.
Yas-Tvam-Udaka-Madhye Tu Dhyatva Sampujayen-Narah
यस्त्वामुदकमध्ये तु ध्यात्वा सम्पूजयेन्नरः। विस्फोटकभयं घोरं गृहे तस्य न जायते॥
Yas-Tvam-Udaka-Madhye Tu Dhyatva Sampujayen-Narah Visphotaka-Bhayam Ghoram Grihe Tasya Na Jayate
MeaningThe person who meditates upon you standing in water and worships you — in his home the dreadful fear of pox never arises.
Shitale Jvara-Dagdhasya Puti-Gandha-Yutasya Cha
शीतले ज्वरदग्धस्य पूतिगन्धयुतस्य च। प्रनष्टचक्षुषः पुंसस्त्वामाहुर्जीवनौषधम्॥
Shitale Jvara-Dagdhasya Puti-Gandha-Yutasya Cha Pranashta-Chakshushah Pumsas-Tvam-Ahur-Jivana-Aushadham
MeaningO Shitala, for the one burnt with fever, foul-smelling, his eyesight lost — you alone are called the medicine of life.
Shitale Tanujan-Rogan-Nrinam Harasi Dustyajan
शीतले तनुजान्रोगान्नृणां हरसि दुस्त्यजान्। विस्फोटकविदीर्णानां त्वमेकाऽमृतवर्षिणी॥
Shitale Tanujan-Rogan-Nrinam Harasi Dustyajan Visphotaka-Vidirnanam Tvam-Eka-Amrita-Varshini
MeaningO Shitala, you carry away the hard-to-bear diseases of the body of men; for those torn apart by pox, you alone are the shower of nectar.
Gala-Ganda-Graha Roga Ye Chanye Daruna Nrinam
गलगण्डग्रहा रोगा ये चान्ये दारुणा नृणाम्। त्वदनुध्यानमात्रेण शीतले यान्ति सङ्क्षयम्॥
Gala-Ganda-Graha Roga Ye Chanye Daruna Nrinam Tvad-Anudhyana-Matrena Shitale Yanti Sankshayam
MeaningGoitre, seizures and other terrible diseases of men — by the mere meditation upon you, O Shitala, they go to destruction.
Na Mantro Nausadham Tasya Papa-Rogasya Vidyate
न मन्त्रो नौषधं तस्य पापरोगस्य विद्यते। त्वामेकां शीतले धात्री नान्यां पश्यामि देवताम्॥
Na Mantro Nausadham Tasya Papa-Rogasya Vidyate Tvam-Ekam Shitale Dhatri Nanyam Pashyami Devatam
MeaningFor that grievous disease there is neither mantra nor medicine; O Shitala, you alone I see as the sustaining mother — I see no other deity.
Mrinala-Tantu-Sadrishim Nabhi-Hrin-Madhya-Samsthitam
मृणालतन्तुसदृशीं नाभिहृन्मध्यसंस्थिताम्। यस्त्वां सञ्चिन्तयेद्देवि तस्य मृत्युर्न जायते॥
Mrinala-Tantu-Sadrishim Nabhi-Hrin-Madhya-Samsthitam Yas-Tvam Sanchintayed-Devi Tasya Mrityur-Na Jayate
MeaningO Goddess, whoever contemplates you, subtle as a lotus-fibre, seated in the centre of the navel and heart — to him death does not come.
Ashtakam Shitala-Devya Yo Narah Prapathet-Sada
अष्टकं शीतलादेव्या यो नरः प्रपठेत्सदा। विस्फोटकभयं घोरं गृहे तस्य न जायते॥
Ashtakam Shitala-Devya Yo Narah Prapathet-Sada Visphotaka-Bhayam Ghoram Grihe Tasya Na Jayate
MeaningThe person who always recites this Ashtakam of Goddess Shitala — in his home the dreadful fear of pox never arises.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Origin & History
Source: Skanda Purana
Author: Traditionally spoken by Lord Shiva (recorded by Sage Veda Vyasa)
Period: Ancient / Puranic
In the Skanda Purana, Lord Shiva reveals the glory of Goddess Shitala, the cooling mother who governs fevers and pox-diseases. Where she is propitiated, epidemics are pacified; where she is neglected, eruptive fevers may spread. The Ashtakam is the hymn given for her worship, picturing her astride a donkey with a broom to sweep away disease, a kalasha of healing water and a winnowing fan to fan away heat. It became the central prayer of her cult across North and East India, sung especially on Sheetala Ashtami.
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