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Sadashiva Ashtakam in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

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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.

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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

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Recitation of the Sadashiva Ashtakam is held to bring the grace, blessings and protection of the Lord.

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Cultivates devotion, calms the mind and steadies the heart in the Lord’s remembrance.

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Most auspicious on Mondays, and during Maha Shivaratri, Pradosh and the month of Shravan.

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A short, melodious hymn that anyone can learn and recite daily with faith.

How to Chant Sadashiva Ashtakam

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Best TimeMorning or evening; especially Mondays

FaceEast or North

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Sadashiva Ashtakam written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

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.

It is a traditional hymn (Traditional). It is recited in the morning or evening with devotion, and especially on Mondays and during Maha Shivaratri, Pradosh and the month of Shravan.

Origin & Story

The Mantra

Benefits of Chanting Sadashiva Ashtakam

How to Chant Sadashiva Ashtakam

Frequently Asked Questions

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