Who recited the Ashtamurtyashtakam?

Bhargava (Shukracharya) recited the Ashtamurtyashtakam in the Shiva Mahapurana, Rudrasamhita, Yuddhakhanda, chapter 50.

To whom is the Ashtamurtyashtakam addressed?

The Ashtamurtyashtakam is addressed to Lord Shiva, praising his eight forms (Ashtamurti).

What does the Ashtamurtyashtakam describe about Lord Shiva?

It describes Shiva as the remover of darkness, the source of light, the life-giver, the purifier, and the inner soul of the universe, manifested in eight forms.

What is the significance of offering water (Paniyarupa) to Lord Shiva according to the text?

Offering water to Lord Shiva, the pure and auspicious one, is considered a way to purify the world, leading the devotee to bow down in reverence.

What does the text say about Shiva's role as Vishwambhara?

The text states that Shiva, as Vishwambhara, supports the entire universe and is the destroyer of darkness, prompting the devotee to seek the removal of their own darkness.

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tuṣṭāvāṣṭatanuṁ hr̥ṣṭaḥ praphullanayanācalaḥ |
maulāvañjalimādhāya vadan jaya jayēti ca || 1 ||

bhārgava uvāca |
tvaṁ bhābhirābhirabhibhūya tamaḥ samasta-
-mastaṁ nayasyabhimatāni niśācarāṇām |
dēdīpyasē divamaṇē gaganē hitāya
lōkatrayasya jagadīśvara tannamastē || 2 ||

lōkē:’tivēlamativēlamahāmahōbhi-
-rnirbhāsi kau ca gaganē:’khilalōkanētra |
vidrāvitākhilatamāḥ sutamō himāṁśō
pīyūṣapūra paripūrita tannamastē || 3 ||

tvaṁ pāvanē pathi sadāgatirapyupāsyaḥ
kastvāṁ vinā bhuvana jīvana jīvatīha |
stabdhaprabhañjanavivardhitasarvajantō
santōṣitāhikula sarvaga vai namastē || 4 ||

viśvaikapāvaka na tāvakapāvakaika-
-śaktērr̥tē mr̥tavatāmr̥tadivyakāryam |
prāṇityadō jagadahō jagadantarātmaṁ-
-stvaṁ pāvakaḥ pratipadaṁ śamadō namastē || 5 ||

pānīyarūpa paramēśa jagatpavitra
citrāticitrasucaritrakarō:’si nūnam |
viśvaṁ pavitramamalaṁ kila viśvanātha
pānīyagāhanata ētadatō natō:’smi || 6 ||

ākāśarūpa bahirantarutāvakāśa-
-dānādvikasvaramihēśvara viśvamētat |
tvattaḥ sadā sadaya saṁśvasiti svabhāvā-
-tsaṅkōcamēti bhavatō:’smi natastatastvām || 7 ||

viśvambharātmaka bibharṣi vibhōtra viśvaṁ
kō viśvanātha bhavatō:’nyatamastamō:’riḥ |
sa tvaṁ vināśaya tamō mama cāhibhūṣa
stavyātparaḥ paraparaṁ praṇatastatastvām || 8 ||

ātmasvarūpa tavarūpa paramparābhi-
-rābhistataṁ hara carācararūpamētat |
sarvāntarātmanilaya pratirūparūpa
nityaṁ natō:’smi paramātmajanō:’ṣṭamūrtē || 9 ||

ityaṣṭamūrtibhirimābhirabandhabandhō
yuktaḥ karōṣi khalu viśvajanīnamūrtē |
ētattataṁ suvitataṁ praṇatapraṇīta
sarvārthasārthaparamārtha tatō natō:’smi || 10 ||

aṣṭamūrtyaṣṭakēnētthaṁ pariṣṭutyēti bhārgavaḥ |
bhargaṁ bhūmimilanmauliḥ praṇanāma punaḥ punaḥ || 11 ||

iti śivamahāpurāṇē rudrasaṁhitāyāṁ yuddhakhaṇḍē pañcāśattamō:’dhyāyē śukrācāryakr̥ta aṣṭamūrtyaṣṭakam |

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