Sri Halasyesha Ashtakam
The Sri Halasyesha Ashtakam consists of eight verses that extol the virtues and divine qualities of Lord Halasyesha, seeking his blessings for spiritual growth.
कुण्डोदर उवाच । शैलाधीशसुतासहाय सकलाम्नायान्तवेद्य प्रभो
kuṇḍōdara uvāca
The son of the mountain lord, O master of all scriptures,
शूलोग्राग्रविदारितान्धकसुरारातीन्द्रवक्षस्थल । कालातीत कलाविलास कुशल त्रायेत ते सन्ततं
śailādhīśasutāsahāya sakalāmnāyāntavēdya prabhō śūlōgrāgravidāritāndhakasurārātīndravakṣasthala
May you protect me, who is tormented by the fierce spear of the demon.
हालास्येश कृपाकटाक्षलहरी मामापदामास्पदम् ॥ १ ॥
kālātīta kalāvilāsa kuśala trāyēta tē santataṁ hālāsyēśa kr̥pākaṭākṣalaharī māmāpadāmāspadam
Beyond time, the embodiment of artistic play, may you always protect me.
कोलाच्छच्छदरूपमाधव सुरज्यैष्ठ्यातिदूराङ्घ्रिक
kōlācchacchadarūpamādhava surajyaiṣṭhyātidūrāṅghrika nīlārdhāṅga nivēśanirjaradhunībhāsvajjaṭāmaṇḍala
O Hālāsyēśa, may your compassionate glance be my refuge in distress.
नीलार्धाङ्ग निवेशनिर्जरधुनीभास्वज्जटामण्डल । कैलासाचलवास कार्मुकहर त्रायेत ते सन्ततं
kailāsācalavāsa kārmukahara trāyēta tē santataṁ hālāsyēśa kr̥pākaṭākṣalaharī māmāpadāmāspadam
With the form of a beautiful tree, O Madhava, far removed from the touch of the sun,
हालास्येश कृपाकटाक्षलहरी मामापदामास्पदम् ॥ २ ॥
phālākṣaprabhavaprabhañjanasakha prōdyatsphuliṅgacchaṭā- -tūlānaṅgakacārusaṁhanana sanmīnēkṣaṇāvallabha
May you always protect me, who is immersed in the river of bliss.
फालाक्षप्रभवप्रभञ्जनसख प्रोद्यत्स्फुलिङ्गच्छटा-
śailādipramukhairgaṇaiḥ stutagaṇa trāyēta tē santataṁ hālāsyēśa kr̥pākaṭākṣalaharī māmāpadāmāspadam
In the half-blue body, the light of the moon, may you always protect me.
-तूलानङ्गकचारुसंहनन सन्मीनेक्षणावल्लभ । शैलादिप्रमुखैर्गणैः स्तुतगण त्रायेत ते सन्ततं
mālākalpitamāludhānaphaṇasanmāṇikyabhāsvattanō mūlādhāra jagattrayasya murajinnētrāravindārcita
O Hālāsyēśa, may your compassionate glance be my refuge in distress.
हालास्येश कृपाकटाक्षलहरी मामापदामास्पदम् ॥ ३ ॥
sārākārabhujāsahasra giriśa trāyēta tē santataṁ hālāsyēśa kr̥pākaṭākṣalaharī māmāpadāmāspadam
O friend of the one who shines with the brilliance of the moon,
मालाकल्पितमालुधानफणसन्माणिक्यभास्वत्तनो
bālādityasahasrakōṭisadr̥śōdyadvēgavatyāpagā- -vēlābhūmivihāraniṣṭha vibudhasrōtasvinīśēkhara
May you always protect me, who is surrounded by the assembly of mountain deities.
मूलाधार जगत्त्रयस्य मुरजिन्नेत्रारविन्दार्चित । साराकारभुजासहस्र गिरिश त्रायेत ते सन्ततं
bālāvarṇyakavitvabhūmisukhada trāyēta tē santataṁ hālāsyēśa kr̥pākaṭākṣalaharī māmāpadāmāspadam
O Hālāsyēśa, may your compassionate glance be my refuge in distress.
हालास्येश कृपाकटाक्षलहरी मामापदामास्पदम् ॥ ४ ॥
kīlālāvanipāvakānilanabhaścandrārkayajvākr̥tē kīlānēkasahasrasaṅkulaśikhastambhasvarūpāmita
With the beauty of a garland of jewels, may you always protect me.
बालादित्यसहस्रकोटिसदृशोद्यद्वेगवत्यापगा-
cōlādīṣṭagr̥hāṅganāvibhavada trāyēta tē santataṁ hālāsyēśa kr̥pākaṭākṣalaharī māmāpadāmāspadam
Worshipped by the three worlds, with the lotus eyes of the divine,
-वेलाभूमिविहारनिष्ठ विबुधस्रोतस्विनीशेखर । बालावर्ण्यकवित्वभूमिसुखद त्रायेत ते सन्ततं
līlārthāñjalimēkamēva caratāṁ sāmrājyalakṣmīprada sthūlāśēṣacarācarātmaka jagat sthūṇāṣṭamūrtē gurō
May you always protect me, O lord of the mountain, with a thousand arms.
हालास्येश कृपाकटाक्षलहरी मामापदामास्पदम् ॥ ५ ॥
tālāṅkānuja phalgunapriyakara trāyēta tē santataṁ hālāsyēśa kr̥pākaṭākṣalaharī māmāpadāmāspadam
O Hālāsyēśa, may your compassionate glance be my refuge in distress.
कीलालावनिपावकानिलनभश्चन्द्रार्कयज्वाकृते
hālāsyāgatadēvadaityamunisaṅgītāpadānakvaṇa- -ttūlākōṭimanōharāṅghrikamalānandāpavargaprada
Like the sun with a thousand rays, may you always protect me.
कीलानेकसहस्रसङ्कुलशिखस्तम्भस्वरूपामित । चोलादीष्टगृहाङ्गनाविभवद त्रायेत ते सन्ततं
śrīlīlākara padmanābhavarada trāyēta tē santataṁ hālāsyēśa kr̥pākaṭākṣalaharī māmāpadāmāspadam
In the abode of the moon, O lord of the fire,
हालास्येश कृपाकटाक्षलहरी मामापदामास्पदम् ॥ ६ ॥
līlānādaramōhataḥ kapaṭatō yadvā kadambāṭavī- -hālāsyādhipatīṣṭamaṣṭakamidaṁ sarvēṣṭasandōhanam
May you always protect me, who is surrounded by thousands of flames.
लीलार्थाञ्जलिमेकमेव चरतां साम्राज्यलक्ष्मीप्रद
hālāpānaphalānvihāya santataṁ saṅkīrtayantīha yē tē lākṣārdrapadābalābhirakhilān bhōgān labhantē sadā
O Hālāsyēśa, may your compassionate glance be my refuge in distress.
स्थूलाशेषचराचरात्मक जगत् स्थूणाष्टमूर्ते गुरो । तालाङ्कानुज फल्गुनप्रियकर त्रायेत ते सन्ततं
iti śrīhālāsyamahātmyē kuṇḍōdarakr̥taṁ śrīhālāsyēśāṣṭakam
May you always protect me, O lord of the universe, who is the essence of all.