shangkara aShTakam he vaamadeva shivasha~gkara dInabandho kaashIpate pashupate pashupaashanaashin | he vishvanaatha bhavabIja janaartihaarin saMsaaraduHKagahanaajjagadIsha rakSha ||1|| he bhaktavatsala sadaashiva he mahesha he vishvataata jagadaashraya he puraare | gaurIpate mama pate mama praaNanaatha saMsaaraduHKagahanaajjagadIsha rakSha ||2|| he duHKabha~jjaka vibho girijesha shoolin he vedashaastravinivedya janaikabandho | he vyomakesha bhuvanesha jagadvishiShTa saMsaaraduHKagahanaajjagadIsha rakSha ||3|| he dhoorjaTe girisha he girijaardhadeha he sarvabhootajanaka pramathesha deva | he sarvadevaparipoojitapaadapadma saMsaaraduHKagahanaajjagadIsha rakSha ||4|| he devadeva vRuShabhadhvaja nandikesha kaaLIpate gaNapate gajacharmavaasaH | he paarvatIsha parameshvara rakSha shaMbho saMsaaraduHKagahanaajjagadIsha rakSha ||5|| he vIrabhadra bhavavaidya pinaakapaaNe he nIlakaNTha madanaanta shivaakaLatra | vaaraaNasIpurapate bhavabhItihaarin saMsaaraduHKagahanaajjagadIsha rakSha ||6|| he kaalakaala mRuDa sharva sadaasahaaya he bhootanaatha bhavabaadhaka he trinetra | he yaj~jashaasaka yamaantaka yogivandya saMsaaraduHKagahanaajjagadIsha rakSha ||7|| he vedavedya shashisheKara he dayaaLo he sarvabhootapratipaalaka shoolapaaNe | he chandrasoorya shiKinetra chidekaroopa saMsaaraduHKagahanaajjagadIsha rakSha ||8|| shrIsha~gkaraaShTakamidaM yogaanandena nirmitam | saayaM praataH paThennityaM sarvapaapavinaashakam ||9|| iti shrIyogaanandatIrthaviracitaM sha~gkaraaShTakaM saMpoorNam ||