WELCOME SIR KR IRS 17626 On Wed, 17 Jun 2026 at 10:20, APS Mani <[email protected]> wrote:
> Enlightening! Mani > > On Wed, Jun 17, 2026 at 10:18 AM Rajaram Krishnamurthy < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> *Aparadhashtakam * >> >> (The octet of the guilty) Translated by P.R.Ramachander >> >> >> >> (This great prayer is taken from Halasya Purana. Shiva took >> incarnation as Sundreswara Pandyan and ruled over Madurai of Tamil Nadu. >> Halasya puranam deals with these incarnations and sports that Lord Shiva >> played in Madhurai.) >> >> 1.Paripoorna parananda , parichith Sathya vigraha, Sundareswara SArvagna >> , thrahi maama paradhinam. >> >> Please pardon me who is guilty , Oh God who is fully and divinely happy, >> Who is the well known idol of truth, Who is Sundareswara who knows all. >> >> 2. Phalakshi Jatha jwalana, lelihana manobhava, Jeevan mukthi puri nadha, >> thrahi maama paradhinam. >> >> Please pardon me who is guilty, Oh God, Who produces flames from his >> third eye, Who loves the serpent , And who is the lord of the city of >> salvation. >> >> 3.Parijatha gunatheetha, pada pankaja vaibhava, Kadamba kanana adyaksha, >> thrahi maama paradhinam. >> >> Please pardon me who is guilty, Oh God, whose quality is greater than >> Parijatha flower, Who has a lotus like feet which is glorious, And who >> presides over the forest of Kadamba flowers. >> >> 4.Bhaktha prathitha sarvartha kama dheno, puranthaka, Karunaavarunaa >> vasaa, thrahi maamaparadhinam. >> >> Please pardon me who is guilty, Oh God who is the wish giving cow, To >> those devotes who pray to you, Who is the destroyer of cities, And who >> lives in the rain of mercy. >> >> 5.Kaivalya dhana niratha , kala koota bhayapaha, Kanyakaa nagari nadha , >> thrahi maama paradhinam. >> >> Please pardon me who is guilty, Oh God, Who is interested in giving >> eternal happiness, Who warded of the fear to Kalakoota poison, And who is >> the lord of the town of the maid. >> >> 6.Kamalapathi, vaageesa , sacheesa , pramukha amarai, Paripoojitha >> padhabhja, thrahi maama paradhinam. >> >> Please pardon me who is guilty, Oh God, Whose feet is worshipped by >> Vishnu, Brahma , Indra and other important devas. >> >> 7.Panchasya pannagangaabha , paranandha pradhayaka, Parvathaadhesa >> jamatha, thrahi maama paradhinam. >> >> Please pardon me who is guilty, Oh God, Who has five faces , Who has the >> snake tying his body, Who grants divine other worldly joy, And who is the >> father in law of the king of mountain. >> >> 8.Parathpara padhambhoja paridhyana rathathmanaam, Kamkshithartha pradha >> swamin, thrahi maama paradhinam. >> >> Please pardon me who is guilty, Oh God who is desirous of people . >> Meditating on his lotus feet, Oh God who gives whatever is desired. >> >> 9.Sundareswara sarvesa , smara soubhagya sidhidha, Sriman Sundara >> pandyesa , thrahi maama paradhinam. >> >> Please pardon me who is guilty, Oh pretty God who is God of all, Who >> grants luck to those who think of him, And who is the king Sundarapandya >> >> 10.Aparadhashtaka stotram ya padeth thava sannidhou, Thasyaa >> ananthaparadham cha Kshamaswa Karunambhudhe. >> >> If one chants this octet of the guilty in front of you oh, God, Please >> pardon his endless guilt , Oh sea of mercy. >> >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> K RAJARAM IRS 17626 >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Kings belonging to the dynasty of Kulothunga. 9.Attala veera shambhor >> ashtakam vara mishtadham, Padathaam srunwathaam sadhyasthanothu paramaam >> sriyam. This octet praising Lord Shiva who drank poison, If read or heard , >> would please Lord Shiva, Who would grant the boons that one wishes. >> >> * Rudhrashtakam *(Octet on Rudhra) Composed by Goswami Thulasi Das >> Translated by P.R.Ramachander (Here is a very rare prayer on Lord Shiva >> Composed by Goswami Thulasi das who was the author of Ramacharith Manas in >> Hindi a great Vaishnavite saint) >> >> Namam Meesana nirvana roopam, Vibhum vyapakam Brahma Veda swaroopam, >> Nijam nirgunam nirvikalpam nireeham, Chidakasamaakasa vasam Bhajeham. 1 >> >> I salute your Eesana form bereft of everything, Who blesses, who has >> spread everywhere, Who the form of Brhamam is as described in Vedas, Who is >> true, who is property less, and who is everywhere Who does not have any >> differences , And who is like a sky and resides in the divine cosmos, I >> pray him. >> >> Niraakara monkaara moolam thureeyam , Giraa jnana gotheethamesam >> gireesam, Karalam maha kala kalam krupalam, Gunaa gara samsara param >> nathoham. 2 >> >> I salute that God who is without properties, Who is the source of the >> holy sound Om, Who is thureeya*, who is beyond sound, wisdom and senses. >> Who is the God of mountains, who is cruel, Who is the death to God of death >> , who is merciful, Who is beyond properties and the bridge to cross life. >> The fourth and most holy state of human beings. >> >> *THUREEYAM Jagratha means the waking state, and Swapna refers to the >> dreaming state. Together with deep sleep (Sushupti) and pure consciousness >> (Turiya), these form the foundational four states of consciousness explored >> in the Mandukya Upanishad >> >> Thushaaraadhi sankasa gowram gabheeram, Mano bhootha koti prabha sree >> sareeram, Sphuran mouli kallolini charu ganga, Lasaddala balendu kante >> bhujanga. 3 >> >> I salute that God who is more whiter , Than the Himalayas and the conch, >> Who is majestic , whose shine , Is superior to crores of god of love, On >> whose head is the holy Ganges with waves, Who wears the crescent on his >> forehead, And a serpent encircles his neck. >> >> Chalath kundalam bru sunethram vishaalam, Prasannananam neela kandam >> dhayalam, Mugadheesa charmambaeam munda malam, Priyam shankaram sarva >> nadham bhajami. 4 >> >> I salute that God, with swinging ear globes, Who has broad clear eyes, , >> whose face is happy, Whose neck is blue, who is merciful, Who wears the >> lion’s skin and a garland of skulls, Who is God of all , loving and the >> destroyer. >> >> Prachandam prakrushtam Prakalbham paresam, Akhandam ajam bhanu koti >> prakasam, Thraya soola nirmoolanam soola panim, Bhajeham bhavani pathim >> bhava gamyam. 5 >> >> I salute that God who is vehement, Who is superior , capable and divine, >> Who is limitless, who is not born, Who has the luster of billions of Suns, >> Who holds the trident , who completely destroys, Who holds the spear, who >> is consort of Parvathi, And who goes in to the state of divine. >> >> Kalatheetha kalyani kalpanthakari, Sada sajjananda datha purari, >> Chidananda sandoha mohapahari, Praseeda praseeda prabho mamamadhari. >> >> Oh Lord you are beyond time and ages, You are the blissful and one who >> destroys , This world at the end of the eons, You are the one who gives >> happiness to the good, You are the destroyer of the three cities, You are >> the Lord who grants us all, Eternal bliss and destroy wrong passions, And >> Oh killer of God of love, be pleased, be pleased. >> >> Na yavad Umanada padaravindam , Bhajantheeha loke pare vaa naraanaam, Na >> thath sukham shanthi santhapa nasam, Praseedha prabho Sarva >> bhoothadhivasam. 7 >> >> Till one does not pray the lotus like feet , Of Lord Shiva, men would not >> get pleasure, Peace and freedom from all sorrows In this world or in the >> next world, So please bless me God who lives in all beings. >> >> Na janami yogam , japam , naiva poojaam, Nathoham sada sarvadha Shambhu >> thubhyam, Jara janma dukhogha thathpyamanam, Prabho pahi aapannamameesa >> Shambho. 8 >> >> I do not know Yoga , chanting nor worship, But I am always your devotee , >> Oh Shambho, I being surrounded by old age , birth and sorrows, Oh Lord Oh >> Shambo please save me from these dangers. >> >> Rudhrashtakamidham proktham Viprena hara thoshaye, Ye padanthi naraa >> bhakthya thesham Shambhu praseedathi. >> >> This octet on Rudhra has been , Composed by a Brahmin to please the Lord, >> And the man who reads this with devotion, Would be blessed by the Lord >> Shambhu. >> >> Ithi Sri Goswami Thulasi dasa krutham Sri Rudhrashtakam sampoornam. Thus >> ends The octet on Rudra, composed by Goswami Thulasidas. >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> K RAJARAM IRS 17626 >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZooTw8Br2kRurF5xye0DPF67ySprAfyf-zcs%3DU8pqx%3Dxqg%40mail.gmail.com.
