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Ardha Naareeswara Ashtakam chāmpēyagaurārdhaśarīrakāyaikarpūragaurārdhaśarīrakāya ।dhammillakāyai cha jaṭādharāyanamaḥ śivāyai cha namaḥ śivāya ॥ 1 ॥ हिंदी अर्थजिनके अर्ध शरीर का वर्ण चंपा के पुष्प के समान गौर है और जिनके दूसरे अर्ध शरीर का वर्ण कपूर के समान उज्ज्वल है, जिनके एक भाग में सुंदर केशों की वेणी है और दूसरे भाग में जटाएँ हैं, ऐसी देवी शिवा और भगवान शिव...
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Ardha Naareeswara Ashtakam

chāmpēyagaurārdhaśarīrakāyai
karpūragaurārdhaśarīrakāya ।
dhammillakāyai cha jaṭādharāya
namaḥ śivāyai cha namaḥ śivāya ॥ 1 ॥

हिंदी अर्थ
जिनके अर्ध शरीर का वर्ण चंपा के पुष्प के समान गौर है और जिनके दूसरे अर्ध शरीर का वर्ण कपूर के समान उज्ज्वल है, जिनके एक भाग में सुंदर केशों की वेणी है और दूसरे भाग में जटाएँ हैं, ऐसी देवी शिवा और भगवान शिव को नमस्कार है।

English Meaning
Salutations to Shivā and Shiva, whose one half has the golden complexion of the Champaka flower and whose other half is radiant like camphor; whose feminine side bears beautifully arranged hair while the masculine side bears matted locks.

kastūrikākuṅkumacharchitāyai
chitārajaḥpuñja vicharchitāya ।
kṛtasmarāyai vikṛtasmarāya
namaḥ śivāyai cha namaḥ śivāya ॥ 2 ॥

हिंदी अर्थ
जो देवी कस्तूरी और कुंकुम से अलंकृत हैं तथा जो भगवान चिता की भस्म से विभूषित हैं; जिन्होंने कामदेव को अपने वश में किया और जिन्होंने कामदेव को भस्म करके उसका स्वरूप विकृत कर दिया, उन शिवा और शिव को नमस्कार है।

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English Meaning
Salutations to Shivā, adorned with musk and kumkum, and to Shiva, covered with the sacred ash of the cremation ground; to Her who represents fulfilled divine love and to Him who destroyed Kama, the god of desire.

jhaṇatkvaṇatkaṅkaṇanūpurāyai
pādābjarājatphaṇinūpurāya ।
hēmāṅgadāyai bhujagāṅgadāya
namaḥ śivāyai cha namaḥ śivāya ॥ 3 ॥

हिंदी अर्थ
जिनके हाथों के कंगन और पैरों के नूपुर मधुर झंकार करते हैं, और जिनके चरणकमलों में सर्प नूपुर के समान शोभायमान हैं; जिनके भुजाओं पर स्वर्ण के बाजूबंद हैं और जिनकी भुजाएँ सर्पों से अलंकृत हैं, उन शिवा और शिव को नमस्कार है।

English Meaning
Salutations to Shivā, whose bangles and anklets resound melodiously, and to Shiva, whose lotus feet are adorned with serpents as anklets; to Her wearing golden armlets and to Him whose arms are adorned with serpents.

viśālanīlōtpalalōchanāyai
vikāsipaṅkēruhalōchanāya ।
samēkṣaṇāyai viṣamēkṣaṇāya
namaḥ śivāyai cha namaḥ śivāya ॥ 4 ॥

हिंदी अर्थ
जिन देवी के विशाल नेत्र खिले हुए नीलकमल के समान हैं और जिन भगवान शिव के नेत्र खिले हुए कमल के समान हैं; जिनकी दृष्टि सम है और जिनकी दृष्टि तीन नेत्रों वाली अद्भुत एवं असमान है, उन शिवा और शिव को नमस्कार है।

English Meaning
Salutations to Shivā, whose large eyes resemble blooming blue lotuses, and to Shiva, whose eyes resemble fully blossomed lotuses; to Her with a harmonious gaze and to Him with the extraordinary three-eyed vision.

mandāramālākalitālakāyai
kapālamālāṅkitakandharāya ।
divyāmbarāyai cha digambarāya
namaḥ śivāyai cha namaḥ śivāya ॥ 5 ॥

हिंदी अर्थ
जिन देवी के केश मंदार पुष्पों की माला से सुशोभित हैं और जिन भगवान शिव का कंठ खोपड़ियों की माला से अलंकृत है; जो दिव्य वस्त्र धारण करती हैं और जो दिगंबर स्वरूप हैं, उन शिवा और शिव को नमस्कार है।

English Meaning
Salutations to Shivā, whose hair is adorned with a garland of Mandara flowers, and to Shiva, whose neck is adorned with a garland of skulls; to Her who wears divine garments and to Him who is Digambara, clothed in the vastness of the directions.

ambhōdharaśyāmalakuntalāyai
taṭitprabhātāmrajaṭādharāya ।
nirīśvarāyai nikhilēśvarāya
namaḥ śivāyai cha namaḥ śivāya ॥ 6 ॥

हिंदी अर्थ
जिन देवी के केश वर्षा से भरे मेघ के समान श्याम हैं और जिन भगवान शिव की जटाएँ बिजली की चमक के समान ताम्रवर्णी हैं; जो स्वयं किसी से अधीन नहीं हैं और जो संपूर्ण जगत के परमेश्वर हैं, उन शिवा और शिव को नमस्कार है।

English Meaning
Salutations to Shivā, whose dark tresses resemble rain-filled clouds, and to Shiva, whose matted locks shine with a reddish brilliance like lightning; to Her who is independent and to Him who is the Supreme Lord of the entire universe.

prapañchasṛṣṭyunmukhalāsyakāyai
samastasaṃhārakatāṇḍavāya ।
jagajjananyai jagadēkapitrē
namaḥ śivāyai cha namaḥ śivāya ॥ 7 ॥

हिंदी अर्थ
जो देवी संसार की सृष्टि के लिए लास्य नृत्य करती हैं और जो भगवान शिव संपूर्ण सृष्टि के संहार के लिए तांडव करते हैं; जो समस्त जगत की जननी हैं और जो संपूर्ण जगत के एकमात्र पिता हैं, उन शिवा और शिव को नमस्कार है।

English Meaning
Salutations to Shivā, whose Lasya dance brings forth the creation of the universe, and to Shiva, whose Tandava brings about the dissolution of all creation; to Her who is the Mother of the universe and to Him who is its one divine Father.

pradīptaratnōjjvalakuṇḍalāyai
sphuranmahāpannagabhūṣaṇāya ।
śivānvitāyai cha śivānvitāya
namaḥ śivāyai cha namaḥ śivāya ॥ 8 ॥

हिंदी अर्थ
जिन देवी के कानों में प्रज्वलित रत्नों के समान चमकने वाले कुंडल सुशोभित हैं और जिन भगवान शिव के शरीर पर विशाल सर्प आभूषण के रूप में शोभायमान हैं; जो शिव से संयुक्त हैं और जो शिवा से संयुक्त हैं, उन शिवा और शिव को नमस्कार है।

English Meaning
Salutations to Shivā, whose ears are adorned with brilliantly shining jeweled earrings, and to Shiva, whose form is adorned with magnificent serpents; to Her who is united with Shiva and to Him who is united with Shivā.

ētatpaṭhēdaṣṭakamiṣṭadaṃ yō
bhaktyā sa mānyō bhuvi dīrghajīvī ।
prāpnōti saubhāgyamanantakālaṃ
bhūyātsadā tasya samastasiddhiḥ ॥

हिंदी अर्थ
जो व्यक्ति इस इच्छित फल प्रदान करने वाले अष्टक का भक्तिपूर्वक पाठ करता है, वह संसार में सम्मानित होता है और दीर्घायु प्राप्त करता है। उसे लंबे समय तक सौभाग्य की प्राप्ति होती है और उसके जीवन में सदैव सभी प्रकार की सिद्धियाँ एवं मंगलमय सफलताएँ बनी रहती हैं।

English Meaning
Whoever recites this eight-verse hymn, which fulfills cherished wishes, with devotion becomes honored in the world and blessed with long life. Such a devotee attains enduring good fortune, and may all forms of spiritual accomplishment and success always flourish in his or her life.

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