Totakaashtakam

viditaakhila Saastra sudhaa jaladhE
mahitOpaniShat-kathitaartha nidhE |
hRudayE kalayE vimalaM charaNaM
bhava Sankara dESika mE SaraNam || 1 ||

karuNaa varuNaalaya paalaya maaM
bhavasaagara duHkha vidoona hRudam |
rachayaakhila darSana tattvavidaM
bhava Sankara dESika mE SaraNam || 2 ||

bhavataa janataa suhitaa bhavitaa
nijabOdha vichaaraNa chaarumatE |
kalayESvara jeeva vivEka vidaM
bhava Sankara dESika mE SaraNam || 3 ||

bhava eva bhavaaniti me nitaraaM
samajaayata chEtasi kautukitaa |
mama vaaraya mOha mahaajaladhiM
bhava Sankara dESika mE SaraNam || 4 ||

sukRutEdhikRutE bahudhaa bhavatO
bhavitaa samadarSana laalasataa |
ati deenamimaM paripaalaya maaM
bhava Sankara dESika mE SaraNam || 5 ||

jagateemavituM kalitaakRutayO
vicharanti mahaamaaha sacChalataH |
ahimaaMSurivaatra vibhaasi gurO
bhava Sankara dESika mE SaraNam || 6 ||

gurupungava pungavakEtana tE
samataamayataaM na hi kOpi sudheeH |
SaraNaagata vatsala tattvanidhE
bhava Sankara dESika mE SaraNam || 7 ||

viditaa na mayaa viSadaika kalaa
na cha kinchana kaanchanamasti gurO |
dRutamEva vidhEhi kRupaaM sahajaaM
bhava Sankara dESika mE SaraNam || 8 ||

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