Ardha Nareeswara Ashtakam

Ardha Nareeswara Ashtakam
Translated by P. R. Ramachander


చాంపేయగౌరార్ధశరీరకాయై
కర్పూరగౌరార్ధశరీరకాయ |
ధమ్మిల్లకాయై చ జటాధరాయ
నమః శివాయై చ నమః శివాయ || 1 ||
కస్తూరికాకుంకుమచర్చితాయై
చితారజఃపుంజ విచర్చితాయ |
కృతస్మరాయై వికృతస్మరాయ
నమః శివాయై చ నమః శివాయ || 2 ||
ఝణత్క్వణత్కంకణనూపురాయై
పాదాబ్జరాజత్ఫణినూపురాయ |
హేమాంగదాయై భుజగాంగదాయ
నమః శివాయై చ నమః శివాయ || 3 ||
విశాలనీలోత్పలలోచనాయై
వికాసిపంకేరుహలోచనాయ |
సమేక్షణాయై విషమేక్షణాయ
నమః శివాయై చ నమః శివాయ || 4 ||
మందారమాలాకలితాలకాయై
కపాలమాలాంకితకంధరాయ |
దివ్యాంబరాయై చ దిగంబరాయ
నమః శివాయై చ నమః శివాయ || 5 ||
అంభోధరశ్యామలకుంతలాయై
తటిత్ప్రభాతామ్రజటాధరాయ |
నిరీశ్వరాయై నిఖిలేశ్వరాయ
నమః శివాయై చ నమః శివాయ || 6 ||
ప్రపంచసృష్ట్యున్ముఖలాస్యకాయై
సమస్తసంహారకతాండవాయ |
జగజ్జనన్యై జగదేకపిత్రే
నమః శివాయై చ నమః శివాయ || 7 ||
ప్రదీప్తరత్నోజ్జ్వలకుండలాయై
స్ఫురన్మహాపన్నగభూషణాయ |
శివాన్వితాయై చ శివాన్వితాయ
నమః శివాయై చ నమః శివాయ || 8 ||
ఏతత్పఠేదష్టకమిష్టదం యో
భక్త్యా స మాన్యో భువి దీర్ఘజీవీ |
ప్రాప్నోతి సౌభాగ్యమనంతకాలం
భూయాత్సదా తస్య సమస్తసిద్ధిః ||

Champeya gowrardha sareerikayai,
Karpooragourardha sareerikaya,
Dhamillakayai cha jatadaraya,
Nama Shivayai cha namashivaya. 1

My salutations to both Parvathi and Shiva,
To Her whose body shines similar to molten gold,
To Him whose body shines like the burning camphor,
To Her who has a well made up hair,
And to Him who has the matted lock.

Kasthurika kumkuma charchithayai,
Chitha raja puncha vicharchithayai,
Kruthasmarayai vikrutha smaraya,
Nama Shivayai cha namashivaya. 2

My salutations to both Parvathi and Shiva,
To Her whose body is smeared with musk and saffron,
To Him whose body is smeared with ashes of a burning ghat,
To Her whose prettiness radiates love,
And to Him who destroyed the God of love.

Chalath kanath kankana noopurayai,
Padabja Rajatphani noopuraya,
Hemangadhayai bhujagangadhaya,
Nama Shivayai cha namashivaya. 3

My salutations to both Parvathi and Shiva,
To Her who has tinkling pretty anklets,
To Him who has the king of snakes as anklet,
To Her who shines with golden anklets,
And to Him who has snakes as anklets.

Visala nilothphala lochanayai,
Vikasi pangeruha lochanaya,
Samekshanayai vishamekshanaya,
Nama Shivayai cha namashivaya. 4

My salutations to both Parvathi and Shiva,
To Her who has eyes as wide as the blue lotus,
To Him who has eyes as wide as a fully opened lotus,
To Her who has even number of eyes,
And to Him who has odd number of eyes

Mandhara mala kali thalakayai,
Kapalamalnkitha kandharaya,
Divyambarayai cha Digambaraya,
Nama Shivayai cha namashivaya. 5

My salutations to both Parvathi and Shiva,
To Her whose hair is decorated with divine flowers,
To Him who wears a garland of skulls,
To Her who dresses in great silks,
And to Him wearing the eight directions.

Ambhodara syamala kunthalayai,
Thadithprabha thamra jata dharaya,
Gireeswarayai nikhileeswaraya,
Nama Shivayai cha namashivaya. 6

My salutations to both Parvathi and Shiva,
To Her who has black hairs like the swollen cloud,
To Him who has copper matted locks like lightning,
To Her who is the goddess of the mountains,
And to Him who is the Lord of the universe.

Prapancha srushtyun muka lasyakayai,
Samastha samharaka thandavaya,
Jagat jananyai Jagatheka pithre,
Nama Shivayai cha namashivaya. 7

My salutations to both Parvathi and Shiva,
To Her whose dance marks the creation of the world,
To Him whose dance destroys everything,
To Her who is the mother of the universe,
And to Him who is the father of the universe.

Pradeeptha rathnojjwala kundaayai,
Sphuran maha pannaga bhooshanayai,
Shivanvithaayai cha Shivanvithaya,
Nama Shivayai cha namashivaya. 8

My salutations to both Parvathi and Shiva,
To Her with glittering ear rings of gems,
To Him who wears a great serpent as an ornament,
To Her who is divinely merged with Shiva,
And to Him who is divinely merged with Parvathi.