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\engtitle{.. Shri Dharmashastuh Ashtakam ..}##
\itxtitle{.. shrIdharmashAstuH aShTakam ..}##\endtitles ##
bandhUkabandhuraruchiM kaladhautabhAsaM
     pa~nchAnanaM duritava~nchanadhIramIsham |
pArshvadvayAkalitashaktikaTAkShachAruM
     nIltpalArchitatanuM praNat.asmi devam || 1||
kalyANaveSharuchiraM karuNAnidhAnaM
     kandarpakoTisadR^ishaM kamanIyabhAsam |
kAntAdvayAkalitapArshvamaghArimAdyaM
     shAstArameva satataM praNato.asmi nityam || 2||
yo vA smaredaruNaku~Nkumapa~NkashoNa\-
     gu~njApinaddhakachabhAralasatkirITam |
shAstArameva satataM sa tu sarvalokAn
     vismApaynnijavilokanat nitAntam || 3||
pa~ncheShukaiTabhavirodhitanUbhavaM taM
     ArUDhadantiparamAdR^itamandahAsam |
hastAmbujairavirataM nijabhaktahaMse
     ShvR^iddhiM parAM hi dadataM bhuvanaikavandyam || 4||
gu~njAmaNisragupalakShitakeshahastaM
     kastUrikAtilakamohanasarvalokam |
pa~nchAnanAmbujalasat ghanakarNapAshaM
     shAstAramamburuhalochanamIshamIDe || 5||
pa~nchAnanaM dashabhujaM dhR^itahetidaNDaM
     dhArAvatAdapi cha rUShNikamAlikAbhiH |
ichChAnurUpaphalado.asmyahameva bhakte\-
     ShvitthaM pratItavibhavaM bhagavantamIDe || 6||
smerAnanAd bhagavataH smarashAsanAchcha
     mAyAgR^ihItamahilAvapuSho hareshcha |
yaH sa~Ngame samudabhUt jagatIha tAdR^ig
     devaM nato.asmi karuNAlayamAshra ye.aham || 7||
yasyaiva bhaktajanamatra gR^iNanti loke
     kiM vA mayaH kimathavA suravardhakirvA |
vedhAH kimeSha nanu shambara eSha vA kiM
     ityeva taM sharaNamAshutaraM vrajAmi || 8||

iti shrIdharmashAstuH aShTakaM sampUrNam |
dharmashAstAShTakaM
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