ASya sri kirata
sastru maha manthrasya,
remantha rishi devi Gayatri
chanda , Sri Kiratha
sastha devathaa, hraam bheejam , hreem SAkthi Hroom
keelalam Sri Kiratha sasthru prasada sidhyarthe Jape viniyoga
Kara nyasa
Om hraam Angushtabhyam nama
Om hreem
tharjaneebhyaam nama
Om hroom
madhyamabhyaaam nama
Om hraim anamikabhyaam nama
Om hroum kanishtikabhyaam nama
Om Hraa Kara
thala kara prushtaabhyaam nama
Anga nyasa
Om Hraam Hrudayaya
nama
Om Hreem sirase
swaha
Om hroom shikhayai
vashat
Om Hraim
Kavachaya hoom
Om Hroum
nethrathrayaya voushat
Om Hrah
asthraaya phat
Bhoorbhavaswaromithi Dig Bhantha
Kiratha
Sasthashtakam
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
(
(Lord Kiratha (hunter) Sastha is the son born Lord Shiva and
Goddess Parvathi when they took the form of hunters to give
Pasupathasthra to Arjuna. This form is worshipped in Erumeli
Kotta temple , Baluserry Kotta temple , Nilambur temple ,
Trivandrum Kizhakke Kotta temple . The great book “SAthru Pooja
Kalpadruman” explains in detail the method of worship of Kirtha
Sastha (I am indebted for this information to Sri Aravind Subramanyam, a
young authority on everything related to Sastha)
There is an opinion held by people
that The Vettakku Oru Magan worshipped in many temples
(including Baluserry Kotta temple) in Malabar , where there
are few temples dedicated to Sastha, is same as Kirata
Sastha)
Dhyanam
Kodandam
sasaram bhujena bhujagendra bhogaa bhasaa vahan
Vamenachurikaa vibaksha dalen pakshena dakshena
cha
Kaanthyaa nirjitha neeradha purabhidha kreedan kiraatha krithe
Puthrosmakaanalpa nirmalayaa
cha nirmathu sarmanisam
He who holds kodanda like bow along with arrows, like the shining king of snakes
Adhi sesha
Who holds churika in his left hand which is capable of
splitting the enemies,
Who shines like the rain rich clouds , who is like a hunter with spotless fame
Who is
the the pure son of lord Shiva , may
always grant us pleasure
Stotram
Prathyartha vraatha
vaksha sthala rudhira suraa paana
mathaa prshthkam
Chaape
sandhaaya thishtan hridaya sarasije
maamake thaapaham tham
Pinchothamsa saranya
pasupathi thanayo
neeradhabha prasanno
Deva
paayaadh apaayascha bharava pura
sou saavadhana sadhaaa na
He who has put on hunter’s form , who
has the arrow which pierces the enemy’s chest
Drinks the blood from there like alcohol
and becomes fat, who removes worries of
My lotus like heart
, the son of Lord Shiva who wears
the peacock’s feather
Who becomes happy with water rich cloud and who saves me from dangers always
AAkhetaaya vane charasya giri
aasakthaaya, sambho sutha
Traathum yo
bhuvanam puraa samajani khyaatha kirathakruthi
Kodanda
kshurikaa dharo ghana rava pinchavathamsojjwala
Sa thwam
mamava sarvadhaa ripu
gana thrastham dhaya vaaridhe
He who was son of shiva , who was
affectionate to Parvathi , who
wandered in forest forhunting
Who is famous for protecting the world, who took the famous hunter’s
form
Who carried the bow and arrows, who shined in colour of water rich cloud, who wore
peacock feather
Oh ocean of mercy , always protect me
who is afraid of my enemy crowd.
Yo
maam peedayathi prasahyaa sathatham
dehi thya anyasyrayam
Bhithwaa thasya
ripo rura kshurikayaa
sathaagrayaa durmathe
Deva
thwath kara pankajollasithayaa
srimath kirathakruthe
That pranaan vithraanthakaaya bhagawan
kaalaari puthraanjasaa
Please always grant me your support to me ,by
splitting,
The
chest of my evil natured
enemy by using the
dagger in your lotus like hand
And take away his soul, Oh Lord
who has taken the form of a
hunter,
oh son of
the enemy of God of death
Vidho
marmasu durvachobhira sathaam
santhaptha salyopamai
Drupthaanaam dwishathaam
asantha manasaam khinnosmi yaavath
brusam
Thaavath thwam kshurikaa
sarasana dharas chithe mama aavurbhavan
Swamin
deva kiratha roopa samaya
prathyarthi vargham kshanaath
Oh God who has taken the form of a hunter, My ignorant
enemies with confused mind,
Who are
bad are troubling
me often by hitting me with heated
irn pinf
Please come with your sword
as well as arrows in my mind
Quickly and within a second kill them
all
Harthum
vithama dharmathi mamaratha
schorascha ye durjanaa
Stheshaam marmasu
thadayaasu visikhai thwath
karmukhaan nisruthai
Saasthaaram dwishathaam
kiratha vapusham
sarvarthadham thwamruthe
Pasyam yathra purari puthra Saranam
naanyam prasannosmyaham
Oh Lord Sastha with hunters form who grants us
everything, who is son,
Of God
who destroyed tripuras , some
thieves are trying to hurt me ,
By
stealing my wealth, spoil my luck, please hurt them inplaces that kill
By the arrows starting from your bow as
I do not have any one to ask me to
protect
Yaksha pretha pisacha
bhootha nivahaa , dukha
pradhaa bheeshanaa
Badanthe nara sonithoth
sukadhiyo yo maam ripu
preritha
Chapajyani nadhasi sthwam eesa sakalaan
samhruthya dushta grahaan
Gowreesathmaja daivatheswara kirathaa kaaraa samraksha maam
Oh Son of husband of Gauri , oh God of Gods, The lord who has taken up hunters form
The Yakshas , prethas
, ghosts , devils which are
fearsome and cause sorrow
Which have been sent by my enemies to drink my blood and trouble me
Please protect me by sending arrows from all these evil things
Dhogdhum
ye nirathasthva nmadhyaa
pada padmai kantha
bakthaya may
Mayaachanna kalebharaa sruvishadhaa
nadhyai sadhaa Karmabhi
Vasya sthambana maaranaadhi
kusala prarambha dakshanareen
Dushtaan samhara deva devesa baraakaaraa trilokeswaraa
Oh God of Gods , the god of all the three worlds, please protect me who
Firmly
prays to your twin lotus like
feet with great devotion from enemies
Who hava invisible body due to illusion, who may feed me poison
Who attack me through methods of black magic and
want to attack me
Thanwaa vaa manasaa
giraapi sathatham dosham
chikeershathyalam
THwath padha pranadhasya niraparadhasyami ye maanavaa
SArvaan samhara thaan gireesa sutha may
thapa thrayoughanapi
THwaamekam sabaraakruthe bhayaharam nadham prapannosmyaham
Oh son of Gireesawho killed everything, to me who salute your lotus likr feet
Who is innocent , there
are bevy of enemies who want to
create sorrow
By
body mind and words and Oh lord
who destroys them
And
and removes all my fears, I
surrender to you
Klishtou raja
bhatai sthadhaapi pari bhoothoham kulai
vaibhi
Scha anyai ghora tharai vipajjala nidhou magnosmi dukha thuram
Ha ha
kinkaravai vibho shabhara vesham
thwa abheeshta arthatham
Vandeham para daivatham kuru krupaa
nadhaartha bandho mayi
He
who is filled up everywhere, He who puts on a form , oh great God
Who grants a boon when
it is asked in a second,I have
been greatly
Suffering, by servants of bad kings, by horses of enemies
and by other strong people
I salute the divine God whoshows
mercy on the one who does not have any
friends
Phala Sruthi
Stotram
ya prajapeth prasantha karanai
nithyam Kiratashtakam
Sa kshipram vasagaan karothi nrupathee
naa badha vairaanapi
SAmhrudhyath athma virodhena khila
janaan dushta grahaan
apyasou
Yaathyanthe Yama dhootha bheethi rahitho divyaam gathim Saaswatheem
If this stotra called Kiratha octet
which grants peace is chanted
daily
He would easily make his the
enemies who surround him
And would destroy bad people bad planets
and
Would get rid of the fear to emissaries of God of death and reach
permanent good state
Kiratha moorthaye
Saranam Ayyappa
I
surrender to the hunter form of Lord Ayyappa
Ithi
kirathashtakam sampoornam
Thus
ends the kiratha octet
You
can read this stotra in Sanskrit in
https://stotranidhi.com/hi/sri-kiratha-ayyappa-ashtakam-in-sanskrit/
