Sri Hariharathmajaashtakam
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
(From Kulathu Iyer’s Dharma sastha sthuthi kadambam)
1.Giri charam ,
karunamrutha sagaram , paricharam,
paramam , mrigayaa param
Suruchiram
sucharachara gocharam ,
hariharathmajam easwaram asraye
He who moves about on mountain,the ocean nectar of mercy,
He who follows the di vine , engaged
in divine hunting,
Very handsome ,
Visible to all good beings , I
depend on the god who is son of Hari and hara.
2.Pranaya
sanchaya chinthitha kalpakam
pranathm aadhi gurum sura shilpakam
Pranava ranjitha
manjula thalpakam , hariharathmajam easwaram
asraye
The wishgiving tree who lthinks about all those love him, , in love with primeval
Guru, A divine dram
The pretty being in love with Pranava(Om) I depend
on the god who is son of Hari and
hara
3.Hari saroruha sankha
gadhadharam , pariga mudhgara
bana dhanurdharam
Churika thomara
sakthi lasad karam , hariharathmajam easwaram
aasraye
The Hari who carries lotus , conch
, mace, iron hammer, arrows and bows\
He who has knife ,
lance and sakthi in his shining hands,
I depend
on the god who is son of Hari and
hara
4.Vimala manasa
saarasa bhaskaram vipula
vethra dharam priya saskaram
Vimatha khandana
chanda dhanushkaram , hariharathmajam easwaram
aasraye
He who is pure mind
, girdle shining like sin, holds a
long stick, dear ruler
Who is glowing sun in refuting differing views , I
depend on the god who is son of Hari and Hara
5.SAkala loka
namaskrutha paadhakam sakrudhupasaka sajjana
modhakam,
Sukrutha
bakths janavana deekshitham hariharathmajam easwaram aasraye.
He whose feet
are saluted by all the world, who
pacifies angry people, and a sweet to good people
Who is the
teached to hoards of good
evotees, I depend on the god
who is son of Hari and Hara
6.Sarana keerthana
baktha parayanam , charana varijam aathma rasayanam
Varakartha vibhuthi
vibhooshanam hariharathmajam easwaram
aasraye
He who likes devotees who sing “Saranam” , has lotus like feet, elixir of the soul
Who grants boons ,
decorates himself with sacred ash, I
depend on the god who is son of Hari and Hara
7.Mriga
madhankithasa thilakojjwalam
mriga ganaa kalitham mrigayaa kalam
Mriga varasanam
adbhutha darsanam , hariharathmajam
easwaram aasraye
He who shines in thilaka
made of musk of deer, he drives
the herd of deer and plays with them
He who sits
on divine seat of animal
and gives wonderful look, I
depend on the god who is son of Hari and Hara
8.Guruvaram karunamrutha lochanam nirupamam
nikhilamaya mochanam
Puru sukha pradham
aathma nidarsanam hariharathmajam
easwaram aasraye
He who is a
greatest Guru , has eyes with nectar of mercy, is matchless and
frees all people of world
Grants pleasure of
paradise , makes soul clear , I
depend on the god who is son of Hari and Hara