Sunday, 28 October 2018

Sri Hariharathmaja Ashraya Ashtakam – Lyrics and meanings




|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||








I shall take refugee at the lotus feet of son of Lord Hari and Hara who is divine personified as Hariharathmaja,  he resides in the dense wood packed with wild animals, he is ocean of mercy,  he is beyond human intellect, he has numerous wild animals as attendants, he is splendid, he has great radiance, he represents living as well non- living things and he  is perceivable for all, I shall take refugee at the lotus feet of son of Lord Hari and Hara who is divine personified as Hariharathmaja,  he is wish fulfilling creeper to worshiper, he eradicates miseries and sorrows of the worshiper who are surrendered to his lotus feet, he is supreme preceptor to worshiper who are surrendered at his lotus feet, he is divine personified as son of Hari and Hara, he is the essence of Pranava, he has pleasing disposition, he is most desirable seated on  Dhyanayoga posture,  I shall take refugee at the lotus feet of son of Lord Hari and Hara who is divine personified as Hariharathmaja,  he symbolizes piousness, he has the luster of lotus flower, he holds Shakha, Gadha, Parigham/mace, Mudhgaram, Banam,d Dhanuss, Kshurika/dagger, Thomaram, and shakthi as wepons, I shall take refugee at the lotus feet of son of Lord Hari and Hara who is divine personified as Hariharathmaja,   he is pure, he removes impurities of the worshiper, he illuminates the Universe with his supreme radiance, he is eminent and has numerous Ganas as attendants, he is wielded in powerful bow and arrows to destroy the enemies, he is extremely valorous, his lotus feet are worshiped in the whole Universe, he is worshiped by pious and righteous people, he is the source of delight of pious, he is extremely compassionate to worshiper, I shall take refugee at the lotus feet of son of Lord Hari and Hara who is divine personified as Hariharathmaja,  he is worshiped with sacred chants and recitation of hymns, his lotus feet are safest and elixir of nectar, he is the source of welfare, richness and prosperity, he can be formidable too and seize away all the auspiciousness, he is adorned in various ornaments, I shall take refugee at the lotus feet of son of Lord Hari and Hara who is divine personified as Hariharathmaja,  he is surrounded by wild animals, he is beautifully adorned in sandalwoodpaste on the forehead, he has animals as Ganas, and hunter clan as attendants, he has marvelous form  majestically seated on the leopard, I shall take refugee at the lotus feet of son of Lord Hari and Hara who is divine personified as Hariharathmaja,  he symbolizes supreme preceptor, his eyes are soaked in compassion, he is incomparable, he liberates the soul from repeated births, he is the source of  supreme bliss and self-realization/knowledge of Athman/Knowledge of Bhramam to Puru/men, hence I shall take refugee at the lotus feet of son of Lord Hari and Hara who is divine personified as Hariharathmaja.



Giricharam Karunamrithasagaram | Paricharam Paramam Mrigayaparam | Suruchiram Su Charachara Gocharam | Hariharathmajam Eshvaram Ashraye ||


Pranatha Sanjayachinthitha Kalpakam | Pranathamadhi Gurum Sura Shilpakam | Pranava Ranjjitha  Manjjulathalpakam | Hariharathmajam Eshvaram Ashraye ||

Arisaroruha  Shankhagadhadharam | Parigha Mudhgara Bana Dhanurdharam | Kshurika Thomara  Shakthilasathkaram | Hariharathmajam Eshvaram Ashraye ||

Vimalamanasa  Sarasabaskaram | Vipula Vethradharam Prayashaskaram |Vimatha Khandana Chandadhanushkaram | Hariharathmajam Eshvaram Ashraye ||

Sakalaloka Namaskritha Padhukam | Sakrudhupasaka Sajjanamodhakam | Sukritha Bhakthajanavana Dheekshakam | Hariharathmajam Eshvaram Ashraye ||

Sharana Keerthana Bhakthaparayanam |Charanavaridhathma Rasayanam | Varakaraththa  Vibhoothi Vibhooshanam | Hariharathmajam Eshvaram Ashraye ||

Mrigamadhangitha  Saththilakojjvalam | Mrigaganakalitham Mrigayakulam | Mrigavarasanam Adhbhutha Dharshanam | Hariharathmajam Eshvaram Ashraye ||

Guruvaram  Karunamrithalochanam | Nirupamam Nikhilamaya Mochanam | Puru Sukhapradham Athmanidharshanam | Hariharathmajam Eshvaram Ashraye ||


|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||