Rudrashtakam
रुद्राष्टकम्
Praises Lord Rudra’s divine qualities and seeks his grace.
Deity: Rudra (Shiva)
Composer: Goswami Tulsidas
Main Verses
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नमामीशमीशान निर्वाणरूपं
विभुं व्यापकं ब्रह्मवेदस्वरूपम् ।
निजं निर्गुणं निर्विकल्पं निरीहं
चिदाकाशमाकाशवासं भजेऽहम् ॥१॥
विभुं व्यापकं ब्रह्मवेदस्वरूपम् ।
निजं निर्गुणं निर्विकल्पं निरीहं
चिदाकाशमाकाशवासं भजेऽहम् ॥१॥
Meaning: I bow to the Lord Ishana, whose form is Liberation itself (Nirvana), the omnipresent and all-pervading Brahman, manifest as the Vedas. I worship Shankara, who is my own Self, devoid of attributes, indivisible, desireless, the conscious ether, residing in the sky (or heart).