Santhathi pradha
Abhilashashtakam
(desire fulfilling prayer which grants progeny)
By
Viswanara
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
(Here is a great Stotra composed by a Brahmin called Viswanara addressing Lord Shiva. The God appeared before him and granted him
the boon of progeny. This has to be read daily for a year
by either the wife or husband, in front of Shiva linga.)
1.Yekam Brahmaivaa, dwitheeyam Samastham,
SAthyam, sathyam
neha nanasythi kinchith,
Yeko Rudro , na dwitheeya thaasthe,
THasmad yewkam
thwaam prapadhye sadaham.
Brahman is only one and all others are second to it,
This is the truth, the truth because there are nothing
else,
Rudra is one and there
is no second to him,
And so I worship
you for ever.
2. Yeka karthaa
thwam hi sarvasya Shambho,
Nana roopeshu
yeka rooposi aroopa,
Yadwath
prathyapsu arka yekopi Aneka,
THasmad na anyam
thwam vinesam prapadhye.
There is only one
doer and Oh Lord Shiva it is you,
You show yourself in several forms though you have one form that is no form,
Like The Sun having only one form is seen as different
forms,
And so I would not surrender to any God except you.
3.Rajjou
sarpa sukthikaayam cha roopyam,
Nara pura than mrugakhye mareecho,
Yadwath, thadwath
vishyak yesha prapancha,
Yasmin jnathe tham
prapadhye mahesam.
Once I understand what appeared as snake was really a
rope,
Like what appeared as silver is a pearl and what appeared
as deer is just a mirage,
You who
appeared as the world is seen as
only the lord,
And having understood it, I surrender to you only my lord.
4.THoye
saithyam dahakathwam cha vahnou,
THapo bhanou
seethe bhanou Prasada ,
Pushpe GAndha , Dugdha
madyepi sarpi,
Yathath Shambho
thwam thatha thwaam prapadhye.
The coldness in the water , the capacity for burning in
the fire,
The heat that is
in the Sun , The coolness in the moon(given by Sun),
The scent in the flower
and the ghee in the curd are your aspects,
And so Oh Shambhu
I surrender to you.
5.SAbdham
grunhaasi asravaa thwam hi jigre ,
Agraana
thwam vyangri aayaasi dhoorath,
Vyaksha pasye
thwam rasagnopi ajihwa,
Ka thwaam
samyak vethi atha thwaam prapadhye.
You hear without ears, you smell without a nose,
You come from a long distance but you do not have a body,
You see without eyes
and taste without a toungue,
And so who can understand you properly and so I surrender to you.
6.No Vedathwaam eesa
sakshath vivedha,
No vaa Vishnu no
vidhathaa akhilasya,
No Yogeendro
nendra mukhyascha deva,
Bhaktho Veda thwaam atha sthwaam prapadhye.
Even Vedas have not understood properly , oh God,
Neither have Lord Vishnu
nor the creator of the world,
Neither the king
among Yogis , nor Indra or the chief devas,
But only devotees
know you and so I surrender to you.
7.No they gothram ney eesa janmaapi naakhya,
Novaa roopam naiva
seelam na thejaa,
Itham bhoothopi Easwara
thwam trilokhyaa,
Sarvaan Kaaman
pooraye thath Bhajeham.
Oh God you do not
have clan nor were you born at any time,
You do not have any form , nor characteristics nor splendour,
And like this you are the lord of all beings and the
three worlds,
Oh God please fulfill all my desires and for that I sing
about you.
8.THwatha sarvam , thaw hi sarvam smaraare,
THwam Gowreeesa , thwam cha nana athi santha,
Thwam vai vrudha
thwam yuvaa, thwam cha balaa,
Thathwam yathikam
naasi atha thwam nathosmi.
Everything is from you, you are everything , Oh enemy of God of love,
You are the God of
Gauri, you are naked , you are extremely
peaceful,
You are old, you
are young lad , you are a boy ,
What are you not?
And so I salute you with devotion.
9.Sthuthwethi vipro nipapatha bhoomou,
Sadandavath
yavath atheeva hrushta,
Thavath sa thalo ,
akhila loka vrudha vrudha,
Brovacha bhoodeva
varam vrunee hi.
When that Brahmin
fell on the flor,
And saluted him, he became extremely happy,
And at that
time with rhythm that oldest one among the old,
Told ,”Oh Brahmin
, choose your boon.”
10.Sarvantharathma Bhagavan sarva , sarva pradho
Bhagawan,
Yaajnam prathi
niyungthe maam kimeeso dainyakarineem.
That God who is in
every one , that God who gives
everything to all,
That god , who does everything with mercy, addressed me.
11. Ithi Sruthwa vcha sthasya devo Viswanarasya ha ,
Suche suchi
vrathasyatha suchi smithwa Abraveechu.
Hearing this that
God spoke to that Viswanara ,
Who was clean and observing
clean penance with a clean smile
Bala Uvacha:-
That lad told:-
12. Thwayaa suche
susuishmadhyaam yo abhilasha krutho hrudhi,
Achirenanaiva kaalena
sa bhavishyath asamsayam.
That desire in the mind of yours who is clean and has a
clean mind,
Without any doubt would be fulfilled very soon.
13.THava puthrathwam yeshyami susishmadhyam maha mathe ,
Khyatho Grahapathir naamnaa suchi
sarvamara priya.
Oh very intelligent one , the son whom you desire would be well instructed,
Become famous
and would be a householder liked
by the devas.
14.Abhilashashtakam punyam sthothramethan mayeritham,
Abdham trikala
padanath kamadham Shiva sannidhou.
This blessed octet
on desire which was a prayer done by you
addressing me,
Should be read for one year three times
before Lord Shiva for fulfilling
the desire.
15.Yethad stotrasya
padanam puthra pouthra dhana
pradham ,
SArva shanthikaram
vapi sarva aapad vairi nasanam.
The reading of this prayer leads to increase of number of
sons, grand sons and wealth,
And it clams down all problems and destroys all dangers and enemies.
16.SWargapavargasampathi karakam nathra samsaya,
Prathr uthaya susnano lingam apayachya sambhavam.
If one gets up early in the morning, bathes worships the Shiva linga,
Without any doubt
he will go to heaven and would
also gain great wealth.
17.Varsham japen
nithyam sthothram aputhra puthravan
bhaveth,
Vaisake , karthike mase visesha niyamair yutha.
If daily this is chanted for a year , one who does not have son will get a son,
And special rules are to be followed in Vaisaka
and Krithika months.
18.Thava puthrathwam yeshyamiya sthvanyasthath
padishyathi,
Abhilasashtakam idhamna dheyam yasya kasyachith.
Since I grant sons to those who read and to
all those who read it,
This octet of
desire should not be given by you to any
one.
19.Gopaneeyamprayathnena maha vandhyaa prasoothi kruth,
Sthriya vapurushenaapi niyama linga sannidhou.
It should be kept hidden with effort for even a very barren woman would become in the
family way,
If the lady or a man reads it before Siva Linga
with discipline.
20.Abdham japthamidham stotram puthradam nathra samsaya,
Ithyukthwaaanthardadhe bala so api, vipro gruham yayou.
If this is
chanted for oone year , Theywould get a
son without any doubt,
Saying this that lad disappeared and that Brahmin went back to his house.
Ithi Sri skanda purane kasi kandeSAnthathi pradham,
Abilasahtaka stotram sampoornam.
Thus ends the octet of desire which gives progeny which
occurs in chapter on Kasi which is in
Skanda Purana.
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