Aadhi SAnkaracharya Ashtakam

Aadhi  SAnkaracharya Ashtakam

By

Lata Nrgam

(taken from stutimandal web site  . I could not know  how to contact her  to take her permission.God bless her for such a  great  stotra  addressed  to adhi Sankara . The typing in English   and  translation is mine.It is slightly   different from what  is given there)

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

1,Hrudayanthare  thava  pada padma chinham guro, Vandhe vandheham

Sriyapradham marga darsakam sakthi pradham  abhaya pradham

The sign of your  lotus  like feet is  inside my heart, Oh Guru, salutations  and salutations,

It grants prosperity, shows  the way, grants  power  and grants  protection

2,Hrudayanthare  thava  pada padma chinham guro, Vandhe vandheham

Dheera pradham, suraksha pradham, vara pradham, abhaya  padham

The sign of your  lotus  like feet is  inside my heart, Oh Guru, salutations  and salutations,

It grants me courage, grants  safety, grants boons  and grants  protection

3,Hrudayanthare  thava  pada padma chinham guro, Vandhe vandheham

Priyamathi priyam prajanapradham   bakthipradham  abhaya pradham

The sign of your  lotus  like feet is  inside my heart, Oh Guru, salutations  and salutations,

Oh Dearest than the dear ,who grants me  wisdom , grants me devotion and grants  protection

4.Hrudayanthare  thava  pada padma chinham guro, Vandhe vandheham

Nithya poojitham divya akasa  pradham rekhapradham abhayapradham

The sign of your  lotus  like feet is  inside my heart, Oh Guru, salutations  and salutations,

Oh Guru  worshipped daily who grants me divine sky, grants limits  and grants protection

5.,Hrudayanthare  thava  pada padma chinham guro, Vandhe vandheham

Dharmachara moolam artha  vivara pradham druthi pradham  abhaya pradham

The sign of your  lotus  like feet is  inside my heart, Oh Guru, salutations  and salutations,

Grants roots of Dharma  and rituals, grants information, grants courage and grants  protection

6.Hrudayanthare  thava  pada padma chinham guro, Vandhe vandheham

Preranaapradham, pushparchitham, karunakaram  abhaya  pradham

The sign of your  lotus  like feet is  inside my heart, Oh Guru, salutations  and salutations,

Grants  incentive  , it is worshipped  by flowers, it is merciful, and grants  protection

7,Hrudayanthare  thava  pada padma chinham guro, Vandhe vandheham

Mruthyu pradham naba jeevana  pradham adrusyaakaaram   abhaya pradham

The sign of your  lotus  like feet is  inside my heart, Oh Guru, salutations  and salutations,

Grants death of evil in me, grants new life , it makes itself invisible and grants  protection

8,Hrudayanthare  thava  pada padma chinham guro, Vandhe vandheham

AAdhi sankaracharya thava vimala  charana chihnam  vandhe vandeham

The sign of your  lotus  like feet is  inside my heart, Oh Guru, salutations  and salutations,

Oh Adhi Sankaracharya, I salute and salute, the  pure sign of your feet

Praseedha praseedha guro  sweekuru sweekuru prabho

Be pleased, be pleased oh Guru, please accept , accept  this prayer, oh lord