Totakaashtakam in English

Totakaashtakam – English Lyrics (Text)

Totakaashtakam – English Script

Author: toṭakācārya

viditākhila śāstra sudhā jaladhe
mahitopaniṣat-kathitārtha nidhe |
hṛdaye kalaye vimalaṃ caraṇaṃ
bhava śaṅkara deśika me śaraṇam || 1 ||

karuṇā varuṇālaya pālaya māṃ
bhavasāgara duḥkha vidūna hṛdam |
racayākhila darśana tattvavidaṃ
bhava śaṅkara deśika me śaraṇam || 2 ||

bhavatā janatā suhitā bhavitā
nijabodha vicāraṇa cārumate |
kalayeśvara jīva viveka vidaṃ
bhava śaṅkara deśika me śaraṇam || 3 ||

bhava eva bhavāniti me nitarāṃ
samajāyata cetasi kautukitā |
mama vāraya moha mahājaladhiṃ
bhava śaṅkara deśika me śaraṇam || 4 ||

sukṛte‌உdhikṛte bahudhā bhavato
bhavitā samadarśana lālasatā |
ati dīnamimaṃ paripālaya māṃ
bhava śaṅkara deśika me śaraṇam || 5 ||

jagatīmavituṃ kalitākṛtayo
vicaranti mahāmāha sacchalataḥ |
ahimāṃśurivātra vibhāsi guro
bhava śaṅkara deśika me śaraṇam || 6 ||

gurupuṅgava puṅgavaketana te
samatāmayatāṃ na hi ko‌உpi sudhīḥ |
śaraṇāgata vatsala tattvanidhe
bhava śaṅkara deśika me śaraṇam || 7 ||

viditā na mayā viśadaika kalā
na ca kiñcana kāñcanamasti guro |
dṛtameva vidhehi kṛpāṃ sahajāṃ
bhava śaṅkara deśika me śaraṇam || 8 ||