अष्टक

Ashtak — Eight-verse stotras

An अष्टक is a stotra of eight verses — short enough to learn by heart in a few sittings, long enough to say something complete. That length is the whole point: a chalisa is a reading, an ashtak is something you carry. These are the ones we have, grouped by whom they are addressed to.

शिव · Shiva

Both are sung on Mondays and through Shravan. Lingashtakam is the shorter and easier of the two; Rudrashtakam is the one Tulsidas set in the Ramcharitmanas.

देवी व लक्ष्मी · Devi & Lakshmi

Mahalakshmi Ashtakam is the Diwali puja recitation and the quickest here to learn.

हनुमान · Hanuman

The eight-verse petition for one specific difficulty, rather than the daily reading the Chalisa is.

दत्त संप्रदाय · Datta sampraday

The अष्टक संग्रह comes from a family's handwritten notebook and we could find no other source carrying these texts — printed or online.

तुमचा अभिप्राय · Your feedback

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