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           .. shiitalaaShTakaM ..

asya shriishiitalaastotrasya mahaadeva R^iShiH anuShTup.h ChandaH shiitalaa devataa
laxmiirbiijam.h bhavaanii shaktiH sarvaavisphoTakanivR^ittaye jape viniyogaH ..

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vande.ahaM shiitalaaM deviiM raasabhasthaaM digambaram.h .
maarjaniikalashopetaamM shuurpaalaMkR^itamastakaam.h .. 1..
vande.ahaM shiitalaaM deviiM sarvarogabhayaapahaam.h.
yaamaasaadya nivarteta visphoTakabhayaM mahat.h .. 2..
shiitale shitale ceti yo bruuyaddaahapiiDitaH .
visphoTakabhayaM ghoraM xipraM tasya praNashyati .. 3..
yastvaamudkamadhye tu dhR^itvaa puujayate naraH .
visphoTakabhayaM ghoraM gR^ihe tasya na jaayate .. 4..
shiitale jvaradagdhasya puutigandhayutasya cha
praNaShTachaxuShaH puMsastvaamaahurjiivanauShdham.h .. 5..
shiitale tanujaanrogaan.h nR^iNaaM harasi dustyajaan.h .
visphoTakavidirNaanaaM tvamekaa.amR^itavarShiNI .. 6..
galagaNDagrahyaa rogaa ye chaanye daaruNaa nR^iNaam.h .
tvadanudhyaanamaatreNa shiitale yaanti saMkshayam.h .. 7..
na mantro nauShadhaM tasya paaparogasya vidyate .
tvaamekaaM shItale dhaatriiM naanyaaM pashyaami devataam.h .. 8..
mR^iNaalatantusadR^ishiiM naabhihR^inma yasaMsthitaam.h .
tastvaamM saa~nchintayedevi tasya mR^ityurna jaayate .. 9..
aShTakaM xItalaadevyaa yo naraH prapaThesadaa .
visphoTakabhayaM ghoraM gR^ihe tasya na jaayate .. 10..
shrotavyaM paThitavyaM cha shraddhaabhaaktisamanvitaiH .
upasargavinaashaaya paramM svastyayanaM mahat.h .. 11..
shItale tvaM jaganmaataa shiitale tvaM jagatpitaa .
shiitale tvaM jagaddhaatrii shitalaayai namo namaH .. 12..
raasabho gardbhashchaiva kharovaishaakhanandanaH .
shiitalaavaahanashchaiva duurvaakandanikR^intanaH .. 13..
etaani kharanaamaani shiitalaagre tu yaH paThet.h .
tasya gehe shishuunaaM cha shiitalaaru~Nna jaayate .. 14..
shiitalaaShTakamevedaM na deyaM yasyakasyachit.h .
daatavyaM na sadaa tasmai shraddhaabhaktiyutaaya vai .. 15..
          .. iti shriiskandapuraaNe shiitalaaShTakaM samaaptam.h ..
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