Vaidyanatha Ashtakam Lyrics In Malayalam
Michelle Benitone
Among the several names of God Shiva, names like Vaidyanatha, Mruthyunjaya, Mahakala are linked with increasing longevity, curing diseases, and bestowing good health. Of these, the name Vaidyanatha means the Lord of health and as the King of physicians.
This Vaidyanatha Ashtakam is composed by Adi Shankaracharya and is believed that this song is originally composed on Lord Vaiteeswara of Vaiteeswaran Temple located near Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu and later even attributed to Viadyanatha jyotirlinga.
O the Lord, who is worshipped by the Rama, Lakshmana, Jatayu, and the Vedas themselves
The one who is worshipped by Shadanana (one with six faces, Lord Subrahmanya), O the one worshipped by Sun and Kuja or Angaraka
Who is blue throated (Neelakantha), the merciful one
I bow to you, God Shiva present in the form of Sri Vaidyanatha.
The one who controlled the flow of Akasha Ganga, adorned with a crescent moon and the one with the matted hair
O the one with three eyes, who vanquished the Lord of love (Smara or Manmada) and the Lord of death (Yama)
The one worshipped by all the devas
I bow to you, God Shiva present in the form of Sri Vaidyanatha.
O the one who is dear to the devotees, the destroyer of Tripuras
Who actively destroys the wicked with his powerful bow Pinaka, all the time
The one who is known for his divine play on the earth
I bow to you, God Shiva present in the form of Sri Vaidyanatha.
O The Lord who can remove all the prevalent diseases
The one worshipped by the sages
Who has the sun, moon, and the fire as his three eyes
I bow to you, God Shiva present in the form of Sri Vaidyanatha.
For those people who are with impaired speech, hearing, sight, and movement
The wishful granter of all those abilities
The remover of all the dreadful diseases like Leprosy
I bow to you, God Shiva present in the form of Sri Vaidyanatha.
The one whose body is smeared with the holy ash, earth, and of the sacred tirthas
Who removes the fears, sufferings that occurred due to the Pisachas or the evil forces
Who is an embodied form of the ultimate soul that is spread all over the body
I bow to you, God Shiva present in the form of Sri Vaidyanatha.
O the blue throated Lord, the one having ox as a symbol on his flag
The one who looks resplendent with the garlands, pastes of trees like sandal wood and with holy ash
Bestower of the Good children, spouse, and the granter of good fortune
I bow to you, God Shiva present in the form of Sri Vaidyanatha.
It was believed that taking a dip in Angasanatana tirtha and Siddhamrutha tirtha and then mixing the soil under the divine neem tree along with holy ash, later offering it to the Vaiteeshwara linga, and when taken it with the waters of the siddhamrutha tirtha can remove any prevalent diseases.
By reciting this Vaidyanatha ashtakam lyrics understanding its meaning, one can get bestowed with good health. If this hymn is chanted by a diseased, their suffering and disease will be removed by the grace of God Shiva in the form of Vaidyanatha.
The phalastuti part also explains vaidyanatha ashtakam benefits. By chanting the three names Balaambikesa, Vaidyanatha, Bhavarogahara, the forms of God shiva, to which the divine song depicts and praises, can keep their diseases away and bestows good health to the canted person.
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