II. Sri Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Nrisimhabhaarati Ashthakam
(Composed by the present Acharya, Jagadguru Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji)
पिङ्गलाभिधानहायने गृहीतजन्मनः
सर्वमङ्गलासहायपादसेवने रतान् ।
श्रीशिवाभिनवनृसिंहभारतीगुरूत्तमान्
भावयामि भक्तिपूर्णचेतसा निरन्तरम् ॥ १ ॥
With a heart full of devotion, 1 constantly contemplate on the supreme Preceptor, Sri Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Nrsimha Bharati, who took birth in the year Pingala (1858) and who revels in the worship of Lord Shiva, the consort of Goddess Sarvamangala.
श्रीनृसिंहगुरुपदाब्जबम्भरायितान्तरान्
श्रीसदाशिवेन्द्रयोगितुल्यसिद्धिसंयुतान् ।
श्रीशिवाभिनवनृसिंहभारतीयतीश्वरान्
भावयामि भुक्तिमुक्तिदायिनो नतालये ॥ २ ॥
Sri Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Nrisimhabhaarati
I contemplate on the foremost ascetic, Sri Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Nrsimha Bharati, who grants both worldly enjoyment and liberation from samsara, who is like a honeybee hovering over the lotus feet of His Guru Sri Nrsimha Bharati, and whose accomplishments paralleled those of Mahayogi Sri Sadashiva Brahmendra.
धर्मतत्वबोधकानधर्मनिग्रहे रतान्
शर्मदानतत्परानशेषभक्तकोटये ।
श्रीशिवाभिनवनृसिंहभारतीगुरूत्तमान्
शीलयामि सन्ततं शिवेतरापनुत्तये ॥ ३ ॥
I meditate on this great Guru Sri Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Nrsimha Bharati, who revels in teaching the tenets of Sanatana Dharma and in curbing Adharma, and who is interested in granting bliss to the multitudes of His devotees.
स्वीयपादपांसुपाविताखिलक्षमातलान्
स्वप्रकाशचिन्निविष्टमानसाननारतम् ।
श्रीशिवाभिनवनृसिंहभारतीजगद्गुरून्
सादरं नमामि सर्वलोकरक्षणव्रतान् ॥ ४ ॥
1 salute with humility the world-Preceptor Sri Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Nrsimha Bharati, who has vowed to protect all the worlds, who sanctified the entire land by the dust under His feet, and whose mind always abides in the self-luminous Consciousness.
वेदशास्त्रसंप्रदायपालने धृतव्रतान्
विद्वदालिगीयमानपाण्डितीविभूषितान् ।
श्रीशिवाभिनवनृसिंहभारतीगुरूत्तमान्
चिन्तयामि शिष्यहृत्तमोविवस्वतोऽनिशम् ॥ ५ ॥
I meditate upon the supreme Preceptor Sri Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Nrsimha Bharati, who is the Sun to the darkness (of ignorance) in the hearts of His disciples, who is the avowed protector of the scriptures and traditions, and who shone with scholarliness praised by the highly learned.
दम्भदर्पवर्जितानशेषलोकवन्दितान्
कुम्भजन्मनस्समस्तवेदशास्त्रवारिधेः ।
श्रीशिवाभिनवनृसिंहभारतीयतीश्वरान्
संस्मरामि संयमीन्द्रसेव्यपादपङ्कजान् ॥ ६ ॥
1 recollect in the mind the supreme ascetic Sri Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Nrsimha Bharati, whose lotus feet are worshipped by great yogis, who is devoid of all pride and conceit, who is revered by the whole world and who was like Agastya to the ocean of Vedas and Shastras (i.e. has drunk up the ocean of the Vedas and Shastras as Sage Agastya drank up the ocean).
Sri Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Nrisimhabhaarati
भूमिपालवन्दितानपूर्ववाग्झरीयुतान्
कामितेष्टदायकान् प्रपन्नलोकपङ्क्तये ।
श्रीशिवाभिनवनृसिंहभारतीगुरूत्तमान्
भावयामि भद्रपूगदायिदिव्यवीक्षणान् ॥ ७ ॥
I contemplate on the supreme Guru Sri Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Nrsimha Bharati, whose glances are capable of bestowing auspiciousness and welfare, who is worshipped by kings, who has an unparalleled flow of speech and who fulfills all desires of those who worship Him.
शारदाशशाङ्कमौलिविघ्नराजपूजकान्
शारदेन्दुतुल्यकीर्तिशालिनश्शिवङ्करान् ।
श्रीशिवाभिनवनृसिंहभारतीजगद्गुरून्
शीलयामि शान्तिदान्तिमुख्यसम्पदाप्तये ॥ ८ ॥
For acquiring the qualities essential for spiritual progress like control of the mind and senses, I meditate on the world-Preceptor, Sri Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Nrsimha Bharati who worships Goddess Sri Sharadamba, Lord Chandramoulishwara and Lord Ganesha, whose fame is like the lustre of the clear autumnal full moon and who grants all auspiciousness and prosperity.