Shri Tara Ashtakam/श्री तारा अष्टकम

Shri Tara Ashtakam (श्री तारा अष्टकम): Tara Mahavya is considered as the spiritual practice of the second place in ten great Mahavidyas. By the reciting of Tara Ashtakam, there is economic progress in the life of the Jatak. Many obstacles of Jatak are redressed. In the life of the seeker, new sources of income start to open.

In the group of the Mahavidyas, Tara comes next to Kali. Tara closely resembles Kali in appearance. And just as Kali, Tara too displays gentle  or fierce  aspects. She was a prominent goddess well before the Mahavidya cult came into being. Tara has a much wider presence outside the Mahavidya periphery, especially in the Tantric traditions of both Hinduism and Tibetan Buddhism.

The Tantra regards Tara as potent as Kali. In all the three traditions, Tara the blue goddess is a guide and a protector; and helps to tide over the stormy sea of troubles and turmoil of life. She is Tarini, deliverer or savior, one who saves guides and transports to salvation.

Tara’s complexion is blue whereas Kali’s can be black or deep blue. Tara holds a bowl made from a scull in one hand, a pair of scissors in another, a blue lotus in the third hand and an axe in the fourth. The scissors and sword in the hands of Tara are tools to remove the ego, the sense of mistaken identity that defines, limits, and binds. They are not weapons of death and destruction.

Tara is draped in tiger skin around her waist; and is not naked unlike Kali who symbolizes absolute freedom. Tara is the deity of accomplishments and is often propitiated by business persons for success. As per regular requests of sadhaks some useful links to various sadhnas of Mahavidya Tara is posted for their benefits.

Shri Tara Ashtakam Benefits :

Main motive to chant Shri Tara Ashtakam is to gain sudden wealth & prosperity. Chanting Mantra with the greed of its fruits does not help. It needs devotion & concentration. Worshipping Shri Tara Ashtakam by heart & Mantra chants protect a person from the following:

• Planet Jupiter bad influence.
• Sudden unfortunate events.
• Financial Insecurity.
• Business Loss.
• Evil Spirits & evil eyed people.

Who has to recite this Shri Tara Ashtakam:

• The persons running out of money and needs prosperity must recite Shri Tara Ashtakam regularly.
• For further details please contact Astro Mantra.

श्रीताराष्टकम्/Shri Tara Ashtakam

मातर्नीलसरस्वति प्रणमतां सौभाग्यसम्पत्प्रदे प्रत्यालीढपदस्थिते शिवह्रदि स्मेराननाम्भोरूहे ।

फुल्लेन्दीवरलोचनत्रययुते कर्त्री कपालोत्पले खंगे चादधती त्वमेव शरणं त्वामीश्र्वरीमाश्रये ।।1।।

वाचामीश्र्वरि भक्तकल्पलतिके सर्वार्थसिद्धिप्रदे गद्यप्राकृतपद्यजातरचना सर्वत्र सिद्धिप्रदे ।

नीलन्दीवरलोचनत्रययुते कारुण्यवारां निधे सौभाग्यामृतवर्षणेन कृपया सिंच त्वमस्मादृशम् ।।2।।

शर्वे गर्वसमूहपूरिततनो सर्पादिवेषोज्ज्वले व्याघ्रत्वक्परिवीतसुंदरकटिव्याधूतघंटांकिते ।

सद्य: कृत्तगलद्रज: परिमिलन्मुंडद्वयीमूर्धजग्रन्थिश्रेणिनृमुंडदामललिते भीमे भयं नाशय ।।3।।

मायानंगविकारुपललनाबिन्द्वर्धचन्द्रात्मिके हुंफट्कारमयि त्वमेव शरणं मंत्रात्मिके माद्रश: ।

मूर्तिस्ते जननि त्रिधामघटिता स्थूलाऽतिसूक्ष्मा परा वेदानां न हि गोचरा कथमपि प्राप्तां तु तामाश्रये ।।4।।

यत्पादाम्बुजसेवया सुयमिनो गच्छन्ति सायुज्यतां तस्य स्त्री परमेश्वरी त्रिनयनब्रह्मादिसाम्यात्मन: ।

संसारांबुधिमज्जने पटुतनून्देवेन्द्रमुख्यान्सुरान्मात स्त्वपदसेवने हि विमुखो यो मंदधी: सेवते ।।5।।

मातस्त्वत्पदपंकजद्वयरजोमुद्रांककोटिरिणस्ते देवा जयसंगरे विजयिनो नि:शंकमंके गता: ।

देवोऽहं भुवने न मे सम इति स्पर्धा वहंत: परं तत्तुल्यं नियतं यथासुभिरमी नाशं व्रजंति स्वयम् ।।6।।

त्वन्नामस्मरणात्पलायनपरा द्रष्टुं च शक्ता न ते भूतप्रेतपिशाचराक्षसगणा यक्षाश्र्च नागाधिपा: ।

दैत्या दानवपुंगवाश्र्च खचरा व्याघ्रादिका जंतवो डाकिन्य: कुपितांतकाश्र्च मनुजं मात: क्षणं भूतले ।।7।।

लक्ष्मी: सिद्धगणाश्र्च पादुकमुखा: सिद्धास्तथा चारणा: स्तम्भश्र्चापि रणांगणे गजघटास्तम्भस्तथा मोहनम् ।

मातस्त्वत्पदसेवया खलु नृणां सिद्धयन्ति ते ते गुणा: कान्ति: कान्तमनोभवस्य भवति क्षुद्रोपि वाचस्पति: ।।8।।

ताराष्टकमिदं रम्यं भक्तिमान् य: पठेन्नर: ।

प्रातर्मध्याह्न्काले च सायाह्ने नियत: शुचि: ।।9।।

लभते कथितां दिव्यां सर्वशास्त्रार्थविद्भवेत् ।

लक्ष्मीमनश्र्वरां प्राप्य भुक्त्वा भोगान यथेप्सितान् ।।10।।

कीर्ति कान्तिं च नैरुज्यं सर्वेषां प्रियतां व्रजेत् ।

विख्यातिं चापि लोकेषु प्राप्यांते मोक्षमापनुयात् ।।11।।