Do you know Vaidyanatha ashtakam.

Yes. The Vaidyanatha Ashtakam is a devotional hymn composed by Ādi Shankaracharya in praise of Lord Vaidyanatha (a form of Lord Shiva worshipped as the supreme divine physician) at Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga.

It contains eight verses (ashtakam) praising Lord Shiva’s healing grace — not just for physical ailments, but also for the disease of samsara (worldly bondage).

Verses and it’s meaning in English

Here’s the Vaidyanatha Ashtakam with each verse followed by its English meaning.
This version is traditionally attributed to Ādi Shankaracharya.


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1
सालयकल्पद्रुममाहुरेकं
सालप्रदीपं शरणं व्रजामः ।
आयुर्यशोऽरोग्यमभिष्टमीशं
वैकुण्ठलिङ्गं भज वैद्यनाथम् ॥ १ ॥

Meaning:
I take refuge in Lord Vaidyanatha, the wish-fulfilling tree for those who surrender to Him, the shining lamp in the forest of worldly life. I worship the Lord of Vaikuntha in the form of the Shiva Linga, who grants long life, fame, health, and the fulfillment of desires.


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2
गङ्गाप्रवाहामृततत्त्वमाध्यं
जानन्ति ये वैद्यतमं तमीडे ।
जरा विनाशं मृत्यु नाशमेकं
भजाम्यहं वैद्यतमं नमामि ॥ २ ॥

Meaning:
I praise that supreme physician whose nature is like the nectar flowing from the Ganga. He is the destroyer of old age, the destroyer of death itself. I bow to Him, the Supreme Healer.


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3
वैतरणी तीरणवासमेकं
नानार्तिनाशं भवपाशमुक्तम् ।
नानाविधानन्दकरं प्रपद्ये
भजामि वैद्यं भवतापहर्त्रम् ॥ ३ ॥

Meaning:
He resides on the banks of the Vaitarani river, freeing devotees from all forms of suffering and from the bondage of worldly existence. He bestows many kinds of bliss. I worship that physician who removes the heat and pain of worldly troubles.


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4
आर्तं शरण्यं शिवमेकमीडे
संसाररोगार्तिहरं सदैव ।
आध्यात्मिकाद्याः खलु रोगनाशं
कुर्वन्ति वैद्यं तमहं नमामि ॥ ४ ॥

Meaning:
I praise that one refuge, Lord Shiva, who always destroys the diseases of worldly existence. He removes all afflictions — physical, mental, and spiritual. I bow to that Divine Physician.


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5
रम्यं गिरीशं गिरिजार्द्धदेहं
सदाशिवं साधुजनैर्वन्द्यम् ।
त्रैलोक्यनाथं त्रिगुणात्मरूपं
भजामि वैद्यं भवतापहर्त्रम् ॥ ५ ॥

Meaning:
I worship the delightful Lord of the mountains, who shares half His body with Goddess Parvati, who is ever-auspicious and worshipped by the noble. He is the Lord of the three worlds and the embodiment of the three gunas (qualities). He removes the pains of worldly existence.


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6
मन्दारमालालयहारयुक्तं
सुन्दारसर्वाङ्गमुदारभावम् ।
संसारसन्तापविनाशहस्तं
भजामि वैद्यं भवतापहर्त्रम् ॥ ६ ॥

Meaning:
Wearing a garland of Mandara flowers, possessing a beautiful form and a noble nature, He holds in His hands the power to destroy the burning sorrows of worldly life. I worship that physician.


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7
वैराग्यसत्यज्ञानभक्तियोगैः
संसाररोगं हरिमेकमेव ।
ईशं महेशं जगतां त्रयानां
भजामि वैद्यं भवतापहर्त्रम् ॥ ७ ॥

Meaning:
Through dispassion, truth, wisdom, devotion, and union with Him, the disease of worldly life is destroyed. I worship the great Lord, the master of the three worlds, the supreme physician.


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8
श्रीवैद्यनाथाष्टकमेतदुक्तं
यः पठेत् भक्त्या शिवसन्निधौ च ।
रोगान् स सर्वानपनोद्यमानः
सुखी भवेत् सर्वसुखान्वितश्च ॥ ८ ॥

Meaning:
Whoever recites this Vaidyanatha Ashtakam with devotion in the presence of Lord Shiva will be freed from all diseases and live a happy life filled with all kinds of blessings.


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Can you give malayalam transliteration

Here’s the Vaidyanatha Ashtakam in Malayalam transliteration, keeping it close to the Sanskrit pronunciation so it sounds correct when chanted.


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1
സാലയകല്പദ്രുമമാഹുരേകം
സാലപ്രദീപം ശരണം വ്രജാമഃ
ആയുര്യശോരോദ്യമഭിഷ്ടമീശം
വൈകുണ്ഠലിംഗം ഭജ വൈദ്യനാഥം ॥ 1 ॥


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2
ഗംഗാപ്രവാഹാമൃതതത്ത്വമാധ്യം
ജാനന്തി യേ വൈദ്യതമം തമീഡേ
ജരാവിനാശം മൃത്യുനാശമേഖം
ഭജാമ്യഹം വൈദ്യതമം നമാമി ॥ 2 ॥


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3
വൈതരണി തീരണവാസമേഖം
നാനാർത്ഥിനാശം ഭവപാശമുഖ്തം
നാനാവിധാനന്ദകരം പ്രപദ്യേ
ഭജാമി വൈദ്യം ഭവതാപഹർത്ത്രം ॥ 3 ॥


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4
ആർത്തം ശരണ്യം ശിവമേഖമീഡേ
സംസാരരോഗാർത്ഥിഹരം സദൈവ
ആധ്യാത്മികാദ്യാഃ ഖലു രോഗനാശം
കുര്വന്തി വൈദ്യം തമഹം നമാമി ॥ 4 ॥


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5
രമ്യം ഗിരീശം ഗിരിജാർദ്ധദേഹം
സദാശിവം സാദുജനൈർ വന്ദ്യം
ത്രൈലോക്യനാഥം ത്രിഗുണാത്മരൂപം
ഭജാമി വൈദ്യം ഭവതാപഹർത്ത്രം ॥ 5 ॥


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6
മന്ദാരമാലാലയഹാരയുക്തം
സുന്ദാരസർവാംഗമുദാരഭാവം
സംസാരസന്താപവിനാശഹസ്തം
ഭജാമി വൈദ്യം ഭവതാപഹർത്ത്രം ॥ 6 ॥


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7
വൈരാഗ്യസത്യജ്ഞാനഭക്തിയോഗൈഃ
സംസാരരോഗം ഹരിമേകം ഏവ
ഈശം മഹേശം ജഗതാം ത്രയാണാം
ഭജാമി വൈദ്യം ഭവതാപഹർത്ത്രം ॥ 7 ॥


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8
ശ്രീവൈദ്യനാഥഷ്ടകമേതദുക്തം
യഃ പത്ഹേത് ഭക്ത്യാ ശിവസന്നിധൌ ച
രോഗാൻ സ സര്വാൻ അപനുദ്യമാനഃ
സുഖീ ഭവേത് സർവസുഖാന്വിതശ്ച ॥ 8 ॥


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If you want, I can now give meaning in Malayalam for each verse so it becomes a full devotional + study version. Would you like me to do that?