Sri Sheetala Devi Ashtakam (Sheetalashtakam)

asya śrīśītalāstōtrasya mahādēva ṛṣiḥ anuṣṭup Chandaḥ śītalā dēvatā lakṣmīrbījaṃ bhavānī śaktiḥ sarvavisphōṭakanivṛtyarthē japē viniyōgaḥ ॥

īśvara uvācha ।
vandē’haṃ śītalāṃ dēvīṃ rāsabhasthāṃ digambarām ।
mārjanīkalaśōpētāṃ śūrpālaṅkṛtamastakām ॥ 1 ॥

vandē’haṃ śītalāṃ dēvīṃ sarvarōgabhayāpahām ।
yāmāsādya nivartēta visphōṭakabhayaṃ mahat ॥ 2 ॥

śītalē śītalē chēti yō brūyāddāhapīḍitaḥ ।
visphōṭakabhayaṃ ghōraṃ kṣipraṃ tasya praṇaśyati ॥ 3 ॥

yastvāmudakamadhyē tu dhyātvā sampūjayēnnaraḥ ।
visphōṭakabhayaṃ ghōraṃ gṛhē tasya na jāyatē ॥ 4 ॥

śītalē jvaradagdhasya pūtigandhayutasya cha ।
praṇaṣṭachakṣuṣaḥ puṃsastvāmāhurjīvanauṣadham ॥ 5 ॥

śītalē tanujān rōgān nṛṇāṃ harasi dustyajān ।
visphōṭakavidīrṇānāṃ tvamēkā’mṛtavarṣiṇī ॥ 6 ॥

galagaṇḍagrahā rōgā yē chānyē dāruṇā nṛṇām ।
tvadanudhyānamātrēṇa śītalē yānti saṅkṣayam ॥ 7 ॥

na mantrō nauṣadhaṃ tasya pāparōgasya vidyatē ।
tvāmēkāṃ śītalē dhātrīṃ nānyāṃ paśyāmi dēvatām ॥ 8 ॥

mṛṇālatantusadṛśīṃ nābhihṛnmadhyasaṃsthitām ।
yastvāṃ sañchintayēddēvi tasya mṛtyurna jāyatē ॥ 9 ॥

aṣṭakaṃ śītalādēvyā yō naraḥ prapaṭhētsadā ।
visphōṭakabhayaṃ ghōraṃ gṛhē tasya na jāyatē ॥ 10 ॥

śrōtavyaṃ paṭhitavyaṃ cha śraddhābhaktisamanvitaiḥ ।
upasargavināśāya paraṃ svastyayanaṃ mahat ॥ 11 ॥

śītalē tvaṃ jaganmātā śītalē tvaṃ jagatpitā ।
śītalē tvaṃ jagaddhātrī śītalāyai namō namaḥ ॥ 12 ॥

rāsabhō gardabhaśchaiva kharō vaiśākhanandanaḥ ।
śītalāvāhanaśchaiva dūrvākandanikṛntanaḥ ॥ 13 ॥

ētāni kharanāmāni śītalāgrē tu yaḥ paṭhēt ।
tasya gēhē śiśūnāṃ cha śītalāruṅ na jāyatē ॥ 14 ॥

śītalāṣṭakamēvēdaṃ na dēyaṃ yasyakasyachit ।
dātavyaṃ cha sadā tasmai śraddhābhaktiyutāya vai ॥ 15 ॥

iti śrīskāndapurāṇē śītalāṣṭakam ॥