What an amazing work done by Kamakoti Nilaya team for this ashtakam along with beautiful visuals and translation.
Periyava Sharanam
॥ श्रीजगद्गुरु-सत्यचन्द्रशेखरेन्द्र-सरस्वत्यष्टकम् ॥
श्रीकामकोटिपीठस्य शोभां वर्धयितुं भुवि । अवतीर्णं गुरुं वन्दे सत्यश्रीचन्द्रशेखरम् ॥१॥
(śrī)
śrīkāmakoṭipīṭhasya śobhāṃ vardhayituṃ bhuvi .
avatīrṇaṃ guruṃ vande satyaśrīcandraśekharam (1)
I bow in reverence to Jagadguru Sri Satya Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swamigal, who incarnated in this sacred land of Bharata to further spread across the entire world the great glory and spiritual radiance of the illustrious Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham—established about 2500 years ago in the sacred Moksha-puri of Kanchi by Sri Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada, an incarnation of Lord Parameshwara—which has continued unbroken to this day, and to protect and uphold Sanatana Dharma.
(स)
स्वगुरौ परमां भक्तिं वहन्तं हृदये सदा । संसारतापहन्तारं सत्यश्रीचन्द्रशेखरम् ॥२॥
svagurau paramāṃ bhaktiṃ vahantaṃ hṛdaye sadā .
saṃsāratāpahantāraṃ satyaśrīcandraśekharam (2)
I bow to Sri Satya Chandrasekharendra Saraswati, who belongs to the unbroken lineage of the Kamakoti tradition; who ever bears in the lotus of his heart boundless, supreme devotion to his revered Sadguru at all times; and who, through his compassionate glance, eradicates from the very root the sorrows of samsara—the cycle of birth and death born of ignorance—as well as the threefold afflictions that torment humanity: the Ādhyātmika, Ādhibhautika, and Ādhidaivika (collectively known as Tāpatraya).
(त्य)
त्यक्त्वा सर्वैषणाः सम्यक् तुर्याश्रममुपाश्रितम् ।
तपोनिधिं दयासिन्धुं सत्यश्रीचन्द्रशेखरम् ॥३॥
tyaktvā sarvaiṣaṇāḥ samyak turyāśramamupāśritam .
taponidhiṃ dayāsindhuṃ satyaśrīcandraśekharam . (3)
I bow to Sri Satya Chandrasekharendra Saraswati, who has completely renounced the three worldly desires (Eṣaṇā-traya) spoken of in the Upanishads—Putreṣaṇā (desire for progeny), Vitteṣaṇā (desire for wealth), and Lokeṣaṇā (desire for worldly recognition and status); who has duly embraced Sannyāsa, the fourth and highest āśrama of Sanātana Dharma, also known as the Turīya āśrama; who regards the tapas of Ātma-vichāra (self-inquiry) as his supreme wealth; and who shines as an ocean of boundless compassion towards the devotees who seek refuge in him.
( चन् )
चन्द्रमौलीश्वरं साम्बं पूजयन्तं जगत्कृते ।
चराचरजगद्-वन्द्यं सत्यश्रीचन्द्रशेखरम् ॥४॥
candramaulīśvaraṃ sāmbaṃ pūjayantaṃ jagatkṛte .
carācarajagadvandyaṃ satyaśrīcandraśekharam (4)
I bow to Sri Satya Chandrasekharendra Saraswati, who daily, with his own sacred hands, performs worship—thrice a day in accordance with scriptural injunctions—for the Yoga Liṅga known as Sri Chandramouleeswara, one among the five Sphaṭika Liṅgas said to have been brought from Kailāsa by Adi Shankaracharya, and consecrated at Kanchi, shining along with Maha Tripurasundari; and who is revered by all beings in this universe, both moving and unmoving, for the welfare of the entire world (loka-kṣema).
(द्र)
द्रष्टारं समभावेन मैत्र्या सर्वजनप्रियम् ।
दान्तं वेदान्ततत्त्वज्ञं सत्यश्रीचन्द्रशेखरम् ॥५॥
draṣṭāraṃ samabhāvena maitryā sarvajanapriyam .
dāntaṃ vedāntatattvajñaṃ satyaśrīcandraśekharam (5)
I bow to Sri Satya Chandrasekharendra Saraswati, who beholds all living beings in the world with perfect equanimity (sama-dṛṣṭi), without the least distinction; who, by his boundless spirit of maitrī—a love suffused with compassion—has become deeply beloved to all people; who has completely conquered the senses (dānta); and who has realized the profound import of the Vedāntas with the clarity of an object held in the palm of one’s hand.
(शे)
शेवधिं सर्वविद्यानां श्रुतिस्मृतिविशारदम् । श्रेयोमार्गोपदेष्टारं सत्यश्रीचन्द्रशेखरम् ॥६॥
śevadhiṃ sarvavidyānāṃ śrutismṛtiviśāradam .
śreyomārgopadeṣṭāraṃ satyaśrīcandraśekharam (6)
I bow to Sri Satya Chandrasekharendra Saraswati, who is the great abode (nidhāna) of all branches of knowledge; who is a consummate master well-versed in the Śruti (the Vedas) and the Smṛti (the Dharma Śāstras); and who, as the Jagadguru, instructs and guides people on the supreme path of liberation (mokṣa-mārga) for the spiritual uplift of all beings.
(ख)
खनिं सद्गुणरत्नानां खण्डिताशेषसंशयम् । खेदविच्छेदकं नित्यं सत्यश्रीचन्द्रशेखरम् ॥७॥
khaniṃ sadguṇaratnānāṃ khaṇḍitāśeṣasaṃśayam .
khedavicchedakaṃ nityaṃ satyaśrīcandraśekharam (7)
I bow to Sri Satya Chandrasekharendra Saraswati, who stands as a vast mine of the priceless navaratnas in the form of noble virtues; who dispels at the very root the deep doubts that arise in the minds of disciples and bestows true knowledge; and who forever severs and casts away the sorrows of saṁsāra afflicting the devotees who seek refuge in him.
(रम्)
रम्यं शान्तमुखाम्भोजं दिव्यतेजोविराजितम् ।
रञ्जनं भक्तनेत्राणां सत्यश्रीचन्द्रशेखरम् ॥८॥
ramyaṃ śāntamukhāmbhojaṃ divyatejovirājitam .
rañjanaṃ bhaktanetrāṇāṃ satyaśrīcandraśekharam (
I bow to Sri Satya Chandrasekharendra Saraswati, who stands as a vast mine of the priceless navaratnas in the form of noble virtues; who dispels at the very root the deep doubts that arise in the minds of disciples and bestows true knowledge; and who forever severs and casts away the sorrows of saṁsāra afflicting the devotees who seek refuge in him.
