shrI prahlAdAzhvAr aruLic seydha
hari aShtakam

harirharati pApAni duShtacittairapi smruta: |
anicchayApi samspruShto dahatyevahi pAvaka: || (1)

sa gangA sa gayA setu: sa kAshi sa ca puShkaram |
jihvAgre vartate yasya harirityaksharadvayam || (2)

vArANasyAm kurukshetre naimishAraNya eva ca |
yatkrutam tena yenoktam harirityaksharadvayam || (3)

pruthivyAm yAni tIrthAni puNyAnyAyatanAni ca |
tAni sarvANyasheShAni harirityaksharadvayam || (4)

rukvedotha yajurveda: sAmavedopyatharvaNa: |
adhItastena yenoktam harirityaksharadvayam || (5)

ashvamedhair mahAyajnai: naramedhaistathaiva ca |
iShtam syAtthena yenoktam harirityaksharadvayam || (6) \

prANa prayANa pAtheyam samsAra vyAdhinAShanam |
du:khAtyanta paritrANam harirityaksharadvayam || (7)

baddha: parikarastena mokshAya gamanam prati |
sakruduccAritam yena harirityaksharadvayam || (8)

haryashtakamidam puNyam prAtarutthAya ya: paTet |
Ayushyam balamArogyam yasho vruddhim ca vidanti || (9)

prahlAdena krutam stotram du:khasAgara shoShanam |
ya: paTetsa naro yAti tadviShNo: paramam padam || (10)