|| shrI sha.nkarAchArya aShTottara-shata-nAmAvaliH ||

[Ravi Mayavaram]

|| shrI shankarAcharyAShtottarashatanAmAvaliH ||
>varNAshramapratiShTAtA shrImAnmuktipradAyakaH |
>shiShyopadeshanirato bhaktAbhIShTapradAyakaH || 2 ||

AUM varNAshramapratiShTatAya namaH
I bow to shrI shankara who firmly [re]stablished the varNAshrama
system.

AUM shrImate namaH
I bow to shrI shankara who possesses all auspicious attributes.

AUM muktipradAyakAya namaH
I bow to shrI shankara who bestows mukti to his devotees by conferring
Atmaj~nAnam to them.

AUM bhaktAbhIShTapradAyakAya namaH

I bow to shrI shankara who grants the much desired wishes (abhi iShTa)
of his devotees. The most desired thing is the non-dual bliss of
brahman, which He bestows to them  through Atmaj~nAnam.


[to be continued]