Artiharastotramआर्तिहर स्तोत्रम् ఆర్తిహర స్తోత్రమ్ ஆர்திஹர ஸ்தோத்ரம் ಆರ್ತಿಹರ ಸ್ತೋತ್ರಮ್ આર્તિહર સ્તોત્રમ્ আর্তিহর স্তোত্রম্ ଆର୍ତିହର ସ୍ତୋତ୍ରମ୍ ആര്തിഹര സ്തോത്രമ്

{|| Artiharastotram ||}

Artiharastotram by Sri Sridhara Venkatesa.
This is a short poem consisting of nine verses. Herein the poet prays
to Lord Siva to remove the afflictions of the devotee. He asks if it is
alright for the Lord not to respond to his prayers when He is reputed
to protect those who even think of Him. Then he says that he is just
the opposite of the Lord who is omnipotent and omniscient in that he
is a weakling and ignoramus. How is it, he asks, that Lord has not
taken pity on him. These verses are very moving in their appeal. The
poem is a precious gem and the reader would like to add it to the
collection of hymns they recite during their prayer.

|| atha Artiharastotram ||
shrI shaMbho mayi karuNAshishirAM dRRiShTiM dishan sudhAvRRiShTim|
santApamapAkurume mantAparamesha tava dayAyAH syAm || 1||

avasIdAmi yadArtibhiranuguNamidamokasoMhasAM khalu me|
tava sannavasIdAmi yadantakashAsana natattavAnuguNam || 2||

deva smaraMti tava yeteShAM smarato.api nArtiritikIrtim|
kalayasi shiva pAhItikrandan sIdAmyahaM kimuchitamidam || 3||

AdishyAghakRRitau mAmantaryAminnasAvaghAtmeti|