व्यासाष्टकमिदं प्रातः पठितव्यं प्रयत्नतः । दुःस्वप्नपापशमनं शिवसान्निध्यकारकम्
vyāsāṣṭakamidaṃ prātaḥ paṭhitavyaṃ prayatnataḥ | duḥsvapnapāpaśamanaṃ śivasānnidhyakārakam
यह ‘व्यासाष्टक’ प्रातःकाल प्रयत्नपूर्वक पढ़ना चाहिए। यह दुःस्वप्नों और पापों का शमन करता है तथा शिव-सान्निध्य प्रदान करता है।
Nandīkeśvara (continued instruction)
Listener: Vyāsa (and by extension devotees)
Scene: At dawn, a devotee (or Vyāsa) recites the Vyāsa Aṣṭaka with effort; dark dream-forms dissolve, and a luminous sense of Śiva’s presence fills the scene.
Daily disciplined devotion—especially at dawn—purifies the mind, removes negativity, and draws one toward Śiva’s presence.
The teaching appears in the Kāśī Khaṇḍa framework; the wider glorification centers on Kāśī and Vyāseśvara.
Morning recitation (prātaḥ-pāṭha) of the Vyāsa Aṣṭaka with earnest effort.
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