Shree BrahmathursdayBrahma Ashtakam
ब्रह्मा अष्टकम्
About Brahma Ashtakam
Brahma Ashtakam (ब्रह्मा अष्टकम्) is an eight-verse devotional hymn dedicated to Lord Brahma. Attributed to Brahma Purana, this prayer holds a special place in Hindu devotional literature. Chanting this stotra with devotion is said to grant creative inspiration and intellectual clarity as well as invoke Brahma's four faces representing the four Vedas. Additionally, it is known to rare devotional hymn for the worship of Prajapati Brahma. This prayer is traditionally recited on Thursday (Guruvar) and during Brahma Jayanti to invoke divine grace. The text contains 8 verses and takes around 4 minutes to recite, fitting conveniently into a daily spiritual routine. On this page, you can read the complete Brahma Ashtakam in Devanagari Sanskrit with English transliteration, Hindi meaning (arth), and free PDF download for offline recitation.
Reviewed & translated by Acharya Pushyadant Mishra
Stotra Path (स्तोत्र पाठ)
॥ श्री ब्रह्मा अष्टकम् ॥
चतुर्वक्त्रं चतुर्बाहुं सृष्टिस्थित्यन्तकारणम्।
अक्षमालाधरं देवं ब्रह्माणं प्रणमाम्यहम्॥ १॥
कमलासनमासीनं श्वेतवर्णं चतुर्मुखम्।
वेदवाचं विधातारं ब्रह्माणं प्रणमाम्यहम्॥ २॥
कमण्डलुधरं हस्ते स्रुक्स्रुवौ च कराम्बुजे।
पद्मासने स्थितं नित्यं ब्रह्माणं प्रणमाम्यहम्॥ ३॥
हंसवाहनमारूढं मेखलायज्ञसूत्रिणम्।
हिरण्यगर्भं वरदं ब्रह्माणं प्रणमाम्यहम्॥ ४॥
सावित्रीसहितं देवं वेदमातृसमन्वितम्।
प्रजापतिं जगत्स्रष्टा ब्रह्माणं प्रणमाम्यहम्॥ ५॥
राजसं गुणसम्पन्नं सृष्टिकर्तारमीश्वरम्।
विरिञ्चिं पितरं विश्वस्य ब्रह्माणं प्रणमाम्यहम्॥ ६॥
चतुर्वेदस्वरूपं च चतुर्युगविधायकम्।
आदिकवि कविं वन्दे ब्रह्माणं प्रणमाम्यहम्॥ ७॥
नाभिकमलसम्भूतं विष्णोर्नारायणस्य च।
शतानन्दं सदानन्दं ब्रह्माणं प्रणमाम्यहम्॥ ८॥
॥ इति श्री ब्रह्मा अष्टकम् सम्पूर्णम् ॥
Benefits (फल)
- ★Eight verses praising Lord Brahma as the Creator of the universe
- ★Invokes Brahma's four faces representing the four Vedas
- ★Grants creative inspiration and intellectual clarity
- ★Ideal for students, scholars and creative professionals
- ★Rare devotional hymn for the worship of Prajapati Brahma