gurumoortim chidaakaasam sachchidaanamdavigraham |
nirvikalpam niraabaadham dattamaanamdamaasraye || ~1 ||

yogaateetam gunaateetam sarvarakshaakaram vibhum |
sarvaduhkhaharam devam dattamaanamdamaasraye || ~2 ||

avadhootam sadaadhyaanam audumbarasusobhitam |
anaghaapriya vibhum devam dattamaanamdamaasraye || ~3 ||

niraakaaram niraabhaasam brahmavishnushivaatmakam |
nirgunam nishkalam saamtam dattamaanamdamaasraye || ~4 ||

anasooyaasutam devam atrivamsakulodbhavam |
digambaram mahaatejam dattamaanamdamaasraye || ~5 ||

sahyaadrivaasinam dattam aatmaj~naanapradaayakam |
akhamdamamdalaakaaram dattamaanamdamaasraye || ~6 ||

panchayaj~napriyam devam pancharoopasusobhitam |
guruparamparam vamde dattamaanamdamaasraye || ~7 ||

dattamaanamdaashtakam yah pathet sarvavidyaa jayam labhet |
dattaanugrahaphalam praaptam dattamaanamdamaasraye || ~8 ||

ekakaalam dvikaalam vaa trikaalam yah pathennarah |
sarvasiddhimavaapnoti sreedattah saranam mama ||

iti sree dattaashtakam ||