kalimalaastavivekaivaakaram
samavalokya tamovalitam janam |
karunayaa bhuvi darsitavigraham
munivaram guruvyaasamaham bhaje || ~1 ||

bharatavamsasamuddharanechchayaa
svajananeevachasaa parinoditah |
ajanayattanayatritayam prabhuh
sukanutam guruvyaasamaham bhaje || ~2 ||

matibalaadi nireekshya kalau nrnaam
laghutaram krpayaa nigamaambudheh |
samakarodiha bhaagamanekahaa
srutipatim guruvyaasamaham bhaje || ~3 ||

sakaladharmaniroopanasaagaram
vividhachitrakathaasamalamkrtam |
vyarachayachcha puraanakadambakam
kavivaram guruvyaasamaham bhaje || ~4 ||

srutivirodhasamanvayadarpanam
nikhilavaadimataandhyavidaaranam |
grathitavaanapi sootrasamoohakam
munisutam guruvyaasamaham bhaje || ~5 ||

yadanubhaavavasena divamgatah
samadhigamya mahaastrasamuchchayam |
kuruchamoomajayadvijayo drutam
dyutidharam guruvyaasamaham bhaje || ~6 ||

samaravrttavibodhasameehayaa
kuruvarena mudaa krtayaachanah |
sapadisootamadaadamalekshanam
kaliharam guruvyaasamaham bhaje || ~7 ||

vananivaasaparau kurudampatee
sutasuchaa tapasaa cha vikarsitau |
mrtatanoojaganam samadarsayan
saranadam guruvyaasamaham bhaje || ~8 ||

vyaasaashtakamidam punyam brahmaanandena keertitam |
yah pathenmanujo nityam sa bhavechchaastrapaaragah ||

iti sreeparamahamsasvaami brahmaanamdavirachitam sreevedavyaasaashtakam |