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\documentstyle{article}
\input idevn.tex        % TeX macros that ease ITRANS devanagari font usage
%-----
% ITRANS song book....prepend this header to print out songs,
% using TeX (either Devnac or Devnag font)
% >>>>>>>> Need ITRANS 4.0 <<<<<<<<<
%-----

% User Configuration Option -- One column or Two column output.
%\def\maketwocolumn{YES}        % Uncomment this for 2-column printing
%\def\makelandscape{YES}        % Uncomment this for landscape format
\pagestyle{empty}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% Edit this if needed, default should be ok for most users.

\ifx\undefined\maketwocolumn
% --- One column output
    \let\usedvng=\LARGEdvng     % 17pt devanagari font

    \let\smallcmr=\eightrm
    \let\titlefont=\tenrm
\else
% --- Two column output
    \let\usedvng=\normaldvng    % 10pt devanagri font

    \let\smallcmr=\sixrm
    \let\titlefont=\eightrm
\fi

% font options (normaldvng, largedvng, etc):
% sizes: normal < large < Large < LARGE < huge < Huge

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% if needed, redefine "space" to allow each input line to be broken into
% multiple output lines (\let =~ is the default, which enforces line rule)
% That has to done in the idevn.tex file, or add this command after
% \startsong in your input file:
% {\global\let =\ }% Comment this out for: 1 input line --> 1 output line
% (you cannot uncomment the command here, it has to appear after \startsong)
%-----
% Uncomment one of the following paragraphs:
%    First one is for Frans Velthuis's font.
%    Second one uses the font that is bundled with the ITRANS package.
% ONLY one of these should be uncommented at any one time.............

% ** Frans's font....(Metafont) (Uncomment the following TWO lines.)
#indianifm=dvng.ifm  % ITRANS command
#indianfont=\fransdvng

%-----OR--------

% ** Devnac font (PostScript) (Uncomment the following TWO lines.)
% #indianifm=dvnc.ifm  % ITRANS command
% #indianfont=\postdvng

#useshortmarkers % this allows use of ## (beginindian) and  ## (endindian)
% -----------------------------------------------------------------
% Page Settings
\ifx\undefined\makelandscape
    % Use Portrait Size Page
    \portraitpage
    % use a slightly wider page
    \addtolength{\textwidth}{0.25in}
\else
    % Use Landscape Size Page
    \landscapepage
\fi

% -----------------------------------------------------------------
% The idevn.tex file is now included with ITRANS 4.0, but it has
% a new method of specifying the songtitle (using printtitle).
% For backward compatibility, need to define songtitle.
\def\songtitle#1#2#3#4{%
    \film{#1}\singer{#2}\lyrics{#3}\music{#4}\printtitle}

% -----------------------------------------------------------------
\font\titled=dvng10 scaled\magstep1
\raggedright    % since the words are long, this reduces the long
                % gaps that appear when TeX justifies the lines.
%\parskip 3 pt   % to slightly increase the space between the shlokas.

\parindent 0pt
\begin{document}
% from startsong command:
\def\-{{\englfont -}}%
\def\.{{\englfont .}}%
\usedvng % use whatever font the user wants...default normaldvng
\englfont % usedvng makes default font indian, restore english font
% end from startsong command
%
\ifx\undefined\maketwocolumn
    \relax
\else
    \twocolumn[\centerline{##\titled chandrashekharAshhTakam.h##}\bigskip]
\fi
%\hrule height0.4pt
% ----------------------- End of ishdr.itx ------------------------
\obeylines
\obeyspaces
#indian
           ||| atha chandrashekharAshhTakam.h||
\medskip

chandrashekhara chandrashekhara       chandrashekhara pAhimAm.h |
chandrashekhara chandrashekhara       chandrashekhara rakshamAm.h || 1||

ratnasAnusharAsanaM rajatAdishR^iN^ganiketanaM
    siJNjinIkR^itapannageshvaramachyutAnanasAyakam.h |
kshipradaghapuratrayaM tridivAlayaibhivanditaM
    chandrashekharamAshraye mama kiM karishhyati  vai yamaH || 2||

paJNchapAdapapushhpagandhapadAmbujadUyashobhitaM
    bhAlalochanajAtapAvakadagdhamanmathavigraha.m |
bhasmadigdhakalevaraM bhavanAshanaM bhavamavyayaM
    chandrashekhara chandrashekhara chandrashekhara rakshamAm.h || 3||

mattvAraNamukhyacharmakR^itottarImanoharaM
    paN^kajAsanapadmalochanapujitAN^ghrisaroruham.h |
devasindhutaraN^gasIkara siktashubhrajaTAdharaM
    chandrashekhara chandrashekhara chandrashekhara rakshamAm.h || 4||

yaksharAjasakhaM bhagAkshaharaM bhujaN^gavibhUshhaNaM
    shailarAjasutA parishhkR^ita chAruvAmakalevaram.h |
kshveDanIlagalaM parashvadhadhAriNaM mR^igadhAriNaM
    chandrashekhara chandrashekhara chandrashekhara rakshamAm.h || 5||

kuNDalIkR^itakuNDaleshvarakuNDalaM vR^ishhavAhanaM
    nAradAdimunIshvarastutavaibhavaM bhuvaneshvaram.h |
andhakAndhakAmA shritA marapAdapaM shamanAntakaM
    chandrashekhara chandrashekhara chandrashekhara rakshamAm.h || 6||

bhashhajaM bhavarogiNAmakhilApadAmapahAriNaM
    dakshayaGYarvinAshanaM triguNAtmakaM trivilochanam.h |
bhuktimuktaphalapradaM sakalAghasaN^ghanivarhanaM
    chandrashekhara chandrashekhara chandrashekhara rakshamAm.h || 7||

bhakta vatsalamachiJNtaM nidhimakshayaM haridamvaraM
    sarvabhUtapatiM parAtpara prameyamanuttamam.h |
somavArija bhUhutAshanasomapAnilakhAkR^itiM
    chandrashekhara chandrashekhara chandrashekhara rakshamAm.h || 8||

vishvasR^ishhTividhAlinaM punareva pAlanatatparaM
    sa.nharantamapi prapaJNchama sheshhalokanivAsinam.h |
kriDayantamaharnishaM gaNanAthayUtha samanvitaM
    chandrashekhara chandrashekara chandrashekara rakshamAm.h || 9||

mR^ityubhItamR^ikaNDasUnukR^itastava shiva sannidhau
    yatra kutra cha paThennahi tasya mR^ityubhayaM bhavet.h |
pUrNamAyurarogitAmakhilAtha sampadamAdaraM
    chandrashekhara eva tasya dadAti muktimayatnataH || 10||

\medskip
               ||| iti chandrashekharAshhTakam.h||
#endindian
\end{document}

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% send Sanskrit texts, hindi/marathi/bengali/gujarathi songs, 
% corrections, etc to Avinash Chopde
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