This Ashtakam is a chant of salutations to the consort of Parvathi, Shiva. It describes the various attributes of Shiva who is exhorted by the sages and the Vedas and who is also known as the Lord of Blessings, who is attributed contradicting descriptions of being equal to devils and ghosts as well as the most beautiful person. He is considered the lord of birth and death and is to be worshipped by all.