Karunashtake by Samarth Ramdas Swami. Samarth Ramdas Swami was a noted 17th century saint and spiritual poet of Maharashtra. He is most remembered for his Advaita Vedanta (Non-dualism) text Dasbodh. Samarth Ramdas was a devotee of Hanuman and Rama. करुणाष्टके म्हणजे करुणाघन परमेश्वरास प्रेमभराने आळविणारी कविता.