Arunachala Akshara Mani Mala Stotram
Arunachala Akshara Mani Mala Stotram
Arunachala Akshara Mani Mala Stotram
aruṇācala akṣara maṇi mālā stotram
oṃ namo bhagavate śrī ramaṇāya
aruṇācala akṣara-maṇimāla
aruṇācala śiva aruṇācala śiva aruṇācala śiva aruṇācalā
aruṇācala śiva aruṇācala śiva aruṇācala śiva aruṇācalā
aruṇācala manucu smariyiñcuvārala ahamu nirmūlimpu aruṇācalā
alagu sundaramula valè ceri nenu nī vundamabhinnamai aruṇācalā
lodūri lāgi nī loguhanu cèragā anumariñci temòko aruṇācalā
èvarikigā nannu eliti viḍicina akhilamu nindiñcu aruṇācalā
ī ninda tappu ninneṭiki dalapiñcitika viḍuvārèvararu aruṇācalā
kanina janani kanna ghanadayādāyakā idiyā yanugrahamu aruṇācalā
ninnemārci yaruganīka yullamu paini nurudigā nuṇḍumā aruṇācalā
ūrūru tirugaka yullamu ninu gani yaṇaga nī dyuti jūpumu aruṇācalā
nanu cèraci yipuḍu nanu kaliyaka viḍuṭidi magatana mòkkòyā aruṇācalā
eṭi kī nidura nannitarulu lāgaga idi nīku nyāyamā aruṇācalā
pañcendriya khalulu madilona dūruco madini nīvundavo aruṇācalā
òkaḍavau ninu māya mònariñci vaccuvārèvaridi nī jālamu aruṇācalā
aruṇācala śiva aruṇācala śiva aruṇācala śiva aruṇācalā
aruṇācala śiva aruṇācala śiva aruṇācala śiva aruṇācalā
oṅkāra vākyārdha yuttama samahīna ninnèvarèruguvāru aruṇācalā
avvabolè nòsagi nāku nī karuṇa nanneluṭa nī bhāramu aruṇācalā
kannuku gannayi kannuleka kanu ninu kanuvārèvaruganumu aruṇācalā
inumu āyaskāntamu valè gavisi nanu viḍuvaka kalasi nātonuṇḍumu aruṇācalā
giri rūpa mainaṭṭi karuṇā samudramā kṛpa cesi nanneluṃ aruṇācalā
krinda mīdèṭanu cènnòndu kiraṇamaṇi nā krindu gati māpu aruṇācalā
kuṭra yantayu gosi guṇamuga bāliñcu guru rūpamai vèlugu aruṇācalā
kūci vālgannula kotabaḍaka kṛpa cesi nan ceri kāvuṃ aruṇācalā
vañcakā veḍiyun gòñcèmun garagave abhaya mañcelumā aruṇācalā
aḍugakiccèḍu nīdu nakalaṅka magu kīrti hāni seyaka brovu aruṇācalā
hastalamalaka nīdu sadrasamuna sukhonmāda mòndaga nelu aruṇācalā
vala nuñci bhaktula parimārcu ninu gaṭṭukòni yèṭlu jīvintunu aruṇācalā
aruṇācala śiva aruṇācala śiva aruṇācala śiva aruṇācalā
aruṇācala śiva aruṇācala śiva aruṇācala śiva aruṇācalā
koparahita guṇa gurigāga nanu gònu kòrayemi cesiti aruṇācalā
gautama pūjita karuṇā ghana nagamā kaḍa gaṇṭa elumā aruṇācalā
sakalamu kabaliñcu karakāntiyina mano jalaja maralpumā aruṇācalā
tiṇḍini ninjeritini tina nā nenu śāntamai povudunu aruṇācalā
madi callapaḍa bhadrakara muñci yamṛtanor tèru manugrahacandra aruṇācalā
vannènu cèraci nirvāṇa mònarci kṛpāvannè niḍi brovumaruṇācalā
sukha samudramu pòṅga vāk manammulaḍaṅga nūraka namaru mandaruṇācalā
vañcintuvela nan śodhimpakika nīdu jyoti rūpamu cūpuṃ aruṇācalā
paravidya garapi yī bhūmi maikamu vīḍi rūpagu vidya jūpu aruṇācalā
cerakunnanu menu nīruga garagi kannīṭerayi naśintu aruṇācalā
chī yani drosina ceyu karma tapana gākedi manu māraṃ aruṇācalā
cèppaka cèpi nīvu maunata nuṇḍani yūraka yunduve aruṇācalā
aruṇācala śiva aruṇācala śiva aruṇācala śiva aruṇācalā
aruṇācala śiva aruṇācala śiva aruṇācala śiva aruṇācalā
somari naitini minnani sukha nidra kanna verèdi gati aruṇācalā
śauryamu jūpiti śamiyiñcè nani māya caliyi0pa kunnāvu aruṇācalā
kukkaku nnīcame nene gurutugòni vèdaki ninjerudu aruṇācalā
jñānamu leka nī yāsa dainyamu bāpa jñānamu dèlpi brovumaruṇācalā
teṭi valènu nīvu vikasimpa ledani yèduṭa nilutuvela aruṇācalā
tatva mèrugajāla nantayai nilutuve yidiyemi tatvamo aruṇācalā
tā nenu tānanu tatva middānini tānugā cūpintu aruṇācalā
trippi yahantanu nèppuḍu lo druṣṭi gana dèliyu nanunade aruṇācalā
tīramuṇḍani yèda vèdakiyu ninnu ne tirigi pònditi brovu maruṇācalā
satya jñānamu leni yī janma phalamemi yòppaga rāvela aruṇācalā
śuddha vāṅgmana yutulaṃ docu nī nijā hanta galpi nanu brovu aruṇācalā
daiva manucu ninnu dariceragā nannu pūrṇa nāśa mònarciti aruṇācalā
aruṇācala śiva aruṇācala śiva aruṇācala śiva aruṇācalā
aruṇācala śiva aruṇācala śiva aruṇācala śiva aruṇācalā
vèdukaka ganina saccrīyanugrahanidhi madi tègul tīrci brovu aruṇācalā
dhairyamu parugiḍu nī nijahamaraya ne nāśamaiti brovu aruṇācalā
tāki kṛpākaramu nanu galiyakunna nijamu naśintu brovu aruṇācalā
doṣarahita nīvu nāto naikyamayi nityānanda mayamonarparuṇācalā
nagaku nèḍamukādu ninvèdakina nannu ganu kṛpānaga vesi aruṇācalā
nāna ledè vèduka nenayi nī vòṇṭi sthāṇuvai nilicitivi aruṇācalā
nī jvāla gālcinan nīru sesèḍu munnè nī kṛpa varṣimpu aruṇācalā
nīvu ne naṇaga nityānandamayamugā nilucu sthiti karuṇi0pu aruṇācalā
aṇurūpu ninnu ne minnu rūpuṃ cera bhāvormulèpuḍāgu aruṇācalā
sūtra jñānamu leni pāmaru nā māyā jñānamu kosikāvu aruṇācalā
makki makki karagi ne ninnu śaraṇanda nagnuḍavai nilciti aruṇācalā
nestamuṇḍani nāku nī yāśa cūpinan mosagimpaka brovu aruṇācalā
aruṇācala śiva aruṇācala śiva aruṇācala
About This Stotram
Overview
The Arunachala Akshara Mani Mala Stotram is a Sanskrit devotional hymn dedicated to Arunachalesvara, the form of Shiva worshipped at the Arunachala hill in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. It is structured as an alphabetic garland (akshara mala), with each verse corresponding to a letter of the Sanskrit alphabet. The text is closely associated with Sri Ramana Maharshi and the Advaita tradition of Arunachala.
What are the benefits of chanting Arunachala Akshara Mani Mala Stotram?
- Recitation is said to invoke the grace of Arunachalesvara for liberation from the cycle of rebirth.
- Chanting is believed to help dissolve the ego and facilitate self-inquiry.
- It is used to purify the mind and deepen meditative focus.
- Devotees recite it to cultivate surrender to the divine.
- Regular practice is associated with inner peace and spiritual awakening.
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning, evening, or during meditation are all appropriate times. The Tamil month of Karthigai, which is dedicated to Lord Shiva and Arunachala, is considered especially auspicious for recitation.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The stotram is attributed to Sri Ramana Maharshi (1879–1950), the Advaita sage who spent his life at Arunachala and regarded the hill as a physical manifestation of Shiva. His compositions, including this hymn, reflect his teachings on self-inquiry (atma vichara) and non-duality. The alphabetic structure links the text to a genre of Sanskrit devotional poetry used across Shaiva traditions. The stotram is part of the corpus of Tamil and Sanskrit hymns associated with the Sri Ramanasramam at Tiruvannamalai.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Arunachala Ashtakam — an eight-verse hymn in praise of Arunachala, attributed to Adi Shankaracharya.
- Sri Arunachala Mahatmyam — a text describing the greatness and spiritual significance of the Arunachala hill.