Arunachala Akshara Mani Mala Stotram
Arunachala Akshara Mani Mala Stotram
Arunachala Akshara Mani Mala Stotram
aruNAchala akShara maNi mAlA stotram
OM namo bhagavate shrI ramaNAya
aruNAchala akShara-maNimAla
aruNAchala shiva aruNAchala shiva aruNAchala shiva aruNAchalA
aruNAchala shiva aruNAchala shiva aruNAchala shiva aruNAchalA
aruNAchala manuchu smariyi~nchuvArala ahamu nirmUlimpu aruNAchalA
alagu sundaramula valè cheri nenu nI vundamabhinnamai aruNAchalA
lodUri lAgi nI loguhanu chèragA anumari~nchi temòko aruNAchalA
èvarikigA nannu eliti viDichina akhilamu nindi~nchu aruNAchalA
I ninda tappu ninneTiki dalapi~nchitika viDuvArèvararu aruNAchalA
kanina janani kanna ghanadayAdAyakA idiyA yanugrahamu aruNAchalA
ninnemArchi yaruganIka yullamu paini nurudigA nuNDumA aruNAchalA
UrUru tirugaka yullamu ninu gani yaNaga nI dyuti jUpumu aruNAchalA
nanu chèrachi yipuDu nanu kaliyaka viDuTidi magatana mòkkòyA aruNAchalA
eTi kI nidura nannitarulu lAgaga idi nIku nyAyamA aruNAchalA
pa~nchendriya khalulu madilona dUrucho madini nIvundavo aruNAchalA
òkaDavau ninu mAya mònari~nchi vachchuvArèvaridi nI jAlamu aruNAchalA
aruNAchala shiva aruNAchala shiva aruNAchala shiva aruNAchalA
aruNAchala shiva aruNAchala shiva aruNAchala shiva aruNAchalA
o~NkAra vAkyArdha yuttama samahIna ninnèvarèruguvAru aruNAchalA
avvabolè nòsagi nAku nI karuNa nanneluTa nI bhAramu aruNAchalA
kannuku gannayi kannuleka kanu ninu kanuvArèvaruganumu aruNAchalA
inumu AyaskAntamu valè gavisi nanu viDuvaka kalasi nAtonuNDumu aruNAchalA
giri rUpa mainaTTi karuNA samudramA kRRipa chesi nanneluM aruNAchalA
krinda mIdèTanu chènnòndu kiraNamaNi nA krindu gati mApu aruNAchalA
kuTra yantayu gosi guNamuga bAli~nchu guru rUpamai vèlugu aruNAchalA
kUchi vAlgannula kotabaDaka kRRipa chesi nan cheri kAvuM aruNAchalA
vanchakA veDiyun gònchèmun garagave abhaya ma~nchelumA aruNAchalA
aDugakichchèDu nIdu nakala~Nka magu kIrti hAni seyaka brovu aruNAchalA
hastalamalaka nIdu sadrasamuna sukhonmAda mòndaga nelu aruNAchalA
vala nu~nchi bhaktula parimArchu ninu gaTTukòni yèTlu jIvintunu aruNAchalA
aruNAchala shiva aruNAchala shiva aruNAchala shiva aruNAchalA
aruNAchala shiva aruNAchala shiva aruNAchala shiva aruNAchalA
koparahita guNa gurigAga nanu gònu kòrayemi chesiti aruNAchalA
gautama pUjita karuNA ghana nagamA kaDa gaNTa elumA aruNAchalA
sakalamu kabali~nchu karakAntiyina mano jalaja maralpumA aruNAchalA
tiNDini ninjeritini tina nA nenu shAntamai povudunu aruNAchalA
madi challapaDa bhadrakara mu~nchi yamRRitanor tèru manugrahachandra aruNAchalA
vannènu chèrachi nirvANa mònarchi kRRipAvannè niDi brovumaruNAchalA
sukha samudramu pòNga vAk manammulaDaNga nUraka namaru mandaruNAchalA
va~nchintuvela nan shodhimpakika nIdu jyoti rUpamu chUpuM aruNAchalA
paravidya garapi yI bhUmi maikamu vIDi rUpagu vidya jUpu aruNAchalA
cherakunnanu menu nIruga garagi kannITerayi nashintu aruNAchalA
ChI yani drosina cheyu karma tapana gAkedi manu mAraM aruNAchalA
chèppaka chèpi nIvu maunata nuNDani yUraka yunduve aruNAchalA
aruNAchala shiva aruNAchala shiva aruNAchala shiva aruNAchalA
aruNAchala shiva aruNAchala shiva aruNAchala shiva aruNAchalA
somari naitini minnani sukha nidra kanna verèdi gati aruNAchalA
shauryamu jUpiti shamiyi~nchè nani mAya chaliyi0pa kunnAvu aruNAchalA
kukkaku nnIchame nene gurutugòni vèdaki ninjerudu aruNAchalA
jnAnamu leka nI yAsa dainyamu bApa jnAnamu dèlpi brovumaruNAchalA
teTi valènu nIvu vikasimpa ledani yèduTa nilutuvela aruNAchalA
tatva mèrugajAla nantayai nilutuve yidiyemi tatvamo aruNAchalA
tA nenu tAnanu tatva middAnini tAnugA chUpintu aruNAchalA
trippi yahantanu nèppuDu lo druShTi gana dèliyu nanunade aruNAchalA
tIramuNDani yèda vèdakiyu ninnu ne tirigi pònditi brovu maruNAchalA
satya j~nAnamu leni yI janma phalamemi yòppaga rAvela aruNAchalA
shuddha vA~Ngmana yutulaM dochu nI nijA hanta galpi nanu brovu aruNAchalA
daiva manuchu ninnu daricheragA nannu pUrNa nAsha mònarchiti aruNAchalA
aruNAchala shiva aruNAchala shiva aruNAchala shiva aruNAchalA
aruNAchala shiva aruNAchala shiva aruNAchala shiva aruNAchalA
vèdukaka ganina sachchrIyanugrahanidhi madi tègul tIrchi brovu aruNAchalA
dhairyamu parugiDu nI nijahamaraya ne nAshamaiti brovu aruNAchalA
tAki kRRipAkaramu nanu galiyakunna nijamu nashintu brovu aruNAchalA
doSharahita nIvu nAto naikyamayi nityAnanda mayamonarparuNAchalA
nagaku nèDamukAdu ninvèdakina nannu ganu kRRipAnaga vesi aruNAchalA
nAna ledè vèduka nenayi nI vòNTi sthANuvai nilichitivi aruNAchalA
nI jvAla gAlchinan nIru sesèDu munnè nI kRRipa varShimpu aruNAchalA
nIvu ne naNaga nityAnandamayamugA niluchu sthiti karuNi0pu aruNAchalA
aNurUpu ninnu ne minnu rUpuM chera bhAvormulèpuDAgu aruNAchalA
sUtra jnAnamu leni pAmaru nA mAyA jnAnamu kosikAvu aruNAchalA
makki makki karagi ne ninnu sharaNanda nagnuDavai nilchiti aruNAchalA
nestamuNDani nAku nI yAsha chUpinan mosagimpaka brovu aruNAchalA
aruNAchala shiva aruNAchala shiva aruNAchala
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.