Parvati Vallabha Ashtakam
Parvati Vallabha Ashtakam
Parvati Vallabha Ashtakam
pārvatī vallabha aṣṭakam
namo bhūtanāthaṃ namo devadevaṃ
namaḥ kālakālaṃ namo divyatejam |
namaḥ kāmabhasmaṃ namaḥ śāntaśīlaṃ
bhaje pārvatīvallabhaṃ nīlakaṇṭham || 1 ||
sadā tīrthasiddhaṃ sadā bhaktarakṣaṃ
sadā śaivapūjyaṃ sadā śubhrabhasmam |
sadā dhyānayuktaṃ sadā jñānatalpaṃ
bhaje pārvatīvallabhaṃ nīlakaṇṭham || 2 ||
śmaśāne śayānaṃ mahāsthānavāsaṃ
śarīraṃ gajānāṃ sadā carmaveṣṭam |
piśācādināthaṃ paśūnāṃ pratiṣṭhaṃ
bhaje pārvatīvallabhaṃ nīlakaṇṭham || 3 ||
phaṇīnāgakaṇṭhe bhujaṅgādyanekaṃ
gale ruṇḍamālaṃ mahāvīra śūram |
kaṭivyāghracarmaṃ citābhasmalepaṃ
bhaje pārvatīvallabhaṃ nīlakaṇṭham || 4 ||
śiraḥ śuddhagaṅgā śivā vāmabhāgaṃ
viyaddīrghakeśaṃ sadā māṃ triṇetram |
phaṇīnāgakarṇaṃ sadā phālacandraṃ
bhaje pārvatīvallabhaṃ nīlakaṇṭham || 5 ||
kare śūladhāraṃ mahākaṣṭanāśaṃ
sureśaṃ pareśaṃ maheśaṃ janeśam |
dhaneśāmareśaṃ dhvajeśaṃ girīśaṃ [dhaneśasyamitraṃ]
bhaje pārvatīvallabhaṃ nīlakaṇṭham || 6 ||
udāsaṃ sudāsaṃ sukailāsavāsaṃ
dharānirjhare saṃsthitaṃ hyādidevam |
ajaṃ hemakalpadrumaṃ kalpasevyaṃ
bhaje pārvatīvallabhaṃ nīlakaṇṭham || 7 ||
munīnāṃ vareṇyaṃ guṇaṃ rūpavarṇaṃ
dvijaiḥ sampaṭhantaṃ śivaṃ vedaśāstram |
aho dīnavatsaṃ kṛpāluṃ śivaṃ taṃ
bhaje pārvatīvallabhaṃ nīlakaṇṭham || 8 ||
sadā bhāvanāthaṃ sadā sevyamānaṃ
sadā bhaktidevaṃ sadā pūjyamānam |
mahātīrthavāsaṃ sadā sevyamekaṃ
bhaje pārvatīvallabhaṃ nīlakaṇṭham || 9 ||
iti śrīmacchaṅkarayogīndra viracitaṃ pārvatīvallabhāṣṭakaṃ nāma nīlakaṇṭha stavaḥ ||
About This Stotram
Overview
Parvati Vallabha Ashtakam is a nine-verse Sanskrit hymn addressed to Lord Shiva in his aspect as the beloved consort of Goddess Parvati ("Parvati Vallabha" meaning "dear to Parvati"). The verses catalog Shiva's divine attributes — including his role as lord of all beings, his cosmic power over time, his association with sacred ash, and his meditative nature — and belong to the Shaiva devotional tradition.
What are the benefits of chanting Parvati Vallabha Ashtakam?
- Invokes Shiva's grace and blessings through praise of his divine qualities
- Deepens devotion to Shiva by focusing on his relationship with Parvati
- Promotes peace and spiritual focus through structured ashtakam recitation
- Supports removal of obstacles when recited on auspicious Shiva-associated days
When is the best time to recite this?
The ashtakam is recited in the morning or evening. Pradosha (the thirteenth lunar day), Mondays, and Maha Shivaratri are particularly suitable occasions for its recitation.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Ashtakams — hymns of eight or nine verses — are a standard form in Sanskrit devotional literature, composed by saints and scholars across centuries in the Shaiva tradition. The author and precise composition date of this particular ashtakam are not recorded. Its language and structure are consistent with the Sanskrit devotional literature that developed from the medieval period onward in the Shaiva tradition of South and central India. It is not directly traceable to a specific Puranic or Agamic source.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Lingashtakam — an eight-verse Shiva hymn praising the linga form, another Shaiva ashtakam of similar structure
- Pashupati Ashtakam — a parallel ashtakam to Shiva as Pashupati, lord of all beings, sharing theological themes with this text