Shiva Mahimna Stotram
Shiva Mahimna Stotram
ziva mahimnA stotram
atha zrI zivamahimnastotram ||
mahimnaH pAraM te paramaviduSo yadyasadRzI
stutirbrahmAdInAmapi tadavasannAstvayi giraH |
athA'vAcyaH sarvaH svamatipariNAmAvadhi gRNan
mamApyeSa stotre hara nirapavAdaH parikaraH || 1 ||
atItaH panthAnaM tava ca mahimA vAGmanasayoH
atadvyAvRttyA yaM cakitamabhidhatte zrutirapi |
sa kasya stotavyaH katividhaguNaH kasya viSayaH
pade tvarvAcIne patati na manaH kasya na vacaH || 2 ||
madhusphItA vAcaH paramamamRtaM nirmitavataH
tava brahman kiM vAgapi suragurorvismayapadam |
mama tvetAM vANIM guNakathanapuNyena bhavataH
punAmItyarthe'smin puramathana buddhirvyavasitA || 3 ||
tavaizvaryaM yattajjagadudayarakSApralayakRt
trayIvastu vyastaM tisruSu guNabhinnAsu tanuSu |
abhavyAnAmasmin varada ramaNIyAmaramaNIM
vihantuM vyAkrozIM vidadhata ihaike jaDadhiyaH || 4 ||
kimIhaH kiGkAyaH sa khalu kimupAyastribhuvanaM
kimAdhAro dhAtA sRjati kimupAdAna iti ca |
atarkyaizvarye tvayyanavasara duHstho hatadhiyaH
kutarko'yaM kAMzcit mukharayati mohAya jagataH || 5 ||
ajanmAno lokAH kimavayavavanto'pi jagatAM
adhiSThAtAraM kiM bhavavidhiranAdRtya bhavati |
anIzo vA kuryAd bhuvanajanane kaH parikaro
yato mandAstvAM pratyamaravara saMzerata ime || 6 ||
trayI sAGkhyaM yogaH pazupatimataM vaiSNavamiti
prabhinne prasthAne paramidamadaH pathyamiti ca |
rucInAM vaicitryAdRjukuTila nAnApathajuSAM
nRNAmeko gamyastvamasi payasAmarNava iva || 7 ||
mahokSaH khaTvAGgaM parazurajinaM bhasma phaNinaH
kapAlaM cetIyattava varada tantropakaraNam |
surAstAM tAmRddhiM dadhati tu bhavadbhUpraNihitAM
na hi svAtmArAmaM viSayamRgatRSNA bhramayati || 8 ||
dhruvaM kazcit sarvaM sakalamaparastvadhruvamidaM
paro dhrauvyA'dhrauvye jagati gadati vyastaviSaye |
samaste'pyetasmin puramathana tairvismita iva
stuvan jihremi tvAM na khalu nanu dhRSTA mukharatA || 9 ||
tavaizvaryaM yatnAd yadupari viriJcirhariradhaH
paricchetuM yAtAvanalamanalaskandhavapuSaH |
tato bhaktizraddhA-bharaguru-gRNadbhyAM giriza yat
svayaM tasthe tAbhyAM tava kimanuvRttirna phalati || 10 ||
ayatnAdAsAdya tribhuvanamavairavyatikaraM
dazAsyo yadbAhUnabhRta raNakaNDU-paravazAn |
ziraHpadmazreNI-racitacaraNAmbhoruha-baleH
sthirAyAstvadbhaktestripurahara visphUrjitamidam || 11 ||
amuSya tvatsevA-samadhigatasAraM bhujavanaM
balAt kailAse'pi tvadadhivasatau vikramayataH |
alabhyA pAtAle'pyalasacalitAGguSThazirasi
pratiSThA tvayyAsId dhruvamupacito muhyati khalaH || 12 ||
yadRddhiM sutrAmNo varada paramoccairapi satIM
adhazcakre bANaH parijanavidheyatribhuvanaH |
na taccitraM tasmin varivasitari tvaccaraNayoH
na kasyApyunnatyai bhavati zirasastvayyavanatiH || 13 ||
akANDa-brahmANDa-kSayacakita-devAsurakRpA
vidheyasyA''sId yastrinayana viSaM saMhRtavataH |
sa kalmASaH kaNThe tava na kurute na zriyamaho
vikAro'pi zlAghyo bhuvana-bhaya- bhaGga- vyasaninaH || 14 ||
asiddhArthA naiva kvacidapi sadevAsuranare
nivartante nityaM jagati jayino yasya vizikhAH |
sa pazyannIza tvAmitarasurasAdhAraNamabhUt
smaraH smartavyAtmA na hi vaziSu pathyaH paribhavaH || 15 ||
mahI pAdAghAtAd vrajati sahasA saMzayapadaM
padaM viSNorbhrAmyad bhuja-parigha-rugNa-graha- gaNam |
muhurdyaurdausthyaM yAtyanibhRta-jaTA-tADita-taTA
jagadrakSAyai tvaM naTasi nanu vAmaiva vibhutA || 16 ||
viyadvyApI tArA-gaNa-guNita-phenodgama-ruciH
pravAho vArAM yaH pRSatalaghudRSTaH zirasi te |
jagaddvIpAkAraM jaladhivalayaM tena kRtamiti
anenaivonneyaM dhRtamahima divyaM tava vapuH || 17 ||
rathaH kSoNI yantA zatadhRtiragendro dhanuratho
rathAGge candrArkau ratha-caraNa-pANiH zara iti |
didhakSoste ko'yaM tripuratRNamADambara-vidhiH
vidheyaiH krIDantyo na khalu paratantrAH prabhudhiyaH || 18 ||
hariste sAhasraM kamala balimAdhAya padayoH
yadekone tasmin nijamudaharannetrakamalam |
gato bhaktyudrekaH pariNatimasau cakravapuSaH
trayANAM rakSAyai tripurahara jAgarti jagatAm || 19 ||
kratau supte jAgrat tvamasi phalayoge kratumatAM
kva karma pradhvastaM phalati puruSArAdhanamRte |
atastvAM samprekSya kratuSu phaladAna-pratibhuvaM
zrutau zraddhAM badhvA dRDhaparikaraH karmasu janaH || 20 ||
kriyAdakSo dakSaH kratupatiradhIzastanubhRtAM
RSINAmArtvijyaM zaraNada sadasyAH sura-gaNAH |
kratubhraMzastvattaH kratuphala-vidhAna-vyasaninaH
dhruvaM kartuH zraddhA-vidhuramabhicArAya hi makhAH || 21 ||
prajAnAthaM nAtha prasabhamabhikaM svAM duhitaraM
gataM rohid bhUtAM riramayiSumRSyasya vapuSA |
dhanuSpANeryAtaM divamapi sapatrAkRtamamuM
trasantaM te'dyApi tyajati na mRgavyAdharabhasaH || 22 ||
svalAvaNyAzaMsA dhRtadhanuSamahnAya tRNavat
puraH pluSTaM dRSTvA puramathana puSpAyudhamapi |
yadi straiNaM devI yamanirata-dehArdha-ghaTanAt
avaiti tvAmaddhA bata varada mugdhA yuvatayaH || 23 ||
zmazAneSvAkrIDA smarahara pizAcAH sahacarAH
citA-bhasmAlepaH sragapi nRkaroTI-parikaraH |
amaGgalyaM zIlaM tava bhavatu nAmaivamakhilaM
tathApi smartRRNAM varada paramaM maGgalamasi || 24 ||
manaH pratyakcitte savidhamavidhAyAtta-marutaH
prahRSyadromANaH pramada-salilotsaGgati-dRzaH |
yadAlokyAhlAdaM hrada iva nimajyAmRtamaye
dadhatyantastattvaM kimapi yaminastat kila bhavAn || 25 ||
tvamarkastvaM somastvamasi pavanastvaM hutavahaH
tvamApastvaM vyoma tvamu dharaNirAtmA tvamiti ca |
paricchinnAmevaM tvayi pariNatA bibhrati giraM
na vidmastattattvaM vayamiha tu yat tvaM na bhavasi || 26 ||
trayIM tisro vRttIstribhuvanamatho trInapi surAn
akArAdyairvarNaistribhirabhidadhat tIrNavikRti |
turIyaM te dhAma dhvanibhiravarundhAnamaNubhiH
samastaM vyastaM tvAM zaraNada gRNAtyomiti padam || 27 ||
bhavaH zarvo rudraH pazupatirathograH sahamahAn
tathA bhImezAnAviti yadabhidhAnASTakamidam |
amuSmin pratyekaM pravicarati deva zrutirapi
priyAyAsmaidhAmne praNihita-namasyo'smi bhavate || 28 ||
namo nediSThAya priyadava daviSThAya ca namaH
namaH kSodiSThAya smarahara mahiSThAya ca namaH |
namo varSiSThAya trinayana yaviSThAya ca namaH
namaH sarvasmai te tadidamatisarvAya ca namaH || 29 ||
bahula-rajase vizvotpattau bhavAya namo namaH
prabala-tamase tat saMhAre harAya namo namaH |
jana-sukhakRte sattvodriktau mRDAya namo namaH
pramahasi pade nistraiguNye zivAya namo namaH || 30 ||
kRza-pariNati-cetaH klezavazyaM kva cedaM
kva ca tava guNa-sImollaGghinI zazvadRddhiH |
iti cakitamamandIkRtya mAM bhaktirAdhAd
varada caraNayoste vAkya-puSpopahAram || 31 ||
asita-giri-samaM syAt kajjalaM sindhu-pAtre
sura-taruvara-zAkhA lekhanI patramurvI |
likhati yadi gRhItvA zAradA sarvakAlaM
tadapi tava guNAnAmIza pAraM na yAti || 32 ||
asura-sura-munIndrairarcitasyendu-mauleH
grathita-guNamahimno nirguNasyezvarasya |
sakala-gaNa-variSThaH puSpadantAbhidhAnaH
ruciramalaghuvRttaiH stotrametaccakAra || 33 ||
aharaharanavadyaM dhUrjaTeH stotrametat
paThati paramabhaktyA zuddha-cittaH pumAn yaH |
sa bhavati zivaloke rudratulyastathA'tra
pracuratara-dhanAyuH putravAn kIrtimAMzca || 34 ||
mahezAnnAparo devo mahimno nAparA stutiH |
aghorAnnAparo mantro nAsti tattvaM guroH param || 35 ||
dIkSA dAnaM tapastIrthaM jJAnaM yAgAdikAH kriyAH |
mahimnastava pAThasya kalAM nArhanti SoDazIm || 36 ||
kusumadazana-nAmA sarva-gandharva-rAjaH
zazidharavara-maulerdevadevasya dAsaH |
sa khalu nija-mahimno bhraSTa evAsya roSAt
stavanamidamakArSId divya-divyaM mahimnaH || 37 ||
suragurumabhipUjya svarga-mokSaika-hetuM [suravaramunipUjyaM]
paThati yadi manuSyaH prAJjalirnAnya-cetAH |
vrajati ziva-samIpaM kinnaraiH stUyamAnaH
stavanamidamamoghaM puSpadantapraNItam || 38 ||
zrI puSpadanta-mukha-paGkaja-nirgatena
stotreNa kilbiSa-hareNa hara-priyeNa |
kaNThasthitena paThitena samAhitena
suprINito bhavati bhUtapatirmahezaH || 43 ||
AsamAptamidaM stotraM puNyaM gandharva-bhASitam |
anaupamyaM manohAri sarvamIzvaravarNanam || 39 ||
tava tattvaM na jAnAmi kIdRzo'si mahezvara |
yAdRzo'si mahAdeva tAdRzAya namo namaH || 41 ||
ekakAlaM dvikAlaM vA trikAlaM yaH paThennaraH |
sarvapApa-vinirmuktaH ziva loke mahIyate || 42 ||
ityeSA vAGmayI pUjA zrImacchaGkara-pAdayoH |
arpitA tena devezaH prIyatAM me sadAzivaH || 40 ||
|| iti zrI puSpadanta viracitaM zivamahimna-stotraM samAptam ||
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Shiva Mahimna Stotram is a Sanskrit devotional hymn of 43 verses that praises the glory, omnipotence, and transcendental nature of Lord Shiva. Composed in the Shaiva tradition, it asserts that Shiva's greatness surpasses the comprehension of even Brahma and Vishnu, and that all human descriptions fall short of his true nature. Tradition attributes its composition to Pushpadanta, a Gandharva in the court of Kubera.
What are the benefits of chanting Shiva Mahimna Stotram?
- Supports attainment of Shiva Loka, the abode of Shiva, according to traditional texts
- Removes accumulated sins and negative karma
- Cultivates spiritual knowledge and wisdom through its philosophical verses
- Grants fulfillment of worldly desires alongside progress toward liberation (Moksha)
When is the best time to recite this?
The Shiva Mahimna Stotram is typically recited during morning and evening prayers. It holds particular significance during Maha Shivaratri, the Shravana month, and on Mondays, which are dedicated to Shiva worship.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Shiva Mahimna Stotram is a standalone devotional work within Shaivism, not drawn from any single Puranic scripture. According to legend, Pushpadanta, while passing through Kailasa on Kubera's errand, transgressed sacred ground and was cursed; he composed this stotram as penance. The text is generally dated between the 4th and 8th centuries CE. Its philosophical depth and poetic craftsmanship have secured its place as a central text in Shaiva hymnology.
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Related Texts
- Shiva Tandava Stotram — another major Sanskrit hymn praising Shiva, attributed to Ravana, with emphasis on his fierce cosmic dance
- Shiva Panchakshari Stotram — a short hymn centered on the five-syllable mantra "Om Namah Shivaya," closely related to Shaiva devotional practice