Shiva Mahimna Stotram

shiva mahimnA stotram

atha shrI shivamahimnastotram ||

mahimnaH pAraM te paramaviduSho yadyasadRRishI

stutirbrahmAdInAmapi tadavasannAstvayi giraH |

athA.avAchyaH sarvaH svamatipariNAmAvadhi gRRiNan

mamApyeSha stotre hara nirapavAdaH parikaraH || 1 ||

atItaH panthAnaM tava cha mahimA vA~NmanasayoH

atadvyAvRRittyA yaM chakitamabhidhatte shrutirapi |

sa kasya stotavyaH katividhaguNaH kasya viShayaH

pade tvarvAchIne patati na manaH kasya na vachaH || 2 ||

madhusphItA vAchaH paramamamRRitaM nirmitavataH

tava brahman​ kiM vAgapi suragurorvismayapadam |

mama tvetAM vANIM guNakathanapuNyena bhavataH

punAmItyarthe.asmin puramathana buddhirvyavasitA || 3 ||

tavaishvaryaM yattajjagadudayarakShApralayakRRit

trayIvastu vyastaM tisruShu guNabhinnAsu tanuShu |

abhavyAnAmasmin varada ramaNIyAmaramaNIM

vihantuM vyAkroshIM vidadhata ihaike jaDadhiyaH || 4 ||

kimIhaH ki~NkAyaH sa khalu kimupAyastribhuvanaM

kimAdhAro dhAtA sRRijati kimupAdAna iti cha |

atarkyaishvarye tvayyanavasara duHstho hatadhiyaH

kutarko.ayaM kAMshchit mukharayati mohAya jagataH || 5 ||

ajanmAno lokAH kimavayavavanto.api jagatAM

adhiShThAtAraM kiM bhavavidhiranAdRRitya bhavati |

anIsho vA kuryAd bhuvanajanane kaH parikaro

yato mandAstvAM pratyamaravara saMsherata ime || 6 ||

trayI sA~NkhyaM yogaH pashupatimataM vaiShNavamiti

prabhinne prasthAne paramidamadaH pathyamiti cha |

ruchInAM vaichitryAdRRijukuTila nAnApathajuShAM

nRRiNAmeko gamyastvamasi payasAmarNava iva || 7 ||

mahokShaH khaTvA~NgaM parashurajinaM bhasma phaNinaH

kapAlaM chetIyattava varada tantropakaraNam |

surAstAM tAmRRiddhiM dadhati tu bhavadbhUpraNihitAM

na hi svAtmArAmaM viShayamRRigatRRiShNA bhramayati || 8 ||

dhruvaM kashchit sarvaM sakalamaparastvadhruvamidaM

paro dhrauvyA.adhrauvye jagati gadati vyastaviShaye |

samaste.apyetasmin puramathana tairvismita iva

stuvan​ jihremi tvAM na khalu nanu dhRRiShTA mukharatA || 9 ||

tavaishvaryaM yatnAd yadupari viri~nchirhariradhaH

parichChetuM yAtAvanalamanalaskandhavapuShaH |

tato bhaktishraddhA-bharaguru-gRRiNadbhyAM girisha yat

svayaM tasthe tAbhyAM tava kimanuvRRittirna phalati || 10 ||

ayatnAdAsAdya tribhuvanamavairavyatikaraM

dashAsyo yadbAhUnabhRRita raNakaNDU-paravashAn |

shiraHpadmashreNI-rachitacharaNAmbhoruha-baleH

sthirAyAstvadbhaktestripurahara visphUrjitamidam || 11 ||

amuShya tvatsevA-samadhigatasAraM bhujavanaM

balAt kailAse.api tvadadhivasatau vikramayataH |

alabhyA pAtAle.apyalasachalitA~NguShThashirasi

pratiShThA tvayyAsId dhruvamupachito muhyati khalaH || 12 ||

yadRRiddhiM sutrAmNo varada paramochchairapi satIM

adhashchakre bANaH parijanavidheyatribhuvanaH |

na tachchitraM tasmin varivasitari tvachcharaNayoH

na kasyApyunnatyai bhavati shirasastvayyavanatiH || 13 ||

akANDa-brahmANDa-kShayachakita-devAsurakRRipA

vidheyasyA.a.asId​ yastrinayana viShaM saMhRRitavataH |

sa kalmAShaH kaNThe tava na kurute na shriyamaho

vikAro.api shlAghyo bhuvana-bhaya- bha~Nga- vyasaninaH || 14 ||

asiddhArthA naiva kvachidapi sadevAsuranare

nivartante nityaM jagati jayino yasya vishikhAH |

sa pashyannIsha tvAmitarasurasAdhAraNamabhUt

smaraH smartavyAtmA na hi vashiShu pathyaH paribhavaH || 15 ||

mahI pAdAghAtAd vrajati sahasA saMshayapadaM

padaM viShNorbhrAmyad bhuja-parigha-rugNa-graha- gaNam |

muhurdyaurdausthyaM yAtyanibhRRita-jaTA-tADita-taTA

jagadrakShAyai tvaM naTasi nanu vAmaiva vibhutA || 16 ||

viyadvyApI tArA-gaNa-guNita-phenodgama-ruchiH

pravAho vArAM yaH pRRiShatalaghudRRiShTaH shirasi te |

jagaddvIpAkAraM jaladhivalayaM tena kRRitamiti

anenaivonneyaM dhRRitamahima divyaM tava vapuH || 17 ||

rathaH kShoNI yantA shatadhRRitiragendro dhanuratho

rathA~Nge chandrArkau ratha-charaNa-pANiH shara iti |

didhakShoste ko.ayaM tripuratRRiNamADambara-vidhiH

vidheyaiH krIDantyo na khalu paratantrAH prabhudhiyaH || 18 ||

hariste sAhasraM kamala balimAdhAya padayoH

yadekone tasmin​ nijamudaharannetrakamalam |

gato bhaktyudrekaH pariNatimasau chakravapuShaH

trayANAM rakShAyai tripurahara jAgarti jagatAm || 19 ||

kratau supte jAgrat​ tvamasi phalayoge kratumatAM

kva karma pradhvastaM phalati puruShArAdhanamRRite |

atastvAM samprekShya kratuShu phaladAna-pratibhuvaM

shrutau shraddhAM badhvA dRRiDhaparikaraH karmasu janaH || 20 ||

kriyAdakSho dakShaH kratupatiradhIshastanubhRRitAM

RRiShINAmArtvijyaM sharaNada sadasyAH sura-gaNAH |

kratubhraMshastvattaH kratuphala-vidhAna-vyasaninaH

dhruvaM kartuH shraddhA-vidhuramabhichArAya hi makhAH || 21 ||

prajAnAthaM nAtha prasabhamabhikaM svAM duhitaraM

gataM rohid​ bhUtAM riramayiShumRRiShyasya vapuShA |

dhanuShpANeryAtaM divamapi sapatrAkRRitamamuM

trasantaM te.adyApi tyajati na mRRigavyAdharabhasaH || 22 ||

svalAvaNyAshaMsA dhRRitadhanuShamahnAya tRRiNavat

puraH pluShTaM dRRiShTvA puramathana puShpAyudhamapi |

yadi straiNaM devI yamanirata-dehArdha-ghaTanAt

avaiti tvAmaddhA bata varada mugdhA yuvatayaH || 23 ||

shmashAneShvAkrIDA smarahara pishAchAH sahacharAH

chitA-bhasmAlepaH sragapi nRRikaroTI-parikaraH |

ama~NgalyaM shIlaM tava bhavatu nAmaivamakhilaM

tathApi smartRRINAM varada paramaM ma~Ngalamasi || 24 ||

manaH pratyakchitte savidhamavidhAyAtta-marutaH

prahRRiShyadromANaH pramada-salilotsa~Ngati-dRRishaH |

yadAlokyAhlAdaM hrada iva nimajyAmRRitamaye

dadhatyantastattvaM kimapi yaminastat kila bhavAn || 25 ||

tvamarkastvaM somastvamasi pavanastvaM hutavahaH

tvamApastvaM vyoma tvamu dharaNirAtmA tvamiti cha |

parichChinnAmevaM tvayi pariNatA bibhrati giraM

na vidmastattattvaM vayamiha tu yat tvaM na bhavasi || 26 ||

trayIM tisro vRRittIstribhuvanamatho trInapi surAn

akArAdyairvarNaistribhirabhidadhat tIrNavikRRiti |

turIyaM te dhAma dhvanibhiravarundhAnamaNubhiH

samastaM vyastaM tvAM sharaNada gRRiNAtyomiti padam || 27 ||

bhavaH sharvo rudraH pashupatirathograH sahamahAn

tathA bhImeshAnAviti yadabhidhAnAShTakamidam |

amuShmin pratyekaM pravicharati deva shrutirapi

priyAyAsmaidhAmne praNihita-namasyo.asmi bhavate || 28 ||

namo nediShThAya priyadava daviShThAya cha namaH

namaH kShodiShThAya smarahara mahiShThAya cha namaH |

namo varShiShThAya trinayana yaviShThAya cha namaH

namaH sarvasmai te tadidamatisarvAya cha namaH || 29 ||

bahula-rajase vishvotpattau bhavAya namo namaH

prabala-tamase tat saMhAre harAya namo namaH |

jana-sukhakRRite sattvodriktau mRRiDAya namo namaH

pramahasi pade nistraiguNye shivAya namo namaH || 30 ||

kRRisha-pariNati-chetaH kleshavashyaM kva chedaM

kva cha tava guNa-sImolla~NghinI shashvadRRiddhiH |

iti chakitamamandIkRRitya mAM bhaktirAdhAd

varada charaNayoste vAkya-puShpopahAram || 31 ||

asita-giri-samaM syAt kajjalaM sindhu-pAtre

sura-taruvara-shAkhA lekhanI patramurvI |

likhati yadi gRRihItvA shAradA sarvakAlaM

tadapi tava guNAnAmIsha pAraM na yAti || 32 ||

asura-sura-munIndrairarchitasyendu-mauleH

grathita-guNamahimno nirguNasyeshvarasya |

sakala-gaNa-variShThaH puShpadantAbhidhAnaH

ruchiramalaghuvRRittaiH stotrametachchakAra || 33 ||

aharaharanavadyaM dhUrjaTeH stotrametat

paThati paramabhaktyA shuddha-chittaH pumAn yaH |

sa bhavati shivaloke rudratulyastathA.atra

prachuratara-dhanAyuH putravAn kIrtimAMshcha || 34 ||

maheshAnnAparo devo mahimno nAparA stutiH |

aghorAnnAparo mantro nAsti tattvaM guroH param || 35 ||

dIkShA dAnaM tapastIrthaM j~nAnaM yAgAdikAH kriyAH |

mahimnastava pAThasya kalAM nArhanti ShoDashIm || 36 ||

kusumadashana-nAmA sarva-gandharva-rAjaH

shashidharavara-maulerdevadevasya dAsaH |

sa khalu nija-mahimno bhraShTa evAsya roShAt

stavanamidamakArShId divya-divyaM mahimnaH || 37 ||

suragurumabhipUjya svarga-mokShaika-hetuM [suravaramunipUjyaM]

paThati yadi manuShyaH prA~njalirnAnya-chetAH |

vrajati shiva-samIpaM kinnaraiH stUyamAnaH

stavanamidamamoghaM puShpadantapraNItam || 38 ||

shrI puShpadanta-mukha-pa~Nkaja-nirgatena

stotreNa kilbiSha-hareNa hara-priyeNa |

kaNThasthitena paThitena samAhitena

suprINito bhavati bhUtapatirmaheshaH || 43 ||

AsamAptamidaM stotraM puNyaM gandharva-bhAShitam |

anaupamyaM manohAri sarvamIshvaravarNanam || 39 ||

tava tattvaM na jAnAmi kIdRRisho.asi maheshvara |

yAdRRisho.asi mahAdeva tAdRRishAya namo namaH || 41 ||

ekakAlaM dvikAlaM vA trikAlaM yaH paThennaraH |

sarvapApa-vinirmuktaH shiva loke mahIyate || 42 ||

ityeShA vANmayI pUjA shrImachChaNkara-pAdayoH |

arpitA tena deveshaH prIyatAM me sadAshivaH || 40 ||

|| iti shrI puShpadanta virachitaM shivamahimna-stotraM samAptam ||