Shiva Manasa Puja
Shiva Manasa Puja
शिव मानस पूज
रत्नैः कल्पितमासनं हिमजलैः स्नानं च दिव्याम्बरं
नानारत्न विभूषितं मृगमदा मोदाङ्कितं चन्दनम् ।
जाती चम्पक बिल्वपत्र रचितं पुष्पं च धूपं तथा
दीपं देव दयानिधे पशुपते हृत्कल्पितं गृह्यताम् ॥ 1 ॥
सौवर्णे नवरत्नखण्ड रचिते पात्रे घृतं पायसं
भक्ष्यं पञ्चविधं पयोदधियुतं रम्भाफलं पानकम् ।
शाकानामयुतं जलं रुचिकरं कर्पूर खण्डोज्ज्चलं
ताम्बूलं मनसा मया विरचितं भक्त्या प्रभो स्वीकुरु ॥ 2 ॥
छत्रं चामरयोर्युगं व्यजनकं चादर्शकं निर्मलं
वीणा भेरि मृदङ्ग काहलकला गीतं च नृत्यं तथा ।
साष्टाङ्गं प्रणतिः स्तुति-र्बहुविधा-ह्येतत्-समस्तं मया
सङ्कल्पेन समर्पितं तव विभो पूजां गृहाण प्रभो ॥ 3 ॥
आत्मा त्वं गिरिजा मतिः सहचराः प्राणाः शरीरं गृहं
पूजा ते विषयोपभोग-रचना निद्रा समाधिस्थितिः ।
सञ्चारः पदयोः प्रदक्षिणविधिः स्तोत्राणि सर्वा गिरो
यद्यत्कर्म करोमि तत्तदखिलं शम्भो तवाराधनम् ॥ 4 ॥
कर चरण कृतं वाक्कायजं कर्मजं वा
श्रवण नयनजं वा मानसं वापराधम् ।
विहितमविहितं वा सर्वमेतत्-क्षमस्व
जय जय करुणाब्धे श्री महादेव शम्भो ॥ 5 ॥
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Shiva Manasa Puja is a 5-verse Sanskrit stotram attributed to Adi Shankaracharya that describes a complete act of worship performed entirely in the mind. Rather than listing physical offerings, each verse guides the devotee through mentally visualizing the ritual elements — seat, bath, incense, lamps, and food — as offerings to Lord Shiva. It belongs to the Shaiva devotional literature of the Advaita Vedanta tradition.
What are the benefits of chanting Shiva Manasa Puja?
- Enables mental worship of Lord Shiva without dependence on physical materials or location
- Cultivates inner devotion and sustained mindfulness of the divine
- Promotes peace and steadiness of mind through meditative recitation
- Accessible as a daily practice for those unable to perform elaborate ritual worship
When is the best time to recite this?
The Shiva Manasa Puja may be recited at any time, making it particularly useful during meditation or when circumstances prevent formal worship. Morning and evening recitation are common, as are periods of travel, illness, or quiet spiritual reflection.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The hymn is attributed to Adi Shankaracharya, the 8th-century philosopher and theologian who systematized Advaita Vedanta. His emphasis on the non-dual nature of reality finds expression here: the internal act of worship is held to be as complete as any external ritual. The text circulates independently as part of the stotra literature composed by Shankaracharya's school. Its brevity and accessibility have kept it in continuous use across Shaiva communities.
Available scripts
This text is available in 14 scripts: devanagari, tamil, telugu, kannada, malayalam, gujarati, bengali, iast, gurmukhi, oriya, assamese, sinhala, itrans, hk. Use the script selector above to switch between them.
Related Texts
- Shivananda Lahari — a 100-verse devotional hymn to Shiva with a similarly introspective and meditative character
- Shivashtakam — an 8-verse ashtakam praising Shiva's divine qualities, commonly recited alongside mental worship practices