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Shiva Suvarnamala (Swarnamala) Stuti

Shiva Suvarnamala (Swarnamala) Stuti

Shiva Suvarnamala (Swarnamala) Stuti

Stotram
Shiva
50 Verses
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śiva suvarṇamālā stuti

atha kathamapi madrāsanāṃ tvadguṇaleśairviśodhayāmi vibho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 1 ||

ākhaṇḍalamadakhaṇḍanapaṇḍita taṇḍupriya caṇḍīśa vibho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 2 ||

ibhacarmāmbara śambararipuvapurapaharaṇojjvalanayana vibho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 3 ||

īśa girīśa nareśa pareśa maheśa bileśayabhūṣaṇa bho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 4 ||

umayā divyasumaṅgalavigrahayāliṅgitavāmāṅga vibho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 5 ||

ūrīkuru māmajñamanāthaṃ dūrīkuru me duritaṃ bho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 6 ||

ṛṣivaramānasahaṃsa carācarajananasthitilayakāraṇa bho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 7 ||

ṝkṣādhīśakirīṭa mahokṣārūḍha vidhṛtarudrākṣa vibho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 8 ||

luvarṇadvandvamavṛntasukusumamivāṅghrau tavārpayāmi vibho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 9 ||

ekaṃ saditi śrutyā tvameva sadasītyupāsmahe mṛḍa bho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 10 ||

aikyaṃ nijabhaktebhyo vitarasi viśvambharo'tra sākṣī bho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 11 ||

omiti tava nirdeṣṭrī māyāsmākaṃ mṛḍopakartrī bho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 12 ||

audāsyaṃ sphuṭayati viṣayeṣu digambaratā ca tavaiva vibho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 13 ||

antaḥkaraṇaviśuddhiṃ bhaktiṃ ca tvayi satīṃ pradehi vibho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 14 ||

astopādhisamastavyastai rūpairjaganmayo'si vibho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 15 ||

karuṇāvaruṇālaya mayi dāsa udāsastavocito na hi bho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 16 ||

khalasahavāsaṃ vighaṭaya ghaṭaya satāmeva saṅgamaniśaṃ bho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 17 ||

garalaṃ jagadupakṛtaye gilitaṃ bhavatā samo'sti ko'tra vibho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 18 ||

ghanasāragauragātra pracurajaṭājūṭabaddhagaṅga vibho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 19 ||

jñaptiḥ sarvaśarīreṣvakhaṇḍitā yā vibhāti sā tvaṃ bho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 20 ||

capalaṃ mama hṛdayakapiṃ viṣayadrucaraṃ dṛḍhaṃ badhāna vibho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 21 ||

chāyā sthāṇorapi tava tāpaṃ namatāṃ haratyaho śiva bho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 22 ||

jaya kailāsanivāsa pramathagaṇādhīśa bhūsurārcita bho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 23 ||

jhaṇutakajhaṅkiṇujhaṇutatkiṭataka-śabdairnaṭasi mahānaṭa bho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 24 ||

jñānaṃ vikṣepāvṛtirahitaṃ kuru me gurustvameva vibho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 25 ||

ṭaṅkārastava dhanuṣo dalayati hṛdayaṃ dviṣāmaśaniriva bho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 26 ||

ṭhākṛtiriva tava māyā bahirantaḥ śūnyarūpiṇī khalu bho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 27 ||

ḍambaramamburuhāmapi dalayatyanaghaṃ tvadaṅghriyugalaṃ bho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 28 ||

ḍhakkākṣasūtraśūladruhiṇakaroṭīsamullasatkara bho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 29 ||

ṇākāragarbhiṇī cecchubhadā te śaragatirnṛṇāmiha bho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 30 ||

tava manvatisañjapataḥ sadyastarati naro hi bhavābdhiṃ bho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 31 ||

thūtkārastasya mukhe bhūyātte nāma nāsti yasya vibho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 32 ||

dayanīyaśca dayāluḥ ko'sti madanyastvadanya iha vada bho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 33 ||

dharmasthāpanadakṣa tryakṣa guro dakṣayajñaśikṣaka bho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 34 ||

nanu tāḍito'si dhanuṣā lubdhadhiyā tvaṃ purā nareṇa vibho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 35 ||

parimātuṃ tava mūrtiṃ nālamajastatparātparo'si vibho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 36 ||

phalamiha nṛtayā januṣastvatpadasevā sanātaneśa vibho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 37 ||

balamārogyaṃ cāyustvadguṇarucitāṃ ciraṃ pradehi vibho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 38 ||

bhagavanbharga bhayāpaha bhūtapate bhūtibhūṣitāṅga vibho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 39 ||

mahimā tava na hi māti śrutiṣu himānīdharātmajādhava bho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 40 ||

yamaniyamādibhiraṅgairyamino hṛdaye bhajanti sa tvaṃ bho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 41 ||

rajjāvahiriva śuktau rajatamiva tvayi jaganti bhānti vibho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 42 ||

labdhvā bhavatprasādāccakraṃ vidhuravati lokamakhilaṃ bho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 43 ||

vasudhātaddharatacchayarathamaurvīśara parākṛtāsura bho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 44 ||

śarva deva sarvottama sarvada durvṛttagarvaharaṇa vibho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 45 ||

ṣaḍripuṣaḍūrmiṣaḍvikārahara sanmukha ṣaṇmukhajanaka vibho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 46 ||

satyaṃ jñānamanantaṃ brahmetyetallakṣaṇalakṣita bho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 47 ||

hāhāhūhūmukhasuragāyakagītāpadānapadya vibho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 48 ||

lādirna hi prayogastadantamiha maṅgalaṃ sadāstu vibho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 49 ||

kṣaṇamiva divasānneṣyati tvatpadasevākṣaṇotsukaḥ śiva bho |

sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam || 50 ||

iti śrīmatparamahaṃsaparivrājakācāryasya śrīgovindabhagavatpūjyapādaśiṣyasya śrīmacchaṅkarabhagavataḥ kṛtau suvarṇamālā stutiḥ sampūrṇā ||

About This Stotram

Overview

The Shiva Suvarnamala Stuti is a Sanskrit devotional hymn of 50 verses dedicated to Lord Shiva. The name "Suvarnamala" (golden garland) describes the verses as a precious offering arranged in sequence. The refrain "Samba Sadashiva Shambho Shankara sharanam me tava charanayugam" (I take refuge at your feet, O Samba Sadashiva) runs through the text, establishing surrender and refuge as its central theme. It belongs to Shaiva devotional stotra literature; the author is unknown.

What are the benefits of chanting Shiva Suvarnamala Stuti?

  • Cultivates the disposition of surrender (sharana) toward Shiva through the repeated refrain
  • Supports purification of the mind by reflecting on Shiva's divine qualities across 50 verses
  • Provides a structured act of seeking refuge and protection
  • Associated with receiving Shiva's grace when recited with focused devotion

When is the best time to recite this?

Morning and evening recitations are standard. Mahashivaratri, the Shravana month, and Mondays dedicated to Shiva are the most commonly recommended occasions for this stuti.

What is the historical and traditional background?

The Shiva Suvarnamala Stuti has no identified author and does not appear as part of a canonical Vedic or Puranic scripture. The composition belongs to the post-Vedic devotional stotra tradition within Shaivism, in which poets composed verse garlands to honor the deity through praise and surrender. The use of multiple Shiva epithets — Sadashiva, Shambhu, Shankara — draws from Puranic and Agamic sources. The text appears in collected editions of Shaiva devotional literature and is recited in South Indian Shiva temple contexts.

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

  • Shiva Mahimna Stotram — another long-form Sanskrit praise of Shiva that uses a comparable range of divine epithets
  • Shivananda Lahari — a 100-verse devotional outpouring to Shiva, sharing the "garland of praise" format