Shiva Upasana Mantra
Shiva Upasana Mantra
Shiva Upasana Mantra
śivopāsana mantrāḥ
o-nnidha̭napataye॒ namaḥ | nidhanapatāntikāya॒ namaḥ |
ūrdhvāya॒ namaḥ | ūrdhvaliṅgāya॒ namaḥ |
hiraṇyāya॒ namaḥ | hiraṇyaliṅgāya॒ namaḥ |
suvarṇāya॒ namaḥ | suvarṇaliṅgāya॒ namaḥ |
divyāya॒ namaḥ | divyaliṅgāya॒ namaḥ |
bhavāyaḥ॒ namaḥ | bhavaliṅgāya॒ namaḥ |
śarvāya॒ namaḥ | śarvaliṅgāya॒ namaḥ |
śivāya॒ namaḥ | śivaliṅgāya॒ namaḥ |
jvalāya॒ namaḥ | jvalaliṅgāya॒ namaḥ |
ātmāya॒ namaḥ | ātmaliṅgāya॒ namaḥ |
paramāya॒ namaḥ | paramaliṅgāya॒ namaḥ |
etatsomasya̭ sūrya॒sya sarvaliṅgagg̭ sthāpa॒ya॒ti॒ pāṇimantra-mpavi॒tram ||
sa॒dyo jā॒ta-mpra̭padyā॒mi॒ sa॒dyo jā॒tāya॒ vai namo॒ namaḥ̭ |
bha॒ve bha̭ve॒ nāti̭bhave bhavasva॒ mām | bha॒vo-dbha̭vāya॒ namaḥ̭ ||
vā॒ma॒de॒vāya॒ namo᳚ jye॒ṣṭhāya॒ namaḥ̭ śre॒ṣṭhāya॒ namo̭ ru॒drāya॒ namaḥ॒
kālā̭ya॒ namaḥ॒ kala̭vikaraṇāya॒ namo॒ bala̭vikaraṇāya॒ namo॒ balā̭ya॒ namo॒
bala̭pramathanāya॒ nama॒ ssarva̭bhūtadamanāya॒ namo̭ ma॒nonma̭nāya॒ namaḥ̭ |
a॒ghore᳚bhyo 'tha॒ghore᳚bhyo॒ ghora॒ghora̭tarebhyaḥ |
sarve᳚bhya-ssarva॒ śarve᳚bhyo॒ nama̭ste astu ru॒drarṷ̄pebhyaḥ ||
tatpurṷṣāya vi॒dmahḙ mahāde॒vāya̭ dhīmahi |
tanno̭ rudraḥ praco॒dayā᳚t ||
īśāna-ssarva̭vidyā॒nā॒-mīśvarasarva̭ bhūtā॒nāṃ॒
brahmādhi̭pati॒-rbrahma॒ṇo-'dhi̭pati॒-rbrahmā̭ śi॒vo mḙ astu sadāśi॒vom ||
namo hiraṇyabāhave hiraṇyavarṇāya hiraṇyarūpāya hiraṇyapataye-'mbikāpataya umāpataye paśupatayḙ namo॒ namaḥ ||
ṛ॒tagṃṛ॒tagṃ sa॒tya-mpa̭ra-mbra॒hma॒ pu॒ruṣa̭-ṅkṛṣṇa॒piṅga̭lam |
ū॒rdhvarḙtaṃ-vi̭rūpā॒kṣaṃ॒-vi॒śvarṷ̄pāya॒ vai namo॒ namaḥ̭ ||
sarvo॒ hyḙṣa ru॒drastasmai̭ ru॒drāya॒ namo̭ astu॒ |
purṷṣo॒ vai ru॒drassanma॒ho namo॒ namaḥ̭ |
viśva̭-mbhū॒ta-mbhuva̭na-ñci॒tra-mba̭hu॒dhā jā॒ta-ñjāya̭māna-ñca॒ yat |
sarvo॒ hyḙṣa ru॒drastasmai̭ ru॒drāya॒ namo̭ astu॒ |
ka-dru॒drāya॒ pracḙtase mī॒ḍhuṣṭa̭māya॒ tavya̭se | vo॒cema॒ śanta̭magṃ hṛ॒de |
sarvo॒ hyḙṣa ru॒drastasmai̭ ru॒drāya॒ namo̭ astu॒ |
mā no̭ ma॒hānta̭mu॒ta mā no̭ arbha॒ka-mmā na॒ ukṣa̭ntamu॒ta mā na̭ ukṣi॒tam |
mā no̭ vadhīḥ pi॒tara॒-mmota mā॒tara̭-mpri॒yā mā na̭sta॒nuvo̭ rudra rīriṣaḥ |
mā na̭sto॒ke tana̭ye॒ mā na॒ āyṷṣi॒ mā no॒ goṣu॒ mā no॒ aśvḙṣu rīriṣaḥ |
vī॒rānmā no̭ rudra bhāmi॒to-'va̭dhīrha॒viṣmaṃ̭to॒ nama̭sā vidhema te |
trya̭mbakaṃ-ya~jāmahe suga॒ndhi-mpṷṣṭi॒vardha̭nam |
u॒rvā॒ru॒kami̭va॒ bandha̭nānmṛ॒tyormṷkṣīya॒ mā-'mṛtā᳚t |
ye tḙ sa॒hasra̭ma॒yuta॒-mpāśā॒ mṛtyo॒ martyā̭ya॒ hanta̭ve |
tān ya॒jñasya̭ mā॒yayā॒ sarvā॒nava̭ yajāmahe |
mṛ॒tyave॒ svāhā̭ mṛ॒tyave॒ svāhā᳚ |
prāṇānā-ṅgranthirasi rudro mā̭ viśā॒ntakaḥ |
tenānnenā᳚pyāya॒sva ||
namo rudrāya viṣṇave mṛtyṷrme pā॒hi ||
tvama̭gne dyubhi॒stva-mā̭śuśu॒kṣaṇi॒stva-ma॒dbhyastva-maśma̭na॒spari̭ | tvaṃ-va~ne᳚bhya॒-stvamoṣa̭dhībhya॒-stva-nnṛ॒ṇā-nnṛ̭pate jāyase॒ śuciḥ॒ ||
śi॒vena̭ me॒ santi̭ṣṭhasva-syo॒nena̭ me॒ santi̭ṣṭhasva subhū॒tena̭ me॒ santi̭ṣṭhasva ya॒jñasyadbhi॒rmanu॒ santi̭ṣṭhasvopa̭ te yajña॒ nama॒ upa̭ te॒ nama॒ upa̭ te॒ namaḥ̭ ||
oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ |
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Shiva Upasana Mantra is a Sanskrit collection of devotional mantras used in the worship (upasana) of Lord Shiva. The text enumerates Shiva's names and Lingam forms with the salutation "namah," covering both the abstract (formless) and manifest aspects of the divine. The format and repetitive structure are consistent with Vedic and Tantric mantra traditions. The authorship is unknown; the text is considered traditional.
What are the benefits of chanting Shiva Upasana Mantra?
- Connects the practitioner with both the form-based and formless aspects of Shiva in a single session of worship
- Supports purification of mind and body through structured mantra repetition
- Provides a framework for daily Shiva worship that can supplement or stand alone from elaborate ritual
- Associated with spiritual knowledge and protection from negative influences
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning and evening are the standard times. The mantras are appropriate for Shivaratri, Maha Shivaratri, and any Monday or day dedicated to Shiva worship. They may be used at any time as part of personal daily upasana.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Mantra-based worship of Shiva in the form of Rudra is attested from the Vedic period, and the names and epithets used in this text reflect Shaiva usage found across Vedic Samhitas, Upanishads, and Agamas. The inclusion of Lingam forms in the enumeration points to later Shaiva Siddhanta and Tantric traditions. The text does not appear as a named section within a single scripture; it represents the collected mantra-worship conventions of the Shaiva tradition. The author is unknown.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Shiva Panchakshari Stotram — the verse-hymn built around the five-syllable Shiva mantra, directly related to daily Shiva upasana practice
- Shiva Namavalyashtakam — a structured 9-verse namavali of Shiva's epithets used in the same worship context