Shiva Upasana Mantra
Shiva Upasana Mantra
Shiva Upasana Mantra
shivopAsana mantrAH
o-nnidha'napataye_ namaH | nidhanapatAntikAya_ namaH |
UrdhvAya_ namaH | Urdhvali~NgAya_ namaH |
hiraNyAya_ namaH | hiraNyali~NgAya_ namaH |
suvarNAya_ namaH | suvarNali~NgAya_ namaH |
divyAya_ namaH | divyali~NgAya_ namaH |
bhavAyaH_ namaH | bhavali~NgAya_ namaH |
sharvAya_ namaH | sharvali~NgAya_ namaH |
shivAya_ namaH | shivali~NgAya_ namaH |
jvalAya_ namaH | jvalali~NgAya_ namaH |
AtmAya_ namaH | Atmali~NgAya_ namaH |
paramAya_ namaH | paramali~NgAya_ namaH |
etatsomasya' sUrya_sya sarvali~Ngagg' sthApa_ya_ti_ pANimantra-mpavi_tram ||
sa_dyo jA_ta-mpra'padyA_mi_ sa_dyo jA_tAya_ vai namo_ namaH' |
bha_ve bha've_ nAti'bhave bhavasva_ mAm | bha_vo-dbha'vAya_ namaH' ||
vA_ma_de_vAya_ namo᳚ jye_ShThAya_ namaH' shre_ShThAya_ namo' ru_drAya_ namaH_
kAlA'ya_ namaH_ kala'vikaraNAya_ namo_ bala'vikaraNAya_ namo_ balA'ya_ namo_
bala'pramathanAya_ nama_ ssarva'bhUtadamanAya_ namo' ma_nonma'nAya_ namaH' |
a_ghore᳚bhyo .atha_ghore᳚bhyo_ ghora_ghora'tarebhyaH |
sarve᳚bhya-ssarva_ sharve᳚bhyo_ nama'ste astu ru_drarU'pebhyaH ||
tatpuru'ShAya vi_dmahe' mahAde_vAya' dhImahi |
tanno' rudraH pracho_dayA᳚t ||
IshAna-ssarva'vidyA_nA_-mIshvarasarva' bhUtA_nAM_
brahmAdhi'pati_-rbrahma_No-.adhi'pati_-rbrahmA' shi_vo me' astu sadAshi_vom ||
namo hiraNyabAhave hiraNyavarNAya hiraNyarUpAya hiraNyapataye-.ambikApataya umApataye pashupataye' namo_ namaH ||
RRi_tagMRRi_tagM sa_tya-mpa'ra-mbra_hma_ pu_ruSha'-NkRRiShNa_piNga'lam |
U_rdhvare'taM-vi.N'rUpA_kShaM_-vi.N_shvarU'pAya_ vai namo_ namaH' ||
sarvo_ hye'Sha ru_drastasmai' ru_drAya_ namo' astu_ |
puru'Sho_ vai ru_drassanma_ho namo_ namaH' |
vishva'-mbhU_ta-mbhuva'na-nchi_tra-mba'hu_dhA jA_ta-njAya'mAna-~ncha_ yat |
sarvo_ hye'Sha ru_drastasmai' ru_drAya_ namo' astu_ |
ka-dru_drAya_ prache'tase mI_DhuShTa'mAya_ tavya'se | vo_chema_ shanta'magM hRRi_de |
sarvo_ hye'Sha ru_drastasmai' ru_drAya_ namo' astu_ |
mA no' ma_hAnta'mu_ta mA no' arbha_ka-mmA na_ ukSha'ntamu_ta mA na' ukShi_tam |
mA no' vadhIH pi_tara_-mmota mA_tara'-mpri_yA mA na'sta_nuvo' rudra rIriShaH |
mA na'sto_ke tana'ye_ mA na_ Ayu'Shi_ mA no_ goShu_ mA no_ ashve'Shu rIriShaH |
vI_rAnmA no' rudra bhAmi_to-.ava'dhIrha_viShmaM'to_ nama'sA vidhema te |
trya'mbakaM-ya.NjAmahe suga_ndhi-mpu'ShTi_vardha'nam |
u_rvA_ru_kami'va_ bandha'nAnmRRi_tyormu'kShIya_ mA-.amRRitA᳚t |
ye te' sa_hasra'ma_yuta_-mpAshA_ mRRityo_ martyA'ya_ hanta've |
tAn ya_j~nasya' mA_yayA_ sarvA_nava' yajAmahe |
mRRi_tyave_ svAhA' mRRi_tyave_ svAhA᳚ |
prANAnA-~Ngranthirasi rudro mA' vishA_ntakaH |
tenAnnenA᳚pyAya_sva ||
namo rudrAya viShNave mRRityu'rme pA_hi ||
tvama'gne dyubhi_stva-mA'shushu_kShaNi_stva-ma_dbhyastva-mashma'na_spari' | tvaM-va.Nne᳚bhya_-stvamoSha'dhIbhya_-stva-nnRRi_NA-nnRRi'pate jAyase_ shuchiH_ ||
shi_vena' me_ santi'ShThasva-syo_nena' me_ santi'ShThasva subhU_tena' me_ santi'ShThasva ya_jnasyadbhi_rmanu_ santi'ShThasvopa' te yajna_ nama_ upa' te_ nama_ upa' te_ namaH' ||
OM shAnti_-shshAnti_-shshAntiH' |
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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