Vedic Tithi
VedicTithi

Stotram - Sacred Scripture

Shivananda Lahari

Shivananda Lahari

Stotram
Shiva
100 Verses
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zivAnanda lahari

kalAbhyAM cUDAlaGkRta-zazikalAbhyAM nijatapaH-

-phalAbhyAM bhakteSu prakaTita-phalAbhyAM bhavatu me |

zivAbhyA-mastoka-tribhuvana-zivAbhyAM hRdi puna-

-rbhavAbhyA-mAnanda-sphuradanubhavAbhyAM natiriyam || 1 ||

galantI zambho tvaccarita-saritaH kilbiSarajo

dalantI dhIkulyA-saraNiSu patantI vijayatAm |

dizantI saMsAra-bhramaNa-paritApopazamanaM

vasantI maccetohradabhuvi zivAnandalaharI || 2 ||

trayIvedyaM hRdyaM tripura-haramAdyaM trinayanaM

jaTAbhArodAraM caladuragahAraM mRgadharam |

mahAdevaM devaM mayi sadayabhAvaM pazupatiM

cidAlambaM sAmbaM zivamati-viDambaM hRdi bhaje || 3 ||

sahasraM vartante jagati vibudhAH kSudraphaladA

na manye svapne vA tadanusaraNaM tatkRtaphalam |

hari-brahmAdInA-mapi nikaTa-bhAjAmasulabhaM

ciraM yAce zambho ziva tava padAmbhoja-bhajanam || 4 ||

smRtau zAstre vaidye zakuna-kavitA-gAnaphaNitau

purANe mantre vA stuti-naTana-hAsyeSvacaturaH |

kathaM rAjJAM prItirbhavati mayi ko'haM pazupate

pazuM mAM sarvajJa prathita kRpayA pAlaya vibho || 5 ||

ghaTo vA mRtpiNDo-'pyaNurapi ca dhUmo'gniracalaH

paTo vA tanturvA pariharati kiM ghorazamanam |

vRthA kaNThakSobhaM vahasi tarasA tarkavacasA

padAmbhojaM zambhorbhaja paramasaukhyaM vraja sudhIH || 6 ||

manaste pAdAbje nivasatu vacaH stotraphaNitau

karau cAbhyarcAyAM zrutirapi kathA karNanavidhau |

tava dhyAne buddhirnayanayugalaM mUrtivibhave [buddhiH nayanayugalaM]

para-granthAnkairvA paramaziva jAne paramataH || 7 ||

yathA buddhiH zuktau rajatamiti kAcAzmani maNi- [maNiH jale]

-rjale paiSTe kSIraM bhavati mRgatRSNA-su salilam |

tathA devabhrAntyA bhajati bhavadanyaM jaDajano

mahAdevezaM tvAM manasi ca na matvA pazupate || 8 ||

gabhIre kAsAre vizati vijane ghoravipine

vizAle zaile ca bhramati kusumArthaM jaDamatiH |

samarpyaikaM cetaH sarasijamu-mAnAtha bhavate

sukhe-nAvasthAtuM jana iha na jAnAti kimaho || 9 ||

naratvaM devatvaM nagavana-mRgatvaM mazakatA

pazutvaM kITatvaM bhavatu vihagatvAdi jananam |

sadA tvatpAdAbja-smaraNa-paramAnandalaharI-

-vihArAsaktaM ceddhRdayamiha kiM tena vapuSA || 10 ||

vaTurvA gehI vA yatirapi jaTI vA taditaro

naro vA yaH kazcidbhavatu bhava kiM tena bhavati |

yadIyaM hRtpadmaM yadi bhavadadhInaM pazupate

tadIyastvaM zambho bhavasi bhavabhAraM ca vahasi || 11 ||

guhAyAM gehe vA bahirapi vane vA'drizikhare

jale vA vahnau vA vasatu vasateH kiM vada phalam |

sadA yasyaivAntaH-karaNamapi zambho tava pade

sthitaM cedyogo'sau sa ca paramayogI sa ca sukhI || 12 ||

asAre saMsAre nija-bhajanadUre jaDadhiyA

bhramantaM mAmandhaM paramakRpayA pAtumucitam |

madanyaH ko dInastava kRpaNa-rakSAtinipuNa- [rakSAtinipuNaH tvadanyaH]

-stvadanyaH ko vA me trijagati zaraNyaH pazupate || 13 ||

prabhustvaM dInAnAM khalu paramabandhuH pazupate

pramukhyo'haM teSAmapi kimuta bandhutvamanayoH |

tvayaiva kSantavyAH ziva madaparAdhAzca sakalAH

prayatnA-tkartavyaM madavanamiyaM bandhusaraNiH || 14 ||

upekSA no cetkiM na harasi bhavaddhyAna-vimukhAM

durAzA-bhUyiSThAM vidhilipi-mazakto yadi bhavAn |

zirastadvaidhAtraM nanakhalu suvRttaM pazupate

kathaM vA niryatnaM karanakha-mukhenaiva lulitam || 15 ||

viriJci-rdIrghAyu-rbhavatu bhavatA tatparazira- [tatparaziraH catuSkaM]

-zcatuSkaM saMrakSyaM sa khalu bhuvi dainyaM likhitavAn |

vicAraH ko vA mAM vizada kRpayA pAti ziva te

kaTAkSavyApAraH svayamapi ca dInAvanaparaH || 16 ||

phalAdvA puNyAnAM mayi karuNayA vA tvayi vibho

prasanne'pi svAmin bhavadamala-pAdAbja-yugalam |

kathaM pazyeyaM mAM sthagayati namaH sambhramajuSAM

nilimpAnAM zreNi-rnija-kanaka-mANikya-makuTaiH || 17 ||

tvameko lokAnAM paramaphalado divyapadavIM

vahantastvanmUlAM punarapi bhajante harimukhAH |

kiyadvA dAkSiNyaM tava ziva madAzA ca kiyatI

kadA vA madrakSAM vahasi karuNA-pUritadRzA || 18 ||

durAzA-bhUyiSThe duradhipa-gRhadvAra-ghaTake

durante saMsAre duritanilaye duHkhajanake |

madAyAsaM kiM na vyapanayasi kasyopa-kRtaye

vadeyaM prItizcettava ziva kRtArthAH khalu vayam || 19 ||

sadA mohATavyAM carati yuvatInAM kucagirau

naTatyAzA-zAkhA-svaTati jhaTiti svairamabhitaH |

kapAlin bhikSo me hRdaya-kapimatyanta-capalaM

dRDhaM bhaktyA baddhvA ziva bhavadadhInaM kuru vibho || 20 ||

dhRti-stambhAdhArAM dRDha-guNa-nibaddhAM sagamanAM

vicitrAM padmADhyAM pratidivasa-sanmArga-ghaTitAm |

smarAre maccetaH-sphuTa-paTakuTIM prApya vizadAM

jaya svAmin zaktyA saha ziva gaNaiH sevita vibho || 21 ||

pralobhAdyairarthAharaNa-paratantro dhanigRhe [pralobhAdyaiH arthAharaNa-paratantro]

pravezodyuktaH san bhramati bahudhA taskarapate |

imaM cetazcoraM kathamiha sahe zaGkara vibho

tavAdhInaM kRtvA mayi niraparAdhe kuru kRpAm || 22 ||

karomi tvatpUjAM sapadi sukhado me bhava vibho

vidhitvaM viSNutvaM dizasi khalu tasyAH phalamiti |

punazca tvAM draSTuM divi bhuvi vahanpakSi-mRgatA-

-madRSTvA tatkhedaM kathamiha sahe zaGkara vibho || 23 ||

kadA vA kailAse kanakamaNisaudhe saha gaNai- [saha gaNaiH vasan]

-rvasan zambhoragre sphuTa-ghaTita-mUrdhAJjalipuTaH |

vibho sAmba svAmi-nparamaziva pAhIti nigada-

-nvidhAtRRNAM kalpAn kSaNamiva vineSyAmi sukhataH || 24 ||

stavai-rbrahmAdInAM jayajaya-vacobhirniyaminAM

gaNAnAM kelIbhirmadakalamahokSasya kakudi | [kelIbhiH madakala-mahokSasya]

sthitaM nIlagrIvaM trinayana-mumAzliSTa-vapuSaM

kadA tvAM pazyeyaM karadhRta-mRgaM khaNDa-parazum || 25 ||

kadA vA tvAM dRSTvA giriza tava bhavyAGghri yugalaM

gRhItvA hastAbhyAM zirasi nayane vakSasi vahan |

samA zliSyA ghrAya sphuTa jalaja gandhAn parimalA-

-nalAbhyAM brahmAdyairmudamanubhaviSyAmi hRdaye || 26 || [brahmAdyaiH muda-manubhaviSyAmi]

karasthe hemAdrau giriza nikaTasthe dhanapatau

gRhasthe svarbhUjA mara surabhi cintAmaNigaNe |

ziraHsthe zItAMzau caraNayugalasthe'khilazubhe

kamarthaM dAsye'haM bhavatu bhavadarthaM mama manaH || 27 ||

sArUpyaM tava pUjane ziva mahAdeveti saGkIrtane

sAmIpyaM zivabhakti-dhuryajanatA-sAGgatya-sambhASaNe ||

sAlokyaM ca carAcarAtmakatanudhyAne bhavAnIpate

sAyujyaM mama siddhamatra bhavati svAmin kRtArtho'smyaham || 28 ||

tvatpAdAmbujamarcayAmi paramaM tvAM cintayAmyanvahaM

tvAmIzaM zaraNaM vrajAmi vacasA tvAmeva yAce vibho |

vIkSAM me diza cAkSuSIM sakaruNAM divyaizciraM prArthitAM

zambho lokaguro madIyamanasaH saukhyopadezaM kuru || 29 ||

vastroddhUtavidhau sahasrakaratA puSpArcane viSNutA

gandhe gandhavahAtmatA'nnapacane barhirmukhAdhyakSatA |

pAtre kAJcanagarbhatAsti mayi cedbAlenducUDAmaNe

zuzrUSAM karavANi te pazupate svAmiMstrilokIguro || 30 ||

nAlaM vA paramopakArakamidaM tvekaM pazUnAM pate

pazyan kukSigatAMzcarAcaragaNAn bAhyasthitAn rakSitum |

sarvAmartyapalAyanauSadhamatijvAlAkaraM bhIkaraM

nikSiptaM garalaM gale na gilitaM nodgIrNameva tvayA || 31 ||

jvAlograH sakalAmarAtibhayadaH kSvelaH kathaM vA tvayA

dRSTaH kiM ca kare dhRtaH karatale kiM pakvajambUphalam |

jihvAyAM nihitazca siddhaghuTikA vA kaNThadeze bhRtaH

kiM te nIlamaNirvibhUSaNamayaM zambho mahAtman vada || 32 ||

nAlaM vA sakRdeva deva bhavataH sevA natirvA nutiH

pUjA vA smaraNaM kathAzravaNamapyAlokanaM mAdRzAm |

svAminnasthiradevatAnusaraNAyAsena kiM labhyate

kA vA muktiritaH kuto bhavati cetkiM prArthanIyaM tadA || 33 ||

kiM brUmastava sAhasaM pazupate kasyAsti zambho bhava-

-ddhairyaM cedRzamAtmanaH sthitiriyaM cAnyaiH kathaM labhyate |

bhrazyaddevagaNaM trasanmunigaNaM nazyatprapaJcaM layaM

pazyannirbhaya eka eva viharatyAnandasAndro bhavAn || 34 ||

yogakSemadhurandharasya sakalazreyaHpradodyogino

dRSTAdRSTamatopadezakRtino bAhyAntaravyApinaH |

sarvajJasya dayAkarasya bhavataH kiM veditavyaM mayA

zambho tvaM paramAntaraGga iti me citte smarAmyanvaham || 35 ||

bhakto bhaktiguNAvRte mudamRtApUrNe prasanne manaH

kumbhe sAmba tavAGghripallavayugaM saMsthApya saMvitphalam |

satvaM mantramudIrayannijazarIrAgArazuddhiM vahan

puNyAhaM prakaTIkaromi ruciraM kalyANamApAdayan || 36 ||

AmnAyAmbudhimAdareNa sumanaHsaGghAH samudyanmano [samudyanmanaH]

manthAnaM dRDhabhaktirajjusahitaM kRtvA mathitvA tataH |

somaM kalpataruM suparvasurabhiM cintAmaNiM dhImatAM

nityAnandasudhAM nirantararamAsaubhAgyamAtanvate || 37 ||

prAkpuNyAcalamArgadarzitasudhAmUrtiH prasannaH zivaH

somaH sadgaNasevito mRgadharaH pUrNastamomocakaH |

cetaH puSkaralakSito bhavati cedAnandapAthonidhiH

prAgalbhyena vijRmbhate sumanasAM vRttistadA jAyate || 38 ||

dharmo me caturaGghrikaH sucaritaH pApaM vinAzaM gataM

kAmakrodhamadAdayo vigalitAH kAlAH sukhAviSkRtAH |

jJAnAnandamahauSadhiH suphalitA kaivalyanAthe sadA

mAnye mAnasapuNDarIkanagare rAjAvataMse sthite || 39 ||

dhIyantreNa vacoghaTena kavitAkulyopakulyAkramai- [kavitAkulyopakulyAkramaiH]

-rAnItaizca sadAzivasya caritAmbhorAzidivyAmRtaiH |

hRtkedArayutAzca bhaktikalamAH sAphalyamAtanvate

durbhikSAnmama sevakasya bhagavanvizveza bhItiH kutaH || 40 ||

pApotpAtavimocanAya ruciraizvaryAya mRtyuJjaya

stotradhyAnanatipradakSiNasaparyAlokanAkarNane |

jihvAcittaziroGghrihastanayanazrotrairahaM prArthito

mAmAjJApaya tannirUpaya muhurmAmeva mA me'vacaH || 41 ||

gAmbhIryaM parikhApadaM ghanadhRtiH prAkAra udyadguNa- [udyadguNastòmaH]

-stomazcAptabalaM ghanendriyacayo dvArANi dehe sthitaH |

vidyA vastusamRddhirityakhilasAmagrIsamete sadA

durgAtipriyadeva mAmakamanodurge nivAsaM kuru || 42 ||

mA gaccha tvamitastato giriza bho mayyeva vAsaM kuru

svAminnAdikirAta mAmakamanaHkAntArasImAntare |

vartante bahuzo mRgA madajuSo mAtsaryamohAdaya- [ mAtsaryamohAdayaH]

-stAnhatvA mRgayAvinodarucitA lAbhaM ca samprApsyasi || 43 ||

karalagnamRgaH karIndrabhaGgo

ghanazArdUlavikhaNDano'stajantuH |

girizo vizadAkRtizca cetaH-

-kuhare paJcamukho'sti me kuto bhIH || 44 ||

chandaH zAkhizikhAnvitair [zAkhizikhAnvitairaH] dvijavaraiH saMsevite zAzvate

saukhyApAdini khedabhedini sudhAsAraiH phalairdIpite |

cetaHpakSizikhAmaNe tyaja vRthA aJcAramanyairalaM

nityaM zaGkara pAdapadmayugalInIDe vihAraM kuru || 45 ||

AkIrNe nakharAjikAntivibhavai [nakharAjikAntivibhavaiH] rudyatsudhAvaibhavai-[rudyatsudhAvaibhavaiH]

-rAdhaute'pi ca padmarAgalalite haMsavrajairAzrite |

nityaM bhaktivadhUgaNaizca rahasi svecchAvihAraM kuru

sthitvA mAnasarAjahaMsa girijAnAthAGghrisaudhAntare || 46 ||

zambhudhyAna vasantasaGgini hRdArAme'ghajIrNacchadAH

srastA bhaktilatAcchaTA vilasitAH puNyapravAlazritAH |

dIpyante guNakorakA japavacaHpuSpANi sadvAsanA

jJAnAnanda sudhAmarandalaharI saMvitphalAbhyunnatiH || 47 ||

nityAnandarasAlayaM suramunisvAntAmbujAtAzrayaM

svacchaM saddvijasevitaM kaluSahRtsadvAsanA viSkRtam |

zambhudhyAna sarovaraM vraja manohaM sAvataMsa sthiraM

kiM kSudrA zrayapalvala bhramaNa saJjAtazramaM prApsyasi || 48 ||

AnandAmRta pUritA harapadAM bhojA lavAlodyatA

sthairyopaghnamupetya bhaktilatikA zAkhopa zAkhAnvitA |

ucchair mAnasa kAyamAna paTalImAkramya niSkalmaSA

nityAbhISTa phalapradA bhavatu me satkarma saMvardhitA || 49 ||

sandhyA rambha vijRmbhitaM zrutiziraH sthAnAntarAdhi SThitaM

saprema bhramarAbhirAmaM asakRt sadvAsanA zobhitam |

bhogIndrA bharaNaM samastasumanaH pUjyaM guNAviSkRtaM

seve zrIgiri mallikArjuna mahAliGgaM zivAliGgitam || 50 ||

bhRGgIcchA naTanotkaTaH karamadagrAhI sphuran mAdhavA- [sphuran mAdhavAvhlAdo]

-hlAdo nAdayuto mahAsitavapuH paJceSuNA cAdRtaH |

satpakSaH sumano vaneSu sa punaH sAkSAnmadIye mano-

-rAjIve bhramarAdhipo viharatAM zrIzailavAsI vibhuH || 51 ||

kAruNyAmRta varSiNaM ghanavipadgrISmac chidAkarmaThaM

vidyAsasya phalodayAya sumanaH saMsevya micchAkRtim |

nRtyad bhakta mayUramadri nilayaM caJcajjaTAmaNDalaM

zambho vAJchati nIlakandhara sadA tvAM me manazcAtakaH || 52 ||

AkAzena zikhI samastaphaNinAM netrA kalApI natA-[natAnugrAhi]

-nugrAhi praNavopade zaninadaiH kekIti yo gIyate |

zyAmAM zailasamudbhavAM ghanaruciM dRSTvA naTantaM mudA

vedAntopavane vihArarasikaM taM nIlakaNThaM bhaje || 53 ||

sandhyA gharmadinAtyayo harikarAghAta prabhUtAnaka- [prabhUtAnakadhvAno ]

-dhvAno vAridagarjitaM diviSadAM dRSTicchaTA caJcalA |

bhaktAnAM paritoSabASpa vitatir vRSTir mayUrI zivA

yasminnujjvala tANDavaM vijayate taM nIlakaNThaM bhaje || 54 ||

AdyAyAmita tejase zrutipadairvedyAya sAdhyAya te

vidyAnandamayAtmane trijagataH saMrakSaNodyogine |

dhyeyAyAkhilayogibhiH suragaNairgeyAya mAyAvine

samyaktANDava sambhramAya jaTine seyaM natiH zambhave || 55 ||

nityAya triguNAtmane purajite kAtyAyanI zreyase

satyAyAdi kuTumbine munimanaH pratyakSa cinmUrtaye |

mAyAsRSTa jagattrayAya sakalAmnAyAntasaJcAriNe

sAyaM tANDava sambhramAya jaTine seyaM natiH zambhave || 56 ||

nityaM svodarapoSaNAya sakalAnuddizya vittAzayA

vyarthaM paryaTanaM karomi bhavataH sevAM na jAne vibho |

majjanmAntara puNya pAka balatastvaM zarva sarvAntara- [sarvAntaraH]

-stiSThasyeva hi tena vA pazupate te rakSaNIyo'smyaham || 57 ||

eko vArija bAndhavaH kSitinabho vyAptaM tamo maNDalaM

bhittvA locana gocaro'pi bhavati tvaM koTi sUryaprabhaH |

vedyaH kiM na bhavasyaho ghanataraM kIdRgbhavenmattama- [kIdRgbhavenmattamaH]

-statsarvaM [tatsarvaM] vyapanIya me pazupate sAkSAtprasanno bhava || 58 ||

haMsaH padmavanaM samicchati yathA nIlAmbudaM cAtakaH

kokaH kokanadapriyaM pratidinaM candraM cakorastathA |

ceto vAJchati mAmakaM pazupate cinmArgamRgyaM vibho

gaurInAtha bhavatpadAbja yugalaM kaivalya saukhyapradam || 59 ||

rodhastoyahRtaH zrameNa pathikazchAyAM tarorvRSTito [tarorvRSTitaH]

bhItaH svasthagRhaM gRhasthamatithir dInaH prabhuM dhArmikam |

dIpaM santamasAkulazca zikhinaM zItA vRtastvaM tathA

cetaH sarvabhayApahaM vraja sukhaM zambhoH padAmbhoruham || 60 ||

aGkolaM nija-bIja-santatirayaskAntopalaM [santatiH ayaskAntopalaM] sUcikA

sAdhvI naijavibhuM latA kSitiruhaM sindhuH sarid vallabham |

prApnotIha yathA tathA pazupateH pAdAravinda dvayaM

cetovRtti rupetya tiSThati sadA sA bhakti rityucyate || 61 ||

AnandAzrubhirAtanoti pulakaM nairmalyatazchAdanaM

vAcA-zaGkhamukhe sthitaizca jaTharApUrtiM caritrAmRtaiH |

rudrAkSair hasitena deva vapuSo rakSAM bhavadbhAvanA-

-paryaGke vinivezya bhaktijananI bhaktArbhakaM rakSati || 62 ||

mArgAvartitapAdukA pazupateraGgasya kUrcAyate

gaNDUSAmbuniSecanaM puraripordivyAbhiSekAyate |

kiJci-dbhakSita-mAMsa-zeSakabalaM navyopahArAyate

bhaktiH kiM na karotyaho vanacaro bhaktAvataMsAyate || 63 ||

vakSastADanamantakasya kaThinApasmArasammardanaM

bhUbhRtparyaTanaM namatsuraziraHkoTIrasaGgharSaNam |

karmedaM mRdulasya tAvakapadadvandvasya kiM vocitaM

maccetomaNipAdukAviharaNaM zambho sadAGgIkuru || 64 ||

vakSastADanazaGkayA vicalito vaivasvato nirjarAH

koTIrojjvalaratnadIpakalikAnIrAjanaM kurvate |

dRSTvA muktivadhUstanoti nibhRtAzleSaM bhavAnIpate

yaccetastava pAdapadmabhajanaM tasyeha kiM durlabham || 65 ||

krIDArthaM sRjasi prapaJcamakhilaM krIDAmRgAste janAH

yatkarmAcaritaM mayA ca bhavataH prItyai bhavatyeva tat |

zambho svasya kutUhalasya karaNaM macceSTitaM nizcitaM

tasmAnmAmakarakSaNaM pazupate kartavyameva tvayA || 66 ||

bahuvidhaparitoSabASpapUra-

-sphuTapulakAGkitacArubhogabhUmim |

cirapadaphalakAGkSisevyamAnAM

paramasadAzivabhAvanAM prapadye || 67 ||

amitamudamRtaM muhurduhantIM

vimalabhavatpadagoSThamAvasantIm |

sadaya pazupate supuNyapAkAM

mama paripAlaya bhaktidhenumekAm || 68 ||

jaDatA pazutA kalaGkitA

kuTilacaratvaM ca nAsti mayi deva |

asti yadi rAjamaule

bhavadAbharaNasya nAsmi kiM pAtram || 69 ||

arahasi rahasi svatantrabuddhyA

varivasituM sulabhaH prasannamUrtiH |

agaNitaphaladAyakaH prabhurme

jagadadhiko hRdi rAjazekharo'sti || 70 ||

ArUDhabhaktiguNakuJcitabhAvacApa-

-yuktaiH zivasmaraNabANagaNairamoghaiH |

nirjitya kilbiSaripUnvijayI sudhIndraH

sAnandamAvahati susthirarAjalakSmIm || 71 ||

dhyAnAJjanena samavekSya tamaHpradezaM

bhittvA mahAbalibhirIzvaranAmamantraiH |

divyAzritaM bhujagabhUSaNamudvahanti

ye pAdapadmamiha te ziva te kRtArthAH || 72 ||

bhUdAratAmudavahadyadapekSayA zrI-

-bhUdAra eva kimataH sumate labhasva |

kedAramAkalitamuktimahauSadhInAM

pAdAravindabhajanaM paramezvarasya || 73 ||

AzApAzaklezadurvAsanAdi-

-bhedodyuktairdivyagandhairamandaiH |

AzAzATIkasya pAdAravindaM

cetaHpeTIM vAsitAM me tanotu || 74 ||

kalyANinaM sarasacitragatiM savegaM

sarveGgitajJamanaghaM dhruvalakSaNADhyam |

cetasturaGgamadhiruhya cara smarAre

netaH samastajagatAM vRSabhAdhirUDha || 75 ||

bhaktirmahezapadapuSkaramAvasantI

kAdambinIva kurute paritoSavarSam |

sampUrito bhavati yasya manastaTAka-

-stajjanmasasyamakhilaM saphalaM ca nAnyat || 76 ||

buddhiH sthirA bhavitumIzvarapAdapadma-

-saktA vadhUrvirahiNIva sadA smarantI |

sadbhAvanAsmaraNadarzanakIrtanAdi

sammohiteva zivamantrajapena vinte || 77 ||

sadupacAravidhiSvanubodhitAM

savinayAM suhRdaM samupAzritAm |

mama samuddhara buddhimimAM prabho

varaguNena navoDhavadhUmiva || 78 ||

nityaM yogimanaH sarojadalasaJcArakSamastvatkramaH

zambho tena kathaM kaThorayamarADvakSaHkavATakSatiH |

atyantaM mRdulaM tvadaGghriyugalaM hA me manazcintaya-

-tyetallocanagocaraM kuru vibho hastena saMvAhaye || 79 ||

eSyatyeSa janiM mano'sya kaThinaM tasminnaTAnIti ma-

-drakSAyai girisImni komalapadanyAsaH purAbhyAsitaH |

no ceddivyagRhAntareSu sumanastalpeSu vedyAdiSu

prAyaH satsu zilAtaleSu naTanaM zambho kimarthaM tava || 80 ||

kaJcitkAlamumAmaheza bhavataH pAdAravindArcanaiH

kaJciddhyAnasamAdhibhizca natibhiH kaJcitkathAkarNanaiH |

kaJcitkaJcidavekSaNaizca nutibhiH kaJciddazAmIdRzIM

yaH prApnoti mudA tvadarpitamanA jIvan sa muktaH khalu || 81 ||

bANatvaM vRSabhatvamardhavapuSA bhAryAtvamAryApate

ghoNitvaM sakhitA mRdaGgavahatA cetyAdi rUpaM dadhau |

tvatpAde nayanArpaNaM ca kRtavAMstvaddehabhAgo hariH

pUjyAtpUjyataraH sa eva hi na cetko vA tadanyo'dhikaH || 82 ||

jananamRtiyutAnAM sevayA devatAnAM

na bhavati sukhalezaH saMzayo nAsti tatra |

ajanimamRtarUpaM sAmbamIzaM bhajante

ya iha paramasaukhyaM te hi dhanyA labhante || 83 ||

ziva tava paricaryAsannidhAnAya gauryA

bhava mama guNadhuryAM buddhikanyAM pradAsye |

sakalabhuvanabandho saccidAnandasindho

sadaya hRdayagehe sarvadA saMvasa tvam || 84 ||

jaladhimathanadakSo naiva pAtAlabhedI

na ca vanamRgayAyAM naiva lubdhaH pravINaH |

azanakusumabhUSAvastramukhyAM saparyAM

kathaya kathamahaM te kalpayAnIndumaule || 85 ||

pUjAdravyasamRddhayo viracitAH pUjAM kathaM kurmahe

pakSitvaM na ca vA kiTitvamapi na prAptaM mayA durlabham |

jAne mastakamaGghripallavamumAjAne na te'haM vibho

na jJAtaM hi pitAmahena hariNA tattvena tadrUpiNA || 86 ||

azanaM garalaM phaNI kalApo

vasanaM carma ca vAhanaM mahokSaH |

mama dAsyasi kiM kimasti zambho

tava pAdAmbujabhaktimeva dehi || 87 ||

yadA kRtAmbhonidhisetubandhanaH

karasthalAdhaHkRtaparvatAdhipaH |

bhavAni te laGghitapadmasambhava-

-stadA zivArcAstavabhAvanakSamaH || 88 ||

natibhirnutibhistvamIza pUjA-

-vidhibhirdhyAnasamAdhibhirna tuSTaH |

dhanuSA musalena cAzmabhirvA

vada te prItikaraM tathA karomi || 89 ||

vacasA caritaM vadAmi zambho-

-rahamudyogavidhAsu te'prasaktaH |

manasAkRtimIzvarasya seve

zirasA caiva sadAzivaM namAmi || 90 ||

AdyAvidyA hRdgatA nirgatAsI-

-dvidyA hRdyA hRdgatA tvatprasAdAt |

seve nityaM zrIkaraM tvatpadAbjaM

bhAve mukterbhAjanaM rAjamaule || 91 ||

dUrIkRtAni duritAni durakSarANi

daurbhAgyaduHkhadurahaGkRtidurvacAMsi |

sAraM tvadIyacaritaM nitarAM pibantaM

gaurIza mAmiha samuddhara satkaTAkSaiH || 92 ||

somakalAdharamaulau

komalaghanakandhare mahAmahasi |

svAmini girijAnAthe

mAmakahRdayaM nirantaraM ramatAm || 93 ||

sA rasanA te nayane

tAveva karau sa eva kRtakRtyaH |

yA ye yau yo bhargaM

vadatIkSete sadArcataH smarati || 94 ||

atimRdulau mama caraNA-

-vatikaThinaM te mano bhavAnIza |

iti vicikitsAM santyaja

ziva kathamAsIdgirau tathA vezaH || 95 ||

dhairyAGkuzena nibhRtaM

rabhasAdAkRSya bhaktizRGkhalayA |

purahara caraNAlAne

hRdayamadebhaM badhAna cidyantraiH || 96 ||

pracaratyabhitaH pragalbhavRttyA

madavAneSa manaH karI garIyAn |

rigRhya nayena bhaktirajvA

parama sthANu padaM dRDhaM nayAmum || 97 ||

sarvAlaGkArayuktAM saralapadayutAM sAdhuvRttAM suvarNAM

sadbhiH saMstUyamAnAM sarasaguNayutAM lakSitAM lakSaNADhyAm |

udyadbhUSAvizeSAmupagatavinayAM dyotamAnArtharekhAM

kalyANIM deva gaurIpriya mama kavitAkanyakAM tvaM gRhANa || 98 ||

idaM te yuktaM vA paramaziva kAruNyajaladhe

gatau tiryagrUpaM tava padazirodarzanadhiyA |

haribrahmANau tau divi bhuvi carantau zramayutau

kathaM zambho svAminkathaya mama vedyo'si purataH || 99 ||

stotreNAlamahaM pravacmi na mRSA devA viriJcAdayaH

stutyAnAM gaNanAprasaGgasamaye tvAmagragaNyaM viduH |

mAhAtmyAgravicAraNaprakaraNe dhAnAtuSastomava-

-ddhUtAstvAM viduruttamottamaphalaM zambho bhavatsevakAH || 100 ||

iti zrImatparamahaMsaparivrAjakAcAryasya zrIgovindabhagavatpUjyapAdaziSyasya zrImacchaGkarabhagavataH kRtau zivAnandalaharI ||

About This Stotram

Overview

The Shivananda Lahari is a Sanskrit devotional hymn of 100 verses dedicated to Lord Shiva. The title translates as "Wave of Shiva's Bliss," indicating the text's aim to convey and induce devotional joy through praise of Shiva's forms, activities, and cosmic nature. The text is attributed to Adi Shankaracharya within the Advaita Vedanta and Shaiva tradition, though the attribution is held with varying degrees of certainty across scholarly sources.

What are the benefits of chanting Shivananda Lahari?

  • Cultivates devotional absorption in Shiva's qualities through 100 sustained verses of praise
  • Supports removal of sins and obstacles through regular recitation
  • Associated with spiritual bliss (ananda) and liberation from the cycle of birth and death
  • Fosters inner peace and contentment through meditative engagement with the text

When is the best time to recite this?

Morning and evening are the standard times for recitation. Maha Shivaratri, the Shravana month, and Mondays dedicated to Shiva are the most fitting occasions. Given its length, the text may be recited in portions over successive days.

What is the historical and traditional background?

The Shivananda Lahari is attributed to Adi Shankaracharya, the 8th-century philosopher and theologian, and circulates alongside his other Shaiva compositions such as the Shiva Manasa Puja and Dakshinamurti Stotram. Whether or not Shankaracharya is the actual author, the text belongs to the Advaita-inflected Shaiva devotional tradition that he systematized. Its 100-verse structure places it in a class of extended lyrical stotras composed to offer a complete act of praise in a single sitting. The text is recited in Shaiva temples and communities across India and among Shankaracharya's monastic lineages.

Available scripts

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Related Texts

  • Shiva Manasa Puja — a 5-verse text also attributed to Shankaracharya, presenting worship through mental visualization rather than extended praise
  • Shiva Mahimna Stotram — a 43-verse Shaiva hymn that shares the intent to express the totality of Shiva's greatness through verse