Shivananda Lahari
Shivananda Lahari
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 ||
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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.
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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