Sri Samba Sadashiva Aksharamala Stotram (Matruka Varnamalika Stotram)
Sri Samba Sadashiva Aksharamala Stotram (Matruka Varnamalika Stotram)
Sri Samba Sadashiva Aksharamala Stotram (Matruka Varnamalika Stotram)
śrī sāmba sadāśiva akṣaramālā stotram (mātṛka varṇamālikā stotram)
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
adbhutavigraha amarādhīśvara agaṇitaguṇagaṇa amṛtaśiva ||
ānandāmṛta āśritarakṣaka ātmānanda maheśa śiva ||
indukalādhara indrādipriya sundararūpa sureśa śiva ||
īśa sureśa maheśa janapriya keśavasevitapāda śiva ||
uragādipriyabhūṣaṇa śaṅkara narakavināśa naṭeśa śiva ||
ūrjitadānavanāśa parātpara ārjitapāpavināśa śiva ||
ṛgvedaśrutimaulivibhūṣaṇa ravicandrāgni trinetra śiva ||
ṝpamanādi prapañcavilakṣaṇa tāpanivāraṇa tattva śiva ||
liṅgasvarūpa sarvabudhapriya maṅgalamūrti maheśa śiva ||
lūtādhīśvara rūpapriyaśiva vedāntapriyavedya śiva ||
ekānekasvarūpa viśveśvara yogihṛdipriyavāsa śiva ||
aiśvaryāśraya cinmaya cidghana acyutānanta maheśa śiva ||
oṅkārapriya uragavibhūṣaṇa hrīṅkārādi maheśa śiva ||
aurasalālita antakanāśana gaurisameta girīśa śiva ||
ambaravāsa cidambaranāyaka tumburunāradasevya śiva ||
āhārapriya ādigirīśvara bhogādipriya pūrṇa śiva ||
kamalākṣārcita kailāsapriya karuṇāsāgara kānti śiva ||
khaḍgaśūlamṛgaḍhakkādyāyudha vikramarūpa viśveśa śiva ||
gaṅgāgirisutavallabha guṇahita śaṅkara sarvajaneśa śiva ||
ghātakabhañjana pātakanāśana gaurisameta girīśa śiva ||
ṅaṅāśritaśrutimaulivibhūṣaṇa vedasvarūpa viśveśa śiva ||
caṇḍavināśana sakalajanapriya maṇḍalādhīśa maheśa śiva ||
chatrakirīṭasukuṇḍalaśobhita putrapriya bhuvaneśa śiva ||
janmajarāmṛtināśana kalmaṣarahita tāpavināśa śiva ||
jhaṅkārāśraya bhṛṅgiriṭipriya oṅkāreśa maheśa śiva ||
jñānājñānavināśaka nirmala dīnajanapriya dīpta śiva ||
ṭaṅkādyāyudhadhāraṇa satvara hrīṅkāraidi sureśa śiva ||
ṭhaṅkasvarūpā sahakārottama vāgīśvara varadeśa śiva ||
ḍambavināśana ḍiṇḍimabhūṣaṇa ambaravāsa cidīśa śiva ||
ḍhaṇḍhaṇḍamaruka dharaṇīniścala ḍhuṇḍhivināyakasevya śiva ||
ṇalinavilocana naṭanamanohara alikulabhūṣaṇa amṛta śiva ||
tattvamasītyādi vākyasvarūpaka nityānanda maheśa śiva ||
sthāvara jaṅgama bhuvanavilakṣaṇa bhāvukamunivarasevya śiva ||
duḥkhavināśana dalitamanonmana candanalepitacaraṇa śiva ||
dharaṇīdhara śubha dhavalavibhāsvara dhanadādipriyadāna śiva ||
nānāmaṇigaṇabhūṣaṇa nirguṇa naṭanajanasupriyanāṭya śiva ||
pannagabhūṣaṇa pārvatināyaka paramānanda pareśa śiva ||
phālavilocana bhānukoṭiprabha hālāhaladhara amṛta śiva ||
bandhavināśana bṛhadīśāmaraskandādipriya kanaka śiva ||
bhasmavilepana bhavabhayanāśana vismayarūpa viśveśa śiva ||
manmathanāśana madhupānapriya mandaraparvatavāsa śiva ||
yatijanahṛdayanivāsita īśvara vidhiviṣṇvādi sureśa śiva ||
rāmeśvara ramaṇīyamukhāmbuja someśvara sukṛteśa śiva ||
laṅkādhīśvara suragaṇasevita lāvaṇyāmṛtalasita śiva ||
varadābhayakara vāsukibhūṣaṇa vanamālādivibhūṣa śiva ||
śāntisvarūpa jagattraya cinmaya kāntimatīpriya kanaka śiva ||
ṣaṇmukhajanaka surendramunipriya ṣāḍguṇyādisameta śiva ||
saṃsārārṇavanāśana śāśvatasādhuhṛdipriyavāsa śiva ||
hara puruṣottama advaitāmṛtapūrṇa murārisusevya śiva ||
lālitabhaktajaneśa nijeśvara kālinaṭeśvara kāma śiva ||
kṣararūpādipriyānvita sundara sākṣijagattraya svāmi śiva ||
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
iti śrīsāmbasadāśiva mātṛkāvarṇamālikā stotram |
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About This Stotram
Overview
Sri Samba Sadashiva Aksharamala Stotram is a Sanskrit hymn to Lord Shiva that proceeds through the letters of the Sanskrit alphabet, with each verse beginning with a successive letter. It is also known as the Matruka Varnamalika Stotram. The text honours Samba Sadashiva — Shiva in his benevolent, all-pervading form. It belongs to the Shaiva devotional tradition.
What are the benefits of chanting Sri Samba Sadashiva Aksharamala Stotram?
- Recitation is said to cultivate devotion and support inner peace.
- Devotees chant it to remove obstacles and negative energies.
- The alphabetic structure makes it useful for Sanskrit learning alongside devotional practice.
- Regular recitation is associated with spiritual knowledge and mental clarity.
When is the best time to recite this?
This stotram is recited during morning and evening Shiva puja. It is particularly recited on Maha Shivaratri and during the Shravana month. Devotees include it in regular worship on auspicious days dedicated to Lord Shiva.
Historical and traditional background
Aksharamala stotrams — hymns structured around the Sanskrit alphabet — are found in both Shaiva and Shakta devotional literature. The Matruka (letters of the alphabet) are considered the building blocks of creation in certain Tantric and Shaiva philosophical traditions. This composition likely belongs to the Tantric or post-Puranic Shaiva tradition. The specific author is not recorded, and the text has been transmitted through devotional lineages dedicated to Shiva.
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 to read it in your preferred script.
Related Texts
- Shiva Panchakshara Stotram — praises Shiva through his five-syllable mantra and is recited in similar Shaiva puja contexts.
- Lingashtakam — an eight-verse Shaiva hymn recited alongside aksharamala compositions in daily worship.