Sri Samba Sadashiva Aksharamala Stotram (Matruka Varnamalika Stotram)
Sri Samba Sadashiva Aksharamala Stotram (Matruka Varnamalika Stotram)
Sri Samba Sadashiva Aksharamala Stotram (Matruka Varnamalika Stotram)
shrI sAmba sadAshiva akSharamAlA stotram (mAtRRika varNamAlikA stotram)
sAmbasadAshiva sAmbasadAshiva sAmbasadAshiva sAmbashiva ||
adbhutavigraha amarAdhIshvara agaNitaguNagaNa amRRitashiva ||
AnandAmRRita AshritarakShaka AtmAnanda mahesha shiva ||
indukalAdhara indrAdipriya sundararUpa suresha shiva ||
Isha suresha mahesha janapriya keshavasevitapAda shiva ||
uragAdipriyabhUShaNa sha~Nkara narakavinAsha naTesha shiva ||
UrjitadAnavanAsha parAtpara ArjitapApavinAsha shiva ||
RRigvedashrutimaulivibhUShaNa ravichandrAgni trinetra shiva ||
RRIpamanAdi prapa~nchavilakShaNa tApanivAraNa tattva shiva ||
liNgasvarUpa sarvabudhapriya maNgalamUrti mahesha shiva ||
lUtAdhIshvara rUpapriyashiva vedAntapriyavedya shiva ||
ekAnekasvarUpa vishveshvara yogihRRidipriyavAsa shiva ||
aishvaryAshraya chinmaya chidghana achyutAnanta mahesha shiva ||
oNkArapriya uragavibhUShaNa hrINkArAdi mahesha shiva ||
aurasalAlita antakanAshana gaurisameta girIsha shiva ||
ambaravAsa chidambaranAyaka tumburunAradasevya shiva ||
AhArapriya AdigirIshvara bhogAdipriya pUrNa shiva ||
kamalAkShArchita kailAsapriya karuNAsAgara kAnti shiva ||
khaDgashUlamRRigaDhakkAdyAyudha vikramarUpa vishvesha shiva ||
gaNgAgirisutavallabha guNahita shaNkara sarvajanesha shiva ||
ghAtakabha~njana pAtakanAshana gaurisameta girIsha shiva ||
NaNAshritashrutimaulivibhUShaNa vedasvarUpa vishvesha shiva ||
chaNDavinAshana sakalajanapriya maNDalAdhIsha mahesha shiva ||
ChatrakirITasukuNDalashobhita putrapriya bhuvanesha shiva ||
janmajarAmRRitinAshana kalmaSharahita tApavinAsha shiva ||
jhaNkArAshraya bhRRiNgiriTipriya o~NkAresha mahesha shiva ||
jnAnAjnAnavinAshaka nirmala dInajanapriya dIpta shiva ||
TaNkAdyAyudhadhAraNa satvara hrINkAraidi suresha shiva ||
Tha~NkasvarUpA sahakArottama vAgIshvara varadesha shiva ||
DambavinAshana DiNDimabhUShaNa ambaravAsa chidIsha shiva ||
DhaNDhaNDamaruka dharaNInishchala DhuNDhivinAyakasevya shiva ||
Nalinavilochana naTanamanohara alikulabhUShaNa amRRita shiva ||
tattvamasItyAdi vAkyasvarUpaka nityAnanda mahesha shiva ||
sthAvara ja~Ngama bhuvanavilakShaNa bhAvukamunivarasevya shiva ||
duHkhavinAshana dalitamanonmana chandanalepitacharaNa shiva ||
dharaNIdhara shubha dhavalavibhAsvara dhanadAdipriyadAna shiva ||
nAnAmaNigaNabhUShaNa nirguNa naTanajanasupriyanATya shiva ||
pannagabhUShaNa pArvatinAyaka paramAnanda paresha shiva ||
phAlavilochana bhAnukoTiprabha hAlAhaladhara amRRita shiva ||
bandhavinAshana bRRihadIshAmaraskandAdipriya kanaka shiva ||
bhasmavilepana bhavabhayanAshana vismayarUpa vishvesha shiva ||
manmathanAshana madhupAnapriya mandaraparvatavAsa shiva ||
yatijanahRRidayanivAsita Ishvara vidhiviShNvAdi suresha shiva ||
rAmeshvara ramaNIyamukhAmbuja someshvara sukRRitesha shiva ||
la~NkAdhIshvara suragaNasevita lAvaNyAmRRitalasita shiva ||
varadAbhayakara vAsukibhUShaNa vanamAlAdivibhUSha shiva ||
shAntisvarUpa jagattraya chinmaya kAntimatIpriya kanaka shiva ||
ShaNmukhajanaka surendramunipriya ShADguNyAdisameta shiva ||
saMsArArNavanAshana shAshvatasAdhuhRRidipriyavAsa shiva ||
hara puruShottama advaitAmRRitapUrNa murArisusevya shiva ||
lAlitabhaktajanesha nijeshvara kAlinaTeshvara kAma shiva ||
kShararUpAdipriyAnvita sundara sAkShijagattraya svAmi shiva ||
sAmbasadAshiva sAmbasadAshiva sAmbasadAshiva sAmbashiva ||
iti shrIsAmbasadAshiva mAtRRikAvarNamAlikA 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
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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.