SrI Srisaila Mallikarjuna Suprabhatam
SrI Srisaila Mallikarjuna Suprabhatam
SrI Srisaila Mallikarjuna Suprabhatam
śrī śrīśaila mallikārjuna suprabhātam
prātassmarāmi gaṇanāthamanāthabandhuṃ
sindūrapūrapariśobhitagaṇḍayugmam |
uddaṇḍavighnaparikhaṇḍanacaṇḍadaṇḍa-
mākhaṇḍalādisuranāyakavṛndavandyam || 1||
kalābhyāṃ cūḍālaṅkṛtaśaśikalābhyāṃ nijatapaḥ
phalābhyāṃ bhakteṣu prakaṭitaphalābhyāṃ bhavatu me |
śivābhyāmāstīkatribhuvanaśivābhyāṃ hṛdi puna-
rbhavābhyāmānandasphuradanubhavābhyāṃ natiriyam || 2||
namaste namaste mahādeva! śambho!
namaste namaste dayāpūrṇasindho!
namaste namaste prapannātmabandho!
namaste namaste namaste maheśa || 3||
śaśvacchrīgirimūrdhani trijagatāṃ rakṣākṛtau lakṣitāṃ
sākṣādakṣatasatkaṭākṣasaraṇiśrīmatsudhāvarṣiṇīm |
somārdhāṅkitamastakāṃ praṇamatāṃ nissīmasampatpradāṃ
suślokāṃ bhramarāmbikāṃ smitamukhīṃ śambhossakhīṃ tvāṃ stumaḥ || 4||
mātaḥ! prasīda, sadayā bhava, bhavyaśīle !
līlālavākulitadaityakulāpahāre !
śrīcakrarājanilaye ! śrutigītakīrte !
śrīśailanāthadayite ! tava suprabhātam || 5||
śambho ! surendranuta ! śaṅkara ! śūlapāṇe !
candrāvataṃsa ! śiva ! śarva ! pinākapāṇe !
gaṅgādhara ! kratupate ! garuḍadhvajāpta !
śrīmallikārjuna vibho ! tava suprabhātam || 6||
viśveśa ! viśvajanasevita ! viśvamūrte !
viśvambhara ! tripurabhedana ! viśvayone !
phālākṣa ! bhavyaguṇa ! bhogivibhūṣaṇeśa !
śrīmallikārjuna vibho ! tava suprabhātam || 7||
kalyāṇarūpa ! karuṇākara ! kālakaṇṭha !
kalpadrumaprasavapūjita ! kāmadāyin !
durnītidaityadalanodyata ! deva deva !
śrīmallikārjuna vibho ! tava suprabhātam || 8||
gaurīmanohara ! gaṇeśvarasevitāṅghre !
gandharvayakṣasurakinnaragītakīrte !
gaṇḍāvalambiphaṇikuṇḍalamaṇḍitāsya !
śrīmallikārjuna vibho ! tava suprabhātam || 9||
nāgendrabhūṣaṇa ! nirīhita ! nirvikāra !
nirmāya ! niścala ! nirargala ! nāgabhedin |
nārāyaṇīpriya ! nateṣṭada ! nirmalātman !
śrīparvatādhipa ! vibho ! tava suprabhātam || 10||
sṛṣṭaṃ tvayaiva jagadetadaśeṣamīśa !
rakṣāvidhiśca vidhigocara ! tāvakīnaḥ |
saṃhāraśaktirapi śaṅkara ! kiṅkarī te
śrīśailaśekhara vibho ! tava suprabhātam || 11||
ekastvameva bahudhā bhava ! bhāsi loke
niśśaṅkadhīrvṛṣabhaketana ! mallinātha !
śrībhrāmarīpraya ! sukhāśraya ! lokanātha !
śrīśailaśekhara vibho ! tava suprabhātam || 12||
pātālagāṅgajalamajjananirmalāṅgāḥ
bhasmatripuṇḍrasamalaṅkṛtaphālabhāgāḥ |
gāyanti devamunibhaktajanā bhavantaṃ
śrīmallikārjuna vibho ! tava suprabhātam || 13||
sārasvatāmbuyutabhogavatīśritāyāḥ
brahmeśaviṣṇugiricumbitakṛṣṇaveṇyāḥ |
sopānamārgamadhiruhya bhajanti bhaktāḥ
śrīmallikārjuna vibho ! tava suprabhātam || 14||
śrīmallikārjunamaheśvarasuprabhāta-
stotraṃ paṭhanti bhuvi ye manujāḥ prabhāte |
te sarva saukhyamanubhūya parānavāpyaṃ
śrīśāmbhavaṃ padamavāpya mudaṃ labhante || 15||
iti śrīmallikārjunasuprabhātaṃ sampūrṇam |
About This Stotram
Overview
Sri Srisaila Mallikarjuna Suprabhatam is a suprabhatam (morning awakening hymn) of 15 verses dedicated to Lord Mallikarjuna, the presiding deity of Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh. Srisailam is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas and a major Shakti Peetha. The suprabhatam greets the deity at dawn, invoking his presence and seeking his grace. It belongs to the Shaiva temple tradition of South India.
What are the benefits of chanting Sri Srisaila Mallikarjuna Suprabhatam?
- Recitation is said to awaken devotion and invite Shiva's blessings at the start of the day.
- Devotees chant it for inner peace and the removal of obstacles.
- It is used in morning temple worship and personal Shiva puja.
- Regular recitation is associated with prosperity and auspiciousness.
When is the best time to recite this?
Sri Srisaila Mallikarjuna Suprabhatam is recited at dawn (Brahma Muhurta), before sunrise. It is recited daily in the Srisailam temple and by devotees at home on auspicious Shiva days. Maha Shivaratri and Shravana month are particularly significant occasions.
Historical and traditional background
The Srisailam temple is one of the most ancient Shiva kshetras, referenced in the Puranas and associated with both Shaiva and Shakta traditions. Suprabhatam hymns are a formal genre of temple poetry used to begin the deity's daily worship schedule. This suprabhatam belongs to the devotional tradition surrounding Srisailam, composed to serve the morning rituals of Lord Mallikarjuna. The author is not recorded. The text belongs to South Indian Shaiva liturgical literature.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Sri Rudram Namakam — the Vedic core of Shiva worship, recited at Srisailam temple alongside this suprabhatam.
- Shiva Panchakshara Stotram — a standard Shaiva hymn recited in the same morning worship context.