Vedasara Shiva Stotra

Hampi, Karnataka

Composer: Ādi  Shaṅkarācārya

paSoonAm patim pApanASam pareSam
gajendrasya kruttim vasAnam vareNyam |
jaTAjooTamadhye sphuradgAngavArim
mahAdevamekam smarAmi smarArim|| 1 ||

maheSam sureSam surArAtinASam
vibhum viSvanAtham vibhootyangabhoosham |
viroopAkshamindvarka-vahni-trinetram
sadAnandameeDe prabhum pancavaktram || 2 ||

gireeSam ganeSam gale neelavarNam
gavendrAdhirooDham guNAteetaroopam |
bhavam bhAsvaram bhasmanA bhooshitAngam
bhavAneekalatram bhaje panchavaktram || 3||

shivAkAnta SambO SaSAnkArdhamaule
maheSAna Soolin jaTAjooTadhArin |
tvamekO jagatvyApako viSvaroopa:
praseeda praseeda prabho poorNaroopam || 4 ||

parAtmAnamekam jagadbeejamAdyam
nireeham nirAkAramOmkAravedyam ||
yatO jAyate pAlyate yena viSvam
tameeSam bhaje leeyate yatra viSvam || 5||

na bhoomir na cApO na vahnir na vAyur -
na cAkASamAste na tandrA na nidrA |
na cOshNam na Seetam na deSO na veshO
na yasyAsti moortis-trimoortim tameeDe ||6 ||

ajam SASvatam kAraNam kAraNAnAm
Sivam kevalam bhAsakam bhAsakAnAm |
tureeyam tama: pAramAdyantaheenam
prapadye param pAvanam dvaitaheenam || 7 ||

namaste namaste vibhO viSvamoorte
namaste namaste cidAnandamoorte |
namaste namaste tapOyOgagamya
namaste namaste SrutijnAnagamya || 8 ||

prabhO SoolapANe vibhO viSvanAtha
mahAdeva SamabhO maheSa trinetra |
SivAkAnta SAnta smarAre purAre
tvadanyO vareNyO na mAnyO na gaNya: || 9 ||

SambhO maheSa karuNAmaya SoolapANe
gaureepate paSupate pShupASanASin |
kASeepate karuNayA jagadetadekas-
tvam hamsi pAsi vidadhAsi mahesSvarO’si ||10||

tvattO jagadbhavati deva bhava smarAre
tvayyeva tishthati jaganmruDa viSvanAtha |
tvayyeva gacchati layam jagadetadeeSa
lingAtmake hara carAcaraviSvaroopin || 11 ||

I remember the only Mahādeva, Who is the enemy of Smara (Kāmadeva), Who is the Lord of the animals for sacrifice, Who destroys the sins, Who is the Lord beyond everyone, Who has a cloth made from elephant-skin, Who is the best, and Who has a shaking stream of Gańgā in the midst of the matted-hair locks.||1||

I praise Lord Shiva, Who is Mahesha, Who is the Lord of demi-gods, Who destroys the grief of demi-gods, Who is resplendent, Who is the Lord of the world, Who has abundant ornaments, Who has variegated (colorful) eyes, Who has the Sun, the Moon and the Fire as three eyes, Who is always blissful, and Who has five-heads.||2||

I adore Lord Shiva, Who is the Lord of the Himālaya, Who is the Leader of Gaṇa, Who has a blue-colored throat, Who sits on the best among bulls, Whose true nature is beyond the qualities, Who is the universe, Who is resplendent, Who is adorned with ashes, Who is the consort of Bhavānī, and Who has five-heads.||3||

O Shambhu, Who is the resplendence of Shivā, Who has the half-moon on the forehead, Who is the great Īshāna, Who holds a trident, and Who has matted-hair tress-locks! You are the only One pervading in this universe, manifesting as the world. O Lord, Who is complete! Please be happy. Be happy.||4||

That Lord — Who is beyond the Ātman, Who is the only One, Who is the fundamental element of the world, Who is the beginning, Who is without passion, Who is without form, and Who is propounded by the ॐ-kāra — Who gives birth, nourishes, and deludes this whole universe, I adore that One.||5||

That Lord, Who is not the ground, Who is not the water, Who is not the fire, Who is not the wind, Who is not the skies, Who is not the sleep or deep-sleep, Who is not the heat, Who is not the cold, Who is not a country, Who is not a physical form, and Who does not possess a form — I praise that Lord in the trinity-form.||6||

I take the refuge in Shiva, Who is without birth, Who is eternal, Who is the reason behind all the reasons, Who is the Only One, Who shines everything that shine others, Who is turīya (pure impersonal state of soul), Who is beyond darkness (tamas), Who is without a beginning and an end, Who is beyond everyone, Who is pure, and Who is without duality.||7||

I bow to You, I bow to You, O Shiva, Who is resplendent in all the wordly-manifestions! I bow to You, I bow to You, O  Shiva, Who is the idol of complete bliss! I bow to You, I bow to You, O Shiva, Who is reachable by penance and Yoga! I bow to You, I bow to you, O  Shiva, Who is reachable by Veda and knowledge.||8||

O Lord, Who holds a trident in hands, Who is the resplendent Lord of the world, Who is Mahādeva, Who is Shambhu, Who is the great Lord, Who has three eyes, Who is the resplendence of Shivā, Who is serene, Who slayed Smara (Kāma), and Who slayed Pura! There is nothing better or different from You which is countable or respectable.||9||

O Shambhu, Who is Mahesha, Who is full of compassion, Who holds a trident, Who is the Lord of Gaurī, Who is the Lord of sacrificed animals, Who destroys the shackles of animals, Who is the Lord of Kāshī! Only You are with compassion in this world. You are the great Lord, Who destroys, protects, and holds the world.||10||

O Deva, Who is the universe, Who slays Smara! This world emanates from You. O Mṛḍa, Who is the Lord of the world! The world sits inside You. O Īsha, O Hara, Who pervades the entire universe as moving and unmoving forms! This world finally contracts into Your egg-shaped form (lińga) during deluge.||11||

OM NAMAH SHIVAYA