Be victorious, O Shankara, Who is placid, Whose complexion is fair like the moon, Who is the bestower of pleasant objects, Who is the bestower of everything, Who is pure in every way, Who accepts offerings from devotees with pure emotions, and Who is the absolver of excessive afflictions of devotees!
Be victorious, O Shankara , Who pervades the sky-like heart of everyone, Who is the bestower of boons on devoted ones, Who burns the forest of sinful aggregations of devotees like forest-fire, Whose various forms perform different sport (līlā), Whose form is beautiful, and Whose treasure of patience (easily) tolerated the arrows of Kamadeva!
Be victorious, O Shankara , Who is free of death and other changes, Who frees His devotees from death and other changes as well, Who fulfils the wishes of virtuous devotees, Who holds snakes, Whose left-half is adorned by the daughter of Himālaya, and Whose all-pervading form has filled the entire universe!
Be victorious, O Shankara , Whose forms fill the entire three worlds, Who is formless, Whose glance is beautiful, Whose opening and closing of eyelids causes the creation and the destruction of the world, Who is Bhava, Who is the Lord of ghosts, Who is the Lord of tormentors, and Who keeps extending His hands to the fallen ones!
O Shiva, Who contains the entire extended material surfaces, Who is the home to praṇava sound (oṁkāra), Who holds the moon (at forehead), Who is entirely satisfied by the presence of Para - the daughter of mountain king Himalaya! I am saluting You.
O Shiva, Who is noble, Who is the Lord of Himalaya, Who is Mahesha, Who is Vibhu, Who is the bestower of wealth, Who dwells in the mountains, Who is the Lord of bliss, Who is compassionate, and Who is the consort of Parvati (eyes full of water with compassion)! Protect the three worlds from those who destroy devotees (or devotion).
O Hara! I do not even fear this death. O Hara, Whose mind is unfailing! Quickly absolve (take away) my great sins. Apart from bowing to Shiva, I do not consider any other thought to be auspicious. Therefore, I am fallen at the feet of Shiva.
In this extended and large world, I consider the satisfaction of Hara as the supreme means of getting rid of sins. O Lord! Therefore, I salute to Shiva, Who is qualityless, Whose bracelet is made of the great snake Vāsukī, and Who is the destroyer during deluge.
Having eulogized Mahadeva in this manner, the son of Angira (Brhaspati) became quiet. Satisfied by this eulogy, Lord Mahesha gave a lot of desirable boons and said. O Brahman! Because of this elaborate penance, you should become the chief of important demi-gods. With the name of Brhaspati, may You be prayed as a planet.
He who recites this stotra for three years during the trikālasandhyā, Saṁskṛtā Vāṇī (wise and perfected speech) will become of him. In my sannidhi (nearness), if this stotra is regularly recited, then there is no activity towards vice (crime) of the men who cannot judge properly (between vice and virtue).
A being reciting this stotra will not receive the afflictions present due to a bad planetary position (graha). Therefore, a being should chant (recite) this stotra in my nearness. Having woken up in the morning, he who recites this stotra daily (regularly), I will take away any potent hurdles appearing on him.
Having offered persevering prayers to the liṅga established by You (in Kash), he who reads this stuti will receive anything that he desires.
Translator: Animesh Kumar
OM NAMAH SHIVAYA
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