SHIVA STOTRA
Please note that these Stotra should only be recited by those who are authorised to do so as per the scriptures and also under the guidance of a qualified Guru.
LINGASTHAKAM
brahma murāri surār chita liṅgaṃ
nirmala bhāsita śōbhita liṅgam |
janmaja duḥkha vināśaka liṅgaṃ
tat praṇamāmi sadāśiva liṅgam ‖ 1 ‖
dēva muni pravarārchita liṅgaṃ
kāma dahana karuṇākara liṅgam |
rāvaṇa darpa vināśaka liṅgaṃ
tat praṇamāmi sadāśiva liṅgam ‖ 2 ‖
sarva sugandha sulēpita liṅgaṃ
buddhi vivardhana kāraṇa liṅgam |
siddhasur āsura vandita liṅgaṃ
tat praṇamāmi sadāśiva liṅgam ‖ 3 ‖
kanaka mahāmaṇi bhūṣita liṅgaṃ
phaṇipati vēṣṭita śōbhita liṅgam |
dakṣasu yajṇa vināśaka liṅgaṃ
tat praṇamāmi sadāśiva liṅgam ‖ 4 ‖
kuṅkuma chandana lēpita liṅgaṃ
paṅkaja hāra suśōbhita liṅgam |
sañchita pāpa vināśaka liṅgaṃ
tat praṇamāmi sadāśiva liṅgam ‖ 5 ‖
dēva gaṇār chita sēvita liṅgaṃ
bhāvair bhakti bhirēva cha liṅgam |
dina kara kōṭi prabhāsita liṅgaṃ
tat praṇamāmi sadāśiva liṅgam ‖ 6 ‖
aṣṭa daḻō parivēṣṭita liṅgaṃ
sarva samud bhava kāraṇa liṅgam |
aṣṭa daridra vināśaka liṅgaṃ
tat praṇamāmi sadāśiva liṅgam ‖ 7 ‖
suraguru suravara pūjita liṅgaṃ
suravana puṣpa sadār chita liṅgam |
parama padaṃ paramātmaka liṅgaṃ
tat praṇamāmi sadāśiva liṅgam ‖ 8 ‖
liṅgāṣṭakamidaṃ yaḥ paṭhēś śiva sannidhau |
śivalōkam avāpnōti śivēna saha mōdatē ‖
VISHWANATHASTHAKAM
gaṅgā taraṅga ramaṇīya jaṭā kalāpaṃ
gaurī nirantara vibhūṣita vāma bhāgaṃ
nārāyaṇa priyamanaṅga madāpa hāraṃ
vārāṇasī purapatiṃ bhaja viśvanāthaṃ ‖ 1 ‖
vācāmagōcaramanēka guṇa svarūpaṃ
vāgīśa viṣṇu sura sēvita pāda pitham
vāmēṇa vigrahavarēna kalatra vantaṃ
vārāṇasī purapatiṃ bhaja viśvanāthaṃ ‖ 2 ‖
bhūtādipaṃ bhujaga bhūṣaṇa bhūṣitāṅgaṃ
vyāghāñ jināṃ paradharaṃ, jaṭilaṃ trinētraṃ
pāśāṅ kuśābhaya varaprada śūlapāṇiṃ
vārāṇasī purapatiṃ bhaja viśvanāthaṃ ‖ 3 ‖
sītāṃśu śōbhita kirīṭa virājamānaṃ
bālēkṣaṇātala viśōṣita pañcabāṇaṃ
nāgādhipā racita bāsura karṇa pūraṃ
vārāṇasī purapatiṃ bhaja viśvanāthaṃ ‖ 4 ‖
pañcānanaṃ durita matta mataṅga jānāṃ
nāgāntakaṃ dhanuja puṅgava pannāgānāṃ
dāvānalaṃ maraṇa śōka jarāṭa vīnāṃ
vārāṇasī purapatiṃ bhaja viśvanāthaṃ ‖ 5 ‖
tējōmayaṃ saguṇa nirguṇa madvitīyaṃ
ānanda kandama aparājita mapramēyaṃ
nāgātmakaṃ sakala niṣkaḻamātma rūpaṃ
vārāṇasī purapatiṃ bhaja viśvanāthaṃ ‖ 6 ‖
āśāṃ vihāya parihṛtya paraśya nindāṃ
pāpē rathiṃ ca sunivārya manassamādhau
ādhāya hṛt kamala madhya gataṃ parēśaṃ
vārāṇasī purapatiṃ bhaja viśvanāthaṃ ‖ 7 ‖
rāgādhi dōṣa rahitaṃ svajanānurāgaṃ
vairāgya śānti nilayaṃ girijā sahāyaṃ
mādhurya dhairya subhagaṃ garaḻā bhirāmaṃ
vārāṇasī purapatiṃ bhaja viśvanāthaṃ ‖ 8 ‖
vārāṇasī pura patē sthavanaṃ śivasya
vyāsoktaṃ aṣṭakamidaṃ paṭhatē manuṣya
vidyāṃ śriyaṃ vipula saukhya mananta kīrtiṃ
samprāpya dēva nilayē labhatē ca mōkṣaṃ ‖
viśvanāthāṣṭakamidaṃ yaḥ paṭhēḥ śiva sannidhau
śivalōkamavāpnōti śivēnasaha mōdatē‖