Shivashtakam

Shivashtakam

Thasmai nama parama karana karanaya,
Deepthojjwalitha pingala lochanaya,
Nagendra  hara krutha kundala bhooshanaya,
Brahmendra Vishnu varadaya Nama Shivaya.                 1

I salute that Shiva, who is the real cause of causes,
Who has reddish brown eyes which shine like light,
Who wears garlands and ear drops made of  the king of snakes,
And who is the one who gives boons to Brahma and Vishnu.

Srimath prasanna sasi pannaga bhooshanaya,
Shailendraja vadana chumbitha lochanaya,
Kailasa mandara mahendra nikethanaya,
Loka trayarthi haranaya nama shivaya.                              2

I salute that Shiva, who always wears,
The clear moon and the snake as ornaments,
Whose eyes are kissed by the daughter of the mountain,
Who lives in the Kailasa peak and Mahendra mountain,
And who defeats the sorrow of the people of three worlds.

Padmavadatha  mani kundala govrushaya,
Krishnagaru prachura chandana charchithaya,
Basamanushaktha vikachothpala mallikaya,
Neelabhja kanda sadrusaya namashivaya.                            3

I salute that Shiva, who has neck of the colour of blue lotus,
Who wears ear rings made of Padma raga, who rides on a bull,
Who applies fragrance of aloe and coats himself with plenty of sandal paste ,
And who applies ash on his body and wears a garland of opened lotus flowers.

Lambathsa  pingala  jata makutothkataya,
Damshtra karala  vikatothkata bhairavaya,
Vyagara jinambaradharaya  manoharaya,
Trilokya natha namithaya namashivaya.                                   4

I salute that Shiva who is saluted by lords of the three worlds,
Who has large matted crown of hair of  reddish brown colour,
Who appears fierce and fearful due to his  pointed teeth,
And who is very pretty wearing the hide of a tiger.

Daksha prajapathi maha makha nasanaya,
Kshipram maha Tripura  dhanava gathanaya,
Brahmorjithordhwaga  karoti nikrunthanaya,
Yogaya, yoganamithaya namashivaya.                                         5

I salute that Shiva, who is yoga and is saluted by yogis,
Who destroyed fire sacrifice conducted by Daksha prajapathi,
Who quickly killed the great asura called Tripurasura,
And who cut off the fifth head of Brahma, who was proud

Samsara srushti  ghatana parivarthanaya,
Raksha pisacha gana sidha samakulaya,
Sidhoragagraha ganendra nishevithaya,
Sardhoola charma vasanaya Nama Shivaya.                             6

I salute that Shiva, who wears the skin of a tiger,
Who keeps on destroying and  creating  the world,
Who takes care of the different demons and crowds of sidhas,
And who is served by sidhas, serpents, planets and chiefs of ganas.

Basmanga raga krutha roopa manoharaya,
Soumyaavadatha  vanamasrithamasrithaya,
Gowri kataksha nayanardha nireekshnaya,
Go ksheera  dhara davalaya  nama shivaya.                                    7

I salute that Shiva, who is as white as a stream of cow’s milk,
Who applies ash all over him but is bewitchingly handsome,
Who is the support for those pious people who take shelter in forests,
Who with half closed eyes sees the side long glance of Gowri.

Adithya Soma Varuna anila sevithaya,
Yagnagni hothra vara dhooma nikethanaya,
Rik sama veda munibhi sthuthi samyuthaya,
Gopaya gopa namithaa nama shivaya.                                             8                                      

I salute that Shiva, who takes care of a bull and is venerated by it,
Who is served by Sun, moon, The god of rain and the god of fire,
Who lives in places sanctified by the smoke of fire sacrifices,
And who is sung by sages well learned in Rik and Sama Veda.

Shivashtakamidham punyam ya padeth shiva sannidhou,
Shivalokamapnothi shivena saha modhathe.

He who reads this octet on Shiva,
In front of the temple of Shiva,
Would reach the world of Shiva,
And would be happy along with Shiva.

Panchavaktra Rudra Namaskaramantram

Panchavaktra Rudra Namaskaramantram

sadyojātaṃ prapadyāmi sadyojātāya vai namo namaḥ |
bhave bhave nātibhave bhavasva mām |
bhavodbhavāya namaḥ ||

vāmadevāya namo jyeṣṭhāya namaḥ śreṣṭhāya namo
rudrāya namaḥ kālāya namaḥ kalavikaraṇāya namo balavikaraṇāya namo
balāya namo balapramathāya namaḥ sarvabhūtadamanāya namo
manonmanāya namaḥ ||

aghorebhyo'tha ghorebhyo ghoraghoratarebhyaḥ |
sarvataḥ śarva sarvebhyo namaste astu rudrarūpebhyaḥ ||

tatpuruṣāya vidmahe mahādevāya dhīmahi |
tanno rudraḥ pracodayāt ||

īśānaḥ sarvavidyānām īśvaraḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ
brahmādhipatir brahmaṇo'dhipatir brahmā śivo me astu sadāśivom ||

namo hiraṇyabāhave hiraṇyavarṇāya hiraṇyarūpāya hiraṇyapataye |
ambikāpataya umāpataye paśupataye namo namaḥ ||

ṛtam̐ satyaṃ paraṃ brahma puruṣaṃ kṛṣṇapiṅgalam |
ūrdhvaretaṃ virūpākśaṃ viśvarūpāya vai namo namaḥ ||

sarvo vai rudrastasmai rudrāya namo astu |
puruṣo vai rudraḥ sanmaho namo namaḥ |
viśvaṃ bhūtaṃ bhuvanaṃ citraṃ bahudhā jātaṃ jāyamānaṃ ca yat |
sarvo hyeṣa rudrastasmai rudrāya namo astu ||

kadrudrāya pracetase mīḍhuṣṭamāya tavyase |
vocema śaṃtamam̐ hṛde |
sarvohyeṣa rudrastasmai rudrāya namo astu ||

Nirvana Shatakam

Nirvana Shatakam

मनो बुद्ध्यहंकारचित्तानि नाहम् न च श्रोत्र जिह्वे न च घ्राण नेत्रे
न च व्योम भूमिर् न तेजॊ न वायु: चिदानन्द रूप: शिवोऽहम् शिवॊऽहम् ॥

I am not mind, nor intellect, nor ego, nor the reflections of inner self. I am not the five senses. I am beyond that.
I am not the ether, nor the earth, nor the fire, nor the wind (i.e. the five elements).
I am indeed, That eternal knowing and bliss, Shiva, love and pure consciousness.

न च प्राण संज्ञो न वै पञ्चवायु: न वा सप्तधातुर् न वा पञ्चकोश:
न वाक्पाणिपादौ न चोपस्थपायू चिदानन्द रूप: शिवोऽहम् शिवॊऽहम् ॥

Neither can I be termed as energy (Praana), nor five types of breath (Vaayu), nor the seven material essences (dhaatu), nor the five coverings (panca-kosha).
Neither am I the five instruments of elimination, procreation, motion, grasping, or speaking.
I am indeed, That eternal knowing and bliss, Shiva, love and pure consciousness.

न मे द्वेष रागौ न मे लोभ मोहौ मदो नैव मे नैव मात्सर्य भाव:
न धर्मो न चार्थो न कामो ना मोक्ष: चिदानन्द रूप: शिवोऽहम् शिवॊऽहम् ॥

I have no hatred or dislike, nor affiliation or liking, nor greed, nor delusion, nor pride or haughtiness, nor feelings of envy or jealousy.
I have no duty (dharma), nor any money, nor any desire (refer: kama), nor even liberation (refer: moksha).
I am indeed, That eternal knowing and bliss, Shiva, love and pure consciousness.

न पुण्यं न पापं न सौख्यं न दु:खम् न मन्त्रो न तीर्थं न वेदा: न यज्ञा:
अहं भोजनं नैव भोज्यं न भोक्ता चिदानन्द रूप: शिवोऽहम् शिवॊऽहम् ॥

I have neither virtue (punya), nor vice (paapa). I do not commit sins or good deeds, nor have happiness or sorrow, pain or pleasure.
I do not need mantras, holy places, scriptures, rituals or sacrifices (yajna).
I am none of the triad of the observer or one who experiences, the process of observing or experiencing, or any object being observed or experienced.
I am indeed, That eternal knowing and bliss, Shiva, love and pure consciousness.

न मृत्युर् न शंका न मे जातिभेद: पिता नैव मे नैव माता न जन्म
न बन्धुर् न मित्रं गुरुर्नैव शिष्य: चिदानन्द रूप: शिवोऽहम् शिवॊऽहम् ॥

I do not have fear of death, as I do not have death. I have no separation from my true self, no doubt about my existence, nor have I discrimination on the basis of birth.
I have no father or mother, nor did I have a birth. I am not the relative, nor the friend, nor the guru, nor the disciple.
I am indeed, That eternal knowing and bliss, Shiva, love and pure consciousness.

अहं निर्विकल्पॊ निराकार रूपॊ विभुत्वाच्च सर्वत्र सर्वेन्द्रियाणाम्
न चासंगतं नैव मुक्तिर् न मेय: चिदानन्द रूप: शिवोऽहम् शिवॊऽहम् ॥

I am all pervasive. I am without any attributes, and without any form. I have neither attachment to the world, nor to liberation.
I have no wishes for anything because I am everything, everywhere, every time, always in equilibrium.
I am indeed, That eternal knowing and bliss, Shiva, love and pure consciousness.