Sunday, December 1, 2013

Shiva Ashtothram




1 Om SivAya ~nama: OM Obeisance to the Auspicious one 
2 Om mahESvarAya ~nama: Obeisance to the Great God Shiva
3 Om SamBavE ~nama: Obeisance to the God who exists for our happiness alone 
4 Om pinAkinE ~nama: Obeisance to Shiva, who guards the path of dharma
5 Om SaSi-SEKarAya ~nama: Obeisance to the God who wears the crescent moon in his hair 
6 Om vAma-dhEvAya ~nama: Obeisance to the God who is pleasing and auspicious in every way
7 Om virUpAkshAya ~nama: Obeisance to the God of spotless form 
8 Om kapardhinE ~nama: Obeisance to the Lord with thickly matted hair
9 Om ~nIla-lOhithAya ~nama: Obeisance to the God splendid as the red sun at daybreak 
10 Om Sa~ngkarAya~nama: Obeisance to the source of all prosperity 

11 Om SUla-pANayE~nama: Obeisance to the God who carries a spear 
12 Om KatvA~ngginE ~nama: Obeisance to the God who carries a knurled club
13 Om vishNu-vallaBAya ~nama: Obeisance to Shiva, who is dear to Lord Vishnu 
14 Om Sipi-vishtAya ~nama: Obeisance to the Lord whose form emits great rays of light
15 Om ambikA~nATHAya ~nama: Obeisance to Ambika's Lord 
16 Om SrIkaNTAya ~nama: Obeisance to he whose throat is shining blue
17 Om Baktha-vathsalAya ~nama: Obeisance to the Lord who loves His devotees like new born calves 
18 Om BavAya ~nama: Obeisance to the God who is existence itself
19 Om SarvAya ~nama: Obeisance to Shiva who is the destroyer 
20 Om thrilOkESAya ~nama: Obeisance to Shiva who is the Lord of all the three worlds

21 Om Sithi-kaNTAya ~nama: Obeisance to the primal soul whose throat is deep blue
22 Om SivA-priyAya ~nama: Obeisance to the god who is dear to Shakti 
23 Om ugrAya ~nama: Obeisance to Shiva whose presence is awesome and overwhelming
24 Om kapAlinE ~nama: Obeisance to the God whose begging bowl is a human skull 
25 Om kAmArayE ~nama: Obeisance to Shiva who conquers all passions
26 Om a~nDHakAsura-sUdhanAya ~nama: Obeisance to the Lord who killed the Asura Andhaka 
27 Om ga~nggA-DHarAya~nama: Obeisance to the God who holds the Ganges River in his hair
28 Om lalAtAkshAya ~nama: Obeisance to the Lord who has an eye in the forehead 
29 Om kAla-kAlAya ~nama: Obeisance to Shiva who is the death of death
30 Om kru\pA-~niDHayE~nama: Obeisance to the God who is the treasure of compassion 

31 Om BImAya ~nama: Obeisance to Shiva whose strength is awesome
32 Om paraSu-hasthAya ~nama: Obeisance to the God who wields an axe in his hands 
33 Om mru\ga-pANayE ~nama: Obeisance to the Lord who looks after the soul in the wilderness
34 Om jatA-DHarAya ~nama: Obeisance to Shiva who bears a mass of matted hair
35 Om kailAsa-vAsinE ~nama: Obeisance to the God who abides on Mount Kailas
36 Om kavacinE ~nama: Obeisance to the Lord who is wrapped in armor
37 Om kaTOrAya ~nama: Obeisance to Shiva who causes all growth
38 Om thripurA~nthakAya~nama: Obeisance to the Lord who destroyed the three demonic cities
39 Om vru\shA~ngkAya ~nama: Obeisance to the God whose emblem is a bull (Nandi)
40 Om vru\shaBArUDAya~nama: Obeisance to Shiva who rides a bull

41 Om BasmOdhDHUlitha vigrahAya ~nama: Obeisance to the Lord covered with holy ash
42 Om sAma-priyAya ~nama: Obeisance to the God exceedingly fond of hymns from the Sama Veda
43 Om svaramayAya ~nama: Obeisance to Shiva who creates through sound
44 Om thrayI-mUrthayE ~nama: Obeisance to the Lord who is worshiped in three forms
45 Om a~nISvarAya ~nama: Obeisance to the undisputed Lord
46 Om sarvaj~njAya ~nama: Obeisance to the God who knows all things
47 Om paramAthmanE ~nama: Obeisance to the Supreme Self
48 Om sOma-sUryAgni-lOcanAya ~nama: Obeisance to the light of the eyes of Soma, Surya and Agni
49 Om havishE ~nama: Obeisance to Shiva who receives oblations of ghee
50 Om yaj~nja-mayAya ~nama: Obeisance to the architect of all sacrificial rites

51 Om sOmAya ~nama: Obeisance to the Moon-glow of the mystic's vision
52 Om pa~njca-vakthrAya ~nama:  Obeisance to the God of the five activities
53 Om sadhASivAya ~nama: Obeisance to the eternally auspicious benevolent Shiva
54 Om viSvESvarAya ~nama: Obeisance to the all-pervading ruler of the cosmos
55 Om vIraBadhrAya ~nama: Obeisance to Shiva the foremost of heroes
56 Om gaNa~nATHAya~nama: Obeisance to the God of the Ganas
57 Om prajApathayE ~nama: Obeisance to the Creator
58 Om hiraNya-rEthasE~nama: Obeisance to the God who emanates golden souls
59 Om dhurDHarshAya ~nama: Obeisance to the unconquerable being
60 Om girISAya ~nama: Obeisance to the monarch of the holy mountain Kailas

61 Om giriSAya ~nama: Obeisance to the Lord of the Himalayas
62 Om a~naGAya ~nama: Obeisance to Shiva who can inspire no fear
63 Om Buja~ngga-BUshaNAya ~nama: Obeisance to the Lord adorned with golden snakes
64 Om BargAya ~nama: Obeisance to the foremost of Rishis
65 Om giri-DHanvanE ~nama: Obeisance to the God whose weapon is a mountain
66 Om giri-priyAya ~nama: Obeisance to the Lord who is fond of mountains
67 Om kru\ththi-vAsasE ~nama: Obeisance to the God who wears clothes of hide
68 Om purArAthayE ~nama: Obeisance to the Lord who is thoroughly at home in the wilderness
69 Om BagavathE ~nama: Obeisance to the Lord of prosperity
70 Om pramaTHADHipAya ~nama: Obeisance to the God who is served by goblins



71 Om mru\thyu~njjayAya ~nama: Obeisance to the conqueror of death
72 Om sUkshma-thanavE ~nama: Obeisance to the subtlest of the subtle
73 Om jagadh-vyApinE ~nama: Obeisance to Shiva who fills the whole world
74 Om jagadh-guravE ~nama: Obeisance to the guru of all the worlds
75 Om vyOma-kESAya ~nama: Obeisance to the God whose hair is the spreading sky above
76 Om mahAsEna-janakAya ~nama: Obeisance to the origin of Mahasena
77 Om cAru-vikramAya~nama: Obeisance to Shiva, the guardian of wandering pilgrims
78 Om rudhrAya ~nama: Obeisance to the Lord who is fit to be praised
79 Om BUthapathayE ~nama: Obeisance to the source of living creatures, including the Bhutas, or ghostly creatures
80 Om sTHANavE ~nama: Obeisance to the firm and immovable deity

81 Om ahir-buDHnyAya ~nama: Obeisance to the Lord who waits for the sleeping kundalini
82 Om dhigambarAya ~nama: Obeisance to Shiva whose robes is the cosmos
83 Om ashta-mUrthayE ~nama: Obeisance to the Lord who has eight forms
84 Om anEkAthmanE ~nama: Obeisance to the God who is the one soul
85 Om sAthvikAya ~nama: Obeisance to the Lord of boundless energy
86 Om SudhDHa-vigrahAya ~nama:  Obeisance to him who is free of all doubt and dissension
87 Om SASvathAya ~nama: Obeisance to Shiva, endless and eternal
88 Om KaNda-paraSavE ~nama: Obeisance to the God who cuts through the mind's despair
89 Om ajAya ~nama: Obeisance to the instigator of all that occurs
90 Om pASa-vimOcakAya ~nama: Obeisance to the Lord who releases all fetters



91 Om mru\dAya ~nama: Obeisance to the Lord who shows only mercy
92 Om paSupathayE ~nama: Obeisance to the ruler of all evolving souls, the animals
93 Om dhEvAya ~nama: Obeisance to the foremost of Devas, demigods
94 Om mahAdhEvAya ~nama: Obeisance to the greatest of the gods
95 Om avyayAya ~nama: Obeisance to the one never subject to change
96 Om harayE ~nama: Obeisance to Shiva who dissolves all bondage
97 Om Baga~nEthraBidhE ~nama: Obeisance to Shiva who taught Bhaga to see more clearly
98 Om avyakthAya ~nama: Obeisance to Shiva who is subtle and unseen
99 Om dhakshADHvara-harAya ~nama: Obeisance to the destroyer of Daksha's conceited sacrifice
100 Om harAya ~nama: Obeisance to the Lord who withdraws the cosmos



101 Om pUshadha~nthaBidhE ~nama: Obeisance to the one who punished Pushan
102 Om avyagrAya ~nama: Obeisance to the Lord who is steady and unwavering
103 Om sahasrAkshAya ~nama: Obeisance to the Lord of limitless forms
104 Om sahasra-padhE ~nama: Obeisance to the God who is standing and walking everywhere
105 Om apavarga-pradhAya ~nama: Obeisance to the Lord who gives and takes all things
106 Om ana~nthAya ~nama: Obeisance to the God who is unending
107 Om thArakAya ~nama: Obeisance to the great liberator of mankind
108 Om paramESvarAya ~nama: Obeisance to the great God




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