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Shiva

Totakashtakam

viditākhila śāstra sudhā jaladhēmahitōpaniṣat-kathitārtha nidhē ।hṛdayē kalayē vimalaṃ charaṇaṃbhava śaṅkara dēśika mē śaraṇam ॥ 1 ॥ karuṇā varuṇālaya pālaya māṃbhavasāgara duḥkha vidūna hṛdam ।rachayākhila darśana tattvavidaṃbhava śaṅkara dēśika mē śaraṇam ॥ 2 ॥ bhavatā janatā suhitā bhavitānijabōdha vichāraṇa chārumatē ।kalayēśvara jīva vivēka vidaṃbhava śaṅkara dēśika mē śaraṇam ॥ 3 ॥ bhava eva bhavāniti me nitarāṃsamajāyata […]

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Kalabhairava Ashtakam

dēvarāja-sēvyamāna-pāvanāṅghri-paṅkajaṃvyāḻayajña-sūtramindu-śēkharaṃ kṛpākaram ।nāradādi-yōgibṛnda-vanditaṃ digambaraṃkāśikāpurādhinātha kālabhairavaṃ bhajē ॥ 1 ॥ bhānukōṭi-bhāsvaraṃ bhavabdhitārakaṃ paraṃnīlakaṇṭha-mīpsitārdha-dāyakaṃ trilōchanam ।kālakāla-mambujākṣa-makṣaśūla-makṣaraṃkāśikāpurādhinātha kālabhairavaṃ bhajē ॥ 2 ॥ śūlaṭaṅka-pāśadaṇḍa-pāṇimādi-kāraṇaṃśyāmakāya-mādidēva-makṣaraṃ nirāmayam ।bhīmavikramaṃ prabhuṃ vichitra tāṇḍava priyaṃkāśikāpurādhinātha kālabhairavaṃ bhajē ॥ 3 ॥ bhukti-mukti-dāyakaṃ praśastachāru-vigrahaṃbhaktavatsalaṃ sthiraṃ samastalōka-vigraham ।nikvaṇan-manōjña-hēma-kiṅkiṇī-lasatkaṭiṃkāśikāpurādhinātha kālabhairavaṃ bhajē ॥ 4 ॥ dharmasētu-pālakaṃ tvadharmamārga nāśakaṃkarmapāśa-mōchakaṃ suśarma-dāyakaṃ vibhum ।svarṇavarṇa-kēśapāśa-śōbhitāṅga-maṇḍalaṃkāśikāpurādhinātha kālabhairavaṃ bhajē ॥ 5 ॥ ratna-pādukā-prabhābhirāma-pādayugmakaṃnitya-madvitīya-miṣṭa-daivataṃ nirañjanam ।mṛtyudarpa-nāśanaṃ […]

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Shiva Ashtottara Sata Namavali

ōṃ śivāya namaḥōṃ mahēśvarāya namaḥōṃ śambhavē namaḥōṃ pinākinē namaḥōṃ śaśiśēkharāya namaḥōṃ vāmadēvāya namaḥōṃ virūpākṣāya namaḥōṃ kapardinē namaḥōṃ nīlalōhitāya namaḥōṃ śaṅkarāya namaḥ (10) ōṃ śūlapāṇayē namaḥōṃ khaṭvāṅginē namaḥōṃ viṣṇuvallabhāya namaḥōṃ śipiviṣṭāya namaḥōṃ ambikānāthāya namaḥōṃ śrīkaṇṭhāya namaḥōṃ bhaktavatsalāya namaḥōṃ bhavāya namaḥōṃ śarvāya namaḥōṃ trilōkēśāya namaḥ (20) ōṃ śitikaṇṭhāya namaḥōṃ śivāpriyāya namaḥōṃ ugrāya namaḥōṃ kapālinē namaḥōṃ kāmārayē namaḥōṃ […]

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Rudrashtakam

namāmīśamīśāna nirvāṇarūpaṃvibhuṃ vyāpakaṃ brahmavēdasvarūpam ।nijaṃ nirguṇaṃ nirvikalpaṃ nirīhaṃchidākāśamākāśavāsaṃ bhajē’ham ॥ 1 ॥ nirākāramōṅkāramūlaṃ turīyaṃgirājñānagōtītamīśaṃ girīśam ।karālaṃ mahākālakālaṃ kṛpāluṃguṇāgārasaṃsārapāraṃ natō’ham ॥ 2 ॥ tuṣārādrisaṅkāśagauraṃ gabhīraṃmanōbhūtakōṭiprabhāsī śarīram ।sphuranmaulikallōlinī chārugaṅgālasadbhālabālēndu kaṇṭhē bhujaṅgam ॥ 3 ॥ chalatkuṇḍalaṃ śubhranētraṃ viśālaṃprasannānanaṃ nīlakaṇṭhaṃ dayālum ।mṛgādhīśacharmāmbaraṃ muṇḍamālaṃpriyaṃ śaṅkaraṃ sarvanāthaṃ bhajāmi ॥ 4 ॥ prachaṇḍaṃ prakṛṣṭaṃ pragalbhaṃ parēśaṃakhaṇḍaṃ bhajē bhānukōṭiprakāśam ।trayīśūlanirmūlanaṃ śūlapāṇiṃbhajē’haṃ bhavānīpatiṃ bhāvagamyam […]

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Dakshina Murthy Stotram

śāntipāṭhaḥōṃ yō brahmāṇaṃ vidadhāti pūrvaṃyō vai vēdāṃścha prahiṇōti tasmai ।taṃ ha dēvamātmabuddhiprakāśaṃmumukṣurvai śaraṇamahaṃ prapadyē ॥ dhyānamōṃ maunavyākhyā prakaṭita parabrahmatattvaṃ yuvānaṃvarṣiṣṭhāntē vasadṛṣigaṇairāvṛtaṃ brahmaniṣṭhaiḥ ।āchāryēndraṃ karakalita chinmudramānandamūrtiṃsvātmārāmaṃ muditavadanaṃ dakṣiṇāmūrtimīḍē ॥ 1 ॥ vaṭaviṭapisamīpēbhūmibhāgē niṣaṇṇaṃsakalamunijanānāṃ jñānadātāramārāt ।tribhuvanagurumīśaṃ dakṣiṇāmūrtidēvaṃjananamaraṇaduḥkhachChēdadakṣaṃ namāmi ॥ 2 ॥ chitraṃ vaṭatarōrmūlē vṛddhāḥ śiṣyā gururyuvā ।gurōstu maunaṃ vyākhyānaṃ śiṣyāstuchChinnasaṃśayāḥ ॥ 3 ॥ nidhayē sarvavidyānāṃ bhiṣajē bhavarōgiṇām […]

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Shivananda Lahari

kaḻābhyāṃ chūḍālaṅkṛta-śaśikaḻābhyāṃ nijatapaḥ–phalābhyāṃ bhaktēṣu prakaṭita-phalābhyāṃ bhavatu mē ।śivābhyā-mastōka-tribhuvana-śivābhyāṃ hṛdi puna–rbhavābhyā-mānanda-sphuradanubhavābhyāṃ natiriyam ॥ 1 ॥ gaḻantī śambhō tvachcharita-saritaḥ kilbiṣarajōdaḻantī dhīkulyā-saraṇiṣu patantī vijayatām ।diśantī saṃsāra-bhramaṇa-paritāpōpaśamanaṃvasantī machchētōhradabhuvi śivānandalaharī ॥ 2 ॥ trayīvēdyaṃ hṛdyaṃ tripura-haramādyaṃ trinayanaṃjaṭābhārōdāraṃ chaladuragahāraṃ mṛgadharam ।mahādēvaṃ dēvaṃ mayi sadayabhāvaṃ paśupatiṃchidālambaṃ sāmbaṃ śivamati-viḍambaṃ hṛdi bhajē ॥ 3 ॥ sahasraṃ vartantē jagati vibudhāḥ kṣudraphaladāna manyē svapnē vā tadanusaraṇaṃ […]

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Nirvana Shatkam

ōṃ ōṃ ōm …śivō’haṃ śivō’haṃ, śivō’haṃ śivō’haṃ, śivō’haṃ śivō’haṃ manō budhyahaṅkāra chittāni nāhaṃna cha śrōtra jihvē na cha ghrāṇanētrē ।na cha vyōma bhūmirna tējō na vāyuḥchidānanda rūpaḥ śivō’haṃ śivō’ham ॥ 1 ॥śivō’haṃ śivō’haṃ, śivō’haṃ śivō’haṃ, śivō’haṃ śivō’haṃ na cha prāṇa sañjñō na vaipañchavāyuḥna vā saptadhāturna vā pañchakōśāḥ ।navākpāṇi pādau na chōpastha pāyūchidānanda rūpaḥ śivō’haṃ śivō’ham […]

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Shiva Panchakshari Stotram

ōṃ namaḥ śivāya śivāya namaḥ ōṃōṃ namaḥ śivāya śivāya namaḥ ōṃ nāgēndrahārāya trilōchanāyabhasmāṅgarāgāya mahēśvarāya ।nityāya śuddhāya digambarāyatasmai “na” kārāya namaḥ śivāya ॥ 1 ॥ mandākinī salila chandana charchitāyanandīśvara pramathanātha mahēśvarāya ।mandāra mukhya bahupuṣpa supūjitāyatasmai “ma” kārāya namaḥ śivāya ॥ 2 ॥ śivāya gaurī vadanābja bṛndasūryāya dakṣādhvara nāśakāya ।śrī nīlakaṇṭhāya vṛṣabhadhvajāyatasmai “śi” kārāya namaḥ śivāya ॥ […]

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Bilvaashtakam

tridaḻaṃ triguṇākāraṃ trinētraṃ cha triyāyudham ।trijanma pāpasaṃhāraṃ ēkabilvaṃ śivārpaṇam ॥ triśākhaiḥ bilvapatraiścha achChidraiḥ kōmalaiḥ śubhaiḥ ।tavapūjāṃ kariṣyāmi ēkabilvaṃ śivārpaṇam ॥ kōṭi kanyā mahādānaṃ tilaparvata kōṭayaḥ ।kāñchanaṃ śailadānēna ēkabilvaṃ śivārpaṇam ॥ kāśīkṣētra nivāsaṃ cha kālabhairava darśanam ।prayāgē mādhavaṃ dṛṣṭvā ēkabilvaṃ śivārpaṇam ॥ induvārē vrataṃ sthitvā nirāhārō mahēśvarāḥ ।naktaṃ hauṣyāmi dēvēśa ēkabilvaṃ śivārpaṇam ॥ rāmaliṅga pratiṣṭhā cha […]

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