Adi Sankaracharya

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vedsar izv StaeÇm!

Vedasära Çiva Stotram

pzUna< pit< papnaz< prez< gjeNÔSy k«iÄ< vsan< vre{ym!,

jqajUqmXye S)…rÌa¼vair< mhadevmek< Smraim Smrairm!. 1.

paçünäà patià päpanäçaà pareçaà gajendrasya kåttià vasänaà vareëyam,

jaöäjüöamadhye sphuradgäìgavärià mahädevamekaà smarämi smarärim. (1)

1. I reverentially remember Mahädeva – The one supreme Lord of Lords, the Lord of all beings, the

destroyer of sins, the most sought after one wearing an elephant’s hide, from whose thick locks of matted hair

flows the Ganga and the one who has subdued all desires.

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mhez< surez< suraraitnaz< ivÉu< ivñnaw< ivÉUTy¼ÉU;m!,

ivêpa]imNÖkRviûiÇneÇ< sdanNdmIfe àÉu< pÂvKÇm!. 2.

maheçaà sureçaà surärätinäçaà vibhuà viçvanäthaà vibhütyaìgabhüñam,

virüpäkñamindvarkavahnitrinetraà sadänandaméòe prabhuà païcavaktram. (2)

2. I ardently adore the great Lord, the Lord of gods, the destroyer of the foes of gods, the all-pervading Lord of

the universe, whose body is adorned with holy ash, one who has the moon, the sun and fire for His three

eyes, the five-faced blissful one.

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igrIz< g[ez< gle nIlv[¡ gveNÔaixêF< gu[atItêpm!, Év< ÉaSvr< ÉSmna ÉUi;ta¼<

ÉvanIklÇ< Éje pÂvKÇm!. 3.

giréçaà gaëeçaà gale nélavarëaà gavendrädhirüòhaà guëätétarüpam,

bhavaà bhäsvaraà bhasmanä bhüñitäìgaà bhavänékalatraà bhaje païcavaktram. (3)

3. I respectfully worship the Lord of the mountains, the great Leader, whose neck is blue in colour, one who is

mounted on a lordly bull and is beyond the three guëas (sattva, rajas and tamas), the source of all, the lustrous

one whose limbs are smeared with the holy ash, the five-faced one, who has Bhaväné (Mother Pärvaté)

as His consort.

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izvakaNt zMÉae zza»axRmaEle mhezan zUilÃqajUqxairn!, Tvmekae jg™apkae ivñêp

àsId àsId àÉae pU[Rêp. 4.

çiväkänta çambho çaçäìkärdhamaule maheçäna çüliïjaöäjüöadhärin,

tvameko jagadvyäpako viçvarüpa praséda praséda prabho pürëarüpa. (4)

4. Be pleased, O Lord of Pärvaté, O bestower of auspiciousness, the great Lord with the crescent moon

on His head, the one with a trident and a crown of matted locks. You alone are omnipresent and of the

form of the universe. O infinite Lord, be pleased!

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praTmanmek< jgÓIjma*< inrIh< inrakarmae»arve*m!, ytae jayte paLyte yen ivñ<

tmIz< Éje lIyte yÇ ivñm!. 5.

parätmänamekaà jagadbéjamädyaà niréhaà niräkäramoìkäravedyam, yato jäyate pälyate yena viçvaà

taméçaà bhaje léyate yatra viçvam. (5)

5. With devotion, I worship the one supreme Self, the ultimate cause of creation, the desireless and formless

one, who can be known through contemplation on Omkära, the Lord from whom the universe is created, by whom it is protected and into whom it dissolves.

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n ÉUimnR capae n viûnR vayu- nR cakazmaSte n tNÔa n inÔa, n cae:[< n zIt< n dezae n ve;ae

n ySyaiSt mUitRiômUit¡ tmIfe. 6.

na bhümirna cäpo na vahnirna väyur- na cäkäçamäste na tandrä na nidrä, na coñëaà na çétaà na deço na veño

na yasyästi mürtistrimürtià taméòe. (6)

6. I deeply adore the formless one functioning as the three (creator, sustainer, destroyer), though He is

beyond the earth, water, fire, air and space; beyond inertia, sleep, heat and cold, not limited to any place

or guise.

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Aj< zañt< kar[< kar[ana< izv< kevl< Éask< Éaskanam!,

turIy< tm>parma*NthIn< àp*e pr< pavn< ÖEthInm!. 7.

ajaà çäçvataà käraëaà käraëänäà çivaà kevalaà bhäsakaà bhäsakänäm,

turéyaà tamaùpäramädyantahénaà prapadye paraà pävanaà dvaitahénam. (7)

7. I surrender to the unborn, eternal, indivisible Çiva (auspiciousness), who is the Cause of all causes and the

Light of all luminaries; the supreme and sacred one, who is beyond the three states of experiences (waking, dream and deep sleep), beyond ignorance, devoid of

beginning and an end, and in whom there is no duality.

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nmSte nmSte ivÉae ivñmUteR nmSte nmSte icdanNdmUteR, nmSte nmSte tpaeyaeggMy

nmSte nmSte ïuit}angMy. 8.

namaste namaste vibho viçvamürte namaste namaste cidänandamürte, namaste namaste tapoyogagamya

namaste namaste çrutijïänagamya. (8)

8. Reverential salutations to You, O Lord who is appearing as the universe of plurality. Humble

obeisance to You, the embodiment of Consciousness-Bliss. Respectful prostrations to You, who is known

through austerity and meditation. Repeated salutations to You, who is attained through the knowledge

of Veda (scriptures).

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àÉae zUlpa[e ivÉae ivñnaw mhadev zMÉae mhez iÇneÇ, izvakaNt zaNt Smrare purare

TvdNyae vre{yae n maNyae n g{y>. 9.

prabho çülapäëe vibho viçvanätha mahädeva çambho maheça trinetra,

çiväkänta çänta smaräre puräre tvadanyo vareëyo na mänyo na gaëyaù. (9)

9. O Lord wielding a trident in the hand, O all-pervading Lord of the universe, O Lord of the gods, O Embodiment

of auspiciousness, O supreme Lord with three eyes, O Consort of Pärvaté, O peaceful one, O destroyer of all desires and the three demons, there is none other than You who is (to be) sought, honoured or considered as

my support.

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zMÉae mhez ké[amy zUlpa[e gaErIpte pzupte pzupaznaizn!, kazIpte ké[ya jgdetdek>

Tv< h<is pais ivdxais mheñrae=is. 10.

çambho maheça karuëämaya çülapäëe gaurépate paçupate paçupäçanäçin, käçépate karuëayä jagadetadekaù

tvaà haàsi päsi vidadhäsi maheçvaro’si. (10)

10. O Embodiment of auspiciousness, O great Lord, O compassionate one wielding a trident in hand,

O Lord of Gauré (Pärvaté), O Lord of all beings, who destroys the bondage of all, O Lord of Käçé (the sacred city of Benaras), You are the one supreme Lord who, out of abundant compassion, destroys, protects and

supports this universe.

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TvÄae jgÑvit dev Év Smrare TvYyev itóit jgNm&f ivñnaw, TvYyev gCDit ly< jgdetdIz

il¼aTmke hr cracrivñêipn!. 11.

tvatto jagadbhavati deva bhava smaräre tvayyeva tiñöhati jaganmåòa viçvanätha,

tvayyeva gacchati layaà jagadetadéça liìgätmake hara caräcaraviçvarüpin. (11)

11. O self-effulgent Lord, the source of all, the vanquisher of desire, the universe springs forth from You.

O gracious Lord of the world, the universe remains (protected) in You alone. O Lord, the snatcher of sorrows,

who is manifest in the form of the moving and non-moving world, this universe dissolves into You alone,

who are in the form of a Liìga.

#it vedsarizvStaeÇ< sMpU[Rm!,

iti vedasäraçivastotraà sampürëam.