shivaaya namaH || 

shivaaparaadha kShamaapana stotram 

aadau karmaprasaMgaat kalayati kaluShaM maatRukukShau sthitaM maaM 
viNmootraamedhyamadhye kkathayati nitaraaM jaaTharo jaatavedaaH | 
yadyadvai tatra duHKaM vyathayati nitaraaM shakyate kena vaktuM 
kShantavyo me¶adhaH shiva shiva shiva bhoH shrImahaadeva shaMbho ||1|| 

baalye duHKaatirekaanmalalulitavapuH stanyapaane pipaasaa 
no shaktashcendriyebhyo bhavaguNajanitaa jantavo maaM tudanti | 
naanaarogaadiduHKaadudana paravashaH shaMkaraM na smaraami 
kShantavyo me¶adhaH shiva shiva shiva bhoH shrImahaadeva shaMbho || 2|| 

prauDho&haM yauvanastho viShayaviShadharaiH paMchabhirmarmasandhau
daShTo naShTo&vivekaH sutadhanayuvatisvaadusauKye niShaNNaH | 
shaivI chintaavihInaM mama hRudayamaho maanagarvaadhirooDhaM 
kShantavyo me¶adhaH shiva shiva shiva bhoH shrImahaadeva shaMbho || 3|| 

vaardhakye cendriyaaNaaM vigatagatimatishcaadhidaivaadi taapaiH 
paapairrogairviyogai-stvanava sitavapuH prauDhihInaM cha dInam |
mithyaamohaabhilaaShairbhramati mama mano dhoorjaTerdhyaanashoonyaM 
kShantavyo me¶adhaH shiva shiva shiva bhoH shrImahaadeva shaMbho ||4|| 

no shakyaM smaartakarma pratipadagahanapratyavaayaakulaaKyaM 
shraute vaartaa kathaM me dvijakulavihite brahmamaarge susaare | 
j~jaato*dharmo vicaaraiH shravaNamananayoH kiM nididhyaasitavyaM 
kShantavyo me¶adhaH shiva shiva shiva bhoH shrImahaadeva shaMbho ||5|| 

snaatvaa pratyooShakaale snapanavidhividhau naahRutaM gaaMgatoyaM 
poojaarthaM vaa kadaacidvahu-taragahanaatKaNDabilvIdalaani | 
naanItaa padmamaalaa sarasi vikasitaa gandhapuShpaistvadarthaM 
kShantavyo me¶adhaH shiva shiva shiva bhoH shrImahaadeva shaMbho ||6|| 

dugdhairmadhvaajya yuktairdadhisitasahitaiH snaapitaM naiva liMgaM 
no liptaM candanaadyaiH kanaka virachitaiH poojitaM na prasoonaiH | 
dhoopaiH karpooradIpairvividharasayutainaiva bhakShyopahaaraiH 
kShantavyo me¶adhaH shiva shiva shiva bhoH shrImahaadeva shaMbho || 7|| 

dhyaatvaa citte shivaaKyaM prachurataradhanaM naiva dattaM dvijebhyo 
havyaM te lakShasaMKyairhutavahavadane naarpitaM bIjamantraiH | 
no taptaM gaaMgatIre vratajapaniyamai rudrajaapyairna vedaiH
kShantavyo me¶adhaH shiva shiva shiva bhoH shrImahaadeva shaMbho ||8|| 

sthitvaa sthaane saroje praNavamayamarutkuNDale sookShmamaarge 
shaante svaante pralIne prakaTitabibhave jyotiroope¶aKye | 
liMgaj~je brahmavaakye sakalatanugataM shaMkaraM na smaraami 
kShantavyo me¶adhaH shiva shiva shiva bhoH shrImahaadeva shaMbho ||9|| 

nagno niHsaMgashuddhastriguNavirahito dhvastamohaandhakaaro 
naasaagre nyastadruShTirviditabhavaguNo naiva druShTaH kadaachit | 
unmanyaa&vasthayaa tvaaM vigatakalimalaM shaMkaraM na smaraami 
kShantavyo me¶adhaH shiva shiva shiva bhoH shrImahaadeva shaMbho || 10|| 

chandrodbhaasitasheKare smarahare gaMgaadhare shaMkare 
sarpairbhooShita kaNThakarNavivare netrotthavaishvaanare | 
dantitvakkRUtasundaraaMbaradhare trailokyasaare hare 
mokShaarthaM kuru chitavRuttimaKilaamanyaistu kiM karmabhiH  || 11|| 

kiM vaa&nena dhanena vaajikaribhiH praaptena raajyena kiM 
kiM vaa putrakaLatra-mitrapashubhirdehena gehena kim 
j~JaatvaitatkShaNabha~gguraM sapadire tyaajyaM mano doorataH 
svaatmaarthaM guruvaakyato bhaja bhaja shrIpaarvatIvallabham || 12|| 

aayurnashyati pashyataaM pratidinaM yaati kShayaM yauvanaM 
praatyaayaanti gataaH punarna divasaaH kaalo jagadbhakShakaH 
lakShmIstoyataraMgabhaMgachapalaa vidyuccalaM jIvitaM 
tasmaanmaaM sharaNaagataM sharaNada tvaM rakSha rakShaadhunaa || 13|| 

karacharaNakRutaM vaakkaayajaM karmajaM vaa 
shravaNanayanajaM vaa maanasaM vaa¶adham | 
vihitamavihitaM vaa sarvametatkShamasva 
jaya jaya karuNaabdhe shrImahaadeva shaMbho|| 14|| 

iti shrImacCha~gkaraachaaryavirachitaM shivaaparaadhakShamaapanastotraM saMpoorNam ||