shivamahima stotram

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maheshaanantaadya triguNarahitaameyavimala 
svaraakaaraapaaraamitaguNagaNaakaarinivRute | 
niraadhaaraadhaaraamaravara niraakaara parama 
prabhaapooraakaaraavara para namo vedya shiva te ||1|| 

 

namo vedaavedyaaKilajagadupaadaana niyataM 
svatantraasaamaantaanavadhutinijaakaaravirate | 
nivartante vaachaH shivabhajanamapraapya manasaa 
yato&shaktaaH stotuM sakRudapi guNaatIta shiva te ||2|| 

 

tvadanyadvastvekaM nahi bhava samastatribhuvane 
vibhustvaM vishvaatmaa na ca paramamastIsha bhavataH | 
dhruvaM maayaatItastvamasi satataM naatra viShayo na te 
kRutyaM satyaM  kvacidapi viparyeti shiva te ||3|| 

 

tvayaivemaM lokaM niKilamamalaM vyaapya satataM 
tathaivaanyaaM lokasthitimanagha devottama vibho | 
tvayaivaitatsRuShTaM jagadaKilamIshaana bhagava-
nvilaaso&yaM kashcittava shiva namo vedya shiva te ||4||

 

jagatsRuShTeH poorvaM yadabhavadumaakaanta satataM 
tvayaa lIlaamaatraM tadapi sakalaM rakShitamabhoot || 
tadevaagre bhaalaprakaTanayanaadbhutakaraa-
jjagaddagdhvaa sthaasyasyaja hara namo vedya shiva te ||5|| 

 

vibhootInaamanto bhava na bhavato bhootivilasa-
nnijaakaara shrImanna guNagaNasImaapyavagataa | 
atadvyaavRutyaa&ddhaa tvayi sakalavedaashca chakitaa 
bhavantyevaasaamaprakRutika namo dharSha shiva te ||6|| 

 

viraaDrroopaM yatte sakalanigamaagocharamabhoo-
ttadevedaM roopaM bhavati kimidaM bhinnamathavaa | 
na jaane devesha trinayana suraaraadhyacharaNa 
tvamo~gkaaro vedastvamasi hi namo&ghora shiva te ||7|| 

 

yadantastatvaj~jaa munivaragaNaa roopamanaghaM 
tavedaM sa~jcintya svamanasi sadaasannavihataaH | 
yayurdivyaanandaM tadidamathavaa kiM tu na tathaa 
kimetajjaane&haM sharaNada namaH sharva shiva te ||8|| 

 

tathaa Saktyaa sRuShTvaa jagadatha cha saMrakShya bahudhaa 
tataH saMhRUtyaitannivasati tadaadhaaramathavaa | 
idaM te kiM roopaM nirupama na jaane hara vibho 
visargaH ko vaa te tamapi hi namo bhavya shiva te ||9|| 

 

tavaanantaanyaahuH shuciparamaroopaaNi nigamaa-
stadantarbhootaM satsadasadaniruktaM padamapi | 
niruktaM ChandobhirnilayanamidaM vaanilayanaM 
na vij~jaataM j~jaataM sakRudapi namo jyeShTha shiva te ||10|| 

 

tavaabhootsatyaM chaanRutamapi cha satyaM kRutamabhoodRutaM 
satyaM satyaM tadapi cha yathaa roopamaKilam | 
yataH satyaM satyaM shamamapi samastaM tava vibho 
kRutaM satyaM satyaanRutamapi namo rudra shiva te ||11|| 

 

tavaameyaM meyaM yadapi tadameyaM viracitaM 
na vaameyaM meyaM racitamapi meyaM viracitum | 
na meyaM meyaM te na Kalu parameyaM paramayaM 
na meyaM na naameyaM varamapi namo deva shiva te ||12|| 

 

tavaahaaraM haaraM viditamavihaaraM virahasaM 
navaahaaraM haaraM hara harasi haaraM na harasi | 
na vaahaaraM haaraM parataravihaaraM parataraM 
paraM paaraM jaane nahi Kalu namo vishvashiva te ||13|| 

 

yadetattattvaM te sakalamapi tattvena viditam
na te tattvaM tattvaM viditamapi tattvena viditam | 
na caitattattvaM cenniyatamapi  tattvaM kimu bhave 
na te tattvaM tattvaM tadapi cha namo vedya shiva te ||14|| 

 

idaM roopaM roopaM sadasadamalaM roopamapi ce-
nna jaane roopaM te taratamavibhinnaM parataram | 
yato naanyadroopaM niyatamapi vedairnigaditaM 
na jaane sarvaatman kvacidapi namo&nanta shiva te ||15|| 

 

MahadbhootaM bhootaM yadapi na ca bhootaM tava vibho 
sadaa bhootaM bhootaM kimu na bhavato bhootaviShaye | 
yadaabhootaM bhootaM bhavati hi na bhavyaM bhagavato 
bhavaabhootaM bhaavyaM bhavati na namo jyeShTha shiva te ||16|| 

 

vashIbhootaa bhootaa satatamapi bhootaatmakatayaa 
na te bhootaa bhootaastava yadapi bhootaa vibhutayaa | 
yato bhootaa bhootaastava tu na hi bhootaatmakatayaa 
na vaa bhootaa bhootaaH kvacidapi namo bhoota shiva te ||17||

 

na te maayaamaayaa satatamapi maayaamayatayaa 
dhruvaM maayaamaayaa tvayi vara na maayaamayamapi | 
yadaa maayaamaayaa tvayi na Kalu maayaamayatayaa 
na maayaamaayaa vaa paramaya namaste shiva namaH ||18|| 

 

yatantaH saMvedyaM viditamapi vedairna viditaM 
na vedyaM vedyaM cenniyatamapi vedyaM na viditam | 
tadevedaM vedyaM viditamapi vedaantanikaraiH 
karaavedyaM vedyaM jitamiti namo&tarkya shiva te ||19|| 

 

shivaM sevyaM bhaavaM shivamatishivaakaaramashivaM 
na satyaM shaivaM tacCivamiti shivaM sevyamanisham | 
shivaM shaantaM matvaa shivaparamatattvaM shivamayaM 
na jaane roopatvaM shivamiti namo vedya shiva te ||20|| 

 

yadaj~jaatvaa tattvaM sakalamapi saMsaarapatitaM 
jagajjanmaavRuttiM dahati satataM duHKanilayam | 
yadetajj~jaatvaivaavahati cha nivRuttiM parataraaM 
na jaane tattattvaM paramiti namo vedya shiva te ||21|| 

 

na vedaM yadroopaM nigamaviShayaM ma~ggaLakaraM 
na dRuShTaM kenaapi dhruvamiti vijaane shiva vibho | 
tatashcitte shaMbho nahi mama viShaado^&ghavikRUttiH 
prayatnallabdhe&sminna kimapi namaH poorNa shiva te ||22|| 

 

tavaakarNyaagooDhaM yadapi paratattvaM shrutiparaM 
tadevaatItaM sannayanapadavIM naatra tanute | 
kadaacitki~jcidvaa sphurati katidhaa cetasi tava 
sphuradroopaM bhavyaM bhavahara paraavedya shiva te ||23||

 

tvamindurbhaanustvaM hutabhugasi vaayushca salilaM 
tvamevaakaasho&si kShitirasi tathaa&&tmaa&si bhagavan | 
tataH sarvaakaarastvamasi bhavato bhinnamanaghaanna 
tatsatyaM satyaM trinayana namo&nanta shiva te ||24|| 

 

vidhuM dhatse nityaM shirasi mRudukaNTho&pi garaLaM 
navaM naagaahaaraM bhasitamamalaM bhaasuratanum | 
kare shoolaM bhaale jvalanamanishaM tatkimiti te 
na tattvaM jaane&haM bhavahara namaH kurpa shiva te ||25|| 

 

tavaapaa~ggaH shuddho yadi bhavati bhavye shubhakaraH 
kadaacittkasmiMshcilladhutaranare viprabhavati | 
sa evaitaallokaan racayitumalaM saapi cha mahaan-
kRupaadhaaro&yaM sukayati namo&nanta shiva te ||26|| 

 

bhavantaM deveshaM shivamitaragIrvaaNasadRushaM 
pramaadaadyaH kashcidyadi yadapi citte&pi manute | 
sa duHKaM labdhvaa&nte narakamapi yaati dhruvamidaM 
dhruvaM devaaraadhyaamitaguNa namo&nanta shiva te ||27|| 

 

pradoShe ratnaaDhye  mRudulatarasiMhaasanavare 
bhavaanImaarooDhaamasakRudapi saMvIkShya bhavataa | 
kRutaM samya~gnaaThyaM prathitamiti vedo&pi bhavati 
prabhaavaH ko vaa&yaM tava hara namo dIpa shiva te ||28|| 

 

shmashaane sa~jcaaraH kimu shiva na te kvaapi gamanaM
yato vishvaM vyaapyaaKilamapi sadaa tiShThati bhavaan | 
vibhuM nityaM shuddhaM shivamupahataM vyaapakamiti 
shrutiH saakShaadvakti tvayamapi namaH shuddha shiva te ||29|| 

 

dhanurmeruH sheSho dhanuvaraguNo yaanamavani-
stavaivedaM chakraM nigamanikaraa vaajinikaraaH | 
purolakShyaM yantaa vidhiripuharishceti nigamaH 
kimevaM tvanveShyo nigadati namaH poorNa shiva te ||30|| 

 

mRuduH sattvaM tvetadbhavamanaghayuktaM cha rajasaa 
tamoyuktaM shuddhaM haramapi shivaM niShkaLamiti | 
vadatyeko vedastvamasi tadupaasyaM dhruvamidaM 
tvamo~gkaraakaaro dhruvamiti namo&nanta shiva te ||31|| 

 

jagatsuptiM bodhaM vrajati bhavato nirgatamapi 
pravRuttiM vyaaparaM punarapi suShuptiM cha sakalam | 
tvadanyaM tvatprekShyaM vrajati sharaNaM neti nigamo 
vadatyaddhaa sarvaH shiva iti namaH stutya shiva te ||32|| 

 

tvamevaalokaanaamadhipatirumaanaatha jagataaM sharaNyaH 
praapyastvaM jalanidhirivaanantapayasaam | 
tvadanyo nirvaaNaM taTa iti cha nirvaaNayatirapyataH 
sarvotkRuShTastvamasi hi namo nitya shiva te ||33|| 

 

tavaivaaMsho bhaanustapati vidhurapyeti pavanaH 
pavatyeSho&gnishca jvalati salilaM cha pravahati |
tavaaj~jaakaaritvaM sakalasuravargasya satatam 
tvameka: svaatantryaM vahasi hi namo&nanta shiva te ||34|| 

 

svatantro&yaM somaH sakalabhuvanaikaprabhurayaM 
niyantaa devaanaamapi hara niyantaasi na paraH |
shivaH shuddhaa maayaarahita iti vedo&pi vadati 
svayaM taamaashaasya trayahara namo&nanta shiva te ||35|| 

 

namo rudraanantaamaravara namaH sha~gkara vibho 
namo gaurInaatha trinayana sharaNyaa~gghrikamala | 
namaH sharvaH shrImannanagha mahadaishvaryanilaya 
smaraare paapaare jaya jaya namaH sevya shiva te || 36|| 

 

mahaadevaameyaanaghaguNagaNapraamavasata-
nnamo bhooyo bhooyaH punarapi namaste punarapi | 
puraaraate shaMbho punarapi namaste shiva vibho 
namo bhooyo bhooyaH shiva shiva namo&nanta shiva te ||37||

 

kadaacidgaNyante nibiDaniyatavRuShTikaNikaaH 
kadaacittatkShetraaNyapi sikataleshaM kushalinaa | 
anantairaakalpaM shiva guNagaNashcaarurasanai-
rna shakyaM te noonaM gaNayitumuShitvaa&pi satatam ||38|| 

 

mayaa vij~jaayaiShaa&nishamapi kRutaa jetumanasaa 
sakaamenaameyaa satatamaparaadhaa bahuvidhaaH | 
tvayaite kShantavyaaH kvacidapi sharIreNa vacasaa 
kRutairnaitairnoonaM shiva shiva kRupaasaagara vibho ||39|| 

 

pramaadaadye kecidvitatamaparaadhaa vidhihataaH 
kRRutaaH sarve te&pi prashamamupayaantu sphuTataram | 
shivaH shrImacCambho shivashiva mahesheti cha japan 
kvacilli~ggaakaare shiva hara vasaami sthirataram ||40|| 

 

iti stutvaa shivaM viShNuH praNamya cha muhurmuhuH | 
nirviNNo nyavasannoonaM kRutaa~jjalipuTaH sthiram ||41|| 

 

tadaa shivaH shivaM roopamaadaayovaacha sarvagaH |
bhIShayannaKilaanbhootaan ghanagambhIrayaa giraa ||42|| 

 

madIyaM roopamamalaM kathaM j~jeyaM bhavaadRushaiH | 
yattu vedairavij~jaatamityuktvaa&ntardadhe shivaH ||43||

 

tataH punarvidhistatra tapastaptuM samaarabhat | 
viShNushca shivatattvasya j~jaanaarthamatiyatnataH ||44|| 

 

taadRushI shiva me vaacCaa poojaayitvaa vadaamyaham |
naanyo mayaa&rcyo deveShu vinaa shaMbhuM sanaatanam || 45|| 

 

tvayaapi shaa~gkaraM li~ggaM poojanIyaM prayatnataH |
vihaayaivaanyadevaanaaM poojanaM sheSha sarvadaa ||46|| 

 

iti shrIskandapuraaNe viShNuviracitaM shivamahimastotraM saMpoorNam ||