Shiva Sahasranama

स्तोत्रम् । ओं स्थिरः स्थाणुः प्रभुर्भीमः प्रवरो वरदो वरः । सर्वात्मा सर्वविख्यातः सर्वः सर्वकरो भवः ॥ १ ॥

Om. He is firm, steadfast, the Lord, formidable, supreme, the bestower of boons, the choicest; the soul of all, renowned among all, all-pervading, the doer of all, the source of becoming.

जटी चर्मी शिखण्डी च सर्वाङ्गः सर्वभावनः । हरश्च हरिणाक्षश्च सर्वभूतहरः प्रभुः ॥ २ ॥

He is matted-haired, clad in hide, crested, all-limbed, the creator of all beings; Hara, lotus-eyed, the destroyer of all beings, the master.

प्रवृत्तिश्च निवृत्तिश्च नियतः शाश्वतो ध्रुवः । श्मशानवासी भगवान् खचरो गोचरोऽर्दनः ॥ ३ ॥

He is activity and withdrawal, disciplined, eternal, unchanging; the Lord dwelling in cremation grounds, moving in the sky, moving on earth, the half-bodied one.

अभिवाद्यो महाकर्मा तपस्वी भूतभावनः । उन्मत्तवेषप्रच्छन्नः सर्वलोकप्रजापतिः ॥ ४ ॥

He who is to be revered, of great deeds, an ascetic, the originator of beings; who is concealed by a guise of madness, the lord of all worlds and creatures.

महारूपो महाकायो वृषरूपो महायशाः । महात्मा सर्वभूतात्मा विश्वरूपो महाहनुः ॥ ५ ॥

Of great form, of vast body, bull-formed, of great renown; great-souled, the self of all beings, of universal form, with mighty jaws.

लोकपालोऽन्तर्हितात्मा प्रसादो हयगर्दभिः । पवित्रं च महांश्चैव नियमो नियमाश्रितः ॥ ६ ॥

Protector of the worlds, whose self is hidden, gracious, with horses and donkeys; pure and great, discipline itself, and the refuge of the disciplined.

सर्वकर्मा स्वयम्भूत आदिरादिकरो निधिः । सहस्राक्षो विशालाक्षः सोमो नक्षत्रसाधकः ॥ ७ ॥

Performer of all actions, self-born, the first, the originator of the beginning, the treasure; thousand-eyed, wide-eyed, Soma, accomplisher of the stars.

चन्द्रः सूर्यः शनिः केतुर्ग्रहो ग्रहपतिर्वरः । अत्रिरत्र्या नमस्कर्ता मृगबाणार्पणोऽनघः ॥ ८ ॥ [आद्यन्तलयकर्ता च]

He is the moon, the sun, Saturn, Ketu, the planets, the lord of planets, the best; he is Atri, the worshipper of night, the one who sends forth the deer-marked arrow, the sinless one; he is the creator of beginning, end, and dissolution.

महातपा घोरतपा अदीनो दीनसाधकः । संवत्सरकरो मन्त्रः प्रमाणं परमं तपः ॥ ९ ॥

He is of great austerity, of terrible austerity, never destitute, fulfiller of the destitute; he is the maker of the year, the mantra, the supreme measure, the highest penance.

योगी योज्यो महाबीजो महारेता महाबलः । सुवर्णरेताः सर्वज्ञः सुबीजो बीजवाहनः ॥ १० ॥

He is a yogi, to be joined with, the great seed, of great virility, of great strength; of golden seed, all-knowing, of good seed, bearer of the seed.

दशबाहुस्त्वनिमिषो नीलकण्ठ उमापतिः । विश्वरूपः स्वयं श्रेष्ठो बलवीरो बलो गणः ॥ ११ ॥

He is ten-armed, unblinking, blue-throated, the husband of Uma; of universal form, supreme by himself, a mighty hero, strength, and the leader of hosts.

गणकर्ता गणपतिर्दिग्वासाः काम एव च । मन्त्रवित्परमो मन्त्रः सर्वभावकरो हरः ॥ १२ ॥

He is the creator of the hosts, the lord of the hosts, clothed in the directions, and indeed desire itself; knower of mantras, the supreme mantra, the maker of all beings, the remover.

कमण्डलुधरो धन्वी बाणहस्तः कपालवान् । अशनी शतघ्नी खड्गी पट्‍टिशी चायुधी महान् ॥ १३ ॥

He bears a water-pot, wields a bow, holds arrows in his hand, and carries a skull; he is armed with a thunderbolt, a hundred-bladed weapon, a sword, a spear, and is great among those who bear weapons.

स्रुवहस्तः सुरूपश्च तेजस्तेजस्करो निधिः । उष्णीषी च सुवक्त्रश्च उदग्रो विनतस्तथा ॥ १४ ॥

He holds a sacrificial ladle, is of beautiful form, the radiance that bestows radiance, a treasure; he wears a turban, has a handsome face, is exalted, and also humble.

दीर्घश्च हरिकेशश्च सुतीर्थः कृष्ण एव च । सृगालरूपः सिद्धार्थो मुण्डः सर्वशुभङ्करः ॥ १५ ॥

He is long (or tall), has tawny hair, is of excellent pilgrimage, is indeed dark; he takes the form of a jackal, is accomplished, shaven-headed, and the bringer of all auspiciousness.

अजश्च बहुरूपश्च गन्धधारी कपर्द्यपि । ऊर्ध्वरेता ऊर्ध्वलिङ्ग ऊर्ध्वशायी नभःस्थलः ॥ १६ ॥

He is unborn, of many forms, bearer of fragrance, with matted hair; his energy is directed upwards, his emblem is upwards, he lies upwards, and he is the expanse of the sky.

त्रिजटी चीरवासाश्च रुद्रः सेनापतिर्विभुः । अहश्चरो नक्तञ्चरस्तिग्ममन्युः सुवर्चसः ॥ १७ ॥

He is three-knotted, clothed in bark garments, Rudra, commander of the hosts, all-pervading; he moves by day, moves by night, is of fierce anger, and of radiant splendor.

गजहा दैत्यहा कालो लोकधाता गुणाकरः । सिंहशार्दूलरूपश्च आर्द्रचर्माम्बरावृतः ॥ १८ ॥

He is the slayer of the elephant, the slayer of demons, Time, the supporter of the worlds, the repository of qualities; he takes the forms of lion and tiger, and is clothed in moist hides.

कालयोगी महानादः सर्वकामश्चतुष्पथः । निशाचरः प्रेतचारी भूतचारी महेश्वरः ॥ १९ ॥

He is the master of time, the great sound, fulfiller of all desires, the fourfold path; he moves at night, moves among the departed, moves among spirits, and is the great Lord.