Devadaru Vanastha Muni Krita Parameshwara Stuti
The stotra praises Lord Parameshwara, highlighting the virtues and powers associated with Him, while also emphasizing the sacredness of the Devadaru tree.
ऋषय ऊचुः । नमो दिग्वाससे नित्यं कृतान्ताय त्रिशूलिने ।
r̥ṣaya ūcuḥ
Salutations to the one who dwells in the directions, eternally, the one who is the end of all, the three-pronged one.
विकटाय करालाय करालवदनाय च ॥ १ ॥
namō digvāsasē nityaṁ kr̥tāntāya triśūlinē
To the fierce, the terrible, to the one with a fearsome face, I bow.
अरूपाय सुरूपाय विश्वरूपाय ते नमः ।
vikaṭāya karālāya karālavadanāya ca
To the formless, the beautifully formed, to the one with a universal form, I offer my salutations.
कटङ्कटाय रुद्राय स्वाहाकाराय वै नमः ॥ २ ॥
arūpāya surūpāya viśvarūpāya tē namaḥ
To the one who is fierce, to Rudra, to the one who embodies the essence of offerings, I bow.
सर्वप्रणतदेहाय स्वयं च प्रणतात्मने ।
kaṭaṅkaṭāya rudrāya svāhākārāya vai namaḥ
To the one who is the essence of all beings, and to the self who bows, I offer my salutations.
नित्यं नीलशिखण्डाय श्रीकण्ठाय नमो नमः ॥ ३ ॥
sarvapraṇatadēhāya svayaṁ ca praṇatātmanē
Forever, to the one with a blue throat, to the auspicious one, I bow repeatedly.
नीलकण्ठाय देवाय चिताभस्माङ्गधारिणे ।
nityaṁ nīlaśikhaṇḍāya śrīkaṇṭhāya namō namaḥ
To the blue-throated deity, the one who bears the ashes of the cremation ground, I bow.
त्वं ब्रह्मा सर्वदेवानां रुद्राणां नीललोहितः ॥ ४ ॥
nīlakaṇṭhāya dēvāya citābhasmāṅgadhāriṇē
You are Brahma, the one who is the essence of all gods, the Rudra who is blue and red.
आत्मा च सर्वभूतानां साङ्ख्यैः पुरुष उच्यते ।
tvaṁ brahmā sarvadēvānāṁ rudrāṇāṁ nīlalōhitaḥ
The self of all beings is said to be the Purusha by the sages.
पर्वतानां महामेरुर्नक्षत्राणां च चन्द्रमाः ॥ ५ ॥
ātmā ca sarvabhūtānāṁ sāṅkhyaiḥ puruṣa ucyatē
You are the great Meru among mountains, and the moon among constellations.
ऋषीणां च वसिष्ठस्त्वं देवानां वासवस्तथा ।
parvatānāṁ mahāmērurnakṣatrāṇāṁ ca candramāḥ
You are Vasistha among the sages, and you are Vasava among the gods.
ओङ्कारः सर्ववेदानां श्रेष्ठं साम च सामसु ॥ ६ ॥
r̥ṣīṇāṁ ca vasiṣṭhastvaṁ dēvānāṁ vāsavastathā
You are the Omkara, the supreme among all Vedas, and the best among the Samas.
आरण्यानां पशूनां च सिंहस्त्वं परमेश्वरः ।
ōṅkāraḥ sarvavēdānāṁ śrēṣṭhaṁ sāma ca sāmasu
You are the supreme lord among the animals of the forest, the lion.
ग्राम्याणामृषभश्चासि भगवान् लोकपूजितः ॥ ७ ॥
āraṇyānāṁ paśūnāṁ ca siṁhastvaṁ paramēśvaraḥ
You are the revered one among the villagers, the divine one worshipped by the world.
सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि यो यो भावो भविष्यति ।
grāmyāṇāmr̥ṣabhaścāsi bhagavān lōkapūjitaḥ
Even if one is present in all ways, whatever state will arise,
त्वामेव तत्र पश्यामो ब्रह्मणा कथितं यथा ॥ ८ ॥
sarvathā vartamānō:'pi yō yō bhāvō bhaviṣyati
We see you there, as Brahman has described.
कामः क्रोधश्च लोभश्च विषादो मद एव च ।
tvāmēva tatra paśyāmō brahmaṇā kathitaṁ yathā
Desire, anger, greed, despair, and pride,
एतदिच्छामहे बोद्धुं प्रसीद परमेश्वर ॥ ९ ॥
kāmaḥ krōdhaśca lōbhaśca viṣādō mada ēva ca
We wish to know these; please be gracious, O Supreme Lord.
महासंहरणे प्राप्ते त्वया देव कृतात्मना ।
ētadicchāmahē bōddhuṁ prasīda paramēśvara
When the great dissolution arrives, O God, by your own will,
करं ललाटे संविध्य वह्निरुत्पादितस्त्वया ॥ १० ॥
mahāsaṁharaṇē prāptē tvayā dēva kr̥tātmanā
You have arranged the fire on the forehead.
तेनाग्निना तदा लोका अर्चिर्भिः सर्वतो वृताः ।
karaṁ lalāṭē saṁvidhya vahnirutpāditastvayā
Then, by that fire, all worlds are surrounded by light.
तस्मादग्निसमा ह्येते बहवो विकृताग्नयः ॥ ११ ॥
tēnāgninā tadā lōkā arcirbhiḥ sarvatō vr̥tāḥ
Therefore, many distorted fires are indeed like fire.
कामः क्रोधश्च लोभश्च मोहो दम्भ उपद्रवः ।
tasmādagnisamā hyētē bahavō vikr̥tāgnayaḥ
Desire, anger, greed, delusion, hypocrisy, and disturbance,
यानि चान्यानि भूतानि स्थावराणि चराणि च ॥ १२ ॥
kāmaḥ krōdhaśca lōbhaśca mōhō dambha upadravaḥ
And all other beings, both stationary and moving,
दह्यं ते प्राणिनस्ते तु त्वत्समुत्थेन वह्निना ।
yāni cānyāni bhūtāni sthāvarāṇi carāṇi ca
Are to be burned by your fire that arises from you.
अस्माकं दह्यमानानां त्राता भव सुरेश्वर ॥ १३ ॥
dahyaṁ tē prāṇinastē tu tvatsamutthēna vahninā
O Lord of the gods, be our savior, as we are being burnt.
त्वं च लोकहितार्थाय भूतानि परिषिञ्चसि ।
asmākaṁ dahyamānānāṁ trātā bhava surēśvara
And you, for the welfare of the world, sanctify the beings.
महेश्वर महाभाग प्रभो शुभनिरीक्षक ॥ १४ ॥
tvaṁ ca lōkahitārthāya bhūtāni pariṣiñcasi
O Great Lord, O Great Being, O Lord, who observes auspiciously,
आज्ञापय वयं नाथ कर्तारो वचनं तव ।
mahēśvara mahābhāga prabhō śubhanirīkṣaka
We command, O Master, that we are your doers, according to your word.
भूतकोटिसहस्रेषु रूपकोटिशतेषु च ॥ १५ ॥
ājñāpaya vayaṁ nātha kartārō vacanaṁ tava
In the multitude of countless beings, in the hundreds of thousands of forms,
अन्तं गन्तुं न शक्ताः स्म देवदेव नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ १६ ॥
bhūtakōṭisahasrēṣu rūpakōṭiśatēṣu ca
They are unable to reach the end; O Lord of Lords, I bow to You.
इति श्रीलिङ्गमहापुराणे पूर्वभागे द्वात्रिंशोऽध्याये देवदारुवनस्थ मुनिकृत परमेश्वर स्तुतिः । Andhaka Krita Shiva Stuti – श्री शिव स्तुतिः (अन्धक कृतम्)
antaṁ gantuṁ na śaktāḥ sma dēvadēva namō:'stu tē
Thus, in the ancient part of the Śrī Liṅga Mahāpurāṇa, in the thirty-second chapter, the sage residing in the forest of divine trees offers praise to the Supreme Lord.
Sri Ranganatha Ashtakam 2 – श्री रङ्गनाथाष्टकम् 2
iti śrīliṅgamahāpurāṇē pūrvabhāgē dvātriṁśō:'dhyāyē dēvadāruvanastha munikr̥ta paramēśvara stutiḥ
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