Pradoshastotra ashtakam
The stotra comprises eight verses that praise Lord Shiva, focusing on His divine attributes and the benefits of worship during the Pradosha period.
सत्यं ब्रवीमि परलोकहितं ब्रवीमि
satyaṁ bravīmi paralōkahitaṁ bravīmi sāraṁ bravīmyupaniṣaddhr̥dayaṁ bravīmi
I speak the truth, I speak for the welfare of the world.
सारं ब्रवीम्युपनिषद्धृदयं ब्रवीमि ।
saṁsāramulbaṇamasāramavāpya jantōḥ sārō:'yamīśvarapadāmburuhasya sēvā
I speak the essence, I speak the heart of the Upanishads.
संसारमुल्बणमसारमवाप्य जन्तोः
yē nārcayanti giriśaṁ samayē pradōṣē yē nārcitaṁ śivamapi praṇamanti cānyē
Having attained the essence of worldly existence, the beings,
सारोऽयमीश्वरपदाम्बुरुहस्य सेवा ॥ १ ॥
ētatkathāṁ śrutipuṭairna pibanti mūḍhā- -stē janmajanmasu bhavanti narā daridrāḥ
This is the service to the lotus feet of the Lord.
ये नार्चयन्ति गिरिशं समये प्रदोषे
yē vai pradōṣasamayē paramēśvarasya kurvantyananyamanasōṅghrisarōjapūjām
Those who worship Girisha at the time of Pradosha,
ये नार्चितं शिवमपि प्रणमन्ति चान्ये ।
nityaṁ pravr̥ddhadhanadhānyakalatraputra- -saubhāgyasampadadhikāsta ihaiva lōkē
And those who do not worship Shiva but bow down to others,
एतत्कथां श्रुतिपुटैर्न पिबन्ति मूढा-
kailāsaśailabhavanē trijagajjanitrīṁ gaurīṁ nivēśya kanakāñcitaratnapīṭhē
Fools do not drink this story from the scriptures,
-स्ते जन्मजन्मसु भवन्ति नरा दरिद्राः ॥ २ ॥
nr̥tyaṁ vidhātumabhivāñchati śūlapāṇau dēvāḥ pradōṣasamayē:'nubhajanti sarvē
They are born again and again as poor men.
ये वै प्रदोषसमये परमेश्वरस्य
vāgdēvī dhr̥tavallakī śatamakhō vēṇuṁ dadhatpadmaja- -stālōnnidrakarō ramā bhagavatī gēyaprayōgānvitā
Those who perform worship at the time of Pradosha of the Supreme Lord,
कुर्वन्त्यनन्यमनसोङ्घ्रिसरोजपूजाम् ।
viṣṇuḥ sāndramr̥daṅgavādanapaṭurdēvāḥ samantāt sthitāḥ sēvantē tamanu pradōṣasamayē dēvaṁ mr̥ḍānīpatim
With unwavering minds, they perform the worship of His lotus feet.
नित्यं प्रवृद्धधनधान्यकलत्रपुत्र-
gandharvayakṣapatagōragasiddhasādhyā vidyādharāmaravarāpsarasāṁ gaṇāṁśca
Always endowed with wealth, grains, and the fortune of sons,
-सौभाग्यसम्पदधिकास्त इहैव लोके ॥ ३ ॥
yē:'nyē trilōkanilayāḥ sahabhūtavargāḥ prāptē pradōṣasamayē harapārśvasaṁsthāḥ
They are indeed blessed in this world.
कैलासशैलभवने त्रिजगज्जनित्रीं
ataḥ pradōṣē śiva ēka ēva pūjyō:'tha nānyē haripadmajādyāḥ
In the abode of Kailasa, the mother of the three worlds,
गौरीं निवेश्य कनकाञ्चितरत्नपीठे ।
tasminmahēśē vidhinējyamānē sarvē prasīdanti surādhināthāḥ
Having placed Gauri on a seat of gold and jewels,
नृत्यं विधातुमभिवाञ्छति शूलपाणौ
ēṣa tē tanayaḥ pūrvajanmani brāhmaṇōttamaḥ pratigrahairvayō ninyē na yajñādyaiḥ sukarmabhiḥ
The Lord with the trident desires to perform a dance.
देवाः प्रदोषसमयेऽनुभजन्ति सर्वे ॥ ४ ॥
atō dāridryamāpannaḥ putrastē dvijabhāmini taddōṣaparihārārthaṁ śaraṇaṁ yātu śaṅkaram
All the gods worship Him at the time of Pradosha.
वाग्देवी धृतवल्लकी शतमखो वेणुं दधत्पद्मज-
iti śrīskāndapurāṇē brahmakhaṇḍē tr̥tīyē brahmōttarakhaṇḍē ṣaṣṭhō:'dhyāyē śāṇḍilya kr̥ta pradōṣastōtrāṣṭakam
Vagdevī, holding a hundred flutes,