Shiva kesadi padantha varnana stotram
The stotram elaborates on the different forms and characteristics of Lord Shiva, celebrating his divine nature and fostering devotion.
देयासुर्मूर्ध्नि राजत्सरससुरसरित्पारपर्यन्तनिर्य-
dēyāsurmūrdhni rājatsarasasurasaritpāraparyantanirya- -tprāṁśustambāḥ piśaṅgāstulitapariṇatāraktaśālīlatā vaḥ
O Lord Shiva, I sing your praises,
-त्प्रांशुस्तम्बाः पिशङ्गास्तुलितपरिणतारक्तशालीलता वः ।
durvārāpattigartaśritanikhilajanōttāraṇē rajjubhūtā ghōrāghōrvīruhālīdahanaśikhiśikhāḥ śarma śārvāḥ kapardāḥ
Describing your divine form, from head to toe.
दुर्वारापत्तिगर्तश्रितनिखिलजनोत्तारणे रज्जुभूता
kurvannirvāṇamārgapragamaparilasadrūpyasōpānaśaṅkāṁ śakrārīṇāṁ purāṇāṁ trayavijayakr̥taspaṣṭarēkhāyamāṇam
You are the embodiment of all beings,
घोराघोर्वीरुहालीदहनशिखिशिखाः शर्म शार्वाः कपर्दाः ॥ १ ॥
avyādavyājamuccairalikahimadharādhityakāntastridhōdya- -jjāhnavyābhaṁ mr̥ḍānīkamituruḍuparukpāṇḍaraṁ vastripuṇḍram
The essence of the universe, from the highest to the lowest.
कुर्वन्निर्वाणमार्गप्रगमपरिलसद्रूप्यसोपानशङ्कां
krudhyadgaurīprasādānatisamayapadāṅguṣṭhasaṅkrāntalākṣā- -binduspardhi smarārēḥ sphaṭikamaṇidr̥ṣanmagnamāṇikyaśōbham
Your golden hue shines like the beautiful lotus,
शक्रारीणां पुराणां त्रयविजयकृतस्पष्टरेखायमाणम् ।
mūrdhnyudyaddivyasindhōḥ patitaśapharikākāri vō mastakaṁ stā- -dastōkāpattikr̥tyai hutavahakaṇikāmōkṣarūkṣaṁ sadākṣi
And you are the protector of all who seek refuge.
अव्यादव्याजमुच्चैरलिकहिमधराधित्यकान्तस्त्रिधोद्य-
bhūtyai dr̥gbhūtayōḥ syādyadahimahimarugbimbayōḥ snigdhavarṇō daityaughadhvaṁsaśaṁsī sphuṭa iva parivēṣāvaśēṣō vibhāti
With your fierce flames, you consume ignorance,
-ज्जाह्नव्याभं मृडानीकमितुरुडुपरुक्पाण्डरं वस्त्रिपुण्ड्रम् ॥ २ ॥
sargasthityantavr̥ttirmayi samupagatētīva nirvr̥ttagarvaṁ śarvāṇībharturuccairyugalamatha dadhadvibhramaṁ tadbhruvōrvaḥ
Bestowing peace and security upon your devotees.
क्रुध्यद्गौरीप्रसादानतिसमयपदाङ्गुष्ठसङ्क्रान्तलाक्षा-
yugmē rukmābjapiṅgē graha iva pihitē drāgyayōḥ prāgduhitrā śailasya dhvāntanīlāmbararacitabr̥hatkañcukō:'bhūtprapañcaḥ
You guide us on the path to liberation,
-बिन्दुस्पर्धि स्मरारेः स्फटिकमणिदृषन्मग्नमाणिक्यशोभम् ।
tē trainētrē pavitrē tridaśavaraghaṭāmitrajaitrōgraśastrē nētrē nētrē bhavētāṁ drutamiha bhavatāmindriyāśvānviyantum
Leading us away from the doubts and fears of existence.
मूर्ध्न्युद्यद्दिव्यसिन्धोः पतितशफरिकाकारि वो मस्तकं स्ता-
caṇḍīvaktrārpaṇēcchōstadanu bhagavataḥ pāṇḍurukpāṇḍugaṇḍa- -prōdyatkaṇḍūṁ vinētuṁ vitanuta iva yē ratnakōṇairvighr̥ṣṭim
In the ancient scriptures, your victories are celebrated,
-दस्तोकापत्तिकृत्यै हुतवहकणिकामोक्षरूक्षं सदाक्षि ॥ ३ ॥
caṇḍārcirmaṇḍalābhē satatanatajanadhvāntakhaṇḍātiśauṇḍē cāṇḍīśē tē śriyēstāmadhikamavanatākhaṇḍalē kuṇḍalē vaḥ
And your divine nature is clearly defined.
भूत्यै दृग्भूतयोः स्याद्यदहिमहिमरुग्बिम्बयोः स्निग्धवर्णो
khaṭvāṅgōdagrapāṇēḥ sphuṭavikaṭapuṭō vaktrarandhrapravēśa- -prēpsūdañcatphaṇōruśvasadatidhavalāhīndraśaṅkāṁ dadhānaḥ
You are the source of all creation,
दैत्यौघध्वंसशंसी स्फुट इव परिवेषावशेषो विभाति ।
yuṣmākaṁ kramavaktrāmburuhaparilasatkarṇikākāraśōbhaḥ śaśvattrāṇāya bhūyādalamativimalōttuṅgakōṇaḥ sa ghōṇaḥ
And your presence brings forth joy and fulfillment.
सर्गस्थित्यन्तवृत्तिर्मयि समुपगतेतीव निर्वृत्तगर्वं
krudhyatyaddhā yayōḥ svāṁ tanumatilasatōrbimbitāṁ lakṣayantī bhartrē spardhātinighnā muhuritaravadhūśaṅkayā śailakanyā
In your embrace, we find solace and strength,
शर्वाणीभर्तुरुच्चैर्युगलमथ दधद्विभ्रमं तद्भ्रुवोर्वः ॥ ४ ॥
yuṣmāṁstau śaśvaduccairabahuladaśamīśarvarīśātiśubhrā- -vavyāstāṁ divyasindhōḥ kamituravanamallōkapālau kapōlau
As you bless us with your divine grace.
युग्मे रुक्माब्जपिङ्गे ग्रह इव पिहिते द्राग्ययोः प्राग्दुहित्रा
yō bhāsā bhātyupāntasthita iva nibhr̥taṁ kaustubhō draṣṭumiccha- -nsōtthasnēhānnitāntaṁ galagatagaralaṁ patyuruccaiḥ paśūnām
May your light shine upon us forever,
शैलस्य ध्वान्तनीलाम्बररचितबृहत्कञ्चुकोऽभूत्प्रपञ्चः ।
prōdyatprēmṇā yamārdrā pibati girisutā sampadaḥ sātirēkā lōkāḥ śōṇīkr̥tāntā yadadharamahasā sō:'dharō vō vidhattām
And may we always be guided by your wisdom.
ते त्रैनेत्रे पवित्रे त्रिदशवरघटामित्रजैत्रोग्रशस्त्रे
atyarthaṁ rājatē yā vadanaśaśadharādudgalaccāruvāṇī- -pīyūṣāmbhaḥpravāhaprasaraparilasatphēnabindvāvalīva
In the company of the divine, we find our purpose,
नेत्रे नेत्रे भवेतां द्रुतमिह भवतामिन्द्रियाश्वान्वियन्तुम् ॥ ५ ॥
dēyātsā dantapaṅktiściramiha danudāyādadauvārikasya dyutyā dīptēndukundacchaviramalataraprōnnatāgrā mudaṁ vaḥ
And in your love, we discover our true selves.
चण्डीवक्त्रार्पणेच्छोस्तदनु भगवतः पाण्डुरुक्पाण्डुगण्ड-
nyakkurvannurvarābhr̥nnibhaghanasamayōddhuṣṭamēghaughaghōṣaṁ sphūrjadvārdhyutthitōrudhvanitamapi parabrahmabhūtō gabhīraḥ
O Lord, may we always remember your teachings,
-प्रोद्यत्कण्डूं विनेतुं वितनुत इव ये रत्नकोणैर्विघृष्टिम् ।
suvyaktō vyaktamūrtēḥ prakaṭitakaraṇaḥ prāṇanāthasya satyāḥ prītyā vaḥ saṁvidadhyātphalavikalamalaṁ janma nādaḥ sa nādaḥ
And may our hearts be filled with devotion to you.
चण्डार्चिर्मण्डलाभे सततनतजनध्वान्तखण्डातिशौण्डे
bhāsā yasya trilōkī lasati parilasatphēnabindvarṇavānta- -rvyāmagnēvātigaurastulitasurasaridvāripūraprasāraḥ
In the dance of life, may we find harmony,
चाण्डीशे ते श्रियेस्तामधिकमवनताखण्डले कुण्डले वः ॥ ६ ॥
pīnātmā dantabhābhirbhr̥śamahahahakārātibhīmaḥ sadēṣṭāṁ puṣṭāṁ tuṣṭiṁ kr̥ṣīṣṭa sphuṭamiha bhavatāmaṭ-ṭahāsō:'ṣṭamūrtēḥ
And may your blessings be upon us eternally.
खट्वाङ्गोदग्रपाणेः स्फुटविकटपुटो वक्त्ररन्ध्रप्रवेश-
sadyōjātākhyamāpyaṁ yaduvimalamudagvarti yadvāmadēvaṁ nāmnā hēmnā sadr̥kṣaṁ jaladanibhamaghōrāhvayaṁ dakṣiṇaṁ yat
Let us surrender to your will,
-प्रेप्सूदञ्चत्फणोरुश्वसदतिधवलाहीन्द्रशङ्कां दधानः ।
yadbālārkaprabhaṁ tatpuruṣanigaditaṁ pūrvamīśānasañjñaṁ yaddivyaṁ tāni śambhōrbhavadabhilaṣitaṁ pañca dadyurmukhāni
And may we always strive to honor your name.
युष्माकं क्रमवक्त्राम्बुरुहपरिलसत्कर्णिकाकारशोभः
ātmaprēmṇō bhavānyā svayamiva racitāḥ sādaraṁ sāṁvananyā maṣyā tisraḥsunīlāñjananibhagararēkhāḥ samābhānti yasyām
You are always adorned with the purest radiance, like the divine ocean, and you are the protectors of the worlds.
शश्वत्त्राणाय भूयादलमतिविमलोत्तुङ्गकोणः स घोणः ॥ ७ ॥
akalpānalpabhāsā bhr̥śaruciratarā kambukalpāmbikāyāḥ patyuḥ sātyantamantarvilasatu satataṁ mantharā kandharā vaḥ
He who shines forth, standing at the edge of the light, desires to see the Kaustubha gem,
क्रुध्यत्यद्धा ययोः स्वां तनुमतिलसतोर्बिम्बितां लक्षयन्ती
vaktrēndōrdantalakṣmyāściramadharamahākaustubhasyāpyupāntē sōtthānāṁ prārthayanyaḥ sthitimacalabhuvē vārayantyai nivēśam
which, with great affection, drinks the nectar of life, and the wealth of the world flows forth from it.
भर्त्रे स्पर्धातिनिघ्ना मुहुरितरवधूशङ्कया शैलकन्या ।
prāyuṅktēvāśiṣō yaḥ pratipadamamr̥tatvē sthitaḥ kālaśatrōḥ kālaṁ kurvangalaṁ vō hr̥dayamayamalaṁ kṣālayētkālakūṭaḥ
May the one who is the source of all, who is the essence of the moon, bestow upon you the supreme grace.
युष्मांस्तौ शश्वदुच्चैरबहुलदशमीशर्वरीशातिशुभ्रा-
prauḍhaprēmākulāyā dr̥ḍhataraparirambhēṣu parvēndumukhyāḥ pārvatyāścārucāmīkaravalayapadairaṅkitaṁ kāntiśāli
The beauty of your face shines like the moon, and the flow of nectar is like a stream of light.
-वव्यास्तां दिव्यसिन्धोः कमितुरवनमल्लोकपालौ कपोलौ ॥ ८ ॥
raṅgannāgāṅgadāḍhyaṁ satatamavihitaṁ karma nirmūlayētta- -ddōrmūlaṁ nirmalaṁ yaddhr̥di duritamapāsyārjitaṁ dhūrjaṭērvaḥ
May the rows of your teeth, which are like pearls, grant us long-lasting joy and prosperity.
यो भासा भात्युपान्तस्थित इव निभृतं कौस्तुभो द्रष्टुमिच्छ-
kaṇṭhāślēṣārthamāptā diva iva kamituḥ svargasindhōḥ pravāhāḥ krāntyai saṁsārasindhōḥ sphaṭikamaṇimahāsaṅkramākāradīrghāḥ
In the presence of the glorious moon, may your radiant form bring forth happiness and delight.
-न्सोत्थस्नेहान्नितान्तं गलगतगरलं पत्युरुच्चैः पशूनाम् ।
tiryagviṣkambhabhūtāstribhuvanavasatērbhinnadaityēbhadēhā bāhā vastā harasya drutamiha nivahānaṁhasāṁ saṁharantu
The sound of your name resonates through the three worlds, illuminating them with divine light.
प्रोद्यत्प्रेम्णा यमार्द्रा पिबति गिरिसुता सम्पदः सातिरेका
vakṣō dakṣadviṣō:'laṁ smarabharavinamaddakṣajākṣīṇavakṣō- -jāntarnikṣiptaśumbhanmalayajamilitōdbhāsi bhasmōkṣitaṁ yat
You are like a river of nectar, flowing with the essence of life, and your presence brings fulfillment.
लोकाः शोणीकृतान्ता यदधरमहसा सोऽधरो वो विधत्ताम् ॥ ९ ॥
kṣipraṁ tadrūkṣacakṣuḥ śrutigaṇaphaṇaratnaughabhābhīkṣṇaśōbhaṁ yuṣmākaṁ śaśvadēnaḥ sphaṭikamaṇiśilāmaṇḍalābhaṁ kṣiṇōtu
May your divine form, which is the embodiment of truth, bless us with love and compassion.
अत्यर्थं राजते या वदनशशधरादुद्गलच्चारुवाणी-
muktāmuktē vicitrākulavalilaharījālaśālinyavāñca- -nnābhyāvartē vilōladbhujagavarayutē kālaśatrōrviśālē
In your presence, the world is filled with joy, and the beauty of your smile brings peace and contentment.
-पीयूषाम्भःप्रवाहप्रसरपरिलसत्फेनबिन्द्वावलीव ।
yuṣmaccittatridhāmā pratinavarucirē mandirē kāntilakṣmyāḥ śētāṁ śītāṁśugaurē cirataramudarakṣīrasindhau salīlam
May the divine energy that you embody grant us the strength to overcome all obstacles.
देयात्सा दन्तपङ्क्तिश्चिरमिह दनुदायाददौवारिकस्य
vaiyāghrī yatra kr̥ttiḥ sphurati himagirērvistr̥tōpatyakāntaḥ sāndrāvaśyāyamiśrā parita iva vr̥tā nīlajīmūtamālā
You are the source of all creation, and your love is the foundation of existence.
द्युत्या दीप्तेन्दुकुन्दच्छविरमलतरप्रोन्नताग्रा मुदं वः ॥ १० ॥
ābaddhāhīndrakāñcīguṇamatipr̥thulaṁ śailajākrīḍabhūmi- -stadvō niḥśrēyasē syājjaghanamatighanaṁ bālaśītāṁśumaulēḥ
May we always be blessed by your grace, and may our hearts be filled with your divine presence.
न्यक्कुर्वन्नुर्वराभृन्निभघनसमयोद्धुष्टमेघौघघोषं
puṣṭāvaṣṭambhabhūtau pr̥thutarajaghanasyāpi nityaṁ trilōkyāḥ samyagvr̥ttau surēndradviradavarakarōdārakāntiṁ dadhānau
In the embrace of your love, may we find eternal bliss and the essence of life itself.
स्फूर्जद्वार्ध्युत्थितोरुध्वनितमपि परब्रह्मभूतो गभीरः ।
sārāvūrū purārēḥ prasabhamarighaṭāghasmarau bhasmaśubhrau bhaktairatyārdracittairadhikamavanatau vāñchitaṁ vō vidhattām
May your light shine upon us, guiding us through the darkness and leading us to the truth.
सुव्यक्तो व्यक्तमूर्तेः प्रकटितकरणः प्राणनाथस्य सत्याः
ānandāyēndukāntōpalaracitasamudgāyitē yē munīnāṁ cittādarśaṁ nidhātuṁ vidadhati caraṇē tāṇḍavākuñcanāni
In the embrace of mature love, stronger than the firmest bonds, the moon is prominent.
प्रीत्या वः संविदध्यात्फलविकलमलं जन्म नादः स नादः ॥ ११ ॥
kāñcībhōgīndramūrdhnāṁ pratimuhurupadhānāyamānē kṣaṇaṁ tē kāntē stāmantakārērdyutivijitasudhābhānunī jānunī vaḥ
The beautiful mountain adorned with the glow of golden rings shines with splendor.
भासा यस्य त्रिलोकी लसति परिलसत्फेनबिन्द्वर्णवान्त-
mañjīrībhūtabhōgipravaragaṇaphaṇāmaṇḍalāntarnitānta- -vyādīrghānargharatnadyutikisalayatē stūyamānē dyusadbhiḥ
The actions that are constantly performed, rooted in the essence of the divine, remove the root of suffering,
-र्व्यामग्नेवातिगौरस्तुलितसुरसरिद्वारिपूरप्रसारः ।
bibhratyau vibhramaṁ vaḥ sphaṭikamaṇibr̥haddaṇḍavadbhāsitē yē jaṅghē śaṅkhēnduśubhrē bhr̥śamiha bhavatāṁ mānasē śūlapāṇēḥ
That pure essence, which in the heart is the accumulated miseries of the world.
पीनात्मा दन्तभाभिर्भृशमहहहकारातिभीमः सदेष्टां
astōkastōmaśastrairapacitimamalāṁ bhūribhāvōpahāraiḥ kurvadbhiḥ sarvadōccaiḥ satatamabhivr̥tau brahmaviddēvalādyaiḥ
For the sake of the throat's embrace, like the divine, the currents of the ocean of heaven flow.
पुष्टां तुष्टिं कृषीष्ट स्फुटमिह भवतामट्टहासोऽष्टमूर्तेः ॥ १२ ॥
samyaksampūjyamānāviha hr̥di sarasīvāniśaṁ yuṣmadīyē śarvasya krīḍatāṁ tau prapadavarabr̥hatkacchapāvacchabhāsau
For the crossing over of the ocean of existence, the long passage of the great crystal gem is formed.
सद्योजाताख्यमाप्यं यदुविमलमुदग्वर्ति यद्वामदेवं
yāḥ svasyaikāṁśapātādatibahalagaladraktavaktraṁ praṇunna- -prāṇaṁ prākrōśayanprāṅnijamacalavaraṁ cālayantaṁ daśāsyam
The beings of the three worlds, transformed into various forms, are freed from the grasp of demons.
नाम्ना हेम्ना सदृक्षं जलदनिभमघोराह्वयं दक्षिणं यत् ।
pādāṅgulyō diśantu drutamayugadr̥śaḥ kalmaṣaplōṣakalyāḥ kalyāṇaṁ phullamālyaprakaravilasitā vaḥ praṇaddhāhivallyaḥ
May the garments of the Lord swiftly gather here and remove the burdens of the afflicted.
यद्बालार्कप्रभं तत्पुरुषनिगदितं पूर्वमीशानसञ्ज्ञं
prahvaprācīnabarhiḥpramukhasuravaraprasphuranmaulisakta- -jyāyōratnōtkarōsrairaviratamamalā bhūrinīrājitā yā
On the chest of the skilled adversary, the essence of love, like a flower, blooms.
यद्दिव्यं तानि शम्भोर्भवदभिलषितं पञ्च दद्युर्मुखानि ॥ १३ ॥
prōdagrāgrā pradēyāttatiriva rucirā tārakāṇāṁ nitāntaṁ nīlagrīvasya pādāmburuhavilasitā sā nakhālī sukhaṁ vaḥ
The one who is hidden in the heart, adorned with the essence of the moon, shines with the purity of ashes.
आत्मप्रेम्णो भवान्या स्वयमिव रचिताः सादरं सांवनन्या
satyāḥ satyānanēndāvapi savidhagatē yē vikāsaṁ dadhātē svāntē svāṁ tē labhantē śriyamiha sarasīvāmarā yē dadhānāḥ
Quickly, may that dry eye, which is the source of the gems of sound, always shine brightly.
मष्या तिस्रःसुनीलाञ्जननिभगररेखाः समाभान्ति यस्याम् ।
lōlaṁ lōlambakānāṁ kulamiva sudhiyāṁ sēvatē yē sadā stāṁ bhūtyai bhūtyaiṇapāṇērvimalatararucastē padāmbhōruhē vaḥ
May your eternal glory, like a crystal gem, diminish not.
अकल्पानल्पभासा भृशरुचिरतरा कम्बुकल्पाम्बिकायाः
yēṣāṁ rāgādidōṣākṣatamati yatayō yānti muktiṁ prasādā- -dyē vā namrātmamūrtidyusadr̥ṣipariṣanmūrdhni śēṣāyamāṇāḥ
In the ocean of liberation, where the waves of diverse desires flow,
पत्युः सात्यन्तमन्तर्विलसतु सततं मन्थरा कन्धरा वः ॥ १४ ॥
śrīkaṇṭhasyāruṇōdyaccaraṇasarasijaprōtthitāstē bhāvākhyā- -tpārāvārācciraṁ vō duritahatikr̥tastārayēyuḥ parāgāḥ
In the embrace of the coiling serpent, may the time of death be vast.
वक्त्रेन्दोर्दन्तलक्ष्म्याश्चिरमधरमहाकौस्तुभस्याप्युपान्ते
bhūmnā yasyāstasīmnā bhuvanamanusr̥taṁ yatparaṁ dhāma dhāmnāṁ sāmnāmāmnāyatattvaṁ yadapi ca paramaṁ yadguṇātītamādyam
In your heart, the three realms reside, in the newly adorned temple of the goddess of beauty.
सोत्थानां प्रार्थयन्यः स्थितिमचलभुवे वारयन्त्यै निवेशम् ।
yaccāṁhōhannirīhaṁ gahanamiti muhuḥ prāhuruccairmahāntō māhēśaṁ tanmahō mē mahitamaharaharmōharōhaṁ nihantu
May the cool, white moonlight, for a long time, nourish the ocean of milk.
प्रायुङ्क्तेवाशिषो यः प्रतिपदममृतत्वे स्थितः कालशत्रोः
iti śrīmatparamahaṁsaparivrājakācāryasya śrīgōvindabhagavatpūjyapādaśiṣyasya śrīmacchaṅkarabhagavataḥ kr̥tau śrī śiva kēśādipādāntavarṇana stōtram
Where the tiger's strength shines forth, the brilliance of the snowy mountain is spread wide.