Ardhanari Nateshwara Stotram Meaning — Line by Line
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Meaning — Line by Line
Every verse of Ardhanari Nateshwara Stotram with its English meaning. Tap any word to hear it, or ▶ to recite the verse.
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- Verse 1. Champeya-Gaura-Ardha-Sharira-Kayai
- Verse 2. Kasturika-Kunkuma-Charchitayai
- Verse 3. Jhanat-Kvanat-Kankana-Nupurayai
- Verse 4. Vishala-Nila-Utpala-Lochanayai
- Verse 5. Mandara-Mala-Kalita-Alakayai
- Verse 6. Ambhodhara-Shyamala-Kuntalayai
- Verse 7. Prapancha-Srishti-Unmukha-Lasya-Kayai
- Verse 8. Pradipta-Ratna-Ujjvala-Kundalayai
- Verse 9. Etat-Pathed-Ashtakam-Ishtadam Yo
Champeya-Gaura-Ardha-Sharira-Kayai
चाम्पेयगौरार्धशरीरकायै कर्पूरगौरार्धशरीरकाय। धम्मिल्लकायै च जटाधराय नमः शिवायै च नमः शिवाय॥१॥
Champeya-Gaura-Ardha-Sharira-Kayai Karpura-Gaura-Ardha-Sharira-Kaya Dhammilla-Kayai Cha Jata-Dharaya Namah Shivayai Cha Namah Shivaya (1)
MeaningSalutations to the Goddess and to the Lord — to Her whose half-body glows golden like the champaka flower and to Him whose half-body is white like camphor; to Her of the braided tresses and to Him of the matted locks.
Kasturika-Kunkuma-Charchitayai
कस्तूरिकाकुङ्कुमचर्चितायै चितारजःपुञ्जविचर्चिताय। कृतस्मरायै विकृतस्मराय नमः शिवायै च नमः शिवाय॥२॥
Kasturika-Kunkuma-Charchitayai Chita-Rajah-Punja-Vicharchitaya Krita-Smarayai Vikrita-Smaraya Namah Shivayai Cha Namah Shivaya (2)
MeaningSalutations — to Her anointed with musk and saffron and to Him smeared with the ash of the cremation ground; to Her who awakens love and to Him who once disfigured the god of love.
Jhanat-Kvanat-Kankana-Nupurayai
झणत्क्वणत्कङ्कणनूपुरायै पादाब्जराजत्फणिनूपुराय। हेमाङ्गदायै भुजगाङ्गदाय नमः शिवायै च नमः शिवाय॥३॥
Jhanat-Kvanat-Kankana-Nupurayai Pada-Abja-Rajat-Phani-Nupuraya Hema-Angadayai Bhujaga-Angadaya Namah Shivayai Cha Namah Shivaya (3)
MeaningSalutations — to Her with tinkling bangles and anklets and to Him whose lotus feet wear serpents as anklets; to Her with golden armlets and to Him with serpent armlets.
Vishala-Nila-Utpala-Lochanayai
विशालनीलोत्पललोचनायै विकासिपङ्केरुहलोचनाय। समेक्षणायै विषमेक्षणाय नमः शिवायै च नमः शिवाय॥४॥
Vishala-Nila-Utpala-Lochanayai Vikasi-Pankeruha-Lochanaya Samekshanayai Vishamekshanaya Namah Shivayai Cha Namah Shivaya (4)
MeaningSalutations — to Her with wide eyes like blue lotuses and to Him with eyes like the blooming lotus; to Her with two even eyes and to Him with three uneven eyes.
Mandara-Mala-Kalita-Alakayai
मन्दारमालाकलितालकायै कपालमालाङ्कितकन्धराय। दिव्याम्बरायै च दिगम्बराय नमः शिवायै च नमः शिवाय॥५॥
Mandara-Mala-Kalita-Alakayai Kapala-Mala-Ankita-Kandharaya Divya-Ambarayai Cha Digambaraya Namah Shivayai Cha Namah Shivaya (5)
MeaningSalutations — to Her whose locks are decked with mandara garlands and to Him whose neck bears a garland of skulls; to Her robed in heavenly garments and to Him who is clad in the directions.
Ambhodhara-Shyamala-Kuntalayai
अम्भोधरश्यामलकुन्तलायै तडित्प्रभाताम्रजटाधराय। निरीश्वरायै निखिलेश्वराय नमः शिवायै च नमः शिवाय॥६॥
Ambhodhara-Shyamala-Kuntalayai Tadit-Prabha-Tamra-Jata-Dharaya Nir-Ishvarayai Nikhila-Ishvaraya Namah Shivayai Cha Namah Shivaya (6)
MeaningSalutations — to Her with tresses dark as rain-clouds and to Him with copper-red matted locks bright as lightning; to Her who is without a lord (being Herself supreme) and to Him who is the Lord of all.
Prapancha-Srishti-Unmukha-Lasya-Kayai
प्रपञ्चसृष्ट्युन्मुखलास्यकायै समस्तसंहारकताण्डवाय। जगज्जनन्यै जगदेकपित्रे नमः शिवायै च नमः शिवाय॥७॥
Prapancha-Srishti-Unmukha-Lasya-Kayai Samasta-Samhara-Kata-Tandavaya Jagaj-Jananyai Jagad-Eka-Pitre Namah Shivayai Cha Namah Shivaya (7)
MeaningSalutations — to Her whose graceful Lasya dance brings forth the creation of the world and to Him whose fierce Tandava dance dissolves it all; to Her the Mother of the universe and to Him the one Father of the universe.
Pradipta-Ratna-Ujjvala-Kundalayai
प्रदीप्तरत्नोज्ज्वलकुण्डलायै स्फुरन्महापन्नगभूषणाय। शिवान्वितायै च शिवान्विताय नमः शिवायै च नमः शिवाय॥८॥
Pradipta-Ratna-Ujjvala-Kundalayai Sphuran-Maha-Pannaga-Bhushanaya Shiva-Anvitayai Cha Shiva-Anvitaya Namah Shivayai Cha Namah Shivaya (8)
MeaningSalutations — to Her with brilliant gem-studded earrings and to Him adorned with the great gleaming serpent; to Her ever united with Shiva and to Him ever united with Shiva (Shakti).
Etat-Pathed-Ashtakam-Ishtadam Yo
एतत्पठेदष्टकमिष्टदं यो भक्त्या स मान्यो भुवि दीर्घजीवी। प्राप्नोति सौभाग्यमनन्तकालं भूयात्सदा तस्य समस्तसिद्धिः॥९॥
Etat-Pathed-Ashtakam-Ishtadam Yo Bhaktya Sa Manyo Bhuvi Dirgha-Jivi Prapnoti Saubhagyam-Ananta-Kalam Bhuyat-Sada Tasya Samasta-Siddhih (9)
MeaningWhoever devotedly recites this wish-fulfilling octad becomes honoured upon the earth and long-lived; he attains everlasting good fortune, and may all accomplishments forever be his.
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Origin & History
Source: Shaiva-Shakta stotra corpus attributed to Adi Shankaracharya
Author: Adi Shankaracharya (traditionally)
Period: c. 8th century CE
Adi Shankaracharya, who harmonised the worship of Shiva and Shakti within Advaita, composed this hymn to the Ardhanarishvara — the half-male, half-female form of the Divine. Each verse is a deliberate juxtaposition: the Goddess decked in saffron, jewels and silk on one side; the Lord smeared with ash, garlanded with skulls and sky-clad on the other — yet one single body, declaring that the cosmic Father and Mother, the dancer of creation (Lasya) and the dancer of dissolution (Tandava), are forever one.
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