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𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍋𑌷 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍

Pradosha Stotram in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 7× repetitions·🕐 Pradosha Kaal — the twilight (about 1.5 hours before and after sunset) on Trayodashi (13th lunar day)·📜 Skanda Purana (Pradosha Stava / Pradosha Mahatmya)

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Skanda Purana (Pradosha Stava / Pradosha Mahatmya) · Traditional (from the Skanda Purana) · Puranic (ancient)

The Pradosha Stotram is drawn from the Pradosha Mahatmya of the Skanda Purana, which extols the supreme merit of worshipping Lord Shiva during Pradosha — the twilight of Trayodashi. By tradition, it was at the churning of the ocean that Shiva drank the deadly halahala poison to save the worlds, and the grateful gods worshipped him at this twilight hour; ever since, Pradosha has been sacred to Shiva. The hymn paints the scene on Kailasa where, as the Lord dances with Gauri seated beside him, Brahma keeps time, Saraswati plays the veena, Vishnu the mridanga and Lakshmi sings — all the gods gathered in worship. It concludes that at this hour Shiva alone is to be adored, for then every deity is pleased.

✦ As told in scripture

The Skanda Purana relates the story of a poor Brahmin boy who, through the grace earned by Pradosha worship of Lord Shiva, was lifted from destitution to royal fortune — illustrating the hymn's promise that sincere worship at the Pradosha hour brings abounding prosperity in this very life, while pleasing all the gods who gather at Hara's side.

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Verse 1

𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍀𑌮𑌿 𑌪𑌰𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍀𑌮𑌿 𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍀𑌮𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍃𑌦𑌯𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍀𑌮𑌿। 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌲𑍍𑌬𑌣𑌮𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌮𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌃 𑌸𑌾𑌰𑍋𑌽𑌯𑌮𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌾॥௧॥

Satyaṁ bravīmi para-loka-hitaṁ bravīmi Sāraṁ bravīmy-upaniṣad-dhṛdayaṁ bravīmi। Saṁsāram-ulbaṇam-asāram-avāpya jantoḥ Sāro'yam-īśvara-padāmburuhasya sevā॥1॥

Meaning:I speak the truth, I speak what benefits the world beyond, I speak the very essence, the heart of the Upanishads: having gained (this birth amid) the fierce and worthless round of samsara, the one true essence for a living being is the service of the lotus-feet of the Lord.

Verse 2

𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌶𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌯𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍋𑌷𑍇 𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌮𑌪𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌚𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇। 𑌏𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌥𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌟𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌨 𑌪𑌿𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑍂𑌢𑌾- 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌸𑍁 𑌭𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌰𑌾 𑌦𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃॥௨॥

Ye nārcayanti giriśaṁ samaye pradoṣe Ye nārcitaṁ śivam-api praṇamanti cānye। Etat-kathāṁ śruti-puṭair-na pibanti mūḍhā- Ste janma-janmasu bhavanti narā daridrāḥ॥2॥

Meaning:Those who do not worship Girisha (Shiva) at the Pradosha hour, and those others who do not even bow to the Shiva worshipped by others, and the fools who do not drink in this sacred story through their ears — such people are born poor, life after life.

Verse 3

𑌯𑍇 𑌵𑍈 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍋𑌷𑌸𑌮𑌯𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌨𑌸𑍋𑌽𑌙𑍍𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌸𑌰𑍋𑌜𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌾𑌮𑍍। 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌧𑌨𑌧𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌕𑌲𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰- 𑌸𑍗𑌭𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌦𑌧𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤 𑌇𑌹𑍈𑌵 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍇॥௩॥

Ye vai pradoṣa-samaye parameśvarasya Kurvanty-ananya-manaso'ṅghri-saroja-pūjām। Nityaṁ pravṛddha-dhana-dhānya-kalatra-putra- Saubhāgya-sampad-adhikāsta ihaiva loke॥3॥

Meaning:But those who, at the Pradosha time, with a mind fixed on nothing else, perform the worship of the lotus-feet of the Supreme Lord — they, in this very world, abound ever more in wealth, grain, spouse, children, good fortune and prosperity.

Verse 4

𑌕𑍈𑌲𑌾𑌸𑌶𑍈𑌲𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌗𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌂 𑌗𑍗𑌰𑍀𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌯 𑌕𑌨𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌪𑍀𑌠𑍇। 𑌨𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌮𑌭𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌞𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍂𑌲𑌪𑌾𑌣𑍗 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍋𑌷𑌸𑌮𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑍁 𑌭𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇॥௪॥

Kailāsa-śaila-bhuvane tri-jagaj-janitrīṁ Gaurīṁ niveśya kanakārcita-ratna-pīṭhe। Nṛtyaṁ vidhātum-abhivāñchati śūla-pāṇau Devāḥ pradoṣa-samaye nu bhajanti sarve॥4॥

Meaning:In his abode on Mount Kailasa, the trident-bearing Lord seats Gauri, the Mother of the three worlds, upon a jewelled, gold-wrought throne, and longs to dance; and at that Pradosha hour all the gods worship him.

Verse 5

𑌵𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀 𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌕𑍀 𑌶𑌤𑌮𑍁𑌖𑍋 𑌵𑍇𑌣𑍁𑌂 𑌦𑌧𑌤𑍍 𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌲𑍋𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌰𑍋 𑌰𑌮𑌾 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌤𑍀 𑌗𑍇𑌯𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌾। 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁𑌃 𑌸𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍃𑌦𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌨𑌪𑌟𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑌮𑌨𑍁 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍋𑌷𑌸𑌮𑌯𑍇 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌂 𑌮𑍃𑌡𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍॥௫॥

Vāg-devī dhṛta-vallakī śata-mukho veṇuṁ dadhat Padmajas-tālonnidra-karo ramā bhagavatī geya-prayogānvitā। Viṣṇuḥ sāndra-mṛdaṅga-vādana-paṭur-devāḥ samantāt-sthitāḥ Sevante tam-anu pradoṣa-samaye devaṁ mṛḍānī-patim॥5॥

Meaning:Saraswati holds the veena, the thousand-faced (Indra/Adisesha) plays the flute, the lotus-born Brahma keeps the rhythm with eager hands, the divine Lakshmi joins in song, Vishnu is skilful at the resonant mridanga, and the gods stand all around — thus at the Pradosha hour they serve that Lord, the consort of Mridani (Parvati).

Verse 6

𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌪𑌤𑌯𑍋𑌰𑌗𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌸𑌾𑌧𑍍𑌯- 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌽𑌮𑌰𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌸𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑌣𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍍𑌚। 𑌯𑍇𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌨𑌿𑌲𑌯𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑌹𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍋𑌷𑌸𑌮𑌯𑍇 𑌹𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌃॥௬॥

Gandharva-yakṣa-pati-yor-aga-siddha-sādhya- Vidyādharā'mara-varāpsarasāṁ gaṇāṁśca। Ye'nye tri-loka-nilayāḥ saha-bhūta-vargāḥ Prāpte pradoṣa-samaye hara-pārśva-saṁsthāḥ॥6॥

Meaning:The lords of the Gandharvas and Yakshas, the serpents, Siddhas, Sadhyas, Vidyadharas, the foremost immortals and the hosts of Apsaras, and all the other dwellers of the three worlds together with the elemental beings — at the Pradosha hour they stand assembled by the side of Hara.

Verse 7

𑌅𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍋𑌷𑍇 𑌶𑌿𑌵 𑌏𑌕 𑌏𑌵 𑌪𑍂𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌥 𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌜𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃। 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌨𑍇𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍀𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌾𑌃॥௭॥

Ataḥ pradoṣe śiva eka eva Pūjyo'tha nānye hari-padmajādyāḥ। Tasmin-maheśe vidhinejyamāne Sarve prasīdanti surādhi-nāthāḥ॥7॥

Meaning:Therefore at Pradosha, Shiva alone is to be worshipped, and not the others, Vishnu, Brahma and the rest; for when that Great Lord (Mahesha) is duly worshipped, all the rulers of the gods become gracious and well-pleased.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍀𑌮𑌿🔊satyaṁ bravīmiI speak the truth

𑌪𑌰𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌂🔊para-loka-hitaṁwhat is beneficial for the other world (the hereafter)

𑌉𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍃𑌦𑌯𑌂🔊upaniṣad-dhṛdayaṁthe very heart / essence of the Upanishads

𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌲𑍍𑌬𑌣𑌮𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍🔊saṁsāram-ulbaṇam-asāramthis fierce and essence-less worldly existence (samsara)

𑌅𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌃🔊avāpya jantoḥhaving obtained (this birth), for a living being

𑌸𑌾𑌰𑍋𑌽𑌯𑌮𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌾🔊sāro'yam-īśvara-padāmburuhasya sevāthe one true essence is service to the lotus-feet of the Lord (Ishvara)

𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌶𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌯𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍋𑌷𑍇🔊ye nārcayanti giriśaṁ samaye pradoṣethose who do not worship Girisha (Shiva) at the Pradosha time

𑌏𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌥𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌟𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌨 𑌪𑌿𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑍂𑌢𑌾𑌃🔊etat-kathāṁ śruti-puṭair-na pibanti mūḍhāḥthe foolish who do not drink in this sacred story with their ears

𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌸𑍁 𑌭𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌰𑌾 𑌦𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃🔊te janma-janmasu bhavanti narā daridrāḥsuch people become poor (destitute) birth after birth

𑌯𑍇 𑌵𑍈 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍋𑌷𑌸𑌮𑌯𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯🔊ye vai pradoṣa-samaye parameśvarasyathose who, at the Pradosha time, of the Supreme Lord

𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌃 𑌅𑌙𑍍𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌸𑌰𑍋𑌜𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊ananya-manasaḥ aṅghri-saroja-pūjāmwith single-pointed mind, (perform) worship of his lotus-feet

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌧𑌨𑌧𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌕𑌲𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰🔊pravṛddha-dhana-dhānya-kalatra-putraabounding in wealth, grain, spouse and children

𑌸𑍗𑌭𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌦𑌧𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌃🔊saubhāgya-sampad-adhikāḥrichly endowed with good fortune and prosperity

𑌇𑌹𑍈𑌵 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍇🔊ihaiva lokein this very world (here itself)

𑌕𑍈𑌲𑌾𑌸𑌶𑍈𑌲𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑍇🔊kailāsa-śaila-bhuvanein the abode upon Mount Kailasa

𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌗𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌂 𑌗𑍗𑌰𑍀𑌂🔊tri-jagaj-janitrīṁ gaurīṁGauri, the Mother of the three worlds

𑌕𑌨𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌪𑍀𑌠𑍇🔊kanakārcita-ratna-pīṭheon a jewelled seat wrought with gold

𑌨𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌮𑌭𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌞𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍂𑌲𑌪𑌾𑌣𑍗🔊nṛtyaṁ vidhātum-abhivāñchati śūla-pāṇauwhen the trident-bearer (Shiva) desires to dance

𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍋𑌷𑌸𑌮𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑍁 𑌭𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇🔊devāḥ pradoṣa-samaye nu bhajanti sarveall the gods worship him at the Pradosha time

𑌵𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀 𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌕𑍀🔊vāg-devī dhṛta-vallakīSaraswati (the Goddess of speech) holding the veena

𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁𑌃 𑌸𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍃𑌦𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌨𑌪𑌟𑍁𑌃🔊viṣṇuḥ sāndra-mṛdaṅga-vādana-paṭuḥVishnu skilled at playing the resonant mridanga drum

𑌮𑍃𑌡𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍🔊mṛḍānī-patimthe Lord (consort) of Mridani (Parvati) — Shiva

𑌹𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌃🔊hara-pārśva-saṁsthāḥstanding by the side of Hara (Shiva)

𑌅𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍋𑌷𑍇 𑌶𑌿𑌵 𑌏𑌕 𑌏𑌵 𑌪𑍂𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌃🔊ataḥ pradoṣe śiva eka eva pūjyaḥtherefore at Pradosha, Shiva alone is to be worshipped

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍀𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌾𑌃🔊sarve prasīdanti surādhi-nāthāḥall the lords of the gods become pleased / gracious

Benefits of Chanting Pradosha Stotram

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Reveals the special glory and merit of worshipping Shiva during Pradosha Kaal (twilight of Trayodashi)

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The third verse promises growing wealth, grain, family well-being and prosperity in this very life to Pradosha worshippers

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Frees one from the poverty said to follow those who neglect Pradosha worship, birth after birth

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Establishes that at Pradosha, worship of Shiva pleases all the gods at once, who gather at his side

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Inspires single-pointed devotion to the lotus-feet of the Lord as the one true essence of human life

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A beautiful contemplation of Shiva's cosmic dance on Kailasa amid the music of Brahma, Vishnu and the Devas

How to Chant Pradosha Stotram

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Best TimePradosha Kaal — the twilight (about 1.5 hours before and after sunset) on Trayodashi (13th lunar day)

This stotram is most powerfully recited during Pradosha Kaal, the auspicious twilight of the thirteenth lunar day, ideally before a Shiva Lingam or image of Nataraja with Nandi. After lighting a lamp, recite the verses with a single-pointed mind, contemplating the Lord's dance on Kailasa as all the gods worship at his side. It is traditionally chanted as part of Pradosha Vrata, often along with abhishekam of the Lingam. It may also be recited on Mondays and Maha Shivaratri. Worship offered with this hymn at Pradosha is said to please all the deities at once.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Pradosha Stotram written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

The Pradosha Stotram (Pradosha Stava), from the Skanda Purana, is a seven-verse hymn beginning 'Satyaṁ bravīmi para-loka-hitaṁ' that praises the unique glory of worshipping Lord Shiva during Pradosha Kaal — the sacred twilight of the thirteenth lunar day.

Pradosha Kaal is the twilight period around sunset on Trayodashi (the 13th day of each lunar fortnight). It is considered one of the most auspicious times to worship Lord Shiva, when, according to this hymn, he dances on Kailasa and all the gods gather to worship and make music at his side.

The third verse promises that those who worship Shiva's lotus-feet at Pradosha with a single-pointed mind grow ever more prosperous in this very world — in wealth, grain, family and good fortune — while the second verse warns that neglect of such worship leads to poverty birth after birth.

The final verse explains that at Pradosha, Brahma, Vishnu, Saraswati, Lakshmi and all the gods are themselves gathered to worship and serve Shiva. Therefore, worshipping Mahesha at this hour automatically pleases all the deities, who become gracious at once.