shivabhujangamshankaracharyadakshinamurti

ශ්රී ශිව භුජඞ්ගප්රයාත ස්තෝත්රම්

Shiva Bhujanga Prayata Stotram in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 9× repetitions·🕐 Pradosha Kaal (twilight), Mondays, and Maha Shivaratri·📜 Shaiva stotra corpus attributed to Adi Shankaracharya

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Origin & Story

Shaiva stotra corpus attributed to Adi Shankaracharya · Adi Shankaracharya (traditionally) · c. 8th century CE

Adi Shankaracharya, the founder of the Advaita Vedanta tradition and establisher of the four mathas, composed numerous lyrical stotras during his travels across India. Several of these — to Shiva, Vishnu, Devi, Ganesha and Subrahmanya — were set in the elegant Bhujanga-prayata metre. This hymn celebrates Shiva as 'Shankara', the auspicious Guru who, like Dakshinamurti, silently bestows Self-knowledge upon seekers, while also adoring his Ardhanarishvara form united with Bhavani.

✦ As told in scripture

Devotees hold that because the hymn invokes Shiva as Mrityunjaya — the conqueror of death — and ends with the promise that its reciter 'conquers death by Shambhu's grace', earnest recitation during illness or danger is believed to grant protection, fearlessness, and a peaceful, liberated end.

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Verse 1

කෘපාසාගරායාශුකාව්යප්රදාය ප්රණම්රාඛිලාභීෂ්ටසන්දායකාය. යතීන්ද්රෛරුපාස්යාඞ්ඝ්රිපාථෝරුහාය ප්රබෝධප්රදාත්රේ නමඃ ශඞ්කරාය..1..

Kripa-Sagaraya-Ashu-Kavya-Pradaya Pranamra-Akhila-Abhishta-Sandayakaya Yatindrair-Upasya-Anghri-Pathoruhaya Prabodha-Pradatre Namah Shankaraya (1)

Meaning:Salutations to Shankara, the ocean of compassion, who swiftly grants the gift of poetry, who fulfils every wish of those who bow to him, whose lotus feet are worshipped by the greatest of sages, and who bestows the awakening of Self-knowledge.

Verse 2

චිදානන්දරූපාය චින්මුද්රිකෝද්ය- ත්කරායේශපර්යායරූපාය තුභ්යම්. මුදා ගීයමානාය වේදෝත්තමාඞ්ගෛඃ ශ්රිතානන්දදාත්රේ නමඃ ශඞ්කරාය..2..

Chidananda-Rupaya Chinmudrik-Odyat- Karaya-Isha-Paryaya-Rupaya Tubhyam Muda Giyamanaya Vedottamangaih Shrita-Ananda-Datre Namah Shankaraya (2)

Meaning:Salutations to Shankara, whose very form is consciousness and bliss, whose hand is raised in the Chin-mudra of knowledge, who is another name for the Supreme Lord, and who is joyfully sung by the Upanishads, the bestower of bliss upon his devotees.

Verse 3

ජටාජූටමධ්යේ පුරා යා සුරාණාං ධුනී සාද්ය කර්මන්දිරූපස්ය ශම්භෝඃ. ගලේ මල්ලිකාමාලිකාව්යාජතස්තේ විභාතීති මන්යේ නමඃ ශඞ්කරාය..3..

Jata-Juta-Madhye Pura Ya Suranam Dhuni Sadya Karmandi-Rupasya Shambhoh Gale Mallika-Malika-Vyajatas-Te Vibhati-Iti Manye Namah Shankaraya (3)

Meaning:In the midst of his matted locks once flowed the celestial river of the gods; now, on the throat of Shambhu in his ascetic form, that same Ganga seems to shine in the guise of a garland of jasmine — salutations to Shankara.

Verse 4

තටිල්ලෝලකේශප්රවාලප්රභාඞ්ගං ලසච්චන්ද්රකෝටිප්රකාශාධිකාඞ්ගම්. සුධාසාරසෞඛ්යානුකූලං ස්මරාමි ප්රසන්නං සදා ශඞ්කරං ලෝකනාථම්..4..

Tatil-Lola-Kesha-Pravala-Prabha-Angam Lasach-Chandra-Koti-Prakasha-Adhika-Angam Sudha-Sara-Saukhya-Anukulam Smarami Prasannam Sada Shankaram Loka-Natham (4)

Meaning:I remember the ever-gracious Shankara, Lord of the worlds, whose limbs glow like coral amid hair that flashes like lightning, whose body outshines a crore of moons, and who is the very source of nectarine bliss.

Verse 5

ප්රවාලප්රවාහප්රභාශෝණමර්ධං මරුත්වන්මණිශ්රීමහඃශ්යාමමර්ධම්. ගුණස්යූතමේතද්වපුඃ ශෛවමන්තඃ ස්මරාමි ස්මරාපත්තිසම්පත්තිහේතෝඃ..5..

Pravala-Pravaha-Prabha-Shona-Mardham Marutvan-Mani-Shri-Mahah-Shyama-Mardham Gunasyutam-Etad-Vapuh Shaivam-Antah Smarami Smara-Apatti-Sampatti-Hetoh (5)

Meaning:One half of his body is red like a flowing stream of coral, the other half dark like the lustre of a sapphire gem; I meditate upon this conjoined Shaiva form (Ardhanarishvara) for the attainment of the fortune that conquers desire.

Verse 6

මහාදේව ශම්භෝ ගිරීශ ත්රිශූලින් ත්වදීයං සමස්තං විභාතීති මන්යේ. භවාන්යේති වර්ණත්රයං තේ සමස්තං නමස්තේ නමස්තේ විභෝ ශඞ්කරාය..6..

Mahadeva Shambho Girisha Trishulin Tvadiyam Samastam Vibhati-Iti Manye Bhavani-Eti Varna-Trayam Te Samastam Namaste Namaste Vibho Shankaraya (6)

Meaning:O Mahadeva, Shambhu, Lord of the mountain, wielder of the trident — I realise that all this universe shines as your own; the three syllables 'Bha-va-ni' too are wholly yours. Salutations, salutations to you, O all-pervading Shankara.

Verse 7

රුචං තේ දධානස්ය පාදාරවින්දේ නිමග්නස්ය යෝගීන්ද්රවෘන්දෛරජස්රම්. සමුද්යත්කෘපාපූරපූර්ණේක්ෂණස්ය නමස්තේ නමස්තේ මහේශාය තුභ්යම්..7..

Rucham Te Dadhanasya Pada-Aravinde Nimagnasya Yogindra-Vrindair-Ajasram Samudyat-Kripa-Pura-Purna-Ikshanasya Namaste Namaste Maheshaya Tubhyam (7)

Meaning:Salutations again and again to you, O Mahesha, whose lotus feet the hosts of supreme yogis are forever absorbed in, and whose eyes brim over with a flood of rising compassion.

Verse 8

භවාම්භෝධිමග්නාන් ජනාන් දුඃඛයුක්තාන් ජගන්මාතරඃ පාහි දේවේති කේචිත්. නමන්තීති මන්යේ ගිරීශාඞ්කසංස්ථාං භවානීං නමස්යේ නමඃ ශඞ්කරාය..8..

Bhava-Ambhodhi-Magnan Janan Duhkha-Yuktan Jagan-Matarah Pahi Deva-Iti Kechit Namanti-Iti Manye Girisha-Anka-Samstham Bhavanim Namasye Namah Shankaraya (8)

Meaning:Some cry, 'O Divine Mother, save these afflicted beings drowning in the ocean of existence!' — and bowing thus, I worship Bhavani who is seated at the side of the Lord of the mountain. Salutations to Shankara.

Verse 9

ඉදං යෝ භුජඞ්ගප්රයාතං පඨේද්වා ශෘණෝතේ සමාධාය චිත්තං මනුෂ්යඃ. ස මෘත්යුං විජිත්යාශු ශම්භෝඃ ප්රසාදාත් චිරං දේවදේවස්ය සායුජ්යමේති..9..

Idam Yo Bhujanga-Prayatam Pathed-Va Shrinote Samadhaya Chittam Manushyah Sa Mrityum Vijitya-Ashu Shambhoh Prasadat Chiram Deva-Devasya Sayujyam-Eti (9)

Meaning:Whoever recites or listens to this hymn in the Bhujanga-prayata metre with a concentrated mind quickly conquers death by the grace of Shambhu and, in time, attains eternal union with the God of gods.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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කෘපාසාගරාය🔊Kripa-SagarayaTo the ocean of compassion

ආශුකාව්යප්රදාය🔊Ashu-Kavya-PradayaWho swiftly grants the gift of poetry (eloquence)

ප්රණම්ර-අඛිල-අභීෂ්ට-සන්දායකාය🔊Pranamra-Akhila-Abhishta-SandayakayaWho fulfils every desire of those who bow to him

යතීන්ද්රෛඃ උපාස්ය-අඞ්ඝ්රි-පාථෝරුහාය🔊Yatindraih Upasya-Anghri-PathoruhayaWhose lotus feet are worshipped by the foremost of ascetics

ප්රබෝධප්රදාත්රේ🔊Prabodha-PradatreTo the bestower of awakening (Self-knowledge)

නමඃ ශඞ්කරාය🔊Namah ShankarayaSalutations to Shankara (Shiva, the doer of good)

චිදානන්දරූපාය🔊Chidananda-RupayaTo the one whose form is consciousness and bliss

චින්මුද්රිකෝද්යත්කරාය🔊Chinmudrika-Udyat-KarayaWhose hand is raised in the Chin-mudra (gesture of knowledge)

වේදෝත්තමාඞ්ගෛඃ🔊VedottamangaihBy the Upanishads (the crowning portion of the Vedas)

ජටාජූටමධ්යේ🔊Jata-Juta-MadhyeIn the midst of the matted locks

ධුනී🔊DhuniThe river (Ganga)

මල්ලිකාමාලිකා🔊Mallika-MalikaA garland of jasmine flowers

ප්රවාලප්රවාහප්රභාශෝණම්🔊Pravala-Pravaha-Prabha-ShonamRed like a flowing stream of coral (one half of the body)

ශ්යාමම්🔊ShyamamDark blue, like a sapphire (the other half)

ගුණස්යූතම්🔊GunasyutamWoven together as one (the Ardhanarishvara form)

ත්රිශූලින්🔊TrishulinO wielder of the trident

පාදාරවින්දේ නිමග්නස්ය🔊Pada-Aravinde NimagnasyaOf him who is immersed at the lotus feet

භවාම්භෝධිමග්නාන්🔊Bhava-Ambhodhi-MagnanThose drowning in the ocean of worldly existence

මෘත්යුං විජිත්ය🔊Mrityum VijityaHaving conquered death

සායුජ්යමේති🔊Sayujyam-EtiAttains union (oneness) with the Lord

Benefits of Chanting Shiva Bhujanga Prayata Stotram

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Invokes Shiva as the supreme Guru (Dakshinamurti) who bestows Self-knowledge and awakening

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Said to swiftly grant the gift of eloquence and poetry (ashu-kavya)

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The phalashruti promises victory over death and eventual union (sayujya) with the Lord

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Cultivates one-pointed devotion through its flowing, musical Bhujanga-prayata metre

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Fulfils the heartfelt wishes of those who bow with surrender

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Calms the mind and steadies it in the remembrance of Shiva and Bhavani

How to Chant Shiva Bhujanga Prayata Stotram

Repetitions9times

Best TimePradosha Kaal (twilight), Mondays, and Maha Shivaratri

Recite all nine verses with a calm, concentrated mind, ideally before a Shiva Lingam or an image of Dakshinamurti. The hymn is set in the Bhujanga-prayata metre (four feet of laghu-guru-guru per line), so let the recitation flow smoothly and rhythmically. The final (ninth) verse is the phalashruti and is included in the recitation. Daily chanting, or weekly on Mondays, is traditional.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Shiva Bhujanga Prayata Stotram written in the Sinhala 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.

It is traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya (8th century CE), the great Advaita Vedanta teacher, who composed many devotional stotras in the Bhujanga-prayata metre on Shiva, Vishnu, Devi, Subrahmanya and others.

Bhujanga-prayata literally means 'the gliding of a serpent'. It is the name of the Sanskrit metre in which the hymn is composed — each line has four feet of one short and two long syllables, giving a smooth, undulating, snake-like rhythm.

Both are Shiva hymns in the serpent metre, but they are distinct compositions. This Bhujanga-prayata Stotram is the shorter nine-verse hymn beginning 'Kripa-sagaraya' that addresses Shiva as the gracious Guru Shankara; the longer Shivabhujangam (beginning 'Kadachit-kadamba...') is a separate, lengthier work.

The ninth verse is the phalashruti (declaration of fruits). It states that one who recites or hears this stotra with a focused mind quickly conquers death by Shiva's grace and ultimately attains sayujya — eternal union with the God of gods.