shivamangalashtakamashtakammangala

ශිව මඞ්ගලාෂ්ටකම්

Shiva Mangalashtakam in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 8× repetitions·🕐 At the conclusion of Shiva puja or aarti, on Monday mornings, Pradosh, and Maha Shivaratri·📜 Traditional Shaiva mangala stotra, recited in Shiva puja paddhati

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Traditional Shaiva mangala stotra, recited in Shiva puja paddhati · Unknown (traditional) · Classical / medieval

The Shiva Mangalashtakam belongs to the family of 'mangala' hymns sung to conclude the worship of a deity with blessings of auspiciousness. Built upon the Vedic Pancha-Brahma conception of Shiva's five faces and the imagery of the Rudra hymns, it gathers the most beloved epithets of Shiva — Chandrachuda, Pashupati, Mrityunjaya, Gangadhara, Tripuraghna — into eight melodious verses. It became a standard part of Shiva aarti and daily puja across temples and homes, sung as the lamp is offered.

✦ As told in scripture

Devotees hold that since this benediction repeatedly invokes Mrityunjaya — the conqueror of death — and the protective five faces of Shiva, reciting it sincerely at the close of worship wards off inauspiciousness, untimely calamity and illness, and fills the home with peace; many families recite it nightly so that no ill fortune may cross their threshold.

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Verse 1

භවාය චන්ද්රචූඩාය නිර්ගුණාය ගුණාත්මනේ. කාලකාලාය රුද්රාය නීලග්රීවාය මඞ්ගලම්..1..

Bhavāya chandrachūḍāya nirguṇāya guṇātmane। Kālakālāya rudrāya nīlagrīvāya maṅgalam॥1॥

Meaning:Auspiciousness be unto Bhava, the source of being, who bears the crescent moon, who is without attributes yet is the soul of all attributes; to Kālakāla (death of death), to Rudra, to the blue-throated one — may all be auspicious.

Verse 2

වෘෂාරූඪාය භීමාය ව්යාඝ්රචර්මාම්බරාය ච. පශූනාං පතයේ තුභ්යං ගෞරීකාන්තාය මඞ්ගලම්..2..

Vṛṣārūḍhāya bhīmāya vyāghracharmāmbarāya cha। Paśūnāṁ pataye tubhyaṁ gaurīkāntāya maṅgalam॥2॥

Meaning:Auspiciousness be unto the rider of the bull, the formidable one clad in a tiger's skin; to you, O Pashupati, Lord of all creatures, the beloved of Gaurī — may all be auspicious.

Verse 3

භස්මෝද්ධූලිතදේහාය ව්යාලයජ්ඤෝපවීතිනේ. රුද්රාක්ෂමාලාභූෂාය ව්යෝමකේශාය මඞ්ගලම්..3..

Bhasmoddhūlitadehāya vyālayajñopavītine। Rudrākṣamālābhūṣāya vyomakeśāya maṅgalam॥3॥

Meaning:Auspiciousness be unto the one whose body is smeared with sacred ash, who wears a serpent for a sacred thread, adorned with Rudrāksha garlands, whose hair fills the sky — may all be auspicious.

Verse 4

සූර්යචන්ද්රාග්නිනේත්රාය නමඃ කෛලාසවාසිනේ. සච්චිදානන්දරූපාය ප්රමථේශාය මඞ්ගලම්..4..

Sūryachandrāgninetrāya namaḥ kailāsavāsine। Sachchidānandarūpāya pramatheśāya maṅgalam॥4॥

Meaning:Salutations to the one whose eyes are the sun, moon, and fire, the dweller of Kailāsa; auspiciousness be unto the embodiment of Existence-Consciousness-Bliss, the Lord of the Pramatha hosts.

Verse 5

මෘත්යුඤ්ජයාය සාම්බාය සෘෂ්ටිස්ථිත්යන්තකාරිණේ. ත්ර්යම්බකාය සුශාන්තාය ත්රිලෝකේශාය මඞ්ගලම්..5..

Mṛtyuñjayāya sāmbāya sṛṣṭisthityantakāriṇe। Tryambakāya suśāntāya trilokeśāya maṅgalam॥5॥

Meaning:Auspiciousness be unto Mrityunjaya, the conqueror of death, accompanied by Ambā, the cause of creation, sustenance and dissolution; to the three-eyed, perfectly serene Lord of the three worlds.

Verse 6

ගඞ්ගාධරාය සෝමාය නමෝ හරිහරාත්මනේ. උග්රාය ත්රිපුරඝ්නාය වාමදේවාය මඞ්ගලම්..6..

Gaṅgādharāya somāya namo hariharātmane। Ugrāya tripuraghnāya vāmadevāya maṅgalam॥6॥

Meaning:Salutations to the bearer of Gaṅgā, joined with Soma (the moon), the very Self of both Hari and Hara; auspiciousness be unto the fierce one, the destroyer of Tripura, to Vāmadeva.

Verse 7

සද්යෝජාතාය ශර්වාය දිව්යජ්ඤානප්රදායිනේ. ඊශානාය නමස්තුභ්යං පඤ්චවක්ත්රාය මඞ්ගලම්..7..

Sadyojātāya śarvāya divyajñānapradāyine। Īśānāya namastubhyaṁ pañchavaktrāya maṅgalam॥7॥

Meaning:Auspiciousness be unto Sadyojāta, to Śarva, the bestower of divine knowledge; salutations to you, O Īśāna, the five-faced Lord — may all be auspicious.

Verse 8

සදාශිවස්වරූපාය නමස්තත්පුරුෂාය ච. අඝෝරාය ච ඝෝරාය මහාදේවාය මඞ්ගලම්..8..

Sadāśivasvarūpāya namastatpuruṣāya cha। Aghorāya cha ghorāya mahādevāya maṅgalam॥8॥

Meaning:Auspiciousness be unto the very form of Sadāśiva; salutations to Tatpuruṣa; to Aghora and to Ghora, to Mahādeva, the Great God — may all be auspicious.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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භවාය🔊BhavāyaTo Bhava, the source of all existence (a name of Shiva)

චන්ද්රචූඩාය🔊ChandrachūḍāyaTo the one who bears the crescent moon on his crest

නිර්ගුණාය🔊NirguṇāyaTo the attributeless one, beyond the three guṇas

ගුණාත්මනේ🔊GuṇātmaneYet who is the very soul of all qualities

කාලකාලාය🔊KālakālāyaTo the Time of Time — the one who is death even to Death

රුද්රාය🔊RudrāyaTo Rudra, the fierce dispeller of sorrow

නීලග්රීවාය🔊NīlagrīvāyaTo the blue-throated one (who held the Halāhala poison)

මඞ්ගලම්🔊MaṅgalamMay there be auspiciousness; auspiciousness be unto Him — the refrain of every verse

වෘෂාරූඪාය🔊VṛṣārūḍhāyaTo the one mounted on Nandi, the bull

ව්යාඝ්රචර්මාම්බරාය🔊VyāghracharmāmbarāyaTo the one clad in a tiger's skin

පශූනාං පතයේ🔊Paśūnāṁ patayeTo Pashupati, the Lord of all living beings

ගෞරීකාන්තාය🔊GaurīkāntāyaTo the beloved Lord of Gaurī (Pārvatī)

භස්මෝද්ධූලිතදේහාය🔊BhasmoddhūlitadehāyaTo the one whose body is smeared with sacred ash

ව්යාලයජ්ඤෝපවීතිනේ🔊VyālayajñopavītineTo the one wearing a serpent as his sacred thread

රුද්රාක්ෂමාලාභූෂාය🔊RudrākṣamālābhūṣāyaTo the one adorned with garlands of Rudrāksha beads

ව්යෝමකේශාය🔊VyomakeśāyaTo the one whose hair spreads across the sky/space

සූර්යචන්ද්රාග්නිනේත්රාය🔊SūryachandrāgninetrāyaTo the one whose three eyes are the sun, the moon, and fire

කෛලාසවාසිනේ🔊KailāsavāsineTo the dweller of Mount Kailāsa

සච්චිදානන්දරූපාය🔊SachchidānandarūpāyaTo the one whose form is Existence-Consciousness-Bliss (Sat-Chit-Ānanda)

මෘත්යුඤ්ජයාය🔊MṛtyuñjayāyaTo Mrityunjaya, the conqueror of death

සාම්බාය🔊SāmbāyaTo the one accompanied by Ambā (the Mother Goddess)

ත්ර්යම්බකාය🔊TryambakāyaTo the three-eyed one

ගඞ්ගාධරාය🔊GaṅgādharāyaTo the bearer of the river Gaṅgā in his locks

ත්රිපුරඝ්නාය🔊TripuraghnāyaTo the slayer of the three demon-cities of Tripura

සද්යෝජාතාය🔊SadyojātāyaTo Sadyojāta, the west-facing creation aspect among the five faces

ඊශානාය🔊ĪśānāyaTo Īśāna, the supreme sky-facing aspect among the five faces

පඤ්චවක්ත්රාය🔊PañchavaktrāyaTo the five-faced one (the Pañcha-Brahma form of Shiva)

මහාදේවාය🔊MahādevāyaTo Mahādeva, the Great God

Benefits of Chanting Shiva Mangalashtakam

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Invokes auspiciousness (mangala), peace and well-being upon the devotee and the home

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Ideal concluding hymn after Shiva puja, abhishekam or aarti

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Each verse meditates on a distinct glorious form of Shiva, making it a complete praise

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Includes the five sacred faces (Pancha-Brahma) of Shiva for comprehensive worship

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Recitation invoking Mrityunjaya is believed to protect against untimely death and disease

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Removes inauspiciousness and obstacles, bringing harmony to family life

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Cultivates devotion and a serene, blessed state of mind

How to Chant Shiva Mangalashtakam

Repetitions8times

Best TimeAt the conclusion of Shiva puja or aarti, on Monday mornings, Pradosh, and Maha Shivaratri

This is a mangala (auspicious benediction) stotra, so it is most fittingly chanted at the very end of Shiva worship — while or just after waving the camphor lamp before the Shiva Lingam or image. Sit or stand facing the deity, and recite all eight verses, letting the refrain 'Maṅgalam' (may there be auspiciousness) resonate as a blessing. It may be sung melodically as an aarti. No strict count is required, but a single complete recitation each day, or three on special occasions, is traditional.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Shiva Mangalashtakam 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 an eight-verse Sanskrit 'mangala' hymn that pronounces auspiciousness (mangalam) upon Lord Shiva. Each verse describes a glorious aspect of Shiva and ends with the refrain 'Maṅgalam', making it a benediction sung especially at the close of Shiva worship and aarti.

'Maṅgalam' means auspiciousness, welfare, or blessing. By repeating it at the end of every verse, the devotee both glorifies Shiva and prays that all auspiciousness flow to Him, to oneself, and to the world — it is a prayer for universal well-being.

It is traditionally recited at the end of Shiva puja or aarti, on Mondays (the day of Shiva), during Pradosh Kaal, in the month of Shravan, and on Maha Shivaratri. As a mangala stotra it is meant to seal the worship with blessings.

These are the Pancha-Brahma — the five sacred faces of Shiva (Sadyojāta, Vāmadeva, Aghora, Tatpuruṣa and Īśāna) described in the Vedas and Āgamas. Verses 6 to 8 invoke these five aspects, so the hymn worships Shiva in his complete five-fold cosmic form.