Shiva Shadakshara Stotram PDF
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ॐकारं बिन्दुसंयुक्तं नित्यं ध्यायन्ति योगिनः । कामदं मोक्षदं चैव ॐकाराय नमो नमः ॥ १॥
oṃkāraṃ bindusaṃyuktaṃ nityaṃ dhyāyanti yoginaḥ | kāmadaṃ mokṣadaṃ caiva oṃkārāya namo namaḥ || 1||
Yogis ever meditate upon Om joined with the bindu — granter of all desires and of liberation. To that syllable Om, salutations again and again.
नमन्ति ऋषयो देवा नमन्त्यप्सरसां गणाः । नरा नमन्ति देवेशं नकाराय नमो नमः ॥ २॥
namanti ṛṣayo devā namantyapsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ | narā namanti deveśaṃ nakārāya namo namaḥ || 2||
The sages and gods bow down, the hosts of apsaras bow down, and humankind bows to the Lord of gods. To that syllable 'Na', salutations again and again.
महादेवं महात्मानं महाध्यानपरायणम् । महापापहरं देवं मकाराय नमो नमः ॥ ३॥
mahādevaṃ mahātmānaṃ mahādhyānaparāyaṇam | mahāpāpaharaṃ devaṃ makārāya namo namaḥ || 3||
To the Great God, the great-souled one, ever absorbed in the highest meditation, the deity who removes even the gravest sins — to that syllable 'Ma', salutations again and again.
शिवं शान्तं जगन्नाथं लोकानुग्रहकारकम् । शिवमेकपदं नित्यं शिकाराय नमो नमः ॥ ४॥
śivaṃ śāntaṃ jagannāthaṃ lokānugrahakārakam | śivamekapadaṃ nityaṃ śikārāya namo namaḥ || 4||
To the auspicious, peaceful Lord of the universe, who showers grace upon all the worlds, the one eternal reality denoted by the single word 'Shiva' — to that syllable 'Shi', salutations again and again.
वाहनं वृषभो यस्य वासुकिः कण्ठभूषणम् । वामे शक्तिधरं देवं वकाराय नमो नमः ॥ ५॥
vāhanaṃ vṛṣabho yasya vāsukiḥ kaṇṭhabhūṣaṇam | vāme śaktidharaṃ devaṃ vakārāya namo namaḥ || 5||
To Him whose mount is the bull, who wears the serpent Vasuki as a neck-ornament, who bears Shakti on His left — to that syllable 'Va', salutations again and again.
यत्र यत्र स्थितो देवः सर्वव्यापी महेश्वरः । यो गुरुः सर्वदेवानां यकाराय नमो नमः ॥ ६॥
yatra yatra sthito devaḥ sarvavyāpī maheśvaraḥ | yo guruḥ sarvadevānāṃ yakārāya namo namaḥ || 6||
To the God who dwells everywhere, the all-pervading Maheshvara, who is the Guru of all the gods — to that syllable 'Ya', salutations again and again.
षडक्षरमिदं स्तोत्रं यः पठेच्छिवसन्निधौ । शिवलोकमवाप्नोति शिवेन सह मोदते ॥ ७॥
ṣaḍakṣaramidaṃ stotraṃ yaḥ paṭhecchivasannidhau | śivalokamavāpnoti śivena saha modate || 7||
Whoever recites this hymn of the six syllables in the presence of Shiva attains the abode of Shiva and rejoices forever in His company.