Umamaheshwara Stotram Meaning — Line by Line
उमामहेश्वर स्तोत्रम्
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- Verse 1. Namaḥ śivābhyāṁ navayauvanābhyāṁ
- Verse 2. Namaḥ śivābhyāṁ sarasotsavābhyāṁ
- Verse 3. Namaḥ śivābhyāṁ vṛṣavāhanābhyāṁ
- Verse 4. Namaḥ śivābhyāṁ jagadīśvarābhyāṁ
- Verse 5. Namaḥ śivābhyāṁ paramauṣadhābhyāṁ
- Verse 6. Namaḥ śivābhyāmatisundarābhyām
- Verse 7. Namaḥ śivābhyāṁ kalināśanābhyāṁ
- Verse 8. Namaḥ śivābhyāmaśubhāpahābhyām
- Verse 9. Namaḥ śivābhyāṁ rathavāhanābhyāṁ
- Verse 10. Namaḥ śivābhyāṁ jaṭilandharābhyāṁ
- Verse 11. Namaḥ śivābhyāṁ viṣamekṣaṇābhyāṁ
- Verse 12. Namaḥ śivābhyāṁ paśupālakābhyāṁ
- Verse 13. Stotraṁ trisandhyaṁ śivapārvatībhyāṁ
Namaḥ śivābhyāṁ navayauvanābhyāṁ
नमः शिवाभ्यां नवयौवनाभ्यां परस्पराश्लिष्टवपुर्धराभ्याम्। नगेन्द्रकन्यावृषकेतनाभ्यां नमो नमः शङ्करपार्वतीभ्याम्॥१॥
Namaḥ śivābhyāṁ navayauvanābhyāṁ Parasparāśliṣṭavapurdharābhyām। Nagendrakanyāvṛṣaketanābhyāṁ Namo namaḥ śaṅkarapārvatībhyām॥1॥
MeaningSalutations to the auspicious pair, ever-youthful, their forms lovingly entwined — the daughter of the mountain-king and the Lord whose banner bears the bull. Salutations again and again to Shankara and Pārvatī.
Namaḥ śivābhyāṁ sarasotsavābhyāṁ
नमः शिवाभ्यां सरसोत्सवाभ्यां नमस्कृताभीष्टवरप्रदाभ्याम्। नारायणेनार्चितपादुकाभ्यां नमो नमः शङ्करपार्वतीभ्याम्॥२॥
Namaḥ śivābhyāṁ sarasotsavābhyāṁ Namaskṛtābhīṣṭavarapradābhyām। Nārāyaṇenārchitapādukābhyāṁ Namo namaḥ śaṅkarapārvatībhyām॥2॥
MeaningSalutations to the pair who are the festival of all delight, who grant the cherished boons of those who bow to them, whose sandals are worshipped even by Nārāyaṇa. Again and again, salutations to Shankara and Pārvatī.
Namaḥ śivābhyāṁ vṛṣavāhanābhyāṁ
नमः शिवाभ्यां वृषवाहनाभ्यां विरिञ्चिविष्ण्विन्द्रसुपूजिताभ्याम्। विभूतिपाटीरविलेपनाभ्यां नमो नमः शङ्करपार्वतीभ्याम्॥३॥
Namaḥ śivābhyāṁ vṛṣavāhanābhyāṁ Viriñchiviṣṇvindrasupūjitābhyām। Vibhūtipāṭīravilepanābhyāṁ Namo namaḥ śaṅkarapārvatībhyām॥3॥
MeaningSalutations to the pair who ride the bull, worshipped well by Brahmā, Vishnu and Indra, anointed with sacred ash and sandal paste. Again and again, salutations to Shankara and Pārvatī.
Namaḥ śivābhyāṁ jagadīśvarābhyāṁ
नमः शिवाभ्यां जगदीश्वराभ्यां जगत्पतिभ्यां जयविग्रहाभ्याम्। जम्भारिमुख्यैरभिवन्दिताभ्यां नमो नमः शङ्करपार्वतीभ्याम्॥४॥
Namaḥ śivābhyāṁ jagadīśvarābhyāṁ Jagatpatibhyāṁ jayavigrahābhyām। Jambhārimukhyairabhivanditābhyāṁ Namo namaḥ śaṅkarapārvatībhyām॥4॥
MeaningSalutations to the pair who are the Lords of the universe, the masters of the world, whose forms are victory, adored by Indra (slayer of Jambha) and the foremost gods. Again and again, salutations to Shankara and Pārvatī.
Namaḥ śivābhyāṁ paramauṣadhābhyāṁ
नमः शिवाभ्यां परमौषधाभ्यां पञ्चाक्षरीपञ्जररञ्जिताभ्याम्। प्रपञ्चसृष्टिस्थितिसंहृताभ्यां नमो नमः शङ्करपार्वतीभ्याम्॥५॥
Namaḥ śivābhyāṁ paramauṣadhābhyāṁ Pañchākṣarīpañjararañjitābhyām। Prapañchasṛṣṭisthitisaṁhṛtābhyāṁ Namo namaḥ śaṅkarapārvatībhyām॥5॥
MeaningSalutations to the pair who are the supreme medicine for worldly existence, who delight within the sanctuary of the five-syllable mantra, who create, preserve and dissolve the universe. Again and again, salutations to Shankara and Pārvatī.
Namaḥ śivābhyāmatisundarābhyām
नमः शिवाभ्यामतिसुन्दराभ्याम् अत्यन्तमासक्तहृदम्बुजाभ्याम्। अशेषलोकैकहितङ्कराभ्यां नमो नमः शङ्करपार्वतीभ्याम्॥६॥
Namaḥ śivābhyāmatisundarābhyām Atyantamāsaktahṛdambujābhyām। Aśeṣalokaikahitaṅkarābhyāṁ Namo namaḥ śaṅkarapārvatībhyām॥6॥
MeaningSalutations to the surpassingly beautiful pair, whose lotus-hearts are utterly devoted to each other, the sole benefactors of every world. Again and again, salutations to Shankara and Pārvatī.
Namaḥ śivābhyāṁ kalināśanābhyāṁ
नमः शिवाभ्यां कलिनाशनाभ्यां कङ्कालकल्याणवपुर्धराभ्याम्। कैलासशैलस्थितदेवताभ्यां नमो नमः शङ्करपार्वतीभ्याम्॥७॥
Namaḥ śivābhyāṁ kalināśanābhyāṁ Kaṅkālakalyāṇavapurdharābhyām। Kailāsaśailasthitadevatābhyāṁ Namo namaḥ śaṅkarapārvatībhyām॥7॥
MeaningSalutations to the pair who destroy the sins of the Kali age, who bear forms auspicious even amid skeletons and ash, the deities enthroned upon Mount Kailāsa. Again and again, salutations to Shankara and Pārvatī.
Namaḥ śivābhyāmaśubhāpahābhyām
नमः शिवाभ्यामशुभापहाभ्याम् अशेषलोकैकविशेषिताभ्याम्। अकुण्ठिताभ्यां स्मृतिसम्भृताभ्यां नमो नमः शङ्करपार्वतीभ्याम्॥८॥
Namaḥ śivābhyāmaśubhāpahābhyām Aśeṣalokaikaviśeṣitābhyām। Akuṇṭhitābhyāṁ smṛtisambhṛtābhyāṁ Namo namaḥ śaṅkarapārvatībhyām॥8॥
MeaningSalutations to the pair who drive away all inauspiciousness, distinguished above every world, undiminished and ever-present in the memory of devotees. Again and again, salutations to Shankara and Pārvatī.
Namaḥ śivābhyāṁ rathavāhanābhyāṁ
नमः शिवाभ्यां रथवाहनाभ्यां रवीन्दुवैश्वानरलोचनाभ्याम्। राकाशशाङ्काभमुखाम्बुजाभ्यां नमो नमः शङ्करपार्वतीभ्याम्॥९॥
Namaḥ śivābhyāṁ rathavāhanābhyāṁ Ravīnduvaiśvānaralochanābhyām। Rākāśaśāṅkābhamukhāmbujābhyāṁ Namo namaḥ śaṅkarapārvatībhyām॥9॥
MeaningSalutations to the pair whose chariot is their vehicle, whose three eyes are the sun, moon and fire, whose lotus faces shine like the full moon. Again and again, salutations to Shankara and Pārvatī.
Namaḥ śivābhyāṁ jaṭilandharābhyāṁ
नमः शिवाभ्यां जटिलन्धराभ्यां जरामृतिभ्यां च विवर्जिताभ्याम्। जनार्दनाब्जोद्भवपूजिताभ्यां नमो नमः शङ्करपार्वतीभ्याम्॥१०॥
Namaḥ śivābhyāṁ jaṭilandharābhyāṁ Jarāmṛtibhyāṁ cha vivarjitābhyām। Janārdanābjodbhavapūjitābhyāṁ Namo namaḥ śaṅkarapārvatībhyām॥10॥
MeaningSalutations to the pair with matted locks, free from old age and death, worshipped by Vishnu (Janārdana) and the lotus-born Brahmā. Again and again, salutations to Shankara and Pārvatī.
Namaḥ śivābhyāṁ viṣamekṣaṇābhyāṁ
नमः शिवाभ्यां विषमेक्षणाभ्यां बिल्वच्छदामल्लिकदामभृद्भ्याम्। शोभावतीशान्तवतीश्वराभ्यां नमो नमः शङ्करपार्वतीभ्याम्॥११॥
Namaḥ śivābhyāṁ viṣamekṣaṇābhyāṁ Bilvachchhadāmallikadāmabhṛdbhyām। Śobhāvatīśāntavatīśvarābhyāṁ Namo namaḥ śaṅkarapārvatībhyām॥11॥
MeaningSalutations to the pair with the uneven (three-eyed) glance, wearing garlands of bilva leaves and jasmine, the resplendent Lords of Shobhāvatī and Śāntavatī. Again and again, salutations to Shankara and Pārvatī.
Namaḥ śivābhyāṁ paśupālakābhyāṁ
नमः शिवाभ्यां पशुपालकाभ्यां जगत्रयीरक्षणबद्धहृद्भ्याम्। समस्तदेवासुरपूजिताभ्यां नमो नमः शङ्करपार्वतीभ्याम्॥१२॥
Namaḥ śivābhyāṁ paśupālakābhyāṁ Jagatrayīrakṣaṇabaddhahṛdbhyām। Samastadevāsurapūjitābhyāṁ Namo namaḥ śaṅkarapārvatībhyām॥12॥
MeaningSalutations to the pair who shepherd all beings, whose hearts are bound to the protection of the three worlds, worshipped by all gods and demons alike. Again and again, salutations to Shankara and Pārvatī.
Stotraṁ trisandhyaṁ śivapārvatībhyāṁ
स्तोत्रं त्रिसन्ध्यं शिवपार्वतीभ्यां भक्त्या पठेद्द्वादशकं नरो यः। स सर्वसौभाग्यफलानि भुङ्क्ते शतायुरान्ते शिवलोकमेति॥१३॥
Stotraṁ trisandhyaṁ śivapārvatībhyāṁ Bhaktyā paṭheddvādaśakaṁ naro yaḥ। Sa sarvasaubhāgyaphalāni bhuṅkte Śatāyurānte śivalokameti॥13॥
MeaningWhatever person devotedly recites these twelve verses to Shiva and Pārvatī at the three sandhyās of the day enjoys every fruit of good fortune, lives a full hundred years, and in the end attains the world of Shiva.
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Origin & History
Source: Umāmaheśvara Stotram, attributed to Adi Shankaracharya
Author: Adi Shankaracharya
Period: 8th century CE
Adi Shankaracharya, though celebrated for his Advaita philosophy, composed numerous devotional hymns to the personal forms of the divine. In the Umamaheshwara Stotram he extols Shiva and Parvati not separately but as one inseparable divine couple — the cosmic parents (Jagat-Pitarau) whose union of consciousness and power upholds creation. The dual grammatical forms throughout ('to the two') express the Acharya's vision that Shiva and Shakti are ultimately one reality, worshipped here in their most gracious, beautiful and approachable form.
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