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अर्धनारीश्वर स्तोत्रम् in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥
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Origin & Story
Ascribed to Adi Shankaracharya · Adi Shankaracharya · Classical
The Ardhanarishwara Stotram is traditionally ascribed to Adi Shankaracharya. A hymn to Ardhanarishwara — the form that is half Shiva and half Parvati — praising, line by line, the male half (Shiva) and the female half (Devi): His ash and Her sandal, His serpent and Her bangles, the union of Purusha and Prakriti in one body.
✦ As told in scripture
It is said that to recite the Ardhanarishwara Stotram with a sincere and devoted heart is to draw near to the grace of the Lord, who never forsakes those who lovingly call upon Him.
The Mantra
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𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 ॥ 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌲𑍁𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌲𑌕𑌾𑌯𑍈 𑌕𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌿𑌤𑌶𑍇𑌖𑌰𑌾𑌯 । 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌰𑌾𑌯𑍈 𑌚 𑌦𑌿𑌗𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍈 𑌚 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌯 ॥ ௧॥ 𑌏𑌕𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌤𑌰𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌵 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍁𑌮𑌗𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍 । 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑌾 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌵𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 ॥ ௨॥ 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌪𑌵𑍀𑌤𑌗𑍁𑌣 𑌏𑌵 𑌫𑌣𑌾𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍈𑌕- 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍋𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌃 𑌕𑍁𑌚𑌪𑌟𑍀𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌾𑌮𑌭𑌾𑌗𑍇 । 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍈 𑌮𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑌮𑌸𑌾𑌮𑌵𑌸𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍀𑌮𑍍𑌨𑍇 𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌮𑍗𑌲𑌿𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌸𑍇 𑌚 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌯 ॥ ௩॥ 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌮𑌕𑍁𑌚𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌨𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌙𑍍𑌗- 𑌸𑌂𑌶𑍋𑌷𑌿𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌲𑌿𑌭𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑍇𑌣𑍁𑌃 । 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌪𑍁𑌂𑌨𑌪𑍁𑌂𑌸𑌕𑌪𑌦𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿𑌲𑌙𑍍𑌘𑌿𑌨𑍀 𑌵𑌃 𑌶𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍋𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌨𑍁𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌯𑌤𑍁 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍀 ॥ ௪॥ 𑌇𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌮𑍍 ।
śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ || mandāramālālulitālakāyai kapālamālāṅkitaśekharāya | divyāmbarāyai ca digambarāya namaḥ śivāyai ca namaḥ śivāya || 1|| ekaḥ stanastuṅgataraḥ parasya vārtāmiva praṣṭumagānmukhāgram | yasyāḥ priyārdhasthitimudvahantyāḥ sā pātu vaḥ parvatarājaputrī || 2|| yasyopavītaguṇa eva phaṇāvṛtaika- vakṣoruhaḥ kucapaṭīyati vāmabhāge | tasmai mamāstu tamasāmavasānasīmne candrārdhamauliśirase ca namaḥ śivāya || 3|| svedārdravāmakucamaṇḍanapatrabhaṅga- saṃśoṣidakṣiṇakarāṅgulibhasmareṇuḥ | strīpuṃnapuṃsakapadavyatilaṅghinī vaḥ śambhostanuḥ sukhayatu prakṛtiścaturthī || 4|| ityardhanārīśvarastotraṃ sampūrṇam |
Meaning:अर्धनारीश्वर — आधे शिव व आधे पार्वती के स्वरूप — की स्तुति, जो पंक्ति-दर-पंक्ति पुरुष अर्ध (शिव) व स्त्री अर्ध (देवी) का वर्णन करती है: उनकी भस्म व उनका चंदन, उनका सर्प व उनकी चूड़ियाँ, एक ही देह में पुरुष व प्रकृति का संयोग।
Benefits of Chanting अर्धनारीश्वर स्तोत्रम्
Recitation of the Ardhanarishwara Stotram is held to bring the grace, blessings and protection of the Lord.
Cultivates devotion, calms the mind and steadies the heart in the Lord’s remembrance.
Most auspicious on Mondays, and during Maha Shivaratri, Pradosh and the month of Shravan.
A short, melodious hymn that anyone can learn and recite daily with faith.
How to Chant अर्धनारीश्वर स्तोत्रम्
Bathe and sit facing east or north before an image of the deity. Light a lamp and recite the Ardhanarishwara Stotram slowly and with devotion. It may be chanted daily, or especially during Maha Shivaratri, Pradosh and the month of Shravan. Conclude with a prayer for grace and protection.
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