𑌶𑌿𑌵 𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌸 𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌾
शिव मानस पूजा in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥
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Composed by Adi Shankaracharya · Adi Shankaracharya · 8th century CE
Shankaracharya's Shiva Manasa Puja is the most beloved of all 'mental worships'. In five verses the devotee offers Shiva a jewelled throne, a Himalayan bath, divine robes, a feast in a golden bowl, music, dance and prostration — all imagined within the heart — then realises that his very Self is Shiva, his every act a worship, and finally begs forgiveness for all his faults. It is the perfect prayer for the devotee who has only love to give.
✦ As told in scripture
It is taught that this mental worship, offered with true devotion, pleases Shiva no less than the costliest temple puja — for the Lord receives not the gold and flowers but the love that fashions them in the heart, and to one who has nothing else, the Manasa Puja is a complete and accepted offering.
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𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑍈𑌃 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌂 𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌜𑌲𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌚 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌮𑍃𑌗𑌮𑌦𑌾𑌮𑍋𑌦𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌨𑌮𑍍। 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑍀𑌚𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌕𑌬𑌿𑌲𑍍𑌵𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌰𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌂 𑌚 𑌧𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌤𑌥𑌾 𑌦𑍀𑌪𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌵 𑌦𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌧𑍇 𑌪𑌶𑍁𑌪𑌤𑍇 𑌹𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌗𑍃𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍॥
Ratnaih kalpitamasanam himajalaih snanam cha divyambaram nanaratnavibhushitam mrigamadamodankitam chandanam Jatichampakabilvapatrarachitam pushpam cha dhupam tatha dipam deva dayanidhe pashupate hritkalpitam grihyatam
Meaning:रत्नों से रचा सिंहासन, शीतल हिमजल से स्नान, अनेक रत्नों से सुसज्जित दिव्य वस्त्र, और कस्तूरी की सुगंध से युक्त चंदन; चमेली, चंपा व बिल्वपत्रों से बने पुष्प, धूप और दीप — हे प्रभु, करुणानिधि, पशुपते, मेरे हृदय में रचित इस पूजा को स्वीकार करें।
𑌸𑍗𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍇 𑌨𑌵𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌖𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌰𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌘𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌯𑌸𑌂 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌂 𑌪𑌯𑍋𑌦𑌧𑌿𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌂 𑌰𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌫𑌲𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌨𑌕𑌮𑍍। 𑌶𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌂 𑌜𑌲𑌂 𑌰𑍁𑌚𑌿𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑌖𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍋𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌂 𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍂𑌲𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌾 𑌮𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍋 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍀𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁॥
Sauvarne navaratnakhandarachite patre ghritam payasam bhakshyam panchavidham payodadhiyutam rambhaphalam panakam Shakanamayutam jalam ruchikaram karpurakhandojjvalam tambulam manasa maya virachitam bhaktya prabho svikuru
Meaning:नवरत्नों से जड़े स्वर्ण-पात्र में घृत और मधुर खीर, पाँच प्रकार के भक्ष्य, दूध और दही, केले और मधुर पेय; अनेक शाक, कर्पूर-कणों से उज्ज्वल रुचिकर जल, और ताम्बूल — यह सब, मेरे मन में भक्तिपूर्वक रचा हुआ, हे प्रभु, स्वीकार करें।
𑌛𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌚𑌾𑌮𑌰𑌯𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌗𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌜𑌨𑌕𑌂 𑌚𑌾𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌕𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌲𑌂 𑌵𑍀𑌣𑌾𑌭𑍇𑌰𑌿𑌮𑍃𑌦𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌕𑌾𑌹𑌲𑌕𑌲𑌾 𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌂 𑌚 𑌨𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌤𑌥𑌾। 𑌸𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌾 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌮𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑌵 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍋 𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑍃𑌹𑌾𑌣 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍋॥
Chhatram chamarayoryugam vyajanakam chadarshakam nirmalam vinabherimridangakahalakala gitam cha nrityam tatha Sashtangam pranatih stutirbahuvidha hyetatsamastam maya sankalpena samarpitam tava vibho pujam grihana prabho
Meaning:छत्र, चँवरों का युगल, पंखा, और निर्मल दर्पण; वीणा, भेरी, मृदंग व काहल की संगीत-कला, गीत और नृत्य; अष्टांग प्रणाम, और अनेक प्रकार की स्तुति — यह समस्त मैंने अपने हार्दिक संकल्प से आपको समर्पित किया, हे विभु; इस पूजा को ग्रहण करें, हे प्रभु।
𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌾 𑌮𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑌹𑌚𑌰𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌃 𑌶𑌰𑍀𑌰𑌂 𑌗𑍃𑌹𑌂 𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌾 𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑍋𑌪𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌰𑌚𑌨𑌾 𑌨𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌃। 𑌸𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌰𑌃 𑌪𑌦𑌯𑍋𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌗𑌿𑌰𑍋 𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌮𑌿 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌦𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌂 𑌶𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍋 𑌤𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌨𑌮𑍍॥
Atma tvam girija matih sahacharah pranah shariram griham puja te vishayopabhogarachana nidra samadhisthitih Sancharah padayoh pradakshinavidhih stotrani sarva giro yadyatkarma karomi tattadakhilam shambho tavaradhanam
Meaning:आप ही मेरी आत्मा हैं; पार्वती (गिरिजा) मेरी बुद्धि; मेरे प्राण आपके सहचर; मेरा शरीर आपका गृह; मेरा समस्त विषय-भोग आपकी पूजा; मेरी निद्रा समाधि की स्थिति; मेरा हर पग आपकी प्रदक्षिणा, और मेरी समस्त वाणी आपकी स्तुति — हे शम्भो, मैं जो भी कर्म करूँ, वह सब आपकी ही आराधना है।
𑌕𑌰𑌚𑌰𑌣𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌯𑌜𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌜𑌂 𑌵𑌾 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌣𑌨𑌯𑌨𑌜𑌂 𑌵𑌾 𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌸𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌮𑍍। 𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌾 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌵 𑌜𑌯 𑌜𑌯 𑌕𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌬𑍍𑌧𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌦𑍇𑌵 𑌶𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍋॥
Karacharanakritam vakkayajam karmajam va shravananayanajam va manasam vaparadham Vihitamavihitam va sarvametatkshamasva jaya jaya karunabdhe shrimahadeva shambho
Meaning:हाथ या पाँव से, वाणी, काया या कर्म से, कान या नेत्र से, अथवा मन से किया हुआ — जो भी अपराध, विहित हो या अविहित, उस सबको क्षमा करें, हे करुणासागर; जय हो, जय हो, श्री महादेव, शम्भो!
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Benefits of Chanting शिव मानस पूजा
Composed by Adi Shankaracharya, this is the supreme 'mental worship' of Lord Shiva — offering a throne, bath, robes, food, music and homage entirely within the heart.
It teaches that worship needs no outer materials: a devotee with nothing to offer may still perform the most complete puja in the mind, with love alone.
The fourth verse dissolves the worshipper into the worshipped — 'whatever act I do, O Shambhu, all of it is your worship' — cultivating constant remembrance of God.
The closing verse is a beloved prayer of forgiveness (kshama), begging pardon for every fault of hand, word, eye and mind — recited to conclude any puja.
Especially recited on Maha Shivaratri and Mondays, in meditation, and whenever outer worship is not possible.
How to Chant शिव मानस पूजा
Sit quietly with eyes closed and recite each verse slowly, vividly imagining each offering being placed before Lord Shiva — the jewelled throne, the bath, the food, the music and the homage. Let the fourth verse merge your every act into his worship, and close with the prayer of forgiveness. No materials are needed; devotion is the only offering.
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