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ශිව මානස පූජා

शिव मानस पूजा in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Maha Shivaratri; Mondays; during meditation or when outer puja is not possible·🎵 Audio included·📜 Composed by Adi Shankaracharya

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

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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Verse 1

රත්නෛඃ කල්පිතමාසනං හිමජලෛඃ ස්නානං ච දිව්යාම්බරං නානාරත්නවිභූෂිතං මෘගමදාමෝදාඞ්කිතං චන්දනම්. ජාතීචම්පකබිල්වපත්රරචිතං පුෂ්පං ච ධූපං තථා දීපං දේව දයානිධේ පශුපතේ හෘත්කල්පිතං ගෘහ්යතාම්..

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।

Verse 2

සෞවර්ණේ නවරත්නඛණ්ඩරචිතේ පාත්රේ ඝෘතං පායසං භක්ෂ්යං පඤ්චවිධං පයෝදධියුතං රම්භාඵලං පානකම්. ශාකානාමයුතං ජලං රුචිකරං කර්පූරඛණ්ඩෝජ්ජ්වලං තාම්බූලං මනසා මයා විරචිතං භක්ත්යා ප්රභෝ ස්වීකුරු..

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।

Verse 3

ඡත්රං චාමරයෝර්යුගං ව්යජනකං චාදර්ශකං නිර්මලං වීණාභේරිමෘදඞ්ගකාහලකලා ගීතං ච නෘත්යං තථා. සාෂ්ටාඞ්ගං ප්රණතිඃ ස්තුතිර්බහුවිධා හ්යේතත්සමස්තං මයා සඞ්කල්පේන සමර්පිතං තව විභෝ පූජාං ගෘහාණ ප්රභෝ..

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।

Verse 4

ආත්මා ත්වං ගිරිජා මතිඃ සහචරාඃ ප්රාණාඃ ශරීරං ගෘහං පූජා තේ විෂයෝපභෝගරචනා නිද්රා සමාධිස්ථිතිඃ. සඤ්චාරඃ පදයෝඃ ප්රදක්ෂිණවිධිඃ ස්තෝත්රාණි සර්වා ගිරෝ යද්යත්කර්ම කරෝමි තත්තදඛිලං ශම්භෝ තවාරාධනම්..

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।

Verse 5

කරචරණකෘතං වාක්කායජං කර්මජං වා ශ්රවණනයනජං වා මානසං වාපරාධම්. විහිතමවිහිතං වා සර්වමේතත්ක්ෂමස්ව ජය ජය කරුණාබ්ධේ ශ්රීමහාදේව ශම්භෝ..

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!

Word-by-Word Meaning

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මානස පූජා🔊Manasa PujaWorship (puja) performed entirely within the mind (manas), offering all things mentally

පශුපතේ🔊PashupateO Pashupati — Shiva, the lord (pati) of all beings (pashu)

හෘත්කල්පිතම්🔊Hrit-kalpitamFashioned (kalpita) in the heart (hrit) — the offerings imagined with devotion

සාෂ්ටාඞ්ගං ප්රණතිඃ🔊Sashtanga PranatiProstration touching the ground with all eight limbs of the body

ක්ෂමස්ව🔊Kshamasva'Forgive' — the plea of the final verse for pardon of every fault

Benefits of Chanting शिव मानस पूजा

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Especially recited on Maha Shivaratri and Mondays, in meditation, and whenever outer worship is not possible.

How to Chant शिव मानस पूजा

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Best TimeMaha Shivaratri; Mondays; during meditation or when outer puja is not possible

FaceEast or North; or simply seated with eyes closed

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete शिव मानस पूजा 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.

Shiva Manasa Puja ('the mental worship of Shiva') is a five-verse hymn by Adi Shankaracharya in which every item of worship — throne, bath, garments, food, music and homage — is offered to Lord Shiva entirely in the mind. It teaches that sincere worship can be performed with love alone, without any outer materials.

Because the heart of worship is devotion, not the materials. The Manasa Puja lets anyone — with nothing to offer, or unable to reach a temple — perform the most complete puja within. Its fourth verse goes further, declaring that every act of daily life, done with awareness, is itself worship of Shiva.

It is especially recited on Maha Shivaratri and on Mondays (Shiva's day), in meditation, and whenever outer worship is not possible. Its final verse of forgiveness is also chanted to conclude any Shiva puja.

The final verse, 'Kara-charana-kritam...', begs forgiveness for every offence committed by hand, foot, speech, body, ear, eye or mind, whether knowingly or unknowingly, and hails Shiva as the ocean of compassion. It is one of the most loved prayers of pardon (kshama) in Hindu worship.