शिव प्रातः स्मरण स्तोत्रम् Meaning — Line by Line

शिव प्रातः स्मरण स्तोत्रम्

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Meaning — Line by Line

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Verse 1#

प्रातः स्मरामि भवभीतिहरं सुरेशं गङ्गाधरं वृषभवाहनमम्बिकेशम्। खट्वाङ्गशूलवरदाभयहस्तमीशं संसाररोगहरमौषधमद्वितीयम्॥

Pratah Smarami Bhava-bhiti-haram Suresham Gangadharam Vrishabha-vahanam-ambikesham Khatvanga-shoola-varadabhaya-hastam-isham Samsara-roga-haram-aushadham-advitiyam

Meaningप्रातःकाल मैं उन शिव का स्मरण करता हूँ जो संसार के भय को हरने वाले, देवों के ईश, गंगाधर, वृषभवाहन, अम्बिका के स्वामी हैं; जिनके हाथों में खट्वांग और त्रिशूल हैं तथा जो वरद और अभय मुद्रा धारण करते हैं — जो संसार रूपी रोग को हरने वाली अद्वितीय औषधि हैं।

Verse 2#

प्रातर्नमामि गिरिशं गिरिजार्धदेहं सर्गस्थितिप्रलयकारणमादिदेवम्। विश्वेश्वरं विजितविश्वमनोभिरामं संसाररोगहरमौषधमद्वितीयम्॥

Pratar-namami Girisham Girija-ardha-deham Sarga-sthiti-pralaya-karanam-adi-devam Vishveshvaram Vijita-vishva-manobhiramam Samsara-roga-haram-aushadham-advitiyam

Meaningप्रातःकाल मैं उन गिरीश को नमन करता हूँ जिनका आधा शरीर गिरिजा (पार्वती) है, जो सृष्टि, स्थिति और प्रलय के कारण आदिदेव हैं, जो विश्वेश्वर हैं, जिन्होंने विश्व को जीत लिया है और जो सबके मन को रमणीय हैं — जो संसार रूपी रोग को हरने वाली अद्वितीय औषधि हैं।

Verse 3#

प्रातर्भजामि शिवमेकमनन्तमाद्यं वेदान्तवेद्यमनघं पुरुषं महान्तम्। नामादिभेदरहितं षड्भावशून्यं संसाररोगहरमौषधमद्वितीयम्॥

Pratar-bhajami Shivam-ekam-anantam-aadyam Vedanta-vedyam-anagham Purusham Mahantam Nama-adi-bheda-rahitam Shad-bhava-shoonyam Samsara-roga-haram-aushadham-advitiyam

Meaningप्रातःकाल मैं उन शिव का भजन करता हूँ जो एक, अनन्त, आदि हैं, जो वेदान्त से ज्ञेय, निष्पाप, महान पुरुष हैं, जो नाम आदि समस्त भेदों से रहित तथा (जन्म-अस्तित्व-वृद्धि-परिणाम-क्षय-नाश इन) छह भावों से शून्य हैं — जो संसार रूपी रोग को हरने वाली अद्वितीय औषधि हैं।

Word-by-Word Breakdown

प्रातः स्मरामि

Pratah Smarami

At dawn I remember / call to mind

भवभीतिहरं

Bhava-bhiti-haram

The remover of the fear of worldly existence (samsara)

सुरेशं

Suresham

The Lord of the gods

गङ्गाधरं

Gangadharam

The bearer of the Ganga in his matted locks

वृषभवाहनम्

Vrishabha-vahanam

One whose vehicle is the bull (Nandi)

अम्बिकेशम्

Ambikesham

The Lord of Ambika (Parvati)

खट्वाङ्गशूलवरदाभयहस्तम्

Khatvanga-shoola-varadabhaya-hastam

One whose hands hold the skull-staff and trident and show the boon-giving and fear-dispelling gestures

संसाररोगहरम्

Samsara-roga-haram

The remover of the disease of worldly existence

औषधमद्वितीयम्

Aushadham-advitiyam

The one without a second — the peerless medicine

प्रातर्नमामि

Pratar-namami

At dawn I bow down

गिरिशं

Girisham

The Lord of the mountain (Kailasa)

गिरिजार्धदेहं

Girija-ardha-deham

One whose body is half the daughter of the mountain (Parvati) — Ardhanarishvara

सर्गस्थितिप्रलयकारणम्

Sarga-sthiti-pralaya-karanam

The cause of creation, preservation and dissolution

आदिदेवम्

Adi-devam

The primordial God

विश्वेश्वरं

Vishveshvaram

The Lord of the universe

प्रातर्भजामि

Pratar-bhajami

At dawn I worship

शिवमेकमनन्तमाद्यं

Shivam-ekam-anantam-aadyam

Shiva, the One, the infinite, the primordial

वेदान्तवेद्यम्

Vedanta-vedyam

Knowable through Vedanta (the Upanishads)

अनघं

Anagham

The sinless, the flawless one

नामादिभेदरहितं

Nama-adi-bheda-rahitam

Free of all distinctions such as name and form

षड्भावशून्यं

Shad-bhava-shoonyam

Devoid of the six modifications (birth, existence, growth, change, decay, death)

Origin & History

Source: Pratah Smarana Stotram tradition, attributed to Adi Shankaracharya

Author: Traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya

Period: Classical (associated with the 8th century CE)

The 'Pratah Smarana' (dawn remembrance) hymns form a cherished class of morning prayers in the Hindu tradition, with verses devoted to Shiva, Vishnu and the Devi. The Shiva Pratah Smarana Stotram, attributed to Adi Shankaracharya, was composed so that a devotee's very first thought on waking would be of Lord Shiva. Its three verses deliberately ascend from Shiva as the loving, ornament-bearing Lord, to the cosmic cause of the universe, to the attributeless Absolute of Vedanta — teaching that the same Shiva is both the personal deity of devotion and the infinite reality of knowledge.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Shiva Pratah Smarana Stotram?▼

'Pratah Smarana' means 'remembrance at dawn.' It is a short three-verse hymn recited first thing in the morning to remember, bow to, and worship Lord Shiva, beginning the day with his name and grace.

Why is Shiva called 'the peerless medicine' in this hymn?▼

Each verse ends with 'Samsara-roga-haram-aushadham-advitiyam' — 'the one without a second, the medicine that removes the disease of worldly existence.' Shiva is the cure for samsara, the endless cycle of birth, fear and suffering, healed by his remembrance and grace.

What do the three verses describe?▼

The first verse describes Shiva's gracious personal form (Gangadhara, bull-rider, Lord of Ambika). The second describes his cosmic role as cause of creation, preservation and dissolution. The third describes his absolute, formless nature — infinite, knowable through Vedanta, beyond name and change.

Who composed this stotram and when should it be chanted?▼

It is traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya. As a 'pratah smarana' (dawn remembrance), it is ideally chanted at sunrise or immediately upon waking, as the first devotional act of the day.

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