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𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯 𑌦𑌹𑌨 𑌶𑌿𑌵 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍

Daridraya Dahana Shiva Stotram in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 Monday mornings, Maha Shivaratri, or during financial hardship·🎵 Audio included·📜 Hindu devotional tradition

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Origin & Story

Hindu devotional tradition · Unknown (attributed to ancient tradition) · Medieval period

This stotram addresses a universal human concern — poverty — through the power of Lord Shiva. Each verse builds a different divine image of Shiva while hammering home the refrain: 'Daridrya Duhkha Dahanaya Namah Shivaya' — I bow to Shiva who BURNS AWAY poverty and suffering. The repetition of this refrain 6 times creates a powerful affirmation that works on both conscious and subconscious levels.

✦ As told in scripture

In Kashi (Varanasi), devotees at the Kashi Vishwanath temple recite this stotram as part of the Monday abhishekam ritual. Temple records and oral tradition contain numerous accounts of devotees who were destitute but began regular chanting of this stotram and experienced dramatic financial reversals — unexpected job offers, resolved debts, inheritance from forgotten relatives, and business breakthroughs. The stotram's power is attributed to Shiva's role as the ultimate renunciant who paradoxically controls all wealth.

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Verse 1

𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌶𑌶𑌿𑌶𑍇𑌖𑌰𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌣𑌾𑌯। 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌧𑌵𑌲𑌾𑌯 𑌜𑌟𑌾𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌦𑌹𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌯॥

Vishveshvaraya Narakarnava Taranaya Karnamritaya Shashishekharabhushanaya Karpurakanti Dhavalaya Jatadharaya Daridrya Duhkha Dahanaya Namah Shivaya

Meaning:I bow to Lord Shiva, the lord of the universe, who helps cross the ocean of hell, whose words are nectar, adorned with the crescent moon, white as camphor radiance, with matted locks — who BURNS AWAY POVERTY AND SUFFERING.

Verse 2

𑌗𑍗𑌰𑍀𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌰𑌜𑌨𑍀𑌶𑌕𑌲𑌾𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌗𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌪𑌕𑌂𑌕𑌣𑌾𑌯। 𑌗𑌂𑌗𑌾𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌗𑌜𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌵𑌿𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌦𑌹𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌯॥

Gauripriyaya Rajanishakala Dharaya Kalantakaya Bhujagadhipa Kankanaya Gangadharaya Gajaraja Vimardanaya Daridrya Duhkha Dahanaya Namah Shivaya

Meaning:I bow to Shiva, beloved of Gauri, who bears the moon's digit, who conquered death, who wears the king of serpents as a bracelet, who bears the Ganga, who crushed the king of elephants — who BURNS AWAY POVERTY AND SUFFERING.

Verse 3

𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌭𑌵𑌰𑍋𑌗𑌭𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌹𑌾𑌯 𑌉𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌭𑌵𑌸𑌾𑌗𑌰𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌯। 𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌦𑌹𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌯॥

Bhaktipriyaya Bhavarogabhayapahaya Ugraya Durgabhava Sagara Taranaya Jyotirmayaya Gunanama Sunrityakaya Daridrya Duhkha Dahanaya Namah Shivaya

Meaning:I bow to Shiva, lover of devotion, who removes the fear and disease of worldly existence, who is fierce, who helps cross the difficult ocean of birth and death, who is full of light, who dances to the songs of virtuous names — who BURNS AWAY POVERTY AND SUFFERING.

Verse 4

𑌚𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌶𑌵𑌭𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌲𑍇𑌪𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌭𑌾𑌲𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑌣𑌿𑌕𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌲𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌯। 𑌮𑌂𑌜𑍀𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌯𑍁𑌗𑌲𑌾𑌯 𑌜𑌟𑌾𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌦𑌹𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌯॥

Charmambaraya Shavabhasma Vilepanaya Bhalekshanaya Manikundalamandtaya Manjeerapadayugalaya Jatadharaya Daridrya Duhkha Dahanaya Namah Shivaya

Meaning:I bow to Shiva, who wears animal skin, who smears himself with cremation ash, who has an eye on his forehead, adorned with gem earrings, with anklets on both feet, bearing matted locks — who BURNS AWAY POVERTY AND SUFFERING.

Verse 5

𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌫𑌣𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌹𑍇𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍁𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌯। 𑌆𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌭𑍂𑌮𑌿𑌵𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯 𑌤𑌮𑍋𑌮𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌦𑌹𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌯॥

Panchananaya Phaniraja Vibhushanaya Hemamshukaya Bhuvanatraya Manditaya Anandabhumivaradaya Tamomayaya Daridrya Duhkha Dahanaya Namah Shivaya

Meaning:I bow to Shiva, the five-faced one, adorned with the king of serpents, wearing golden garments, who decorates the three worlds, who grants the land of bliss, who pervades darkness — who BURNS AWAY POVERTY AND SUFFERING.

Verse 6

𑌭𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌭𑌵𑌸𑌾𑌗𑌰𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑌮𑌲𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌯। 𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌦𑌹𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌯॥

Bhanupriyaya Bhavasagara Taranaya Kalantakaya Kamalasana Poojitaya Netratrayaya Shubhalakshana Lakshitaya Daridrya Duhkha Dahanaya Namah Shivaya

Meaning:I bow to Shiva, beloved of the sun, who helps cross the ocean of existence, who destroyed death, worshipped by Brahma, three-eyed, marked with auspicious signs — who BURNS AWAY POVERTY AND SUFFERING.

Verse 7

𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌰𑌘𑍁𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌵𑌰𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌾𑌗𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌯। 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌭𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌦𑌹𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌯॥

Ramapriyaya raghunathavarapradaya Nagapriyaya narakarnavataranaya Punyaya punyabharitaya surarchitaya Daridryaduhkhadahanaya namah shivaya

Meaning:Salutations to Shiva — dear to Rama and granter of boons to Raghunatha; lover of serpents, who carries us across the hell-like ocean of existence; the holy one, filled with merit, worshipped by the gods — who burns away the suffering of poverty.

Verse 8

𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌫𑌲𑌦𑌾𑌯 𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌵𑍃𑌷𑌭𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌨𑌾𑌯। 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌚𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌸𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌦𑌹𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌯॥

Mukteshvaraya phaladaya ganeshvaraya Gitapriyaya vrishabheshvaravahanaya Matangacharmavasanaya maheshvaraya Daridryaduhkhadahanaya namah shivaya

Meaning:Salutations to Shiva — the lord of liberation, giver of fruits, lord of the ganas; lover of song, borne by the bull-lord Nandi; clad in the elephant's hide, the Great Lord (Maheshvara) — who burns away the suffering of poverty.

Verse 9

𑌵𑌸𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑍇𑌨 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍋𑌗𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌮𑍍। 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌶𑍀𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑍗𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌨𑌮𑍍। 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌠𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸 𑌹𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍁𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍॥

Vasishthena kritam stotram sarvaroganivaranam Sarvasampatkaram shighram putrapautradivardhanam Trisandhyam yah pathennityam sa hi svargamavapnuyat

Meaning:This hymn composed by the sage Vasishtha removes all disease, swiftly bestows every prosperity, and increases one's children and descendants. Whoever recites it daily at the three junctions of the day (dawn, noon and dusk) surely attains heaven.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯🔊DaridryaPoverty

𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖🔊DuhkhaSuffering, sorrow

𑌦𑌹𑌨🔊DahanaBurning, destroying

𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰🔊VishveshvaraLord of the universe

𑌨𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌣🔊Narakarnava TaranaOne who helps cross the ocean of hell

𑌶𑌶𑌿𑌶𑍇𑌖𑌰🔊ShashishekharaMoon-crested (Shiva)

𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿🔊KarpurakantiRadiance of camphor (pure white)

𑌗𑍗𑌰𑍀𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯🔊GauripriyaBeloved of Gauri (Parvati)

𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌕🔊KalantakaDestroyer of death

𑌗𑌂𑌗𑌾𑌧𑌰🔊GangadharaBearer of the Ganga

𑌭𑌵𑌰𑍋𑌗🔊BhavarogaDisease of worldly existence

𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌯🔊JyotirmayaFull of divine light

𑌭𑌾𑌲𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣🔊BhalekshanaEye on the forehead (third eye)

𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌨𑌨🔊PanchananFive-faced (Shiva)

𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯🔊NetratrayaThree-eyed

Benefits of Chanting Daridraya Dahana Shiva Stotram

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Specifically designed to DESTROY POVERTY — each verse ends with this declaration

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One of the most powerful Shiva prayers for financial transformation

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Chanting on Mondays with devotion is said to eliminate financial karmas

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Each verse describes a different divine attribute of Shiva while burning poverty

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Removes not just material poverty but poverty of spirit, knowledge and devotion

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Very popular among devotees facing financial difficulties

How to Chant Daridraya Dahana Shiva Stotram

Repetitions11times

Best TimeMonday mornings, Maha Shivaratri, or during financial hardship

Sit before a Shiva Lingam or image. Light a ghee diya. Offer bilva leaves and water. Chant 11 times on Mondays. The key phrase in each verse is 'Daridrya Duhkha Dahanaya Namah Shivaya' — feel each repetition burning away poverty. During extreme financial difficulty, chant 108 times daily for 40 days.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Daridraya Dahana Shiva Stotram written in the Grantha 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.

Daridraya = poverty. Dahana = burning/destroying. The stotram's name literally means 'The hymn to Shiva that burns away poverty.' Each of the 6 verses ends with this declaration.

Devotees across India testify to remarkable financial transformations after regular recitation. The stotram works on the karmic level — burning the root causes of poverty, not just the symptoms. Consistent daily practice on Mondays is recommended.

Anyone facing financial difficulties, career stagnation, debt, or lack of prosperity. It is also beneficial for those seeking spiritual wealth — freedom from the 'poverty' of ignorance and delusion.