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Markandeya Shivashtakam in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

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Origin & Story

Traditional (sage Markandeya) · Markandeya · Puranic

The Markandeya Shivashtakam is traditionally ascribed to Markandeya. An eight-verse hymn to Shiva by the sage Markandeya — who by Shiva’s grace conquered death itself — adoring the Lord of the Godavari bank, Pashupati, the destroyer of fear and death.

✦ As told in scripture

It is said that to recite the Markandeya Shivashtakam 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.

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The Mantra

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𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌗𑍋𑌦𑌾𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌟𑌨𑌿𑌕𑌟𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌂 𑌪𑌶𑍁𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌵𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌵𑌰𑌦𑌮𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍈𑌕 𑌘𑌟𑌨𑌮𑍍 । 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌂 𑌗𑍗𑌰𑍀𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌂 𑌶𑌶𑌿𑌧𑌰𑌮𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌪𑌦𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌨𑌿𑌟𑌲𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌟𑌨𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௧॥ 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌕𑍈𑌲𑌾𑌸𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌪𑌦𑌮𑌨𑌘𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌜𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍁𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌟𑌿𑌤 𑌪𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌮𑌸𑌰𑌥𑌮𑍍 । 𑌨𑌟𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌗𑍗𑌰𑍀𑌶𑌂 𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑌲𑌸𑌦𑍃𑌶𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌨𑌿𑌟𑌲𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌟𑌨𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௨॥ 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌮𑌧𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌸𑌖𑌂 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌶𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍁𑌂 𑌸𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌮𑌥𑌨𑌮𑍀𑌶𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑌹𑌰𑌮𑍍 । 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌹𑌰𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌂 𑌮𑍃𑌗𑌧𑌰𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌨𑌿𑌟𑌲𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌟𑌨𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௩॥ 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍋𑌷𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌬𑌲𑌤𑌰𑌤𑍗𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌕𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌂𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍋𑌟𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌶𑌦𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌰𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌵𑍃𑌤𑌮𑍍 । 𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌣𑍀𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌪𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍋𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌕𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌨𑌿𑌟𑌲𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌟𑌨𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௪॥ 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌹𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌨𑌿 𑌨𑍀𑌲𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌲𑌗𑌲𑌂 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍇 𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌶𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌮𑍍 । 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌦𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌰𑌪𑌦𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌨𑌿𑌟𑌲𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌟𑌨𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௫॥ 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌶𑌿- 𑌨𑌭𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌜𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌸𑌿 𑌭𑍋 । 𑌯𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌤𑌮𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌂 𑌜𑍈𑌮𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍇𑌃 𑌭𑌜𑍇 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌨𑌿𑌟𑌲𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌟𑌨𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௬॥ 𑌸𑌦𑍋𑌚𑍍𑌚𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌹𑌰𑌹𑌰𑌹𑌰𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌚𑌸𑌾 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍋 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌾 । 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌭𑌵𑌭𑌵𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌯𑌾 । 𑌭𑌜𑍇 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌨𑌿𑌟𑌲𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌟𑌨𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௭॥ 𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌹𑍂𑌤𑌂 𑌭𑍀𑌤𑌂 𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌰𑌨𑍁𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌶𑌨𑌿𑌹𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌿𑌶𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌮𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌯𑌾 । 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍀𑌶𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌨𑌿𑌟𑌲𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌟𑌨𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௮॥ 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍋𑌲𑌾𑌚𑌲𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌶𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍇𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌃 । 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌶𑍋 𑌭𑍂𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍇𑌯𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௯॥ 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍇𑌯𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌮𑍍 ।

sadā godāvaryāstaṭanikaṭavāsaṃ paśupatiṃ vadānyaṃ sarveśaṃ varadamakhilārthaika ghaṭanam | śivaṃ gaurīnāthaṃ śaśidharamanantārcitapadaṃ bhaje mārkaṇḍeyaṃ bhasitaniṭalaṃ bhavyanaṭanam || 1|| sadā kailāsādri svapadamanaghaṃ sarvajagatāṃ prabhuṃ śrīviśveśaṃ prakaṭita parandhāmasaratham | naṭeśaṃ gaurīśaṃ lalitaravicandrānalasadṛśaṃ bhaje mārkaṇḍeyaṃ bhasitaniṭalaṃ bhavyanaṭanam || 2|| mahādevaṃ sarvaṃ madhuripusakhaṃ maṅgalakaraṃ paraṃ śambhuṃ sāmbaṃ puramathanamīśaṃ bhavaharam | smarāriṃ sarvajñaṃ smaraharamanādiṃ mṛgadharaṃ bhaje mārkaṇḍeyaṃ bhasitaniṭalaṃ bhavyanaṭanam || 3|| pradoṣeṣu svāntaṃ prabalataratauryatrikakṛtaṃ trayatriṃśatkoṭi triśadapravaraiḥ saṃ parivṛtam | ramāvāṇīndra śrīpati vidhikṛtollāsyakaraṇaṃ bhaje mārkaṇḍeyaṃ bhasitaniṭalaṃ bhavyanaṭanam || 4|| bhavānīhṛtpadmāruṇamahini nīlotpalagalaṃ sahasrāre padmāniśamavivasantaṃ suragurum | stutibhyo bhaktānāṃ nikhilasukhadaṃ susthirapadaṃ bhaje mārkaṇḍeyaṃ bhasitaniṭalaṃ bhavyanaṭanam || 5|| śivastvaṃ viṣṇutvaṃ sakalabhuvanastvaṃ raviśaśi- nabhastvaṃ kāyastvaṃ sakalajagātmā tvamasi bho | yatirdeyaṃ sānte sukhatamakhilaṃ jaiminivareḥ bhaje mārkaṇḍeyaṃ bhasitaniṭalaṃ bhavyanaṭanam || 6|| sadoccairāhvānaṃ haraharahareti pravacasā sadā bhaktyānando śivaśivaśiveti svamanasā | stutiṃ vāraṃ vārambhavabhavabhaveti pratibhayā | bhaje mārkaṇḍeyaṃ bhasitaniṭalaṃ bhavyanaṭanam || 7|| yamāhūtaṃ bhītaṃ munivaranutaṃ pāśanihatiṃ bhavantaṃ sadbhaktyā hṛdiśiśumavantaṃ karuṇayā | śaraṇyaṃ bhaktānāṃ paramagatimīśaṃ paraśivaṃ bhaje mārkaṇḍeyaṃ bhasitaniṭalaṃ bhavyanaṭanam || 8|| śrīkolācalasadvaṃśavāridestu sudhākaraḥ | yajñeśo bhūsuraścakre mārkaṇḍeyaśivāṣṭakam || 9|| iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyakṛtaṃ śivāṣṭakaṃ sampūrṇam |

Meaning:An eight-verse hymn to Shiva by the sage Markandeya — who by Shiva’s grace conquered death itself — adoring the Lord of the Godavari bank, Pashupati, the destroyer of fear and death.

Benefits of Chanting Markandeya Shivashtakam

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Recitation of the Markandeya Shivashtakam is held to bring the grace, blessings and protection of the Lord.

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Cultivates devotion, calms the mind and steadies the heart in the Lord’s remembrance.

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Most auspicious on Mondays, and during Maha Shivaratri, Pradosh and the month of Shravan.

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A short, melodious hymn that anyone can learn and recite daily with faith.

How to Chant Markandeya Shivashtakam

Repetitions1times

Best TimeMorning or evening; especially Mondays

FaceEast or North

Bathe and sit facing east or north before an image of the deity. Light a lamp and recite the Markandeya Shivashtakam 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Markandeya Shivashtakam 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.

An eight-verse hymn to Shiva by the sage Markandeya — who by Shiva’s grace conquered death itself — adoring the Lord of the Godavari bank, Pashupati, the destroyer of fear and death.

It is attributed to Markandeya (Traditional (sage Markandeya)). It is recited in the morning or evening with devotion, and especially on Mondays and during Maha Shivaratri, Pradosh and the month of Shravan.

Origin & Story

The Mantra

Benefits of Chanting Markandeya Shivashtakam

How to Chant Markandeya Shivashtakam

Frequently Asked Questions

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