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Shiva Manasa Puja in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ 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 English සිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

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

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:A throne fashioned of jewels, a bath in cool Himalayan waters, divine raiment adorned with many gems, and sandal-paste scented with musk; flowers of jasmine, champak and bilva leaves, incense and a lamp — O Lord, ocean of compassion, Pashupati, accept this worship fashioned within my heart.

Verse 2

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:In a golden bowl set with the nine gems: ghee and sweet payasam, the five kinds of food, milk and curds, plantains and a sweet drink; a host of vegetables, delicious water bright with flecks of camphor, and betel — all of this, fashioned in my mind with devotion, accept, O Lord.

Verse 3

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:A parasol, a pair of fly-whisks, a fan, and a spotless mirror; the music of vina, kettledrum, mridanga and trumpet, with song and dance; full prostration of the eight limbs, and praises of many kinds — all this I offer you by my heartfelt resolve (sankalpa), O all-pervading Lord; accept this worship, O Master.

Verse 4

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:You are my very Self; Parvati (Girija) is my intellect; my life-breaths are your attendants; my body is your house; all my enjoyment of the senses is your worship; my sleep is the state of samadhi; my every step is a circumambulation of you, and all my words are your praise — whatever act I do, O Shambhu, all of it is worship of you.

Verse 5

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:Whatever offence I have committed — by hand or foot, by speech, body or deed, by ear or eye, or in the mind; whether sanctioned by rule or forbidden — forgive it all, O ocean of compassion; victory, victory to you, Shri Mahadeva, Shambhu!

Word-by-Word Meaning

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

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

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

𑌸𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌤𑌿𑌃🔊Sashtanga PranatiProstration touching the ground with all eight limbs of the body

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

Benefits of Chanting Shiva Manasa Puja

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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 Shiva Manasa Puja

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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 Shiva Manasa Puja 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.

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.