Shiva Sahasranama

दशबाहुस्त्वनिमिषो नीलकण्ठ उमापतिः । विश्वरूपः स्वयं श्रेष्ठो बलवीरो बलो गणः ॥ ११ ॥

He is ten-armed, unblinking, blue-throated, the husband of Uma; of universal form, supreme by himself, a mighty hero, strength, and the leader of hosts.

गणकर्ता गणपतिर्दिग्वासाः काम एव च । मन्त्रवित्परमो मन्त्रः सर्वभावकरो हरः ॥ १२ ॥

He is the creator of the hosts, the lord of the hosts, clothed in the directions, and indeed desire itself; knower of mantras, the supreme mantra, the maker of all beings, the remover.

कमण्डलुधरो धन्वी बाणहस्तः कपालवान् । अशनी शतघ्नी खड्गी पट्‍टिशी चायुधी महान् ॥ १३ ॥

He bears a water-pot, wields a bow, holds arrows in his hand, and carries a skull; he is armed with a thunderbolt, a hundred-bladed weapon, a sword, a spear, and is great among those who bear weapons.

स्रुवहस्तः सुरूपश्च तेजस्तेजस्करो निधिः । उष्णीषी च सुवक्त्रश्च उदग्रो विनतस्तथा ॥ १४ ॥

He holds a sacrificial ladle, is of beautiful form, the radiance that bestows radiance, a treasure; he wears a turban, has a handsome face, is exalted, and also humble.

दीर्घश्च हरिकेशश्च सुतीर्थः कृष्ण एव च । सृगालरूपः सिद्धार्थो मुण्डः सर्वशुभङ्करः ॥ १५ ॥

He is long (or tall), has tawny hair, is of excellent pilgrimage, is indeed dark; he takes the form of a jackal, is accomplished, shaven-headed, and the bringer of all auspiciousness.

अजश्च बहुरूपश्च गन्धधारी कपर्द्यपि । ऊर्ध्वरेता ऊर्ध्वलिङ्ग ऊर्ध्वशायी नभःस्थलः ॥ १६ ॥

He is unborn, of many forms, bearer of fragrance, with matted hair; his energy is directed upwards, his emblem is upwards, he lies upwards, and he is the expanse of the sky.

त्रिजटी चीरवासाश्च रुद्रः सेनापतिर्विभुः । अहश्चरो नक्तञ्चरस्तिग्ममन्युः सुवर्चसः ॥ १७ ॥

He is three-knotted, clothed in bark garments, Rudra, commander of the hosts, all-pervading; he moves by day, moves by night, is of fierce anger, and of radiant splendor.

गजहा दैत्यहा कालो लोकधाता गुणाकरः । सिंहशार्दूलरूपश्च आर्द्रचर्माम्बरावृतः ॥ १८ ॥

He is the slayer of the elephant, the slayer of demons, Time, the supporter of the worlds, the repository of qualities; he takes the forms of lion and tiger, and is clothed in moist hides.

कालयोगी महानादः सर्वकामश्चतुष्पथः । निशाचरः प्रेतचारी भूतचारी महेश्वरः ॥ १९ ॥

He is the master of time, the great sound, fulfiller of all desires, the fourfold path; he moves at night, moves among the departed, moves among spirits, and is the great Lord.

बहुभूतो बहुधरः स्वर्भानुरमितो गतिः । नृत्यप्रियो नित्यनर्तो नर्तकः सर्वलालसः ॥ २० ॥

He who has become many, who bears many forms, who is the eclipse-causing Svarbhanu, who is immeasurable, who is movement itself; who delights in dance, who is the eternal dancer, the performer, and the one who enjoys all pleasures.

घोरो महातपाः पाशो नित्यो गिरिरुहो नभः । सहस्रहस्तो विजयो व्यवसायो ह्यतन्द्रितः ॥ २१ ॥

He is fierce, of great austerity, the noose, eternal, mountain-dwelling, the sky; with a thousand hands, victorious, resolute, and ever untiring.

अधर्षणो धर्षणात्मा यज्ञहा कामनाशकः । [मर्ष] दक्षयागापहारी च सुसहो मध्यमस्तथा ॥ २२ ॥

He is unassailable, the essence of boldness, the destroyer of sacrifices, the destroyer of desire; the one who took away Daksha's sacrifice, who is patient, easily endured, and the mediator.

तेजोपहारी बलहा मुदितोऽर्थोऽजितोऽवरः । गम्भीरघोषो गम्भीरो गम्भीरबलवाहनः ॥ २३ ॥

He is the taker of brilliance, the destroyer of strength, joyful, the meaning itself, unconquered, the lowest; whose voice is deep, who is profound, and whose vehicle is of immense strength.

न्यग्रोधरूपो न्यग्रोधो वृक्षकर्णस्थितिर्विभुः । सुतीक्ष्णदशनश्चैव महाकायो महाननः ॥ २४ ॥

He has the form of the banyan tree, he is the banyan tree itself, he abides in the ears of trees, and he is all-pervading; he has very sharp teeth, a great body, and a great mouth.

विष्वक्सेनो हरिर्यज्ञः सम्युगापीडवाहनः । तीक्ष्णतापश्च हर्यश्वः सहायः कर्मकालवित् ॥ २५ ॥

He is Viṣvaksena, Hari, and the sacrifice; his vehicle is victorious in battle; he is of intense heat, has tawny horses, is a companion, and knows the proper time for action.

विष्णुप्रसादितो यज्ञः समुद्रो बडबामुखः । हुताशनसहायश्च प्रशान्तात्मा हुताशनः ॥ २६ ॥

He is pleased by Viṣṇu, he is the sacrifice, the ocean, and the mouth of the submarine fire; he is accompanied by the fire-god, has a tranquil self, and is himself the fire-god.

उग्रतेजा महातेजा जन्यो विजयकालवित् । ज्योतिषामयनं सिद्धिः सर्वविग्रह एव च ॥ २७ ॥

He is of fierce radiance, of great radiance, the cause of birth, knower of the time of victory; he is the abode of light, accomplishment itself, and indeed all forms.

शिखी मुण्डी जटी ज्वाली मूर्तिजो मूर्धगो बली । वेणवी पणवी ताली खली कालकटङ्कटः ॥ २८ ॥

He is crested, shaven-headed, matted-haired, blazing, born in many forms, crowned, mighty; flute-player, drum-player, cymbalist, fierce, and the dreadful one of dark fangs.

नक्षत्रविग्रहमतिर्गुणबुद्धिर्लयोऽगमः । प्रजापतिर्विश्वबाहुर्विभागः सर्वगोऽमुखः ॥ २९ ॥

He is the embodiment of the stars, intelligence, the quality of discernment, dissolution, the unapproachable; lord of creatures, all-armed, division, all-pervading, and faceless.

विमोचनः सुसरणो हिरण्यकवचोद्भवः । मेढ्रजो बलचारी च महीचारी स्रुतस्तथा ॥ ३० ॥ [मेघजो]

He is the liberator, the good path, born with a golden armor, born from the phallus, moving with strength, moving on earth, and also flowing.

सर्वतूर्यनिनादी च सर्वातोद्यपरिग्रहः । व्यालरूपो गुहावासी गुहो माली तरङ्गवित् ॥ ३१ ॥

He is the sound of all musical instruments, the possessor of all musical accompaniments; serpent-formed, dweller in caves, the mysterious one, garlanded, and knower of waves.

त्रिदशस्त्रिकालधृक्कर्मसर्वबन्धविमोचनः । बन्धनस्त्वसुरेन्द्राणां युधिशत्रुविनाशनः ॥ ३२ ॥

He who upholds the three worlds and all times, who releases all from the bonds of karma, who is the bondage of the lords of the asuras, and who destroys enemies in battle.

साङ्ख्यप्रसादो दुर्वासाः सर्वसाधुनिषेवितः । प्रस्कन्दनो विभागज्ञो अतुल्यो यज्ञभागवित् ॥ ३३ ॥

He is the serenity of Sāṅkhya, the difficult to dwell with, honored by all the virtuous, the one who overcomes, the knower of distinctions, incomparable, and the knower of the shares of sacrifice.

सर्ववासः सर्वचारी दुर्वासा वासवोऽमरः । हैमो हेमकरोऽयज्ञः सर्वधारी धरोत्तमः ॥ ३४ ॥ [यज्ञः]

He dwells everywhere, moves everywhere, is difficult to dwell with, is the lord of dwelling, is immortal, golden, the maker of gold, beyond sacrifice, the supporter of all, and the best among those who bear.

लोहिताक्षो महाक्षश्च विजयाक्षो विशारदः । सङ्ग्रहो निग्रहः कर्ता सर्पचीरनिवासनः ॥ ३५ ॥

He has red eyes, great eyes, is victorious-eyed, skillful, the gatherer, the restrainer, the doer, and the one who wears a serpent-skin garment.

मुख्योऽमुख्यश्च देहश्च काहलिः सर्वकामदः । सर्वकालप्रसादश्च सुबलो बलरूपधृत् ॥ ३६ ॥

He is the foremost and the non-foremost, the embodiment of all forms, the bestower of all desires, the one who grants favor at all times, supremely strong, and the bearer of the form of strength.

सर्वकामवरश्चैव सर्वदः सर्वतोमुखः । आकाशनिर्विरूपश्च निपाती ह्यवशः खगः ॥ ३७ ॥

He is the giver of all desired boons, the universal giver, the one whose faces are everywhere, formless as space, of various appearances, the one who descends, unrestrained, and moves through the sky.

रौद्ररूपोऽम्शुरादित्यो बहुरश्मिः सुवर्चसी । वसुवेगो महावेगो मनोवेगो निशाचरः ॥ ३८ ॥

He has a fierce form, is radiant like the sun, possessing many rays, full of splendor, swift as the wind, of great speed, swift as the mind, and moves in the night.

सर्ववासी श्रियावासी उपदेशकरोऽकरः । मुनिरात्मनिरालोकः सम्भग्नश्च सहस्रदः ॥ ३९ ॥

He dwells in all, abides in prosperity, is the giver of instruction, actionless, a sage, self-illuminated, the destroyer of ignorance, and the bestower of thousands of gifts.