Shiva Sahasranama

बहुप्रसादः सुस्वप्नो दर्पणोऽथ त्वमित्रजित् । वेदकारो मन्त्रकारो विद्वान् समरमर्दनः ॥ ५१ ॥

He is greatly gracious, of auspicious dreams, the mirror, the conqueror of enemies; maker of the Vedas, maker of mantras, wise, and the crusher of foes in battle.

महामेघनिवासी च महाघोरो वशीकरः । अग्निज्वालो महाज्वालो अतिधूम्रो हुतो हविः ॥ ५२ ॥

He who abides in great clouds, who is exceedingly fierce, the enchanter; whose flame is fire, whose blaze is immense, who is enveloped in thick smoke, who is the oblation and the offering.

वृषणः शङ्करो नित्यवर्चस्वी धूमकेतनः । नीलस्तथाङ्गलुब्धश्च शोभनो निरवग्रहः ॥ ५३ ॥

He who is virile, the beneficent one, ever radiant, bannered with smoke; who is dark-hued, attached to his devotees, beautiful, and without impediment.

स्वस्तिदः स्वस्तिभावश्च भागी भागकरो लघुः । उत्सङ्गश्च महाङ्गश्च महागर्भपरायणः ॥ ५४ ॥

He who grants well-being, who is the state of well-being, the possessor and giver of shares, who is light; who is both the support and the great body, devoted to the great womb.

कृष्णवर्णः सुवर्णश्च इन्द्रियं सर्वदेहिनाम् । महापादो महाहस्तो महाकायो महायशाः ॥ ५५ ॥

He who is dark in complexion and also golden, the sense of all embodied beings; whose feet are great, whose hands are great, whose body is vast, and whose fame is great.

महामूर्धा महामात्रो महानेत्रो निशालयः । महान्तको महाकर्णो महोष्ठश्च महाहनुः ॥ ५६ ॥

He whose head is great, whose measure is vast, whose eyes are immense, who is the abode of night; who is the great ender, whose ears are great, whose lips are great, and whose jaws are great.

महानासो महाकम्बुर्महाग्रीवः श्मशानभाक् । महावक्षा महोरस्को ह्यन्तरात्मा मृगालयः ॥ ५७ ॥

He whose nose is great, whose neck is mighty, whose throat is massive, who partakes of the cremation ground; whose chest is vast, whose breast is immense, who is the inner self, and who is the abode of wild creatures.

लम्बनो लम्बितोष्ठश्च महामायः पयोनिधिः । महादन्तो महादंष्ट्रो महाजिह्वो महामुखः ॥ ५८ ॥

He who is pendant, who has hanging lips, who is the great illusion, who is the ocean of milk; whose teeth are great, whose fangs are great, whose tongue is great, and whose mouth is great.

महानखो महारोमा महाकेशो महाजटः । प्रसन्नश्च प्रसादश्च प्रत्ययो गिरिसाधनः ॥ ५९ ॥

He whose nails are great, whose hair is great, whose locks are great and matted; who is gracious, who is favor, who is trustworthy, and who is the support of the mountain.

स्नेहनोऽस्नेहनश्चैव अजितश्च महामुनिः । वृक्षाकारो वृक्षकेतुरनलो वायुवाहनः ॥ ६० ॥

He is both affectionate and unaffectionate; unconquered, the great sage; of the form of a tree, with a banner of a tree; fire, and the bearer of wind.

गण्डली मेरुधामा च देवाधिपतिरेव च । अथर्वशीर्षः सामास्य ऋक्सहस्रामितेक्षणः ॥ ६१ ॥

He is Gaṇḍalī, the support of Meru, and indeed the lord of the gods; whose head is the Atharva Veda, whose mouth is the Sāma Veda, whose eyes are countless Ṛg Vedas.

यजुः पादभुजो गुह्यः प्रकाशो जङ्गमस्तथा । अमोघार्थः प्रसादश्च अभिगम्यः सुदर्शनः ॥ ६२ ॥

He has the Yajur Veda as his arms and feet, is hidden yet manifest, ever-moving; whose purpose is unfailing, who is gracious, approachable, and of beautiful vision.

उपकारः प्रियः सर्वः कनकः काञ्चनच्छविः । नाभिर्नन्दिकरो भावः पुष्करस्थपतिः स्थिरः ॥ ६३ ॥

He is helpful, beloved by all, golden, with a radiant golden hue; the navel, the giver of joy, existence itself, the lord dwelling in the lotus, steadfast.

द्वादशस्त्रासनश्चाद्यो यज्ञो यज्ञसमाहितः । नक्तं कलिश्च कालश्च मकरः कालपूजितः ॥ ६४ ॥

He is the first among those who wield twelve weapons, the embodiment of sacrifice, ever absorbed in sacrifice; he is night, the age of strife, time itself, the makara, and worshipped by time.

सगणो गणकारश्च भूतवाहनसारथिः । भस्मशयो भस्मगोप्ता भस्मभूतस्तरुर्गणः ॥ ६५ ॥

He is accompanied by attendants, the creator of hosts, the charioteer of the vehicle of spirits; he dwells in ashes, protects ashes, is himself turned to ashes, is the tree, and the multitude.

लोकपालस्तथाऽलोको महात्मा सर्वपूजितः । शुक्लस्त्रिशुक्लः सम्पन्नः शुचिर्भूतनिषेवितः ॥ ६६ ॥

He is the protector of the worlds, yet beyond the worlds; of great soul, worshipped by all; pure, thrice-pure, accomplished, immaculate, and served by beings.

आश्रमस्थः क्रियावस्थो विश्वकर्ममतिर्वरः । विशालशाखस्ताम्रोष्ठो ह्यम्बुजालः सुनिश्चलः ॥ ६७ ॥

He abides in hermitages, established in sacred rites, supreme in the mind of the cosmic artisan; of vast branches, copper-red lips, lotus-eyed, and unwavering.

कपिलः कपिशः शुक्ल आयुश्चैव परोः । गन्धर्वो ह्यदितिस्तार्क्ष्यः सुविज्ञेयः सुशारदः ॥ ६८ ॥

He is Kapila, tawny-hued, pure, the very life and the highest; he is Gandharva, Aditi, Tārkṣya, easily known, and eloquent.

परश्वधायुधो देवो ह्यनुकारी सुबान्धवः । तुम्बवीणो महाक्रोध ऊर्ध्वरेता जलेशयः ॥ ६९ ॥

The god wields the battle-axe as his weapon, imitates, is a true friend; he plays the Tumbavīṇā, is of great wrath, of upward-flowing seed, and lord of the waters.

उग्रो वंशकरो वंशो वंशनादो ह्यनिन्दितः । सर्वाङ्गरूपो मायावी सुहृदो ह्यनिलोऽनलः ॥ ७० ॥

He is fierce, the progenitor of lineages, the lineage itself, the sound of the flute, blameless; he assumes all forms, is a master of illusion, a good friend, wind, and fire.

बन्धनो बन्धकर्ता च सुबन्धनविमोचनः । स यज्ञारिः स कामारिर्महादंष्ट्रो महायुधः ॥ ७१ ॥

He is bondage, the maker of bondage, and the liberator from good bonds; he is the enemy of sacrifice, the foe of desire, great-fanged, and mighty-armed.

बहुधा निन्दितः शर्वः शङ्करः शङ्करोऽधनः । अमरेशो महादेवो विश्वदेवः सुरारिहा ॥ ७२ ॥

Śarva, though reviled in many ways, is Śaṅkara, the beneficent one, the impoverished one; he is the lord of the immortals, the great god, the god of all, the destroyer of the enemies of the gods.

अहिर्बुध्न्योऽनिलाभश्च चेकितानो हविस्तथा । [हरि] अजैकपाच्च कापाली त्रिशङ्कुरजितः शिवः ॥ ७३ ॥

He is Ahirbudhnya, resembling the wind, the wise one, the recipient of offerings; [Hari], Ajaikapāda, the bearer of skulls, the conqueror of Triśaṅku, and Śiva.

धन्वन्तरिर्धूमकेतुः स्कन्दो वैश्रवणस्तथा । धाता शक्रश्च विष्णुश्च मित्रस्त्वष्टा ध्रुवो धरः ॥ ७४ ॥

He is Dhanvantari, Dhūmaketu, Skanda, and Vaiśravaṇa; he is Dhātā, Śakra, Viṣṇu, Mitra, Tvaṣṭṛ, Dhruva, and Dhara.

प्रभावः सर्वगो वायुरर्यमा सविता रविः । उषङ्गुश्च विधाता च मान्धाता भूतभावनः ॥ ७५ ॥

He is Prabhāva, all-pervading, Vāyu, Aryaman, Savitṛ, Ravi; Uṣaṅgu, Vidhātā, Māndhātā, and the creator of beings.

विभुर्वर्णविभावी च सर्वकामगुणावहः । पद्मनाभो महागर्भश्चन्द्रवक्त्रोऽनिलोऽनलः ॥ ७६ ॥

He is all-pervading, the manifestor of colors, the bestower of all desirable qualities; He is Padmanabha, the great womb, moon-faced, the wind, and fire.

बलवांश्चोपशान्तश्च पुराणः पुण्यचञ्चुरी । कुरुकर्ता कुरुवासी कुरुभूतो गुणौषधः ॥ ७७ ॥

He is powerful and tranquil, ancient, with auspicious beak; the doer of actions, the dweller among the Kurus, having become the Kurus, and the medicine of virtues.

सर्वाशयो दर्भचारी सर्वेषां प्राणिनां पतिः । देवदेवः सुखासक्तः सदसत्सर्वरत्नवित् ॥ ७८ ॥

He is the abode of all, the wanderer on darbha grass, the lord of all beings; the god of gods, attached to happiness, existent and non-existent, the knower of all jewels.

कैलासगिरिवासी च हिमवद्गिरिसंश्रयः । कूलहारी कूलकर्ता बहुविद्यो बहुप्रदः ॥ ७९ ॥

He dwells on Mount Kailasa and takes refuge in the Himalaya; the remover of lineage, the creator of lineage, possessing much knowledge, and greatly generous.