Our life can be changed by the way we think. Life becomes happy and cheerful by our positive  thoughts . Our thoughts and beliefs create our world. Looking at the positive aspects of any situation and trying to focus on it generates a Positive Attitude.

Our subconscious mind creates everything in our life, depending on the commands that we give to it. It is like a magnet. It does  not know to reason out. It just simply  listens to us, and implicitly  carries out our commands or our messages.

Suppose, I believe that the world out there is very cruel and waiting to pounce on me. I will experience that very thing in my Life.

If  on the other hand I believe that the world is a very nice place to live in and all are friendly, I will experience that very same belief in my Life . In fact this is the reason why under same circumstances two people have different experiences, based on their belief systems.

So how can we change our Life now? Is there a way out?

By feeding our subconscious mind with positive thoughts our life can be turned positive. It is at this point that Affirmations come in handy. Affirmations are short powerful positive statements of events as if they have already taken place.

We need to just focus on what we want, without bothering about whether it is possible or not. Once we start reciting positive affrimations to ourself, our subconscious mind acts like a magnet and attracts such situations in our Life.

Even in our great scripture Yogavasishta, which is a dialogue between sage Vasishta and Lord Rama, Sage Vasishta says everything is the creation of our mind.

Sometimes affirmations make us feel , am I telling a lie to myself or am I cheating myself?

How does this work?

It works like this. We all know about the cause and effect. when there is a cause the effect is bound to follow. For eg:  Seed is the cause, tree is the effect. When we are working with affirmations we are projecting the effect  which will make the cause to happen, which will attract the cause in our life.

One thing we need to believe is, there are several solutions to any situation and the Divine knows the  right one for us.  Instead of constricting and restricting ourselves, we need to open our mind and heart to it.

There is one more advantage in this. This makes us become aware and clear about what we want in life.

Affirmations can be recited in the morning and at bed time, also throughout the day, any time, any number of times. The idea is to make it a part and parcel of your belief system.

Affirmations can be used to improve any area of our life, be it health, finance, education, relationships etc:  etc

We can make our own  affirmations. I have given few general affirmations below, covering broadly all sphers of life.  Feel free to use them.

1. Everyday in every way, I am getting better and better.
2. I am now attracting loving and satisfying relationships into my life.
3. My relationship with  ——————- is growing happier and more fulfilling everyday.
4. I am always in the right place at the right time successfully engaged in the right activity.
5. I always communicate clearly and effectively.
6. I am vibrantly healthy and radiantly beautiful.
7. All things are working together for good in my life.
8. I can do all things thru the power of god within me.
9. I am constantly attuned to the voice of divinity within me.
10. I prosper wherever I turn.
11. I am willing to change and grow.
12. All is well in my world.
13. Negative thoughts, negative suggestions will have no influence over me at any level of my mind.
14. Positive thoughts give me all benefits and advantages I desire.
15. I am relaxed and centered; I have plenty of time for everything.
16. I am energetic enthusiastic and aware all day.
17. Light within me creates miracles in my life here and now.
18. I give thanks for the many blessings I experience in my life.
19. I use my creative abilities to bring out the best in my life.
20. I let go of the old and make way for the new.
21. I am loving, giving and forgiving.

Permanent affirmation

“Divine love is guiding me and I am always taken care of. I am a lovable and loving person. I deserve the best and the best is coming to me here and now. God’s presence flows thru me as harmony, health, peace, joy, right action, abundance, true expression and inspiration. Divine right action governs my life. Divine love fills my soul. Divine guidance is mine now. Divine success is mine. Divine prosperity is mine. I love and accept each of my family members and myself. I am willing to change and grow. I am happy, healthy, contended and peaceful.

These affirmations, when done whole-heartedly during self-healing works wonders.

Maha Shivaratri (or “Great Night of Shiva”) is a festival celebrated every year on the 13th day/13th night (breaking fast/’vrata’ on 14th after sunrise) in the Krishna Paksha (waning moon) of the month of Maagha (as per Shalivahana or Gujarati Vikrama) or Phalguna (as per Vikrama) in the Hindu Calendar (that is, the night before and day of the new moon). The festival is principally celebrated by offerings of Bael (Bilva) leaves to the Lord Shiva, all day fasting and an all night long vigil.

Most of the ceremonies take place during the night. On this day, fasting and night vigil (jaagaran) are observed. Some Hindus observe a strict fast on the day by even avoiding water (nirjala vrat). The Shiva Lingam is worshipped throughout the night. Mantras and Hymns to please Lord Shiva are chanted. It includes the shiva panchakshari mantra “Om Namah Shivaya” , “Shiva Mahima Stotra” of Pushpadanta and Ravana’s “Shiva Tandava Stotra” are sung with great devotion.

It is believed that who utters the names of Shiva during Shivratri with utmost devotion is freed from all sins and liberated from the wheel of births and deaths. The Symbol of Lord Shiva, is the Shiva Lingam, it is a form to represent the formless and it is worshiped with great splendour during Maha Shivaratri. During Maha Shivaratri day the Shivalinga is washed with holy water after which the Ekadasha Rudrabishekam is performed. The ingredients used are milk, honey, ghee, curds, coconut water, sugar, flowers and bael leaves.

The Shodashopachara puja of Shiva is available here in English, Sanskrit and Tamil, in downloadable PDF format. The Shiva Sahsranamaavali or 1000 names of Shiva are also available for download here.

Shivaratri Puja – English
Shivaratri Puja – Sanskrit
Shivaratri Puja – Tamil (with 2 3 4 Subscripts)
Shivaratri Puja – Tamil (without Subscripts)
Shiva Sahasranaamaavali

Please note that the name of the year and day have to be changed appropriately

Sanskrit

Tamil (with 2 3 4 subscript)

Tamil (without subscripts)

Shiva Sahasranamaavali – Sanskrit

.. shrii shiva puujA ..
bahu dhaanya nAma sa.nvatsare uttaraayaNe shishira R^itau maagha mAse
kR^iShNa pakShe trayodashii tithau uttaraaShaaDaa naxatre ravi vAsare

1 At the regular Altar

OM sarvebhyo gurubhyo namaH .
OM sarvebhyo devebhyo namaH .
OM sarvebhyo braahmaNebhyo namaH ..
praaraMbha kaaryaM nirvighnamastu . shubhaM shobhanamastu .
iShTa devataa kuladevataa suprasannaa varadaa bhavatu ..

anuGYaaM dehi ..

at the shiva Altar
2 AchamanaH
(Sip one spoon of water after each mantra)

OM keshavAya svAhA . OM nArAyaNAya svAhA .
OM mAdhavAya svAhA .

(Now we chant the 21 names of the Lord, in
order to concentrate on the Lord)

OM govi.ndAya namaH . OM viShNave namaH .
OM madhusuudanAya namaH . OM trivikramAya namaH .
OM vAmanAya namaH . OM shriidharAya namaH .
OM hR^iShiikeshAya namaH . OM padmanAbhAya namaH .
OM dAmodarAya namaH . OM sa~NkarShaNAya namaH .
OM vAsudevAya namaH . OM pradyumnAya namaH .
OM aniruddhAya namaH . OM puruShottamAya namaH .
OM adhoxajAya namaH . OM nArasi.nhAya namaH .
OM achyutAya namaH . OM janArdanAya namaH .
OM upe.ndrAya namaH . OM haraye namaH .
shrii kR^iShNAya namaH ..

3 prANAyAmaH

OM praNavasya parabrahma R^iShiH . paramAtmA devatA .
daivii gAyatrii chhandaH . prANAyAme viniyogaH ..

OM bhuuH . OM bhuvaH . OM svaH . OM mahaH .
OM janaH . OM tapaH . OM satyam.h .
OM tatsaviturvareNyaM bhargodevasya dhiimahii
dhiyo yo naH prachodayAt.h ..

punarAchamana
(Repeat Achamana 2 – given above)
OM Apojyoti rasomR^itaM brahma bhuurbhuvassuvarom.h ..
(Apply water to eyes and understand that you are of
the nature of Brahman)

4 sa~NkalpaH

OM shriimAn.h mahAgaNAdhipataye namaH .

shrii gurubhyo namaH . shrii sarasvatyai namaH .
shrii vedAya namaH . shrii vedapuruShAya namaH .
iShTadevatAbhyo namaH .
(Prostrations to your favorite deity)
kuladevatAbhyo namaH .
(Prostrations to your family deity)
sthAnadevatAbhyo namaH .
(Prostrations to the deity of this house)
grAmadevatAbhyo namaH .
(Prostrations to the deity of this place)
vAstudevatAbhyo namaH .
(Prostrations to the deity of all the materials we have collected)
shachiipura.ndarAbhyAM namaH .
(Prostrations to the Indra and shachii)
umAmaheshvarAbhyAM namaH .
(Prostrations to Shiva and pArvati)
mAtApitR^ibhyAM namaH .
(Prostrations to our parents)
laxmiinArAyaNAbhyAM namaH .
(Prostrations to the Lords who protect us – LakShmi and NArAyaNa)
sarvebhyo devebhyo namo namaH .
(Prostrations to all the Gods)
sarvebhyo brAhmaNebhyo namo namaH .
(Prostrations to all Brahamanas – those who are in the religious path)
yetadkarmapradhAna devatAbhyo namo namaH .
(Prostrations to Lord Shiva, the main deity if this puja)

.. avighnamastu ..

sumukhashcha ekada.ntashcha kapilo gajakarNakaH .
laMbodarashcha vikaTo vighnanAsho gaNAdhipaH ..
dhuumraketurgaNAdhyaxo bAlachandro gajAnanaH .
dvAdashaitAni nAmAni yaH paThet.h shruNuyAdapi ..
vidyAraMbhe vivAhe cha praveshe nirgame tathA .
sa.ngrAme sa~NkaTeshchaiva vighnaH tasya na jAyate ..

(Whoever chants or hears these 12 names of Lord
Ganesha will not have any obstacles in all their
endeavours)

shuklAMbaradharaM devaM shashivarNaM chaturbhujam.h .
prasannavadanaM dhyAyet.h sarva vighnopashA.ntaye ..

sarvama~Ngala mA~Ngalye shive sarvArtha sAdhike .
sharaNye tryaMbake devii nArAyaNii namo.astute ..

(We completely surrender ourselves to that Goddess
who embodies auspiciousness, who is full of
auspiciousness and who brings auspicousness to us)

sarvadA sarva kAryeShu nAsti teShAM ama~Ngalam.h .
yeShAM hR^idistho bhagavAn.h ma~NgalAyatano hariH ..

( When Lord Hari, who brings auspiciousness is
situated in our hearts, then there will be no more
inauspiciousness in any of our undertakings)

tadeva lagnaM sudinaM tadeva tArAbalaM cha.ndrabalaM tadeva .
vidyA balaM daivabalaM tadeva laxmiipateH te.nghri.ayugaM smarAmi ..

(What is the best time to worship the Lord? When our
hearts are at the feet of Lord Narayana, then the
strength of the stars, the moon, the strength of
knowledge and all the Gods will combine and make it
the most auspicious time and day to worship the Lord)

lAbhasteShAM jayasteShAM kutasteShAM parAjayaH .
yeShAM indiivara shyAmo hR^idayastho janArdanaH ..

(When the Lord is situated in a person’s heart, he
will always have profit in his work and victory in all
that he takes up and there is no question of defeat
for such a person)

vinAyakaM guruM bhAnuM brahmAviShNumaheshvarAn.h .
sarasvatiiM praNamyAdau sarva kAryArtha siddhaye ..

(To achieve success in our work and to find
fulfillment we should first offer our prayers
to Lord Vinayaka and then to our teacher, then
to the Sun God and to the holy trinity of Brahma,
ViShNu and Shiva)

shriimad.h bhagavato mahApuruShasya viShNorAGYAya pravartamAnasya
adya brahmaNo.advitiiya parArdhe viShNupade shrii shvetavarAha kalpe
vaivasvata manvantare bhArata varShe bharata kha.nDe jaMbuudviipe
daNDakAraNya deshe godAvaryA daxiNe tiire kR^iShNaveNyo uttare
tiire parashurAma xatre ( samyukta amerikA deshe St Lewis grAme
or Australia deshe Victoria grAme bahriinu deshe)
shAlivAhana shake vartamAne vyavahArike bahu dhaanya nAma sa.nvatsare
uttaraayaNe shishira R^itau maagha mAse kR^ishNa pakShe trayodasi tithau
uttaraashaaDa naxatre ravi vAsare sarva graheShu yathA rAshi sthAna
sthiteShu satsu yevaM guNavisheSheNa vishiShTAyAM shubhapuNyatithau mama
Atmana shrutismR^itipurANokta phalaprApyarthaM mama sakuTumbasya xema sthairya
AyurArogya chaturvidha puruShArttha sidhyarthaM a.ngiikR^ita shrii shivaraatri
vrataa.ngatvena saMpaadita saamagrayya shriigaNesha varuNa i.ndraadi
aShTalokapaala gaNapati chatuShTa devataa puujanapuurvakaM shrii shiva
priityarthaM yathaa shaktyaa yathaa militopachaara dravyaiH puruShasuukta
puraaNokta mantraishcha dhyaanaavaahanaadi ShoDashopachaare shrii shiva
puujanaM kariShye ..

idaM phalaM mayaadeva sthaapitaM puratastava .
tena me saphalaavaaptir bhavet janmani janmani ..
(keep fruits in front of the Lord)

5 shiva paJNchaaxarii nyaasa
(touching various parts of the body)

.. OM ..
asya shrii shiva paJNchaaxarii mantrasya vaamadeva R^iShiH .
anuShTup chhandaH . shrii sadaashivo devataa .
shrii sadaashiva priityarthe nyaase puujane cha viniyogaH ..

vaamadeva R^iShaye namaH . shirase svaahaa ..
(touch the head)
anuShTup chhandase namaH . mukhe svaahaa ..
(touch face)
shrii sadaashiva devataayai namaH . lalaaTe svaahaa ..
(touch the forehead)
OM naM tatpuruShaaya namaH . hR^idaye svaahaa ..
( touch the heart)
OM maM aghoraaya namaH . paadayo svaahaa ..
(touch feet)
OM shiM sadyojaataaya namaH . guhye svaahaa ..
(touch groin)
OM vaM vaamadevaaya namaH . muurdhni svaahaa ..
(touch top of the skull )
OM yaM iishaanaaya namaH . shrotre svaahaa ..
(touch ears)

OM OM hR^idayaaya namaH .
OM naM shirase svaahaa .
OM maM shikhaayai vauShaT .
OM shiM kavachaaya huM .
OM vaM netratrayaaya vauShaT .
OM yaM astraaya phaT .

6 digbandhana
( show mudras)

OM aghoraShTrena iti digbandhaH . disho badnaami ..

7 gaNapati puujaa

aadau nirvighnataasidhyarthaM mahaa gaNapatiM puujanaM kariShye .
OM gaNaanaaM tvaa shaunako gR^itsamado gaNapatirjagati
gaNapatyaavaahane viniyogaH ..
(pour water)

OM gaNaanaaM tvaa gaNapatiM aavaamahe .
kaviM kavinaamupama shravastamam .
jyeShTharaajaM brahmaNaaM brahmaNaspata .
aanaH shR^iNvannuutibhiH siidasaadanam ..

bhuuH gaNapatiM aavaahayaami .
bhuvaH gaNapatiM aavaahayaami .
svaH gaNapatiM aavaahayaami .
OM bhuurbhuvasvaH mahaagaNapataye namaH .
dhyaayaami . dhyaanaM samarpayaami .

OM mahaagaNapataye namaH . aavaahanaM samarpayaami .
OM mahaagaNapataye namaH . aasanaM samarpayaami .
OM mahaagaNapataye namaH . paadyaM samarpayaami .
OM mahaagaNapataye namaH . arghyaM samarpayaami .
OM mahaagaNapataye namaH . aachamaniiyaM samarpayaami .
OM mahaagaNapataye namaH . snaanaM samarpayaami .
OM mahaagaNapataye namaH . vastraM samarpayaami .
OM mahaagaNapataye namaH . yaGYopaviitaM samarpayaami .
OM mahaagaNapataye namaH . cha.ndanaM samarpayaami .
OM mahaagaNapataye namaH . parimala dravyaM samarpayaami .
OM mahaagaNapataye namaH . puShpaaNi samarpayaami .
OM mahaagaNapataye namaH . dhuupaM samarpayaami .
OM mahaagaNapataye namaH . diipaM samarpayaami .
OM mahaagaNapataye namaH . naivedyaM samarpayaami .
OM mahaagaNapataye namaH . taambuulaM samarpayaami .
OM mahaagaNapataye namaH . phalaM samarpayaami .
OM mahaagaNapataye namaH . daxiNaaM samarpayaami .
OM mahaagaNapataye namaH . aartikyaM samarpayaami .

OM bhuurbhuvasvaH mahaagaNapataye namaH .
mantrapuShpaM samarpayaami .
OM bhuurbhuvasvaH mahaagaNapataye namaH .
pradaxiNaa namaskaaraan samarpayaami .
OM bhuurbhuvasvaH mahaagaNapataye namaH .
chhatraM samarpayaami .

OM mahaagaNapataye namaH . chaamaraM samarpayaami .
OM mahaagaNapataye namaH . giitaM samarpayaami .
OM mahaagaNapataye namaH . nR^ityaM samarpayaami .
OM mahaagaNapataye namaH . vaadyaM samarpayaami .
OM mahaagaNapataye namaH . sarva raajopachaaraan samarpayaami ..

.. atha praarthanaa ..
OM vakratuNDa mahaakaaya koTi suurya samaprabhaa .
nirvighnaM kuru me deva sarva kaaryeShu sarvadaa ..
OM bhuurbhuvasvaH mahaagaNapataye namaH . praarthanaaM samarpayaami .

anayaa puujayaa vighnahartaa mahaagaNapati priiyataam ..

8 diipa sthaapanaa

atha devasya vaama bhaage diipa sthaapanaM kariShye .
agninaagni samidhyate kavirgrahapatiryuvaa havyavaat juvaasyaH ..
(light the lamps)

9 bhuumi praarthanaa

mahidyau pR^ithviichana imaM yaGYaM mimikShataaM
piprataanno bhariimabhiH ..

10 dhaanya raashi

OM auShadhaaya sa.nvada.nte somena saharaaGYa .
yasmai kR^iNeti braahmaNasthaM raajan paarayaamasi ..
(Touch the grains/rice/wheat)

11 kalasha sthaapanaa

OM aa kalasheShu dhaavati pavitre parisi.nchyate
uktairyaGYeShu vardhate ..
(keep kalasha on top of rice pile)
OM imaM me ga~Nge yamune sarasvatii shutudristomaM sachataa paruShNya .
asiknya marudvR^idhe vitasthayaarjiikiiye shruNuhyaa suShomaya ..
(fill kalasha with water)
OM ga.ndhadvaaraaM dhuraadarshaaM nitya puShTaaM kariiShiNiim .
iishvariiM sarva bhuutaanaaM taami hopahvayeshriyam ..
(sprinkle in/apply ga.ndha to kalasha)
OM yaa phaliniiryaa aphalaa apuShpaayaashcha puShpaaNi .
bR^ihaspati prasotaasthaano ma~nchatvaM hasaH ..
(put beetle nut in kalasha)
OM sahiratnaani daashuShesuvaati savitaa bhagaH .
taMbhaagaM chitramiimahe ..
(put jewels / washed coin in kalasha)
OM hiraNyaruupaH hiraNya sandrigpaanna paatsyedu hiraNya varNaH .
hiraNyayaat.h pariyoner niShadyaa hiraNyadaa dadatyan namasmai ..
(put gold / dakShina in kalasha)
OM kaaNDaat kaaNDaat paroha.nti paruShaH paruShaH pari evaano duurve
pratanu sahasreNa shatena cha ..
(put duurva / karika )
OM ashvatthevo nishadanaM parNevo vasatishkR^ita .
go bhaaja itkilaa sathayatsa navatha puuruSham ..
(put five leaves in kalasha)
OM yaa phaliniiryaa aphalaa apuShpaayaashcha puShpaaNi .
bR^ihaspati prasotaasthaano ma~nchatvaM hasaH ..
(place coconut on kalasha)
OM yuvaasuvaasaH pariiviitaagaat sa ushreyaan bhavati jaayamaanaH .
taM dhiiraasaH kaavayaH unnaya.nti svaaddhyo svaaddhyo manasaa devaya.ntaH..
(tie cloth for kalasha)
OM puurNaadarvi paraapata supuurNaa punaraapaTha .
vasneva vikriiNaavaH iShamuurjaM shatakR^ito ..
(copper plate and aShTadala with ku.nkuM)

iti kalashaM pratiShThaapayaami ..
sakala puujaarthe axataan samarpayaami ..

12 kalasha puujana
(continue with second kalasha)

kalashasya mukhe viShNuH kaNThe rudraH samaashritaH .
muule tatra sthito brahma madhye maatR^igaNaaH smR^itaaH ..
kuxautu saagaraaH sarve sapta dviipaa vasu.ndharaaH .
R^igvedotha yajurvedaH saamavedohyatharvaNaH ..
a.ngaishcha sahitaaH sarve kalasha.ntu samaashritaaH .
atra gaayatrii saavitrii shaa.nti puShTikarii tathaa ..

aayaantu deva puujaarthaM abhiShekaartha siddhaye ..

OM sitaasite sarite yatra sa.ngadhe tatraaplutaa sodivamutpata.nti .
ye vaitanvaM visrajanti dhiiraaste janaaso amR^itattvaM bhajanti ..

.. kalashaH praarthanaaH ..

kalashaH kiirtimaayuShyaM praGYaaM medhaaM shriyaM balam .
yogyataaM paapahaaniM cha puNyaM vR^iddhiM cha saadhayet ..
sarva tiirthamayo yasmaat sarva devamayo yataH .
athaH haripriyosi tvaM puurNakuMbhaM namo.astute ..

kalashadevataabhyo namaH .
sakala puujaarthe axataan samarpayaami ..

.. mudraa ..
(Show mudras as you chant )

nirviiShi karaNaarthe taarxa mudraa .
amR^iti karaNaarthe dhenu mudraa .
pavitrii karaNaarthe sha~Nkha mudraa .
sa.nraxaNaarthe chakra mudraa .
vipulamaayaa karaNaarthe meru mudraa .

13 sha~Nkha puujana
(pour water from kalasha to sha.nkha
add ga.ndha flower)

sha~NkhaM cha.ndraarka daivataM madhye varuNa devataam .
pR^iShThe prajaapatiM vi.ndyaad agre ga.ngaa sarasvatiim ..
tvaM puraa saagarotpanno viShNunaa vidhR^itaH kare .
namitaH sarva devaishcha paa~nchajanyaM namo.astute ..

paa~nchajanyaaya vidmahe . paavamaanaaya dhiimahi .
tanno sha~NkhaH prachodayaat ..

sha~Nkha devataabhyo namaH .
sakala puujaarthe axataan samarpayaami..

14 gha.nTaarchanaa
(Pour drops of water from sha.nkha on top of the bell
apply ga.ndha flower)

aagamaarthantu devaanaaM gamanaarthantu raakShasaam .
kuru gha.nTaaravaM tatra devataavaahana laa.nchhanam ..
GYaanatho.aGYaanatovaapi kaa.nsya gha.nTaan navaadayet .
raakShasaanaaM pishaachaanaaM taddeshe vasatirbhavet .
tasmaat sarva prayatnena gha.nTaanaadaM prakaarayet .

gha.nTaa devataabhyo namaH .
sakala puujaarthe axataan samarpayaami ..

(Ring the gha.nTaa)

15 aatmashuddhi
( Sprinkle water from sha.nkha
on puja items and devotees)

apavitro pavitro vaa sarva avasthaa.ngatopi vaa .
yaH smaret puNDariikaaxaM saH baahyaabhya.ntaraH shuchiH ..

16 goshR^inga puujaa

vaayavye arghyam . naiR^itye paadyam .
iishaanye aachamaniiyam . aagneye madhuparkam .
puurve snaaniiyam . pashchime punaraachamanam .

17 pa~nchaamR^ita puujaa
( put tulasi leaves or axataas in vessels )

xiire somaaya namaH . (keep milk in the centre)
dadhini vaayave namaH . (curd facing east )
ghR^ite ravaye namaH . (Ghee to the south)
madhuni savitre namaH . ( Honey to west )
sharkaraayaaM vishvebhyo devebhyo namaH . ( Sugar to north)

18 dvaarapaalaka puujaa

puurvadvaare dvaarashriyai namaH .
asi.ntaa.nga bhairavaaya namaH . ruru bhairavaaya namaH .
daxiNadvaare dvaarashriyai namaH .
chaNDa bhairavaaya namaH . krodha bhairavaaya namaH .
pashchimadvaare dvaarashriyai namaH .
unmattabhairavaaya namaH . kapaala bhairavaaya namaH .
uttaradvaare dvaarashriyai namaH .
bhiiShaNabhairavaaya namaH . sa.nhaara bhairavaaya namaH .

brahmaNe namaH . viShNave namaH .
gaN^gaayai namaH . gaNapataye namaH .
ShaNmukhaaya namaH . bhR^iN^ginaathaaya namaH .
xetrapaalaaya namaH . tripurasa.nhartre namaH .
shaantiye namaH . tuShTiye namaH .
GYaanaaya namaH . dharmaaya namaH .
vairaagyaaya namaH . viiryaaya namaH .
satyaaya namaH . aGYaanaaya namaH .
adharmaaya namaH . anaishvaryaaya namaH .
asatyaaya namaH . aviraaGYaaya namaH .
sattvaaya namaH . rajase namaH .
tamase namaH . maayaaya namaH .
padmaaya namaH ..

dvaarapaalaka puujaaM samarpayaami ..

19 piiTha puujaa

aadhaara shaktyai namaH .. muulaprakR^ite namaH ..
varaahaaya namaH .. anantaaya namaH ..
padmaaya namaH .. naalaaya namaH ..
kandaaya namaH .. karNikaaya namaH ..
patrebhyo namaH .. dalebhyo namaH ..
kesarebhyo namaH ..

madhye shrii bhavaani sha.nkaraaya namaH. piiTha puujaaM samarpayaami ..

20 dhyaanaM

OM OM (repeat 15 times)

dhyaayet nityaM maheshaM rajatagiri nibhiM chaaru chandraavata.nsam .
ratnaakalpoj jvalaa.ngaM parashumR^igavaraa bhiiti hastaM prasannam ..
padmaasiinaM samantaat stutamamaragaNyeH vyaaghrakR^itiM vasaanam .
vishvaadyaM vishvavandyaM nikhila bhaya haraM pa.ncha vaktraM trinetram ..

shrii saambasadaashivaaya namaH .
shrii sadaashivaM dhyaayaami ..

(you can add more related shlokas)

21 aavaahana
( hold flowers in hand)

vyaaghra charmadharaM devaM chiti bhasmanulepanam .
ahvaayaaM umaakaantaM naagaabharaNa bhuuShitam ..

OM sahasrashiirShaa puruShaH sahasraaxaH sahasrapaat .
sa bhuumiM vishvato vR^itvaa atyatiShThad.hdashaa~Ngulam ..

aagachchha devadevesha tejoraashe jagatpate .
kriyamaaNaaM mayaa puujaaM gR^ihaaNa surasattame ..

OM bhuuH puruShaM saambasadaashivaM aavaahayaami .
OM bhuvaH puruShaM saambasadaashivaM aavaahayaami .
OM svaH puruShaM saambasadaashivaM aavaahayaami .
OM bhuurbhuvaH svaH saambasadaashivaM aavaahayaami ..
(offer flowers to Lord)

OM umaakaantaaya namaH . aavaahayaami ..

aavaahito bhava . sthaapito bhava . sannihito bhava .
sanniruddho bhava . avakuNThitho bhava . supriito bhava .
suprasanno bhava . sumukho bhava . varado bhava .
prasiida prasiida ..
(show mudras to Lord)

svaamin sarva jagannaatha yaavat puujaavasaanakaM .
taavattvaM priiti bhaavena li.ngesmin sannidho bhava ..

22 aasanaM

puruSha evedaguM sarvam yad.hbhuutaM yachchha bhavyam .
utaamR^itatvasyeshaanaH yadannenaatirohati ..

divya si.nhaasa naasiinaM trinetraM vR^iShavaahanaM .
indraadi devanamitaM dadaamyaasana muttamaM ..

OM gauri bhartre namaH . aasanaM samarpayaami ..
(offer flowers/axathaas)

23 paadyaM
(offer water)

etaavaanasya mahimaa ato jyaayaagu.nshcha puuruShaH .
paado.asya vishvaa bhuutaani tripaadasyaamR^itaM divi ..

gaN^gaadi sarva tiirthebhyo mayaa praarthanayaa hR^itam .
toyame tat sukha sparshaM paadyarthaM pratigR^ihyataam ..

OM gaN^gaadharaaya namaH . pAdoyo pAdyaM samarpayAmi ..

24 arghyaM
(offer water)

tripaaduurdhva udaitpuruShaH paado.asyehaabhavaatpunaH .
tato vishva~Nvyakraamat saashanaanashane abhi ..

gandhodakena puShpeNa chandanena sugandhinaa .
arghyaM gR^ihaaNa devesha bhakti me achalaaM kuru ..

OM vR^iSha vaahanaaya namaH . arghyaM samarpayaami ..

25 aachamaniiyaM
(offer water or akShathaa/ leave/flower)

tasmaadviraaDajaayata viraajo adhi puuruShaH .
sa jaato atyarichyata pashchaad.hbhuumi matho puraH ..

karpuuroxiira surabhi shiitalaM vimalaM jalaM .
gaN^gaayaastu samaaniitaM gR^ihaaNaachamaniiyakaM ..

OM saadhyo jaataaya namaH . aachamaniiyaM samarpayaami ..

26 madhuparkaM

namostu sarvalokesha umaadehaardha dhaariNe .
madhuparko mayaa datto gR^ihaaNa jagadiishvara ..

OM parameshvaraaya namaH . madhuparkaM samarpayaami ..

27 snaanaM

yatpuruSheNa haviShaa devaa yaGYamatanvata .
vasanto asyaasiidaajyam griiShma idhmashsharaddhaviH ..

ga.ngaacha yamunaashchaiva narmadaashcha sarasvati .
taapi payoShNi revacha taabhyaH snaanaarthamaahR^itam ..

OM shrii vishveshvaraaya namaH . malApakarsha snAnaM samarpayAmi ..

27 1. pa~nchaamR^ita snaanaM

27 1. 1 payaH snaanaM (milk bath)

OM aapyaaya sva svasametute
vishvataH somavR^iShNyaM bhavaavaajasya sa~Nadhe ..

payasnaanamidaM deva trilochana vR^iShadvaja .
gR^ihaaNa gauriiramaNa tvadbhaktena mayyaarpitam ..

OM shambhave namaH . payaH snAnaM samarpayAmi ..
payaH snaanaana.ntara shuddhodaka snaanaM samarpayaami ..
sakala puujaarthe axataan samarpayaami ..

27 1. 2 dadhi snaanaM (curd bath)

OM dadhikraavaNo akaariShaM jiShNorashvasyavaajinaH .
surabhino mukhaakarat praaNa aayu.nShitaariShat ..

dadhna chaiva mahaadeva svapnaM kriiyate mayaa .
gR^ihaaNa tvaM suraadiisha suprasanno bhavaavyaya ..

OM vaamadevaaya namaH . dadhi snaanaM samarpayaami ..
dadhi snaanaana.ntara shuddhodaka snaanaM samarpayaami ..
sakala puujaarthe axataan samarpayaami ..

27 1. 3 ghR^ita snaanaM (ghee bath)

OM ghR^itaM mimixe ghR^itamasya yonirghR^ite shrito ghR^itaMvasyadhaama
anuShThadhamaavaha maadayasva svaahaakR^itaM vR^iShabha vaxihavyam ..

sarpiisha cha mahaarudra svapnaM kriiyate duna .
gR^ihaaNa shraddhayaa dattaM tava priitaarthameva cha ..

OM aghoraaya namaH . ghR^ita snaanaM samarpayaami ..
ghR^ita snaanaana.ntara shuddhodaka snaanaM samarpayaami ..
sakala puujaarthe axataan samarpayaami ..

27 1. 4 madhu snaanaM (honey bath)

OM madhuvaataa R^itaayathe madhuxara.nti sindhavaH maadhvinaH sa.ntoShvadhiiH
madhunaktaa muthoShaso madhumatvaarthivaM rajaH madhudyau rastunaH pitaa
madhumaanno vanaspatirmadhumaaM astu suuryaH maadhviirgaavo bhava.ntunaH ..

idaM madhu mayaa dattaM tava puShTyarthameva cha .
gR^ihaaNa devadevesha tataH shaantiM prayashcha me ..

OM tat puruShaaya namaH . madhu snaanaM samarpayaami ..
madhu snaanaana.ntara shuddhodaka snaanaM samarpayaami ..
sakala puujaarthe axataan samarpayaami ..

27 1. 5 sharkaraa snaanaM (sugar bath)

OM svaaduH pavasya divyaaya janmane svaadudarindraaya suhaviitu naamne .
svaadurmitraaya varuNaaya vaayave bR^ihaspataye madhumaa adaabhyaH ..

sithayaa deva devesha snaapanaM kriiyate yataH .
tataH sa.ntuShTimaapannaH prasanno varado bhava ..

OM iishaanaaya namaH . sharkaraa snaanaM samarpayaami.
sharkaraa snaanaana.ntara shuddhodaka snaanaM samarpayaami.
sakala puujaarthe axataan samarpayaami ..

27 2. ga.ndhodaka snaanaM (Sandlewood water bath)

OM ga.ndhadvaaraaM duraadharshaaM nitya puShpaaM kariiShiNiim .
iishvariiM sarva bhuutaanaaM taami hopa vhayeshriyam ..

hara cha.ndana saMbhuutaM hara priitishcha gauravaat .
surabhi priya paramesha ga.ndha snaanaaya gR^ihyataam ..

OM shrii niilakaNThaaya namaH . ga.ndhodaka snaanaM samarpayaami ..
sakala puujaarthe axataan samarpayaami ..

27 3. abhya.nga snaanaM (Perfumed Oil bath)

OM kanikradajvanushaM prabhruvaana. iyathirvaachamariteva naavam .
suma~Ngalashcha shakune bhavaasi maatvaa kaachidabhibhaavishvyaa vidata ..

abhya.ngaarthaM mahiipaala tailaM puShpaadi saMbhavam .
suga.ndha dravya saMmishraM sa.ngR^ihaaNa jagatpate ..

OM umaapataye namaH . abhya.nga snaanaM samarpayaami.
sakala puujaarthe axataan samarpayaami ..

27 4. a.ngodvartanakaM (To clean the body)

a.ngodvartanakaM deva kastuuryaadi vimishritam .
lepanaarthaM gR^ihaaNedaM haridraa ku~Nkumairyutam ..

OM kapardine namaH . a.ngodvartanaM samarpayaami ..
sakala puujaarthe axataan samarpayaami ..

27 5. uShNodaka snaanaM (Hot water bath)

naanaa tiirthaadaahR^itaM cha toyamuShNaM mayaakR^itam .
snaanaarthaM cha prayashchaami sviikurushva dayaanidhe ..

OM chandrashekharaaya namaH . uShNodaka snaanaM samarpayaami ..
sakala puujaarthe axataan samarpayaami ..

27 6. shuddhodaka snaanaM (Pure water bath)
sprinkle water all around

mandaakinyaaH samaaniitaM hemaamboruhaavaasitaM .
snaanaarthe maya bhaktyaa niiruM sviikuryataaM vibho ..

OM aapohiShTaa mayo bhuvaH . taana uurje dadhaatana .
mahiiraNaaya chaxase . yovaH shivatamorasaH tasyabhaajayate hanaH .
ushatiiriva maataraH . tasmaat ara.ngamaamavo . yasya xayaaya ji.nvadha .
aapo jana yathaachanaH ..

OM haraaya namaH . shuddhodaka snaanaM samarpayaami ..
sakala puujaarthe axataan samarpayaami ..
(after sprinkling water around throw one tulasi leaf to the north)

28 mahaa abhiShekaH
(Sound the bell, pour water from kalasha)
puruSha suukta

OM sahasrashiirShaa puruShaH sahasraaxaH sahasrapaat.h .
sa bhuumiM vishvato vR^itvaa atyatiShThad.hdashaaN^gulam.h .. 1..

puruSha evedaguM sarvam.h yad.hbhuutaM yachchha bhavyam.h .
utaamR^itatvasyeshaanaH yadannenaatirohati .. 2..

etaavaanasya mahimaa ato jyaayaaga.nshcha puuruShaH .
paado.asya vishvaa bhuutaani tripaadasyaamR^itaM divi .. 3..

tripaaduurdhva udaitpuruShaH paado.asyehaabhavaatpunaH .
tato vishvaN^vyakraamat.h saashanaanashane abhi .. 4..

tasmaadviraaDajaayata viraajo adhi puuruShaH .
sa jaato atyarichyata pashchaad.hbhuumi matho puraH .. 5..

yatpuruSheNa haviShaa devaa yaGYamatanvata .
vasanto asyaasiidaajyam.h griiShma idhmashsharaddhaviH .. 6..

saptaasyaasan.h paridhayaH trissapta samidhaH kR^itaaH .
devaa yadyaGYaM tanvaanaaH abadhnan puruShaM pashum.h .

taM yaGYaM barhiShi prauxan.h puruShaM jaatamagrataH .
tena devaa ayajanta saadhyaa R^iShayashcha ye .. 7..

tasmaadyaGYaatsarvahutaH saMbhR^itaM pR^iShadaajyam.h .
pashuugu.Nstaaga.nshchakre vaayavyaan.h aaraNyaan.h graamyaashchaye .. 8..

tasmaadyaGYaatsarvahutaH R^ichaH saamaani jaGYire .
chhandaa.Ngasi jaGYire tasmaat.h yajustasmaadajaayata .. 9..

tasmaadashvaa ajaayanta ye ke chobhayaadataH .
gaavo ha jaGYire tasmaat.h tasmaajjaataa ajaavayaH .. 10..

yatpuruShaM vyadadhuH katidhaa vyakalpayan.h .
mukhaM kimasya kau baahuu kaavuuruu paadaavuchyete .. 11..

braahmaNosya mukhamaasiit.h baahuu raajanyaH kR^itaH .
uruu tadasya yadvaishyaH pad.hbhyaaM shuudro ajaayata .. 12..

cha.ndramaa manaso jaataH chaxoH suuryo ajaayata .
mukhaadindrashchaagnishcha praaNaadvaayurajaayata .. 13..

naabhyaa aasiidantarixam.h shiirShNo dyauH samavartata .
padabhyaaM bhuumirdishaH shrotraat.h tathaa lokaa.nga akalpayan.h .. 14..

vedaahametaM puruShaM mahaantam.h aadityavarNaM tamasastu paare .
sarvaaNi ruupaaNi vichitya dhiiraH naamaani kR^itvaa.abhivadan.h yadaaste ..15..

dhaataa purastaadyamudaajahaara shakraH pravidvaan.h pradishashchatastraH .
tamevaM vidyaanamR^ita iha bhavati naanyaH panthaayanaaya vidyate .. 16..

yaGYena yaGYamayajanta devaaH taani dharmaaNi prathamaanyaasan.h .
te ha naakaM mahimaanaH sachante yatra puurve saadhyaaH santi devaaH .. 17..

OM shrii rudraaya namaH . puruShasuukta snaanaM samarpayaami. ..

balaaya shriyai yashasenadyaaya amR^itaabhiSheko astu .
shaantiH puShTiH tuShTishchaastu ..

OM pinaakine namaH . mahaa abhiSheka snaanaM samarpayaami ..
OM namaH shivaaya . snaanaana.ntara aachamaniiyaM samarpayaami ..

29 tarpaNaM
(Offer water)

OM bhava devaM tarpayaami .
OM sharvaM devaM tarpayaami .
OM iishaanaM devaM tarpayaami .
OM pashupatiM devaM tarpayaami .
OM ugraM devaM tarpayaami .
OM rudraM devaM tarpayaami .
OM bhiimaM devaM tarpayaami .
OM mahaantaM devaM tarpayaami .

30 pratiShThaapanaa

OM namaH shivaaya .. (Repeat 12 times)

OM tadastu mitraa varuNaa tadagne samyorashmabhyamidamestushastam .
ashiimahi gaadamuta pratiShThaaM namo dive brahate saadhanaaya ..
OM grihaavai pratiShThaasuuktaM tat pratiShTita tamayaa vaachaa .
shaM stavyaM tasmaadyadyapiduura iva pashuun labhate gR^ihaanevai ..
naanaajigamishati grihaahi pashuunaaM pratiShThaa pratiShThaa

OM shrii saambasadaashivaaya saa.ngaaya saparivaaraaya saayudhaaya
sashaktikaaya namaH . shrii saambasadaashivaM saa.ngaM saparivaaraM
saayudhaM sashaktikaM aavaahayaami ..
shrii gaurii sahita shrii saambasadaashivaaya namaH ..
supratiShThamastu ..

31 vastra
( offer two pieces of cloth for the Lord)

OM taM yaGYaM barhiShi prauxan puruShaM jaatamagrataH .
tena devaa ayajanta saadhyaa R^iShayashcha ye ..

vastra suuxmaM dukuulaM cha devaanaamapi durlabhaM .
gR^ihaaNataM umaakaanta prasanno bhava sarvadaa ..

OM shivaaya namaH . vastrayugmaM samarpayaami

32 shrii mahaa gaurii puujaa

32. 1 ka.nchukii

navaratnaabhirdadhaaM sauvarNaishchaiva ta.ntubhiH .
nirmitaaM ka.nchukiiM bhaktyaa gR^ihaaNa parameshvarii ..
OM shrii mahaa gauryai namaH. ka.nchukiiM samarpayaami ..

32. 2 kaNTha suutra

maa.ngalya ta.ntumaNibhiH muktaishchaiva viraajitam .
saumaa~Ngalya abhivR^idhyarthaM kaNThasuutraM dadaami te ..
OM shrii mahaa gauryai namaH . kaNThasuutraM samarpayaami ..

32. 3 taaDapatraaNi

taaDapatraaNi divyaaNi vichitraaNi shubhaani cha .
karaabharaNayuktaani maatastatpratigR^ihyataam ..
OM shrii mahaa gauryai namaH taaDapatraani samarpayaami ..

32. 4 haridraa

haridraa ra.njite devii sukha saubhaagya daayinii .
haridraa.nte pradaasyaami gR^ihaaNa parameshvari ..
OM shrii mahaa gauryai namaH . haridraa samarpayaami ..

32. 5 ku~Nkuma

ku~NkumaM kaamadaaM divyaM kaaminii kaama saMbhavam .
ku~Nkumaarchite devi saubhaagyaarthaM pratigR^ihyataam ..
OM shrii mahaa gauryai namaH . ku~NkumaM samarpayaami ..

32. 6 kajjala

suniila bhramaraabhasaM kajjalaM netra maNDanam .
mayaadattamidaM bhaktyaa kajjalaM pratigR^ihyataam ..
OM shrii mahaa gauryai namaH . kajjalaM samarpayaami ..

32. 7 si.nduura

vidyut kR^ishaanu sa~NkaashaM japaa kusumasannibham .
sinduura.nte pradaasyaami saubhaagyaM dehi me chiram ..
OM shrii mahaa gauryai namaH . sinduuraM samarpayaami ..

32. 8 naanaa aabharaNa

svabhaavaa sundaraa.ngi tvaM naanaa ratna yutaani cha .
bhuuShaNaani vichitraaNi priityarthaM pratigR^ihyataam ..
OM shrii mahaa gauryai namaH . naanaa aabharaNaani samarpayaami ..

32. 9 naanaa parimala dravyam

naanaa sugandhikaM dravyaM chuurNiikR^itya prayatnataH .
dadaami te namastubhyaM priityarthaM pratigR^ihyataam.h ..
OM shrii mahaa gauryai namaH . naanaa parimala dravyaM samarpayaami ..

33 yaGYopaviitam.h

tasmaadyaGYaatsarvahutaH saMbhR^itaM pR^iShadaajyam .
pashuugu.Nstaagu.nshchakre vaayavyaan.h aaraNyaan.h graamyaashchaye ..

yaGYopaviitaM sahajaM brahmaNaM nirmitaM pura .
aayuShyaM bhava varchasvam.h upaviitaM gR^ihaaNa me ..

OM shrii sarveshvaraaya namaH . yaGYopaviitaM samarpayaami ..

34 aabharaNaM

gR^ihaaNa naanaabharaNaani shambho mahesha jambuunaada nirmitaani .
lalaaTa kaNThottama karNa hasta nitamba hastaa.nguli bhuuShaNaani ..

OM shivaaya namaH . aabharaNaani samarpayaami ..

35 gandham.h

tasmaadyaGYaatsarvahutaH R^ichaH saamaani jaGYire .
chhandaa.Ngusi jaGYire tasmaat yajustasmaadajaayata ..

gandhaM gR^ihaaNa devesha kastuuri ku~Nkumaanvitam.h .
vilepanaarthaM karpuurarochana lohitaM mayaa ..

OM shrii haraaya namaH . gandhaM samarpayaami ..

36 naanaa parimala dravyam.h

OM ahiraiva bhogyeH paryeti baahuM jaayaa hetiM paribhaadamaanaH .
hastaGYo vishvaavayunaani vidvaan.hpumaaspramaa.nsaM paripaatu vishvataH ..

OM shrii maheshvaraaya namaH . naanaa parimala dravyaM samarpayaami ..

37 axata

tasmaadashvaa ajaayanta ye ke cho bhayaadataH .
gaavo ha jaGYire tasmaat tasmaajjaataa ajaavayaH ..

axataan dhavalaan shubhraan karpuuraaguru mishritaan .
gR^ihaaNa parayaa bhaktyaa mayaa tubhyaM samarpitaan ..

shrii sharvaaya namaH . axataan samarpayaami ..

38 puShpa

bilvaapamaarga dhattuura karaviiraarka sambhavaiH .
bakotphaladroNa mukhyaiH puShpai puujita sha.nkara ..

OM shrii bhavaaya namaH . puShpaaNi samarpayaami ..

39 athaaN^gapuujaaH

OM shivaaya namaH . paadau puujayaami ..
OM vyomaatmane namaH . gulphau puujayaami ..
OM anantaishvarya naathaaya namaH . jaanunii puujayaami ..
OM pradhaanaaya namaH . ja.nghe puujayaami ..
OM ananta viraajasiMhaaya namaH . uuruun puujayaami ..

OM GYaana bhuutaaya namaH . guhyaM puujayaami ..
OM satyasevyaaya namaH . jaghanaM puujayaami ..
OM anantadharmaaya namaH . kaTiM puujayaami ..
OM rudraaya namaH . udaraM puujayaami ..
OM satyadharaaya namaH . hR^idayaM puujayaami ..

OM iishaaya namaH . paarshvau puujayaami ..
OM tatpuruShaaya namaH . pR^iShThadehaM puujayaami ..
OM aghorahR^idayaaya namaH . skandhau puujayaami ..
OM vyomakeshaatmaruupaaya namaH . baahuun.h puujayaami ..
OM haraaya namaH . hastaan.h puujayaami ..

OM chaturbhaavave namaH . kaNThaM puujayaami ..
OM vaamadevaaya namaH . vadanaM puujayaami ..
OM pinaakahastaaya namaH . naasikaaM puujayaami ..
OM shriikaNThaaya namaH . shrotre puujayaami ..
OM indumukhaaya namaH . netraaNi puujayaami ..

OM haraye namaH . bhravau puujayaami ..
OM sadyojaatavedaaya namaH . bhruumadhyaM puujayaami ..
OM vaamadevaaya namaH . lalaaTaM puujayaami ..
OM sarvaatmane namaH . shiraH puujayaami ..
OM chandramaulaye namaH . mauliM puujayaami ..

OM sadaashivaaya namaH . sarvaaN^gaaNi puujayaami ..

40 atha puShpa puujaa

OM sharvaaya namaH . karaviira puShpaM samarpayaami ..
OM bhavanaashanaaya namaH . jaajii puShpaM samarpayaami ..
OM mahaadevaaya namaH . champaka puShpaM samarpayaami ..
OM ugraaya namaH . vakula puShpaM samarpayaami ..
OM ugranaabhaaya namaH . shatapatra puShpaM samarpayaami ..

OM bhavaaya namaH . kalhaara puShpaM samarpayaami ..
OM shashimauline namaH . sevantikaa puShpaM samarpayaami ..
OM rudraaya namaH . mallikaa puShpaM samarpayaami ..
OM niilakaNThaaya namaH . iruva.ntikaa puShpaM samarpayaami ..
OM shivaaya namaH . girikarNikaa puShpaM samarpayaami ..
OM bhavahaariNe namaH . aathasii puShpaM samarpayaami ..

bilvaapamaarga dhattuura karaviiraarka sambhavaiH .
bakotphaladroNa mukhyaiH puShpai puujita sha.nkara ..

bhavaaya namaH . naanaavidhapuShpaaNi samarpayaami ..

41 atha patra puujaa

OM mahaadevaaya namaH . bilva patraM samarpayaami ..
OM maheshvaraaya namaH . jaajii patraM samarpayaami ..
OM sha.nkaraaya namaH . champakaa patraM samarpayaami ..
OM vR^iShabhadhvajaaya namaH . tulasii patraM samarpayaami ..
OM shuulapaaNine namaH . duurvaa yugmaM samarpayaami ..

OM kaamaaN^ga naashanaaya namaH . seva.ntikaa patraM samarpayaami ..
OM devadeveshaaya namaH . maruga patraM samarpayaami ..
OM shriikaNThaaya namaH . davana patraM samarpayaami ..
OM iishvaraaya namaH . karaviira patraM samarpayaami ..
OM paarvatiipataye namaH . viShNukraanti patraM samarpayaami ..
OM rudraaya namaH . maachi patraM samarpayaami ..

OM sadaashivaaya namaH . sarvapatraaNi samarpayaami .

42 aavaraNa puujaa

42. 1 prathamaavaraNa puujaa

devasya pashchime sadyojaataaya namaH .
uttare vaamadevaaya namaH .
daxiNe aghoraaya namaH .
puurve tatpuruShaaya namaH .
uurdhvaM iishaanaaya namaH .

42. 2 dvitiiyaavaraNa puujaa

aagneya koNe hR^idayaaya namaH .
iishaanakoNe shirase svaahaa .
naiR^itya koNe shikhaayai vauShaT .
vaayavya koNe kavachaaya huM .
agre netratrayaaya vauShaT .
dixu astraaya phaT .

(right hand round the head and quickly sound a clap
- thus you close all directions)

42. 3 tR^itiiyaavaraNa puujaa

praachyaaM anantaaya namaH .
aavaachyaaM suuxmaaya namaH .
pratiichyaaM shivottamaaya namaH .
udichyaaM ekanetraaya namaH .
iishaanyaaM ekarudraaya namaH .
AgneyaaM trai muurtaye namaH .
naiR^ityaaM shriikaNThaaya namaH .
vaayavyaaM shikhandine namaH .

42. 4 chaturthaavaraNa puujaa

uttare digdale umaayai namaH .
iishaana digdale chaNDeshvaraaya namaH .
puurva digdale nandiishvaraaya namaH .
aagneya digdale mahaakaalaaya namaH .
daxiNa digdale vR^iShabhaaya namaH .
naiR^itya digdale gaNeshvaraaya namaH .
pashchima digdale bhR^i.nghiishaaya namaH .
vaayavya digdale mahaasenaaya namaH .

42. 5 pa.nchamaavaraNa puujaa

i.ndraaya namaH . agnaye namaH .
yamaaya namaH . naiR^itaye namaH .
varuNaaya namaH . vaayavye namaH .
kuberaaya namaH . iishaanaaya namaH .
braahmaNe namaH . ana.ntaaya namaH .

42. 6 ShaShThaavaraNa puujaa

vajraaya namaH . shaktaye namaH .
daNDaaya namaH . khaDgaaya namaH .
paashaaya namaH . a.nkushaaya namaH .
gadhaayai namaH . trishuulaaya namaH .
padmaaya namaH . chakraaya namaH .

sarvebhyo aavaraNa devataabhyo namaH .
sarvopachaaraarthe gandhaaxata puShpaaNi samarpayaami..

43 aShTottarashatanaama puujaa

.. OM ..
shivaaya namaH . maheshvaraaya namaH .
shaMbhave namaH . pinaakine namaH .
shashishekharaaya namaH . vaamadevaaya namaH .
viruupaaxaaya namaH . kapardine namaH .
niilalohitaaya namaH . sha.nkaraaya namaH .
shuulapaaNaye namaH . khaTvaa.ngine namaH .
viShNuvallabhaaya namaH . shipiviShTaaya namaH .
aMbikaanaathaaya namaH . shriikaNThaaya namaH .
bhaktavatsalaaya namaH . bhavaaya namaH .
sharvaaya namaH . trilokeshaaya namaH .
shitikaNThaaya namaH . shivaa priyaaya namaH .
ugraaya namaH . kapaaline namaH .
kaamaaraye namaH . andhakaasurasuudanaaya namaH .
ga.ngaadharaaya namaH . lalaaTaaxaaya namaH .
kaalakaalaaya namaH . kR^ipaanidhaye namaH .
bhiimaaya namaH . parashuhastaaya namaH .
mR^igapaaNaye namaH . jaTaadharaaya namaH .
kailaasavaasine namaH . kavachine namaH .
kaThoraaya namaH . tripuraantakaaya namaH .
vR^iShaa.nkaaya namaH . vR^iShabhaaruuDhaaya namaH .
bhasmoddhuulita vigrahaaya namaH . saamapriyaaya namaH .
svaramayaaya namaH . trayiimuurtaye namaH .
aniishvaraaya namaH . sarvaGYaaya namaH .
paramaatmane namaH . somasuuryaagnilochanaaya namaH .
haviShe namaH . yaGYamayaaya namaH .
somaaya namaH . pa.nchavaktraaya namaH .
sadaashivaaya namaH . vishveshvaraaya namaH .
viirabhadraaya namaH . gaNanaathaaya namaH .
prajaapataye namaH . hiraNyaretase namaH .
durdharShaaya namaH . giriishaaya namaH .
girishaaya namaH . anaghaaya namaH .
bhuja.ngabhuuShaNaaya namaH . bhargaaya namaH .
giridhanvane namaH . giripriyaaya namaH .
kR^ittivaasase namaH . puraaraataye namaH .
bhagavate namaH . pramathaadhipaaya namaH .
mR^ityu.njayaaya namaH . suuxmatanave namaH .
jagad.hvyaapine namaH . jagad.hguruve namaH .
vyomakeshaaya namaH . mahaasenajanakaaya namaH .
chaaruvikramaaya namaH . rudraaya namaH .
bhuutapataye namaH . sthaaNave namaH .
ahayebudhnyaaya namaH . digaMbaraaya namaH .
aShTamuurtaye namaH . anekaatmane namaH .
saatvikaaya namaH . shuddhavigrahaaya namaH .
shaashvataaya namaH . khaNDaparashave namaH .
aGYaaya namaH . paashavimochakaaya namaH .
mR^iDaaya namaH . pashupataye namaH .
devaaya namaH . mahaadevaaya namaH .
avyayaaya namaH . haraye namaH .
bhaganetrabhide namaH . avyaktaaya namaH .
daxaadhvaraharaaya namaH . haraaya namaH .
puuShadantabhide namaH . avyagraaya namaH .
sahasraaxaaya namaH . sahasrapade namaH .
apavargapradaaya namaH . anantaaya namaH .
taarakaaya namaH . parameshvaraaya namaH .

iti aShTottara puujaaM samarpayaami ..

44 dhuupaM

vanaspatyudbhavo divyo gandhaaDhyo gandhavuttamaH .
aaghreyaH mahipAlo dhuupoyaM pratigR^ihyataam ..

yatpuruShaM vyadadhuH katidhaa vyakalpayan .
mukhaM kimasya kau baahuu kaavuuruu paadaavuchyete ..

OM balaaya namaH . OM shivaaya namaH . dhuupaM aaghraapayaami ..

45 diipaM

diipaM hi paramaM shambho ghR^ita prajvalitaM mayaa .
dattaM gR^ihaaNa devesha mama GYaanaprada bhava ..

bhaktyaa diipaM prayashchaami devaaya paramaatmane .
traahi maaM narakaat ghoraat diipaM jyotir namostute ..

braahmaNosya mukhamaasiit baahuu raajanyaH kR^itaH .
uruu tadasya yadvaishyaH pad.hbhyaaM shuudro ajaayata ..

OM shrii balapramathanaaya namaH . OM namaH shivaaya . diipaM darshayaami ..

46 naivedyaM

(dip finger in water and write a square and
’shrii’ mark inside the square. Place naivedya on
’shrii’. ; remove lid and sprinkle water around
the vessel; place in each food item one washed
leaf/flower/axatha)

OM sadaashivaaya vidmahe mahaadevaaya dhiimahi .
tanno sha.nkara prachodayaat ..

OM namaH shivaaya ..
(show mudras)

nirviiShikaraNaarthe taarxa mudraa .
amR^itii karaNaarthe dhenu mudraa .
pavitriikaraNaarthe sha~Nkha mudraa .
sa.nraxaNaarthaM chakra mudraa .
vipulamaayaa karaNaarthe meru mudraa .

Touch naivedya and chant 9 times ‘ OM’

OM satya.ntavartena parisi~nchaami
(sprinkle water around the naivedya)

bhoH! svaamin bhojanaarthaM aagashchaadi viGYaapya
(request Lord to come for dinner)

sauvarNe sthaalivairye maNigaNakachite goghR^itaaM
supakvaaM bhaxyaaM bhojyaaM cha lehyaanapi
sakalamahaM joShyamna niidhaaya naanaa shaakai ruupetaM
samadhu dadhi ghR^itaM xiira paaNiiya yuktaM
taaMbuulaM chaapi shivaM pratidivasamahaM manase chintayaami ..

adya tiShThati yatkinchit kalpitashchaapara.ngR^ihe
pakvaannaM cha paaniiyaM yathopaskara sa.nyutaM
yathaakaalaM manuShyaarthe moxyamaanaM shariiribhiH
tatsarvaM shivapuujaastu prayataaM me maheshvara
sudhaarasaM suviphulaM aapoShaNamidaM
tava gR^ihaaNa kalashaaniitaM yatheShTamupa bhujjyataam ..

OM namaH shivaaya . amR^itopastaraNamasi svaahaa ..
(drop water from sha.nkha)

OM praaNaatmane svaahaa .
OM apaanaatmane svaahaa .
OM vyaanaatmane svaahaa .
OM udaanaatmane svaahaa .
OM samaanaatmane svaahaa .

OM namaH shivaaya .

naivedyaM gR^ihyataaM deva bhakti me achalaaM kuruH .
iipsitaM me varaM dehi ihatra cha paraaM gatim ..

shrii sadaashivaM namastubhyaM mahaa naivedyaM uttamam .
sa.ngR^ihaaNa surashreShTha bhakti mukti pradaayakam ..

naivedyaM samarpayaami ..

(cover face with cloth and chant gaayatrii ma.ntra
five times or repeat 12 times OM namaH shivaaya )

sarvatra amR^itopidhaanyamasi svaahaa .
OM namaH shivaaya . uttaraapoShaNaM samarpayaami ..

(Let flow water from sha.nkha)

47 mahaa phalaM
(put tulsi / axathaa on a big fruit)

idaM phalaM mayaadeva sthaapitaM puratastava .
tena me saphalaavaaptir bhavet janmani janmani ..

OM shivaaya namaH . mahaaphalaM samarpayaami .

48 phalaaShTaka
(put tulsi/axata on fruits)

kuuShmANDa mAtuli~NgaM cha naarikelaphalaani cha .
gR^ihaaNa paarvatiikaanta somesha pratigR^ihyataam ..

OM kedaareshvaraaya namaH . phalaaShTakaM samarpayaami ..

49 karodvartanam.h

karodvartankaM devamayaa dattaM hi bhaktitaH .
chaaru cha.ndra prabhaaM divyaaM gR^ihaaNa jagadiishvara ..

OM shrii sha.nkaraaya namaH .
karodvartanaarthe cha.ndanaM samarpayaami ..

50 taaMbuulaM

puugiphalaM sataaMbuulaM naagavalli dalairyutam .
tAmbuulaM gR^ihyatAM deva yela lava~Nga sa.nyuktam ..

OM manonmayaaya namaH . puugiphala taambuulaM samarpayaami ..

51 daxiNaa

hiraNya garbha garbhastha hemabiija vibhaavasoH .
ana.nta puNya phaladaa athaH shaa.ntiM prayashcha me ..

OM shrii shivaaya namaH . suvarNa puShpa daxiNaaM samarpayaami ..

52 mahaa niiraajana

chaxurdaaM sarvalokaanaaM timirasya nivaaraNam .
arthikyaM kalpitaM bhaktyaa gR^ihaaNa parameshvara ..

shriiyai jaataH shriya aniriyaaya shriyaM vayo jaritrabhyo dadaati
shriyaM vasaanaa amR^itattva maayan bhava.nti satyaa samidhaa mitadrau
shriya yevainaM tat shriyaa maadadhaati sa.ntata mR^ichaa vaShaT.hkR^ityaM
sa.ntataM sa.ndhiiyate prajayaa pashubhiH yayevaM veda ..

OM namaH shivaaya . mahaaniiraajanaM diipaM samarpayaami ..

53 karpuura diipa

archata prArchata priya me dAso archata .
archantu putra kA vatapuranna dhR^iShNa varchata ..

karpuurakaM mahaaraaja raMbhodbhuutaM cha diipakam .
ma~NgalaarthaM mahiipaala sa~NgR^ihaaNa jagatpate ..

OM namaH shivaaya. karpuura diipaM samarpayaami ..

54 pradaxiNaa

naabhyaa aasiidantarixam shiirShNo dyauH samavartata .
padbhyaaM bhuumirdishaH shrotraat tathaa lokaa.nga akalpayan ..

yaani kaani cha paapaani janmaa.ntara kR^itaani cha .
taani taani vinashyanti pradaxiNe pade pade ..

pradaxiNa triyaM deva prayatnena mayaa kR^itaM .
tena paapaaNi sarvaaNi vinaashaaya namo.astute ..

OM namaH shivaaya . pradaxiNaan samarpayaami ..

55 namaskaara

saptaasyaasan paridhayaH trissapta samidhaH kR^itaaH .
devaa yadyaGYaM tanvaanaaH abadhnanpuruShaM pashum ..

namaste sarvalokesha namaste jagadiishvara .
namastestu para brahma namaste parameshvara ..
hetave jagataaveva sa.nsaaraarNava setave .
prabhave sarvavidyaanaaM shambhave guruve namaH ..

namo namo shambho namo namo jagatpate .
namo namo jagatsaaxiN namo namo niranjana ..
namostute shuulapaaNe namostu vR^iShabhadhvaja .
jiimuutavaahana kare sarva tryaMbaka sha.nkara ..

maheshvara hareshaana suvanaaxa vR^iShaakape .
daxa yaGYa xayakara kaala rudra namo.astute ..

tvamaadirasyajagat tvaM madhyaM parameshvara .
bhavaana.ntashcha bhagavan sarvagastvayaM namostute ..

puurve sharvaaya kiirtimuurtaye namaH .
iishaanyaaM bhavaaya jalamuurtaye namaH .
uttare rudraaya agnimuurtaye namaH .
vaayuvyaaM ugraaya vaayumuurtaye namaH .
pashchime bhiimaaya aakaashamuurtaye namaH .
naiR^ityaaM pashupataye yajamaana mardaye namaH.
daxiNe mahaadevaaya somamuurtaye namaH .
aagneyaaM iishaanaaya suuryamuurtaye namaH ..

OM namaH shivaaya . namaskaaraan samarpayaami ..

56 raajopachaara

gR^ihaaNa parameshaana saratne chhatra chaamare .
darpaNaM vya~njanaM chaiva raajabhogaaya yatnathaH ..

OM chandrashekharaaya namaH . chhatraM samarpayaami .
OM vyomakeshaaya namaH . chaamaraM samarpayaami .
OM vishvaatmane namaH . giitaM samarpayaami .
OM somamuurtaye namaH . nR^ityaM samarpayaami .
OM vishvamuurtaye namaH . vaadyaM samarpayaami .
OM gaMbhiiranaadaaya namaH . darpaNaM samarpayaami .
OM mR^igapaaNaye namaH . vya~njanaM samarpayaami .
OM bhuja.nganaathaaya namaH . aandolanaM samarpayaami .
OM trikaalaagninetraaya namaH . raajopachaaraan samarpayaami .
OM sarvavyaapine namaH . sarvopachaaraan samarpayaami .

57 ma.ntra puShpa

yaGYena yaGYamayajanta devaaH taani dharmaaNi prathamaanyaasan .
te ha naakaM mahimaanaH sachante yatra puurve saadhyaaH santi devaaH ..

yaH shuchiH prayato bhuutvaa juhuyaadaajyamanvaham .
suuktaM pa~nchadasharchaM cha shriikaamaH satataM japet ..

vidyaa buddhi dhanaishvarya putra pautraadi saMpadaH .
puShpaa.njali pradaanena dehime iipsitaM varam ..

namo.astvana.ntaaya sahasra muurtaye sahasra paadaaxi shiroru baahave .
sahasranaamne puruShaaya shaashvate sahasra koTii yugadhaariNe namaH ..

OM namo mahadbhyo namo arbhakebhyo namo yuvabhyo namo aasiinebhyaH .
yajaaM devaanya dishakravaa mamaa jaayasaH shaM samaavR^ixideva ..
OM mamattunaH pariGYaavasaraH mamattu vaato apaaM vrashanvaan .
shishiitamindraa parvataa yuvannasthanno vishvevarivasyantu devaaH ..
OM kathaata agne shuchiiya.nta ayordadaashurvaaje bhiraashushaanaH .
ubheyattoketanaye dadhaanaa R^itasya saamanR^iNaya.nta devaaH ..

OM raajaadhi raajaaya prasahya saahine namo vayaM vaishravaNaaya
kuurmahe same kaamaan kaama kaamaaya mahyaM kaameshvaro
vaishravaNo dadhaatu kuberaaya vaishravaNaaya mahaaraajaaya namaH ..

OM svasti saamraajyaM bhojyaM svaaraajyaM vairaajyaM
paarameShThaaM raajyaM mahaaraajyamaadhipatyamayaM sama.nta
paryaayisyaat saarva bhOMaH saarvaayushaH a.ntaadaa
paraardhaat pR^ithivyai samudra paryantaaya ekaraaliti tadapyesha
shlokobhigiito maruutaH pariveShTaaro marutasyaa vasangR^ihe
aaviixitasya kaamaprervishvedevaa sabhaasada iti ..

shrii saambasadaashivaaya namaH . ma.ntrapuShpaM samarpayaami ..

58 xamaapanaM

yatki.nchit kurmahe deva sada sukR^itduShkR^itam .
tanme shivapaadasya bhu.nxavaxapaya sha.nkara ..

karacharaNakR^itaM vaa kaayajaM karmajaM vaa .
shravaNa nayanajaM vaa maanasaM vaaparaadham ..
vihitamavahitaM vaa sarvametat xamasva .
jaya jaya karuNaabdhe shrii mahaadeva shambho ..

59 praarthanaa

namovyaktaaya suuxmaaya namaste tripuraantaka .
puujaaM gR^ihaaNa devesha yathaashaktyupapaaditaam ..
kiM na jaanaasi devesha tvayii bhaktiM prayashcha me .
svapaadaagratale deva daasyaM dehi jagatpate ..

baddhohaM vividdhai paashai sa.nsaarubhayaba.ndhanai .
patitaM mohajaale maM tvaM samudhdhara sha.nkara ..
prasanno bhava me shriiman sadgatiH pratipaadyataam .
tvadaalokana maatreNa pavitrosmi na sa.nshayaH ..

tvadanya sharaNyaH prapannsya neti .
prasiida smaranneva hannyaastu dainyam ..
nachette bhavedbhakti vaatsalya haani .
stato me dayaalo dayaaM sannidehi ..

sakaaraNamasheShasya jagataH sarvadaa shivaH .
go braahmaNa nR^ipaaNaaM cha shivaM bhavatu me sadaa ..

60 sha~Nkha braamaNa

(make three rounds of sha.nkha with
water like aarati and pour down;
chant OM 9 times and show mudras)

imaaM aapashivatama imaM sarvasya bheShaje .
imaaM raaShTrasya vardhini imaaM raaShTra bhratomata ..

61 tiirtha praashna

laabhasteShaaM jayasteShaaM kutasteShaaM paraajayaH .
yeShaaM indiivara shyaamo hR^idayasto janaardanaH ..

akaala mR^ityu haraNaM sarva vyaadhi nivaaraNaM .
sarva paapa upashamanaM shiva paadodakaM shubham ..

62 visarjana puujaa

aaraadhitaanaaM devataanaaM punaH puujaaM kariShye ..
OM namaH shivaaya ..

puujaa.nte chhatraM samarpayaami . chaamaraM samarpayaami .
nR^ityaM samarpayaami . giitaM samarpayaami .
vaadyaM samarpayaami . aa.ndolika aarohaNaM samarpayaami .
ashvaarohaNam samarpayaami . gajaarohaNaM samarpayaami .

shrii saambasadaashivaaya namaH .

samasta raajopachaara devopachaara shaktyupachaara bhaktyupachaara
puujaaM samarpayaami ..

63 aatma samarpaNa

nityaM naimittikaM kaamyaM yatkR^itaM tu mayaa shiva .
tat sarvaM parameshaana mayaa tubhyaM samarpitam ..

ma.ntrahiinaM kriyaahiinaM bhaktihiinaM janaardana .
yatpuujitaM mayaadeva paripuurNaM tadastu me ..

aavaahanaM na jaanaami, na jaanaami visarjanam.h .
puujaavidhiM na jaanaami xamasva puruShottama ..

aparAdha sahasrANi kriyante aharnishaM mayA .
tAni sarvANi me deva xamasva puruShottama ..

vartamaane bahudaanya naama sa.nvatsare maaga maase kR^ishNa paxe
trayodasi tithau shrii saambasadaashiva preraNayaa shrii
saambasadaashiva priityarthaM anena mayaa charita shivaraatri
vrate shrii sadaashiva puujaaraadhanena
bhagavaan shrii sha.nkaraH priiyataaM ..

OM tatsat

.. shrii sadaashivaarpaNamastu ..

64 arghyapradaanaM

shrii saambasadaashiva preraNayaa shrii saambasadaashiva priityarthaM
shivaraatri vrata sampuurNa phala praapyarthaM cha arghya pradaanaM kariShye.

vyomakesha namastubhyaM vyomaatmaa vyomaruupiNe .
naxatrarupiNe tubhyaM dadaamyarghyaM namo.astute .
shrii shivaaya namaH .
taarakali.ngaaya idamarghyaM dattaM na mama ..

kailaasha nilaya shambho paarvatii priya vallabha .
trailokyatamavidhva.nsin gR^ihaaNarghyaM sadaashiva ..
shrii shivaaya namaH .
sadaashivaaya idamarghyaM dattaM na mama ..

kaalarudra shiva shambho kaalaatman tripuraa.ntaka .
duritagna surashreShTha gR^ihaaNarghyaM sadaashiva ..
shrii shivaaya namaH .
sadaashivaaya idamarghyaM dattaM na mama ..

aakaashaadyaashariiraaNi gR^ihanaxatramaalaini .
sarva siddhi nivaasaartaM dadaamarghyaM sadaashiva ..
shrii shivaaya namaH .
sadaashivaaya idamarghyaM dattaM na mama ..

umaadevii shivaardhaaN^gii jaganmaatR^i guNaatmike .
traahi maaM devi sarveShi gR^ihaaNaarghyaM namo.astute ..
shrii paarvatyai namaH .
paarvatyai idamarghyaM dattaM na mama ..

shrii guNaatman trilokeshaH brahmaa viShNu shivaatmaka .
arghyaM chedaM mayaa dattaM gR^ihaaNa gaNanaayaka. ..
shrii gaNapataye namaH .
gaNapataye idamarghyaM dattaM na mama ..

senaadhipa surashreShTha paarvatii priyanandana .
gR^ihaaNarghyaM mayaa dattaM namaste shikhivaahana .
shrii skandaaya namaH .
skandaaya idamarghyaM dattaM na mama ..

viirabhadra mahaaviira vishva GYaana vara prada .
idamarghyaM pradaasyaami sa.ngrahaaNa shivapriya ..
shrii viirabhadraaya namaH .
viirabhadraaya idamarghyaM dattaM na mama ..

dharmastvaM vR^iSha ruupeNa jagadaanandakaaraka .
aShTamuurtairadhiShThaanaM athaH paahi sanaatana .
shrii vR^iShabhaaya namaH .
vR^iShabhaaya idamarghyaM dattaM na mama ..

chaNDiishvara mahaadeva traahi maam kR^ipayaakaara .
idamarghyaM pradaasyaami prasannaa varadaa bhava .
shrii chaNDiishvaraaya namaH .
chaNDiishvaraaya idamarghyaM dattaM na mama ..

anena shivaraatri vrataa.ngatvena arghyapradaanena bhagavan
shrii sadaashiva priiyataaM .
OM tatsat
shrii sadaashivaarpaNamastu ..

yAntu deva gaNaaH sarve puujAM AdAya partiviim.h
iShTa kAmyaartha sidhyarthaM punarAgamanAya cha ..

(Shake the kalasha)

Text by Sri S. A. Bhandarkar (achkumg3@batelco.com.bh); Modified for ITRANS;
Transliterated by Sowmya Ramkumar (ramkumar@batelco.com.bh)
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Our Satsanghi Jayashree Vaitheeshwaran has kindly provided us with the Sri Mookambikai Ashtottaram in English. This was originally transliterated from grandhakshra to Tamil language by Vaitheeji’s father in 1979 after which it started getting published in many Tamil Ashtotra books.

Jayashreeji has now transcribed the same to English, for the sake of our readers.
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Sanskrit

Tamil (with 2 3 4 subscript)

The following Devi Stuti is from the 5th chapter of Durga Saptashati. The shlokas glorify the all-pervading nature of the Divine Mother, who is present in every being, every action and every emotion.

The text of the stuti is given below in devanagari, tamil scripts and diacritic transliteration.

नमो देव्यै महादेव्यै शिवायै सततं नमः |
नमः प्रकृत्यै भद्रायै नियताः प्रणताः स्म ताम् || ९||
रौद्रायै नमो नित्यायै गौर्यै धात्र्यै नमो नमः |
ज्योत्स्नायै चेन्दुरूपिण्यै सुखायै सततं नमः || १०||
कल्याण्यै प्रणता वृद्ध्यै सिद्ध्यै कुर्मो नमो नमः |
नैरृत्यै भूभृतां लक्ष्म्यै शर्वाण्यै ते नमो नमः || ११||
दुर्गायै दुर्गपारायै सारायै सर्वकारिण्यै |
ख्यात्यै तथैव कृष्णायै धूम्रायै सततं नमः || १२||
अतिसौम्यातिरौद्रायै नतास्तस्यै नमो नमः |
नमो जगत्प्रतिष्ठायै देव्यै कृत्यै नमो नमः || १३||
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु विष्णुमायेति शब्दिता |
नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः || १४-१६||
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु चेतनेत्यभिधीयते |
नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः || १७-१९||
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु बुद्धिरूपेण संस्थिता |
नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः || २०-२२||
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु निद्रारूपेण संस्थिता |
नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः || २३-२५||
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु क्षुधारूपेण संस्थिता |
नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः || २६-२८||
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु छायारूपेण संस्थिता |
नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः || २९-३१||
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु शक्तिरूपेण संस्थिता |
नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः || ३२-३४||
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु तृष्णारूपेण संस्थिता |
नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः || ३५-३७||
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु क्षान्तिरूपेण संस्थिता |
नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः || ३८-४०||
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु जातिरूपेण संस्थिता |
नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः || ४१-४३||
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु लज्जारूपेण संस्थिता |
नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः || ४४-४६||
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु शान्तिरूपेण संस्थिता |
नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः || ४७-४९||
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु श्रद्धारूपेण संस्थिता |
नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः || ५०-५२||
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु कान्तिरूपेण संस्थिता |
नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः || ५३-५५||
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु लक्ष्मीरूपेण संस्थिता |
नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः || ५६-५८||
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु वृत्तिरूपेण संस्थिता |
नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः || ५९-६१||
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु स्मृतिरूपेण संस्थिता |
नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः || ६२-६४||
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु दयारूपेण संस्थिता |
नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः || ६५-६७||
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु तुष्टिरूपेण संस्थिता |
नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः || ६८-७०||
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु मातृरूपेण संस्थिता |
नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः || ७१-७३||
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु भ्रान्तिरूपेण संस्थिता |
नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः || ७४-७६||
इन्द्रियाणामधिष्ठात्री भूतानां चाखिलेषु या |
भूतेषु सततं तस्यै व्याप्त्यै देव्यै नमो नमः || ७७||
चितिरूपेण या कृत्स्नमेतद् व्याप्य स्थिता जगत् |
नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः || ७८-८०||

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நமோ தே³வ்யை மஹாதே³வ்யை ஶிவாயை ஸததம் நம: |
நம: ப்ரக்ருத்யை ப⁴த்³ராயை நியதா: ப்ரணதா: ஸ்ம தாம் || 9||
ரௌத்³ராயை நமோ நித்யாயை கௌ³ர்யை தா⁴த்ர்யை நமோ நம: |
ஜ்யோத்ஸ்நாயை செந்து³ரூபிண்யை ஸுகா²யை ஸததம் நம: || 10||
கல்யாண்யை ப்ரணதா வ்ருத்³த்⁴யை ஸித்³த்⁴யை குர்மோ நமோ நம: |
நைர்ருத்யை பூ⁴ப்⁴ருதாம் லக்ஷ்ம்யை ஶர்வாண்யை தே நமோ நம: || 11||
து³ர்கா³யை து³ர்க³பாராயை ஸாராயை ஸர்வகாரிண்யை |
க்2யாத்யை ததை²வ க்ருஷ்ணாயை தூ⁴ம்ராயை ஸததம் நம: || 12||
அதிஸௌம்யாதிரௌத்³ராயை நதாஸ்தஸ்யை நமோ நம: |
நமோ ஜக³த்ப்ரதிஷ்டா²யை தே³வ்யை க்ருத்யை நமோ நம: || 13||
யா தே³வீ ஸர்வபூ⁴தேஷு விஷ்ணுமாயேதி ஶப்³தி³தா |
நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமோ நம: || 14-16||
யா தே³வீ ஸர்வபூ⁴தேஷு சேதனேத்யபி⁴தீ⁴யதே |
நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமோ நம: || 17-19||
யா தே³வீ ஸர்வபூ⁴தேஷு பு³த்³தி⁴ரூபேண ஸந்ஸ்தி²தா |
நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமோ நம: || 20-22||
யா தே³வீ ஸர்வபூ⁴தேஷு நித்³ராரூபேண ஸந்ஸ்தி²தா |
நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமோ நம: || 23-25||
யா தே³வீ ஸர்வபூ⁴தேஷு க்ஷுதா⁴ரூபேண ஸந்ஸ்தி²தா |
நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமோ நம: || 26-28||
யா தே³வீ ஸர்வபூ⁴தேஷு சா²யாரூபேண ஸந்ஸ்தி²தா |
நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமோ நம: || 29-31||
யா தே³வீ ஸர்வபூ⁴தேஷு ஶக்திரூபேண ஸந்ஸ்தி²தா |
நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமோ நம: || 32-34||
யா தே³வீ ஸர்வபூ⁴தேஷு த்ருஷ்ணாரூபேண ஸந்ஸ்தி²தா |
நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமோ நம: || 35-37||
யா தே³வீ ஸர்வபூ⁴தேஷு க்ஷாந்திரூபேண ஸந்ஸ்தி²தா |
நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமோ நம: || 38-40||
யா தே³வீ ஸர்வபூ⁴தேஷு ஜாதிரூபேண ஸந்ஸ்தி²தா |
நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமோ நம: || 41-43||
யா தே³வீ ஸர்வபூ⁴தேஷு லஜ்ஜாரூபேண ஸந்ஸ்தி²தா |
நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமோ நம: || 44-46||
யா தே³வீ ஸர்வபூ⁴தேஷு ஶாந்திரூபேண ஸந்ஸ்தி²தா |
நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமோ நம: || 47-49||
யா தே³வீ ஸர்வபூ⁴தேஷு ஶ்ரத்³தா⁴ரூபேண ஸந்ஸ்தி²தா |
நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமோ நம: || 50-52||
யா தே³வீ ஸர்வபூ⁴தேஷு காந்திரூபேண ஸந்ஸ்தி²தா |
நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமோ நம: || 53-55||
யா தே³வீ ஸர்வபூ⁴தேஷு லக்ஷ்மீரூபேண ஸந்ஸ்தி²தா |
நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமோ நம: || 56-58||
யா தே³வீ ஸர்வபூ⁴தேஷு வ்ருத்திரூபேண ஸந்ஸ்தி²தா |
நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமோ நம: || 59-61||
யா தே³வீ ஸர்வபூ⁴தேஷு ஸ்ம்ருதிரூபேண ஸந்ஸ்தி²தா |
நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமோ நம: || 62-64||
யா தே³வீ ஸர்வபூ⁴தேஷு த³யாரூபேண ஸந்ஸ்தி²தா |
நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமோ நம: || 65-67||
யா தே³வீ ஸர்வபூ⁴தேஷு துஷ்டிரூபேண ஸந்ஸ்தி²தா |
நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமோ நம: || 68-70||
யா தே³வீ ஸர்வபூ⁴தேஷு மாத்ருரூபேண ஸந்ஸ்தி²தா |
நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமோ நம: || 71-73||
யா தே³வீ ஸர்வபூ⁴தேஷு ப்⁴ராந்திரூபேண ஸந்ஸ்தி²தா |
நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமோ நம: || 74-76||
இந்த்³ரியாணாமதி⁴ஷ்டா²த்ரீ பூ⁴தானான் சாகி²லேஷு யா |
பூ⁴தேஷு ஸததம் தஸ்யை வ்யாப்த்யை தே³வ்யை நமோ நம: || 77||
சிதிரூபேண யா க்ருத்ஸ்நமேதத்³ வ்யாப்ய ஸ்தி²தா ஜக³த் |
நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமஸ்தஸ்யை நமோ நம: || 78-80||

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namo devyai mahādevyai śhivāyai satataṃ namaḥ .
namaḥ prakṛtyai bhadrāyai niyatāḥ praṇatāḥ sma tām .. 9..
raudrāyai namo nityāyai gauryai dhātryai namo namaḥ .
jyotsnāyai chendurūpiṇyai sukhāyai satataṃ namaḥ .. 10..
kalyāṇyai praṇatā vṛddhyai siddhyai kurmo namo namaḥ .
nairṛtyai bhūbhṛtāṃ lakṣhmyai śharvāṇyai te namo namaḥ .. 11..
durgāyai durgapārāyai sārāyai sarvakāriṇyai .
khyātyai tathaiva kṛṣhṇāyai dhūmrāyai satataṃ namaḥ .. 12..
atisaumyātiraudrāyai natāstasyai namo namaḥ .
namo jagatpratiṣhṭhāyai devyai kṛtyai namo namaḥ .. 13..
yā devī sarvabhūteṣhu viṣhṇumāyeti śhabditā .
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ .. 14-16..
yā devī sarvabhūteṣhu chetanetyabhidhīyate .
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ .. 17-19..
yā devī sarvabhūteṣhu buddhirūpeṇa saṃsthitā .
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ .. 20-22..
yā devī sarvabhūteṣhu nidrārūpeṇa saṃsthitā .
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ .. 23-25..
yā devī sarvabhūteṣhu kṣhudhārūpeṇa saṃsthitā .
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ .. 26-28..
yā devī sarvabhūteṣhu chhāyārūpeṇa saṃsthitā .
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ .. 29-31..
yā devī sarvabhūteṣhu śhaktirūpeṇa saṃsthitā .
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ .. 32-34..
yā devī sarvabhūteṣhu tṛṣhṇārūpeṇa saṃsthitā .
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ .. 35-37..
yā devī sarvabhūteṣhu kṣhāntirūpeṇa saṃsthitā .
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ .. 38-40..
yā devī sarvabhūteṣhu jātirūpeṇa saṃsthitā .
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ .. 41-43..
yā devī sarvabhūteṣhu lajjārūpeṇa saṃsthitā .
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ .. 44-46..
yā devī sarvabhūteṣhu śhāntirūpeṇa saṃsthitā .
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ .. 47-49..
yā devī sarvabhūteṣhu śhraddhārūpeṇa saṃsthitā .
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ .. 50-52..
yā devī sarvabhūteṣhu kāntirūpeṇa saṃsthitā .
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ .. 53-55..
yā devī sarvabhūteṣhu lakṣhmīrūpeṇa saṃsthitā .
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ .. 56-58..
yā devī sarvabhūteṣhu vṛttirūpeṇa saṃsthitā .
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ .. 59-61..
yā devī sarvabhūteṣhu smṛtirūpeṇa saṃsthitā .
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ .. 62-64..
yā devī sarvabhūteṣhu dayārūpeṇa saṃsthitā .
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ .. 65-67..
yā devī sarvabhūteṣhu tuṣhṭirūpeṇa saṃsthitā .
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ .. 68-70..
yā devī sarvabhūteṣhu mātṛrūpeṇa saṃsthitā .
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ .. 71-73..
yā devī sarvabhūteṣhu bhrāntirūpeṇa saṃsthitā .
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ .. 74-76..
indriyāṇāmadhiṣhṭhātrī bhūtānāṃ chākhileṣhu yā .
bhūteṣhu satataṃ tasyai vyāptyai devyai namo namaḥ .. 77..
chitirūpeṇa yā kṛtsnametad vyāpya sthitā jagat .
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ .. 78-80..

The following octet is called the Mahalakshmi Ashtakam. This is a prayer to Goddess Maha Lakshmi who is also called “Shree” and represents wealth as well as auspiciousness. Sri Mahalakshmi Ashtakam originally appeared in Padmapuranam (Padma Purana). It is considered to have been chanted by Indra, the Lord of the Devas to propitiate Goddess Mahalakshmi.

This sing along version has text in Sanskrit, English and Tamil and meanings in English

The Sanskrit text and meanings are available here in a downloadable format

जय गणेश, जय गणेश, जय गणेश, देवा .
माता जाकी पारवती, पिता महादेवा ..

एकदन्त, दयावन्त, चारभुजाधारी,
माथे पर तिलक सोहे, मूसे की सवारी .
पान चढ़े, फूल चढ़े और चढ़े मेवा,
लड्डुअन का भोग लगे, सन्त करें सेवा ..

अंधे को आँख देत, कोढ़िन को काया,
बाँझन को पुत्र देत, निर्धन को माया .
‘सूर’ श्याम शरण आए, सफल कीजे सेवा,
जय गणेश जय गणेश जय गणेश देवा ..

This is the fourth post on Devi Mahatmyam. These were short summaries given at our UAE Satsangh.

Thanks to Chitraji for providing the material for sharing with all of us.
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CHAPTERS 8, 9 AND 10 – THE SLAYING OF RAKTHABHIJA, NISHUMBHA AND SHUMBHA.

After the daityas Chanda and Munda and many of the battalions were destroyed, the lord of the asuras, with mind overcome by anger went forth attended by many thousands of big forces. Seeing that most terrible army approaching, Chandika filled into space between the earth and the sky with the twang of her bow-string. On hearing the roar of the Devi, the enraged asura battalions surrounded the lion, the Devi Chandika and Kaali on all the four sides.
At this moment in order to annihilate the enemies of the Devas, the great strength from the bodies of Brahma, Shiva, Guha, Vishnu and Indra along with the form of those Devas went to Chandika. Whatever was the form of each Deva, and whatever his ornaments and vehicle, in that very form his shakti advanced to fight with the asuras.
In a heavenly chariot drawn by swans advanced Brahma’s shakti carrying rosary and a Kamandalu. She is called Brahmaani.
Maaheshwari arrived, seated on a bull, holding a fine trident, wearing bracelets of great snakes and adorned with a digit of the moon.
Ambika Koumaari, in the form of Guha, holding a spear in hand riding on a fine peacock, advanced to attack the asuras.
Likewise, the shakthi of Vishnu came, seated upon Garuda, holding conch, club, bow and sword in hand.
The shakthi of Hari, who assumed the incomparable form of a sacrificial boar, also advanced there in a boar-like form.
Naarasimhi arrived there, assuming a body like that of a Narasimha, bringing down the constellations by the toss of her mane.
Likewise, the thousand eyed Aindri, holding a thunderbolt in hand and riding on the lord of elephants arrived just like Indra.
Then Shiva, surrounded by those shakthis of the Devas , said to Chandika, “ let the asuras be killed forthwith by you for my gratification”.
Thereupon from the body of Devi issued forth the Sakthi of Chandika and she told Shiva,” Go, my Lord, as an ambassador to the presence of Shumbha and Nishumbha. Ask them to give the three worlds to the Devas back, if they wish to live. But if through pride of strength, they are ready for a battle, let them come to me. Let my jackals be satiated with their flesh”.
Because that Devi appointed Shiva himself as Dhoota, she was known as Shiva-dhuti.
Hearing the words of Devi through Shiva, the king of asuras rushed to the place where Kaatyaayini stood. The terrible war began with numerous weapons. Seeing the asuras harassed by the band of Maatras, the great asura Rakthabhija strode forward to fight in wrath.
Whenever from his body there fell to the ground a drop of blood, at that very moment rose up from the earth asura of his stature. As many drops of blood fell from his body, so many persons came into being, with his courage, strength and valour. The world was pervaded by thousands of great asuras who were like Rakthabhija.
The Devas got intensely alarmed at this. Seeing the devas dejected, Chandika laughed and said to Kaali,” O, Chamunda, open out your mouth wide; with this mouth quickly take in the drops of blood generated by the blow of my weapon and the great asuras born of the drops of blood of Rakthabhija. Let this great asura, with his blood emptied perish”.
The Devi smote Rakthabhija with her various weapons, as and when Chamunda went on drinking his blood. Stricken with various weapons and bloodless, the great asura Rakthabhija fell lifeless on the ground.

After Rakthabhija was slain and other asuras were killed in the fight, the asura Shumbha and Nishumbha gave way to unbounded wrath. Supported by the great army, the two great asuras went for the fight. Then commenced a severe combat between the Devi on one side and the two asuras like two thunder-clouds on the other.
The Devi assailed the heroic Danava, Nishumbha who was advancing with battle-axe in hand, and laid him low on the ground. When his brother Nishumbha of terrific prowess fell to the ground, Shumbha got infuriated in the extreme and strode forward to slay Ambika.
The sound of the bell, bow-string, loud roars filled all the worlds which started destroying the strength of the asuras. The Devi split the arrows shot by Shumbha and Shumbha also split the arrows discharged by her. Then Chandika became angry and smote him with a trident. Wounded therewith, he fainted and fell to the ground.
Meanwhile, Nishumbha, regaining the consciousness, seized his bow and struck the arrows on the Devi, the Kali and the lion. As Nishumbha was advancing with the dart in hand, Chandika pierced him in the heart with a swiftly hurled dart. Thus Nishumbha and the other asuras were destroyed by Devi.

Seeing his brother Nishumbha slain, who was dear to him as his life, Shumbha angrily said to Devi” O Durga, you are puffed up with the pride of strength, don’t show your pride here. Though you are exceedingly haughty, you, resorting to the strength of others fight”
The Devi said:”I am all alone in the world here. These goddesses are but my own powers, entering into my own self!”
Then all those, Braahmani and others, were absorbed in the body of the Devi. Ambika alone remained.
The Devi said, “the numerous forms which I projected by my power here – those have been withdrawn by me, and now I stand alone. Be steadfast in the fight”
Then began a dreadful fight between them both on the earth and in the sky, while all Devas and asuras looked on. Various weapons were released by the asura and all were broken down by the power of Devi. The Devi pierced Shumbha’s chest with a dart, and threw him down on the earth. Pierced by the pointed dart, he fell lifeless on the ground, shaking the entire earth with its seas, islands and mountains.
The Devas became happy. The sun became very brilliant and tranquil became the strange sounds that had risen in different quarters. Praises were sung on the great Kaatyayini by the Devas .
Here ends the story of the slaying of Shumbha and Nishumbha of Devi Mahatmyam.

The Madhurastakam (Sanskrit: मधुराष्टकम्, madhurāṣṭakam) is a beautiful Sanskrit composition in devotion of Lord Krishna, composed by the Hindu Bhakti philosopher-poet Sripad Vallabha Acharya who flourished under the patronage of the Vijayanagar King Sri Krishnadevarya in the late fifteenth century.

This hymn was created to lead the devotee to the Path of Grace, which involves a constant love-filled devotion to Krishna by various means including singing (kirtana), remembering (smarana), conceptualizing and beholding (darshana) a lovely image of the deity upon singing of the Madhurastakam, and offering of services (seva). These acts enable the devotee to enter into the divine presence of Sri Krishna and to experience the Lord’s real essence (svarupa) which are in fact, succinctly laid down by the Madhurastakam.

The Madhurastakam deals with the qualities and deeds of Lord Krishna, all of which have been conceptualized as been dipped in madhu, meaning honey or nectar. In the eyes of the devotee, everything that pertains to Lord is sweet and graceful, he being the adhipati -Lord of all sweetness.

The body of the Madhurastakam includes many qualities, attributes and motifs associated with Krishna, including the venu flute, cows, the Yamuna river, gopis, and Krishna’s lila. These have been labeled as ‘sweet’ in the astakam. Hence, Madhurastakam plays an instrumental role in the realization of the Lord.

This mellifluous rendition of the Madhurashtakam is by Vijay Jesudas.

Madhurashtakam ( Source: Wikipedia)

Eight Stanzas on Sweetness

Sanskrit	English	English Translation
अधरं मधुरं	adharaṁ madhuraṁ	(His) lips are sweet
वदनं मधुरं	vadanaṁ madhuraṁ	(His) face is sweet
नयनं मधुरं	nayanaṁ madhuraṁ	(His) eyes are sweet
हसितं मधुरम् ‌।	hasitaṁ madhuram .	(His) smile is sweet
हृदयं मधुरं	hṛdayaṁ madhuraṁ	(His) heart is sweet
गमनं मधुरं	gamanaṁ madhuraṁ	(His) gait (walk) is sweet
मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ‌॥ १ ॥	madhurādhipaterakhilaṁ madhuram .. 1 ..	Everything is sweet about the Lord of Sweetness
वचनं मधुरं	vacanaṁ madhuraṁ	(His) words are sweet
चरितं मधुरं	caritaṁ madhuraṁ	(His) character and deeds are sweet
वसनं मधुरं	vasanaṁ madhuraṁ	(His) dress (garment) is sweet
वलितं मधुरम्‌ ।	valitaṁ madhuram .	(His) posture is sweet
चलितं मधुरं	calitaṁ madhuraṁ	(His) movements are sweet
भ्रमितं मधुरं	bhramitaṁ madhuraṁ	(His) wandering is sweet
मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्‌ ॥ २ ॥	madhurādhipaterakhilaṁ madhuram .. 2 ..	Everything is sweet about the Lord of Sweetness
वेणुर्मधुरो	veṇurmadhuro	(His) flute-playing is sweet
रेणुर्मधुरः	reṇurmadhuraḥ	(His) foot-dust is sweet
पाणिर्मधुरः	pāṇirmadhuraḥ	(His) hands are sweet
पादौ मधुरौ ।	pādau madhurau .	(His) feet are sweet
नृत्यं मधुरं	nṛtyaṁ madhuraṁ	(His) dancing is sweet
सख्यं मधुरं	sakhyaṁ madhuraṁ	(His) friendship (company) is sweet
मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्‌ ॥ ३ ॥	madhurādhipaterakhilaṁ madhuram .. 3 ..	Everything is sweet about the Lord of Sweetness
गीतं मधुरं	gītaṁ madhuraṁ	(His) song is sweet
पीतं मधुरं	pītaṁ madhuraṁ	(His) drinking is sweet
भुक्तं मधुरं	bhuktaṁ madhuraṁ	(His) eating is sweet
सुप्तं मधुरम्‌ ।	suptaṁ madhuram .	(His) sleeping is sweet
रूपं मधुरं	rūpaṁ madhuraṁ	(His) beautiful form is sweet
तिलकं मधुरं	tilakaṁ madhuraṁ	(His) Tilaka (Sandalwood paste mark on the forehead) is sweet
मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ‌॥ ४ ॥	madhurādhipaterakhilaṁ madhuram .. 4 ..	Everything is sweet about the Lord of Sweetness
करणं मधुरं	karaṇaṁ madhuraṁ	(His) deeds are sweet
तरणं मधुरं	taraṇaṁ madhuraṁ	(His) conquest (liberating) is sweet
हरणं मधुरं	haraṇaṁ madhuraṁ	(His) stealing is sweet
रमणं मधुरम् ‌।	ramaṇaṁ madhuram .	(His) love-sports are sweet
वमितं मधुरं	vamitaṁ madhuraṁ	(His) oblations (offerings) are sweet
शमितं मधुरं	śamitaṁ madhuraṁ	(His) countenance is sweet
मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्‌ ॥ ५ ॥	madhurādhipaterakhilaṁ madhuram .. 5 ..	Everything is sweet about the Lord of Sweetness
गुञ्जा मधुरा	guñjā madhurā	(His) gunja-berry necklace is sweet
माला मधुरा	mālā madhurā	(His) flower garland is sweet
यमुना मधुरा	yamunā madhurā	Yamuna river is sweet
वीची मधुरा ।	vīcī madhurā .	and sweet are Yamuna’s rippling waves
सलिलं मधुरं	salilaṁ madhuraṁ	Her water is sweet
कमलं मधुरं	kamalaṁ madhuraṁ	and sweet are the lotus flowers also
मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ‌॥ ६ ॥	madhurādhipaterakhilaṁ madhuram .. 6 ..	Everything is sweet about the Lord of Sweetness
गोपी मधुरा	gopī madhurā	(His) gopis (cowherd girl of Gopa) are sweet
लीला मधुरा	līlā madhurā	(His) frolickings are sweet
युक्तं मधुरं	yuktaṁ madhuraṁ	(His) union (meeting) is sweet
मुक्तं मधुरम् ‌।	muktaṁ madhuram .	(His) deliverance is sweet
दृष्टं मधुरं	dṛṣṭaṁ madhuraṁ	(His) sidelong glances are sweet
शिष्टं मधुरं	śiṣṭaṁ madhuraṁ	(His) etiquette is sweet
मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ‌॥ ७ ॥	madhurādhipaterakhilaṁ madhuram .. 7 ..	Everything is sweet about the Lord of Sweetness
गोपा मधुरा	gopā madhurā	(His) gopas (cowherd friends) are sweet
गावो मधुरा	gāvo madhurā	(His) cows are sweet
यष्टिर्मधुरा	yaṣṭirmadhurā	(His) cane (herding-stick) is sweet
सृष्टिर्मधुरा ।	sṛṣṭirmadhurā .	(His) creation is sweet
दलितं मधुरं	dalitaṁ madhuraṁ	(His) victory is sweet
फलितं मधुरं	phalitaṁ madhuraṁ	(His) accomplishment (fruition) is sweet
मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्‌ ॥ ८ ॥	madhurādhipaterakhilaṁ madhuram .. 8 ..	Everything is sweet about the Lord of Sweetness