Shiva Stuti (Prayer to Shiva) - with English lyrics

Sanskrit shlokas in praise of Lord Shiv

LYRICS:
devaadhi deva devesha sarvapraaNabhritaamvara |
praaNinaamasi naathastvam mrityunjaya namostute ||1||

devaanaam jeeva bhootosi jeevojeevasya kaaraNam |
jagataam rakshaka hattvam vai mrityunjaya namostute ||2||

dhyaanaadhaara mahaagyaana sarva gyaanaik kaaraNa |
paritraataasi lokaanaam mrityunjaya namostute ||3||

nihataa yena kaalena sadevaasura maanavaah |
gandharvaapsarasashchaiva siddha vidyaadharaastathaa ||4||

ye dhyaayanti paraam moortim poojayantyamaraadhipa |
na te mrityuvashayaati mrityunjaya namostute ||5||

sthaavare jangamevaapi yaavattishthhati medini |
jeevatu ityaaha loko-yam mrityunjaya namostute ||6||

tvamonkaarosi vedaanaam devaanaam cha sadaashiva |
aadhaarshakti shakteenaam mrityunjaya namostute ||7||

somasooryaagni madhyastha vyomavyaapin sadaashiva |
kaala prada mahaakaala mrityunjaya namostute ||8||

pravriddhe chaapavriddhe cha tvameva srijate jagat |
srishtiroopeNa devesha mrityunjaya namostute ||9||

vyomnitvam vyomarooposi tejah sarvatra tejasi |
praaNinaam gyaanarooposi mrityunjaya namostute ||10||

netaa tvam indriyaaNaam cha sarvagyaana prabodhakah |
saankhya yogashcha hansashcha mrityunjaya namostute ||11||

kshayam karosi paapaanaam puNyaanaamapivarddhanah |
hetustam shreyasaam nityam mrityunjaya namostute ||12||

chaturvidhaanaamsrishtinaam hetustvam kaaraNeshvarah |
bhaavaabhaava parichhinna mrityunjaya namostute ||13||

tvameko nishkalo loke sakalambhuvanatrayam |
satvam rajastamastvam hi mrityunjaya namostute ||14||

sarvendriyaaNaamaadhaara sarvabhootaguhaashayah |
sarvagyaanamayaananta mrityunjaya namostute ||15||

tvam yagyah sarvayagyaanaam tvam buddhibodhalakshaNah |
shabdabrahma tvamonkaro mrityunjaya namostute ||16||


INFO:
Track: Stuti
Artist: Shubha Mudgal
Music: Pt. Bhajan Sopori
Album: Mahamrityunjaya


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According to a fable in the Purans, the Gods and the Demons churned the oceans to get the elixir which would make them all immortal. However, the first thing that came up from the ocean was halahal, a poison which would have destroyed everything.

Not knowing what to do with this poison, the Gods requested Lord Shiva to drink this, as only He was capable. Lord Shiva in his Mrityunjaya form agreed, and while drinking this poison kept it in his throat forever. It is thus that He came to be known as Neelkantha Mahadeva.

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