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Shivasahasranaama Stotram

The following is the most popular Shiva Sahasranama Stotra from the Mahabharat. There is another Shiva Sahasranama Stotra, given by Lord Vishnu in Linga Purana. You can play and listen to both > from here

Om Sthirah sthaanuh prabhurbhaanuh pravaro varado varah 1

Sarvaatmaa sarvavikhyaatah sarvah sarvakaro bhavah 
Jatii charmii shikhandii cha sarvaangah sarvabhaavanah 2

Harishcha harinaakshashcha sarvabhuutaharah prabhuh 
Pravrittishcha nivrittishcha niyatah shaashvato dhruvah 3

Shmashaanachaarii bhagavaanh khacharo gocharoardanah 
Abhivaadyo mahaakarmaa tapasvii bhuuta bhaavanah 4

Unmattaveshhaprachchhannah sarvalokaprajaapatih 
Mahaaruupo mahaakaayo vrishharuupo mahaayashaah 5

Mahaaaatmaa sarvabhuutashcha viruupo vaamano manuh 
Lokapaaloantarhitaatmaa prasaado hayagardabhih 6

Pavitrashcha mahaanshchaiva niyamo niyamaashrayah 
Sarvakarmaa svayambhuushchaadiraadikaro nidhih 7

Sahasraaksho viruupaakshah somo nakshatrasaadhakah 
Chandrah suuryah gatih keturgraho grahapatirvarah 8

Adriradryaalayah kartaa mrigabaanaarpanoanaghah 
Mahaatapaa ghora tapaaadiino diinasaadhakah 9

Samvatsarakaro mantrah pramaanam paramam tapah 
Yogii yojyo mahaabiijo mahaaretaa mahaatapaah 10

Suvarnaretaah sarvagyah subiijo vrishhavaahanah 
Dashabaahustvanimishho niilakantha umaapatih 11

Vishvaruupah svayam shreshhtho balaviiroabaloganah 
Ganakartaa ganapatirdigvaasaah kaama eva cha 12

Pavitram paramam mantrah sarvabhaava karo harah 
Kamandaludharo dhanvii baanahastah kapaalavaanh 13

Ashanii shataghnii khadgii pattishii chaayudhii mahaanh 
Sruvahastah suruupashcha tejastejaskaro nidhih 14

Ushhnishhii cha suvaktrashchodagro vinatastathaa 
Diirghashcha harikeshashcha sutiirthah krishhna eva cha 15

Srigaala ruupah sarvaartho mundah kundii kamandaluh 
Ajashcha mrigaruupashcha gandhadhaarii kapardyapi 16

Urdhvaretordhvalinga urdhvashaayii nabhastalah 
Trijataishchiiravaasaashcha rudrah senaapatirvibhuh 17

Ahashcharoatha naktam cha tigmamanyuh suvarchasah 
Gajahaa daityahaa loko lokadhaataa gunaakarah 18

Sinhashaarduularuupashcha aardracharmaambaraavritah 
Kaalayogii mahaanaadah sarvavaasashchatushhpathah 19

Nishaacharah pretachaarii bhuutachaarii maheshvarah 
Bahubhuuto bahudhanah sarvaadhaaroamito gatih 20

Nrityapriyo nityanarto nartakah sarvalaasakah 
Ghoro mahaatapaah paasho nityo giri charo nabhah 21

Sahasrahasto vijayo vyavasaayo hyaninditah 
Amarshhano marshhanaatmaa yagyahaa kaamanaashanah 22

Dakshayagyaapahaarii cha susaho madhyamastathaa 
Tejoapahaarii balahaa muditoarthoajito varah 23

Gambhiiraghoshho gambhiiro gambhiira balavaahanah 
Nyagrodharuupo nyagrodho vrikshakarnasthitirvibhuh 24

Sudiikshnadashanashchaiva mahaakaayo mahaananah 
Vishhvakseno hariryagyah sanyugaapiidavaahanah 25

Tiikshna taapashcha haryashvah sahaayah karmakaalavith 
Vishhnuprasaadito yagyah samudro vadavaamukhah 26

Hutaashanasahaayashcha prashaantaatmaa hutaashanah 
Ugratejaa mahaatejaa jayo vijayakaalavith 27

Jyotishhaamayanam siddhih sandhirvigraha eva cha 
Shikhii dandii jatii jvaalii muurtijo muurdhago balii 28

Vainavii panavii taalii kaalah kaalakatankatah 
Nakshatravigraha vidhirgunavriddhirlayoagamah 29

Prajaapatirdishaa baahurvibhaagah sarvatomukhah 
Vimochanah suragano hiranyakavachodbhavah 30

Medhrajo balachaarii cha mahaachaarii stutastathaa 
Sarvatuurya ninaadii cha sarvavaadyaparigrahah 31

Vyaalaruupo bilaavaasii hemamaalii tarangavith 
Tridashastrikaaladhrikh karma sarvabandhavimochanah 32

Bandhanastvaasurendraanaam yudhi shatruvinaashanah 
Saankhyaprasaado survaasaah sarvasaadhunishhevitah 33

Praskandano vibhaagashchaatulyo yagyabhaagavith 
Sarvaavaasah sarvachaarii durvaasaa vaasavoamarah 34

Hemo hemakaro yagyah sarvadhaarii dharottamah 
Lohitaaksho mahaaakshashcha vijayaaksho vishaaradah 35

Sangraho nigrahah kartaa sarpachiiranivaasanah 
Mukhyoamukhyashcha dehashcha deha riddhih sarvakaamadah 36

Sarvakaamaprasaadashcha subalo balaruupadhrikh 
Sarvakaamavarashchaiva sarvadah sarvatomukhah 37

Aakaashanidhiruupashcha nipaatii uragah khagah 
Raudraruupomashuraadityo vasurashmih suvarchasii 38

Vasuvego mahaavego manovego nishaacharah 
Sarvaavaasii shriyaavaasii upadeshakaro harah 39

Muniraatma patirloke sambhojyashcha sahasradah 
Pakshii cha pakshiruupii chaatidiipto vishaampatih 40

Unmaado madanaakaaro arthaarthakara romashah 
Vaamadevashcha vaamashcha praagdakshinashcha vaamanah 41

Siddhayogaapahaarii cha siddhah sarvaarthasaadhakah 
Bhikshushcha bhikshuruupashcha vishhaanii mriduravyayah 42

Mahaaseno vishaakhashcha shhashhtibhaago gavaampatih 
Vajrahastashcha vishhkambhii chamuustambhanaiva cha 43

Riturritu karah kaalo madhurmadhukaroachalah 
Vaanaspatyo vaajaseno nityamaashramapuujitah 44

Brahmachaarii lokachaarii sarvachaarii suchaaravith 
Iishaana iishvarah kaalo nishaachaarii pinaakadhrikh 45

Nimittastho nimittam cha nandirnandikaro harih 
Nandiishvarashcha nandii cha nandano nandivardhanah 46

Bhagasyaakshi nihantaa cha kaalo brahmavidaamvarah 
Chaturmukho mahaalingashchaarulingastathaiva cha 47

Lingaadhyakshah suraadhyaksho lokaadhyaksho yugaavahah 
Biijaadhyaksho biijakartaaadhyaatmaanugato balah 48

Itihaasa karah kalpo gautamoatha jaleshvarah 
Dambho hyadambho vaidambho vaishyo vashyakarah kavih 49

Loka kartaa pashu patirmahaakartaa mahaushhadhih 
Aksharam paramam brahma balavaanh shakra eva cha 50

Niitirhyaniitih shuddhaatmaa shuddho maanyo manogatih 
Bahuprasaadah svapano darpanoatha tvamitrajith 51

Vedakaarah suutrakaaro vidvaanh samaramardanah 
Mahaameghanivaasii cha mahaaghoro vashiikarah 52

Agnijvaalo mahaajvaalo atidhuumro huto havih 
Vrishhanah shankaro nityo varchasvii dhuumaketanah 53

Niilastathaaangalubdhashcha shobhano niravagrahah 
Svastidah svastibhaavashcha bhaagii bhaagakaro laghuh 54

Utsangashcha mahaangashcha mahaagarbhah paro yuvaa 
Krishhnavarnah suvarnashchendriyah sarvadehinaamh 55

Mahaapaado mahaahasto mahaakaayo mahaayashaah 
Mahaamuurdhaa mahaamaatro mahaanetro digaalayah 56

Mahaadanto mahaakarno mahaamedhro mahaahanuh 
Mahaanaaso mahaakamburmahaagriivah shmashaanadhrikh 57

Mahaavakshaa mahorasko antaraatmaa mrigaalayah 
Lambano lambitoshhthashcha mahaamaayah payonidhih 58

Mahaadanto mahaadanshhtro mahaajihvo mahaamukhah 
Mahaanakho mahaaromaa mahaakesho mahaajatah 59

Prasannascha prasaadashcha pratyayo giri saadhanah 
Snehanoasnehanashchaiva ajitashcha mahaamunih 60

Vrikshaakaaro vriksha keturanalo vaayuvaahanah 
Mandalii merudhaamaa cha devadaanavadarpahaa 61

Atharvashiirshhah saamaasya rikhsahasraamitekshanah 
Yajuh paada bhujo guhyah prakaasho jangamastathaa 62

Amoghaarthah prasaadashchaabhigamyah sudarshanah 
Upahaarapriyah sharvah kanakah kaajnchanah sthirah 63

Naabhirnandikaro bhaavyah pushhkarasthapatih sthirah 
Dvaadashastraasanashchaadyo yagyo yagyasamaahitah 64

Naktam kalishcha kaalashcha makarah kaalapuujitah 
Sagano gana kaarashcha bhuuta bhaavana saarathih 65

Bhasmashaayii bhasmagoptaa bhasmabhuutastarurganah 
Aganashchaiva lopashcha mahaaaatmaa sarvapuujitah 66

Shankustrishankuh sampannah shuchirbhuutanishhevitah 
Aashramasthah kapotastho vishvakarmaapatirvarah 67

Shaakho vishaakhastaamroshhtho hyamujaalah sunishchayah 
Kapiloakapilah shuuraayushchaiva paroaparah 68

Gandharvo hyaditistaarkshyah suvigyeyah susaarathih 
Parashvadhaayudho devaartha kaarii subaandhavah 69

Tumbaviinii mahaakopordhvaretaa jaleshayah 
Ugro vanshakaro vansho vanshanaado hyaninditah 70

Sarvaangaruupo maayaavii suhrido hyaniloanalah 
Bandhano bandhakartaa cha subandhanavimochanah 71

Sayagyaarih sakaamaarih mahaadanshhtro mahaaaayudhah 
Baahustvaninditah sharvah shankarah shankaroadhanah 72

Amaresho mahaadevo vishvadevah suraarihaa 
Ahirbudhno nirritishcha chekitaano haristathaa 73

Ajaikapaachcha kaapaalii trishankurajitah shivah 
Dhanvantarirdhuumaketuh skando vaishravanastathaa 74

Dhaataa shakrashcha vishhnushcha mitrastvashhtaa dhruvo dharah 
Prabhaavah sarvago vaayuraryamaa savitaa ravih 75

Udagrashcha vidhaataa cha maandhaataa bhuuta bhaavanah 
Ratitiirthashcha vaagmii cha sarvakaamagunaavahah 76

Padmagarbho mahaagarbhashchandravaktromanoramah 
Balavaanshchopashaantashcha puraanah punyachajnchurii 77

Kurukartaa kaalaruupii kurubhuuto maheshvarah 
Sarvaashayo darbhashaayii sarveshhaam praaninaampatih 78

Devadevah mukhoasaktah sadasath sarvaratnavith 
Kailaasa shikharaavaasii himavadh girisanshrayah 79

Kuulahaarii kuulakartaa bahuvidyo bahupradah 
Vanijo vardhano vriksho nakulashchandanashchhadah 80

Saaragriivo mahaajatru ralolashcha mahaushhadhah 
Siddhaarthakaarii siddhaarthashchando vyaakaranottarah 81

Sinhanaadah sinhadanshhtrah sinhagah sinhavaahanah 
Prabhaavaatmaa jagatkaalasthaalo lokahitastaruh 82

Saarango navachakraangah ketumaalii sabhaavanah 
Bhuutaalayo bhuutapatirahoraatramaninditah 83

Vaahitaa sarvabhuutaanaam nilayashcha vibhurbhavah 
Amoghah sanyato hyashvo bhojanah praanadhaaranah 84

Dhritimaanh matimaanh dakshah satkritashcha yugaadhipah 
Gopaalirgopatirgraamo gocharmavasano harah 85

Hiranyabaahushcha tathaa guhaapaalah praveshinaamh 
Pratishhthaayii mahaaharshho jitakaamo jitendriyah 86

Gaandhaarashcha suraalashcha tapah karma ratirdhanuh 
Mahaagiito mahaanrittohyapsaroganasevitah 87

Mahaaketurdhanurdhaaturnaika saanucharashchalah 
Aavedaniiya aaveshah sarvagandhasukhaavahah 88

Toranastaarano vaayuh paridhaavati chaikatah 
Sanyogo vardhano vriddho mahaavriddho ganaadhipah 89

Nityaatmasahaayashcha devaasurapatih patih 
Yuktashcha yuktabaahushcha dvividhashcha suparvanah 90

Aashhaadhashcha sushhaadashcha dhruvo hari hano harah 
Vapuraavartamaanebhyo vasushreshhtho mahaapathah 91

Shirohaarii vimarshashcha sarvalakshana bhuushhitah 
Akshashcha ratha yogii cha sarvayogii mahaabalah 92

Samaamnaayoasamaamnaayastiirthadevo mahaarathah 
Nirjiivo jiivano mantrah shubhaaksho bahukarkashah 93

Ratna prabhuuto raktaango mahaaarnavanipaanavith 
Muulo vishaalo hyamrito vyaktaavyaktastapo nidhih 94

Aarohano nirohashcha shalahaarii mahaatapaah 
Senaakalpo mahaakalpo yugaayuga karo harih 95

Yugaruupo mahaaruupo pavano gahano nagah 
Nyaaya nirvaapanah paadah pandito hyachalopamah 96

Bahumaalo mahaamaalah sumaalo bahulochanah 
Vistaaro lavanah kuupah kusumah saphalodayah 97

Vrishhabho vrishhabhaankaango mani bilvo jataadharah 
Bindurvisarvah sumukhah surah sarvaayudhah sahah 98

Nivedanah sudhaajaatah sugandhaaro mahaadhanuh 
Gandhamaalii cha bhagavaanh utthaanah sarvakarmanaamh 99

Manthaano bahulo baahuh sakalah sarvalochanah 
Tarastaalii karastaalii uurdhva sanhanano vahah 100

Chhatram suchchhatro vikhyaatah sarvalokaashrayo mahaanh 
Mundo viruupo vikrito dandi mundo vikurvanah 101

Haryakshah kakubho vajrii diiptajihvah sahasrapaath 
Sahasramuurdhaa devendrah sarvadevamayo guruh 102

Sahasrabaahuh sarvaangah sharanyah sarvalokakrith 
Pavitram trimadhurmantrah kanishhthah krishhnapingalah 103

Brahmadandavinirmaataa shataghnii shatapaashadhrikh 
Padmagarbho mahaagarbho brahmagarbho jalodbhavah 104

Gabhastirbrahmakridh brahmaa brahmavidh braahmano gatih 
Anantaruupo naikaatmaa tigmatejaah svayambhuvah 105

Uurdhvagaatmaa pashupatirvaataranhaa manojavah 
Chandanii padmamaalaaagryah surabhyuttarano narah 106

Karnikaara mahaasragvii niilamaulih pinaakadhrikh 
Umaapatirumaakaanto jaahnavii dhrigumaadhavah 107

Varo varaaho varado vareshah sumahaasvanah 
Mahaaprasaado damanah shatruhaa shvetapingalah 108

Priitaatmaa prayataatmaa cha sanyataatmaa pradhaanadhrikh 
Sarvapaarshva sutastaarkshyo dharmasaadhaarano varah 109

Charaacharaatmaa suukshmaatmaa suvrishho go vrishheshvarah 
Saadhyarshhirvasuraadityo vivasvaanh savitaaamritah 110

Vyaasah sarvasya sankshepo vistarah paryayo nayah 
Rituh samvatsaro maasah pakshah sankhyaa samaapanah 111

Kalaakaashhthaa lavomaatraa muhuurtoahah kshapaah kshanaah 
Vishvakshetram prajaabiijam lingamaadyastvaninditah 112

Sadasadh vyaktamavyaktam pitaa maataa pitaamahah 
Svargadvaaram prajaadvaaram mokshadvaaram trivishhtapamh 113

Nirvaanam hlaadanam chaiva brahmalokah paraagatih 
Devaasuravinirmaataa devaasuraparaayanah 114

Devaasuragururdevo devaasuranamaskritah 
Devaasuramahaamaatro devaasuraganaashrayah 115

Devaasuraganaadhyaksho devaasuraganaagraniih 
Devaatidevo devarshhirdevaasuravarapradah 116

Devaasureshvarodevo devaasuramaheshvarah 
Sarvadevamayoachintyo devataaaatmaaaatmasambhavah 117

Udbhidastrikramo vaidyo virajo virajoambarah 
Iidyo hastii suravyaaghro devasinho nararshhabhah 118

Vibudhaagravarah shreshhthah sarvadevottamottamah 
Prayuktah shobhano varjaishaanah prabhuravyayah 119

Guruh kaanto nijah sargah pavitrah sarvavaahanah 
Shringii shringapriyo babhruu raajaraajo niraamayah 

Abhiraamah suragano viraamah sarvasaadhanah 
Lalaataaksho vishvadeho harino brahmavarchasah 120

Sthaavaraanaampatishchaiva niyamendriyavardhanah 
Siddhaarthah sarvabhuutaarthoachintyah satyavratah shuchih 121

Vrataadhipah param brahma muktaanaam paramaagatih 
Vimukto muktatejaashcha shriimaanh shriivardhano jagath 122

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