Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Rudrashtaka: Prayer to Lord Shiva

OM NAMAMI SHAMISHAN NRVAAN RUPAM VIBHUM VYAAPAKAM BRAHM VEDAM SWARUPAM NIJAM NIRGUNAM NIRVIKALPAM NIRIHAM CHIDAKASHMAKASHVASAM BHAJEHAM

o moksha personified ,o vibhu , all pervading brahmn ,Veda personified, the lord of Ishaan , lord and master of all Shiva, I pay my obesiances to you ,situauted in the self and away from maya, away from modes of nature, away from desires, the digambara who wears the sky /aakash as garment -I chant you o lord

NIRAKAR OMKAR MULAM TURIYAM GIRA GYAAN GOTIMISHAM GIRISHAM KARALAM MAHAKAAL KAALAM KRIPALAM GUNAHGAAR SANSAARPARAM NATOHAM

the one who has no form, the origin of Omkara, away from three gunas; away from speech ,gyaana/transcendental knowledge and senses; the lord of Kailash, the one who causes fear and reverence in the heart, the time or death of mahakaal itself, bestower of grace, the residence of virtues, the parameshawar who is away from the world I pay my obeisances unto you

TUSHARAADRI SANKASH GAURAM GAMBHIRAM MANOBHUT KOTI PRABHASHRI SHARIRAM SFURNMOLI KALOLINI CHARU GANGA LASADHBHALBALENDU KANTHE BHUJANGA

The one who is fair skinned like the Himachal and is serene and calm, the one who has beauty and grace of millions of kamdevas, the one upon whose head presides the sacred Ganges, the one upon whose head is the crescent moon and around his neck he is adorned by a snake

CHALATKUNDALAM BHRU SUNETRAM VISHALAM PRASANNANAM NILKANTHAM DAYALAM MRIGADHISH CHARMAMBARAM MUNDAMALAM PRIYA SHANKARAM SARVANATHAM BHAJAMI

in his ears are moving beautiful kundal, he has beautiful eyebrows and large eyes, ,is cheerful faced, blue necked and extremely kind and compassionate, he wears the clothe of lions skin and garland of heads, he who is dearest to all and is the lord of all I chant that Shankara ji

PRACHANDAM PRAKASHTAM PRAGALBHAM PARESHAM AKHANDAM AJ BHANUKOT PRAKASHAM TRAY SHUL NIRMULAN SHULPADNIM BHAJEHAM BHAVANI PATIM BHAVGAMYAM

Rudrarup, best, the one who has opulence, parameswar, eternal, unborn, the one who has effulgence of a million suns, the one who uproots the three types of shula/griefs, the one who has trident in his hand, the one who is got through bhava/love, i chant the husband of Bhavani -Shri Shankar ji

KALAATIT KALYAAN KALPANTKAARI SADA SACHIDANAND DATA PURARI CHIDANAND SANDOHAM MOHAPARI PRASID PRASID PRABHO MANMATHARIM

away from kalaa/rays, welfare personified, the one who causes dissolution of the creation, the one who gives pleasure and happines to the good, the enemy of Tripur, the owner and giver of eternl bliss , the one who takes away moha/ worldly attatchment, the one who churns the heart (and brings out all the good in it), the enemy of kaamdeva/cupid , o lord be happy with me, be happy with me

NAA YAVAT UMANATH PADARVINDAM BHANTIH LOKE PARE VA NARANAM

O husband of Paarvati unless and until human beings do not worship your lotus feet till then they get peace and joy in neither this loka nor in parloka till then their sufferings are not mitigated, oh the one lord who resides in the heart of creatures be pleased with me

NAA JANAMI YOGAM JAPAM NAIV PUJAM NATOHAM SADA SARVADA SHAMBHU TUBHYAM JARA JANAMA DUKHOHA TATAPYAMANAM PRABHO PAHI AAPAN NAMAMISH SHAMBHO

Neither do I know yog, nor I know japa or puja/worship o Shambhu but I always pay my obeisances unto you o lord I am burning with the suffering of the cycle of death and old age o lrd protect ths aggreived from grief o lord O Shambhu i pay my obeisances unto you

RUDRASHTAKMIND PROKTAM VIPREN HARTUSHTYO YE PATHANTI NARA BHAKTYA TESHA SHAMBHU PRASIDATI

The brahmin recited this ashtak of stuti of lord Rudra for pleasing him.The person who reads and recites it with devotion with him lord Shiva becomes happy

OM NAMAH SHIVAY

(RUDRASHATAK FROM RAMCHARITA MANAS)