श्री शिवाष्टकं / पण्डित जसराज

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॥ अथ श्री शिवाष्टकं ॥

प्रभुं प्राणनाथं विभुं विश्वनाथं जगन्नाथ नाथं सदानन्द भाजम् 
भवद्भव्य भूतॆश्वरं भूतनाथं, शिवं शङ्करं शम्भु मीशानमीडॆ

गलॆ रुण्डमालं तनौ सर्पजालं महाकाल कालं गणॆशादि पालम् 
जटाजूट गङ्गॊत्तरङ्गै र्विशालं, शिवं शङ्करं शम्भु मीशानमीडॆ

मुदामाकरं मण्डनं मण्डयन्तं महा मण्डलं भस्म भूषाधरं तम् 
अनादिं ह्यपारं महा मॊहमारं, शिवं शङ्करं शम्भु मीशानमीडॆ

वटाधॊ निवासं महाट्टाट्टहासं महापाप नाशं सदा सुप्रकाशम् 
गिरीशं गणॆशं सुरॆशं महॆशं, शिवं शङ्करं शम्भु मीशानमीडॆ 

गिरीन्द्रात्मजा सङ्गृहीतार्धदॆहं गिरौ संस्थितं सर्वदापन्न गॆहम् 
परब्रह्म ब्रह्मादिभिर्-वन्द्यमानं, शिवं शङ्करं शम्भु मीशानमीडॆ

कपालं त्रिशूलं कराभ्यां दधानं पदाम्भॊज नम्राय कामं ददानम् 
बलीवर्धमानं सुराणां प्रधानं, शिवं शङ्करं शम्भु मीशानमीडॆ

शरच्चन्द्र गात्रं गणानन्दपात्रं त्रिनॆत्रं पवित्रं धनॆशस्य मित्रम् 
अपर्णा कलत्रं सदा सच्चरित्रं, शिवं शङ्करं शम्भु मीशानमीडॆ

हरं सर्पहारं चिता भूविहारं भवं वॆदसारं सदा निर्विकारं
श्मशानॆ वसन्तं मनॊजं दहन्तं, शिवं शङ्करं शम्भु मीशानमीडॆ

स्तवं यः प्रभाते नरः शूलपाणेः पठेत्सर्वदा भर्गभावानुरक्तः ।
स पुत्रं धनं धान्यमित्रं कळत्रं विचित्रैः समाराद्य मोक्षं प्रयाति 

॥ इति शिवाष्टकम् ॥

Meaning :

I pray to You, Shiva, Shankara, Shambhu, Who is the Lord, 

Who is the Lord of our lives, Who is Vibhu, Who is the Lord 

of the world, Who is the Lord of Vishnu (Jagannatha), Who 

is always dwelling in happiness, Who imparts light or shine 

to everything, Who is the Lord of living beings, Who is the 

Lord of ghosts, and Who is the Lord of everyone.

I pray to You, Shiva, Shankara, Shambhu, Who has a garland 

of skull around the neck, Who has a net of snakes around His 

body, Who is the destroyer of the immense-destroyer Kala, 

Who is the lord of Ganesa, Whose matted-hair are spread-out 

by the presence of the waves of Ganga falling on His head, 

and Who is the Lord of everyone.

I pray to You, Shiva, Shankara, Shambhu, Who scatters 

happiness [in the world], Who is ornating the universe, 

Who is the immense universe Himself, Who is possessing 

the adornment of ashes, Who is without a beginning, 

Who is without a measure, Who removes the greatest 

attachments, and Who is the Lord of everyone.

I pray to You, Shiva, Shankara, Shambhu, Who resides 

below a Vata (Banyan) tree, Who possesses an immense 

laughter, Who destroys the greatest sins, Who is always 

resplendent, Who is the Lord of Himalaya, various Gana 

and the demi-gods, Who is the great Lord, and Who is the 

Lord of everyone.

I pray to You, Shiva, Shankara, Shambhu, Who shares half 

of His body with the daughter of Himalaya, Who is situated 

in a mountain (Kailasa), Who is always a resort for the 

depressed, Who is the Atman, Who is reverred by 

(or Who is worthy of reverence by) Brahma and others, 

and Who is the Lord of everyone.

I pray to You, Shiva, Shankara, Shambhu, Who holds a skull 

and a trident in the hands, Who endows the desires of those 

who are humble to His lotus-feet, Who uses an Ox as a vehicle, 

Who is supreme and above various demi-gods, and Who is the 

Lord of everyone.

I pray to You, Stiva, Shankara, Shambhu, Who has a face like 

the Winter-moon, Who is the subject of happiness of Gana, 

Who has three eyes, Who is pure, Who is the friend of Kubera 

(controller of wealth), Who is the consort of Aparna (Parvati), 

Who has eternal characteristics, and Who is the Lord of everyone.

I pray to You, Shiva, Shankara, Shambhu, Who is known as Hara, 

Who has a garland of snakes, Who roams around the cremation 

grounds, Who is the universe, Who is the summary of the Veda 

(or the One discussed by Veda), Who is always dispassionate, 

Who is living in the cremation grounds, Who is burning desires 

born in the mind, and Who is the Lord of everyone.