Ardhanareeswara Ashtakam was written by Adi Shankaracharya.
Those who chant this Ardhanarishwara Stotram with bhakti will be blessed with long respectful life and will be blessed with all they wish to have in their lifetime. This Stotram is one of the most powerful Sloka of Lord Shiva.
Ardhanarishvara Ashtakam Stotram in Malayalam:
ചാംപേയഗൗരാര്ധശരീരകായൈ
കര്പൂരഗൗരാര്ധശരീരകായ |
ധമ്മില്ലകായൈ ച ജടാധരായ
നമഃ ശിവായൈ ച നമഃ ശിവായ || 1 ||
കസ്തൂരികാകുംകുമചര്ചിതായൈ
ചിതാരജഃപുഞ്ജ വിചര്ചിതായ |
കൃതസ്മരായൈ വികൃതസ്മരായ
നമഃ ശിവായൈ ച നമഃ ശിവായ || 2 ||
ഝണത്ക്വണത്കംകണനൂപുരായൈ
പാദാബ്ജരാജത്ഫണിനൂപുരായ |
ഹേമാംഗദായൈ ഭുജഗാംഗദായ
നമഃ ശിവായൈ ച നമഃ ശിവായ || 3 ||
വിശാലനീലോത്പലലോചനായൈ
വികാസിപംകേരുഹലോചനായ |
സമേക്ഷണായൈ വിഷമേക്ഷണായ
നമഃ ശിവായൈ ച നമഃ ശിവായ || 4 ||
മംദാരമാലാകലിതാലകായൈ
കപാലമാലാംകിതകംധരായ |
ദിവ്യാംബരായൈ ച ദിഗംബരായ
നമഃ ശിവായൈ ച നമഃ ശിവായ || 5 ||
അംഭോധരശ്യാമലകുന്തലായൈ
തടിത്പ്രഭാതാമ്രജടാധരായ |
നിരീശ്വരായൈ നിഖിലേശ്വരായ
നമഃ ശിവായൈ ച നമഃ ശിവായ || 6 ||
പ്രപംചസൃഷ്ട്യുന്മുഖലാസ്യകായൈ
സമസ്തസംഹാരകതാംഡവായ |
ജഗജ്ജനന്യൈ ജഗദേകപിത്രേ
നമഃ ശിവായൈ ച നമഃ ശിവായ || 7 ||
പ്രദീപ്തരത്നോജ്ജ്വലകുംഡലായൈ
സ്ഫുരന്മഹാപന്നഗഭൂഷണായ |
ശിവാന്വിതായൈ ച ശിവാന്വിതായ
നമഃ ശിവായൈ ച നമഃ ശിവായ || 8 ||
ഏതത്പഠേദഷ്ടകമിഷ്ടദം യോ
ഭക്ത്യാ സ മാന്യോ ഭുവി ദീര്ഘജീവീ |
പ്രാപ്നോതി സൗഭാഗ്യമനന്തകാലം
ഭൂയാത്സദാ തസ്യ സമസ്തസിദ്ധിഃ ||
Ardhanarishvara Ashtakam Stotram Meaning:
My salutations to both Parvathi and Shiva
To Her whose body shines similar to molten gold,
To Him whose body shines like the burning camphor,
To Her who has a well made up hair,
And to Him who has the matted lock. || 1 ||
My salutations to both Parvathi and Shiva,
To Her whose body is smeared with musk and saffron,
To Him whose body is smeared with ashes of a burning ghat,
To Her whose prettiness radiates love,
And to Him who destroyed the God of love. || 2 ||
My salutations to both Parvathi and Shiva,
To Her who has tinkling pretty anklets,
To Him who has the king of snakes as an anklet,
To Her who shines with golden anklets,
And to Him who has snakes as anklets. || 3 ||
My salutations to both Parvathi and Shiva,
To Her who has eyes as wide as the blue lotus,
To Him who has eyes as wide as a fully opened lotus,
To Her who has even number of eyes,
And to Him who has an odd number of eyes. || 4 ||
My salutations to both Parvathi and Shiva,
To Her whose hair is decorated with divine flowers,
To Him who wears a garland of skulls,
To Her who dresses in great silks,
And to Him wearing the eight directions. || 5 ||
My salutations to both Parvathi and Shiva,
To Her who has black hair like the swollen cloud,
To Him who has copper matted locks like lightning,
To Her who is the goddess of the mountains,
And to Him who is the Lord of the universe. || 6 ||
My salutations to both Parvathi and Shiva,
To Her whose dance marks the creation of the world,
To Him whose dance destroys everything,
To Her who is the mother of the universe,
To Him who is the father of the universe. || 7 ||
My salutations to both Parvathi and Shiva,
To Her with glittering earrings of gems,
To Him who wears a great serpent as an ornament,
To Her who is divinely merged with Shiva,
And to Him who is divinely merged with Parvathi. ||
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