Shivaashtakam is one of the most powerful mantras written to sing the glory of Lord Shiva … it is said that a devotee who sings it with devotion after bath and wearing clean white clothes goes into any temple of Shiva with cow’s milk, Bel leaves, sandalwood, flowers, rice, fruits, etc … and most importantly, a pure heart, Shiva Shambho bless his devotees with immense strength and light to fight and overcome all the problems and obstacles that life offers. Shivaashtakam has 8 verses and they are….
Shiva Ashtakam 1 in Gujarati:
॥ શ્રીશિવાષ્ટકં ૧ ॥
॥ અથ શ્રી શિવાષ્ટકં ॥
પ્રભું પ્રાણનાથં વિભું વિશ્વનાથં જગન્નાથનાથં સદાનન્દભાજમ્ ।
ભવદ્ભવ્યભૂતેશ્વરં ભૂતનાથં શિવં શઙ્કરં શમ્ભુમીશાનમીડે ॥ ૧॥
ગલે રુણ્ડમાલં તનૌ સર્પજાલં મહાકાલકાલં ગણેશાધિપાલમ્ ।
જટાજૂટગઙ્ગોત્તરઙ્ગૈર્વિશાલં શિવં શઙ્કરં શમ્ભુમીશાનમીડે ॥ ૨॥
મુદામાકરં મણ્ડનં મણ્ડયન્તં મહામણ્ડલં ભસ્મભૂષાધરં તમ્ ।
અનાદિહ્યપારં મહામોહહારં શિવં શઙ્કરં શમ્ભુમીશાનમીડે ॥ ૩॥
વટાધોનિવાસં મહાટ્ટાટ્ટહાસં મહાપાપનાશં સદાસુપ્રકાશમ્ ।
ગિરીશં ગણેશં મહેશં સુરેશં શિવં શઙ્કરં શમ્ભુમીશાનમીડે ॥ ૪॥
ગિરિન્દ્રાત્મજાસંગ્રહીતાર્ધદેહં ગિરૌ સંસ્થિતં સર્વદા સન્નગેહમ્ ।
પરબ્રહ્મબ્રહ્માદિભિર્વન્ધ્યમાનં શિવં શઙ્કરં શમ્ભુમીશાનમીડે ॥ ૫॥
કપાલં ત્રિશૂલં કરાભ્યાં દધાનં પદામ્ભોજનમ્રાય કામં દદાનમ્ ।
બલીવર્દયાનં સુરાણાં પ્રધાનં શિવં શઙ્કરં શમ્ભુમીશાનમીડે ॥ ૬॥
શરચ્ચન્દ્રગાત્રં ગુણાનન્દ પાત્રં ત્રિનેત્રં પવિત્રં ધનેશસ્ય મિત્રમ્ ।
અપર્ણાકલત્રં ચરિત્રં વિચિત્રં શિવં શઙ્કરં શમ્ભુમીશાનમીડે ॥ ૭॥
હરં સર્પહારં ચિતા ભૂવિહારં ભવં વેદસારં સદા નિર્વિકારમ્ ।
શ્મશાને વસન્તં મનોજં દહન્તં શિવં શઙ્કરં શમ્ભુમીશાનમીડે ॥ ૮॥
સ્તવં યઃ પ્રભાતે નરઃ શૂલપાણે પઠેત્ સર્વદા ભર્ગભાવાનુરક્તઃ ।
સ પુત્રં ધનં ધાન્યમિત્રં કલત્રં વિચિત્રં સમાસાદ્ય મોક્ષં પ્રયાતિ ॥ ૯॥
॥ ઇતિ શિવાષ્ટકમ્ ॥
Shiva Ashtakam 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. || 1 ||
I pray to You, Shiva, Shankara, Shambhu, Who has a garland of the 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. || 2 ||
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. || 3 ||
I pray to You, Shiva, Shankara, Shambhu, Who resides below a Vata (Banyan) tree, Who possesses 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. || 4 ||
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 referred by (or Who is worthy of reverence by) Brahma and others, and Who is the Lord of everyone. || 5 ||
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 vehicle², Who is supreme and above various demi-gods, and Who is the Lord of everyone. || 6 ||
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. || 7 ||
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. || 8 ||
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