Anaamaya stotram
Anaamaya stotram
Tri'shnaatantre manasi tamasaa durdine bandhuvartee
Maadri'gjantuh' kathamadhikarotyaishvaram' jyotiragryam |
Vaachah' spheetaa bhagavati haressannikri'sht'aatmaroopaa-
Sstutyaatmaanassvayamivamukhaadasya me nishpatanti || 1 ||
Vedhaa vishnurvarunadhanadau vaasavo jeevitesha-
Shchandraadityau vasava iti yaa devataa bhinnakakshyaah' |
Manye taasaamapi na bhajate bhaaratee te svaroopam'
Sthoole tvam'she spri'shati sadri'sham' tatpunarmaadri'sho'pi || 2 ||
Tannasthaanosstutiratibharaa bhaktiruchchairmukhee che-
Dgraamyastotaa bhavati purushah' kashchidaaranyako vaa |
No chedbhaktistvayi cha yadi vaa brahmavidyaatvadheete
Naanudhyeyastava pashurasaavaatmakarmaanabhijnyah' || 3 ||
Vishvam' praadurbhavati labhate tvaamadhisht'haayakam' che-
Nnehyutpattiryadi janayitaa naasti chaitanyayuktah' |
Kshityaadeenaam' bhava nijakalaavattayaa janmavattaa
Sidhyatyevam' sati bhagavatassarvalokaadhipatyam || 4 ||
Bhogyaamaahuh' prakri'timri'shayashchetanaashaktishoonyaam'
Bhoktaa chainaam' parinamayitum' buddhivartee samarthah' |
Bhogopyasmin bhavati mithune pushkalastatra hetu-
Rneelagreeva tvamasi bhuvanasthaapanaasootradhaarah' || 5 ||
Bhinnaavastham' jagati bahunaa deshakaalaprabhedaa-
Ddvaabhyaam' paapaanyabhigiri haran yonavadyah' kramaabhyaam |
Prekshyaarood'hassri'jati niyamaadasya sarvam' hi yatta-
Tsarvajnyatvam' tribhuvana sri'jaa yatra sootram' na kinchit || 6 ||
Chaaroodreke rajasi jagataam' janmasatve prakri'sht'e
Yaatraam' bhooyastamasi bahule bibhratassam'hri'tim' cha |
Brahmaadyaitatprakri'tigahanam' stambhaparyantamaasee-
Tkreed'aavastu trinayana manovri'ttimaatraanugam' te || 7 ||
Kri'ttishchitraa nivasanapade kalpitaa paund'areekee
Vaasaagaaram' pitri'vanabhuvam' vaahanam' kashchidukshaa |
Evam' praahuh' pralaghuhri'dayaa yadyapi svaarthaposham'
Tvaam' pratyekam' dhvanati bhagavanneesha ityesha shabdah' || 8 ||
Klri'ptaakalpah' kimayamashivairasthimukhyaih' padaarthaih'
Kassyaadasya stanakalashayorbhaaranamraa bhavaanee |
Paanau khand'ah' parashuridamapyakshasootram' kimasye-
Tyaa chakshaano hara kri'tadhiyaamastu haasyaikavedyah' || 9 ||
Yatkaapaalavratamapi mahaddri'sht'amekaantaghoram'
Mukteradhvaa sa punaramalah' paavanah' kim' na jaatah' |
Daakshaayanyaam' priyatamatayaa vartate yogamaayaa
Saa syaaddhatte mithunacharitam' vri'ddhimoolam' prajaanaam || 10 ||
Kashchinmartyah' kratukri'shatanurneelakant'ha tvayaa che-
Ddri'sht'isnigdhassa punaramarastreebhujagraahyakant'hah' |
Apyaarood'hassuraparivri'tam' sthaanamaakhand'aleeyam'
Tvam' chetkruddhassa patati niraalambano dhvaantajaale || 11 ||
Shashvadbaalyam' sharavanabhavam' shanmukham' dvaadashaaksham'
Tejo yatte kanakanalineepadmapatraavadaatam |
Vismaaryante surayuvatayastena sendraavarodhaa
Daityendraanaamasurajayinaam' bandhanaagaaravaasam || 12 ||
Vegaakri'sht'agraharavishashivyashnuvaanam' digantaa-
Nnyakkurvaanam' pralayapayasaamoormibhangaavalepam |
Muktaakaaram' hara tava jat'aabaddhasam'sparshi sadyo
Jajnye chood'aa kusumasubhagam' vaari bhaageeratheeyam || 13 ||
Kalmaashaste marakatashilaabhangakaantirna kant'he
Na vyaachasht'e bhuvanavishayaam' tvatprasaadapravri'ttim |
Vaaraam' garbhassahi vishamayo mandarakshobhajanmaa
Naivam' ruddho yadi na bhavati sthaavaram' jangamam' vaa || 14 ||
Sandhaayaastram' dhanushi niyamonmaathi sammohanaakhyam'
Paarshve tisht'han girishasadri'she panchabaano muhoortam |
Tasmaadoordhvam' dahanaparidhau roshadri'sht'i prasoote
Raktaashokastabakita iva praantadhoomadvirephah' || 15 ||
Lankaanaatham' lavanajaladhisthoolavelormideerghaih'
Kailaasam' te nilayanagareem' baahubhih' kampayantam |
Aakroshadbhirvamitarudhirairaananairaaplutaakshai-
Raapaataalaanayadalasaabaddhamangusht'hakarma || 16 ||
Aishvaryam' te'pyavri'natapatannekamoordhaavasheshah'
Paadadvandve dashamukhashirah' pund'areekopahaarah' |
Yenaivaasaavadhigataphalo raakshasashreevidheya-
Shchakre devaasuraparishado lokapaalaikashatruh' || 17 ||
Bhaktirbaanaa suramapi bhavatpaadapadmam' spri'shantam'
Sthaanam' chandraabharana gamayaamaasa lokasya moordhni |
Sahyasyaapi bhrukut'inayanaadagnidam'sht'raakaraalam'
Drasht'um' kashchidvadanamashakaddevadaityeshvareshu || 18 ||
Paadanyaasaannamati vasudhaa pannagaskandhalagnaa
Baahukshepaadgrahaganayutam' ghoornate meghabri'ndam |
Utsaadyante kshanamiva disho hunkri'tenaatimaatram'
Bhinnaavastham' bhavati bhuvanam' tvayyupakraantanri'tte || 19 ||
Nordhvam' gamyam' sarasijabhuvo naapyadhashshaarngapaane-
Raaseedantastava hutavahastam' bhamoortyaa sthitasya |
Bhooyastaabhyaamupari laghunaa vismayena stuvadbhyaam'
Kant'he kaalam' kapilanayanam' roopamaavirbabhoova || 20 ||
Shlaaghyaam' dri'sht'im' duhitari girernyasya chaapordhvakot'yaam'
Kri'tvaa baahum' tripuravijayaanantaram' te sthitasya |
Mandaaraanaam' madhurasurabhayo vri'sht'ayah' peturaardraa-
Ssvargodyaanabhramaravanitaadattadeerghaanuyaataah' || 21 ||
Uddhri'tyaikam' nayanamarunam' snigdhataaraaparaagam'
Poornethaadyah' paramasulabhe dushkaraanaam' sahasre |
Chakram' bheje dahanajat'ilam' dakshinam' tasya hastam'
Baalasyeva dyootivalayitam' mand'alam' bhaaskarasya || 22 ||
Vishnushchakre karatalagate visht'apaanaam' trayaanaam'
Dattaashvaaso danusutashirashchhedadeekshaam' babandha |
Pratyaasannam' tadapi nayanam' pund'areekaanukaari
Shlaaghyaa bhaktistrinayana bhavatyarpitaa kim' na soote || 23 ||
Savye shoolam' trishikhamapare doshni bhikshaakapaalam'
Somo mugdhashshirasi bhujagah' kashchidam'sottareeyah' |
Ko'yam' veshastrinayana kuto dri'sht'a ityadrikanyaa
Praayena tvaam' hasati bhagavan premaniryantritaatmaa || 24 ||
Aardram' naagaajinamavayavagranthimadbibhradam'se
Roopam' praavri'd'ghanaruchimahaabhairavam' darshayitvaa |
Pashyan gaureem' bhayachala karaalambita skandhahastaam'
Manye preetyaa dri'd'ha iti bhavaan vajradehe'pi jaatah' || 25 ||
Vyaalaakalpaa vishamanayanaa vidrumaataamrabhaaso
Jaayaamishraa jat'ilashirasashchandrarekhaavatam'saah' |
Nityaanandaa niyatalalitaassnigdhakalmaashakant'haah'
Devaa rudraa dhri'taparashavaste bhavishyanti bhaktaah' || 26 ||
Mantraabhyaaso niyamavidhayasteerthayaatraanurodho
Graame bhikshaacharanamut'aje beejavri'ttirvane vaa
Ityaayaase mahati ramataamapragalbhah' phalaarthe
Smri'tvevaaham' tavacharanayornirvri'tim' saadhayaami || 27 ||
Aastaam' taavatsnapanamupariksheeradhaaraapravaahai-
Ssnehaabhyango bhavanakaranam' gandhadhoopaarpanam' vaa |
Yaste kashchitkirati kusumaanyuddishan paadapeet'ham'
Bhooyo naisha bhramati jananeegarbhakaaraagri'heshu || 28 ||
Muktaakaaram' munibhiranisham' chetasi dhyaayamaanam'
Muktaagauram' shirasijat'ile jaahnaveemudvahantam |
Naanaakaaram' navashashikalaashekharam' naagahaaram'
Naareemishram' dhri'tanaratiromaalyameesham' namaami || 29 ||
Tiryagyonau tridashanilaye maanushe raakshase vaa
Yakshaavaase vishadharapure deva vidyaadhare vaa |
Yasmin kasmintsukri'tanilaye janmani shreyase vaa
Bhooyaadyushmachcharanakamaladhyaayinee chittavri'ttih' || 30 ||
Vande rudram' varadamamalam' dand'inam' mund'adhaarim'
Divyajnyaanam' tripuradahanam' shankaram' shoolapaanim |
Tejoraashim' tribhuvanagurum' teerthamaulim' trinetram'
Kailaasastham' dhanapatisakham' paarvateenaathameesham || 31 ||
Yogee bhogee vishabhugamri'tashshastrapaanih' tapasvee
Shaantah' kroorah' shamitavishayah' shailakanyaasahaayah' |
Bhikshaavri'ttistribhuvanapatih' shuddhimaanasthimaalee
Shakyo jnyaatum' kathamiva shiva tvam' viruddhasvabhaavah' || 32 ||
Upadishatee yaduchchairjyotiraamnaayavidyaam'
Parama paramadooram' dooramaadyantashoonyaam |
Tripurajayinee tasmin devadeve nivisht'aam'
Bhagavati parivartonmaadinee bhaktirastu || 33 ||
Iti virachitametachchaaruchandraardhamaule-
Rlalitapadamudaaram' dand'inaa pand'itena |
Stavanamavanakaamenaatmano'naamayaakhyam'
Bhavati vigatarogo janturetajjapena || 34 ||
Stotram' samyakparamavidushaa dand'inaa vaachyavri'ttaa-
Nmandaakraantaan tribhuvanaguroh' paarvateevallabhasya |
Kri'tvaa stotram' yadi subhagamaapnoti nityam' hi punyam'
Tena vyaadhim' hara hara nri'naam' stotrapaat'hena satyam || 35 ||
Iti dand'ivirachitam' anaamayastotram |
Meaning
The Anamaya Stotram, composed by the great poet Dandin, is a profound hymn describing Shiva as the supreme, all-pervading, non-dual Reality beyond form, attributes, and limitation. The devotee begins by acknowledging human limitations — desire, ignorance, and mental darkness — yet realizes that by the grace of Shiva, divine words arise through him.
The hymn explains that even the gods, Vedas, and cosmic powers cannot fully grasp Shiva’s true form, which is beyond all divisions. All creation, sustenance, and dissolution operate through His energy. Just as water’s coolness or fire’s heat is natural, the qualities of the world arise from Shiva alone. He perceives without senses, exists without form, yet manifests in countless forms.
The universe itself is energized and governed by Shiva’s consciousness. His Maya shapes nature, while His pure awareness guides all beings. The stotram vividly recounts divine episodes — the descent of Ganga, destruction of Tripura, annihilation of Ravana, and world-protecting deeds — portraying Shiva as both compassionate protector and cosmic destroyer.
Shiva’s cosmic dance shakes the worlds, His third eye burns evil, and His grace uplifts even the fallen. The hymn celebrates His paradoxical nature — He is the yogi and the enjoyer, serene and fierce, poison-holder and nectar-like, ascetic and family man. These apparent contradictions reveal His infinite completeness.
The stotram concludes by stating that chanting it removes diseases and suffering, granting purity, peace, and divine blessings. Devotion to the lotus feet of Shiva alone leads to liberation and wellbeing.
Benefits:
• Removes disease, fear, and mental suffering
• Grants clarity, devotion, and inner strength
• Invokes powerful protection and auspiciousness
• Supports spiritual growth and removes ignorance
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