Ishana Stuti
Eeshaana stutih'
Rudraadhyaaya stutih' (shatarudreeyam')
Vyaasa uvaacha |
Prajaapateenaam' prathamam' tejasaam' purusham' prabhum |
Bhuvanam' bhoorbhuvam' devam' sarvalokeshvaram' prabhum || 1 ||
Eeshaanam' varadam' paartha dri'sht'avaanasi shankaram |
Tam' gachchha sharanam' devam' varadam' bhuvaneshvaram || 2 ||
Mahaadevam' mahaatmaanameeshaanam' jat'ilam' shivam |
Tryaksham' mahaabhujam' rudram' shikhinam' cheeravaasasam || 3 ||
Mahaadevam' haram' sthaanum' varadam' bhuvaneshvaram |
Jagatpradhaanamadhikam' jagatpreetamadheeshvaram || 4 ||
Jagadyonim' jagaddveepam' jayinam' jagato gatim |
Vishvaatmaanaam' vishvasri'jam' vishvamoortim' yashasvinam || 5 ||
Vishveshvaram' vishvanaram' karmanaameeshvaram' prabhum |
Shambhum' svayambhum' bhootesham' bhootabhavyabhavodbhavam || 6 ||
Yogam' yogeshvaram' sarvam' sarvalokeshvareshvaram |
Sarvashresht'ham' jagachchhresht'ham' varisht'ham' paramesht'hinam || 7 ||
Lokatrayavidhaataaramekam' lokatrayaashrayam |
Sudurjayam' jagannaatham' janmamri'tyujaraatigam || 8 ||
Jnyaanaatmaanam' jnyaanagamyam' jnyaanashresht'ham' sudurvidam |
Daataaram' chaiva bhaktaanaam' prasaadavihitaan varaan || 9 ||
Tasya paarishadaa divyaa roopairnaanaavidhairvibhoh' |
Vaamanaa jat'ilaa mund'aa hrasvagreevaa mahodaraah' || 10 ||
Mahaakaayaa mahotsaahaa mahaakarnaastathaapare |
Ananairvikri'taih' paadaih' paartha veshaishcha vaikri'taih' || 11 ||
Eedri'shaih' sa mahaadevah' poojyamaano maheshvarah' |
Sa shivastaata tejasvee prasaadaadyaati te'gratah' || 12 ||
Tasmin ghore sadaa paartha sangraame lomaharshane |
Draunikarnakri'pairguptaam' maheshvaasaih' prahaaribhih' || 13 ||
Kastaam' senaam' tadaa paartha manasaapi pradharshayet |
Ri'te devaanmaheshvaasaadbahuroopaanmaheshvaraat || 14 ||
Sthaatumutsahate kashchinna tasminnagratah' sthite |
Na hi bhootam' samam' tena trishu lokeshu vidyate || 15 ||
Gandhenaapi hi sangraame tasya kruddhasya shatravah' |
Visanjnyaa hatabhooyisht'haa vepanti cha patanti cha || 16 ||
Tasmai namastu kurvanto devaastisht'hanti vai divi |
Ye chaanye maanavaa loke ye cha svargajito naraah' || 17 ||
Ye bhaktaa varadam' devam' shivam' rudramumaapatim |
Iha loke sukham' praapya te yaanti paramaam' gatim || 18 ||
Namaskurushva kaunteya tasmai shaantaaya vai sadaa |
Rudraaya shitikant'haaya kanisht'haaya suvarchase || 19 ||
Kapardine karaal'aaya haryaksha varadaaya cha |
Yaamyaayaaraktakeshaaya sadvri'tte shankaraaya cha || 20 ||
Kaamyaaya harinetraaya sthaanave purushaaya cha |
Harikeshaaya mund'aaya kanisht'haaya suvarchase || 21 ||
Bhaaskaraaya suteerthaaya devadevaaya ram'hase |
Bahuroopaaya sharvaaya priyaaya priyavaasase || 22 ||
Ushneeshine suvaktraaya sahasraakshaaya meed'hushe |
Girishaaya sushaantaaya pataye cheeravaasase || 23 ||
Hiranyabaahave raajannugraaya pataye dishaam |
Parjanyapataye chaiva bhootaanaam' pataye namah' || 24 ||
Vri'kshaanaam' pataye chaiva gavaam' cha pataye tathaa |
Vri'kshairaavri'takaayaaya senaanye madhyamaaya cha || 25 ||
Shruvahastaaya devaaya dhanvine bhaargavaaya cha |
Bahuroopaaya vishvasya pataye munjavaasase || 26 ||
Sahasrashirase chaiva sahasranayanaaya cha |
Sahasrabaahave chaiva sahasracharanaaya cha || 27 ||
Sharanam' gachchha kaunteya varadam' bhuvaneshvaram |
Umaapatim' viroopaaksham' dakshayajnyanibarhanam || 28 ||
Prajaanaam' patimavyagram' bhootaanaam' patimavyayam |
Kapardinam' vri'shaavartam' vri'shanaabham' vri'shadhvajam || 29 ||
Vri'shadarpam' vri'shapatim' vri'shashri'ngam' vri'sharshabham |
Vri'shaankam' vri'shabhodaaram' vri'shabham' vri'shabhekshanam || 30 ||
Vri'shaayudham' vri'shasharam' vri'shabhootam' maheshvaram |
Mahodaram' mahaakaayam' dveepicharmanivaasinam || 31 ||
Lokesham' varadam' mund'am' brahmanyam' braahmanapriyam |
Trishoolapaanim' varadam' khad'gacharmadharam' shubham || 32 ||
Pinaakinam' khand'aparshum' lokaanaam' patimeeshvaram | [khad'gadharam']
Prapadye devameeshaanam' sharanyam' cheeravaasasam || 33 ||
Namastasmai sureshaaya yasya vaishravanah' sakhaa |
Suvaasase namo nityam' suvrataaya sudhanvine || 34 ||
Dhanurdharaaya devaya priyadhanvaaya dhanvine |
Dhanvantaraaya dhanushe dhanvaachaaryaaya te namah' || 35 ||
Ugraayudhaaya devaya namah' suravaraaya cha |
Namo'stu bahuroopaaya namaste bahudhanvine || 36 ||
Namo'stu sthaanave nityam' namastasmai sudhanvine |
Namo'stu tripuraghnaaya bhagaghnaaya cha vai namah' || 37 ||
Vanaspateenaam' pataye naraanaam' pataye namah' |
Maatree'naam' pataye chaiva ganaanaam' pataye namah' || 38 ||
Gavaam' cha pataye nityam' yajnyaanaam' pataye namah' |
Apaam' cha pataye nityam' devaanaam' pataye namah' || 39 ||
Pooshno dantavinaashaaya tryakshaaya varadaaya cha |
Haraaya neelakant'haaya svarnakeshaaya vai namah' || 40 ||
Iti shreemahaabhaarate dronaparvani tryadhikadvishato'dhyaaye eeshaana stutih' ||
Meaning
The Eeshana Stuti from the Drona Parva of the Mahabharata is a majestic hymn in which Vyasa describes to Arjuna the true nature and supreme glory of Lord Shiva. This stuti is a condensed essence of Rudra’s divinity—his cosmic authority, boundless compassion, and terrifying yet protective power.
The hymn begins by hailing Shiva as the first among creators, the embodiment of light, the ruler of the three worlds, and the ultimate refuge for devotees. Arjuna is reminded that the Shiva he has witnessed is the supreme giver of boons, the lord worshipped by all beings.
Shiva is described as Mahadeva—the great God, three-eyed, powerful, ascetic, destroyer of evil, protector of righteousness, and the source of creation, maintenance, and dissolution. He is the cosmic origin and the final destination of all existence.
The stuti glorifies Shiva as the very soul of knowledge—both its source and its goal. He is the giver of boons to devotees and the embodiment of boundless compassion. His attendants appear in many forms, symbolic of the vastness of his cosmic presence.
In the middle section, his terrifying and protective forms are described. When Shiva stands on the battlefield, even the fragrance of his presence terrifies enemies. None in the three worlds can stand before him. The gods, humans, and beings from all realms bow to him recognizing his supremacy.
The hymn lists dozens of divine epithets—Rudra, Shitikaṇṭha, Kapardin, Tripurāntaka, Neelakantha, Varada, Bahurupa, Sahasranetra, Sahasrabahu—each name revealing a facet of Shiva’s infinite nature.
The final lines declare that those who worship Shiva with devotion in this world attain happiness, divine protection, and ultimately the supreme abode of Shiva.
This stuti beautifully presents Shiva as the all-powerful, all-knowing, all-compassionate cosmic Lord—the refuge for all beings, the destroyer of suffering, and the giver of liberation.
Benefits:
• Grants divine strength, protection, and fearlessness
• Removes inner negativity, enemies, and obstacles
• Deepens spiritual clarity and devotion towards Shiva
• Bestows peace, auspiciousness, and higher spiritual progress
• Leads toward ultimate liberation and Shiva’s grace
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