Kulasekhara Pandya Krita Sri Somasundara Stotram
Shree somasundara stotram (kulashekharapaand'ya kri'tam')
Kulashekharapaand'ya uvaacha –
Mahaaneepaaranyaantara kanakapadmaakaratat'ee
Mahendraaneetaasht'advipadhri'tavimaanaantaragatam |
Mahaaleelaabhootaprakat'itavishisht'aatmavibhavam'
Mahaadevam' vande madhurashapharaaksheesahacharam || 1 ||
Namannaal'eekaakshaambuja bhavasunaasheera makut'ee
Vamanmaanikyaam'shusphuradarunapaadaabjayugal'am |
Amandaanandaabdhim' harinayanapadmaarchitapadam'
Mahaadevam' vande madhurashapharaaksheesahacharam || 2 ||
Mahaamaatangaasri'gvaravasanamadeendratanayaa
Mahaabhaagyam' mattaandhakakarat'ikant'heeravavaram |
Mahaabhogeendrodyatphanaganiganaalankri'tatanum'
Mahaadevam' vande madhurashapharaaksheesahacharam || 3 ||
Sameeraahaarendraangadamakhilalokaikajananam'
Sameeraahaaraatmaa pranatajanahri'tpadmanilayam |
Sumeenaakshee vaktraambuja tarunasooram' sumanasam'
Mahaadevam' vande madhurashapharaaksheesahacharam || 4 ||
Nataaghaughaaranyaanalamanilabhungnaathavalayam'
Sudhaam'shorardhaam'sham' shirasi dadhatam' jahnutanayaam |
Vadaanyaanaamaadyam' varavibudhavandyam' varagunam'
Mahaadevam' vande madhurashapharaaksheesahacharam || 5 ||
Mahaadugdhaambodhaumathanajavasambhootamasitam'
Mahaakaal'am' kant'he sakalabhayabhangaaya dadhatam |
Mahaakaarunyaabdhim' madhumathana dri'gdooracharanam'
Mahaadevam' vande madhurashapharaaksheesahacharam || 6 ||
Dashaasyaahankaara druma kulishitaangusht'hanakharam'
Nishaanaatha shreejinnijavadanabimbam' niravadhim |
Vishaalaaksham' vishvaprabhava bharanopaayakaranam'
Mahaadevam' vande madhurashapharaaksheesahacharam || 7 ||
Anaakaaram'haarikri'tabhujagaraajam' puraharam'
Sanaatham' sharvaanyaa sarasiruhapatraayatadri'sham |
Dinaarambhaadityaayutashatanibhaanandavapusham'
Mahaadevam' vande madhurashapharaaksheesahacharam || 8 ||
Umaapeenottunga stanatat'ala satkunkumaraja-
Ssamaahaaraatyantaarunavipuladorantaratalam |
Ramaa vaaneendraaneerativirachitaaraadhanavidhim'
Mahaadevam' vande madhurashapharaaksheesahacharam || 9 ||
Dharaapaathassvaahaasahachara jagatpraanashashabhri'-
Tsuraadhvaaharnaadaadhvara karashareeram' shashidharam |
Suraahaaraasvaadaatishaya nijavaacham' sukhakaram'
Mahaadevam' vande madhurashapharaaksheesahacharam || 10 ||
Dharaapeet'ham' dhaaraadharakalashamaakaashavapusham'
Dharaabhri'ddoddand'am' tapana shashi vaishvaanaradri'sham |
Viraajannakshatra prasavamudareebhoota jaladhim'
Mahaadevam' vande madhurashapharaaksheesahacharam || 11 ||
Suparnaankaambhojaasana dri'gati dooraanghrimakut'am'
Suvarnaahaara sraksuravit'apishaakhaayutabhujam |
Aparnaapaadaabjaahati chalita chandraarthita jat'am'
Mahaadevam' vande madhurashapharaaksheesahacharam || 12 ||
Makhaaraatim' mandasmita madhurabimbaadhara lasa-
Nmukhaambhojam' mugdhaamri'takiranachood'aamanidharam |
Nakhaakri'sht'ebhatvakparivri'ta shareeram' pashupatim'
Mahaadevam' vande madhurashapharaaksheesahacharam || 13 ||
Sahasraabjaikone nijanayanamuddhri'tya jayate
Sahasraakhyaapoortyai sarasijadri'she yena kri'payaa |
Sahasraaram' dattam' tapana niyutaabham' rathapadam'
Mahaadevam' vande madhurashapharaaksheesahacharam || 14 ||
Rathaavanyaamnaayaashvamajarathakaaram' ranapat'um'
Rathaangaadityendum' rathapada dharaastram' rathivaram |
Rathaadhaareshvaasam' rathadhara gunam' ramyaphaladam'
Mahaadevam' vande madhurashapharaaksheesahacharam || 15 ||
Dharaakarshaapaasta prachura bhujakand'ooyana jalam'
Dharaahaaryadvaidhee karanahri'talokatrayabhayam |
Smaraakaaraahaaraavri'tachat'ula paalaanalakanam'
Mahaadevam' vande madhurashapharaaksheesahacharam || 16 ||
Somasundaranaathasya stotram' bhaktyaa pat'hanti ye |
Shriyaaparamayaa yuktaashshivamante bhajanti te || 17 ||
Iti shreehaalaasyamahaatmye kulashekharapaand'yakri'taa shreeshivastutih' |
Meaning
The “Sri Somasundara Stotram,” composed by King Kulasekhara Pandya, is an exquisite poetic hymn glorifying Lord Somasundara—the form of Shiva worshipped in Madurai, eternally united with Goddess Meenakshi. Every verse paints a vibrant picture of Shiva’s beauty, compassion, cosmic power, and divine presence.
The first verse praises Him as the radiant deity residing in the golden lotus forests of Madurai, worshipped by celestial beings, and displaying His infinite divine play with Meenakshi.
The second verse describes His lotus-like feet glowing like rubies, His crown shining with gems, and His presence as an ocean of bliss worshipped even by Vishnu’s lotus-eyes.
The third verse vividly depicts Shiva adorned with serpents, accompanied by Uma, victorious over the demon Andhaka, and resplendent with sacred ornaments.
The fourth verse praises Him as the breath of all beings, residing in the lotus hearts of devotees, and shining like the rising sun in Meenakshi’s lotus-face.
In the fifth verse, He is the half-moon bearer, the Ganga-holder, the destroyer of sins, and the source of divine charity.
The sixth praises His blue throat—the mark of saving the universe by consuming poison during the churning of the ocean—and His boundless compassion.
The seventh verse celebrates His victory over Ravana’s pride, His moon-like beauty, and His role as the protector and sustainer of the universe.
The eighth describes Him as formless yet radiant, the destroyer of Tripura, the beloved of Parvati, and shining with the brilliance of countless suns.
The ninth depicts divine goddesses—Lakshmi, Saraswati, Indrani, Rati—worshipping Him alongside Parvati, emphasizing His supreme divinity.
The tenth and eleventh verses portray Him as the basis of earth and heaven, radiating like sun and moon, holding the cosmic waters, and being the source of stars.
The twelfth verse praises His matted locks adorned by the moon, His golden arms like branches of a divine tree, and His majestic presence revered by Garuda.
The thirteenth and fourteenth describe His sweet smile, coral lips, protective nature, and the thousand-petalled grace He grants to devotees.
The fifteenth and sixteenth honor Him as the Lord controlling cosmic chariots, the remover of obstacles, and the destroyer of fear in all worlds.
The final verse promises that whoever recites this hymn with devotion attains supreme prosperity and ultimately reaches Shiva’s divine abode.
Benefits:
• Brings divine grace of Somasundara–Meenakshi
• Grants prosperity, protection, and peace
• Removes fear, suffering, negativity
• Increases devotion, clarity, and inner strength
• Leads the soul towards Shiva’s heavenly abode
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