Rudradhyaya Stuti (Rudra Namaka Stotram)
Rudraadhyaaya stutih' (rudra namaka stotram')
Dhyaanam' |
Aapaataal'a nabhah' sthalaanta bhuvana brahmaand'amaavisphura-
-jjyotih'sphaat'ikalinga maul'ivilasat poornendu vaantaamri'taih' |
Astokaaplutamekameeshamanisham' rudraanuvaakaan japan
Dhyaayedeepsitasiddhaye dhruvapadam' vipro'bhishinchechchhivam ||
Brahmaand'avyaaptadehaa bhasita himaruchaa bhaasamaanaa bhujangaih'
Kant'he kaalaah' kapardaah' kalitashashikalaashchand'a kodand'a hastaah' |
Tryakshaa rudraakshamaalaah' sulalitavapushah' shaambhavaa moortibhedaah'
Rudraah' shreerudrasookta prakat'ita vibhavaah' nah' prayachchhantu saukhyam ||
Ityuktvaa satvaram' saambam' smri'tvaa shankarapaaduke |
Dhyaatvaa yayau ganaadheeshah' shivasannidhimaadaraat ||
Tatah' pranamya bahudhaa kri'taanjaliput'ah' prabhum |
Shambhum' stotum' matim' chakre sarvaabheesht'apradaayakam ||
Ganesha uvaacha |
Namaste devadevaaya namaste rudramanyave |
Namaste chandrachood'aayaapyutota ishave namah' || 1 ||
Namaste paarvateekaantaayaikaroopaaya dhanvane | [merudhanvane]
Namaste bhagavan shambho baahubhyaamuta te namah' || 2 ||
Ishuh' shivatamaa yaa te tayaa mri'd'aaya rudra maam |
Shivam' dhanuryadbabhoova tenaapi mri'd'ayaadhunaa || 3 ||
Sharavyaa yaa shivatamaa tayaapi mri'd'aya prabho |
Yaa te rudra shivaa nityam' sarvamangal'asaadhanam || 4 ||
Tayaabhichaakasheehi tvam' tanuvaa maamumaapate |
Aghorayaapi tanuvaa rudraadyaa paapakaashinee || 5 ||
Yaa tayaa mri'd'aya svaamin sadaa shantamayaa prabho |
Girishantam' mahaarudra haste yaamishumastave || 6 ||
Bibharshi taam' giritraadya shivaam' kuru shivaapate |
Shivena vachasaa rudra nityam' vaachaa vadaamasi || 7 ||
Tvadbhakti paripootaangam' mahim'seeh' purusham' jagat |
Yachcha sharva jagatsarvamayakshmam' sumanaa asat || 8 ||
Yathaa tathaavamaam' rudra tadanyadhaapi me prabho |
Rudra tvam' prathamo daivyo bhishak paapavinaashakah' || 9 ||
Adhivaktaa'dhyavochanmaam' bhaavalingaarchakam' mudaa |
Aheen sarvaan yaatu dhaanyah' sarvaa apyadya jambhayan || 10 ||
Asau taamroruno babhruh' neelagreevah' sumangal'ah' |
Vilohitostvayam' shambho tvadadhisht'haana eva hi || 11 ||
Namo namaste bhagavan neelagreevaaya meed'hushe |
Sahasraakshaaya shuddhaaya sachchidaanandamoortaye || 12 ||
Ubhayogaartniyorjyaa yaa dhanvanastaam' pramunchataam |
Sampraapya dhanuranyeshaam' bhayaaya prabhavishyati || 13 ||
Asmadbhaya vinaashaartha madhunaabhayada prabho |
Yaashcha te hasta ishavah' parataa bhagavo vaapa || 14 ||
Avatatya dhanushcha tvam' sahasraaksha shateshudhe |
Mukhaa nisheerya shalyaanaam' shivo nah' sumanaa bhava || 15 ||
Vijyam' dhanuridam' bhooyaat vishalyo baanavaanapi |
Aneshannishavashchaapi hyaabhurastu nishangathih' || 16 ||
Kapardino maheshasya yadi naabhurnishangathih' |
Ishavo pi samarthaashchet saamarthyetu bhayam' bhavet || 17 ||
Yaa te hetirdhanurhaste meed'husht'ama babhoova yaa |
Tayaa'smaan vishvatastena paalaya tvamayakshmayaa || 18 ||
Anaatataayaayudhaaya namaste dhri'shnave namah' |
Baahubhyaam' dhanvane shambho namo bhooyo namo namah' || 19 ||
Parite dhanvano hetih' vishvato'smaan vri'naktu nah' |
Ishudhistava yaa taavadasmadaare nidhehi tam || 20 ||
Hiranyabaahave tubhyam' senaanye te namo namah' |
Dishaam' cha pataye tubhyam' pashoonaam' pataye namah' || 21 ||
Tvisheemate namastubhyam' namah' saspinjaraaya te |
Namah' patheenaam' pataye babhlushaaya namo namah' || 22 ||
Namo vivyaadhinennaanaam' pataye prabhave namah' |
Namaste harikeshaaya rudraayaastoopaveetine || 23 ||
Pusht'aanaam' pataye tubhyam' jagataam' pataye namah' |
Sam'saara heti roopaaya rudraayaapyaatataayine || 24 ||
Kshetraanaam' pataye tubhyam' sootaaya sukri'taatmane |
Ahantyaaya namastubhyam' vanaanaam' pataye namah' || 25 ||
Rohitaaya sthapataye mantrine vaanijaaya cha |
Kakshaanaam' pataye tubhyam' namastubhyam' bhuvantaye || 26 ||
Tadvaarivaskri'taayaastu mahaadevaaya te namah' |
Oshaadheenaam' cha pataye namastubhyam' mahaatmane || 27 ||
Uchchairghoshaaya dheeraaya dheeraan krandayate namah' || 28 ||
Patteenaam' pataye tubhyam' kri'tsnaveetaaya te namah' |
Dhaavate dhavalaayaapi sattvanaam' pataye namah' || 29 ||
Aavyaadhineenaam' pataye kakubhaaya nishangine |
Stenaanaam' pataye tubhyam' divyeshudhimate namah' || 30 ||
Taskaraanaam' cha pataye vanchate parivanchate |
Staayoonaam' pataye tubhyam' namaste'stu nicherave || 31 ||
Namah' paricharaayaa'pi mahaarudraaya te namah' |
Aranyaanaam' cha pataye mushnataam' pataye namah' || 32 ||
Ushneeshine namastubhyam' namo giricharaaya te |
Kulunchaanaam' cha pataye namastubhyam' bhavaaya cha || 33 ||
Namo rudraaya sharvaaya tubhyam' pashupate namah' |
Nama ugraaya bheemaaya namashchaagrevadhaaya cha || 34 ||
Namo doorevadhaayaa'pi namo hantre namo namah' |
Haneeyase namastubhyam' neelagreevaaya te namah' || 35 ||
Namaste shitikant'haaya namaste'stu kapardine |
Namaste vyuptakeshaaya sahasraakshaaya meed'hushe || 36 ||
Girishaaya namaste'stu shipivisht'aaya te namah' |
Namaste shambhave tubhyam' mayobhava namo'stu te || 37 ||
Mayaskara namastubhyam' shankaraaya namo namah' |
Namah' shivaaya sharvaaya namah' shivataraaya cha || 38 ||
Namasteerthyaaya koolyaaya namah' paaryaaya te namah' |
Aavaaryaaya namaste'stu namah' prataranaaya cha || 39 ||
Nama uttaranaayaa'pi haraataaryaaya te namah' |
Aalaadyaaya namaste'stu bhaktaanaam' varadaaya cha || 40 ||
Namah' shashpyaaya phenyaaya sikatyaaya namo namah' |
Pravaahyaaya namaste'stu hrasvaayaa'stu namo namah' || 41 ||
Vaamanaaya namaste'stu bri'hate cha namo namah' |
Varsheeyase namaste'stu namo vri'ddhaaya te namah' || 42 ||
Sam'vri'dhvane namastubhyamagriyaaya namo namah' |
Prathamaaya namastubhyamaashave chaajiraaya cha || 43 ||
Sheeghriyaaya namaste'stu sheebhyaaya cha namo namah' |
Nama oormyaaya sharvaayaa'pyavasvanyaaya te namah' || 44 ||
Srotasyaaya namastubhyam' dveepyaaya cha namo namah' |
Jyesht'haaya cha namastubhyam' kanisht'haaya namo namah' || 45 ||
Poorvajaaya namastubhyam' namostvaparajaaya cha |
Madhyamaaya namastubhyamapagalbhaaya te namah' || 46 ||
Jaghanyaaya namastubhyam' budhniyaaya namo namah' |
Sobhyaaya pratisaryaaya yaamyaaya cha namo namah' || 47 ||
Kshemyaaya cha namastubhyam' yaamyaaya cha namo namah' |
Urvaryaaya namastubhyam' khalyaaya cha namo namah' || 48 ||
Shlokyaaya chaavasaanyaayaavasvanyaaya cha te namah' |
Namo vanyaaya kakshyaaya maunjyaaya cha namo namah' || 49 ||
Shravaaya cha namastubhyam' pratishrava namo namah' |
Aashushenaaya shooraaya namostvaa'shurathaaya cha || 50 ||
Varoothine parmine cha bilmine cha namo namah' |
Shrutaaya shrutasenaaya namah' kavachine namah' || 51 ||
Dundubhyaaya namastubhyamaahananyaaya te namah' |
Prahitaaya namastubhyam' dhri'shnave pramri'shaaya cha || 52 ||
Paaraaya paaravindaaya namasteekshneshave namah' |
Sudhanvane namastubhyam' svaayudhaaya namo namah' || 53 ||
Namah' srutyaaya pathyaaya namah' kaat'yaaya te namah' |
Namo neepyaaya soodyaaya sarasyaaya cha te namah' || 54 ||
Namo naadyaaya bhavyaaya vaishantaaya namo namah' |
Avat'yaaya namastubhyam' namah' koopyaaya te namah' || 55 ||
Avarshyaaya cha varshyaaya meghyaaya cha namo namah' |
Vidyutyaaya namastubhyameedhriyaaya namo namah' || 56 ||
Aatapyaaya namastubhyam' vaatyaaya cha namo namah' |
Reshmiyaaya namastubhyam' vaastavyaaya cha te namah' || 57 ||
Vaastupaaya namastubhyam' namah' somaaya te namah' |
Namo rudraaya taamraayaa'pyarunaaya cha te namah' || 58 ||
Nama ugraaya bheemaaya namah' shangaaya te namah' |
Namasteerthyaaya koolyaaya sikatyaaya namo namah' || 59 ||
Pravaahyaaya namastubhyamirinyaaya namo namah' |
Namaste chandrachood'aaya prapathyaaya namo namah' || 60 ||
Kim'shilaaya namaste'stu kshayanaaya cha te namah' |
Kapardine namaste'stu namaste'stu pulastaye || 61 ||
Namo gosht'hyaaya gri'hyaaya grahaanaam' pataye namah' |
Namastalpyaaya gehyaaya guhaavaasaaya te namah' || 62 ||
Kaat'yaaya gahvaresht'haaya hradayyaaya cha te namah' |
Niveshpyaaya namastubhyam' paam'savyaaya te namah' || 63 ||
Rajasyaaya namastubhyam' paraatpara taraaya cha |
Namaste harikeshaaya shushkyaaya cha namo namah' || 64 ||
Harityaaya namastubhyam' haridvarnaaya te namah' |
Namah' urmyaaya soormyaaya parnyaaya cha namo namah' || 65 ||
Namopaguramaanaaya parnashadyaaya te namah' |
Abhighnate chaakhkhidate namah' prakhkhidate namah' || 66 ||
Vishvaroopaaya vishvaaya vishvaadhaaraaya te namah' |
Tryambakaaya cha rudraaya girijaapataye namah' || 67 ||
Manikot'eerakot'istha kaantideeptaaya te namah' |
Vedavedaanta vedyaaya vri'shaarood'haaya te namah' || 68 ||
Avijnyeyasvaroopaaya sundaraaya namo namah' |
Umaakaanta namaste'stu namaste sarvasaakshine || 69 ||
Hiranyabaahave tubhyam' hiranyaabharanaaya cha |
Namo hiranyaroopaaya roopaateetaaya te namah' || 70 ||
Hiranyapataye tubhyamambikaapataye namah' |
Umaayaah' pataye tubhyam' namah' paapapranaashaka || 71 ||
Meed'husht'amaaya durgaaya kadrudraaya prachetase |
Tavyase bilvapoojyaaya namah' kal'yaanaroopine || 72 ||
Apaara kal'yaana gunaarnavaaya
Shree neelakant'haaya niranjanaaya |
Kaalaantakaayaapi namo namaste
Dikkaalaroopaaya namo namaste || 73 ||
Vedaantabri'ndastuta sadgunaaya
Gunapraveenaaya gunaashrayaaya |
Shree vishvanaathaaya namo namaste
Kaasheenivaasaaya namo namaste || 74 ||
Ameya saundarya sudhaanidhaana
Samri'ddhiroopaaya namo namaste |
Dharaadharaakaara namo namaste
Dhaaraasvaroopaaya namo namaste || 75 ||
Neehaara shailaatmaja hri'dvihaara
Prakaashahaara pravibhaasi veera |
Veereshvaraapaara dayaanidhaana
Paahi prabho paahi namo namaste || 76 ||
Vyaasa uvaacha |
Evam' stutvaa mahaadevam' pranipatya punah' punah' |
Kri'taanjaliput'astasthau paarshve d'unt'hivinaayakah' || 77 ||
Tamaalokya sutam' praaptam' vedam' vedaangapaaragam |
Snehaashrudhaaraa sam'veetam' praaha d'unt'him' sadaashivah' || 78 ||
Iti shree shivarahasye haraakhye tri'teeyaam'she poorvaarthe ganeshakri'ta rudraadhyaaya stutih' naama dashamo'dhyaayah' |
Anena shreeganeshakri'ta shlokaatmaka rudradhyaaya paaraayanena shree vishveshvarah' supreetah' suprasanno varado bhavatu |
Meaning
The Rudradyaya Stuti (Rudra Namaka Hymn) is a profound praise offered by Lord Ganesha to Lord Shiva. The opening meditation describes Shiva’s cosmic form—expanding from the depths of the underworld to the highest heavens, shining like a crystal linga, crowned with the full moon, radiating nectar-like grace. Meditating on this form while chanting the Rudra Anuvaka grants all spiritual accomplishments.
Ganesha then describes Shiva as the one whose body pervades the universe, adorned with sacred ash, serpents, the crescent moon, and the trident. Shiva is three-eyed, the destroyer of evil, the source of auspiciousness, and the embodiment of the Rudra Sukta’s divine energies.
Each verse salutes Shiva’s countless manifestations: as the Lord of beings, forests, rivers, mountains, pathways, medicines, animals, winds, clouds, lightning, seasons, villages, cities, caves, oceans, and every natural force. The hymn repeatedly asks Shiva to use His most auspicious arrows, bow, and forms to protect the devotee from fear, disease, sin, and misfortune.
Shiva is worshipped as Neelakantha, Girisha, Shambhu, Sharva, Pashupati, the Lord of Speech, the cosmic healer, the remover of sin, and the wielder of boundless energy. His forms range from the subtle to the fierce, from the smallest to the infinite, from the ancient to the ever-new. The stuti culminates in glorifying Shiva as the Lord of Kashi, the ocean of beauty, compassion, and auspiciousness, the support of the universe, and the beloved of Uma.
Finally, Vyasa states that Lord Shiva, pleased by this hymn of Ganesha, blesses him with compassion and grants boons. Reciting this stotram invokes Lord Vishwanatha’s complete grace and benevolence.
Benefits:
• Removes sins, fears, karmic obstacles
• Brings protection, peace, strength, and clarity
• Grants prosperity, health, family harmony
• Helps remove planetary afflictions and inner turmoil
• Deepens spiritual awareness and Shiva-consciousness
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