Shiva Kesadi Padantha Varnana Dtotram
Shree shiva keshaadipaadaantavarnana stotram'
Deyaasurmoordhni raajatsarasasurasaritpaaraparyantanirya-
-tpraam'shustambaah' pishangaastulitaparinataaraktashaaleelataa vah' |
Durvaaraapattigartashritanikhilajanottaarane rajjubhootaa
Ghoraaghorveeruhaaleedahanashikhishikhaah' sharma shaarvaah' kapardaah' || 1 ||
Kurvannirvaanamaargapragamaparilasadroopyasopaanashankaam'
Shakraareenaam' puraanaam' trayavijayakri'taspasht'arekhaayamaanam |
Avyaadavyaajamuchchairalikahimadharaadhityakaantastridhodya-
-jjaahnavyaabham' mri'd'aaneekamiturud'uparukpaand'aram' vastripund'ram || 2 ||
Krudhyadgaureeprasaadaanatisamayapadaangusht'hasankraantalaakshaa-
-binduspardhi smaraareh' sphat'ikamanidri'shanmagnamaanikyashobham |
Moordhnyudyaddivyasindhoh' patitashapharikaakaari vo mastakam' staa-
-dastokaapattikri'tyai hutavahakanikaamoksharooksham' sadaakshi || 3 ||
Bhootyai dri'gbhootayoh' syaadyadahimahimarugbimbayoh' snigdhavarno
Daityaughadhvam'sasham'see sphut'a iva pariveshaavashesho vibhaati |
Sargasthityantavri'ttirmayi samupagateteeva nirvri'ttagarvam'
Sharvaaneebharturuchchairyugal'amatha dadhadvibhramam' tadbhruvorvah' || 4 ||
Yugme rukmaabjapinge graha iva pihite draagyayoh' praagduhitraa
Shailasya dhvaantaneelaambararachitabri'hatkanchuko'bhootprapanchah' |
Te trainetre pavitre tridashavaraghat'aamitrajaitrograshastre
Netre netre bhavetaam' drutamiha bhavataamindriyaashvaanviyantum || 5 ||
Chand'eevaktraarpanechchhostadanu bhagavatah' paand'urukpaand'ugand'a-
-prodyatkand'oom' vinetum' vitanuta iva ye ratnakonairvighri'sht'im |
Chand'aarchirmand'alaabhe satatanatajanadhvaantakhand'aatishaund'e
Chaand'eeshe te shriyestaamadhikamavanataakhand'ale kund'ale vah' || 6 ||
Khat'vaangodagrapaaneh' sphut'avikat'aput'o vaktrarandhrapravesha-
-prepsoodanchatphanorushvasadatidhaval'aaheendrashankaam' dadhaanah' |
Yushmaakam' kramavaktraamburuhaparilasatkarnikaakaarashobhah'
Shashvattraanaaya bhooyaadalamativimalottungakonah' sa ghonah' || 7 ||
Krudhyatyaddhaa yayoh' svaam' tanumatilasatorbimbitaam' lakshayantee
Bhartre spardhaatinighnaa muhuritaravadhooshankayaa shailakanyaa |
Yushmaam'stau shashvaduchchairabahul'adashameesharvareeshaatishubhraa-
-vavyaastaam' divyasindhoh' kamituravanamallokapaalau kapolau || 8 ||
Yo bhaasaa bhaatyupaantasthita iva nibhri'tam' kaustubho drasht'umichchha-
-nsotthasnehaannitaantam' gal'agatagaral'am' patyuruchchaih' pashoonaam |
Prodyatpremnaa yamaardraa pibati girisutaa sampadah' saatirekaa
Lokaah' shoneekri'taantaa yadadharamahasaa so'dharo vo vidhattaam || 9 ||
Atyartham' raajate yaa vadanashashadharaadudgalachchaaruvaanee-
-peeyooshaambhah'pravaahaprasaraparilasatphenabindvaaval'eeva |
Deyaatsaa dantapanktishchiramiha danudaayaadadauvaarikasya
Dyutyaa deeptendukundachchhaviramalatarapronnataagraa mudam' vah' || 10 ||
Nyakkurvannurvaraabhri'nnibhaghanasamayoddhusht'ameghaughaghosham'
Sphoorjadvaardhyutthitorudhvanitamapi parabrahmabhooto gabheerah' |
Suvyakto vyaktamoorteh' prakat'itakaranah' praananaathasya satyaah'
Preetyaa vah' sam'vidadhyaatphalavikalamalam' janma naadah' sa naadah' || 11 ||
Bhaasaa yasya trilokee lasati parilasatphenabindvarnavaanta-
-rvyaamagnevaatigaurastulitasurasaridvaaripooraprasaarah' |
Peenaatmaa dantabhaabhirbhri'shamahahahakaaraatibheemah' sadesht'aam'
Pusht'aam' tusht'im' kri'sheesht'a sphut'amiha bhavataamat't'ahaaso'sht'amoorteh' || 12 ||
Sadyojaataakhyamaapyam' yaduvimalamudagvarti yadvaamadevam'
Naamnaa hemnaa sadri'ksham' jaladanibhamaghoraahvayam' dakshinam' yat |
Yadbaalaarkaprabham' tatpurushanigaditam' poorvameeshaanasanjnyam'
Yaddivyam' taani shambhorbhavadabhilashitam' pancha dadyurmukhaani || 13 ||
Aatmapremno bhavaanyaa svayamiva rachitaah' saadaram' saam'vananyaa
Mashyaa tisrah'suneelaanjananibhagararekhaah' samaabhaanti yasyaam |
Akalpaanalpabhaasaa bhri'sharuchirataraa kambukalpaambikaayaah'
Patyuh' saatyantamantarvilasatu satatam' mantharaa kandharaa vah' || 14 ||
Vaktrendordantalakshmyaashchiramadharamahaakaustubhasyaapyupaante
Sotthaanaam' praarthayanyah' sthitimachalabhuve vaarayantyai nivesham |
Praayunktevaashisho yah' pratipadamamri'tatve sthitah' kaalashatroh'
Kaalam' kurvangal'am' vo hri'dayamayamalam' kshaal'ayetkaalakoot'ah' || 15 ||
Praud'hapremaakulaayaa dri'd'hataraparirambheshu parvendumukhyaah'
Paarvatyaashchaaruchaameekaravalayapadairankitam' kaantishaali |
Rangannaagaangadaad'hyam' satatamavihitam' karma nirmoolayetta-
-ddormoolam' nirmalam' yaddhri'di duritamapaasyaarjitam' dhoorjat'ervah' || 16 ||
Kant'haashleshaarthamaaptaa diva iva kamituh' svargasindhoh' pravaahaah'
Kraantyai sam'saarasindhoh' sphat'ikamanimahaasankramaakaaradeerghaah' |
Tiryagvishkambhabhootaastribhuvanavasaterbhinnadaityebhadehaa
Baahaa vastaa harasya drutamiha nivahaanam'hasaam' sam'harantu || 17 ||
Vaksho dakshadvisho'lam' smarabharavinamaddakshajaaksheenavaksho-
-jaantarnikshiptashumbhanmalayajamil'itodbhaasi bhasmokshitam' yat |
Kshipram' tadrookshachakshuh' shrutiganaphanaratnaughabhaabheekshnashobham'
Yushmaakam' shashvadenah' sphat'ikamanishilaamand'alaabham' kshinotu || 18 ||
Muktaamukte vichitraakulavalilahareejaalashaalinyavaancha-
-nnaabhyaavarte viloladbhujagavarayute kaalashatrorvishaale |
Yushmachchittatridhaamaa pratinavaruchire mandire kaantilakshmyaah'
Shetaam' sheetaam'shugaure chirataramudaraksheerasindhau saleelam || 19 ||
Vaiyaaghree yatra kri'ttih' sphurati himagirervistri'topatyakaantah'
Saandraavashyaayamishraa parita iva vri'taa neelajeemootamaalaa |
Aabaddhaaheendrakaancheegunamatipri'thulam' shailajaakreed'abhoomi-
-stadvo nih'shreyase syaajjaghanamatighanam' baalasheetaam'shumaul'eh' || 20 ||
Pusht'aavasht'ambhabhootau pri'thutarajaghanasyaapi nityam' trilokyaah'
Samyagvri'ttau surendradviradavarakarodaarakaantim' dadhaanau |
Saaraavooroo puraareh' prasabhamarighat'aaghasmarau bhasmashubhrau
Bhaktairatyaardrachittairadhikamavanatau vaanchhitam' vo vidhattaam || 21 ||
Aanandaayendukaantopalarachitasamudgaayite ye muneenaam'
Chittaadarsham' nidhaatum' vidadhati charane taand'avaakunchanaani |
Kaancheebhogeendramoordhnaam' pratimuhurupadhaanaayamaane kshanam' te
Kaante staamantakaarerdyutivijitasudhaabhaanunee jaanunee vah' || 22 ||
Manjeereebhootabhogipravaraganaphanaamand'alaantarnitaanta-
-vyaadeerghaanargharatnadyutikisalayate stooyamaane dyusadbhih' |
Bibhratyau vibhramam' vah' sphat'ikamanibri'haddand'avadbhaasite ye
Janghe shankhendushubhre bhri'shamiha bhavataam' maanase shoolapaaneh' || 23 ||
Astokastomashastrairapachitimamalaam' bhooribhaavopahaaraih'
Kurvadbhih' sarvadochchaih' satatamabhivri'tau brahmaviddevalaadyaih' |
Samyaksampoojyamaanaaviha hri'di saraseevaanisham' yushmadeeye
Sharvasya kreed'ataam' tau prapadavarabri'hatkachchhapaavachchhabhaasau || 24 ||
Yaah' svasyaikaam'shapaataadatibahalagaladraktavaktram' pranunna-
-praanam' praakroshayanpraangnijamachalavaram' chaalayantam' dashaasyam |
Paadaangulyo dishantu drutamayugadri'shah' kalmashaploshakalyaah'
Kal'yaanam' phullamaalyaprakaravilasitaa vah' pranaddhaahivallyah' || 25 ||
Prahvapraacheenabarhih'pramukhasuravaraprasphuranmaul'isakta-
-jyaayoratnotkarosrairaviratamamalaa bhoorineeraajitaa yaa |
Prodagraagraa pradeyaattatiriva ruchiraa taarakaanaam' nitaantam'
Neelagreevasya paadaamburuhavilasitaa saa nakhaal'ee sukham' vah' || 26 ||
Satyaah' satyaananendaavapi savidhagate ye vikaasam' dadhaate
Svaante svaam' te labhante shriyamiha saraseevaamaraa ye dadhaanaah' |
Lolam' lolambakaanaam' kulamiva sudhiyaam' sevate ye sadaa staam'
Bhootyai bhootyainapaanervimalatararuchaste padaambhoruhe vah' || 27 ||
Yeshaam' raagaadidoshaakshatamati yatayo yaanti muktim' prasaadaa-
-dye vaa namraatmamoortidyusadri'shiparishanmoordhni sheshaayamaanaah' |
Shreekant'hasyaarunodyachcharanasarasijaprotthitaaste bhaavaakhyaa-
-tpaaraavaaraachchiram' vo duritahatikri'tastaarayeyuh' paraagaah' || 28 ||
Bhoomnaa yasyaastaseemnaa bhuvanamanusri'tam' yatparam' dhaama dhaamnaam'
Saamnaamaamnaayatattvam' yadapi cha paramam' yadgunaateetamaadyam |
Yachchaam'hohannireeham' gahanamiti muhuh' praahuruchchairmahaanto
Maahesham' tanmaho me mahitamaharaharmoharoham' nihantu || 29 ||
Iti shreematparamaham'saparivraajakaachaaryasya shreegovindabhagavatpoojyapaadashishyasya shreemachchhankarabhagavatah' kri'tau shree shiva keshaadipaadaantavarnana stotram ||
Meaning
The Shiva Keshādi Pādānta-varṇana Stotram is an expansive, devotional description that celebrates Lord Shiva’s most intimate and grand manifestations — from his matted locks and crown-jewel (Kausṭhubha) to his feet and the edges of his cosmic play. Composed in classical sacred diction, the hymn paints a living portrait: the Ganges cascading through the matted hair, the crescent moon adorning the brow, the halāhala-poison episode (the blue throat), the jewel-splendor of his ornaments, and the terrifically compassionate yet awe-inspiring aspects of Rudra/Maheshwara.
Beyond iconography the text weaves episodes of cosmic significance — destruction of demons, the subdual of arrogance (Daksha), the heroic exploits in the world of gods and sages, and the paradoxical unity of Shiva’s fierce and benign aspects. The poet emphasizes how Shiva’s very being is the refuge of sages, protection for devotees, and the living locus of liberation. The stotram also outlines the psycho-spiritual effect of remembering divine forms: the removal of ignorance and karmic stains, the quickening of contemplative power, and an inner realignment toward serenity and renunciation.
For the sincere reciter this hymn functions as both a devotional mirror and a spiritual technology: invoking Shiva’s keshādis (hair, head, jewels) culminates in the vision of his pāda (feet) as the final refuge — the point of surrender. The result is practical and mystical: protection from calamity, upliftment of one’s inner life, material and spiritual blessings, and ultimately, the grace leading to moksha.
Benefits
• Purification from sins and dissolution of fears.
• Strengthened devotional focus and meditative capacity.
• Protection, worldly uplift (prosperity, progeny), and inner peace.
• Direct connection to Shiva’s compassion and the path to liberation.
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