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Shiva Pada Mani Mala

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Shivapadamanimaalaa

Shiveti dvauvarnau parapada nayaddham'sa garutau
Tat'au sam'saaraabdhernijavishaya bodhaankura dale |
Shruterantargopaayita pararahasyau hri'dicharau
Gharat't'agraavaanau bhava vit'api beejaugha dalane || 1 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau janana vijaya stambha kalashau
Durantaantardhvaanta pramathana shubhaadhaana chaturau |
Mahaayaatraadhvasya pramukha janataa kanchukivarau
Marujghampaayautau kri'taphala navaambhodamathane || 2 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau shivamavadataam' chaiva vasudhaa-
-mubhaabhyaam' varnaabhyaam' ratharathika yo raajyakalanaat |
Tatah' sarvah' sheshah' parikara ihaatyatkimapi no
Kva chaa'ham' kva tvam' naa kva paramidamoohyam' budhaganaih' || 3 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau vihaparasukhaadhaana chaturau
Kramochchaaraaddhaatorvinimayavashaadarthaghat'ane |
Rahasyaartho hyeshah' prakat'ayati naamni kshitiratham'
Prajaanaamaanandam' kimiti na vidurmood'hadhishanaah' || 4 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau yajushitu chaturthyekavachano
Namah' poorvo mantrah' samajanijanidhvam'sa hataye |
Tathaapi prajnyaandhaah' jananamri'ti nakraahijat'ile
Patantyetachchitram' bhavajaladhipanke shivashiva || 5 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau bhajata bhajadaanandajanake
Bhuvo bhartaa bhootvaa sa tu bhavati mukterapi tathaa |
Ubhaabhyaam' varnaabhyaamadhigamayataartam' vinimayaat
Vavarno bhoobhaaram' dishati hi shikaarah' parapadam || 6 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau dvivachana kri'ta dvandvakalanaa-
-dbruvantau good'haartham' bhagavadanubandhaanvita dhiyah' |
Na kashchinmantrashcha prathayati tadarthaanugamanam'
Tato'yam' sarvaasu shrutishu jayaghant'aa vijayate || 7 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau prathamamabhidhaayaanugunatah'
Atho me sandhaanaadgatiriti cha sandhaana paratha |
Na kaalo badhnaati tyajati nanu tatkaala iha vah'
Kimartham' sam'saare patatha yatathemam' manuvaram || 8 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau charamapada vishvasvarayutaa
Vaham' shabdochchaaraadbhavati khalu varnatrayamanuh' |
Imam' praanaayaamaih' pat'hatha hat'hayogaadibhiralam'
Bhavedaatmeshaikyam' karabadaratulyam' budhavaraah' || 9 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau mama kanakaratnaayushakathaa
Sudhaabhogaabhogaamanujapatapodhyaanavidhayah' |
Prathaa bodhasmri'tiratigati praaptinidhayah'
Bhavetaam' praarabdha pramathana shubhaadhaana chaturau || 10 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau prati saradharau muktijanane
Janurlakshaakot'i pramathana paraa nityasadri'shau |
Kiyanto visrastaa jagati janakaa majjananatah'
Smri'tim' jajnye chittam' shivashiva kadaapyastuva januh' || 11 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau vihajanushi labdhaukilamuyaa
Puraa gangaa snaataa nanu kimu kri'tam' chaadhvarashatam |
Jad'asyaivam' kim' syaajjanakakri'tamaadyam' khalu tapah'
Kumaaro me syaadityanumitamidam' taddhi paramam || 12 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau shivashiva kadaa no pat'hitavaan
Puraa no chet kim'svit jat'hara pit'haree sam'sthitiriyam |
Kva shambhornaamoktih' kva jananakathaa chand'akirane
Tapatyabhre'dabhra bhramanamiha kim' syaaddhi tamasah' || 13 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau nirata durita dhvam'sanaparau
Ayatnaadyasyaastaam' jagati sakri'daasyaantaragatau |
Na tasyaapyaashaasyah' surakuladhureenasya nilayah'
Na dhaatustasyaaseetpiturapi sa sarvasya janakah' || 14 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau jagapati samavaayastadaparam'
Nimittam' varnaanaam' shrutipatha rahasyam' nigaditam |
Na chedittham' sri'sht'au parikara ihaanyostiyadikah'
Shive sarvaadvaite na kimapi cha vastuprathayati || 15 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau vachasi manasi dhvasta duritau
Prahri'tyaantardhvaantam' mihira shashinoh' shaktimaghanaam |
Prahasya vyaakhyaatastaduchita tamobhedanapade
Samaase no shasht'hee vikasati tri'teeyaiva sukaraa || 16 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau bhuvana bhavajaataand'aghat'anaa
Pat'isht'he chordhvaathah' sphut'apat'utare kharparayuge |
Shivolingam' sarvam' tadudaragatam' syaaddhi nigamah'
Tathaavaadee satyam' padati khalu tatkena bhavati || 17 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau bhaja yaja shivaardhaanga vapusham'
Tyajaasantam' maargam' vrajashivapureem' muktinilayaam |
Na chedetau varau bhajasi yaja daivaasyamamutah'
Tyaja shrautam' maargam' vraja nirayamichchhaiva sukhadaa || 18 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau pat'hati samahaan dhaatri'vishaye
Palaayadhvam' yooyam' bhavatha bhayabheetaa yamabhat'aah' |
Patantyaa sam'saara bhramana paritaapa pramathana
Prachand'aastasyaagre pramathapati veekshaarasajharaah' || 19 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau mama vimala janmaavaniruhah'
Phale dve tatraikam' janayati rucheeh' paayasamayeeh' |
Phalatyekam' sarpirdvayamapi madagragrasanatah'
Tvaratyekaasvaade namati ruchitaaseeddvikalane || 20 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau pat'hasi hat'hayogaadibhiralam'
Kimuddishyaatmaanam' vyathayasi vri'thaa bhraantiraphalaa |
Karasthe shreekhand'e mri'gayasi hi mustaam' sikatale
Jad'aadeshah' kaam' kaam' dishati vipadam' no shiva shiva || 21 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau vada yadi shivam' vaanchhati bhavaan
Na chedetanneva shrutisamaya siddhaantamavadam |
Vinaa hetoh' kaaryam' na khalu pat'atantoon ghat'amri'dah'
Na jaaneeshe kim' vaa shivavirahito naapsyati shivam || 22 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau paramashiva kaarunyajaladhe
Sthireekri'tya svaante mama vimalabhaavam' kuru sadaa |
Chareyam' sarvam' te nirupama niraatanka mahasaam'
Jvalajjvaalaajaala jvalitamidamaaseejjagaditi || 23 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau vada vada rasajnye budhaganaah'
Bhavanteem' tannaamneemabhidadhatu chainam' yadi na chet |
Na yogam' rood'him' vaa bhajasi khalu d'itthaadi tulanaa
Bhaveddaiveeshaktistvayi viphalitaa syaaddhichinuhi || 24 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau jagati khalu netradvayamidam'
Bahishchakshurdvandvam' na hi dishati vastu vyavahitam |
Idam' baahyaabhyantah' sphut'a vimala vijnyaana vibhavam'
Gareeyastvochchaaraaddishati khalu netram' samadhikam || 25 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau vadanasadane yasya mahatah'
Tadeeyam' paadaabjam' raghupati padaabjam' prahasati |
Na tachchitram' tasmin parama purushaartham' pradarajo
Vrajaalaane maunerdishati kila sam'saarapatanam || 26 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau sakri'thavashamuchchaarana balaat
Dishetaam' saamraajyam' puramathana te muktinilayam |
Na chettasyaivaantah' kimiva nivasedaantaraguhaa-
-vihaarelolah' sannidamudavahanme dri'd'hapadam || 27 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau kshitijalashikhisparshanaviyat
Vivasvachchheetaam'shu prathamapurushairasht'abhiridam |
Tatam' vishvam' pashchaadvadati iti matvaa sukhamaho
Narah' projjhan sarvam' kimiti na pibettanmathurasam || 28 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau prakat'ita nijadvandvavidhayaa
Jaganmaataapitrormidhunamadadhaataam' shrutipathe |
Janaastasmaadyooyam' tarata charataavashyamavanau
Pitri'bhyaam' naivaanyat paramapada sampraapti vibhave || 29 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau rasika rasanaa rangachaturau
Manodharmaadharmaabhyasana gajakant'heerava shishoo |
Vapuh' kaaryaakaarya vyasana harina vyaaghrakalabhau
Vinodam' tanvaate kimiha mama kaalaapanayane || 30 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau jagati vashadhaatu prakat'itaa
Viti prochuh' kechiddhruvamiti tadeeyaastvachaturaah' |
Shivaatsootroddhaarastadanukhalu dhaatvartha vivri'tih'
Katham' paurvaaparyam' vadata vibudhaah' sam'shayamidam || 31 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau gurumukhata yeshyannaharahah'
Japishyatyaashaasyam' na khalu tadayam' poornahri'dayah' |
Iti praacheenaaste shivapadamupetya sthitimitaah'
Kimuddishyaajaapeestvamiha shiva evaasi bhagavaan || 32 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau manurayamabhinna svarahalaam'
Vibhedaashchatvaarah' phalita purushaarthah' shrutimataah' |
Nachaikasminmantre sakalapurushaartha pratigatih'
Kimartham' bhraantyaanyanmanu dhishanayaa bibhratha dhuram || 33 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau madhurima garimnaa madhurase
Payah'poore kutsaam' na paramaparam' kim' janayataam |
Jihaasannaahaare surapuri sadaa gaanga salilam'
Piban ko vaa lipsaam' bhajati sarasah' palvalajale || 34 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau paramapada maam' paahi padayo-
-rmil'itvaadhaavante yugamabhava dasht'aaksharamanuh' |
Sakri'ttam' yah' kovaa pat'hati tadadheeno giridhanuh'
Parah' sarvaadvaita prathita nijasaamraajyavibhavaih' || 35 ||

Shiveti dvauvarnau mama vapushi sarvaanga kavachau
Param' savyaasavya prasarana pat'isht'haambaka varau |
Ubhaavantarbaahyaahita mathanakodand'atilakau
Bhri'sham' syaattaam' mokshashriyamavasare daatu muditau || 36 ||

Shivapadaadadhiko na paro manuh'
Shivapadaadadhikaa na paraa gatih' |
Shivapadaadadhikam' na param' padam'
Shivapadaadadhikam' na hi shaasanam || 37 ||

Shivastraataa shivodaataa shivo maataa shivah' pitaa |
Shiva eva hi me sarvam' shivaadanyam' na vedmyaham || 38 ||

Shivapadamanimaalaam' ye tu kaivalyamoolaam'
Dadhati pat'hanamaatraaddraakchhivaadheena chittaah' |
Bhavati khalu bhavaanee bhargayo raajadhaanee
Pramatha vihri'tivaat'ee bhaanubhooteshcha pet'ee || 39 ||

Shivalingamumaivaanga manayaa sahitastathaa |
Tayoh' sambandha ityevam' padatrayamupaasmahe || 40 ||

Iti shreeshankaraachaaryakri'ta shivapadamanimaalaa |

Meaning

The “Shiva Padamanimala” is a compact, potent hymn that repeatedly invokes the name and essence of Shiva to reveal his protective, purifying, and liberating power. Using a rhythmic formula (“Shiveti dvau varnau…”), the text links the sacred name to cosmic functions (birth, protection, destruction of sin), sages’ austerities, the removal of worldly afflictions, and the granting of both worldly and spiritual fruits. Verses emphasize that even a simple utterance or steady contemplation of Shiva’s name enfolds deep secrets—world-saving potency, inner erasure of darkness, and emancipation from samsāra.

Practically, the stotram serves as a concise manual for aspirants: daily recitation with sincerity gives moral cleansing, a protective “armor” for body and mind, increased contemplative capacity, and the likelihood of auspicious results such as prosperity, progeny, and liberation. The hymn also asserts that Shiva-remembrance transcends ritual technicalities; the name itself contains the essence and bestows the supreme goal when embraced with devotion.

Benefits
• Burns sins and purifies heart and mind.
• Grants protection and a karmic “shield” for the devotee.
• Enhances concentration, spiritual insight, and yogic attainment.
• Bestows worldly blessings—wealth, children, safety—alongside spiritual progress.
• With steadfast recitation, opens the path toward liberation.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Shiva Pada Mani Mala Stotra?
It is a potent hymn that profoundly reveals the essence of Shiva's name. Through the repetition of 'Shiveti dvau varnau,' it highlights Lord Shiva's protective, purifying, and liberating power.
When and how should one recite this stotra?
One can recite this stotra daily in the morning or evening, after bathing, with a pure mind. Combining it with regular worship or meditation yields optimal results.
What are the benefits of reciting the Shiva Pada Mani Mala Stotra?
Recitation of this stotra leads to the burning of sins, purification of the heart, physical and spiritual protection, enhanced meditative power, spiritual insight, worldly blessings, and ultimately, the path to liberation.
Who should recite this stotra?
Devotees of Shiva, those seeking spiritual progress, individuals wishing to be freed from sins, and anyone desiring protection and peace in life can recite this stotra.
How many times should this stotra be recited?
The stotra can be recited one, three, five, or eleven times daily. Consistent and devout recitation yields the best results and deepest spiritual connection.
What is the origin of the Shiva Pada Mani Mala Stotra?
While the specific author is not widely known, this stotra is an ancient devotional hymn that elucidates the essence of Shiva's name based on Vedic and Agamic traditions.

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