What is Sri Shiva Hrudayam Stotram?

Sri Shiva Hrudayam is a powerful and divine protective hymn that reveals the inner essence, tattva, and secrets of Lord Shiva. It embodies the energies of mantra, yantra, and tantra.

When and how should one recite Sri Shiva Hrudayam Stotram?

This stotram can be recited daily in the morning after bathing, with a clean mind. It is especially potent when chanted during Pradosha Kala, on Shravana Mondays, or during Shivaratri.

What are the benefits of reciting Sri Shiva Hrudayam Stotram?

Reciting this stotram grants complete physical, mental, and vital protection, removes planetary defects, cures diseases, bestows wealth, knowledge, progeny, and ultimately moksha.

Who should recite Sri Shiva Hrudayam Stotram?

Devotees of Lord Shiva, anyone seeking protection, peace, prosperity, and spiritual upliftment can recite this stotram. It is suitable for everyone, irrespective of gender.

How many times should one recite Sri Shiva Hrudayam Stotram?

Typically, one mala (108 times) or at least 11, 21, or 51 times daily, depending on convenience. Consistent recitation yields the best results.

What is the origin of Sri Shiva Hrudayam Stotram?

This stotram is part of ancient Hindu scriptures and describes the inner glory of Lord Shiva. Its authorship is attributed to the sage Vamadeva.

Shiva Hridayam – English Version Meaning & Benefits | Complete Shiva Heart Hymn

Shree shiva hri'dayam'

Asya shree shivahri'dayastotra mahaamantrasya vaamadeva ri'shih' panktyaishchhandhah' shreesaambasadaashiva devataah' om beejam' namah' shaktih' shivaayeti keelakam' mama chaturvarga phalaaptaye shreesaambasadaashiva hri'daya mantra jape viniyogah' |

Dhyaanam |
Vaamaankanyasta vaametarakarakamalaayaastathaa vaamahasta
Nyastaa raktotpalaayaah' stanaparivilasadvaamahasta priyaayaah' |
Sarvaakalpaabhiraamo dhri'ta parashuh' mri'gaabheesht'adah' kaanchanaabhah'
Dhyeyah' padmaasanasthah' smara lalitavapuh' sampade paarvateeshah' ||

Stotram |
Om pranavo me shirah' paatu maayaabeejam' shikhaam' mama |
Praasaado hri'dayam' paatu namo naabhim' sadaa'vatu || 1 ||

Lingam' me shivah' paayaadasht'aarnam' sarvasandhishu |
Dhri'vah' paadayugam' paatu kat'im' maayaa sadaa'vatu || 2 ||

Namah' shivaaya kant'ham' me shiro maayaa sadaa'vatu |
Shaktyasht'aarnah' sadaa paayaadaapaadatalamastakam || 3 ||

Sarvadikshu cha varnavyaahri't panchaarnah' paapanaashanah' |
Vaagbeejapoorvah' panchaarno vaachaam' siddhim' prayachchhatu || 4 ||

Lakshmeem' dishatu lakshyaarthah' kaamaadya kaamamichchhatu |
Paraapoorvastu panchaarnah' paralokam' prayachchhatu || 5 ||

Moksham' dishatu taaraadyah' kevalam' sarvadaa'vatu |
Tryaksharee sahitah' shambhuh' tridivam' samprayachchhatu || 6 ||

Saubhaagya vidyaa sahitah' saubhaagyam' me prayachchhatu |
Shod'asheesamput'atah' shambhuh' sarvadaa maam' prarakshatu || 7 ||

Evam' dvaadasha bhedaani vidyaayaah' sarvadaa'vatu |
Sarvamantrasvaroopashcha shivah' paayaannirantaram || 8 ||

Yantraroopah' shivah' paatu sarvakaalam' maheshvarah' |
Shivasyapeet'ham' maam' paatu gurupeet'hasya dakshine || 9 ||

Vaame ganapatih' paatu shreedurgaa purato'vatu |
Kshetrapaalah' pashchime tu sadaa paatu sarasvatee || 10 ||

Aadhaarashaktih' kaalaagnirudro maand'ooka sanjnyitah' |
Aadikoormo varaahashcha anantah' pri'thivee tathaa || 11 ||

Etaanmaam' paatu peet'haadhah' sthitaah' sarvatra devataah' |
Mahaarnave jalamaye maam' paayaadamri'taarnavah' || 12 ||

Ratnadveepe cha maam' paatu saptadveepeshvarah' tathaa |
Tathaa hemagirih' paatu girikaanana bhoomishu || 13 ||

Maam' paatu nandanodyaanam' vaapikodyaana bhoomishu |
Kalpavri'kshah' sadaa paatu mama kalpasahetushu || 14 ||

Bhoomau maam' paatu sarvatra sarvadaa manibhootalam |
Gri'ham' me paatu devasya ratnanirmitamand'apam || 15 ||

Aasane shayane chaiva ratnasim'haasanam' tathaa |
Dharmam' jnyaanam' cha vairaagyamaishvaryam' chaa'nugachchhatu || 16 ||

Athaa'jnyaanamavairaagyamanaishvaryam' cha nashyatu |
Sattvarajastamashchaiva gunaan rakshantu sarvadaa || 17 ||

Moolam' vidyaa tathaa kando naal'am' padmam' cha rakshatu |
Patraani maam' sadaa paatu kesaraah' karnikaa'vatu || 18 ||

Mand'aleshu cha maam' paatu somasooryaagnimand'alam |
Aatmaa'tmaanam' sadaa paatu antaraatmaantaraatmakam || 19 ||

Paatu maam' paramaatmaa'pi jnyaanaatmaa parirakshatu |
Vaamaa jyesht'haa tathaa shresht'haa raudree kaal'ee tathaiva cha || 20 ||

Kalapoorvaa vikaranee balapoorvaa tathaiva cha |
Balapramathanee chaapi sarvabhootadamanyatha || 21 ||

Manonmanee cha navamee etaa maam' paatu devataah' |
Yogapeet'hah' sadaa paatu shivasya paramasya me || 22 ||

Shreeshivo mastakam' paatu brahmarandhramumaa'vatu |
Hri'dayam' hri'dayam' paatu shirah' paatu shiro mama || 23 ||

Shikhaam' shikhaa sadaa paatu kavacham' kavacho'vatu |
Netratrayam' paatu hastau astram' cha rakshatu || 24 ||

Lalaat'am' paatu hri'llekhaa gaganam' naasikaa'vatu |
Raakaa gand'ayugam' paatu osht'hau paatu karaal'ikah' || 25 ||

Jihvaam' paatu maheshvaaso gaayatree mukhamand'alam |
Taalumoolam' tu saavitree jihvaamoolam' sarasvatee || 26 ||

Vri'shadhvajah' paatu kant'ham' kshetrapaalo bhujau mama |
Chand'eeshvarah' paatu vaksho durgaa kukshim' sadaa'vatu || 27 ||

Skando naabhim' sadaa paatu nandee paatu kat'idvayam |
Paarshvau vighneshvarah' paatu paatu senaapatirval'im || 28 ||

Braahmeelingam' sadaa paayaadasitaangaadibhairavaah' |
Rurubhairava yuktaa cha gudam' paayaanmaheshvarah' || 29 ||

Chand'ayuktaa cha kaumaaree choruyugmam' cha rakshatu |
Vaishnavee krodhasam'yuktaa jaanuyugmam' sadaa'vatu || 30 ||

Unmattayuktaa vaaraahee janghaayugmam' prarakshatu |
Kapaalayuktaa maahendree gulphau me parirakshatu || 31 ||

Chaamund'aa bheeshanayutaa paadapri'sht'he sadaa'vatu |
Sam'haarenayutaa lakshmee rakshet paadatale ubhe || 32 ||

Pri'thagasht'au maatarastu nakhaan rakshantu sarvadaa |
Rakshantu romakoopaani asitaangaadibhairavaah' || 33 ||

Vajrahastashcha maam' paayaadindrah' poorve cha sarvadaa |
Aagneyyaam' dishi maam' paatu shakti hasto'nalo mahaan || 34 ||

Dand'ahasto yamah' paatu dakshinaadishi sarvadaa |
Nirri'tih' khad'gahastashcha nairri'tyaam' dishi rakshatu || 35 ||

Prateechyaam' varunah' paatu paashahastashcha maam' sadaa |
Vaayavyaam' dishi maam' paatu dhvajahastah' sadaagatih' || 36 ||

Udeechyaam' tu kuberastu gadaahastah' prataapavaan |
Shoolapaanih' shivah' paayaadeeshaanyaam' dishi maam' sadaa || 37 ||

Kamand'aludharo brahmaa oordhvam' maam' parirakshatu |
Adhastaadvishnuravyaktashchakrapaanih' sadaa'vatu || 38 ||

Om hraum' eeshaano me shirah' paayaat |
Om hraim' mukham' tatpurusho'vatu || 39 ||

Om hroom' aghoro hri'dayam' paatu |
Om hreem' vaamadevastu guhyakam || 40 ||

Om hraam' sadyojaatastu me paadau |
Om hraam' hreem' hroom' hraim' hraum' hrah' paatu me shikhaam || 41 ||

Phalashruti |
Anuktamapi yat sthaanam' tatsarvam' shankaro'vatu |
Iti me kathitam' nandin shivasya hri'dayam' param || 42 ||

Mantrayantrastha devaanaam' rakshanaatmakamadbhutam |
Sahasraavartanaatsiddhim' praapnuyaanmantravittamah' || 43 ||

Shivasya hri'dayenaiva nityam' saptaabhimantritam |
Toyam' peetvepsitaam' siddhim' mand'alaallabhate narah' || 44 ||

Vandhyaa putravatee bhooyaat rogee rogaat vimuchyate |
Chandra sooryagrahe nadyaam' naabhimaatrodake sthitah' || 45 ||

Mokshaantam' prajepedbhaktyaa sarvasiddheeshvaro bhavet |
Rudrasankhyaa japaadrogee neerogee jaayate kshanaat || 46 ||

Uposhitah' pradoshe cha shraavanyaam' somavaasare |
Shivam' sampoojya yatnena hri'dayam' tatparo japet || 47 ||

Kri'trimeshu cha rogeshu vaatapittajvareshu cha |
Trisaptamantritam' toyam' peetvaa'rogyamavaapnuyaat || 48 ||

Nityamasht'ottarashatam' shivasya hri'dayam' japet |
Mand'alaallabhate nandin siddhidam' naatra sam'shayah' || 49 ||

Kim' bahooktena nandeesha shivasya hri'dayasya cha |
Japitvaatu maheshasya vaahanatvamavaapsyasi || 50 ||

Iti shreelingapuraane uttarabhaage vaamadevanandeeshvarasam'vaade shivahri'dayastotra niroopanam' naama asht'ashasht'itamodhyaayah' samaaptah' |

The sacred “Shiva Hridayam” is a profound protective hymn revealing the inner essence—the heart—of Lord Shiva. It begins with the Rishi, chandas, deity, bija, shakti, and key instructions, making it not just a stotram but a complete spiritual sadhana. Through nyasa, the practitioner prepares the body, invoking Shiva’s divine presence in every limb.

The dhyana praises Lord Shiva seated in lotus posture, embracing Goddess Parvati. Radiant, serene, and holding the axe and the deer, Shiva is the embodiment of supreme yogic power, compassion, and auspiciousness. Meditating on this form grants peace, wealth, harmony, and divine protection.

The main stotram acts as a powerful kavacham, placing Shiva’s mantras upon every part of the body. The pranava, Panchakshari, Shakti mantras, and Vyahritis destroy sins, dispel fear, remove karmic impurities, and grant speech excellence, knowledge, wealth, and moksha. Shiva’s names invoked throughout the hymn form an energetic shield protecting the devotee from all directions, all times, and all worlds.

The hymn also calls upon various deities—Ganapati, Durga, Saraswati, Dasha Mahavidyas, Bhairavas, Dikpalas, Brahma, Vishnu, Indra, Kubera—to guard the devotee’s body, surroundings, and life-path. Through this, every limb, organ, nerve, subtle body, and even the spiritual mandalas receive divine protection.

The phalaśruti declares that chanting this stotram grants all achievements, removes all diseases, heals chronic ailments, solves astrological issues, brings progeny to the childless, grants health, prosperity, and spiritual elevation. Water energized by chanting becomes a powerful medicine and blessing. Reciting during Pradosha or on Mondays of Shravana brings immense merit and Shiva’s complete grace.

Benefits:
    •    Full spiritual and physical protection
    •    Removal of diseases, fears, sins, and negativity
    •    Wealth, knowledge, prosperity, and family well-being
    •    Grace of Shiva, healing power, and moksha upliftment
    •    Powerful shield through mantras, mandalas, and deities
    •    Helps achieve spiritual siddhis and inner purification

Sri Shiva Hrudayam

Shree shiva hri'dayam'

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