Sri Shiva Padadi Kesantha Varnana Stotram
Shree shiva paadaadikeshaanta varnana stotram'
Kal'yaanam' no vidhattaam' kat'akatat'alasatkalpavaat'eenikunja-
-kreed'aasam'saktavidyaadharanikaravadhoogeetarudraapadaanah' |
Taarairherambanaadaistaral'itaninadattaarakaaraatikekee
Kailaasah' sharvanirvri'tyabhijanakapadah' sarvadaa parvatendrah' || 1 ||
Yasya praahuh' svaroopam' sakaladivishadaam' saarasarvasvayogam'
Yasyeshuh' shaarngadhanvaa samajani jagataam' rakshane jaagarookah' |
Maurvee darveekaraanaamapi cha paribri'd'hah' poostrayee saa cha lakshyam'
So'vyaadavyaajamasmaanashivabhidanisham' naakinaam' shreepinaakah' || 2 ||
Aatankaavegahaaree sakaladivishadaamanghripadmaashrayaanaam'
Maatangaadyugradaityaprakaratanugaladraktadhaaraaktadhaarah' |
Kroorah' sooraayutaanaamapi cha paribhavam' sveeyabhaasaa vitanva-
-nghoraakaarah' kut'haaro dri'd'hataraduritaakhyaat'aveem' paat'ayennah' || 3 ||
Kaalaaraateh' karaagre kri'tavasatirurah'shaanashaato ripoonaam'
Kaale kaale kulaadripravaratanayayaa kalpitasnehalepah' |
Paayaannah' paavakaarchih'prasarasakhamukhah' paapahantaa nitaantam'
Shoolah' shreepaadasevaabhajanarasajushaam' paalanaikaantasheelah' || 4 ||
Devasyaankaashrayaayaah' kulagiriduhiturnetrakonaprachaara-
-prastaaraanatyudaaraanpipat'hishuriva yo nityamatyaadarena |
Aadhatte bhangitungairanishamavayavairantarangam' samodam'
Somaapeed'asya so'yam' pradishatu kushalam' paanirangah' kurangah' || 5 ||
Kant'hapraantaavasajjatkanakamayamahaaghant'ikaaghoraghoshaih'
Kant'haaraavairakunt'hairapi bharitajagachchakravaalaantaraal'ah' |
Chand'ah' proddand'ashri'ngah' kakudakabalitottungakailaasashri'ngah'
Kant'hekaalasya vaahah' shamayatu shamalam' shaashvatah' shaakvarendrah' || 6 ||
Niryaddaanaambudhaaraaparimalataraleebhootarolambapaalee-
-jhankaaraih' shankaraadreh' shikharashatadareeh' poorayanbhoorighoshaih' |
Shaarvah' sauvarnashailapratimapri'thuvapuh' sarvavighnaapahartaa
Sharvaanyaah' poorvasoonuh' sa bhavatu bhavataam' svastido hastivaktrah' || 7 ||
Yah' punyairdevataanaam' samajani shivayoh' shlaaghyaveeryaikamatyaa-
-dyannaamni shrooyamaane ditijabhat'aghat'aa bheetibhaaram' bhajante |
Bhooyaatso'yam' vibhootyai nishitasharashikhaapaat'itakraunchashailah'
Sam'saaraagaadhakoopodarapatitasamuttaarakastaarakaarih' || 8 ||
Aarood'hah' praud'havegapravijitapavanam' tungatungam' turangam'
Chelam' neelam' vasaanah' karatalavilasatkaand'akodand'adand'ah' |
Raagadveshaadinaanaavidhamri'gapat'aleebheetikri'dbhootabhartaa
Kurvannaakhet'aleelaam' parilasatu manah'kaanane maamakeene || 9 ||
Ambhojaabhyaam' cha rambhaarathacharanalataadvandvakumbheendrakumbhai-
-rbimbenendoshcha kamborupari vilasataa vidrumenotpalaabhyaam |
Ambhodenaapi sambhaavitamupajanitaad'ambaram' shambaraareh'
Shambhoh' sambhogayogyam' kimapi dhanamidam' sambhavetsampade nah' || 10 ||
Veneesaubhaagyavismaapitatapanasutaachaaruveneevilaasaa-
-nvaaneenirdhootavaaneekaratalavidhri'todaaraveenaaviraavaan |
Eneenetraantabhangeenirasananipunaapaangakonaanupaase
Shonaanpraanaanudood'hapratinavasushamaakandalaanindumaul'eh' || 11 ||
Nri'ttaarambheshu hastaahatamurajadhimiddhinkri'tairatyudaarai-
-shchittaanandam' vidhatte sadasi bhagavatah' santatam' yah' sa nandee |
Chand'eeshaadyaastathaanye chaturagunaganapreenitasvaamisatkaa-
-rotkarshodyatprasaadaah' pramathaparibri'd'haah' paantu santoshino nah' || 12 ||
Muktaamaanikyajaalaih' parikalitamahaasaalamaalokaneeyam'
Pratyuptaanargharatnairdishi dishi bhavanaih' kalpitairdikpateenaam |
Udyaanairadrikanyaaparijanavanitaamaananeeyaih' pareetam'
Hri'dyam' hri'dyastu nityam' mama bhuvanapaterdhaama somaardhamaul'eh' || 13 ||
Stambhairjambhaariratnapravaravirachitaih' sambhri'topaantabhaagam'
Shumbhatsopaanamaargam' shuchimaninichayairgumbhitaanalpashilpam |
Kumbhaih' sampoornashobham' shirasi sughat'itaih' shaatakumbhairapankaih'
Shambhoh' sambhaavaneeyam' sakalamunijanaih' svastidam' syaatsado nah' || 14 ||
Nyasto madhye sabhaayaah' parisaravilasatpaadapeet'haabhiraamo
Hri'dyah' paadaishchaturbhih' kanakamanimayairuchchakairujjvalaatmaa ||
Vaasoratnena kenaapyadhikamri'dutarenaastri'to vistri'tashreeh'
Peet'hah' peed'aabharam' nah' shamayatu shivayoh' svairasam'vaasayogyah' || 15 ||
Aaseenasyaadhipeet'ham' trijagadadhipateranghripeet'haanushaktau
Paathojaabhogabhaajau parimri'dulatalollaasipadmaadirekhau |
Paataam' paadaavubhau tau namadamarakireet'ollasachchaaruheera-
-shreneeshonaayamaanonnatanakhadashakodbhaasamaanau samaanau || 16 ||
Yannaado vedavaachaam' nigadati nikhilam' lakshanam' pakshiketu-
-rlakshmeesambhogasaukhyam' virachayati yayoshchaapare roopabhede |
Shambhoh' sambhaavaneeye padakamalasamaasangatastungashobhe
Maangal'yam' nah' samagram' sakalasukhakare noopure poorayetaam || 17 ||
Ange shri'ngaarayoneh' sapadi shalabhataam' netravahnau prayaate
Shatroruddhri'tya tasmaadishudhiyugamadho nyastamagre kimetat |
Shankaamittham' nataanaamamaraparishadaamantarankoorayatta-
-tsanghaatam' chaaru janghaayugamakhilapateram'hasaam' sam'harennah' || 18 ||
Jaanudvandvena meenadhvajanri'varasamudropamaanena saakam'
Raajantau raajarambhaakarikarakanakastambhasambhaavaneeyau |
Ooroo gaureekaraambhoruhasarasasamaamardanaanandabhaajau
Chaaroo dooreekriyaastaam' duritamupachitam' janmajanmaantare nah' || 19 ||
Aamuktaanargharatnaprakarakaraparishvaktakal'yaanakaanchee-
-daamnaa baddena dugdhadyutinichayamushaa cheenapat't'aambarena |
Sam'veete shailakanyaasucharitaparipaakaayamaane nitambe
Nityam' narnartu chittam' mama nikhilajagatsvaaminah' somamaul'eh' || 20 ||
Sandhyaakaalaanurajyaddinakarasaruchaa kaaladhautena gaad'ham'
Vyaanaddhah' snigdhamugdhah' sarasamudarabandhena veetopamena |
Uddeeptaih' svaprakaashairupachitamahimaa manmathaarerudaaro
Madhyo mithyaarthasadhryangmama dishatu sadaa sangatim' mangal'aanaam || 21 ||
Naabheechakraalavaalaannavanavasushamaadohadashreepareetaa-
-dudgachchhantee purastaadudarapathamatikramya vakshah' prayaanti |
Shyaamaa kaamaagamaarthaprakathanalipivadbhaasate yaa nikaamam'
Saa maa somaardhamaul'eh' sukhayatu satatam' romavalleematallee || 22 ||
Aashlesheshvadrijaayaah' kat'hinakuchatat'eeliptakaashmeerapanka-
-vyaasangaadudyadarkadyutibhirupachitaspardhamuddaamahri'dyam |
Dakshaaraaterudood'hapratinavamanimaalaavaleebhaasamaanam'
Vaksho vikshobhitaagham' satatanatijushaam' rakshataadakshatam' nah' || 23 ||
Vaamaanke visphurantyaah' karatalavilasachchaaruraktotpalaayaah'
Kaantaayaa vaamavakshoruhabharashikharonmardanavyagramekam |
Anyaam'streenapyudaaraanvaraparashumri'gaalankri'taanindumaul'e-
-rbaahoonaabaddhahemaangadamanikat'akaanantaraalokayaamah' || 24 ||
Sambhraantaayaah' shivaayaah' pativilayabhiyaa sarvalokopataapaa-
-tsam'vignasyaapi vishnoh' sarabhasamubhayorvaaranapreranaabhyaam |
Madhye traishankaveeyaamanubhavati dashaam' yatra haalaahaloshmaa
So'yam' sarvaapadaam' nah' shamayatu nichayam' neelakant'hasya kant'hah' || 25 ||
Hri'dyairadreendrakanyaamri'dudashanapadairmudrito vidrumashree-
-ruddyotantyaa nitaantam' dhavaladhavalayaa mishrito dantakaantyaa |
Muktaamaanikyajaalavyatikarasadri'shaa tejasaa bhaasamaanah'
Sadyojaatasya dadyaadadharamanirasau sampadaam' sanchayam' nah' || 26 ||
Karnaalankaaranaanaamaninikararuchaam' sanchayairanchitaayaam'
Varnyaayaam' svarnapadmodaraparivilasatkarnikaasam'nibhaayaam |
Paddhatyaam' praanavaayoh' pranatajanahri'dambhojavaasasya shambho-
-rnityam' nashchittametadvirachayatu sukhenaasikaam' naasikaayaam || 27 ||
Atyantam' bhaasamaane ruchiratararuchaam' sangamaatsanmaneenaa-
-mudyachchand'aam'shudhaamaprasaranirasanaspasht'adri'sht'aapadaane |
Bhooyaastaam' bhootaye nah' karivarajayinah' karnapaashaavalambe
Bhaktaaleebhaalasajjajjanimaranalipeh' kund'ale kund'ale te || 28 ||
Yaabhyaam' kaalavyavasthaa bhavati tanumataam' yo mukham' devataanaam'
Yeshaamaahuh' svaroopam' jagati munivaraa devataanaam' trayeem' taam |
Rudraaneevaktrapankeruhasatatavihaarotsukendindirebhya-
-stebhyastribhyah' pranaamaanjalimuparachaye treekshanasyekshanebhyah' || 29 ||
Vaamam' vaamaankagaayaa vadanasarasije vyaavaladvallabhaayaa
Vyaanamreshvanyadanyatpunaralikabhavam' veetanih'shesharaukshyam |
Bhooyo bhooyopi modaannipatadatidayaasheetalam' chootabaane
Dakshaarereekshanaanaam' trayamapaharataadaashu taapatrayam' nah' || 30 ||
Yasminnardhendumugdhadyutinichayatiraskaaranistandrakaantau
Kaashmeerakshodasankalpatamiva ruchiram' chitrakam' bhaati netram |
Tasminnulleelachilleenat'avarataruneelaasyarangaayamaane
Kaalaareh' phaaladeshe viharatu hri'dayam' veetachintaantaram' nah' || 31 ||
Svaamingangaamivaangeekuru tava shirasaa maamapeetyarthayanteem'
Dhanyaam' kanyaam' kharaam'shoh' shirasi vahati kim' nvesha kaarunyashaalee |
Ittham' shankaam' janaanaam' janayadatighanam' kaishikam' kaalamegha-
-chchhaayam' bhooyaadudaaram' tripuravijayinah' shreyase bhooyase nah' || 32 ||
Shri'ngaaraakalpayogyaih' shikharivarasutaasatsakheehastaloonaih'
Soonairaabaddhamaalaavaliparivilasatsaurabhaakri'sht'abhri'ngam |
Tungam' maanikyakaantyaa parihasitasuraavaasashailendrashri'ngam'
Sangham' nah' sankat'aanaam' vighat'ayatu sadaa kaankat'eekam' kireet'am || 33 ||
Vakraakaarah' kalankee jad'atanurahamapyanghrisevaanubhaavaa-
-duttam'satvam' prayaatah' sulabhataraghri'naasyandinashchandramaul'eh' |
Tatsevantaam' janaughaah' shivamiti nijayaavasthayaiva bruvaanam'
Vande devasya shambhormukut'asughat'itam' mugdhapeeyooshabhaanum || 34 ||
Kaantyaa samphullamalleekusumadhaval'ayaa vyaapya vishvam' viraaja-
-nvri'ttaakaaro vitanvanmuhurapi cha paraam' nirvri'tim' paadabhaajaam |
Saanandam' nandidoshnaa manikat'akavataa vaahyamaanah' puraareh'
Shvetachchhatraakhyasheetadyutirapaharataadaapadastaapadaa nah' || 35 ||
Divyaakalpojjvalaanaam' shivagirisutayoh' paarshvayoraashritaanaam'
Rudraaneesatsakheenaam' madataralakat'aakshaanchalairanchitaanaam |
Udvelladbaahuvalleevilasanasamaye chaamaraandolaneenaa-
-mudbhootah' kankanaaleevalayakalakalo vaarayedaapado nah' || 36 ||
Svargaukah'sundareenaam' sulalitavapushaam' svaamisevaaparaanaam'
Valgadbhooshaani vakraambujaparivigalanmugdhageetaamri'taani |
Nityam' nri'ttaanyupaase bhujavidhutipadanyaasabhaavaavaloka-
-pratyudyatpreetimaadyatpramathanat'anat'eedattasambhaavanaani || 37 ||
Sthaanapraaptyaa svaraanaam' kimapi vishadataam' vyanjayanmanjuveenaa-
-svaanaavachchhinnataalakramamamri'tamivaasvaadyamaanam' shivaabhyaam |
Naanaaraagaatihri'dyam' navarasamadhurastotrajaataanuviddham'
Gaanam' veenaamaharsheh' kalamatilalitam' karnapoorayataam' nah' || 38 ||
Cheto jaatapramodam' sapadi vidadhatee praaninaam' vaanineenaam'
Paanidvandvaagrajaagratsulalitaranitasvarnataalaanukoolaa |
Sveeyaaraavena paathodhararavapat'unaa naadayantee mayooreem'
Maayooree mandabhaavam' manimurajabhavaa maarjanaa maarjayennah' || 39 ||
Devebhyo daanavebhyah' pitri'muniparishatsiddhavidyaadharebhyah'
Saadhyebhyashchaaranebhyo manujapashupatajjaatikeet'aadikebhyah' |
Shreekailaasaprarood'haastri'navit'apimukhaashchaapi ye santi tebhyah'
Sarvebhyo nirvichaaram' natimuparachaye sharvapaadaashrayebhyah' || 40 ||
Dhyaayannittham' prabhaate pratidivasamidam' stotraratnam' pat'hedyah'
Kim' vaa broomastadeeyam' sucharitamathavaa keertayaamah' samaasaat |
Sampajjaatam' samagram' sadasi bahumatim' sarvalokapriyatvam'
Sampraapyaayuh'shataante padamayati parabrahmano manmathaareh' || 41 ||
Iti shreematparamaham'saparivraajakaachaaryasya shreegovindabhagavatpoojyapaadashishyasya shreemachchhankarabhagavatah' kri'tau shree shiva paadaadikeshaantavarnana stotram ||
Meaning
This hymn, “Shiva Padaadikeshanta Varnana Stotram,” is a lyrical celebration of Lord Shiva’s supremacy with special focus on his feet and their sanctity, his abode Kailāsa, and the manifold ways devotees revere him. The text paints vivid scenes: the mountain throne, the splendor of his limbs, the music, dance and ritual paraphernalia that honor him, and the cosmic acts by which Shiva protects, sustains and redeems the world. The poet emphasizes that while Shiva’s essence is beyond ordinary description, devotional visualization—especially of his divine feet and presence—brings devotees into intimacy with that grace.
Verses recount Shiva’s fearsome and tender roles: destroyer of demons (e.g., Tripura), bearer of the Ganga, consumer of poisons for the world’s sake, and the ultimate refuge for all beings—gods, sages, people and even creatures. The stotra details the rituals, ornaments, musical and dance offerings appropriate to Shiva, the gifts bestowed upon his worshippers, and the inner transformation that arises from sincere remembrance. It highlights how recitation, contemplation and service at the feet of Shiva remove obstacles, grant prosperity, protect from danger, and elevate the soul toward liberation.
Benefits
• Deep spiritual communion with Shiva; increased devotion and inner peace
• Removal of obstacles, protection against dangers, and relief from suffering
• Worldly blessings: prosperity, reputation, progeny and household wellbeing
• Healing influence, courage in adversity, and progress toward liberation
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