Sri Shiva Pratipadana Stotram
Shree shiva pratipaadana stotram'
Devaa oochuh' |
Namaste devadevesha namaste karunaalaya |
Namaste sarvajantoonaam' bhuktimuktiphalaprada || 1 ||
Namaste sarvalokaanaam' sri'sht'isthityantakaarana |
Namaste bhavabheetaanaam' bhavabheetivimardana || 2 ||
Namaste vedavedaantairarchaneeya dvijottamaih' |
Namaste shoolahastaaya namaste vahnipaanaye || 3 ||
Namaste vishvanaathaaya namaste vishvayonaye |
Namaste neelakant'haaya namaste kri'ttivaasase || 4 ||
Namaste somaroopaaya namaste sooryaroopine |
Namaste vahniroopaaya namaste jalaroopine || 5 ||
Namaste bhoomiroopaaya namaste vaayumoortaye |
Namaste vyomaroopaaya namaste hyaatmaroopine || 6 ||
Namaste satyaroopaya namaste'satyaroopine |
Namaste bodharoopaaya namaste'bodharoopine || 7 ||
Namaste sukharoopaya namaste'sukharoopine |
Namaste poornaroopaaya namaste'poornaroopine || 8 ||
Namaste brahmaroopaaya namaste'brahmaroopine |
Namaste jeevaroopaaya namaste'jeevaroopine || 9 ||
Namaste vyaktaroopaaya namaste'vyaktaroopine |
Namaste shabdaroopaaya namaste'shabdaroopine || 10 ||
Namaste sparsharoopaaya namaste'sparsharoopine |
Namaste rooparoopaaya namaste'rooparoopine || 11 ||
Namaste rasaroopaaya namaste'rasaroopine |
Namaste gandharoopaaya namaste'gandharoopine || 12 ||
Namaste deharoopaaya namaste'deharoopine |
Namaste praanaroopaaya namaste'praanaroopine || 13 ||
Namaste shrotraroopaaya namaste'shrotraroopine |
Namaste tvaksvaroopaaya namaste'tvaksvaroopine || 14 ||
Namaste dri'sht'iroopaaya namaste'dri'sht'iroopine |
Namaste rasanaaroopa namaste'rasanaatmane || 15 ||
Namaste ghraanaroopaaya namaste'ghraanaroopine |
Namaste paadaroopaaya namaste'paadaroopine || 16 ||
Namaste paaniroopaaya namaste'paaniroopine |
Namaste vaaksvaroopaaya namaste'vaaksvaroopine || 17 ||
Namaste lingaroopaaya namaste'lingaroopine |
Namaste paayuroopaaya namaste'paayuroopine || 18 ||
Namaste chittaroopaaya namaste'chittaroopine |
Namaste maatri'roopaaya namaste'maatri'roopine || 19 ||
Namaste maanaroopaaya namaste'maanaroopine |
Namaste meyaroopaaya namaste'meyaroopine || 20 ||
Namaste mitiroopaaya namaste'mitiroopine |
Namaste sarvaroopaaya namaste'sarvaroopine || 21 ||
Raksha raksha mahaadeva kshamasva karunaalaya |
Bhaktachittasamaaseena brahmavishnushivaatmaka || 22 ||
Iti shreeskaandapuraane sootasam'hitaayaam' shivamaahaatmyakhand'e tri'teeyo'dhyaaye nandeeshvaravishnusam'vaade eeshvarapratipaadana stotram |
Meaning
The “Shiva Pratipadanam Stotram” is an extraordinary hymn sung by the gods themselves in the Skanda Purana. Here, the devas praise Lord Shiva as the ultimate source of creation, preservation, and dissolution— the compassionate giver of both worldly prosperity and liberation.
The opening verses hail Shiva as the Lord of lords, refuge of all beings, the one who removes fears and grants fulfillment. He is honored as the origin of all worlds and the destroyer of worldly bondage.
The gods praise him as the one worshipped in the Vedas and Vedanta, the wielder of the trident, the bearer of fire, and the supreme cosmic master—Vishvanatha.
A unique depth of this stotram lies in describing Shiva as simultaneously:
• form and formless
• truth and untruth
• sound and soundless
• touch and non-touch
• form and formlessness
• taste and non-taste
• fragrance and fragrance-less
• body and no-body
• life and non-life
• speech and silence
• matter and non-matter
Each pair reflects the Advaitic truth that all dualities merge into the single consciousness that is Shiva.
The devas conclude with a prayer:
“Protect us, forgive us, O compassionate Mahadeva. You dwell in the hearts of your devotees as Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.”
This hymn is a proclamation that Shiva is both the manifest universe and the transcendental reality beyond it.
Benefits
• Deep spiritual purification and inner clarity
• Dissolves fear, anxiety, ignorance, and karmic burdens
• Enhances divine protection and grace
• Supports meditation on the non-dual Shiva tattva
• Strengthens devotion and creates inner peace
• Removes doshas, obstacles, and negative influences
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