Yama Kruta Shiva Keshava Stuti
Shree shivakeshava stutih' (yama kri'tam')
Dhyaanam' |
Maadhavomaadhavaaveeshau sarvasiddhivihaayinau |
Vande parasparaatmaanau parasparanutipriyau ||
Stotram' |
Govinda maadhava mukunda hare muraare
Shambho shivesha shashishekhara shoolapaane |
Daamodaraa'chyuta janaardana vaasudeva
Tyaajyaabhat'aaya iti santatamaamananti || 1
Gangaadharaandhakaripo hara neelakant'ha
Vaikunt'hakait'abharipo kamat'haabjapaane |
Bhootesha khand'aparasho mri'd'a chand'ikesha
Tyaajyaabhat'aaya iti santatamaamananti || 2
Vishno nri'sim'ha madhusoodana chakrapaane
Gaureepate girisha shankara chandrachood'a |
Naaraayanaa'suranibarhana shaarngapaane
Tyaajyaabhat'aaya iti santatamaamananti || 3
Mri'tyunjayogra vishamekshana kaamashatro
Shreekant'ha peetavasanaambudaneelashaure |
Eeshaana kri'ttivasana tridashaikanaatha
Tyaajyaabhat'aaya iti santatamaamananti || 4
Lakshmeepate madhuripo purushottamaadya
Shreekant'ha digvasana shaanta pinaakapaane |
Aanandakanda dharaneedhara padmanaabha
Tyaajyaabhat'aaya iti santatamaamananti || 5
Sarveshvara tripurasoodana devadeva
Brahmanyadeva garud'adhvaja shankhapaane |
Tryakshoragaabharana baalamri'gaankamaul'e
Tyaajyaabhat'aaya iti santatamaamananti || 6
Shreeraama raaghava rameshvara raavanaare
Bhootesha manmatharipo pramathaadhinaatha |
Chaanooramardana hri'sheekapate muraare
Tyaajyaabhat'aaya iti santatamaamananti || 7
Shoolin gireesha rajaneeshakal'aavatam'sa
Kam'sapranaashana sanaatana keshinaasha |
Bharga trinetra bhava bhootapate puraare
Tyaajyaabhat'aaya iti santatamaamananti || 8
Gopeepate yadupate vasudevasoono
Karpooragaura vri'shabhadhvaja phaalanetra |
Govardhanoddharana dharmadhureena gopa
Tyaajyaabhat'aaya iti santatamaamananti || 9
Sthaano trilochana pinaakadhara smaraare
Kri'shnaa'niruddha kamalaakara kalmashaare |
Vishveshvara tripathagaardrajat'aakalaapa
Tyaajyaabhat'aaya iti santatamaamananti || 10
Asht'ottaraadhikashatena suchaarunaamnaam'
Sandharbhitaam' lalitaratnakadambakena |
Sannaamakaam' dri'd'hagunaam' dvijakant'hagaam' yah'
Kuryaadimaam' srajamaho sa yamam' na pashyet || 11
Iti yamakri'ta shree shivakeshava stutih' |
Meaning
The Shiva Keshava Stuti, composed by Lord Yama, is a remarkable hymn praising the unity of Shiva and Vishnu. Each verse places the divine names of Keshava (Govinda, Madhava, Damodara, Narayana) alongside the names of Shiva (Shambhu, Shankara, Gangadhara, Neelakantha). The hymn declares them not as two separate gods but as the two faces of the same Supreme Reality—mutual, inseparable, and eternally harmonious.
The stotra beautifully narrates both deities’ cosmic roles—destroyers of demons, protectors of the world, bestowers of liberation, carriers of weapons, and bearers of compassion. Yama repeatedly proclaims that devotees call both of them “Tyājyābhaṭaaya”—the destroyers of sins and the protectors from all forms of evil. This refrain emphasizes their equal grace and shared divine purpose.
The hymn thus dissolves sectarian differences and raises the reader into an elevated spiritual understanding: Shiva and Vishnu are one, though adored through different names. Recitation brings the blessings of both deities simultaneously and cleanses the soul of fear, karmic burden, and delusion.
Benefits
• Removal of sins and obstacles.
• Protection through the combined grace of Shiva & Vishnu.
• Inner peace, spiritual clarity, and devotion.
• Relief from fear, including fear of death.
• Yama himself assures that the devotee will never face torment in his realm.
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