Lord Shiva

śivopāsana mantrāḥ

(Shivopasana Mantrah in English (IAST))

From Yajurveda

Shivopasana Mantrah originates from the Taittiriya Aranyaka of the Yajurveda, forming a profound collection of invocations dedicated to Lord Shiva as the supreme lord of dissolution and transcendence. These verses emphasize the duality and unity of the divine, addressing Shiva as the protector of the cosmic cycle and the embodiment of vertical ascension. Reciting these powerful mantras is believed to cleanse the practitioner of negative karma, foster spiritual awakening, and grant mental tranquility. It is highly regarded for its meditative efficacy in aligning the human consciousness with the eternal, unchanging nature of the Divine.

o-nnidha̭napataye॒ namaḥ | nidhanapatāntikāya॒ namaḥ |
ūrdhvāya॒ namaḥ | ūrdhvaliṅgāya॒ namaḥ |
hiraṇyāya॒ namaḥ | hiraṇyaliṅgāya॒ namaḥ |
suvarṇāya॒ namaḥ | suvarṇaliṅgāya॒ namaḥ |
divyāya॒ namaḥ | divyaliṅgāya॒ namaḥ |
bhavāyaḥ॒ namaḥ | bhavaliṅgāya॒ namaḥ |
śarvāya॒ namaḥ | śarvaliṅgāya॒ namaḥ |
śivāya॒ namaḥ | śivaliṅgāya॒ namaḥ |
jvalāya॒ namaḥ | jvalaliṅgāya॒ namaḥ |
ātmāya॒ namaḥ | ātmaliṅgāya॒ namaḥ |
paramāya॒ namaḥ | paramaliṅgāya॒ namaḥ |
etatsomasya̭ sūrya॒sya sarvaliṅgagg̭ sthāpa॒ya॒ti॒ pāṇimantra-mpavi॒tram ||
sa॒dyo jā॒ta-mpra̭padyā॒mi॒ sa॒dyo jā॒tāya॒ vai namo॒ namaḥ̭ |
bha॒ve bha̭ve॒ nāti̭bhave bhavasva॒ mām | bha॒vo-dbha̭vāya॒ namaḥ̭ ||
vā॒ma॒de॒vāya॒ namo᳚ jye॒ṣṭhāya॒ namaḥ̭ śre॒ṣṭhāya॒ namo̭ ru॒drāya॒ namaḥ॒
kālā̭ya॒ namaḥ॒ kala̭vikaraṇāya॒ namo॒ bala̭vikaraṇāya॒ namo॒ balā̭ya॒ namo॒
bala̭pramathanāya॒ nama॒ ssarva̭bhūtadamanāya॒ namo̭ ma॒nonma̭nāya॒ namaḥ̭ |
a॒ghore᳚bhyo 'tha॒ghore᳚bhyo॒ ghora॒ghora̭tarebhyaḥ |
sarve᳚bhya-ssarva॒ śarve᳚bhyo॒ nama̭ste astu ru॒drarṷ̄pebhyaḥ ||
tatpurṷṣāya vi॒dmahḙ mahāde॒vāya̭ dhīmahi |
tanno̭ rudraḥ praco॒dayā᳚t ||
īśāna-ssarva̭vidyā॒nā॒-mīśvarasarva̭ bhūtā॒nāṃ॒
brahmādhi̭pati॒-rbrahma॒ṇo-'dhi̭pati॒-rbrahmā̭ śi॒vo mḙ astu sadāśi॒vom ||
namo hiraṇyabāhave hiraṇyavarṇāya hiraṇyarūpāya hiraṇyapataye-'mbikāpataya umāpataye paśupatayḙ namo॒ namaḥ ||
ṛ॒tagṃ sa॒tya-mpa̭ra-mbra॒hma॒ pu॒ruṣa̭-ṅkṛṣṇa॒piṅga̭lam |
ū॒rdhvarḙtaṃ-vi~̭rūpā॒kṣaṃ॒-vi~॒śvarṷ̄pāya॒ vai namo॒ namaḥ̭ ||
sarvo॒ hyḙṣa ru॒drastasmai̭ ru॒drāya॒ namo̭ astu॒ |
purṷṣo॒ vai ru॒drassanma॒ho namo॒ namaḥ̭ |
viśva̭-mbhū॒ta-mbhuva̭na-ñci॒tra-mba̭hu॒dhā jā॒ta-ñjāya̭māna-ñca॒ yat |
sarvo॒ hyḙṣa ru॒drastasmai̭ ru॒drāya॒ namo̭ astu॒ |
ka-dru॒drāya॒ pracḙtase mī॒ḍhuṣṭa̭māya॒ tavya̭se | vo॒cema॒ śanta̭magṃ hṛ॒de |
sarvo॒ hyḙṣa ru॒drastasmai̭ ru॒drāya॒ namo̭ astu॒ |
mā no̭ ma॒hānta̭mu॒ta mā no̭ arbha॒ka-mmā na॒ ukṣa̭ntamu॒ta mā na̭ ukṣi॒tam |
mā no̭ vadhīḥ pi॒tara॒-mmota mā॒tara̭-mpri॒yā mā na̭sta॒nuvo̭ rudra rīriṣaḥ |
mā na̭sto॒ke tana̭ye॒ mā na॒ āyṷṣi॒ mā no॒ goṣu॒ mā no॒ aśvḙṣu rīriṣaḥ |
vī॒rānmā no̭ rudra bhāmi॒to-'va̭dhīr​ha॒viṣmaṃ̭to॒ nama̭sā vidhema te |
trya̭mbakaṃ-ya~jāmahe suga॒ndhi-mpṷṣṭi॒vardha̭nam |
u॒rvā॒ru॒kami̭va॒ bandha̭nānmṛ॒tyormṷkṣīya॒ mā-'mṛtā᳚t |
ye tḙ sa॒hasra̭ma॒yuta॒-mpāśā॒ mṛtyo॒ martyā̭ya॒ hanta̭ve |
tān ya॒jñasya̭ mā॒yayā॒ sarvā॒nava̭ yajāmahe |
mṛ॒tyave॒ svāhā̭ mṛ॒tyave॒ svāhā᳚ |
prāṇānā-ṅgranthirasi rudro mā̭ viśā॒ntakaḥ |
tenānnenā᳚pyāya॒sva ||
namo rudrāya viṣṇave mṛtyṷrme pā॒hi ||
tvama̭gne dyubhi॒stva-mā̭śuśu॒kṣaṇi॒stva-ma॒dbhyastva-maśma̭na॒spari̭ | tvaṃ-va~ne᳚bhya॒-stvamoṣa̭dhībhya॒-stva-nnṛ॒ṇā-nnṛ̭pate jāyase॒ śuciḥ॒ ||
śi॒vena̭ me॒ santi̭ṣṭhasva-syo॒nena̭ me॒ santi̭ṣṭhasva subhū॒tena̭ me॒ santi̭ṣṭhasva ya॒jñasyadbhi॒rmanu॒ santi̭ṣṭhasvopa̭ te yajña॒ nama॒ upa̭ te॒ nama॒ upa̭ te॒ namaḥ̭ ||
oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ |

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