Lord Shiva

śrī śiva āratī

(Shri Shiva Aarti in English (IAST))

Traditional

Shri Shiva Aarti is a quintessential devotional hymn dedicated to Lord Shiva, the supreme cosmic consciousness and destroyer of ignorance. While the specific author remains unknown, this composition is deeply rooted in the Vedic tradition of glorifying the divine aspects of the Mahadeva. By chanting these verses, devotees seek to purify their hearts and align their consciousness with the transcendent stillness of Shiva. The practice is believed to bestow spiritual liberation, dissolve accumulated karmic burdens, and invoke the grace of the Lord who dwells within the sacred space of the human heart as the eternal witness.

sarveśaṃ parameśaṃ śrīpārvatīśaṃ vande'haṃ viśveśaṃ śrīpannageśam |
śrīsāmbaṃ śambhuṃ śivaṃ trailokyapūjyaṃ vande'haṃ trainetraṃ śrīkaṇṭhamīśam || 1||
bhasmāmbaradharamīśaṃ surapārijātaṃ bilvārcitapadayugalaṃ somaṃ someśam |
jagadālayapariśobhitadevaṃ paramātmaṃ vande'haṃ śivaśaṅkaramīśaṃ deveśam || 2||
kailāsapriyavāsaṃ karuṇākaramīśaṃ kātyāyanīvilasitapriyavāmabhāgam |
praṇavārcitamātmārcitaṃ saṃsevitarūpaṃ vande'haṃ śivaśaṅkaramīśaṃ deveśam || 3||
manmathanijamadadahanaṃ dākṣāyanīśaṃ nirguṇaguṇasambharitaṃ kaivalyapuruṣam |
bhaktānugrahavigrahamānandajaikaṃ vande'haṃ śivaśaṅkaramīśaṃ deveśam || 4||
suragaṅgāsamplāvitapāvananijaśikharaṃ samabhūṣitaśaśibimbaṃ jaṭādharaṃ devam |
niratojjvaladāvānalanayanaphālabhāgaṃ vande'haṃ śivaśaṅkaramīśaṃ deveśam || 5||
śaśisūryanetradvayamārādhyapuruṣaṃ surakinnarapannagamayamīśaṃ saṅkāśam |
śaravaṇabhavasampūjitanijapādapadmaṃ vande'haṃ śivaśaṅkaramīśaṃ deveśam || 6||
śrīśailapuravāsaṃ īśaṃ mallīśaṃ śrīkālahastīśaṃ svarṇamukhīvāsam |
kāñcīpuramīśaṃ śrīkāmākṣītejaṃ vande'haṃ śivaśaṅkaramīśaṃ deveśam || 7||
tripurāntakamīśaṃ aruṇācaleśaṃ dakṣiṇāmūrtiṃ guruṃ lokapūjyam |
cidambarapuravāsaṃ pañcaliṅgamūrtiṃ vande'haṃ śivaśaṅkaramīśaṃ deveśam || 8||
jyotirmayaśubhaliṅgaṃ saṅkhyātrayanāṭyaṃ trayīvedyamādyaṃ pañcānanamīśam |
vedādbhutagātraṃ vedārṇavajanitaṃ vedāgraṃ viśvāgraṃ śrīviśvanātham || 9||

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