Lord Shiva

śrīsāmbasadāśiva mātṛkāvarṇamālikā stotram

(Aksharamalika Shiva Stotram in English (IAST))

Also known as adbhutavigraha amaradhisvara aganitagunagana amitasiva

Also called the Shiva Akshara Mala Stotram, this is a very popular hymn dedicated to Lord Shiva, composed in the aksharamalika style, where each verse or section follows an alphabetical sequence of the Sanskrit alphabet. This structured poetic composition is a way of glorifying the deity while showcasing linguistic artistry. It is often recited during Shiva-related festivals like Mahashivaratri or as part of daily worship.

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adbhutavigraha amarādhīśvara agaṇitaguṇagaṇa amitaśiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
ānandāmṛta āśritarakṣaka ātmānanda maheśa śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
indukalādhara indrādipriya sundararūpa sureśa śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
īśa sureśa maheśa janapriya keśavasevitapāda śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
uragādipriyabhūṣaṇa śaṅkara narakavināśa naṭeśa śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
ūrjitadānavanāśa parātpara ārjitapāpavināśa śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
ṛgvedaśrutimaulivibhūṣaṇa ravicandrāgni trinetra śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
ṝpamanādi prapañcavilakṣaṇa tāpanivāraṇa tattva śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
liṅgasvarūpa sarvabudhapriya maṅgalamūrti maheśa śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
lūtādhīśvara rūpapriyaśiva vedāntapriyavedya śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
ekānekasvarūpa viśveśvara yogihṛdipriyavāsa śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
aiśvaryāśraya cinmaya cidghana acyutānanta maheśa śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
oṅkārapriya uragavibhūṣaṇa hrīṅkārādi maheśa śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
aurasalālita antakanāśana gaurisameta girīśa śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
ambaravāsa cidambaranāyaka tumburunāradasevya śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
āhārapriya ādigirīśvara bhogādipriya pūrṇa śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
kamalākṣārcita kailāsapriya karuṇāsāgara kānti śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
khaḍgaśūlamṛgaḍhakkādyāyudha vikramarūpa viśveśa śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
gaṅgāgirisutavallabha guṇahita śaṅkara sarvajaneśa śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
ghātakabhañjana pātakanāśana gaurisameta girīśa śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
ṅaṅāśritaśrutimaulivibhūṣaṇa vedasvarūpa viśveśa śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
caṇḍavināśana sakalajanapriya maṇḍalādhīśa maheśa śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
chatrakirīṭasukuṇḍalaśobhita putrapriya bhuvaneśa śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
janmajarāmṛtināśana kalmaṣarahita tāpavināśa śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
jhaṅkārāśraya bhṛṅgiriṭipriya oṅkāreśa maheśa śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
jñānājñānavināśaka nirmala dīnajanapriya dīpta śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
ṭaṅkādyāyudhadhāraṇa satvara hrīṅkāraidi sureśa śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
ṭhaṅkasvarūpā sahakārottama vāgīśvara varadeśa śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
ḍambavināśana ḍiṇḍimabhūṣaṇa ambaravāsa cidīśa śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
ḍhaṇḍhaṇḍamaruka dharaṇīniścala ḍhuṇḍhivināyakasevya śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
ṇalinavilocana naṭanamanohara alikulabhūṣaṇa amṛta śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
tattvamasītyādi vākyasvarūpaka nityānanda maheśa śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
sthāvara jaṅgama bhuvanavilakṣaṇa bhāvukamunivarasevya śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
duḥkhavināśana dalitamanonmana candanalepitacaraṇa śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
dharaṇīdhara śubha dhavalavibhāsvara dhanadādipriyadāna śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
nānāmaṇigaṇabhūṣaṇa nirguṇa naṭanajanasupriyanāṭya śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
pannagabhūṣaṇa pārvatināyaka paramānanda pareśa śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
phālavilocana bhānukoṭiprabha hālāhaladhara amṛta śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
bandhavināśana bṛhadīśāmaraskandādipriya kanaka śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
bhasmavilepana bhavabhayanāśana vismayarūpa viśveśa śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
manmathanāśana madhupānapriya mandaraparvatavāsa śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
yatijanahṛdayanivāsita īśvara vidhiviṣṇvādi sureśa śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
rāmeśvara ramaṇīyamukhāmbuja someśvara sukṛteśa śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
laṅkādhīśvara suragaṇasevita lāvaṇyāmṛtalasita śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
varadābhayakara vāsukibhūṣaṇa vanamālādivibhūṣa śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
śāntisvarūpa jagattraya cinmaya kāntimatīpriya kanaka śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
ṣaṇmukhajanaka surendramunipriya ṣāḍguṇyādisameta śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
saṃsārārṇavanāśana śāśvatasādhuhṛdipriyavāsa śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
hara puruṣottama advaitāmṛtapūrṇa murārisusevya śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
lālitabhaktajaneśa nijeśvara kālinaṭeśvara kāma śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
kṣararūpādipriyānvita sundara sākṣijagattraya svāmi śiva
sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbasadāśiva sāmbaśiva ||
iti śrīsāmbasadāśiva mātṛkāvarṇamālikā stotram |

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