Lord Shiva

śrī śiva stutiḥ (indrādi kṛtam)

(Sri Siva Stutih Indradi Krtam in English (IAST))

From Varaha Purana

Also known as indra krita shiva stuti · indradi krita shiva stuti · varaha purana shiva stuti

Indra and the gods praise Shiva in the Varaha Purana, and the hymn is a petition with a specific occasion behind it — they are in fear of a demon and say so. We all salute, we who seek refuge, Maheshvara, three-eyed, bringer-into-being of creatures; lord of Uma, lord of the world, lord of the winds, lord of the moving world, Shankara, protect us yourself. The second verse sets the image before the request: the light of the moon at the crest of the mass of your matted hair, by which the whole spotless three worlds are lit; trident in hand, best of beings, unfallen — protect us from the fear of the demon that has come upon us. It keeps that shape for thirteen verses, description then asking, without ever leaving the occasion behind.

namāmi sarve śaraṇārthino vayaṃ
maheśvara tryambaka bhūtabhāvana |
umāpate viśvapate marutpate
jagatpate śaṅkara pāhi nassvayam || 1 ||
jaṭākalāpāgra śaśāṅkadīdhiti
prakāśitāśeṣajagattrayāmala |
triśūlapāṇe puruṣottamā'cyuta
prapāhino daityabhayādupasthitāt || 2 ||
tvamādidevaḥ puruṣottamo hari-
rbhavo maheśastripurāntako vibhuḥ |
bhagākṣahā daityaripuḥ purātano
vṛṣadhvajaḥ pāhi surottamottama || 3 ||
girīśajānātha giripriyāpriya
prabho samastāmaralokapūjita |
gaṇeśa bhūteśa śivākṣayāvyaya
prapāhi no daityavarāntakā'cyuta || 4 ||
pṛthvyāditattveṣu bhavān pratiṣṭhito
dhvanisvarūpo gagane viśeṣataḥ |
lino dvidhā tejasi sa tridhājale
catuḥkṣitau pañcaguṇapradhānaḥ || 5 ||
agnisvarūposi tarau tathopale
sattvasvarūposi tathā tileṣvapi |
tailasvarūpo bhagavān maheśvaraḥ
prapāhi no daityagaṇārditān hara || 6 ||
nāsīdyadākāṇḍamidaṃ trilocana
prabhākarendrendu vināpi vā kutaḥ |
tadā bhavāneva viruddhalocana
pramādabādhādivivarjitaḥ sthitaḥ || 7 ||
kapālamālin śaśikhaṇḍaśekhara
śmaśānavāsin sitabhasmagumbhita |
phaṇīndrasaṃvītatanontakāntaka
prapāhi no dakṣadhiyā sureśvara || 8 ||
bhavān pumān śaktiriyaṃ giressutā
sarvāṅgarūpā bhagavan-stadātvayi |
triśūlarūpeṇa jagadbhayaṅkare
sthitaṃ trinetreṣu makhāgnayastrayaḥ || 9 ||
jaṭāsvarūpeṇa samastasāgarāḥ
kulācalāssindhuvahāśca sarvaśaḥ |
śarīrajaṃ jñānamidaṃ tvavasthitaṃ
tadeva paśyanti kudṛṣṭa yo janāḥ || 10 ||
nārāyaṇastvaṃ jagatāṃ samudbhava-
stathā bhavāneva caturmukho mahān |
sattvādibhedena tathāgnibhedito
yugādibhedena ca saṃsthitastridhā || 11 ||
bhavantamete suranāyakāḥ prabho
bhavārthino'nyasya vadanti toṣayan |
yatastatono bhava bhūtibhūṣaṇa
praprāhi viśveśvara rudra te namaḥ || 12 ||
iti śrī varāhapurāṇe indrādikṛta śivastutiḥ |

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