śiva maṅgalāṣṭakam

Auspiciousness to Bhava (the Existent) — auspiciousness to the moon-crested one (Candracūḍa) — auspiciousness to the attributeless one who is the Self of all qualities — auspiciousness to Kālakāla (the death of Death) — auspiciousness to Rudra — auspiciousness to Nīlagrīva (the blue-throated one).

Auspiciousness to the one mounted on the bull (Vṛṣārūḍha) — auspiciousness to the fearsome one (Bhīma) — auspiciousness to the one robed in tiger-skin — auspiciousness to you, lord of animals (Paśupati) — auspiciousness to the beloved of Gaurī (Gaurīkānta).

Auspiciousness to the one whose body is smeared with sacred ash (bhasma) — auspiciousness to the one wearing the sacred thread of a serpent (nāga-yajñopavīta) — auspiciousness to the one adorned with a rosary of rudrākṣa beads — auspiciousness to Vyomakeśa (sky-haired one, whose hair is the sky).

Salutations to the one whose three eyes are the sun, moon, and fire — salutations to the dweller of Kailāsa — auspiciousness to the one of the nature of existence-consciousness-bliss (sac-cid-ānanda) — auspiciousness to the lord of the Pramathas (Pramatha-īśa).

Auspiciousness to Mṛtyuñjaya (the conqueror of Death) — auspiciousness to Sāṃba (who is together with Ambā/Pārvatī) — auspiciousness to the cause of creation, preservation, and dissolution — auspiciousness to Tryambaka (three-eyed) — auspiciousness to the peaceful one — auspiciousness to the lord of the three worlds.

Auspiciousness to Gaṅgādhara (bearer of Gaṅgā) — auspiciousness to Soma (the moon-bearing one) — salutations to the one who is the essence of both Hari (Viṣṇu) and Hara (Śiva) — auspiciousness to the fierce one (Ugra) — auspiciousness to the destroyer of Tripura — auspiciousness to Vāmadeva.

Auspiciousness to Sadyojāta (the immediately-born, first face of Śiva) — auspiciousness to Śarva (the archer) — auspiciousness to the bestower of excellent wisdom — salutations and auspiciousness to Īśāna — auspiciousness to Pañcavaktra (the five-faced one).

Auspiciousness to the one of the form of Sadāśiva — salutations to Tatpuruṣa — and auspiciousness to Aghora — and to the fierce one (Ghora) — auspiciousness to Mahādeva.

This auspicious Maṅgalāṣṭakam of Śambhu — inspired by Śrī Cāmuṇḍā — was composed as a place of auspiciousness. Whoever recites it, it grants all wishes to that person.

Whoever recites this Maṅgalāṣṭakam of the great god Mahādeva — attains the achievement of all purposes (sarva-artha-siddhi) and thereafter attains identity with him (sāyujya — liberation).