Lord Shiva

śiva nitya pūjā vidhānam

(Shiva Nitya Puja Vidhanam in English (IAST))

Traditional

Shiva Nitya Puja Vidhanam is a foundational liturgical manual detailing the daily ritualistic worship of Lord Shiva. Rooted in Agamic traditions, this text provides a systematic guide for devotees to perform offerings, including the preparation of the altar, mantra recitation, and abhishek. By engaging in this disciplined daily practice, the practitioner seeks to purify the mind, cultivate profound devotion, and attain inner stillness. Regular observance of these rites is believed to remove spiritual obstacles, bestow divine grace, and align the devotee with the supreme consciousness of Lord Shiva, leading to both worldly prosperity and spiritual liberation.

āvaśyakāni vastūni
- āsanaṃ
- dīpaḥ
- gandhaḥ
- kuṅkumaṃ
- akṣatāḥ
- puṣpāṇi
- dhūpaḥ
- naivedyaṃ
- tāmbūlaṃ
- ācamanīyaṃ
- pūjā pātraṃ
- kalaśaḥ
- śaṅkhaḥ [optional]
- śiva pratimā vā śivaliṅgaṃ vā citrapaṭaḥ vā
pūrvāṅga pūjā
śrīmahāgaṇādhipataye namaḥ |
śrī gurubhyo namaḥ |
hariḥ om |
śuciḥ
apavitraḥ pavitro vā sarvāvasthāṃ gato'pi vā |
yaḥ smaret puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ sa bāhyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ ||
puṇḍarīkākṣa puṇḍarīkākṣa puṇḍarīkākṣāya namaḥ ||
prārthanā
śuklāmbaradharaṃ viṣṇuṃ śaśivarṇaṃ caturbhujam |
prasannavadanaṃ dhyāyet sarvavighnopaśāntaye ||
agajānana padmārkaṃ gajānanamaharniśam |
anekadaṃ taṃ bhaktānāṃ ekadantamupāsmahe ||
tadeva lagnaṃ sudinaṃ tadeva
tārābalaṃ candrabalaṃ tadeva |
vidyābalaṃ daivabalaṃ tadeva
lakṣmīpate te'ṅghriyugaṃ smarāmi ||
gururbrahmā gururviṣṇuḥ gururdevo maheśvaraḥ |
guruḥ sākṣāt parabrahma tasmai śrīgurave namaḥ ||
sarvamaṅgala māṅgalye śive sarvārthasādhike |
śaraṇye tryambake gaurī nārāyaṇi namo'stu te ||
śrīlakṣmīnārāyaṇābhyāṃ namaḥ |
umāmaheśvarābhyāṃ namaḥ |
vāṇīhiraṇyagarbhābhyāṃ namaḥ |
śacīpurandarābhyāṃ namaḥ |
arundhatīvasiṣṭhābhyāṃ namaḥ |
śrīsītārāmābhyāṃ namaḥ |
mātāpitṛbhyo namaḥ |
sarvebhyo mahājanebhyo namaḥ |
ācamanaṃ
oṃ keśavāya svāhā |
oṃ nārāyaṇāya svāhā |
oṃ mādhavāya svāhā |
oṃ govindāya namaḥ |
oṃ viṣṇave namaḥ |
oṃ madhusūdanāya namaḥ |
oṃ trivikramāya namaḥ |
oṃ vāmanāya namaḥ |
oṃ śrīdharāya namaḥ |
oṃ hṛṣīkeśāya namaḥ |
oṃ padmanābhāya namaḥ |
oṃ dāmodarāya namaḥ |
oṃ saṅkarṣaṇāya namaḥ |
oṃ vāsudevāya namaḥ |
oṃ pradyumnāya namaḥ |
oṃ aniruddhāya namaḥ |
oṃ puruṣottamāya namaḥ |
oṃ adhokṣajāya namaḥ |
oṃ nārasiṃhāya namaḥ |
oṃ acyutāya namaḥ |
oṃ janārdanāya namaḥ |
oṃ upendrāya namaḥ |
oṃ haraye namaḥ |
oṃ śrīkṛṣṇāya namaḥ |
dīpārādhanam
dīpastvaṃ brahmarūpo'si jyotiṣāṃ prabhuravyayaḥ |
saubhāgyaṃ dehi putrāṃśca sarvānkāmāṃśca dehi me ||
bho dīpa devi rūpastvaṃ karmasākṣī hyavighnakṛt |
yāvatpūjāṃ kariṣyāmi tāvattvaṃ susthiro bhava ||
dīpārādhana muhūrtaḥ sumuhūrto'stu ||
bhūtoccāṭanam
uttiṣṭhantu bhūtapiśācāḥ ya ete bhūmibhārakāḥ |
eteṣāmavirodhena brahmakarma samārabhe ||
apasarpantu te bhūtā ye bhūtā bhūmisaṃsthitāḥ |
ye bhūtā vighnakartāraste gacchantu śivā'jñayā ||
prāṇāyāmaḥ
o-mbhūḥ | o-mbhuvaḥ̭ | ogṃ suvaḥ̭ | o-mmahaḥ̭ | o-ñjanaḥ̭ | o-ntapaḥ̭ | ogṃ satyam |
o-ntatsa̭vi॒turvare᳚ṇya॒-mbhargo̭ de॒vasya̭ dhīmahi |
dhiyo॒ yo naḥ̭ praco॒dayā᳚t ||
omāpo॒ jyotī॒ raso॒-'mṛta॒-mbrahma॒ bhūrbhuva॒ssuva॒rom ||
saṅkalpaḥ
mama upātta samasta duritakṣaya dvārā, mama/asmākaṃ sahakuṭumbasya kṣema-sthairya-dhairya-vīrya-vijaya-abhaya-āyuḥ-ārogya-aiśvarya-abhivṛddhyarthaṃ, dharmārtha-kāma-mokṣa-caturvidha-puruṣārtha-phala-siddhyarthaṃ, sarvābhīṣṭa-siddhyarthaṃ, śrīparameśvara-prītyarthaṃ, yāvacchakti dhyāna-āvāhanādi-ṣoḍaśopacāra-pūjāṃ kariṣye ||
tadaṅga kalaśārādhanaṃ kariṣye ||
kalaśārādhanam
kalaśe gandha puṣpākṣatairabhyarcya |
kalaśe udakaṃ pūrayitvā |
kalaśasyopari hastaṃ nidhāya |
kalaśasya mukhe viṣṇuḥ kaṇṭhe rudraḥ samāśritaḥ |
mūle tvasya sthito brahmā madhye mātṛgaṇāḥ smṛtāḥ ||
kukṣau tu sāgarāḥ sarve saptadvīpā vasundharā |
ṛgvedo'tha yajurvedo sāmavedo hyatharvaṇaḥ ||
aṅgaiśca sahitāḥ sarve kalaśāmbu samāśritāḥ ||
gaṅge ca yamune caiva godāvarī sarasvatī |
narmade sindhu kāverī jale'smin sannidhiṃ kuru ||
kāverī tuṅgabhadrā ca kṛṣṇaveṇī ca gautamī |
bhāgīrathīti vikhyātāḥ pañcagaṅgāḥ prakīrtitāḥ ||
āyāntu devapūjārthaṃ mama duritakṣayakārakāḥ |
kalaśodakena pūjā dravyāṇi samprokṣya, devaṃ samprokṣya, ātmānaṃ ca samprokṣya ||
śaṅkhapūjā
śaṅkhaṃ candrārka daivataṃ madhye varuṇa devatām |
pṛṣṭhe prajāpatiṃ vindyādagre gaṅgā sarasvatīm ||
trailokye yāni tīrthāni vāsudevasya ājñayā |
śaṅkhe tiṣṭhantu viprendrāḥ tasmāt śaṅkhaṃ prapūjayet ||
oṃ śaṅkhāya namaḥ |
oṃ dhavalāya namaḥ |
oṃ pāñcajanyāya namaḥ |
oṃ śaṅkhadevatābhyo namaḥ |
sakalapūjārthe akṣatān samarpayāmi ||
ghaṇṭānādaḥ
āgamārthaṃ tu devānāṃ gamanārthaṃ tu rākṣasām |
ghaṇṭāravaṃ karomyādau devatāhvāna lāñchanam ||
oṃ ghaṇṭādevatābhyo namaḥ |
sakalopacāra pūjārthe akṣatān samarpayāmi ||
śrī mahāgaṇapati pūjā
o-ṅga॒ṇānā᳚-ntvā ga॒ṇapa̭tigṃ havāmahe ka॒vi-ṅka̭vī॒nāṃ upa॒maśra̭vastavam |
jye॒ṣṭha॒rāja॒-mbrahma̭ṇā-mbrahmaṇaspata॒ ā naḥ̭ śṛ॒ṇvannū॒tibhi̭ssīda॒ sāda̭nam ||
sumukhaścaikadantaśca kapilo gajakarṇakaḥ |
lambodaraśca vikaṭo vighnarājo gaṇādhipaḥ ||
dhūmaketurgaṇādhyakṣaḥ phālacandro gajānanaḥ |
vakratuṇḍaḥ śūrpakarṇo herambaḥ skandapūrvajaḥ ||
oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ |
dhyāyāmi | āvāhayāmi | āsanaṃ samarpayāmi |
pādyaṃ samarpayāmi | arghyaṃ samarpayāmi | ācamanīyaṃ samarpayāmi |
snānaṃ samarpayāmi | vastraṃ samarpayāmi | yajñopavītaṃ samarpayāmi |
gandhaṃ samarpayāmi | puṣpāṇi samarpayāmi |
dhūpamāghrāpayāmi | dīpaṃ darśayāmi |
naivedyaṃ samarpayāmi | tāmbūlaṃ samarpayāmi |
nīrājanaṃ samarpayāmi | mantrapuṣpaṃ samarpayāmi |
pradakṣiṇa namaskārān samarpayāmi ||
ṣoḍaśopacāra pūjā
śiva dhyānam
karpūra gauraṃ karuṇāvatāraṃ
saṃsārasāraṃ bhujagendra hāram |
sadā ramantaṃ hṛdayāravinde
bhavaṃ bhavānī sahitaṃ namāmi ||
vande maheśaṃ surasiddhasevitaṃ
devāṅganā gīta sunṛtya tuṣṭam |
paryaṅkagaṃ śailasutāsametaṃ
kalpadrumāraṇyagataṃ prasannam ||
dhyāyennityaṃ maheśaṃ rajatagirinibhaṃ cārucandrāvataṃsaṃ
ratnākalpojjvalāṅgaṃ paraśuvaramṛgābhīti hastaṃ prasannam |
padmāsīnaṃ samantāt stutamamaragaṇairvyāghrakṛttiṃ vasānaṃ
viśvādyaṃ viśvavandyaṃ nikhila bhayaharaṃ pañcavaktraṃ trinetram ||
o-ntatpurṷṣāya vi॒dmahḙ mahāde॒vāya̭ dhīmahi |
tanno̭ rudraḥ praco॒dayā᳚t ||
o-ntrya̭mbakaṃ-ya~jāmahe suga॒ndhi-mpṷṣṭi॒ vardha̭nam |
u॒rvā॒ru॒kami̭va॒ bandha̭nānmṛ॒tyormṷkṣīya॒ mā-'mṛtā᳚t ||
oṃ namaḥ śivāya |
dhyāyāmi | dhyānaṃ samarpayāmi ||
āvāhanam
oṅkārāya namastubhyaṃ oṅkārapriya śaṅkara |
āvāhanaṃ gṛhāṇedaṃ pārvatīpriya vallabha ||
oṃ namaḥ śivāya |
āvāhayāmi | sthāpayāmi | pūjayāmi ||
āsanam
namaste girijānātha kailāsagiri mandira |
siṃhāsanaṃ mayā dattaṃ svīkuruṣva umāpate ||
oṃ namaḥ śivāya |
āsanaṃ samarpayāmi ||
pādyam
mahādeva jagannātha bhaktānāmabhayaprada |
pādyaṃ gṛhāṇa deveśa mama saukhyaṃ vivardhaya ||
oṃ namaḥ śivāya |
pādayoḥ pādyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
arghyam
śivāpriya namastestu pāvanaṃ jalapūritam |
arghyaṃ gṛhāṇa bhagavan gāṅgeya kalaśasthitam ||
oṃ namaḥ śivāya |
hastayoḥ arghyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
ācamanīyam
vāmadeva surādhīśa vanditāṅghri saroruha |
gṛhāṇācamanaṃ deva karuṇā varuṇālaya ||
oṃ namaḥ śivāya |
mukhe ācamanīyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
snānam
āpo॒ hiṣṭhā ma̭yo॒bhuva॒stā na̭ ū॒rje da̭dhātana |
ma॒he raṇā̭ya॒ cakṣa̭se ||
yo vaḥ̭ śi॒vata̭mo rasa॒stasya̭ bhājayate॒ha naḥ̭ |
u॒śa॒tīri̭va mā॒ta̭raḥ ||
tasmā॒ ara̭-ṅgamāma vo॒ yasya॒ kṣayā̭ya॒ jinva̭tha |
āpo̭ ja॒naya̭thā ca naḥ ||
oṃ namaḥ śivāya |
śuddhodaka snānaṃ samarpayāmi ||
snānānantaraṃ ācamanīyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
vastram
vastrayugmaṃ ca divyaṃ ca śobhanaṃ prīti vardhanam |
oṃ namaḥ śivāya |
vastraṃ samarpayāmi ||
yajñopavītam
yajñopavītaṃ paramaṃ pavitraṃ prajāpateryatsahajaṃ purastāt |
āyuṣyamagryaṃ pratimuñca śubhraṃ yajñopavītaṃ balamastu tejaḥ ||
oṃ namaḥ śivāya |
yajñopavītaṃ samarpayāmi ||
gandham
śrīkhaṇḍaṃ candanaṃ divyaṃ gandhāḍhyaṃ sumanoharam |
vilepanaṃ suraśreṣṭha prītyarthaṃ pratigṛhyatām ||
oṃ namaḥ śivāya |
gandhaṃ samarpayāmi ||
arcana
akṣatān dhavalān divyān puṣpāṇi ca sugandhīni |
bhaktyā dattāni gṛhyantāṃ sarvadevāḥ prasīdata ||
aṅga pūjā
oṃ śivāya namaḥ - pādau pūjayāmi |
oṃ maheśvarāya namaḥ - gulphau pūjayāmi |
oṃ śambhave namaḥ - jānunī pūjayāmi |
oṃ pinākine namaḥ - ūrū pūjayāmi |
oṃ śaśiśekharāya namaḥ - kaṭiṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ vāmadevāya namaḥ - udaraṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ virūpākṣāya namaḥ - hṛdayaṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ kapardine namaḥ - kaṇṭhaṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ nīlalohitāya namaḥ - skandhau pūjayāmi |
oṃ śaṅkarāya namaḥ - bāhū pūjayāmi |
oṃ śūlapāṇaye namaḥ - hastau pūjayāmi |
oṃ khaṭvāṅgine namaḥ - mukhaṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ ambikānāthāya namaḥ - netre pūjayāmi |
oṃ śrīkaṇṭhāya namaḥ - śiraḥ pūjayāmi |
oṃ bhaktavatsalāya namaḥ - sarvāṇyaṅgāni pūjayāmi ||
[Recite the Siva aShTOttara Sata nAmAvaLI, or at least a few known names of Shiva. Offer flowers or akshatas with each name.]
śiva aṣṭottara śata nāmāvalī>
athavā śiva nāmāvalī paṭhanam ||
oṃ namaḥ śivāya |
aṣṭottara śata nāmāvalī pūjāṃ samarpayāmi |
akṣatān puṣpāṇi ca samarpayāmi ||
dhūpam
vanaspatyudbhavairdivyaiḥ nānāgandhaiḥ susaṃyutaḥ |
āghreyaḥ sarvadevānāṃ dhūpo'yaṃ pratigṛhyatām ||
oṃ namaḥ śivāya |
dhūpamāghrāpayāmi ||
dīpam
sājyaṃ trivarti saṃyuktaṃ vahninā yojitaṃ priyam |
gṛhāṇa maṅgalaṃ dīpaṃ trailokya timirāpaham ||
oṃ namaḥ śivāya |
dīpaṃ darśayāmi ||
naivedyam
naivedyaṃ gṛhyatāṃ deva bhaktyā sampāditaṃ mayā |
idaṃ phalaṃ ca pānīyaṃ sarvopacāra saṃyutam ||
o-mbhūrbhuva॒ssuvaḥ॒ | tatsa̭vi॒turvare᳚ṇya॒-mbhargo̭ de॒vasya̭ dhīmahi |
dhi॒yo yo naḥ̭ praco॒dayā᳚t ||
satyaṃ tvā ṛtena pariṣiñcāmi |
amṛtamastu | amṛtopastaraṇamasi |
oṃ prāṇāya svāhā | oṃ apānāya svāhā | oṃ vyānāya svāhā |
oṃ udānāya svāhā | oṃ samānāya svāhā |
madhye madhye pānīyaṃ samarpayāmi |
amṛtāpidhānamasi |
uttarāpośanaṃ samarpayāmi |
hastau prakṣālayāmi | pādau prakṣālayāmi |
śuddhācamanīyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
oṃ namaḥ śivāya |
naivedyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
tāmbūlam
pūgīphalaśca karpūraiḥ nāgavallīdalairyutam |
muktācūrṇa saṃyuktaṃ tāmbūlaṃ pratigṛhyatām ||
oṃ namaḥ śivāya |
tāmbūlaṃ samarpayāmi ||
nīrājanam
vedā॒hame॒ta-mpurṷṣa-mma॒hāntam᳚ | ā॒di॒tyava̭rṇa॒-ntama̭sa॒stu pā॒re |
sarvā̭ṇi rū॒pāṇi̭ vi॒citya॒ dhīraḥ̭ | nāmā̭ni kṛ॒tvā-'bhi॒vada॒n॒, yadā-''ste᳚ ||
oṃ namaḥ śivāya |
nīrājanaṃ samarpayāmi ||
mantrapuṣpam
namo hiraṇyabāhave hiraṇyavarṇāya hiraṇyarūpāya hiraṇyapataye-'mbikāpataya umāpataye paśupatayḙ namo॒ namaḥ ||
oṃ namaḥ śivāya |
mantrapuṣpaṃ samarpayāmi ||
pradakṣiṇam
yāni kāni ca pāpāni janmāntara kṛtāni ca |
tāni tāni praṇaśyanti pradakṣiṇa pade pade ||
pade pade sarvatamo nikṛntanaṃ
pade pade sarva śubhapradāyakam |
pradakṣiṇaṃ bhaktiyutena cetasā
karomi mṛtyuñjaya rakṣa rakṣa mām ||
oṃ namaḥ śivāya |
pradakṣiṇa namaskārān samarpayāmi ||
namaskāraḥ
urasā śirasā dṛṣṭyā manasā vacasā tathā |
padbhyāṃ karābhyāṃ karṇābhyāṃ praṇāmo'ṣṭāṅga ucyate ||
oṃ namaḥ śivāya |
namaskārān samarpayāmi ||
sarvopacārāḥ
oṃ namaḥ śivāya |
chatraṃ samarpayāmi |
cāmaraṃ samarpayāmi |
gītaṃ śrāvayāmi |
nṛtyaṃ darśayāmi |
samasta rājopacārān devopacārān samarpayāmi ||
stotra/sūkta paṭhanam
śrī rudraṃ namakam>
śiva pañcākṣari stotram>
kṣamāprārthanā
yasya smṛtyā ca nāmoktyā tapaḥ pūjā kriyādiṣu |
nyūnaṃ sampūrṇatāṃ yāti sadyo vande maheśvaram ||
mantrahīnaṃ kriyāhīnaṃ bhaktihīnaṃ maheśvara |
yatpūjitaṃ mayā deva paripūrṇaṃ tadastu te ||
kāyena vācā manasendriyairvā
buddhyātmanā vā prakṛteḥ svabhāvāt |
karomi yadyat sakalaṃ parasmai
nārāyaṇāyeti samarpayāmi ||
anayā dhyāna-āvāhanādi-ṣoḍaśopacāra pūjayā śrīparameśvaraḥ suprītaḥ suprasannaḥ varado bhavatu ||
udvāsanam
oṃ namaḥ śivāya |
yathāsthānaṃ udvāsayāmi |
śobhanārthe kṣemāya punarāgamanāya ca ||
prasāda grahaṇam
akālamṛtyuharaṇaṃ sarvavyādhinivāraṇam |
samastapāpakṣayakaraṃ devatā pādodakaṃ śubham ||
śrīparameśvara prasādaṃ śirasā gṛhṇāmi ||
oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||
oṃ tatsat brahmārpaṇamastu ||

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