Lord Shiva

śiva pañcāmṛta snānābhiṣekam

(Shiva Panchamrita Snanabhishekam in English (IAST))

Traditional

Also known as vamadevaya namah snanam

Shiva Panchamrita Snanabhishekam is a profound ritualistic stotra used for the ceremonial bathing of the Shiva Linga. Utilizing five sacred offerings—milk, curd, ghee, honey, and sugar—this practice invokes the divine presence of Lord Shiva and Goddess Bhavani. Rooted in Vedic tradition, the chanting of specific mantras alongside the application of these offerings is believed to purify the practitioner’s soul, bestow material prosperity, and grant spiritual liberation. Performing this abhishekam with devotion cleanses negative karmas, harmonizes inner energies, and invites the grace of the cosmic consciousness to bless the devotee with health, peace, and eternal bliss.

(vāmadevāya na̭maḥ – snānaṃ)
ityādi nirmālyaṃ-vi~sṛjyetyanta-mprativāra-ṅkuryāt ||
|| pañcāmṛtasnānam ||
atha (pañcāmṛta snānaṃ) pañcāmṛtadevatābhyo namaḥ |
dhyānāvāhanādi ṣoḍaśopacārapūjāssamarpayāmi |
bhavānīśaṅkaramuddiśya bhavānīśaṅkara prītyartha-mpañcāmṛtasnāna-ṅkariṣyāmaḥ |
kṣīraṃ
āpyā̭yasva samḙtu te viśvata̭ssoma vṛṣṇi̭yam |
bhavā vāja̭sya saṅgathe ||
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ, kṣīreṇa snapayāmi |
āpo hiṣṭhā ma̭yobhuvastā na̭ ūrje da̭dhātana |
maheraṇā̭ya cakṣa̭se |
yo vaḥ̭ śivata̭mo rasastasya̭ bhājayate ha naḥ̭ |
uśatīri̭va māta̭raḥ |
tasmā ara̭ṅgamāmavo yasya kṣayā̭ya jinva̭tha |
āpo̭ janaya̭thā ca naḥ |
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | kṣīrasnānānantaraṃ śuddhodaka snānaṃ samarpayāmi |
dadhi
dadhikrāvṇṇo̭ akāriṣa-ñjiṣṇoraśva̭sya vājinaḥ̭ |
surabhi no mukhā̭ karatpraṇa āyūgṃ̭ṣi tāriṣat ||
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | dadhnā snapayāmi |
āpo hiṣṭhā ma̭yobhuvastā na̭ ūrje da̭dhātana |
maheraṇā̭ya cakṣa̭se |
yo vaḥ̭ śivata̭mo rasastasya̭ bhājayate ha naḥ̭ |
uśatīri̭va māta̭raḥ |
tasmā ara̭ṅgamāmavo yasya kṣayā̭ya jinva̭tha |
āpo̭ janaya̭thā ca naḥ |
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | dadhisnānānantaraṃ śuddhodaka snānaṃ samarpayāmi |
ājyaṃ
śukrama̭si jyoti̭rasi tejo̭si devova̭ssavitotpṷnā-
tvacchi̭dreṇa pavitrḙṇa vasossūrya̭sya raśmibhiḥ̭ |
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | ājyena snapayāmi |
āpo hiṣṭhā ma̭yobhuvastā na̭ ūrje da̭dhātana |
maheraṇā̭ya cakṣa̭se |
yo vaḥ̭ śivata̭mo rasastasya̭ bhājayate ha naḥ̭ |
uśatīri̭va māta̭raḥ |
tasmā ara̭ṅgamāmavo yasya kṣayā̭ya jinva̭tha |
āpo̭ janaya̭thā ca naḥ |
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | ājya snānānantaraṃ śuddhodaka snānaṃ samarpayāmi |
madhu
madhuvātā̭ ṛtāyate madhṷkṣaranti sindha̭vaḥ |
mādhvīrna-ssantvoṣa̭dhīḥ |
madhu nakta̭mutoṣa̭si madhṷmatpārthi̭vagṃ rajaḥ̭ |
madhudyaura̭stu naḥ pitā |
madhṷmānno vanaspatirmadhṷmāgṃ astu sūryaḥ̭ |
mādhvīrgāvo̭ bhavantu naḥ |
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | madhunā snapayāmi |
āpo hiṣṭhā ma̭yobhuvastā na̭ ūrje da̭dhātana |
maheraṇā̭ya cakṣa̭se |
yo vaḥ̭ śivata̭mo rasastasya̭ bhājayate ha naḥ̭ |
uśatīri̭va māta̭raḥ |
tasmā ara̭ṅgamāmavo yasya kṣayā̭ya jinva̭tha |
āpo̭ janaya̭thā ca naḥ |
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | madhusnānānantaraṃ śuddhodaka snānaṃ samarpayāmi |
śarkara
svāduḥ pa̭vasva divyāya janma̭ne |
svādurindrā̭ya suhavī̭tu nāmne |
svādurmitrāya varṷṇāya vāyave |
bṛhaspata̭ye madhṷmāgṃ adābhyaḥ |
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | śarkarayā snapayāmi |
āpo hiṣṭhā ma̭yobhuvastā na̭ ūrje da̭dhātana |
maheraṇā̭ya cakṣa̭se |
yo vaḥ̭ śivata̭mo rasastasya̭ bhājayate ha naḥ̭ |
uśatīri̭va māta̭raḥ |
tasmā ara̭ṅgamāmavo yasya kṣayā̭ya jinva̭tha |
āpo̭ janaya̭thā ca naḥ |
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | śarkara snānānantaraṃ śuddhodaka snānaṃ samarpayāmi |
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | pañcāmṛta snānaṃ samarpayāmi |
śaṅkhodakaṃ
āpo hiṣṭhā ma̭yobhuvastā na̭ ūrje da̭dhātana |
maheraṇā̭ya cakṣa̭se |
yo vaḥ̭ śivata̭mo rasastasya̭ bhājayate ha naḥ̭ |
uśatīri̭va māta̭raḥ |
tasmā ara̭ṅgamāmavo yasya kṣayā̭ya jinva̭tha |
āpo̭ janaya̭thā ca naḥ |
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | śaṅkhodakena snapayāmi ||
phalodakaṃ
yāḥ phalinīryā a̭phalā a̭puṣpāyāśca̭ puṣpiṇīḥ |
bṛhaspati̭ prasūtāstāno̭ muñcantvagṃ ha̭saḥ ||
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | phalodakena snapayāmi |
gandhodakaṃ
gandhadvārā-ndṷrādharṣā-nnityapṷṣṭā-ṅkarīṣiṇīm |
īśvarī̭gṃ sarva̭bhūtānā-ntāmihopa̭hvaye śriyam ||
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | gandhodakena snapayāmi |
puṣpodakaṃ
yo̭-'pā-mpuṣpaṃ-ve~da̭ |
puṣpa̭vā-nprajāvā̭-npaśumā-nbha̭vati |
candramā vā apā-mpuṣpa̭m |
puṣpa̭vā-nprajāvā̭-npaśumā-nbha̭vati |
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | puṣpodakena snapayāmi |
akṣatodakaṃ
āya̭ne te parāya̭ṇe dūrvā̭ rohantu puṣpiṇīḥ̭ |
hradāśca̭ puṇḍarī̭kāṇi samudrasya̭ gṛhā ime |
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | akṣatodakena snapayāmi |
suvarṇodakaṃ
tathsuvarṇagṃ hira̭ṇyamabhavat |
tathsuvarṇa̭sya hira̭ṇyasyajanma̭ |
ya evagṃ suvarṇa̭sya hira̭ṇyasya janmavḙda |
suvarṇa̭ ātmanā̭ bhavati |
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | suvarṇodakena snapayāmi |
rudrākṣodakaṃ
trya̭mbakaṃ-ya~jāmahe sugandhi-mpṷṣṭi vardha̭nam |
urvārukami̭va bandha̭nānmṛtyormṷkṣīya mā-'mṛtāt ||
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | rudrākṣodakena snapayāmi |
bhasmodakaṃ
mā no̭ mahānta̭muta mā no̭ arbhakaṃ
mā na ukṣa̭ntamuta mā na̭ ukṣitam |
mā no̭-'vadhīḥ pitara-mmota mātaraṃ̭
priyā mā na̭stanuvo̭ rudra rīriṣaḥ |
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | bhasmodakena snapayāmi |
bilvodakaṃ
mā na̭stoke tana̭ye mā na āyṷṣi
mā no goṣu mā no aśvḙṣu rīriṣaḥ |
vīrānmā no̭ rudra bhāmito-'va̭dhīrhaviṣma̭nto
nama̭sā vidhema te |
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | bilvodakena snapayāmi |
dūrvodakaṃ
kāṇḍā̭tkāṇḍātpraroha̭nti parṷṣaḥ paruṣaḥ pari̭ |
evāno̭ dūrve prata̭nu sahasrḙṇa śatena̭ ca ||
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | dūrvodakena snapayāmi |
atha malāpakarṣaṇa snānam |
hira̭ṇyavarṇāśśuca̭yaḥ pāvakā
yāsṷ jātaḥ kaśyapo yāsvindraḥ̭ |
agniṃ-yā~ garbha̭-ndadhire virṷ̄pāstā
na āpaśśagg syonā bha̭vantu ||
yāsāgṃ rājā varṷṇo yāti madhyḙ
satyānṛte a̭vapaśyañjanā̭nām |
madhuścutaśśuca̭yo yāḥ pā̭vakāstā
na āpaśśagg syonā bha̭vantu ||
yāsā̭-ndevā divi kṛṇvanti̭ bhakṣaṃ
yā antari̭kṣe bahudhā bhava̭nti |
yāḥ pṛ̭thivī-mpaya̭sondanti̭ śukrāstā
na āpaśśagg syonā bha̭vantu ||
śivena̭ mā cakṣṷṣā paśyatāpaśśivayā̭
tanuvopa̭ spṛśata tvaca̭-mme |
sarvāgṃ̭ agnīgṃ ra̭phsuṣado̭ huve vo mayi
varco balamojo nidha̭tta ||
(a.ve., kāṇḍa-3, sūktaṃ-13)
yadada-ssa̭mprayatīrahāvana̭datā hate |
tasmādā nadyo̭ nāma̭ stha tā vo nāmā̭ni sindhavaḥ || 1
yatpreṣi̭tā varṷṇenatāśśībha̭gṃ samava̭lgata |
tadā̭pnodindro̭ vo yatīstasmādāpo anṷsthana || 2
āpakāmaggṃ syanda̭mānā avī̭varata vo hi ka̭m |
indro̭ vaśśakti̭bhirdevīstasmādvārṇāma̭ vo hitam || 3
eko̭ vo devo apya̭tiṣṭhathsyanda̭mānā yathāvaśam |
udā̭niṣurmahīriti tasmā̭dudakamṷcyate || 4
āpo̭ bhadrā ghṛtamidāpa̭ ānuragnīṣomaṷ bibhratyāpa ittāḥ |
tīvro raso̭ madhupṛcāṃ̭ araṅgama ā mā̭ prāṇena̭ saha varca̭sāgann || 5
āditpa̭śyāmyuta vā̭ śṛṇomyā mā ghoṣo̭ gacchati vāṅma̭ āsām |
manyḙ bhejāno amṛta̭sya tarhi hira̭ṇyavarṇā atṛ̭paṃ-ya~dā vaḥ̭ || 6
āpo hiṣṭhā ma̭yobhuvastā na̭ ūrje da̭dhātana |
maheraṇā̭ya cakṣa̭se |
yo vaḥ̭ śivata̭mo rasastasya̭ bhājayate ha naḥ̭ |
uśatīri̭va māta̭raḥ |
tasmā ara̭ṅgamāmavo yasya kṣayā̭ya jinva̭tha |
āpo̭ janaya̭thā ca naḥ |
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | śuddhodakena snapayāmi |
[ diviśra̭yasvāntari̭kṣeyatasva pṛthivyāsambha̭va brahmavarcasama̭si brahmavarcasāya̭tvā | apā-ṅgrahā̭ngṛhṇātyetadvāpa rā̭jasūyaṃ-ya~detegrahā̭ssavo̭-'gnirva̭ruṇasavo rā̭jasūya̭magnisavaścityastābhyā̭meva sṷ̄yate-'tho̭ ubhāvevalokāvabhija̭yati yaśca̭ rājasūyḙnejānasya yaścā̭gnicita āpo̭ bhavantyāpo vā agnerbhrātṛ̭vyā yadapo̭-'gneradhastā̭dupadadhā̭ti bhrātṛ̭vyābhibhūtyai bhava̭tyātmanāparā̭-'syabhrātṛ̭vyo bhavatyamṛtaṃ-vā~ āpastasmā̭dadbhirava̭tāntamabhiṣi̭ñcanti nārtimārcha̭tisarvamāyṷreti ||
]
pava̭mānassuvarjanaḥ̭ | pavitrḙṇa vica̭rṣaṇiḥ |
yaḥ potā sa pṷnātu mā | punantṷ mā devajanāḥ |
punantu mana̭vo dhiyā | punantu viśva̭ āyavaḥ̭ |
jāta̭vedaḥ pavitra̭vat | pavitrḙṇa punāhi mā |
śukreṇa̭ devadīdya̭t | agne kratvā kratūgṃ ranṷ |
yattḙ pavitra̭marciṣi̭ | agne vita̭tamantarā |
brahma tena̭ punīmahe | ubhābhyā-ndevasavitaḥ |
pavitrḙṇa savena̭ ca | ida-mbrahma̭ punīmahe |
vaiśvadevī pṷnatī devyāgāt |
yasyai̭ bahvīstanuvo̭ vītapṛ̭ṣṭhāḥ |
tayā mada̭nta-ssadhamādyḙṣu |
vayagg syā̭ma pata̭yo rayīṇām |
vaiśvānaro raśmibhi̭rmā punātu |
vātaḥ̭ prāṇenḙṣiro ma̭yo bhūḥ |
dyāvā̭pṛthivī paya̭sā payo̭bhiḥ |
ṛtāva̭rī yajñiyḙ mā punītām ||
bṛhadbhi̭ssavitastṛbhiḥ̭ | varṣi̭ṣṭhairdevamanma̭bhiḥ |
agne dakṣaiḥ punāhi mā | yena̭ devā apṷnata |
yenāpo̭ divyaṅkaśaḥ̭ | tena̭ divyena brahma̭ṇā |
ida-mbrahma̭ punīmahe | yaḥ pā̭vamānīraddhyeti̭ |
ṛṣi̭bhissambhṛ̭tagṃ rasam̭ | sarvagṃ sa pūtama̭śnāti |
svadita-mmā̭tariśva̭nā | pāvamānīryo adhyeti̭ |
ṛṣi̭bhissambhṛ̭tagṃ rasam | tasmai sara̭svatī duhe |
kṣīragṃ sarpirmadhṷ̄dakam ||
pāvamānīssvastyaya̭nīḥ | sudughāhi paya̭svatīḥ |
ṛṣi̭bhissambhṛ̭to rasaḥ̭ | brāhmaṇeṣvamṛtagṃ̭ hitam |
pāvamānīrdi̭śantu naḥ | imaṃ-lo~kamatho̭ amum |
kāmānthsama̭rdhayantu naḥ | devīrdevaissamābhṛ̭tāḥ |
pāvamānīssvastyaya̭nīḥ | sudughāhi ghṛ̭taścutaḥ̭ |
ṛṣi̭bhissambhṛ̭to rasaḥ̭ | brāhmaṇeṣvamṛtagṃ̭ hitam |
yena̭ devāḥ pavitrḙṇa | ātmāna̭-mpunate sadā |
tena̭ sahasra̭dhāreṇa | pāvamānyaḥ pṷnantu mā |
prājāpatya-mpavitram | śatodyā̭magṃ hiraṇmayam |
tena̭ brahma vido̭ vayam | pūta-mbrahma̭ punīmahe |
indra̭ssunītī sahamā̭ punātu | soma̭ssvastyā varṷṇassamīcyā |
yamo rājā pramṛṇābhiḥ̭ punātu mā | jātavḙdā morjaya̭ntyā punātu |
āpo vā idagṃ sarvaṃ-vi~śvā̭ bhūtānyāpaḥ̭ prāṇā vā āpaḥ̭
paśava āpo-'nnamāpo-'mṛ̭tamāpaḥ̭ samrāḍāpo̭ virāḍāpaḥ̭
svarāḍāpaśchandāgṃsyāpo jyotīgṃṣyāpo
yajūgṃṣyāpa̭ssatyamāpassarvā̭ devatā āpo
bhūrbhuvassuvarāpa om ||
apaḥ praṇa̭yati | śraddhāvā āpaḥ̭ |
śraddhāmevārabhya̭ praṇīya praca̭rati |
apaḥ praṇa̭yati | yajño vāa āpaḥ̭ |
yajñamevārabhya̭ praṇīya praca̭rati
apaḥ praṇa̭yati | vajro vā āpaḥ̭ |
vajra̭meva bhrātṛ̭vyebhyaḥ prahṛtya̭ praṇīya praca̭rati |
apaḥ praṇa̭yati | āpo vai ra̭kṣoghnīḥ |
rakṣa̭sāmapa̭hatyai |
apaḥ praṇa̭yati | āpo vai devānā̭-mpriyandhāma̭ |
devānā̭meva priyandhāma̭ praṇīya praca̭rati |
apaḥ praṇa̭yati | āpo vai sarvā̭ devatāḥ̭ |
devatā̭ evārabhya̭ praṇīya praca̭rati |
(āpovaiśāntāḥ | śāntābhi̭revāsya̭ śucagṃ̭śamayati ||)
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | malāpakarṣaṇasnānaṃ samarpayāmi |

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