Lord Shiva

śrī sāmba sadāśiva akṣaramālā stotram (mātṛka varṇamālikā stotram)

(Shri Samba Sadashiva Aksharamala Stotram in English (IAST))

Traditional

This profound Stotram is a linguistic masterpiece dedicated to Lord Shiva, where each verse is structured according to the Sanskrit alphabet sequence. By invoking the Lord through the Aksharamala or garland of letters, the devotee aligns their consciousness with the primordial vibrations of the cosmos. It highlights Shiva as the embodiment of beauty, the destroyer of ignorance, and the ultimate protector. Chanting this hymn serves as a meditative practice that purifies the speech and mind, removes karmic obstacles, bestows spiritual wisdom, and fosters deep devotion, ultimately guiding the seeker toward the state of eternal bliss and oneness with Sadashiva.

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

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