🕉️ Vedsara Shiva Stotram
📖 Introduction
Vedsara Shiva Stotram is a revered Sanskrit hymn traditionally attributed to Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya. This sacred stotram glorifies Lord Shiva as the eternal, formless, and supreme reality who transcends time, space, and illusion.
Through profound Vedantic verses, it describes Shiva as the source, sustainer, and ultimate dissolution of the entire universe while revealing His infinite consciousness and divine compassion. Every verse inspires devotion, self-realization, and inner spiritual awakening.
Devotees recite Vedsara Shiva Stotram during daily worship, meditation, Mondays, Pradosh Vrat, Mahashivratri, and other auspicious occasions to seek Lord Shiva's blessings, mental peace, wisdom, protection, and liberation.
🕉️ Vedsara Shiva Stotram
॥ वेदसारशिवस्तोत्रम् ॥
॥ अथ वेदसारशिवस्तोत्रम् ॥
पशूनां पतिं पापनाशं परेशं कृत्तिं वसानं वरेण्यम् गजेन्द्रस्य वरेण्यम्।
जटाजूटमध्ये स्फुरद्गाङ्गवारिं स्मरामि स्मरारिम् महादेवमेकं स्मरारिम् ॥१॥
सुरेशं सुरारातिनाशं महेशं विभुं विश्वनाथं विभूत्यङ्गभूषम्।
विरूपाक्षमिन्द्वर्कवह्नित्रिनेत्रं सदानन्दमीडे प्रभुं पञ्चवक्त्रम् ॥२॥
गिरीशं नीलवर्णं गणेशं गले गुणातीतरूपम् गवेन्द्राधिरूढम्।
भास्वरं भस्मना भूषिताङ्गं भवं भवानीकलत्रं पञ्चवक्त्रम् भजे ॥३॥
शिवाकान्त शंभो शशाङ्कार्धमौले शूलिन्जटाजूटधारिन् महेशान।
जगद्व्यापको विश्वरूपः त्वमेको प्रसीद प्रसीद प्रभो पूर्णरूप ॥४॥
जगद्बीजमाद्यं परात्मानमेकं निरीहं निराकारमोंकारवेद्यम्।
यतो जायते पाल्यते येन विश्वं तमीशं लीयते यत्र विश्वम् ॥५॥
चापो न वह्निर्न वायुन भूमिर्न चाकाशमास्ते न तन्द्रा न निद्रा।
न चोष्णं न शीतं न वेषो न देशो न यस्यास्ति मूर्तिस्त्रिमूर्तिं तमीडे ॥६॥
शाश्वतं कारणं कारणानां अजं शिवं केवलं भासकं भासकानाम्।
तमःपारमाद्यन्तहीनं तुरीयं परं पावनं द्वैतहीनं प्रपद्ये ॥७॥
नमस्ते विभो विश्वमूर्ते नमस्ते नमस्ते चिदानन्दमूर्ते।
नमस्ते तपोयोगगम्य नमस्ते श्रुतिज्ञानगम्य ॥८॥
नमस्ते प्रभो शूलपाणे विभो विश्वनाथ शंभो महेश त्रिनेत्र।
महादेव शिवाकान्त शान्त स्मरारे पुरारे त्वदन्यो न मान्यः ॥९॥
महेश करुणामय शूलपाणे शंभो गौरीपते पशुपते पशुपाशनाशिन्।
काशीपते करुणया जगदेतदेकः पाति विदधासि महेश्वरोऽसि ॥१०॥
त्वं हंसि त्वत्तो जगद्भवति देव भव स्मरारे।
तिष्ठति जगन्मृड विश्वनाथ त्वय्येव लयम् जगदेतदीश ॥११॥
॥ इति श्रीमत्परमहंसपरिव्राजकाचार्यस्य श्रीगोविन्दभगवत्पूज्यपादशिष्यस्य श्रीमच्छङ्करभगवतः कृतौ वेदसारशिवस्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम् ॥
॥ বেদসার শিব স্তোত্রম্ ॥
॥ অথ বেদসার শিব স্তোত্রম্ ॥
পশূনাং পতিং পাপনাশং পরেশং
কৃত্তিং বসানং বরণ্যং গজেন্দ্রস্য বরণ্যম্।
জটাজূটমধ্যে স্ফুরদ্গাঙ্গবারিং
স্মরামি স্মরারিম্ মহাদেবমেকং স্মরারিম্ ॥১॥
সুরেশং সুরারাতিনাশং মহেশং
বিভুং বিশ্বনাথং বিভূত্যঙ্গভূষম্।
বিরূপাক্ষমিন্দ্বর্কবহ্নিত্রিনেত্রং
সদানন্দমীড়ে প্রভুং পঞ্চবক্ত্রম্ ॥২॥
গিরীশং নীলবর্ণং গণেশং গলে
গুণাতীতরূপং গজেন্দ্রাধিরূঢ়ম্।
ভাস্বরং ভস্মনা ভূষিতাঙ্গং
ভবং ভবানীকলত্রং পঞ্চবক্ত্রম্ ভজে ॥৩॥
শিবাকান্ত শম্ভো শশাঙ্কার্ধমৌলে
শূলিঞ্জটাজূটধারিন্ মহেশান।
জগদ্ব্যাপকো বিশ্বরূপঃ ত্বমেকঃ
প্রসীদ প্রসীদ প্রভো পূর্ণরূপ ॥৪॥
জগদ্বীজমাদ্যং পরাত্মানমেকং
নিরীহং নিরাকারমোঙ্কারবেদ্যম্।
যতো যায়তে পাল্যতে যেন বিশ্বং
তমীশং লীয়তে যত্র বিশ্বম্ ॥৫॥
চাপো ন বহ্নির্ন বায়ুর্ন ভূমির্
ন আকাশমাস্তে ন তন্দ্রা ন নিদ্রা।
ন চোষ্ণং ন শীতং ন বেশো ন দেশো
ন যস্যাস্তি মূর্তিস্ত্রিমূর্তিং তমীড়ে ॥৬॥
শাশ্বতং কারণং কারণানাং
অজং শিবং কেবলং ভাসকং ভাসকানাম্।
তমঃপারমাদ্যন্তহীনং তুরীয়ং
পরং পাবনং দ্বৈতহীনং প্রপদ্যে ॥৭॥
নমস্তে বিভো বিশ্বমূর্তে নমস্তে
নমস্তে নমস্তে চিদানন্দমূর্তে।
নমস্তে তপোযোগগম্য নমস্তে
শ্রুতিজ্ঞানগম্য ॥৮॥
নমস্তে প্রভো শূলপাণে বিভো বিশ্বনাথ শম্ভো মহেশ ত্রিনেত্র।
মহাদেব শিবাকান্ত শান্ত স্মরারে পুরারে
ত্বদন্যো ন মান্যঃ ॥৯॥
মহেশ করুণাময় শূলপাণে শম্ভো গৌরীপতে পশুপতে পশুপাশনাশিন্।
কাশীপতে করুণয়া জগদেতদেকঃ
পাতি বিদধাসি মহেশ্বরোऽসি ॥১০॥
ত্বং হংসি ত্বত্তো জগদ্ভবতি দেব ভব স্মরারে।
তিষ্ঠতি জগন্মৃড় বিশ্বনাথ
ত্বয়্যেব লয়ং জগদেতদীশ ॥১১॥
॥ ইতি শ্রীমৎপরমহংসপরিব্রাজকাচার্যস্য শ্রীগোবিন্দভগবৎপূজ্যপাদশিষ্যস্য শ্রীমচ্ছঙ্করভগবতঃ কৃতৌ সম্পূর্ণং বেদসারশিবস্তোত্রম্ ॥
॥ Vedsara Shiva Stotram ॥
॥ Atha Vedsara Shiva Stotram ॥
pashūnāṃ patiṃ pāpanāśaṃ pareśaṃ
kṛttiṃ vasānaṃ vareṇyaṃ gajendrasya vareṇyam।
jaṭājūṭamadhye sphuradgāṅgavāriṃ
smarāmi smarārim mahādevamekaṃ smarārim ॥1॥
sureśaṃ surārātināśaṃ maheśaṃ
vibhuṃ viśvanāthaṃ vibhūtyaṅgabhūṣam।
virūpākṣamindvarkavahnitrinetraṃ
sadānandamīḍe prabhuṃ pañchavaktram ॥2॥
girīśaṃ nīlavarṇaṃ gaṇeśaṃ gale
guṇātītarūpaṃ gajendrādhirūḍham।
bhāsvaraṃ bhasmanā bhūṣitāṅgaṃ
bhavaṃ bhavānīkalatraṃ pañchavaktram bhaje ॥3॥
śivākānta śambho śaśāṅkārdhamaule
śūlin jaṭājūṭadhārin maheśāna।
jagadvyāpako viśvarūpaḥ tvamekaḥ
prasīda prasīda prabho pūrṇarūpa ॥4॥
jagadbījamādyaṃ parātmanamekaṃ
nirīhaṃ nirākāram oṅkāravedyam।
yato jāyate pālyate yena viśvaṃ
tamīśaṃ līyate yatra viśvam ॥5॥
chāpo na vahnir na vāyur na bhūmir
na cākāśamāste na tandrā na nidrā।
na coṣṇaṃ na śītaṃ na veśo na deśo
na yasyāsti mūrtis trimūrtiṃ tamīḍe ॥6॥
śāśvataṃ kāraṇaṃ kāraṇānāṃ
ajaṃ śivaṃ kevalaṃ bhāsakaṃ bhāsakānām।
tamaḥpāram ādyantahīnaṃ turīyaṃ
paraṃ pāvanaṃ dvaitahīnaṃ prapadye ॥7॥
namaste vibho viśvamūrte namaste
namaste namaste cidānandamūrte।
namaste tapoyogagamya namaste
śrutijñānagamya ॥8॥
namaste prabho śūlapāṇe vibho viśvanātha śambho maheśa trinetra।
mahādeva śivākānta śānta smarāre purāre
tvadanyo na mānyaḥ ॥9॥
maheśa karuṇāmaya śūlapāṇe śambho gaurīpate paśupate paśupāśanāśin।
kāśīpate karuṇayā jagadetadekaḥ
pāti vidadhāsi maheśvaro'si ॥10॥
tvaṃ hansi tvatto jagadbhavati deva bhava smarāre।
tiṣṭhati jaganmṛḍa viśvanātha
tvayy eva layaṃ jagadetadīśa ॥11॥
॥ iti śrīmad-paramahaṃsa-parivrājakācāryasya śrī-govinda-bhagavatpūjyapāda-śiṣyasya śrīmac-chaṅkarabhagavataḥ kṛtau sampūrṇaṃ Vedsara Shiva Stotram ॥
📜 Meaning
Vedsara Shiva Stotram explains that Lord Shiva is the Supreme Absolute Reality (Parabrahman), beyond birth, death, time, space, and all worldly limitations. He is the creator, sustainer, and ultimate dissolver of the universe.
The stotram glorifies Shiva as the destroyer of ignorance and sins, the embodiment of infinite consciousness, compassion, and bliss. It portrays His divine cosmic form while teaching that He is both the formless Brahman and the personal deity worshipped by devotees.
Through its profound Vedantic philosophy, the hymn guides devotees toward self-realization, inner peace, unwavering devotion, and ultimately liberation (Moksha) through the grace of Lord Shiva.
📖 Source
Vedsara Shiva Stotram is traditionally attributed to Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya, one of India's greatest philosophers and spiritual teachers. It is a revered Sanskrit hymn that presents the essence of Vedantic philosophy while glorifying Lord Shiva as the Supreme Absolute Reality (Parabrahman).
The stotram beautifully combines devotion (Bhakti) with the wisdom of Advaita Vedanta, describing Lord Shiva as the eternal, formless, omnipresent, and all-pervading consciousness beyond birth, death, time, and illusion.
For centuries, devotees have recited this sacred hymn during daily worship, meditation, Mondays, Pradosh Vrat, Mahashivratri, and other auspicious occasions to seek Lord Shiva's blessings, inner peace, spiritual wisdom, and ultimate liberation (Moksha).
✨ Benefits of Chanting Vedsara Shiva Stotram
🕉️ Purifies the mind by removing negative thoughts, ignorance, and sinful tendencies.
🕉️ Brings inner peace, emotional balance, and mental clarity through regular recitation.
🕉️ Deepens devotion (Bhakti) and strengthens one's spiritual connection with Lord Shiva.
🕉️ Enhances concentration, mindfulness, and focus during meditation and daily worship.
🕉️ Helps reduce fear, stress, anxiety, and mental restlessness by cultivating inner calm.
🕉️ Encourages spiritual growth, self-realization, and understanding of Vedantic wisdom.
🕉️ Inspires detachment from worldly illusions and promotes a life of righteousness and self-discipline.
🕉️ Fills the heart with divine positivity, courage, compassion, and unwavering faith.
🕉️ Invokes Lord Shiva's divine grace, protection, and blessings for overall well-being.
🕉️ Guides the sincere devotee toward liberation (Moksha) by realizing the Supreme Truth.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q1. Who composed Vedsara Shiva Stotram?
Answer: Vedsara Shiva Stotram is traditionally attributed to Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya, although its authorship is based on traditional belief rather than definitive historical evidence.
Q2. Who is worshipped in this stotram?
Answer: The stotram is dedicated to Lord Shiva, glorifying Him as the Supreme Absolute Reality (Parabrahman), the destroyer of ignorance, and the source of all creation.
Q3. When is the best time to chant Vedsara Shiva Stotram?
Answer: It can be recited daily, especially during the early morning (Brahma Muhurta), evening prayers, Mondays, Pradosh Vrat, Mahashivratri, or before meditation and Shiva Puja.
Q4. What are the spiritual benefits of chanting this stotram?
Answer: Regular chanting promotes inner peace, devotion, mental clarity, spiritual wisdom, concentration, and helps guide the devotee toward self-realization and liberation (Moksha).
Q5. Can beginners recite Vedsara Shiva Stotram?
Answer: Yes. Anyone with faith and devotion can chant this sacred hymn. Even if the pronunciation is not perfect initially, sincere devotion is considered most important.
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🙏 Conclusion
Vedsara Shiva Stotram is a profound devotional hymn that beautifully combines the wisdom of Vedanta with unwavering devotion to Lord Shiva.
May this sacred hymn guide every devotee toward self-realization and Moksha.
Om Namah Shivaya
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