🕉️ Vedsara Shiva Stotram | Sanskrit, Bengali & English Lyrics with Meaning, Benefits, Source
📖 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
गजेन्द्रस्य कृत्तिं वसानं वरेण्यम्।
जटाजूटमध्ये स्फुरद्गाङ्गवारिं
महादेवमेकं स्मरारिं स्मरामि ॥१॥
महेशं सुरेशं सुरारातिनाशं
विभुं विश्वनाथं विभूत्यङ्गभूषम्।
विरूपाक्षमिन्द्वर्कवह्नित्रिनेत्रं
सदानन्दमीडे प्रभुं पञ्चवक्त्रम् ॥२॥
गिरीशं गणेशं गले नीलवर्णं
गवेन्द्राधिरूढं गुणातीतरूपम्।
भवं भास्वरं भस्मना भूषिताङ्गं
भवानीकलत्रं भजे पञ्चवक्त्रम् ॥३॥
शिवाकान्त शंभो शशाङ्कार्धमौले
महेशान शूलिञ्जटाजूटधारिन्।
त्वमेको जगद्व्यापको विश्वरूपः
प्रसीद प्रसीद प्रभो पूर्णरूप ॥४॥
परात्मानमेकं जगद्बीजमाद्यं
निरीहं निराकारमोंकारवेद्यम्।
यतो जायते पाल्यते येन विश्वं
तमीशं भजे लीयते यत्र विश्वम् ॥५॥
न भूमिर्न चापो न वह्निर्न वायु-
र्न चाकाशमास्ते न तन्द्रा न निद्रा।
न चोष्णं न शीतं न देशो न वेषो
न यस्यास्ति मूर्तिस्त्रिमूर्तिं तमीडे ॥६॥
अजं शाश्वतं कारणं कारणानां
शिवं केवलं भासकं भासकानाम्।
तुरीयं तमःपारमाद्यन्तहीनं
प्रपद्ये परं पावनं द्वैतहीनम् ॥७॥
नमस्ते नमस्ते विभो विश्वमूर्ते
नमस्ते नमस्ते चिदानन्दमूर्ते।
नमस्ते नमस्ते तपोयोगगम्य
नमस्ते नमस्ते श्रुतिज्ञानगम्य ॥८॥
प्रभो शूलपाणे विभो विश्वनाथ
महादेव शंभो महेश त्रिनेत्र।
शिवाकान्त शान्त स्मरारे पुरारे
त्वदन्यो वरेण्यो न मान्यो न गण्यः ॥९॥
शंभो महेश करुणामय शूलपाणे
गौरीपते पशुपते पशुपाशनाशिन्।
काशीपते करुणया जगदेतदेक-
स्त्वं हंसि पासि विदधासि महेश्वरोऽसि ॥१०॥
त्वत्तो जगद्भवति देव भव स्मरारे
त्वय्येव तिष्ठति जगन्मृड विश्वनाथ।
त्वय्येव गच्छति लयं जगदेतदीश
लिङ्गात्मके हर चराचरविश्वरूपिन् ॥११॥
॥ इति श्रीमत्परमहंसपरिव्राजकाचार्यस्य
श्रीगोविन्दभगवत्पूज्यपादशिष्यस्य
श्रीमच्छङ्करभगवतः कृतौ
वेदसारशिवस्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम् ॥
॥ বেদসার শিব স্তোত্রম্ ॥
॥ অথ বেদসার শিব স্তোত্রম্ ॥
পশূনাং পতিং পাপনাশং পরেশং
গজেন্দ্রস্য কৃত্তিং বসানং বরেণ্যম্।
জটাজূটমধ্যে স্ফুরদ্গাঙ্গবারিং
মহাদেবমেকং স্মরারিং স্মরামি ॥১॥
মহেশং সুরেশং সুরারাতিনাশং
বিভুং বিশ্বনাথং বিভূত্যঙ্গভূষম্।
বিরূপাক্ষমিন্দ্বর্কবহ্নিত্রিনেত্রং
সদানন্দমীড়ে প্রভুং পঞ্চবক্ত্রম্ ॥২॥
গিরীশং গণেশং গলে নীলবর্ণং
গবেন্দ্রাধিরূঢ়ং গুণাতীতরূপম্।
ভবং ভাস্বরং ভস্মনা ভূষিতাঙ্গং
ভবানীকলত্রং ভজে পঞ্চবক্ত্রম্ ॥৩॥
শিবাকান্ত শম্ভো শশাঙ্কার্ধমৌলে
মহেশান শূলিঞ্জটাজূটধারিন্।
ত্বমেকো জগদ্ব্যাপকো বিশ্বরূপঃ
প্রসীদ প্রসীদ প্রভো পূর্ণরূপ ॥৪॥
পরাত্মানমেকং জগদ্বীজমাদ্যং
নিরীহং নিরাকারমোঙ্কারবেদ্যম্।
যতো যায়তে পাল্যতে যেন বিশ্বং
তমীশং ভজে লীয়তে যত্র বিশ্বম্ ॥৫॥
ন ভূমির্ন চাপো ন বহ্নির্ন বায়ুর্
ন চাকাশমাস্তে ন তন্দ্রা ন নিদ্রা।
ন চোষ্ণং ন শীতং ন দেশো ন বেশো
ন যস্যাস্তি মূর্তিস্ত্রিমূর্তিং তমীড়ে ॥৬॥
অজং শাশ্বতং কারণং কারণানাং
শিবং কেবলং ভাসকং ভাসকানাম্।
তুরীয়ং তমঃপারমাদ্যন্তহীনং
প্রপদ্যে পরং পাবনং দ্বৈতহীনম্ ॥৭॥
নমস্তে নমস্তে বিভো বিশ্বমূর্তে
নমস্তে নমস্তে চিদানন্দমূর্তে।
নমস্তে নমস্তে তপোযোগগম্য
নমস্তে নমস্তে শ্রুতিজ্ঞানগম্য ॥৮॥
প্রভো শূলপাণে বিভো বিশ্বনাথ
মহাদেব শম্ভো মহেশ ত্রিনেত্র।
শিবাকান্ত শান্ত স্মরারে পুরারে
ত্বদন্যো বরেণ্যো ন মান্যো ন গণ্যঃ ॥৯॥
শম্ভো মহেশ করুণাময় শূলপাণে
গৌরীপতে পশুপতে পশুপাশনাশিন্।
কাশীপতে করুণয়া জগদেতদেক-
স্ত্বং হংসি পাসি বিদধাসি মহেশ্বরোऽসি ॥১০॥
ত্বত্তো জগদ্ভবতি দেব ভব স্মরারে
ত্বয়্যেব তিষ্ঠতি জগন্মৃড় বিশ্বনাথ।
ত্বয়্যেব গচ্ছতি লয়ং জগদেতদীশ
লিঙ্গাত্মকে হর চরাচরবিশ্বরূপিন্ ॥১১॥
॥ ইতি শ্রীমৎপরমহংসপরিব্রাজকাচার্যস্য
শ্রীগোবিন্দভগবৎপূজ্যপাদশিষ্যস্য
শ্রীমচ্ছঙ্করভগবতঃ কৃতৌ
বেদসারশিবস্তোত্রং সম্পূর্ণম্ ॥
॥ Vedsara Shiva Stotram ॥
॥ Atha Vedsara Shiva Stotram ॥
paśūnāṃ patiṃ pāpanāśaṃ pareśaṃ
gajendrasya kṛttiṃ vasānaṃ vareṇyam.
jaṭājūṭamadhye sphuradgāṅgavāriṃ
mahādevamekaṃ smarāriṃ smarāmi ॥1॥
maheśaṃ sureśaṃ surārātināśaṃ
vibhuṃ viśvanāthaṃ vibhūtyaṅgabhūṣam.
virūpākṣamindvarkavahnitrinetraṃ
sadānandamīḍe prabhuṃ pañcavaktram ॥2॥
girīśaṃ gaṇeśaṃ gale nīlavarṇaṃ
gavendrādhirūḍhaṃ guṇātītarūpam.
bhavaṃ bhāsvaraṃ bhasmanā bhūṣitāṅgaṃ
bhavānīkalatraṃ bhaje pañcavaktram ॥3॥
śivākānta śambho śaśāṅkārdhamaule
maheśāna śūliñjaṭājūṭadhārin.
tvameko jagadvyāpako viśvarūpaḥ
prasīda prasīda prabho pūrṇarūpa ॥4॥
parātmānamekaṃ jagadbījamādyaṃ
nirīhaṃ nirākāramoṅkāravedyam.
yato jāyate pālyate yena viśvaṃ
tamīśaṃ bhaje līyate yatra viśvam ॥5॥
na bhūmirna cāpo na vahnirna vāyur
na cākāśamāste na tandrā na nidrā.
na coṣṇaṃ na śītaṃ na deśo na veśo
na yasyāsti mūrtis trimūrtiṃ tamīḍe ॥6॥
ajaṃ śāśvataṃ kāraṇaṃ kāraṇānāṃ
śivaṃ kevalaṃ bhāsakaṃ bhāsakānām.
turīyaṃ tamaḥpāramādyantahīnaṃ
prapadye paraṃ pāvanaṃ dvaitahīnam ॥7॥
namaste namaste vibho viśvamūrte
namaste namaste cidānandamūrte.
namaste namaste tapoyogagamya
namaste namaste śrutijñānagamya ॥8॥
prabho śūlapāṇe vibho viśvanātha
mahādeva śambho maheśa trinetra.
śivākānta śānta smarāre purāre
tvadanyo vareṇyo na mānyo na gaṇyaḥ ॥9॥
śambho maheśa karuṇāmaya śūlapāṇe
gaurīpate paśupate paśupāśanāśin.
kāśīpate karuṇayā jagadetadeka-
stvaṃ haṃsi pāsi vidadhāsi maheśvaro'si ॥10॥
tvatto jagadbhavati deva bhava smarāre
tvayyeva tiṣṭhati jaganmṛḍa viśvanātha.
tvayyeva gacchati layaṃ jagadetadīśa
liṅgātmake hara carācaraviśvarūpin ॥11॥
॥ iti śrīmat-paramahaṃsa-parivrājakācāryasya
śrī-govinda-bhagavatpūjyapāda-śiṣyasya
śrīmac-chaṅkarabhagavataḥ kṛtau
vedasāraśivastotraṃ sampūrṇam ॥
📜 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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