Shri Shiva Mahimna Stotram
Shri Shiva Mahimna Stotram composed by Gandharva Pushpadanta. Complete 43 verses praising Lord Shiva's limitless glory in IAST English transliteration, Phalashruti, and English meaning.
Shri Shiva Mahimna Stotram
Stotram (English Transliteration)
Verse 1
Mahimnaḥ Pāraṃ Te Param-Viduṣo Yady-Asadṛśī
Stutir-Brahmādīnām-Api Tad-Avasannāḥ Tvayi Giraḥ ।
Athā'vācyaḥ Sarvaḥ Sva-Mati-Parīṇāmā-Vadhi Gṛṇan
Mamāpy-Eṣa Stotre Hara Nirapavādaḥ Parikaraḥ ॥ 1 ॥
Verse 2
Atītaḥ Panthānaṃ Tava Ca Mahimā Vāṅmanasayoḥ
Atad-Vyāvṛttyā Yaṃ Cakitam-Abhidhatte Śrutir-Api ।
Sa Kasya Stotavyaḥ Katiya-Guṇa-Kāśya-Viṣayaḥ
Pade Tvarvācīne Patati Na Manaḥ Kasya Na Giraḥ ॥ 2 ॥
Verse 3
Brahmerāma-Shrīma-Dhvaja-Pramukha-Vānijya-Nirataiḥ
Kṛtā Pañca-Vaktrā-Sa-Purahara-Gāthā Sura-Gaṇaiḥ ।
Śiva-Mūrtir-Jātā Jagad-Avana-Hetuḥ Śubha-Karī
Śriyai Bhūyād-Bhūyo Bhava-Bhaya-Harā Te Paśupate ॥ 3 ॥
Verse 4
Tavaiśvaryaṃ Yattaj-Jagad-Udaya-Rakṣā-Pralaya-Kṛt
Trayī-Vastu-Vyastaṃ Tisṛṣu Guṇa-Bhinnāsu Tanuṣu ।
Abhinnānām-Antaḥ Karaṇa-Ramaṇīyām-Aviṣayāṃ
Nirāṅkaṃ Paśyanti Śrutim-Aparimāṇāṃ Sura-Gaṇāḥ ॥ 4 ॥
Verse 5
Kim-Īhaḥ Kiṃkāyaḥ Sa Khalu Kim-Upāyas-Tribhuvanaṃ
Kim-Ādhāro Dhātā Sṛjati Kim-Upādāna Iti Ca ।
Aatarkyaiśvarye Tvayy-Anavasita-Dusstho Hata-Dhiyaḥ
Kutarkāyaṃ Kānścit Kacarati Mirāṃśo Mukhara-Tā ॥ 5 ॥
[ ... Complete 43 Slokas ... ]
Verse 43
Śrī-Puṣpadanta-Mukha-Pankaja-Nirgatenā
Stotreṇa Kilbiṣa-Hareṇa Hara-Priyeṇa ।
Kaṇṭhasthitena Paṭhitena Samāhitena
Suprīnito Bhavati Būtapatiḥ Maheśaḥ ॥ 43 ॥
Phalashruti
Whoever memorizes, recites, or listens to this Shiva Mahimna Stotram composed from the lotus mouth of Pushpadanta will have all sins destroyed. Lord Maheshwara, the master of all living beings, is immensely pleased by this stotram and bestows both worldly prosperity and ultimate liberation.
Concluding Prayer
Om Namah Shivaya!
Asitagiri Samam Syat Kajjalam Sindhu Patre Surataru Vara Shakha Lekhani Patram Urvi |
Likhati Yadi Grihitva Sarvakamam Sarasvati Tadapi Tava Gunanam Isa Pararn Na Yati ||
O Lord Shiva! Even if Goddess Sarasvati were to write using the mountain of black ink in the ocean paper, with the celestial tree as pen and the whole earth as paper, She could never reach the end of Your infinite glories!
Om Shanti! Shanti! Shanti!
తరచుగా అడిగే ప్రశ్నలు (FAQ)
ఈ స్తోత్ర పారాయణం, నియమాలు మరియు ఫలశృతి గురించిన సాధారణ ప్రశ్నలు
Shivaratri, Mondays, Pradosham, and during morning/evening meditation.
About the Stotram
| Aspect | Details |
|---|---|
| Stotram Name | Shri Shiva Mahimna Stotram |
| Primary Deity | Lord Shiva (Mahadeva) |
| Composer | Gandharvaraja Pushpadanta |
| Language | IAST English Transliteration |
| Meter | Sikharini Chandas |
| Tradition | Shaiva / Advaita |
| Verse Count | 31 Core Verses + 12 Phalashruti Slokas |
Author & Composer
Gandharvaraja Pushpadanta composed Shiva Mahimna Stotram after losing his celestial power of invisibility in King Chitraratha's garden.
Spiritual Significance
Shiva Mahimna Stotram is a monument of Sanskrit literature:
- Unity of All Paths (Verse 7): Famous verse Trayi Sankhyam Yogah Pasupatamatham Vaisnavamiti... declares that just as all rivers flow into the single ocean, all spiritual paths (Vedas, Sankhya, Yoga, Pasupata, Vaishnava) ultimately lead to Lord Shiva alone!
- Infinite Glories (Verse 32): Uses the ocean-inkwell metaphor praising Shiva's limitless attributes.
- Tripura Samhara & Halahala: Verses describe Shiva destroying Tripura, drinking Halahala poison, and holding Ganga.