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Sri Shankaracharya Padavalambana Stuti
Sri Shankaracharya Padavalambana Stuti
Text in Roman script
Devotional text
īmajagauśakarācāyapadāvalabanatutī
{|| īmajagauśakarācāyapadāvalabanatutī ||}
oimayaśeṣivabudhāḥ iśarasā yadāāṃ
sabate sumamayīimava nayamālā |
okārajāparatalayapadāja sa vaṃ
īśakarāya mama deiha padāvalaba || 1||
naāilaiimaracaḍamayūkhamāila
kamatāpatakudasudhāṃśudapa |
saādīyadayayā bhaveiraḥ
īśakarāya mama deiha padāvalaba || 2||
mate duraratitalikhatā ivadhāā
jāgatu sāvasalavo'ipa na me'ta tayāḥ |
lupāima te kaṇayā kaṇābudhe tāṃ
īśakarāya mama deiha padāvalaba || 3||
śapālatāsaśabhāvaradehayuta
sapādayāyikhalaśāidhayaṃ kadā vā |
śakāinavāraṇapaṭo namatāṃ narāṇāṃ
īśakarāya mama deiha padāvalaba || 4||
kadapadapadalanaṃ ikatavairagayaṃ
kāyajamabhavanaṃ kṛtasavara |
kīnāśabhīitaharaṇaṃ itavānahaṃ vāṃ
īśakarāya mama deiha padāvalaba || 5||
rākāsudhākarasamānamukhasapa-
edāṃtavāyasudhayā bhavatāpatata |
saṃisaya māṃ kaṇayā gurāja śīṃ
īśakarāya mama deiha padāvalaba || 6||
yanaṃ ivanā madhusudhāsuradīghakāva-
dhīiraya āśu vṛṇa(ṇu)te vayameva vācaḥ |
taṃ vapadājayugalaṃ ibabhṛte dā yaḥ
īśakarāya mama deiha padāvalaba || 7||
īśakarāyakaṇāvaśataḥ ṇītaṃ
toṃ tadīyamanuvaṇayutaṃ tadayoḥ |
bhayā samapatimadaṃ paṭhatāṃ narāṇāṃ
ivaāivaratamatulāṃ gurā tanotu || 8||
iita īcaśekharabhāratīmahāvimibhaḥ ivaricata
ācāyapadāvalabanatuitaḥ sapūṇa |About this stotram — Shiva
A Stotram is a Sanskrit hymn of praise composed by great sages and poet-saints such as Adi Shankaracharya. Stotrams describe the deity’s form, qualities and deeds in richly poetic language, and chanting them is said to purify the intellect and awaken devotion. Many stotrams carry a phala-shruti — a closing verse describing the benefits of recitation.
How to chant
Stotrams reward slow, attentive chanting. Read the meaning once before you begin so the verses resonate as you recite. Early morning (Brahma Muhurat) is ideal, but any quiet time works. If Sanskrit feels difficult, chant along with the transliteration and let the rhythm settle naturally over a few days of practice.
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