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Sri Shankaracharya Padavalambana Stuti

Sri Shankaracharya Padavalambana Stuti

Text in Roman script

Devotional text

īmajagauśakarācāyapadāvalabanatutī
{|| īmajagauśakarācāyapadāvalabanatutī ||}
oimayaśeṣivabudhāḥ iśarasā yadāāṃ
sabate sumamayīimava nayamālā |
okārajāparatalayapadāja sa vaṃ
īśakarāya mama deiha padāvalaba || 1||
naāilaiimaracaḍamayūkhamāila
kamatāpatakudasudhāṃśudapa |
saādīyadayayā bhaveiraḥ
īśakarāya mama deiha padāvalaba || 2||
mate duraratitalikhatā ivadhāā
jāgatu sāvasalavo'ipa na me'ta tayāḥ |
lupāima te kaṇayā kaṇābudhe tāṃ
īśakarāya mama deiha padāvalaba || 3||
śapālatāsaśabhāvaradehayuta
sapādayāyikhalaśāidhayaṃ kadā vā |
śakāinavāraṇapaṭo namatāṃ narāṇāṃ
īśakarāya mama deiha padāvalaba || 4||
kadapadapadalanaṃ ikatavairagayaṃ
kāyajamabhavanaṃ kṛtasavara |
kīnāśabhīitaharaṇaṃ itavānahaṃ vāṃ
īśakarāya mama deiha padāvalaba || 5||
rākāsudhākarasamānamukhasapa-
edāṃtavāyasudhayā bhavatāpatata |
saṃisaya māṃ kaṇayā gurāja śīṃ
īśakarāya mama deiha padāvalaba || 6||
yanaṃ ivanā madhusudhāsuradīghakāva-
dhīiraya āśu vṛṇa(ṇu)te vayameva vācaḥ |
taṃ vapadājayugalaṃ ibabhṛte dā yaḥ
īśakarāya mama deiha padāvalaba || 7||
īśakarāyakaṇāvaśataḥ ṇītaṃ
toṃ tadīyamanuvaṇayutaṃ tadayoḥ |
bhayā samapatimadaṃ paṭhatāṃ narāṇāṃ
ivaāivaratamatulāṃ gurā tanotu || 8||
iita īcaśekharabhāratīmahāvimibhaḥ ivaricata
ācāyapadāvalabanatuitaḥ sapūṇa |

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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