Anadi Kalpeshwara Stotram
अनादिकल्पेश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Sanskrit
कर्पूरगौरो भुजगेन्द्रहारो गङ्गाधरो लोकहितावहः सः । सर्वेश्वरो देववरोऽप्यघोरो योऽनादिकल्पेश्वर एव सोऽसौ ॥
Transliteration
karpūragauro bhujagendrahāro gaṅgādharo lokahitāvahaḥ saḥ | sarveśvaro devavaro'py aghoro yo'nādikalpeśvara eva so'sau ||
Translation
He who is fair as camphor, who wears a garland of serpent-kings, who bears the Ganga in his matted locks, who brings benefit to the world, who is lord of all, and who, though the foremost among the gods, is yet Aghora, free of terror, he is none other than Lord Anadikalpeshwara.
Deep Meaning
He who is fair as camphor, wears a garland of serpents, bears the Ganga in his matted locks, works for the good of the world, is the lord of all, and though foremost among the gods is free of terror, he and no other is Lord Anadikalpeshwara.
Sanskrit
कैलासवासी गिरिजाविलासी श्मशानवासी सुमनोनिवासी । काशीनिवासी विजयप्रकाशी योऽनादिकल्पेश्वर एव सोऽसौ ॥
Transliteration
kailāsavāsī girijāvilāsī śmaśānavāsī sumanonivāsī | kāśīnivāsī vijayaprakāśī yo'nādikalpeśvara eva so'sau ||
Translation
He who dwells on Kailasa, who delights in the company of Girija, who dwells in cremation grounds, who dwells in the minds of his devotees, who resides in Kashi, and who proclaims victory, he is none other than Lord Anadikalpeshwara.
Deep Meaning
He who dwells on Kailasa, delights with Girija, dwells in cremation grounds, dwells in the minds of his devotees, resides in Kashi and grants victory, he and no other is Lord Anadikalpeshwara.
Sanskrit
त्रिशूलधारी भवदुःखहारी कन्दर्पवैरी रजनीशधारी । कपर्दधारी भजकानुसारी योऽनादिकल्पेश्वर एव सोऽसौ ॥
Transliteration
triśūladhārī bhavaduḥkhahārī kandarpavairī rajanīśadhārī | kapardadhārī bhajakānusārī yo'nādikalpeśvara eva so'sau ||
Translation
He who bears the trident, who removes the sorrow of worldly existence, who crushes the pride of Kamadeva, who bears the moon, who wears matted locks, and who follows, favours, those who worship him, he is none other than Lord Anadikalpeshwara.
Deep Meaning
He who bears the trident, removes the sorrow of worldly existence, crushes the pride of Kamadeva, bears the moon, wears matted locks, and favours those who worship him, he and no other is Lord Anadikalpeshwara.
Sanskrit
लोकाधिनाथः प्रमथाधिनाथः कैवल्यनाथः श्रुतिशास्त्रनाथः । विद्यार्थनाथः पुरुषार्थनाथो योऽनादिकल्पेश्वर एव सोऽसौ ॥
Transliteration
lokādhināthaḥ pramathādhināthaḥ kaivalyanāthaḥ śrutiśāstranāthaḥ | vidyārthanāthaḥ puruṣārthanātho yo'nādikalpeśvara eva so'sau ||
Translation
He who is the lord of all worlds, the lord of the Pramathas, the lord of liberation, the lord of the Vedas and scriptures, the lord of learning and of wealth, and the presiding deity of the four aims of human life, dharma, artha, kama, moksha, he is none other than Anadikalpeshwara.
Deep Meaning
He who is lord of all worlds, lord of the Pramathas, lord of liberation, who illumines the Vedas and scriptures, lord of all learning and wealth, and the presiding deity of dharma, artha, kama and moksha, he and no other is Anadikalpeshwara.
Sanskrit
लिङ्गं परिच्छेत्तुमधोगतस्य नारायणश्चोपरि लोकनाथः । बभूवतुस्तावपि नो समर्थौ योऽनादिकल्पेश्वर एव सोऽसौ ॥
Transliteration
liṅgaṃ paricchettum adhogatasya nārāyaṇaś copari lokanāthaḥ | babhūvatus tāv api no samarthau yo'nādikalpeśvara eva so'sau ||
Translation
He whose jyotirlinga's true extent even Narayana-Vishnu, going downward, and Brahma, going upward, were unable to determine, he is none other than Anadikalpeshwara.
Deep Meaning
He whose jyotirlinga's extent Narayana-Vishnu, going downward, and Brahma, going upward, were unable to determine even then, he and no other is Anadikalpeshwara.
Sanskrit
यं रावणस्ताण्डवकौशलेन गीतेन चातोषयदस्य सोऽत्र । कृपाकटाक्षेण समृद्धिमाप योऽनादिकल्पेश्वर एव सोऽसौ ॥
Transliteration
yaṃ rāvaṇas tāṇḍavakauśalena gītena cātoṣayad asya so'tra | kṛpākaṭākṣeṇa samṛddhim āpa yo'nādikalpeśvara eva so'sau ||
Translation
He whom Ravana pleased skilfully through the Tandava dance and through praise, and by whose gracious glance Ravana obtained prosperity, he is none other than Anadikalpeshwara.
Deep Meaning
He whom Ravana pleased skilfully through the Tandava dance and praise, and by whose gracious glance Ravana obtained prosperity, he and no other is Anadikalpeshwara.
Sanskrit
सकृच्च बाणोऽवनमय्यशीर्षं यस्याग्रतः सोप्यलभत्समृद्धिम् । देवेन्द्रसम्पत्त्यधिकां गरिष्ठां योऽनादिकल्पेश्वर एव सोऽसौ ॥
Transliteration
sakṛc ca bāṇo'vanamayya śīrṣaṃ yasyāgrataḥ so'py alabhat samṛddhim | devendrasampattyadhikāṃ gariṣṭhāṃ yo'nādikalpeśvara eva so'sau ||
Translation
He before whom Banasura once bowed his head in a single salutation, and who, pleased by this, granted him prosperity even greater and more abundant than the wealth of Indra, king of the gods, he is none other than Anadikalpeshwara.
Deep Meaning
He before whom Banasura once bowed his head in salutation, and who, pleased by this, granted him prosperity fuller than the wealth of Indra, he and no other is Anadikalpeshwara.
Sanskrit
गुणान्विमातुं न समर्थ एष वेषश्च जीवोऽपि विकुण्ठितोऽस्य । श्रुतिश्च नूनं चलितं बभाषे योऽनादिकल्पेश्वर एव सोऽसौ ॥
Transliteration
guṇān vimātuṃ na samartha eṣa veṣaś ca jīvo'pi vikuṇṭhito'sya | śrutiś ca nūnaṃ calitaṃ babhāṣe yo'nādikalpeśvara eva so'sau ||
Translation
He whose true nature this being, afflicted by many kinds of limitation, is utterly unable to describe, and whose qualities it cannot enumerate, he of whom even the Vedas, astonished, can only say "neti, neti", not this, not this, he is none other than Lord Anadikalpeshwara.
Deep Meaning
This being, afflicted by many kinds of limitation, is wholly unable to describe his true nature or count his qualities; even the Vedas, astonished in describing him, say only "neti, neti", he and no other is Lord Anadikalpeshwara.
Sanskrit
अनादिकल्पेश उमेश एतत् स्तवाष्टकं यः पठति त्रिकालम् । स धौतपापोऽखिललोकवन्द्यं शैवं पदं यास्यति भक्तिमांश्चेत् ॥
Transliteration
anādikalpeśa umeśa etat stavāṣṭakaṃ yaḥ paṭhati trikālam | sa dhautapāpo'khilalokavandyaṃ śaivaṃ padaṃ yāsyati bhaktimāṃś cet ||
Translation
O Anadikalpeshwara, lord of Uma! Whoever recites this hymn of eight verses to you with devotion at the three daily junctures has all his sins washed away, becomes worthy of veneration by all, and at the end attains union with Shiva, Shiva-sayujya.
Deep Meaning
O Anadikalpeshwara, lord of Uma, whoever recites this hymn of eight verses to you with devotion at the three daily junctures has all his sins washed away, becomes worthy of veneration by all, and in the end attains union with Shiva.