Pradosha Stotram
प्रदोषस्तोत्रम्
Sanskrit
जय देव जगन्नाथ जय शङ्कर शाश्वत । जय सर्वसुराध्यक्ष जय सर्वसुरार्चित ॥
Transliteration
jaya deva jagannātha jaya śaṅkara śāśvata | jaya sarvasurādhyakṣa jaya sarvasurārcita ||
Translation
O Jagannatha, lord of the whole universe! O deity! Victory to you. O eternal Shankara, ever bestowing auspiciousness! Victory to you. O Sarvasuradhyaksha, chief of all the gods! Victory to you. O Sarvasurarchita, worshipped by all the gods! Victory to you.
Deep Meaning
O Jagannatha, lord of all the world! O deity, victory to you. O eternal Shankara, forever bestowing good, victory to you. O chief of all the gods, victory to you, and O you who are worshipped by all the gods, victory to you.
Sanskrit
जय सर्वगुणातीत जय सर्ववरप्रद । जय नित्यनिराधार जय विश्वम्भराव्यय ॥
Transliteration
jaya sarvaguṇātīta jaya sarvavaraprada | jaya nityanirādhāra jaya viśvambharāvyaya ||
Translation
O you who are beyond all the gunas! Victory to you. O giver of boons to all! Victory to you. O ever-unsupported one, depending on nothing! Victory to you. O imperishable sustainer of the universe! Victory to you.
Deep Meaning
O you who are beyond all qualities, victory to you. O giver of boons to all, victory to you. O ever-unsupported one, victory to you. O imperishable sustainer of the universe, victory to you.
Sanskrit
जय विश्वैकवन्द्येश जय नागेन्द्रभूषण । जय गौरीपते शम्भो जय चन्द्रार्धशेखर ॥
Transliteration
jaya viśvaikavandyeśa jaya nāgendrabhūṣaṇa | jaya gaurīpate śambho jaya candrārdhaśekhara ||
Translation
O sole Lord worthy of the worship of the entire universe! Victory to you. O you who wear the king of serpents as an ornament! Victory to you. O lord of Gauri! Victory to you. O Shambhu, who bear the half-moon upon your forehead! Victory to you.
Deep Meaning
O sole Lord fit to be worshipped by the whole universe, victory to you. O you who wear the king of serpents as an ornament, victory to you. O lord of Gauri, victory to you. O Shambhu, who bear the half-moon on your forehead, victory to you.
Sanskrit
जय कोट्यर्कसंकाश जयानन्तगुणाश्रय । जय भद्र विरूपाक्ष जयाचिन्त्य निरञ्जन ॥
Transliteration
jaya koṭyarkasaṃkāśa jayānantaguṇāśraya | jaya bhadra virūpākṣa jayācintya nirañjana ||
Translation
O you whose radiance is like millions of suns! Victory to you. O refuge of infinite virtues! Victory to you. O Virupaksha, the three-eyed, auspicious Lord Shiva! Victory to you. O inconceivable one! O stainless one! Victory to you.
Deep Meaning
O you whose radiance is like millions of suns, victory to you. O refuge of infinite virtues, victory to you. O auspicious, three-eyed Lord Shiva, victory to you. O inconceivable, stainless one, victory to you.
Sanskrit
जय नाथ कृपासिन्धो जय भक्तार्तिभञ्जन । जय दुस्तरसंसारसागरोत्तारण प्रभो ॥
Transliteration
jaya nātha kṛpāsindho jaya bhaktārtibhañjana | jaya dustarasaṃsārasāgarottāraṇa prabho ||
Translation
O Lord! Victory to you. O ocean of compassion, who destroy the suffering of your devotees! Victory to you. O Lord who carry one across the impassable ocean of worldly existence! Victory to you.
Deep Meaning
O Lord, victory to you. O ocean of compassion, destroyer of your devotees' suffering, victory to you. O Lord who carries one across the impassable ocean of worldly existence, victory to you.
Sanskrit
प्रसीद मे महादेव संसारार्तस्य खिद्यतः । सर्वपापक्षयं कृत्वा रक्ष मां परमेश्वर ॥
Transliteration
prasīda me mahādeva saṃsārārtasya khidyataḥ | sarvapāpakṣayaṃ kṛtvā rakṣa māṃ parameśvara ||
Translation
O Mahadeva! I am greatly afflicted in this world. I am consumed by great anxiety; be pleased with me. O Supreme Lord! Destroy all my sins and protect me.
Deep Meaning
O Mahadeva, I am greatly afflicted in this world and consumed by great anxiety; be pleased with me. O Supreme Lord, destroy all my sins and protect me.
Sanskrit
महादारिद्र्यमग्नस्य महापापहतस्य च । महाशोकनिविष्टस्य महारोगातुरस्य च ॥
Transliteration
mahādāridryamagnasya mahāpāpahatasya ca | mahāśokaniviṣṭasya mahārogāturasya ca ||
Translation
Of one sunk in great poverty, struck down by great sin, overwhelmed by great grief, and afflicted by great disease,
Deep Meaning
O Shankara, I am sunk in an ocean of poverty. I am struck by great sin, endless anxieties surround me, and I am afflicted by terrible disease,
Sanskrit
ऋणभारपरीतस्य दह्यमानस्य कर्मभिः । ग्रहैः प्रपीड्यमानस्य प्रसीद मम शङ्कर ॥
Transliteration
ṛṇabhāraparītasya dahyamānasya karmabhiḥ | grahaiḥ prapīḍyamānasya prasīda mama śaṅkara ||
Translation
weighed down by the burden of debt, burning under the fire of past deeds, and sorely afflicted by the planets, be pleased with me, O Shankara.
Deep Meaning
weighed down by the burden of debt, burning in the fire of my own past deeds, and severely afflicted by malefic planets. Be pleased with me.
Sanskrit
दरिद्रः प्रार्थयेद् देवं प्रदोषे गिरिजापतिम् । अर्थाढ्यो वाऽथ राजा वा प्रार्थयेद् देवमीश्वरम् ॥
Transliteration
daridraḥ prārthayed devaṃ pradoṣe girijāpatim | arthāḍhyo vātha rājā vā prārthayed devam īśvaram ||
Translation
If a poor person prays at the time of Pradosha to the Lord, the husband of Girija, or if a wealthy person or a king prays to the Lord God,
Deep Meaning
If a poor person prays to the Lord of the gods, the husband of Girija, at the time of Pradosha, he becomes wealthy,
Sanskrit
दीर्घमायुः सदारोग्यं कोशवृद्धिर्बलोन्नतिः । ममास्तु नित्यमानन्दः प्रसादात्तव शङ्कर ॥
Transliteration
dīrgham āyuḥ sadārogyaṃ kośavṛddhir balonnatiḥ | mamāstu nityam ānandaḥ prasādāt tava śaṅkara ||
Translation
he obtains long life, constant freedom from disease, the growth of his treasury and the rise of his strength; by your grace, O Shankara, may everlasting bliss be mine.
Deep Meaning
and if a king prays to Lord Shankara, the god of gods, at that time, he obtains long life and remains ever free from disease; his treasury and his army both increase. O Lord Shankara, by your grace may I too attain everlasting bliss.
Sanskrit
शत्रवः संक्षयं यान्तु प्रसीदन्तु मम प्रजाः । नश्यन्तु दस्यवो राष्ट्रे जनाः सन्तु निरापदः ॥
Transliteration
śatravaḥ saṃkṣayaṃ yāntu prasīdantu mama prajāḥ | naśyantu dasyavo rāṣṭre janāḥ santu nirāpadaḥ ||
Translation
May my enemies be weakened, and may my subjects remain ever content. May thieves and robbers be destroyed. May the entire population of the kingdom be free from calamity.
Deep Meaning
May my enemies grow weak and may my subjects remain ever content. May thieves and robbers be destroyed. May the whole population of the kingdom be free from calamity.
Sanskrit
दुर्भिक्षमारिसंतापाः शमं यान्तु महीतले । सर्वसस्यसमृद्धिश्च भूयात् सुखमया दिशः ॥
Transliteration
durbhikṣamārisaṃtāpāḥ śamaṃ yāntu mahītale | sarvasasyasamṛddhiś ca bhūyāt sukhamayā diśaḥ ||
Translation
May the suffering of famine and pestilence upon the earth be pacified. May all kinds of crops flourish in abundance. May the directions become filled with happiness.
Deep Meaning
May the suffering of famine and pestilence on the earth be pacified. May every kind of crop prosper, and may all directions become filled with happiness.
Sanskrit
एवमाराधयेद् देवं पूजान्ते गिरिजापतिम् । ब्राह्मणान् भोजयेत् पश्चाद् दक्षिणाभिश्च पूजयेत् ॥
Transliteration
evam ārādhayed devaṃ pūjānte girijāpatim | brāhmaṇān bhojayet paścād dakṣiṇābhiś ca pūjayet ||
Translation
In this way one should worship the Lord, the husband of Girija. At the conclusion of the worship, one should feed Brahmins and then honour them with gifts, dakshina, and so forth.
Deep Meaning
In this way the husband of Girija should be worshipped. At the end of the worship, Brahmins should be fed, and afterward honoured with dakshina and other gifts.
Sanskrit
सर्वपापक्षयकरी सर्वरोगनिवारिणी । शिवपूजा मयाख्याता सर्वाभीष्टफलप्रदा ॥
Transliteration
sarvapāpakṣayakarī sarvaroganivāriṇī | śivapūjā mayākhyātā sarvābhīṣṭaphalapradā ||
Translation
This worship of Lord Shiva that I have described destroys all sins, removes all diseases, and grants all desired fruits.
Deep Meaning
This worship of Lord Shiva that I have described destroys all sins, removes all diseases, and grants every desired fruit.