Shri Vishwanath Stotram
श्रीविश्वनाथस्तोत्रम्
Sanskrit
उपहरणं विभवानां संहरणं सकलदुरितजालस्य । उद्धरणं संसाराच्चरणं वः श्रेयसेऽस्तु विश्वपतेः ॥
Transliteration
upaharaṇaṃ vibhavānāṃ saṃharaṇaṃ sakaladuritajālasya | uddharaṇaṃ saṃsārāc caraṇaṃ vaḥ śreyase'stu viśvapateḥ ||
Translation
May the feet of Vishwapati, the bestower of prosperity, the destroyer of the whole web of misfortune, and the deliverer from worldly existence, be for your welfare.
Deep Meaning
May the feet of Lord Shankara, the bestower of all kinds of prosperity, the destroyer of the entire mass of sins, and the deliverer from worldly existence, be auspicious for you.
Sanskrit
भिक्षुकोऽपि सकलेप्सितदाता प्रेतभूमिनिलयोऽपि पवित्रः । भूतमित्रमपि योऽभयसत्री तं विचित्रचरितं शिवमीडे ॥
Transliteration
bhikṣuko'pi sakalepsitadātā pretabhūminilayo'pi pavitraḥ | bhūtamitram api yo'bhayasattrī taṃ vicitracaritaṃ śivam īḍe ||
Translation
I praise that Shiva of wondrous conduct who, though himself a mendicant, grants all that is desired; who, though dwelling in the impure ground of the cremation-place, is himself pure; and who, though the friend of ghosts, conducts a continual rite of granting fearlessness.
Deep Meaning
I praise that Shiva of wondrous conduct, who, though himself a mendicant, fulfils the desires of all beings; who, though dwelling in the impure ground of the cremation-ground, is himself pure; and who, though a friend and companion to ghosts and spirits, nonetheless conducts an unceasing rite of bestowing fearlessness.