Gauripati Shatanama Stotram
गौरीपतिशतनामस्तोत्रम्
Sanskrit
नमो रुद्राय नीलाय भीमाय परमात्मने । कपर्दिने सुरेशाय व्योमकेशाय वै नमः ॥
Transliteration
namo rudrāya nīlāya bhīmāya paramātmane | kapardine sureśāya vyomakeśāya vai namaḥ ||
Translation
Salutations to Rudra, to the dark-blue one, to Bhima, and to the Supreme Self. Salutations to Kapardi, bearer of matted locks, to Suresha, lord of the gods, and to Vyomakesha, whose hair is the sky.
Deep Meaning
Salutations to Rudra, the dark-blue one, Bhima and the Supreme Self. Salutations to the bearer of matted locks, the lord of the gods, and the one whose hair is the very sky.
Sanskrit
वृषभध्वजाय सोमाय सोमनाथाय शम्भवे । दिगम्बराय भर्गाय उमाकान्ताय वै नमः ॥
Transliteration
vṛṣabhadhvajāya somāya somanāthāya śambhave | digambarāya bhargāya umākāntāya vai namaḥ ||
Translation
Salutations to Shambhu, who is called Vrishabhadhvaja because the bull is his banner's emblem, Soma because he is seated with Uma, and Somanatha because he is the protector of the moon. Salutations to Umakanta, called Digambara because he wears all the directions as his garment, and named Bharga for his radiance worthy of worship.
Deep Meaning
Salutations to Shambhu, who bears the bull on his banner, who is seated beside Uma, who is also the protector of the moon. Salutations to the beloved of Uma, who wears the directions as his garment, whose name Bharga marks his radiance.
Sanskrit
तपोमयाय भव्याय शिवश्रेष्ठाय विष्णवे । व्यालप्रियाय व्यालाय व्यालानां पतये नमः ॥
Transliteration
tapomayāya bhavyāya śivaśreṣṭhāya viṣṇave | vyālapriyāya vyālāya vyālānāṃ pataye namaḥ ||
Translation
Salutations to that Lord who is austerity itself, auspicious, the best of the auspicious, of the form of Vishnu, who holds serpents dear, who is himself of serpent-form, and who is the lord of serpents.
Deep Meaning
Salutations to him who is austerity itself, auspicious, the best among the auspicious, of the form of Vishnu, who favours serpents, who is himself serpent-formed, and who is their lord.
Sanskrit
महीधराय व्याघ्राय पशूनां पतये नमः । पुरान्तकाय सिंहाय शार्दूलाय मखाय च ॥
Transliteration
mahīdharāya vyāghrāya paśūnāṃ pataye namaḥ | purāntakāya siṃhāya śārdūlāya makhāya ca ||
Translation
Salutations to Lord Shiva, who is Mahidhara, bearer of the earth, Vyaghra, of especially keen scent, Pashupati, protector of beings, the destroyer of Tripura, of the form of a lion, of the form of a tiger, and of the nature of sacrifice.
Deep Meaning
Salutations to the bearer of the earth, the keen-scented one, protector of beings, destroyer of Tripura, lion-formed, tiger-formed, and of the nature of sacrifice.
Sanskrit
मीनाय मीननाथाय सिद्धाय परमेष्ठिने । कामान्तकाय बुद्धाय बुद्धीनां पतये नमः ॥
Transliteration
mīnāya mīnanāthāya siddhāya parameṣṭhine | kāmāntakāya buddhāya buddhīnāṃ pataye namaḥ ||
Translation
Salutations to him who has the form of a fish, who is the lord of fish, who is Siddha and Parameshthi, who destroyed Kamadeva, who is of the nature of knowledge, and who is the lord of the faculties of intellect.
Deep Meaning
Salutations to the fish-formed one, lord of fish, Siddha, Parameshthi, destroyer of Kamadeva, of the nature of knowledge, and lord of the workings of intellect.
Sanskrit
कपोताय विशिष्टाय शिष्टाय सकलात्मने । वेदाय वेदजीवाय वेदगुह्याय वै नमः ॥
Transliteration
kapotāya viśiṣṭāya śiṣṭāya sakalātmane | vedāya vedajīvāya vedaguhyāya vai namaḥ ||
Translation
Salutations to him who is Kapota, whose son is Brahma, Vishishta, the most excellent, Shishta, a virtuous being, and the Self of all. Salutations to him who is of the nature of the Veda, who gives life to the Veda, and who is the hidden essence concealed within the Vedas.
Deep Meaning
Salutations to him whose son is Brahma, the most excellent, the virtuous one, the Self of all, of the nature of the Veda, the life of the Veda, and the hidden truth within the Vedas.
Sanskrit
दीर्घाय दीर्घरूपाय दीर्घार्थायाविनाशिने । नमो जगत्प्रतिष्ठाय व्योमरूपाय वै नमः ॥
Transliteration
dīrghāya dīrgharūpāya dīrghārthāyāvināśine | namo jagatpratiṣṭhāya vyomarūpāya vai namaḥ ||
Translation
Salutations to him who is Dirgha, Dirgharupa, and Dirghartha-swarupa, and who is imperishable, in whom alone the entire universe abides; and salutations to him who is all-pervading, of the form of space.
Deep Meaning
Salutations to him who is long, of long form, of long meaning, and imperishable, in whom the whole universe stands; and salutations to the all-pervading one, of the form of space.
Sanskrit
गजासुरमहाकालायान्धकासुरभेदिने । नीललोहितशुक्लाय चण्डमुण्डप्रियाय च ॥
Transliteration
gajāsuramahākālāyāndhakāsurabhedine | nīlalohitaśuklāya caṇḍamuṇḍapriyāya ca ||
Translation
Salutations to that Lord who is the great death of the demon Gajasura, who destroyed the demon Andhaka, who is of blue, red and white form, and to whom the attendants Chanda and Munda are especially dear.
Deep Meaning
Salutations to the great death of the elephant-demon, the destroyer of Andhakasura, of blue, red and white form, and to whom the attendants Chanda and Munda are especially dear.
Sanskrit
भक्तिप्रियाय देवाय ज्ञात्रे ज्ञानाव्ययाय च । महेशाय नमस्तुभ्यं महादेव हराय च ॥
Transliteration
bhaktipriyāya devāya jñātre jñānāvyayāya ca | maheśāya namas tubhyaṃ mahādeva harāya ca ||
Translation
Salutations to him to whom devotion is dear, who is a radiant deity, the knower and knowledge itself, whose nature never undergoes any change, and who is renowned by the names Mahesha, Mahadeva, and Hara.
Deep Meaning
Salutations to him to whom devotion is dear, the radiant deity, knower and knowledge itself, whose nature never changes, salutations to you, Mahesha, Mahadeva, Hara.
Sanskrit
त्रिनेत्राय त्रिवेदाय वेदाङ्गाय नमो नमः । अर्थाय चार्थरूपाय परमार्थाय वै नमः ॥
Transliteration
trinetrāya trivedāya vedāṅgāya namo namaḥ | arthāya cārtharūpāya paramārthāya vai namaḥ ||
Translation
Salutations, salutations to Lord Shankara, who has three eyes, and whose form is the three Vedas and the Vedangas. Salutations to that Lord of the nature of Artha, who is Artha, wealth, Kama, desire, and Paramartha, the form of liberation.
Deep Meaning
Salutations, salutations to the three-eyed one, whose form is the three Vedas and the Vedangas. Salutations to him who is wealth, who is of the nature of wealth, and who is the highest good, liberation.
Sanskrit
विश्वभूपाय विश्वाय विश्वनाथाय वै नमः । शङ्कराय च कालाय कालावयवरूपिणे ॥
Transliteration
viśvabhūpāya viśvāya viśvanāthāya vai namaḥ | śaṅkarāya ca kālāya kālāvayavarūpiṇe ||
Translation
Salutations to him who is the sustainer of the ground of the whole universe, who is of universal form, Vishwanatha, Shankara, Time, and the embodiment of the divisions of time.
Deep Meaning
Salutations to the protector of the whole universe's ground, of universal form, Vishwanatha, Shankara, Time itself, and the form of time's own divisions.
Sanskrit
अरूपाय विरूपाय सूक्ष्मसूक्ष्माय वै नमः । श्मशानवासिने भूयो नमस्ते कृत्तिवाससे ॥
Transliteration
arūpāya virūpāya sūkṣmasūkṣmāya vai namaḥ | śmaśānavāsine bhūyo namas te kṛttivāsase ||
Translation
Salutations to him who is formless, of distorted form, and subtler than the subtlest. Salutations again to him who dwells in the cremation ground and who wears a garment made of tiger-skin.
Deep Meaning
Salutations to the formless one, of altered form, subtler than the subtlest. Salutations again to the dweller of the cremation ground, clad in a garment of tiger-hide.
Sanskrit
शशाङ्कशेखरायेशायोग्रभूमिशयाय च । दुर्गाय दुर्गपाराय दुर्गावयवसाक्षिणे ॥
Transliteration
śaśāṅkaśekharāyeśāyograbhūmiśayāya ca | durgāya durgapārāya durgāvayavasākṣiṇe ||
Translation
Salutations to Lord Chandrashekhara, who, though the Lord, sleeps upon the terrifying ground. Salutations to that Lord Shiva who is difficult of approach, extremely hard to fathom, and who is the witness of the limbs of the formidable, or who beholds all the limbs of Durga-formed Parvati.
Deep Meaning
Salutations to the moon-crested Lord, who, though the Lord himself, lies upon dreadful ground. Salutations to him who is hard to reach, hard to cross, and the witness, or beholder, of all the forms of Durga, Parvati.
Sanskrit
लिङ्गरूपाय लिङ्गाय लिङ्गानां पतये नमः । नमः प्रलयरूपाय प्रणवार्थाय वै नमः ॥
Transliteration
liṅgarūpāya liṅgāya liṅgānāṃ pataye namaḥ | namaḥ pralayarūpāya praṇavārthāya vai namaḥ ||
Translation
Salutations to him who is of the form of the linga, who is the linga, the cause, and who is the lord even of causes. Salutations to him who is of the form of the great dissolution. Salutations to Shiva, the Brahman that is the meaning of the syllable Om.
Deep Meaning
Salutations to the one of linga form, the linga itself, and the lord even of causes. Salutations to Rudra, the form of the great dissolution. Salutations to Shiva, the Brahman that is the true meaning of Om.
Sanskrit
नमो नमः कारणकारणाय मृत्युञ्जयायात्मभवस्वरूपिणे । श्रीत्र्यम्बकायासितकण्ठशर्व गौरीपते सकलमङ्गलहेतवे नमः ॥
Transliteration
namo namaḥ kāraṇakāraṇāya mṛtyuñjayāyātmabhavasvarūpiṇe | śrītryambakāyāsitakaṇṭhaśarva gaurīpate sakalamaṅgalahetave namaḥ ||
Translation
Salutations, salutations to him who is the cause even of causes, the conqueror of death, and self-existent. O Shri Tryambaka! O Asitakantha, dark-throated one! O Sharva! O Gauripati! You are the cause of all auspiciousness; salutations to you.
Deep Meaning
Salutations, salutations to the cause even of causes, conqueror of death, self-existent. O Shri Tryambaka, O dark-throated one, O Sharva, O Gauripati, you are the cause of every auspiciousness; salutations to you.