Sunday 29 January 2017

Pratha: Smarana Shiva Sthothram – Lyrics and meanings



|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||










I shall earnestly remember supreme  Lord Shiva who is the Lord of Lords/Suresha  in the early hours of dawn would eradicate all kinds of fears, he is Gangadhara who is decked in sacred river Ganga on his matted hair locks, he has celestial bull as vehicle,  he is inseparable from Goddess Ambika, he carries Gadgam/sword and Shoolam/trident in each hands, and other two hands are in Abhya/gives protection and Varadha/provides boons Hastha postures, he is matchless and supreme medicine for all kinds of illnesses caused by Samsara.  I shall prostrate before supreme Lord Shiva who is the Lord of mountains/Gireesha in the early hours of dawn, he has acquired half of the body of Goddess Girija, he is primeval Lord who is the cause for the origin of the Universe and its living beings, he preserves and causes deluge at the end of Kalpa, he is the Lord of the Universe, he is victorious, he lures the heart and intellect of the whole of the Universe, he is matchless and supreme medicine for all kinds of illnesses caused by Samsara.  I shall meditate upon supreme Lord Shiva in the early hours of dawn, he represents trinities, he is eternal, he is primordial, he is supreme Lord who is the essence of Veda and Vedantha, he is beyond description and devoid of Shadbhava/Jara, Jananam, Maranam etc.. He is matchless and supreme medicine for all kinds of illnesses caused by Samsara.  Whoever reads or listen to the above verses during the early hours of dawn on daily basis, would be relieved from sorrows and sins accumulated in various births, eventually attain the lotus feet of Lord Shambhu.



Pratha: Smarami Bhava Bheethiharam Suresham | Gangadharam Vrushabha Vahanam  Ambikesham | Gadvanga Shoola Varadha Abhaya Hastham Esham | Samsara Rogaharam Oushadham Adhvitheeyam ||

Pratha: Namami Gireesham Girija Ardhadheham | Sarga Sthithi Pralaya Karanam Adidevam | Vishveshvaram Vijitha Vishva Manobhiramam | Samsara Rogaharam Oushadham  Adhvatheeyam||

Pratha: Bhajami Shivam Yekam Ananthamadhyam | Vedantha Vedhyamanagham Purusham  Mahantham | Namadhibedha Rahitham Shad Bhavashoonyam | Samsara Rogaharam Oushadham Adhvatheeyam ||

Pratha Samuyathe Shivam Vichinthya| Shloka Thrayam Ye Anudhinam Padanthi | Yetha  Dhukkajayam Bahujanma Sanchitham | Hithva Padham Yanthi Thadeva Shambho ||



|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||