Uma Maheswara Stotram was written by Adi Shankaracharya. Uma is the wife of Lord Shiva and daughter of Himavanth and Mena. She has many names. The name also means light, splendor, radiance, fame and night. She appears in Kena Upanishad as the voice of heaven, after Lord Shiva appears as Yaksha and tests the power of Indra, Vayu and Agni. The following is a hymn addressed to him, extolling his virtues as lord of the universe, Bhavanee, Rudranee and the universal and auspicious goddess.
॥ Umamaheswara Stotram Kannada Lyrics ॥
॥ ಉಮಾಮಹೇಶ್ವರ ಸ್ತೋತ್ರಮ್ ॥
ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ನವಯೌವನಾಭ್ಯಾಂ
ಪರಸ್ಪರಾಶ್ಲಿಷ್ಟವಪುರ್ಧರಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ ।
ನಗೇಂದ್ರಕನ್ಯಾವೃಷಕೇತನಾಭ್ಯಾಂ
ನಮೋ ನಮಃ ಶಂಕರಪಾರ್ವತೀಭ್ಯಾಮ್ ॥ 1 ॥
ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಸರಸೋತ್ಸವಾಭ್ಯಾಂ
ನಮಸ್ಕೃತಾಭೀಷ್ಟವರಪ್ರದಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ ।
ನಾರಾಯಣೇನಾರ್ಚಿತಪಾದುಕಾಭ್ಯಾಂ
ನಮೋ ನಮಃ ಶಂಕರಪಾರ್ವತೀಭ್ಯಾಮ್ ॥ 2 ॥
ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ವೃಷವಾಹನಾಭ್ಯಾಂ
ವಿರಿಂಚಿವಿಷ್ಣ್ವಿಂದ್ರಸುಪೂಜಿತಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ ।
ವಿಭೂತಿಪಾಟೀರವಿಲೇಪನಾಭ್ಯಾಂ
ನಮೋ ನಮಃ ಶಂಕರಪಾರ್ವತೀಭ್ಯಾಮ್ ॥ 3 ॥
ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಜಗದೀಶ್ವರಾಭ್ಯಾಂ
ಜಗತ್ಪತಿಭ್ಯಾಂ ಜಯವಿಗ್ರಹಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ ।
ಜಂಭಾರಿಮುಖ್ಯೈರಭಿವಂದಿತಾಭ್ಯಾಂ
ನಮೋ ನಮಃ ಶಂಕರಪಾರ್ವತೀಭ್ಯಾಮ್ ॥ 4 ॥
ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಪರಮೌಷಧಾಭ್ಯಾಂ
ಪಂಚಾಕ್ಷರೀಪಂಜರರಂಜಿತಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ ।
ಪ್ರಪಂಚಸೃಷ್ಟಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಸಂಹೃತಾಭ್ಯಾಂ
ನಮೋ ನಮಃ ಶಂಕರಪಾರ್ವತೀಭ್ಯಾಮ್ ॥ 5 ॥
ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಭ್ಯಾಮತಿಸುಂದರಾಭ್ಯಾಂ
ಅತ್ಯಂತಮಾಸಕ್ತಹೃದಂಬುಜಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ ।
ಅಶೇಷಲೋಕೈಕಹಿತಂಕರಾಭ್ಯಾಂ
ನಮೋ ನಮಃ ಶಂಕರಪಾರ್ವತೀಭ್ಯಾಮ್ ॥ 6 ॥
ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಕಲಿನಾಶನಾಭ್ಯಾಂ
ಕಂಕಾಳಕಲ್ಯಾಣವಪುರ್ಧರಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ ।
ಕೈಲಾಸಶೈಲಸ್ಥಿತದೇವತಾಭ್ಯಾಂ
ನಮೋ ನಮಃ ಶಂಕರಪಾರ್ವತೀಭ್ಯಾಮ್ ॥ 7 ॥
ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಭ್ಯಾಮಶುಭಾಪಹಾಭ್ಯಾಂ
ಅಶೇಷಲೋಕೈಕವಿಶೇಷಿತಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ ।
ಅಕುಂಠಿತಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಸ್ಮೃತಿಸಂಭೃತಾಭ್ಯಾಂ
ನಮೋ ನಮಃ ಶಂಕರಪಾರ್ವತೀಭ್ಯಾಮ್ ॥ 8 ॥
ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ರಥವಾಹನಾಭ್ಯಾಂ
ರವೀಂದುವೈಶ್ವಾನರಲೋಚನಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ ।
ರಾಕಾಶಶಾಂಕಾಭಮುಖಾಂಬುಜಾಭ್ಯಾಂ
ನಮೋ ನಮಃ ಶಂಕರಪಾರ್ವತೀಭ್ಯಾಮ್ ॥ 9 ॥
ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಜಟಿಲಂಧರಾಭ್ಯಾಂ
ಜರಾಮೃತಿಭ್ಯಾಂ ಚ ವಿವರ್ಜಿತಾಭ್ಯಾಮ್ ।
ಜನಾರ್ದನಾಬ್ಜೋದ್ಭವಪೂಜಿತಾಭ್ಯಾಂ
ನಮೋ ನಮಃ ಶಂಕರಪಾರ್ವತೀಭ್ಯಾಮ್ ॥ 10 ॥
ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ವಿಷಮೇಕ್ಷಣಾಭ್ಯಾಂ
ಬಿಲ್ವಚ್ಛದಾಮಲ್ಲಿಕದಾಮಭೃದ್ಭ್ಯಾಮ್ ।
ಶೋಭಾವತೀಶಾಂತವತೀಶ್ವರಾಭ್ಯಾಂ
ನಮೋ ನಮಃ ಶಂಕರಪಾರ್ವತೀಭ್ಯಾಮ್ ॥ 11 ॥
ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಪಶುಪಾಲಕಾಭ್ಯಾಂ
ಜಗತ್ರಯೀರಕ್ಷಣಬದ್ಧಹೃದ್ಭ್ಯಾಮ್ ।
ಸಮಸ್ತದೇವಾಸುರಪೂಜಿತಾಭ್ಯಾಂ
ನಮೋ ನಮಃ ಶಂಕರಪಾರ್ವತೀಭ್ಯಾಮ್ ॥ 12 ॥
ಸ್ತೋತ್ರಂ ತ್ರಿಸಂಧ್ಯಂ ಶಿವಪಾರ್ವತೀಭ್ಯಾಂ
ಭಕ್ತ್ಯಾ ಪಠೇದ್ದ್ವಾದಶಕಂ ನರೋ ಯಃ ।
ಸ ಸರ್ವಸೌಭಾಗ್ಯಫಲಾನಿ
ಭುಂಕ್ತೇ ಶತಾಯುರಾಂತೇ ಶಿವಲೋಕಮೇತಿ ॥ 13 ॥
॥ Uma Maheswara Stotram Meaning ॥
Salutations to Lord Shiva and Goddess Shiva,
Who are always in a fresh stage of youth,
Who cling to each other in a tight embrace,
Of whom one is the daughter of the mountain,
And the other is one whose symbol is a bull,
Salutations and salutations to Lord Sankara
And to that Goddess Parvathy. ॥ 1 ॥
Salutations to Lord Shiva and Goddess Shiva,
Whose playful love is a festival,
Who grant boons to those who salute them,
And whose feet is worshipped by Lord Narayana,
Salutations and salutations to Lord Sankara
And to that Goddess Parvathy. ॥ 2 ॥
Salutations to Lord Shiva and Goddess Shiva,
Who rides on the divine bull,
Who is worshipped by Vishnu, Brahma and Indra,
And whose bodies are anointed with Sandal and holy ash,
Salutations and salutations to Lord Sankara
And to that Goddess Parvathy. ॥ 3 ॥
Salutations to Lord Shiva and Goddess Shiva,
Who are the lord and lady of the universe,
Who are always victorious,
And who are worshipped by Indra and his chiefs,
Salutations and salutations to Lord Sankara
And to that Goddess Parvathy ॥ 4 ॥
Salutations to Lord Shiva and Goddess Shiva,
Who are themselves the greatest medicine
Who are happy to hear panchakshari repeat,
And who creates, rule and destroy the universe,
Salutations and salutations to Lord Sankara
And to that Goddess Parvathy ॥ 5 ॥
Salutations to Lord Shiva and Goddess Shiva,
Who is very pretty,
Who are ever interested
In the lotus-like heart of devotees,
And who do not have any other wish,
Except for the good of the world,
Salutations and salutations to Lord Sankara
And to that Goddess Parvathy ॥ 6 ॥
Salutations to Lord Shiva and Goddess Shiva
Who destroy the effects of the kali age,
Who has a body with famished one on one side,
And a pretty one on the other side,
And who are the Gods living on mount Kailasa,
Salutations and salutations to Lord Sankara
And to that Goddess Parvathy ॥ 7 ॥
Salutations to Lord Shiva and Goddess Shiva,
Who destroys all that leads to bad effects,
Who are one and only one in this entire world,
Who has a sharp intelligence,
And who has a very deep memory of what they hear,
Salutations and salutations to Lord Sankara
And to that Goddess Parvathy ॥ 8 ॥
Salutations to Lord Shiva and Goddess Shiva,
Who is the solace for all who surrender,
Who has sun, moon and fire as eyes,
And whose lotus face resembles the full moon in the sky,
Salutations and salutations to Lord Sankara
And to that Goddess Parvathy ॥ 9 ॥
Salutations to Lord Shiva and Goddess Shiva,
Who attract all the people of the world,
Who do not have old age death and other imperfections,
And who is worshipped by Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma,
Salutations and salutations to Lord Sankara
And to that Goddess Parvathy ॥ 10 ॥
Salutations to Lord Shiva and Goddess Shiva,
Who are our immediate solace in difficult times,
Who both wear the garland made of Vilwa leaves
And Jasmine flowers,
Who are resplendent with abounding peace,
Salutations and salutations to Lord Sankara
And to that Goddess Parvathy ॥ 10 ॥
Salutations to Lord Shiva and Goddess Shiva,
Who protect all beings of this earth,
Whose great intent is to protect the three worlds,
And who is worshipped by all asuras and devas,
Salutations and salutations to Lord Sankara
And to that Goddess Parvathy ॥ 12 ॥
The devotee who recites this prayer at dawn, noon and dusk,
Which sings the praise of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathy,
In its twelve holy stanzas,
Would live a life with all luck for hundred years,
And then attain the world of Lord Shiva. ॥ 13 ॥
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