Meditation hymns on the Forms of Lord Shiva.
॥ Maheshvara Murtham Dhyana Shlokas English Lyrics ॥
॥ Bhikshatanar ॥
shuklApam.h shubhalochanam.h dUrvA.nkuram.h dakshiNe vAmeshUla kapAla samyutakaram.h satpAdukam.h pAdayoH – lambat piN^ga jaTAdharam.h shashidharam.h dakshe mR^igam.h vAmahe bhikshA pAtradharam.h sakuNDapiTharam.h bhikshATanesham.h bhaje ॥
॥ Kamari ॥
bhasmod.hdhULita vigraham.h shashidharam.h ga.ngAphaNi maNDitam.h Ta.nkam.h kR^ishhNamR^igam.h tathAnamamalam.h vIrAsane susthitam.h – a.nge savyakare param.h karatalam.h vinyasya yogeratam.h vyAghra tvakvasanam.h lalATa jadrushA dagdhasmaram.h tvAm.h bhaje ॥
॥ Kalari ॥
sindUrAparam.h trinetram.h yugabhuja sahitam.h hyutrutam.h shUlahastam.h pAsham.h sushivahantam.h parashumapitathA bhIShmadaMshhTram.h suvaktram.h – pAdam.h kuJNchita vAmamuttherutatalam.h kAlasya vakshasthale nyastvA piN^ga jaTAdharam.h pashupatim.h kAlAntakam.h naumyaham.h ॥
॥ Kalyana Sundarar ॥
sindUrAparam.h trinetram.h yugabhujasahitam.h hArakeyUra bhUshham.h divyair vastrair vR^itA.ngam.h varasamuchitalasat.h veshhayuktam.h shubhA.ngam.h – vande kalyANamUrtim.h karatalakamale devihastam.h tathAnam.h haste Ta.nkam mR^igaJNcha tatatamadhavaram.h baddaga.ngendu chUDam.h ॥
॥ Rishabharunhar ॥
savyesyAt.h vakradaNDAnvita kaTaka karam.h gopateH pR^ishhTha saMstham.h vAmasyArtam.h sadaksham.h varakarayugaLe Ta.nka kR^ishNam.h tathAnam.h – phAlasthAksham.h prasannam.h trinayana sahitam.h badda veNI kirITam.h vAme gauryA sametam.h namata shubhakaram.h taM vR^ishhArUDhamIsham.h ॥
॥ Chandra Shekharar ॥
abhaya varada hastam.h saumya shR^i.ngAra bhAvam.h vipula vadana netram.h chandra biMbA.nga mauLim.h – R^ijutanu samapAdasthAnakam.h vidrumApam.h hariNa parashu pANim.h padmapIThoparistham.h ॥
॥ Uma Maheshvarar ॥
dhavaLApa sukhAsana sannihitam.h mR^iga DiMbaka Ta.nka varAbhayadam.h – sumukham.h paramutpaladhR^ik.h varadam.h umayA sahitam.h praNamAmi bhavam.h ॥
॥ Natarajar ॥
ekAsyantu chaturbhujam.h trinayanam.h vAmetu dhurdhUrakam.h chandram.h patra shikhi prasArita karam.h chordhvam.h padam.h kuJNchitam.h – savye svastika kuNDalam.h Damarukam.h ga.ngAbhayepipradam.h vande kIrNajaTam.h naTeshamanisham.h hyapasmAra dehesthitam.h ॥
॥ Tripurari ॥
raktApam.h paripUrNa chandravadanam.h kR^ishhNam.h mR^igam.h kArmukam.h vAme savyakare sharaJNcha tathatam.h Ta.nkaJNcha devyAyutam.h – ga.ngAchandra kalAdharam.h hariviriJNchAdyaissadA sevitam.h hAsairdagdha puratrayam.h tribhuvanAdhIsham.h purArim.h bhaje ॥
॥ Jalandarari ॥
raktApam.h ugra gamanam.h trivilochanAbhayam.h Ta.nkAsi kR^ishhNa mR^iga chApa sushobhi hastam.h – bhUmistha chakra dharaNodga jalandharasya kaNThagna mAbhaja jalandhara harasvarUpam.h ॥
॥ Matangari ॥
sthitvA hasti shirasta dakshacharaNam.h vAmA.nga kshotR^idam.h puchchortvAvR^ita charma uddhR^itakaram.h shUlAsi sharuN^gojvalam.h – Ta.nkam.h kR^ishhNam.h dharam.h varakaram.h bhIshhmAnanendu prabham.h vAmomAti bhayonmukhI sutayutam.h sUchyATya hastam.h haram.h ॥
॥ Karalar ॥
chaturbhujam.h trinetraJNcha jaTAmakuTa samyutam.h dakshiNe khaDgabANaJNcha vAme chApa gadAdharam.h – damshhTrA karALa vadanam.h bhImam.h bhairava garjitam.h bhadrakALi samayuktam.h karALam.h hR^idi bhAvaye ॥
॥ Shankara Narayanar ॥
savyA.nge vidR^imApam.h shashidhara makuTam.h bhasmarudrAksha bhUshham.h vAmA.nge shyAmalApam.h maNimakuTayutam.h pItavastrAdi shobham.h – savye Ta.nkAbhayam.h syAtitara karayuge sha.nkha kaumodakI cha ki.nchillalATa netram.h hariharavapushham.h sa.ntatam.h naumi shaMbhum.h ॥
॥ Ardha Narishvarar ॥
pumstrIrUpadharam.h tanaushashi jaTA Ta.nkAruNApam.h paNim.h vyAghra tvakvasanam.h prakoshhTha vR^ishhabham.h vakrA.nghrikam.h dakshiNe – vAme shyAmala varotpalAlakakucha kshaumarju pAdAMbujam.h d.hhema vibhUshhaNAti ruchiram va.nde ardhanArIshvaram.h ॥
॥ Kiratar ॥
kR^ishhNA.ngam.h dvibhujam.h dhanuchcharadharam.h muttAlakam.h susthitam.h krUrAkshidvaya samyutam.h vipulasatvaktram.h hyurovistR^itam.h – shIrShe pi.nchhadharam.h sugandha kusumam.h shArdUla charmAmbaram.h badda vyALa virAjitodharamaham.h dhyAyet.h kirAtam.h haram.h ॥
॥ Kankalr ॥
raktApam.h smitavaktram.h indumakuTam.h vAmetu dordaNDake tryaksham.h vedakarAMbujam.h sadadhR^iteH ka.nkALa vINAdharam.h – savye yashhTidharam.h pare Damarukam.h savyApasavya kramAt.h Ta.nkam.h kR^ishhNamR^igam.h ka.nkALadevam.h bhaje ॥
॥ Chandesha Anugrahar ॥
chaNDesham.h pItavarNam.h yugakarasahitam.h dakshahasterata Ta.nkam.h piprANam.h kR^iNasAram.h varakara sahitam.h pArvatI vAmabhAgam.h – chaNDeshasyot.h tamA.ngam.h pratinihitakaram.h dakshabhAge trinetram.h sarvAlaN^kAra yuktam.h shashishakaladharam.h ga.ngayAyukta mIDe ॥
॥ Chakra Pradar ॥
vishhNusdvIsha purasthito ra.njalikaro devasya pAdAbjayoH abhyarchyAkshilasat.h sahasrakamalam.h samprAptavAn.h IshvarAt.h – yasmAchchakramatovaram.h pashupateH padmAksha ityAGYayA Ta.nkam.h kR^ishhNamR^igam.h varam.h parakarAt.h chakrapradam.h tam.h bhaje ॥
॥ Saha Uma Skandar ॥
udyat.h bhAnunibham.h chatushhkarayutam.h keyUrahArairyutam.h divyam.h vastradharam.h jaTAmakuTinam.h saMshobhi netratrayam.h – vAme gauryutam.h sugandhamubhayor madhye kumAram.h sthitam.h somAska.nda vibhum.h mR^igAbhayavaram.h Ta.nkam.h tathAnam.h bhaje ॥
॥ Ekapadar ॥
dhyAyet.h koTiravipram.h trinayanam.h shItAmshu ga.ngAdharam.h haste Ta.nkam.h mR^igam.h varAbhayakaram.h pAdaikayuktam.h vibhum.h – shambhordakshiNa vAmagakshabhujayor.h brahmAchyutAbhyAMyutam.h tattallakshNa mAyudhaiH parivR^itam.h hastatvayAT yA~njalim.h ॥
॥ Vighnesha Anugrahar ॥
Ta.nkam kR^ishNamR^igam.h tathAnamamalam.h prAlambi savyA.nghriham.h vAme nidhR^itapAda mindu sadR^isham.h trayaksham.h jaTAshekharam.h – vAmA.nge dhR^ita vighnarAjamitaram.h tanmUrdhni vinyasyatat.h prItyAnugraham.h tripuNDradharaNam.h vighnaprasAdam.h bhaje ॥
॥ Dakshinamurti ॥
pAdenAkramya bhUtam.h tadupariguNitam.h pAdamekam.h nidhAya vyAkurvan.h sarvashabdAn.h nijakaTaka mahIbhAgabAjAm.h mR^igAShINAm.h – vyALam.h vyAkhyAnamudrAm.h hutavahakalikAm.h pustakam.h chAkshamAlAm.h bibhrat dorpischaturbhis.h sphuratu mamapuro dakshiNAmUrtirIshaH ॥
॥ Nilakanthar ॥
abhayavarada hastam.h Ta.nka sAraN^ga yuktam.h shashidharamahibhUSham pIta vastram trinetram – shivamasitakaLATyam tam vR^iShArUDha devam viShaharaNaka mIsham chitra pi~nchhATya rUpam ॥
॥ Sukhasanar ॥
shAntam shvetam trinetram rasabhujasahitam kuNDalotpAsi karNam daNDam ghaNTAm kura~Ngam.hparashu paNidharAbhItikam daxavAmaiH – piprANam vAmapAdam shayitamathaparam lambibhUtasta pAdam vAme gauryAsamedam shashidharamakuTam tam sukhAsInamIDe ॥
॥ Lingodbhavar ॥
devam garbhagR^ihasya mAnakalite li~Nge jaTAshekharam kaTyAsaktakaram paraischa tatatam kR^iShNam mR^iga~n chAbhayam – savye Ta.nkamameya pAdamakuTe brahmAchyutAbhyAm yutam hyUrdhvAtasthita haMsa kolamamalam li~Ngodbhavam bhAvaye ॥