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 Tamil Lyrics ॥
னமஃ ஶிவாப்யாம் னவயௌவனாப்யாம்
பரஸ்பராஶ்லிஷ்டவபுர்தராப்யாம் ।
னகேம்த்ரகன்யாவ்றுஷகேதனாப்யாம்
னமோ னமஃ ஶம்கரபார்வதீப்யாம் ॥ 1 ॥
னமஃ ஶிவாப்யாம் ஸரஸோத்ஸவாப்யாம்
னமஸ்க்றுதாபீஷ்டவரப்ரதாப்யாம் ।
னாராயணேனார்சிதபாதுகாப்யாம்
னமோ னமஃ ஶம்கரபார்வதீப்யாம் ॥ 2 ॥
னமஃ ஶிவாப்யாம் வ்றுஷவாஹனாப்யாம்
விரிம்சிவிஷ்ண்விம்த்ரஸுபூஜிதாப்யாம் ।
விபூதிபாடீரவிலேபனாப்யாம்
னமோ னமஃ ஶம்கரபார்வதீப்யாம் ॥ 3 ॥
னமஃ ஶிவாப்யாம் ஜகதீஶ்வராப்யாம்
ஜகத்பதிப்யாம் ஜயவிக்ரஹாப்யாம் ।
ஜம்பாரிமுக்யைரபிவம்திதாப்யாம்
னமோ னமஃ ஶம்கரபார்வதீப்யாம் ॥ 4 ॥
னமஃ ஶிவாப்யாம் பரமௌஷதாப்யாம்
பம்சாக்ஷரீபம்ஜரரம்ஜிதாப்யாம் ।
ப்ரபம்சஸ்றுஷ்டிஸ்திதிஸம்ஹ்றுதாப்யாம்
னமோ னமஃ ஶம்கரபார்வதீப்யாம் ॥ 5 ॥
னமஃ ஶிவாப்யாமதிஸும்தராப்யாம்
அத்யம்தமாஸக்தஹ்றுதம்புஜாப்யாம் ।
அஶேஷலோகைகஹிதம்கராப்யாம்
னமோ னமஃ ஶம்கரபார்வதீப்யாம் ॥ 6 ॥
னமஃ ஶிவாப்யாம் கலினாஶனாப்யாம்
கம்காளகல்யாணவபுர்தராப்யாம் ।
கைலாஸஶைலஸ்திததேவதாப்யாம்
னமோ னமஃ ஶம்கரபார்வதீப்யாம் ॥ 7 ॥
னமஃ ஶிவாப்யாமஶுபாபஹாப்யாம்
அஶேஷலோகைகவிஶேஷிதாப்யாம் ।
அகும்டிதாப்யாம் ஸ்ம்றுதிஸம்ப்றுதாப்யாம்
னமோ னமஃ ஶம்கரபார்வதீப்யாம் ॥ 8 ॥
னமஃ ஶிவாப்யாம் ரதவாஹனாப்யாம்
ரவீம்துவைஶ்வானரலோசனாப்யாம் ।
ராகாஶஶாம்காபமுகாம்புஜாப்யாம்
னமோ னமஃ ஶம்கரபார்வதீப்யாம் ॥ 9 ॥
னமஃ ஶிவாப்யாம் ஜடிலம்தராப்யாம்
ஜராம்றுதிப்யாம் ச விவர்ஜிதாப்யாம் ।
ஜனார்தனாப்ஜோத்பவபூஜிதாப்யாம்
னமோ னமஃ ஶம்கரபார்வதீப்யாம் ॥ 10 ॥
னமஃ ஶிவாப்யாம் விஷமேக்ஷணாப்யாம்
பில்வச்சதாமல்லிகதாமப்றுத்ப்யாம் ।
ஶோபாவதீஶாம்தவதீஶ்வராப்யாம்
னமோ னமஃ ஶம்கரபார்வதீப்யாம் ॥ 11 ॥
னமஃ ஶிவாப்யாம் பஶுபாலகாப்யாம்
ஜகத்ரயீரக்ஷணபத்தஹ்றுத்ப்யாம் ।
ஸமஸ்ததேவாஸுரபூஜிதாப்யாம்
னமோ னமஃ ஶம்கரபார்வதீப்யாம் ॥ 12 ॥
ஸ்தோத்ரம் த்ரிஸம்த்யம் ஶிவபார்வதீப்யாம்
பக்த்யா படேத்த்வாதஶகம் னரோ யஃ ।
ஸ ஸர்வஸௌபாக்யபலானி
பும்க்தே ஶதாயுராம்தே ஶிவலோகமேதி ॥ 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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