Sharabheshashtakam — Grantha Script

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Summary — English

The Sharabheshashtakam is a hymn of eight verses, each offering salutations to Sharabheshvara. The verses address Sharabheshvara with many names and attributes, identifying him with Shiva, Hara, Bhava, Mrida, Rudra, and Sharva, and describing him as the god of gods who pervades the universe. He is praised as the three-eyed one who wears the moon as a crest, has a mass of matted locks, holds a skull and trident, is adorned with serpents, and is the destroyer of the cities and of worldly existence. The hymn further describes him as possessing the six virtues beginning with tranquility, granting the eightfold yogic powers, being free from the eight bonds beginning with aversion, and being both devoid of qualities and the three qualities. He is also called Time, the sprout of the nectar of the Vedas, the imperishable one preceded by the fifty letters, the lord of the five-syllable mantra, and the well-wisher of the world.

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The English meaning of each verse is shown below the verse.

Meaning —

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌶𑌿𑌵 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚

𑌶𑍃𑌣𑍁 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌗𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌨𑌂 .

𑌶𑌰𑌭𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌤𑌵 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌃 ॥

𑌋𑌷𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌕𑌂 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌵𑌦𑌾𑌚𑌰𑍇𑌤𑍍 .

𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌭𑍇𑌦𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍇𑌷𑍇𑌣 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌮𑌤𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍇 ॥

𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌂

𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌨𑌕𑍁𑌟𑌿𑌲𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌸𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂

𑌨𑌿𑌶𑌿𑌤𑌤𑌰𑌨𑌖𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍂𑌤𑌹𑍇𑌮𑌾𑌭𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌮𑍍 ।

𑌶𑌰𑌭𑌮𑌥 𑌮𑍁𑌨𑍀𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌤𑌭𑌯𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌂 𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌯𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌮𑍍 ॥

𑌅𑌥 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂

Verse 1

𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌾𑌲𑍀𑌕𑌨𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌾𑌯 ।
𑌶𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌭𑍀𑌮𑌾𑌯 𑌶𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍁𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌭𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌯 ॥ 1 ॥

devādidevāya jaganmayāya śivāya nālīkanibhānanāya |
śarvāya bhīmāya śarādhipāya namo'stu tubhyaṃ śarabheśvarāya || 1 ||

Salutations to you, O Sharabheshvara — who are the god of gods, who pervade the universe, who are Shiva, whose face resembles a lotus, who are Sharva, who are terrible, and who are the lord of arrows. ^AI

Verse 2

𑌹𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌭𑍀𑌮𑌾𑌯 𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌯 ।
𑌮𑍃𑌡𑌾𑌯 𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌚𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍁𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌭𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌯 ॥ 2 ॥

harāya bhīmāya haripriyāya bhavāya śāntāya parātparāya |
mṛḍāya rudrāya vilocanāya namo'stu tubhyaṃ śarabheśvarāya || 2 ||

Salutations to you, O Sharabheshvara — who are Hara, who are terrible, who are dear to Hari, who are Bhava, who are peaceful, who are beyond the highest, who are Mrida, who are Rudra, and who are the three-eyed one. ^AI

Verse 3

𑌶𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍁𑌚𑍂𑌡𑌾𑌯 𑌦𑌿𑌗𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌸𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌸𑌨𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌯 ।
𑌜𑌟𑌾𑌕𑌲𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌯 𑌜𑌿𑌤𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍁𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌭𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌯 ॥ 3 ॥

śītāṃśucūḍāya digambarāya sṛṣṭisthitidhvaṃsanakāraṇāya |
jaṭākalāpāya jitendriyāya namo'stu tubhyaṃ śarabheśvarāya || 3 ||

Salutations to you, O Sharabheshvara — who wear the moon as a crest, who are clad in the quarters (naked), who are the cause of creation, preservation and destruction, who have a mass of matted locks, and who have conquered the senses. ^AI

Verse 4

𑌕𑌲𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌠𑌾𑌯 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌶𑍂𑌲𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌜𑌾𑌯 ।
𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌾𑌯 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍁𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌭𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌯 ॥ 4 ॥

kalaṅkakaṇṭhāya bhavāntakāya kapālaśūlāttakarāmbujāya |
bhujaṅgabhūṣāya purāntakāya namo'stu tubhyaṃ śarabheśvarāya || 4 ||

Salutations to you, O Sharabheshvara — whose throat bears the stain, who are the destroyer of worldly existence, whose lotus hands hold the skull and trident, who are adorned with serpents, and who are the destroyer of the cities. ^AI

Verse 5

𑌶𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌷𑌟𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌯 ।
𑌉𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌾𑌯 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍁𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌭𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌯 ॥ 5 ॥

śamādiṣaṭkāya yamāntakāya yamādiyogāṣṭakasiddhidāya |
umādhināthāya purātanāya namo'stu tubhyaṃ śarabheśvarāya || 5 ||

Salutations to you, O Sharabheshvara — who possess the six virtues beginning with tranquility, who are the destroyer of Yama, who grant the eightfold yogic powers beginning with Yama, who are the lord of Uma, and who are ancient. ^AI

Verse 6

𑌘𑍃𑌣𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌖𑌿𑌲𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌥𑌿 𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌗𑌾𑌯 ।
𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌹𑍀𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍁𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌭𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌯 ॥ 6 ॥

ghṛṇādipāśāṣṭakavarjitāya khilīkṛtāsmatpathi pūrvagāya |
guṇādihīnāya guṇatrayāya namo'stu tubhyaṃ śarabheśvarāya || 6 ||

Salutations to you, O Sharabheshvara — who are free from the eight bonds beginning with aversion, who have made our former path void, who are devoid of qualities and yet are the three qualities. ^AI

Verse 7

𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌯 𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌲𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌕𑍗𑌤𑍂𑌹𑌲𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌯 ।
𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍂𑌲𑌾𑌯 𑌸𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌯 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌗𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍁𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌭𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌯 ॥ 7 ॥

kālāya vedāmṛtakandalāya kalyāṇakautūhalakāraṇāya |
sthūlāya sūkṣmāya svarūpagāya namo'stu tubhyaṃ śarabheśvarāya || 7 ||

Salutations to you, O Sharabheshvara — who are Time, who are the sprout of the nectar of the Vedas, who are the cause of auspicious rejoicing, who are gross, who are subtle, and who are the song of your own true form. ^AI

Verse 8

𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌲𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌶𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯𑌾𑌯 ।
𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌜𑌗𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍁𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌭𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌯 ॥ 8 ॥

pañcānanāyānilabhāskarāya pañcāśadarṇādyaparākṣayāya |
pañcākṣareśāya jagaddhitāya namo'stu tubhyaṃ śarabheśvarāya || 8 ||

Salutations to you, O Sharabheshvara — who have five faces, who are wind and sun, who are the imperishable one preceded by the fifty letters, who are the lord of the five-syllable mantra, and who are the well-wisher of the world. ^AI

𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌶𑌰𑌭𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌮𑍍 ॥

Sanskrit — Devanagari (original)

श्री शिव उवाच

शृणु देवि महागुह्यं परं पुण्यविवर्धनं .

शरभेशाष्टकं मन्त्रं वक्ष्यामि तव तत्त्वतः ॥

ऋषिन्यासादिकं यत्तत्सर्वपूर्ववदाचरेत् .

ध्यानभेदं विशेषेण वक्ष्याम्यहमतः शिवे ॥

ध्यानं

ज्वलनकुटिलकेशं सूर्यचन्द्राग्निनेत्रं

निशिततरनखाग्रोद्धूतहेमाभदेहम् ।

शरभमथ मुनीन्द्रैः सेव्यमानं सिताङ्गं

प्रणतभयविनाशं भावयेत्पक्षिराजम् ॥

अथ स्तोत्रं

देवादिदेवाय जगन्मयाय शिवाय नालीकनिभाननाय ।

शर्वाय भीमाय शराधिपाय नमोऽस्तु तुभ्यं शरभेश्वराय ॥ 1 ॥

हराय भीमाय हरिप्रियाय भवाय शान्ताय परात्पराय ।

मृडाय रुद्राय विलोचनाय नमोऽस्तु तुभ्यं शरभेश्वराय ॥ 2 ॥

शीतांशुचूडाय दिगम्बराय सृष्टिस्थितिध्वंसनकारणाय ।

जटाकलापाय जितेन्द्रियाय नमोऽस्तु तुभ्यं शरभेश्वराय ॥ 3 ॥

कलङ्ककण्ठाय भवान्तकाय कपालशूलात्तकराम्बुजाय ।

भुजङ्गभूषाय पुरान्तकाय नमोऽस्तु तुभ्यं शरभेश्वराय ॥ 4 ॥

शमादिषट्काय यमान्तकाय यमादियोगाष्टकसिद्धिदाय ।

उमाधिनाथाय पुरातनाय नमोऽस्तु तुभ्यं शरभेश्वराय ॥ 5 ॥

घृणादिपाशाष्टकवर्जिताय खिलीकृतास्मत्पथि पूर्वगाय ।

गुणादिहीनाय गुणत्रयाय नमोऽस्तु तुभ्यं शरभेश्वराय ॥ 6 ॥

कालाय वेदामृतकन्दलाय कल्याणकौतूहलकारणाय ।

स्थूलाय सूक्ष्माय स्वरूपगाय नमोऽस्तु तुभ्यं शरभेश्वराय ॥ 7 ॥

पञ्चाननायानिलभास्कराय पञ्चाशदर्णाद्यपराक्षयाय ।

पञ्चाक्षरेशाय जगद्धिताय नमोऽस्तु तुभ्यं शरभेश्वराय ॥ 8 ॥

इति श्री शरभेशाष्टकम् ॥

🕉️ This is the original Sanskrit rendered in Grantha script. Pronunciation is identical to the Sanskrit Devanagari version. It is a transliteration, not a translation — see “Meaning” for translations where available.