ARDHANARISWARAR STOTRAM

Version-2

By Adi Shangkaacharya

Champeya gowrardha  sareerikayai,
Karpooragourardha  sareerikaya,
Dhamillakayai cha jatadaraya,
Nama Shivayai cha  namashivaya. 1

My salutations to both Parvathi  and Shiva,
To Her whose body shines  similar to molten gold,
To Him whose body shines like  the burning camphor,
To Her who has a well made up  hair,
And to Him who has the  matted lock.

Kasthurika kumkuma  charchithayai,
Chitha raja puncha  vicharchithayai,
Kruthasmarayai vikrutha  smaraya,
Nama Shivayai cha  namashivaya. 2

My salutations to both Parvathi  and Shiva,
To Her whose body is smeared  with musk and saffron,
To Him whose body is smeared  with ashes of a burning ghat,
To Her whose prettiness  radiates love,
And to Him who destroyed the  God of love.

Chalath kanath kankana  noopurayai,
Padabja Rajatphani noopuraya,
Hemangadhayai  bhujagangadhaya,
Nama Shivayai cha  namashivaya. 3

My salutations to both Parvathi  and Shiva,
To Her who has tinkling pretty  anklets,
To Him who has the king of  snakes as anklet,
To Her who shines with golden  anklets,
And to Him who has snakes as  anklets.

Visala nilothphala lochanayai,
Vikasi pangeruha lochanaya,
Samekshanayai  vishamekshanaya,
Nama Shivayai cha  namashivaya. 4

My salutations to both Parvathi  and Shiva,
To Her who has eyes as wide as  the blue lotus,
To Him who has eyes as wide as  a fully opened lotus,
To Her who has even number of  eyes,
And to Him who has odd  number of eyes

Mandhara mala kali thalakayai,
Kapalamalnkitha kandharaya,
Divyambarayai cha  Digambaraya,
Nama Shivayai cha  namashivaya. 5

My salutations to both Parvathi  and Shiva,To Her whose hair is decorated  with divine flowers,
To Him who wears a garland of  skulls,To Her who dresses in great  silks,
And to Him wearing the eight  directions.

Ambhodara syamala  kunthalayai,
Thadithprabha thamra jata  dharaya,
Gireeswarayai nikhileeswaraya,
Nama Shivayai cha  namashivaya. 6

My salutations to both Parvathi  and Shiva,
To Her who has black hairs like  the swollen cloud,
To Him who has copper matted  locks like lightning,
To Her who is the goddess of  the mountains,
And to Him who is the Lord of  the universe.

Prapancha srushtyun muka  lasyakayai,
Samastha samharaka  thandavaya,
Jagat jananyai Jagatheka  pithre,
Nama Shivayai cha  namashivaya. 7

My salutations to both Parvathi  and Shiva,
To Her whose dance marks the  creation of the world,
To Him whose dance destroys  everything,
To Her who is the mother of  the universe,
And to Him who is the father  of the universe.

Pradeeptha rathnojjwala  kundaayai,
Sphuran maha pannaga  bhooshanayai,
Shivanvithaayai cha  Shivanvithaya,
Nama Shivayai cha  namashivaya. 8

My salutations to both Parvathi  and Shiva,
To Her with glittering ear rings  of gems,
To Him who wears a great  serpent as an ornament,
To Her who is divinely merged  with Shiva,And to Him who is divinely  merged with Parvathi.

Guru Saranam

GURU BHRAHMA
GURU VHISNU
GURU DHEVO MAHESWARAHA
GURU SHAHTCHAT PARA BRAHMA
TASMAI SHRI GURUVE NAMAHA