नन्दिकेश्वरस्तोत्रम् - Nandikeśvara Stotram
The Sanskrit (Devanāgarī) text of the eight-verse hymn to Nandikeśvara attributed to
Ādi Śaṅkarācārya, with romanized (IAST) transliteration and English meaning.
Tamil version: நந்தி³கேஶ்வர ஸ்தோத்ரம்.
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| संस्कृतम् | Transliteration |
|---|---|
| भवेशं भवेशानमीड्यं सुरेशं विभुं विश्वनाथं भवानीसमाद्यम् । शरच्चन्द्रगात्रं सुघापूर्णनेत्रं भजे नन्दिकेशं दरिद्रार्तिनाशम् ॥ १ ॥ |
bhaveśaṃ bhaveśānam īḍyaṃ sureśaṃ vibhuṃ viśvanāthaṃ bhavānīsamādyam | śaraccandragātraṃ sughāpūrṇanetraṃ bhaje nandikeśaṃ daridrārtināśam || 1 || |
I worship Nandikeśvara, the lord of wellbeing, the lord of saṃsāra, the adorable lord of
Devas, the all-pervading, the lord of the universe, who is kind and soft like Bhavānī,
whose form shines like the autumnal moon, with eyes full of nectarine sweetness, who
removes the misery of the poor.
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| संस्कृतम् | Transliteration |
|---|---|
| हिमाद्रौ निवासं स्फुरच्चन्द्रचूडं विभूतिं दधानं महानीलकण्ठम् । प्रभुं दिग्भुजं शूलटङ्कायुधाढ्यं भजे नन्दिकेशं दरिद्रार्तिनाशम् ॥ २ ॥ |
himādrau nivāsaṃ sphuraccandracūḍaṃ vibhūtiṃ dadhānaṃ mahānīlakaṇṭham | prabhuṃ digbhujaṃ śūlaṭaṅkāyudhāḍhyaṃ bhaje nandikeśaṃ daridrārtināśam || 2 || |
I pray to Nandikeśvara, who resides in the Himālayas, who wears on his head the rising
Moon, who is adorned with Vibhūti on his body, whose throat is blue, the lord, with long
arms extending in all directions, holding the weapons Triśūla and sword, the remover of
the misery of the poor.
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| संस्कृतम् | Transliteration |
|---|---|
| भवेशं गजेशं प्रपन्नार्तिनाशं विभास्वत्समुद्यत्प्रभाकान्तिपूरम् । भवानीयुतार्धाङ्गशोभाभिरामं भजे नन्दिकेशं दरिद्रार्तिनाशम् ॥ ३ ॥ |
bhaveśaṃ gajeśaṃ prapannārtināśaṃ vibhāsvatsamudyatprabhākāntipūram | bhavānīyutārdhāṅgaśobhābhirāmaṃ bhaje nandikeśaṃ daridrārtināśam || 3 || |
I worship Nandikeśvara, the lord of saṃsāra, the destroyer of Gajāsura, the remover of
the misery of those who surrender, whose radiance is that of the rising Sun, who is the
beloved of the radiant Śiva — who shares half his form with Bhavānī — the remover of the
misery of the poor.
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| संस्कृतम् | Transliteration |
|---|---|
| मृगाङ्कायुतप्रक्षदीप्तिप्रकाशं ज्वलद्वह्निकेशं शशाङ्कार्धभालम् । सदा भक्तचित्ते स्फुरन्मोदरूपं भजे नन्दिकेशं दरिद्रार्तिनाशम् ॥ ४ ॥ |
mṛgāṅkāyutaprakṣadīptiprakāśaṃ jvaladvahnikeśaṃ śaśāṅkārdhabhālam | sadā bhaktacitte sphuranmodarūpaṃ bhaje nandikeśaṃ daridrārtināśam || 4 || |
I pray to Nandikeśvara, who is radiant with the shine exuded by countless moons, whose
hair shines like blazing fire, whose forehead is like the half-moon, whose cheerful form
lights up the minds of devotees always, the remover of the misery of the poor.
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| संस्कृतम् | Transliteration |
|---|---|
| वराभीतिहस्तं कुठारेशपाणिं जटाजूटगगङ्गोल्लसद्वारिधारम् । विषाशं महोक्षाधिरूढ मदारिं भजे नन्दिकेशं दरिद्रार्तिनाशम् ॥ ५ ॥ |
varābhītihastaṃ kuṭhāreśapāṇiṃ jaṭājūṭagagaṅgollasadvāridhāram | viṣāśaṃ mahokṣādhirūḍha madāriṃ bhaje nandikeśaṃ daridrārtināśam || 5 || |
I worship Nandikeśvara, whose hands show the vara and abhaya mudrās, another hand holding
a large axe, whose matted tresses shine with the swirling waters of Gaṅgā, who consumed
poison, who rides the great bull, the enemy of Kāmadeva, the remover of the misery of the
poor.
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| संस्कृतम् | Transliteration |
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| जगत्या विभूषं मृगेन्द्राजिनधृत् षडाम्नायमन्त्रप्रसिद्धार्थमूलम् । प्रसादादि मन्त्रस्फुरज्ज्ञानहेतुं भजे नन्दिकेशं दरिद्रार्तिनाशम् ॥ ६ ॥ |
jagatyā vibhūṣaṃ mṛgendrājinadhṛt ṣaḍāmnāyamantraprasiddhārthamūlam | prasādādi mantrasphurajjñānahetuṃ bhaje nandikeśaṃ daridrārtināśam || 6 || |
I pray to Nandikeśvara, for whom the world is adornment, who wears the tiger skin, who is
at the root of the meaning of the Ṣaḍāmnāya mantra, who is the cause of the outburst of
the knowledge of the Prasāda and other mantras, the remover of the misery of the poor.
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| संस्कृतम् | Transliteration |
|---|---|
| भवानीपदाम्भोजहृत्पद्मसंस्थं सुरेन्द्रादि देवैः सदा सेव्यमानम् । नगेन्द्रात्मजाप्राणनाथं शरण्यं भजे नन्दिकेशं दरिद्रार्तिनाशम् ॥ ७ ॥ |
bhavānīpadāmbhojahṛtpadmasaṃsthaṃ surendrādi devaiḥ sadā sevyamānam | nagendrātmajāprāṇanāthaṃ śaraṇyaṃ bhaje nandikeśaṃ daridrārtināśam || 7 || |
I pray to Nandikeśvara, who holds in his heart-lotus the lotus feet of Bhavānī, who is
ever worshipped by Devendra and the other Devas, who is the lord of the very life-breath
of Pārvatī (Śiva himself), the shelter for all beings, the remover of the misery of the
poor.
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| संस्कृतम् | Transliteration |
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| भवे नन्दीशानं सकलमनुसिद्ध्यैककरणं वसु-श्लोकैरेभिः प्रतिदिनमपि स्तौति नित्यम् । तदैवेश-प्रीत्या निखिलसुखभागीह जगति परं मोक्षं चान्ते परमपदमाप्नोति सहसा ॥ ८ ॥ |
bhave nandīśānaṃ sakalamanusiddhyaikakaraṇaṃ vasu-ślokairebhiḥ pratidinamapi stauti nityam | tadaiveśa-prītyā nikhilasukhabhāgīha jagati paraṃ mokṣaṃ cānte paramapadam āpnoti sahasā || 8 || |
One who adores every day with these eight verses Nandikeśvara, the granter of the siddhi
of all mantras in this world, attains all comforts here and at the end quickly attains
the supreme state of Mokṣa.
इति नन्दिकेश्वरस्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम् ॥
| *iti nandikeśvarastotraṃ sampūrṇam | * |