Shiva Gadhyam

Shiva Gadhyam

(Prose prayer on Lord Shiva)

By

Sage SAnath Kumara

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

(This prayer   occurs  in Shiva Mahapurana  in Rudra  Samhitha. You can read it in Sanskrit   in http://www.brahminsnet.com/pdf/Sri%20Shiva%20Gadyam%20-%20Shiva%20Puranam.pdf)

Om Namasthe  devesaaya , surasura namaskruthaya, bootha bhavya  Maha devayaya, haritha pingala lochanaya, balaaya, budhi  roopine, vayyagra vasana sadaayaraneyaya,

OM  I salute   the  God of all devas  , who is saluted by   devas as well as asuras, Who is the great god in the past  as well as present, who has green and brown eyes, who is endowed with strength , who is personification of wisdom , who normally has the habit of sitting on the hide of tiger  ,

Trilokya prabhave  , easwaraya, haraayaa, hari nethraaya, yugaantha karuna analaayaa, Ganesaaya  , Loka paalaya, Maha  bujaaya, maha  hasthaya, sooline, maha damshtine, kaalaaya

Lord of all the three  worlds  , God  , He who  destroys, he who has a  green  eye, Who creates the fire of kindness    at the end of all  time, He who is the lord of Ganas  ,.He who looks after  people, He who has a great arms, He   who has great hands, He who holds   the trident, He who has   huge teeth, He who is  end of time

Maheswaraaya  , avyayaaya, kala roopine,  neela greevaaya , mahodharaaya, ganadhyakshaaya, sarvaathmane, sarva pavanaaya, sarvagaaya  , mrutyu  hanthre  pariyaathra  suvruthaaya,

He who is the great  God, he who does not change  , he who has form of time  , he who has  a blue neck , He who has a big stomach  , He who presides  over all ganas  , He who is the soul of all , He who is  everywhere  holy , He   who is everything, He who destroys death  , he who has taken a penance  of always  being everywhere

Brahmacharine  , vedanthakaaya  , thaponthakaya  , pasupathaye, Vyangaaya  , soola paanaya, vrusha krethave  , haraye  , jadine  , shikanndine  , lakutine  , maha yasase

HE who is never married, he who is the end of Vedantha, He who is the end of penance,  He  who is the lord of all beings, he who is body less  , He who carries the trident, he who has bull on his flag , he who is the destroyer  , he who is motionless  , he who is neither male or female , he who has a club , he who has great fame

Bhootheswaraaya  , GUhaa vasine   Venaaphana thalavathe  , amaraaya  , darsaneeyaya, Bala soorya  nibhaaye , Smasana vaasine , BHagwathe  , Uma pathaye  , arindhamaaya  , bhagasyakshi paasthine

 God of all beings  , Cave dweller , Lord who keeps beat to the sound of Veena  , He who does not have death  , He who has great vision  , he who is similar to young sun  ,He  who lives in cremation ground  , He who is God  , He who is consort of Uma , He who conquers   enemies , he who  keeps his eyes on lucky people 

Pooshno   dasana  naasanaaya  , kroora karthakaaya  , Pasa  hasthakaya  ,Pralaya  Kaalaaya  , Unmukhaaya  , Agni kethave  , Munaye, Dheepthaaya  , visaam pathaye  , Unnayathe janakaaya

He who destroys those  which  destroy prosperity  , He  who spins away cruelty  , He who has a  rope  , He who  is the destroyer  at deluge , he who looks up  , he who is as bright as fire  , He  who is a sage  , He who is lustrous  , he who is the  lord  of all poisons  , He who creates greatness,

Chathurthakaya, LOka sathamaaya , Vama devaya, Vaag dakshinaya, vammatho bikshave, Bikshu roopine, Jatine, swayam jatilaaya , sacra hastha prathisthambakaaya, vasoonaam  Sthambakaya

He who is extremely intelligent  , He who is for the welfare  of the world ,He who is the god of  the left  , He who is soft speaking , He  who is the beggar  of the left  , He who has form of beggar , He who is noble , He who is a complicated self , he who freezes the God armed with wheel , He who freezes  the Vasu

Krathave  , krathu karaaya, kaalaaya, medhavine, madhukaraya, chalaaya, vaanaspathyaya , vaajasanethi  samasrama poojithaaya, jagad Dhathre, Jagat karthre, purushaaya, saaswathaaya, druvaaya

He who is enlightenment, He who does acts  , He who is the destroyer , He who is a scholar, He who moves , He who lives in forest , he who is worshipped   by those  devoted to him, He who carries the world .He who creates  the world , He who is masculine, He who is stable  , He who is fixed

Dharmadhyakshaya trivatvarmane , bhootha bhavanaya, trinethraya, bahu roopaya suryoaayutha sama prabhaya, devaya, sarva thooryaninadhine , sarva bhadhaa vimochanaya, Bandhanaya SArva  Dharine

He who presides over Dharma , He who is  thrice protected , He who is past and future  , he who has three  eyes, he who has several forms, He who has lustre equal to sun, He who is God, He who is the lord of all musical sounds , He who frees us from all problems, He who ties, He who  wears everything

Dharmothamaya , Pushpa danthayaa apibhaagaaya, mukhaaya, sarva haraaya, hiranya sravase , dwarine  , bheemaaya,bhima paarakramaaya om namo  nama

He is the greatest  Dharma, He who was shared by Pushpa DAntha ,He who is most important  , He who destroys everything  , He  who has  golden reputation  , He who is the entrance  , He who is huge  , He who is greatly valorous   Om Salutations, salutations to you.