Adhi Sankara’s Dasa Sloki Sthuthi Lord Shambhu
By
Adhi Sankaracharya
Translated by
P.R,Ramachander
(Here is a prayer in which Adhi Sankara tries to prove ultimate superiority of Lord Shiva)
1.Saambo na Kula deivatham, pasupathe Saamba thwadheeyaa vayam
SAmbam sthomi surasuro raga ganaa saambena santhaarithaa
Saambaayasthu namo mayaa virachitham saambath param no bhaje
Saambasyaa anucharo asmyaham mama Rathi , Saambe Parabrahmani
Is not Shiva with Amba my clan deity, Oh Lord of all beings, Oh Shiva, we are yours,
I Pray Samba, because the devas, asuras and serpents attained progress by saluting to him
I salute Samba and I do not pray anyone beyond the God Samba
I am a servant of Samba and my interest is in Samba, the divine Brahmam
2,Vishnavaadhyascha pura thrayam suragana jethum na ssakthaa swayam,
Yam Shambhum bhagawan vayam thu pasvo asmaakam thwameveswara
Swa swa sthaana niyojithaa sumanasa swasthaa bhabhuvusthatha,
Sthasmin may hrudayam sukhena ramathaam Saambe Para brahmani
Lord Vishnu and other devas were not capable of winning the Tripuras
But it was won by Lord Shambhu himself and so I along with other beings consider him as our god,
And all those who were appointed by him were good minded, peaceful,
And so my heart with pleasure plays with Samba the divine Brahman
3.Sreni yasya radhoradhangam yugalam chandraka bimba dhwayam
Kodanda kanakachalou hareerabhoodwaano vidhi saaradhi
Thooneero jalagirhayaa sruthichayo mourvi bhujangaadhipa
Sthasminmay hrudhayam sukhena ramathaam saambe para brahmani
Victory to the chariot whose two wheels were sun and the moon,
The golden mountain was its bow, lord Vishnu the arrow, Lord Brahma the charioteer
The ocean was its quiver, the Vedas were its horses, the bow string was Adhi sesha,
And in that my heart pleasantly rejoices, Oh Sambhu who is Para Brahman
4.Yenaa padhitha manga janga bhasitham , divyangaragai samam
Yena sweekrutham abja sambhava sira souvarna partthyai samam
Yenaangee krutha machyuthasya nayanam pooja aravindai samam
Thaasmin may hrudhayam sukhena ramathaam saambe parabrahmani
He anointed himself with sacred ash using the ash got by burning manmatha
He accepted the skull pot of lord Brahma as equal to golden vessel
He approved, the eye of lord Vishnu as lotus for worshipping him
And because of that my heart is with pleasure enjoying SAmbhu who is para Brahman
5.Govindhadhikam, na deivatham ithi proddharyaa hastha vubhou
Udhuthyaaha Shivasya sannidhigatho Vyaso muneenaam vara
Yasya sthambitha panir anathikruthaa nandheeswarenaa bhava,
THwasminmay hrudhayam sukhena ramathaam saambhe parabrahmani
Lifting his arms up and proclaiming there is no other God superior to Vishnu
The greatest among sages Vyasa came before lord Shiva’s presence
And Nandhikeswara benumbed those unjustified arms of the sage
And because of that my heart is with pleasure enjoying SAmbhu who is para Brahman
6.AAkaasath chikuraayathe dasa dhisaa bhogo dukoolaayathe
Seethamsu prasavaayathe sthiratharaananda swaroopaayathe
Vedantho nilayaayathe suvinayo yasya swabhaavayathe
THwasminmay hrudhayam sukhena ramathaam saambhe parabrahmani
His hair is the sky and the ten directions garment he wears
The moon provides flowers bringing eternal joy as his form,
The vedanthas are the residence , making humility as his nature
And because of that my heart is with pleasure enjoying SAmbhu who is para Brahman
7,Vishnur yasya sahasra naamaa niyamaadh amboruhaan archayan
Yeko nopa chitheshu nevra kamalam naijam padaabja dwaye
Sampoojyaasura samhathim vidhalayam trilokya paalo abhavath
THwasminmay hrudhayam sukhena ramathaam saambhe parabrahmani
Lord Vishnu worshipped him with his thousand names with lotus flowers
When there was a shortage of one flower for worshipping his lotus like feet
He took out his eye as lotus and worshipped and became protector of three worlds
And because of that my heart is with pleasure enjoying SAmbhu who is para Brahman
8.SAurim saathyagiram varaha vapusham padambujadarasane
Chakre yo dhayayaa samastha jagathaam naadham siro Darsane
Mithyaa vaachamapoojyameva sathatham hamsa swaroopam vidhim
THwasminmay hrudhayam sukhena ramathaam saambhe parabrahmani
Lord Vishnu told the truth when in form of varaha he searched for his lotus like feet
And so he was made as the Lord of the universe , but as for seeing his head
Lord Brahma who searched in the form of a swan and so worship to him was banned,
And because of that my heart is with pleasure enjoying SAmbhu who is para Brahman
9.Yasyaa sandharanee jalaagni pavana vyoma arka chandraadhayo
Vikhyaathastha navoshatadhaa parinathaa naanyathaatho varthathe
Omkarartha vivevichini sruthiriyam chaachashta thurya shivam
THwasminmay hrudhayam sukhena ramathaam saambhe parabrahmani
He was the joining of water , fire, wind, sky , sun and moon,
And has been famous as the eight fold entity and had existence other than this
And when the Vedas examined The word OM, They found he was the fourth state of all beings , the Shiva
And because of that my heart is with pleasure enjoying SAmbhu who is para Brahman
10.Vishnu Brahma Suradhipa prabruthaya sarvopi devaa Yadhaa
SAmbhoothaanchalathe vishaath paribhavam prapthasthadhaa sathvaram
Thaanaarthaan saranagathab nithi suraanyo arakshadha garshana
THwasminmay hrudhayam sukhena ramathaam saambhe parabrahmani
Vishny Brahma Indra , and all the devas were taken aback,
At the poison that arose from the churning and immediately reached,
And he knowing that they are depended on him for protection, protected them,
And because of that my heart is with pleasure enjoying SAmbhu who is para Brahman
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