Shiva Mahimna Stotram

Lord Shiva’s worship gives auspicious results and fulfills all desires. Lord Shiva’s worship includes his Jalabhishek along with a lot of other remedies in order to impress him. Shiva stotra is also read, which is able to give a lot of auspicious results. Lord Shiva’s magnificence has been explained in these stotras. Shiva Mahimna stotra eradicates all kinds of problems.

Shiva Mahimna Stotra Story

Shiva Mahimna Stotra explains the personified and body less aspects of Lord Shiva. According to Puranic beliefs, this Stotra was originally created by weak and powerless Gandharvaraaja Pushpa Dant. Pushpa Dant impressed Lord Shiva and acquired his powers in return. According to legends, there was a king named Chitrarath. He was totally devoted to Lord Shiva. He created a beautiful garden. Chitrarath used the flowers of this garden to worship Lord Shiva. But one day, Pushpa Dant established his control over the garden.

Pushpa Dant started stealing the flowers from the garden. Chitrarath was worried and laid the flowers dedicated to Lord Shiva on the ground of the garden. Pushpa Dant crushed these flowers with his feet. Though this was unintentional, but Pushpa Dant lost all his strength and powers. In order to gain his powers, Pushpa Dant created this Stotra. Lord Shiva was impressed by his dedication and gave him back his powers. A person reading this stotra is blessed by Lord Shiva and all his desires are fulfilled.

Shiv Mahimna Stotra

Mahimnah param te parama vidusho yadyasadrishi

stutir brahma dina mapitadava sannastvayi girah,

atha vacyah sarvah svamati parina mavadhi grinan

mamapyeshah stotre hara nirapavadah parikarah

Atitah panthanam tava ca mahima vanmanasayor

atad vyavrttya yam cakita mabhi dhatte shrutirapi,

sa kasya stotavyah katividha gunah kasya vishayah

pade tvarvacine patati na manah kasya na vacah

Madhu sphita vacah paramam amritam nirmitavatas

tava brahman kim vag api suraguror vismaya padam,

mama tvetam vanim guna kathana punyena bhavatah

punam ityarthe’smin puramathana buddhir vyavasita

Tavaisvaryam yat taj jagadudaya raksa  pralayakrit

trayivastu vyastam tisrishu guna-bhinnasu tanushu,

abhavyanam asmin varada ramaniyama ramanim

vihantum vyakrosim vidadhata ihaike jadadhiyah

Kimihah kimkayah sa khalu kimupaya stribhuvanam

kimadharo dhata srijati kimupadana iti ca,

atarkyaish varye tvay yanavasara duhstho hatadhiyah

kutarko’yam kamshcin mukharayati mohaya jagatah

Ajanmano lokah kimavayava vanto’pi jagatam

adhisthataram kim bhavavidhir-anadritya bhavati,

anisho va kuryad bhuvana janane kah parikaro

yato mandastvam praty-amaravara samsherata ime

Trayi sankhyam yogah pasupati matam vaishnavamiti

prabhinne prasthane paramidamadah pathyamiti ca,

rucinam vaicitryad riju kutila nana pathajusham

nrinameko gamyas tvamsasi payasa marnava iva

Mahokshah khatvangam parashu-rajinam bhasma haninah

kapalam cetiyat tava varada tantro pakaranam,

surastam tamriddhim dadhati tu bhavad bhru pranihitam

na hi svatma ramam vishaya mriga trishna bhramayati

Dhruvam kascit sarvam sakala mapara stva dhruva midam

paro dhrau vyadhrauvye jagati gadati vyasta vishaye,

samaste’pye tasmin puramathana tair vismita iva

stuvan jihremi tvam na khalu nanu dhrishta mukharata

Tavaisvaryam yatnad yadupari virincir-hari-radhah

paricchettum yatav anala manala skandha vapushah,

tato bhakti sraddha bhara-guru-grinad-bhyam girisha yat

svayam tasthe tabhyam tava kim anuvrittir na phalati

Ayatnadapadya tribhuvanama-vairavya-tikaram

dashasyo yadbahun abhrita ranakandu paravashan,

sthirah padmasreni racita caranam bhoruhabaleh

sthiraya stvad bhaktes tripurahara visphur jitamidam

Amushya tvatseva samadhigata-saram bhujavanam

balat-kailase’pi tvadadhivasatau vikramayatah,

alabhya patale pyalasa-calitan-gustha-shirasi

pratishtha tvayyasid dhruvamupacito muhyati khalah

Yadriddhim sutramno varada paramo-ccairapi satim

adhashcakre banah parijana vidheya tribhuvanah,

na taccitram tasmin varivasitari tvac caranayor

na kasya unnatyai bhavati srirasastvay yavanatih

Akanda brahmanda kshaya cakita devasura kripa

vidheya syasidyas trinayana visham samhrita vatah,

sa kalmashah kanthe tava na kurute na shriya maho

vikaro’pi shlaghyo bhuvana-bhaya-bhangavyasaninah

Asiddhartha naiva kvacidapi sadeva suranare

nivartante nityam, jagati jayino yasya vishikhah,

sa pashyannisa tvam itara surasadharana mabhut

smarah smarta-vyatma na hi vasishu pathyah paribhavah

Mahi padaghatad vrajati sahasa samshaya-padam

padam visnor-bhramyad bhujaparigha-rugna-graha-ganam,

muhur-dyaur-dausthyam yat-­yanibhrita-jata-taditatata

jagad-rakshayai tvam natasi nanu vamaiva vibhuta

Viyad-vyapi tara gana-gunita phenod-gama-rucih

pravaho varam yah prishata-laghu-dristah shirasi te,

jagad-dvipakaram jaladhivalayam tena kritami

tyane-naivon-neyam dhrita-mahima divyam tava vapuh

Rathah kshoni yanta shata-dhriti-ragendro dhanuratho

rathange candrarkau rathacarana-panih shara iti,

didhakshoste ko’yam tripura-trina-madambara-vidhir

vidheyaih kridantyo na khalu paratantrah prabhu-dhiyah

Hariste sahasram kamala-balima-dhaya padayor

yadekone tasmin nija-mudaharan-netra-kamalam,

gato bhaktyu-drekah parinatim-asau cakra-vapusha

trayanam rakshayai tripura-hara jagarti jagatam

Kratau supte jagrat tvamasi phalayoge kratumatam

kva karma pradhvastam phalati purusha-radhana-mrite,

atas-tvam sam-preksya kratusu phala-dana-pratibhuvam

shrutau shraddham baddhva dridha-parikarah karmasu janah