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Shiva Shadakshara Stotram

శివషడాక్షరస్తోత్రమ్

Shiva Shadakshara Stotram is a traditional Shiva devotional reading. This page presents the full text of the linked Wikisource edition, with Telugu and IAST transliterations.

తెలుగు देवनागरी English (IAST)

oṃkārabindusaṃyuktaṃ nityaṃ dhyāyanti yoginaḥ| kāmadaṃ mokṣadaṃ caiva oṃkārāya namo namaḥ|| namanti ṛṣayo devā namantyapsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ | narā namanti deveśaṃ nakārāya namo namaḥ|| mahādevaṃ mahātmānaṃ mahādhyānaparāyaṇam| mahāpāpaharaṃ devaṃ makarāya namo namaḥ|| śivaṃ śāntaṃ jagannāthaṃ lokanugrahakārakam | śivamekapadam nityaṃ śikārāya namo namaḥ|| vāhanaṃ vṛṣabho yasya vāsukī kaṇṭhabhūṣaṇam | vāme śaktidharaṃ devaṃ vakārāya namo namaḥ || yatra yatra sthito devaḥ sarvavyāpī maheśvaraḥ | yo guruḥ sarvadevānāṃ yakārāya namo namaḥ|| ṣaḍakṣaramidaṃ stotraṃ yaḥ paṭhecchivasannidhau | śivalokamavāpnoti śivena saha modate || namaḥ śivāya namo namaḥ| oṃ namaḥ śivāya namo namaḥ| oṃ namaḥ śivāya namo namaḥ||

Reading & reflection

Shiva hymns use images of the Ganga, the moon, sacred ash, and stillness. Read at an unhurried pace and reflect on the images as you go.

Text edition & attribution

Complete text of शिवषडाक्षरस्तोत्रम् on Sanskrit Wikisource, revision 339213, contributed by Wikisource editors. Text and generated transliterations are shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Changes: interface material removed, spacing normalized, and Telugu and IAST transliterations generated. The source may contain transcription variants; automated transliterations have not been independently proofread. No source verses have been intentionally shortened.