% Text title : shivasahasranAma stotra from Mahabharat % File name : shivasahasMaha.itx % Category : sahasranAma, shiva, stotra, vyAsa % Location : doc\_shiva % Author : Vyas % Proofread by : Kirk Wortman kirkwort at hotmail.com, NA % Description-comments : with pUrva and uttarapIThikA from Anushasanaparva % Source : mahAbhArata 13 anushAsanaparva adhyAya 48 % Latest update : November 1, 2010, March 25, 2023 % Send corrections to : sanskrit at cheerful dot c om % % This text is prepared by volunteers and is to be used for personal study % and research. The file is not to be copied or reposted for promotion of % any website or individuals or for commercial purpose without permission. % Please help to maintain respect for volunteer spirit. % \documentstyle[11pt,multicol,itrans]{article} #include=ijag.inc #endwordvowel=.h \portraitwide \parindent=100pt \let\usedvng=\Largedvng % for 1 column \pagenumbering{itrans} \def\engtitle#1{\hrule\medskip\centerline{\LARGE #1}} \def\itxtitle#1{\medskip\centerline{\LARGEdvng #1}\medskip\hrule} \def\endtitles{\medskip\obeyspaceslines} %% \begin{document} \engtitle{.. shiva sahasranAma stotram ..}## \itxtitle{.. shrIshivasahasranAmastotram ..}##\endtitles ## mahAbhAratAntargatam tataH sa prayato bhUtvA mama tAta yudhiShThira | prA~njaliH prAha viprarShirnAmasa~NgrahamAditaH || 1|| upamanyuruvAcha brahmaproktairR^iShiproktairvedavedA~NgasambhavaiH | sarvalokeShu vikhyAtaM stutyaM stoShyAmi nAmabhiH || 2|| mahadbhirvihitaiH satyaiH siddhaiH sarvArthasAdhakaiH | R^iShiNA taNDinA bhaktyA kR^itairvedakR^itAtmanA || 3|| yathoktaiH sAdhubhiH khyAtairmunibhistattvadarshibhiH | pravaraM prathamaM svargyaM sarvabhUtahitaM shubham || 4|| shruteH sarvatra jagati brahmalokAvatAritaiH | satyaistatparamaM brahma brahmaproktaM sanAtanam | vakShye yadukulashreShTha shR^iNuShvAvahito mama || 5|| varayainaM bhavaM devaM bhaktastvaM parameshvaram | tena te shrAvayiShyAmi yattadbrahma sanAtanam || 6|| na shakyaM vistarAtkR^itsnaM vaktuM sarvasya kenachit | yuktenApi vibhUtInAmapi varShashatairapi || 7|| yasyAdirmadhyamantaM cha surairapi na gamyate | kastasya shaknuyAdvaktuM guNAnkArtsnyena mAdhava || 8|| kintu devasya mahataH sa~NkShiptArthapadAkSharam | shaktitashcharitaM vakShye prasAdAttasya dhImataH || 9|| aprApya tu tato.anuj~nAM na shakyaH stotumIshvaraH | yadA tenAbhyanuj~nAtaH stuto vai sa tadA mayA || 10|| anAdinidhanasyAhaM jagadyonermahAtmanaH | nAmnAM ka~nchitsamuddeshaM vakShyAmyavyaktayoninaH || 11|| varadasya vareNyasya vishvarUpasya dhImataH | shR^iNu nAmnAM chayaM kR^iShNa yaduktaM padmayoninA || 12|| dasha nAmasahasrANi yAnyAha prapitAmahaH | tAni nirmathya manasA dadhno ghR^itamivoddhR^itam || 13|| gireH sAraM yathA hema puShpasAraM yathA madhu | ghR^itAtsAraM yathA maNDastathaitatsAramuddhR^itam. 14|| sarvapApApahamidaM chaturvedasamanvitam | prayatnenAdhigantavyaM dhAryaM cha prayatAtmanA || 15|| mA~NgalyaM pauShTikaM chaiva rakShoghnaM pAvanaM mahat || 16|| idaM bhaktAya dAtavyaM shraddadhAnAstikAya cha | nAshraddadhAnarUpAya nAstikAyAjitAtmane || 17|| yashchAbhyasUyate devaM kAraNAtmAnamIshvaram | sa kR^iShNa narakaM yAti sahapUrvaiH sahAtmajaiH || 18|| idaM dhyAnamidaM yogamidaM dhyeyamanuttamam | idaM japyamidaM j~nAnaM rahasyamidamuttam || 19|| yaM j~nAtvA antakAle.api gachCheta paramAM gatim | pavitraM ma~NgalaM medhyaM kalyANamidamuttamam || 20|| idaM brahmA purA kR^itvA sarvalokapitAmahaH | sarvastavAnAM rAjatve divyAnAM samakalpayat || 21|| tadA prabhR^iti chaivAyamIshvarasya mahAtmanaH | stavarAja iti khyAto jagatyamarapUjitaH || 22|| brahmalokAdayaM svarge stavarAjo.avatAritaH | yatastaNDiH purA prApa tena taNDikR^ito.abhavat || 23|| svargAchchaivAtra bhUrlokaM taNDinA hyavatAritaH | sarvama~NgalamA~NgalyaM sarvapApapraNAshanam || 24|| nigadiShye mahAbAho stavAnAmuttamaM stavam | brahmaNAmapi yadbrahma parANAmapi yatparam || 25|| tejasAmapi yattejastapasAmapi yattapaH | shAntInAmapi yA shAntirdyutInAmapi yA dyutiH || 26|| dAntAnAmapi yo dAnto dhImatAmapi yA cha dhIH | devAnAmapi yo devo R^iShINAmapi yastvR^iShiH || 27|| yaj~nAnAmapi yo yaj~naH shivAnAmapi yaH shivaH | rudrANAmapi yo rudraH prabhA prabhavatAmapi || 28|| yoginAmapi yo yogI kAraNAnAM cha kAraNam | yato lokAH sambhavanti na bhavanti yataH punaH || 29|| sarvabhUtAtmabhUtasya harasyAmitatejasaH | aShTottarasahasraM tu nAmnAM sharvasya me shR^iNu | yachChrutvA manujavyAghra sarvAnkAmAnavApsyasi || 30|| (atha sahasranAmastotram |) OM sthiraH sthANuH prabhurbhImaH pravaro varado varaH | (prabhurbhAnuH) sarvAtmA sarvavikhyAtaH sarvaH sarvakaro bhavaH || 31|| jaTI charmI shikhI khaDgI sarvA~NgaH sarvabhAvanaH | (charmI shikhaNDI cha) harashcha hariNAkShashcha sarvabhUtaharaH prabhuH || 32|| pravR^ittishcha nivR^ittishcha niyataH shAshvato dhruvaH | shmashAnavAsI bhagavAnkhacharo gocharo.ardanaH || 33|| abhivAdyo mahAkarmA tapasvI bhUtabhAvanaH | unmattaveShaprachChannaH sarvalokaprajApatiH || 34|| mahArUpo mahAkAyo vR^iSharUpo mahAyashAH | mahAtmA sarvabhUtAtmA vishvarUpo mahAhanuH || 35|| lokapAlo.antarhitAtmA prasAdo hayagardabhiH | pavitraM cha mahAMshchaiva niyamo niyamAshritaH || 36|| sarvakarmA svayambhUta AdirAdikaro nidhiH | sahasrAkSho vishAlAkShaH somo nakShatrasAdhakaH || 37|| chandraH sUryaH shaniH keturgraho grahapatirvaraH | atriratryAnamaskartA mR^igabANArpaNo.anaghaH || 38|| mahAtapA ghoratapA adIno dInasAdhakaH | saMvatsarakaro mantraH pramANaM paramaM tapaH || 39|| yogI yojyo mahAbIjo mahAretA mahAbalaH | suvarNaretAH sarvaj~naH subIjo bIjavAhanaH || 40|| dashabAhustvanimiSho nIlakaNTha umApatiH | vishvarUpaH svayaMshreShTho balavIro balo gaNaH || 41|| (balavIro.abalo) gaNakartA gaNapatirdigvAsAH kAma eva cha | mantravitparamo mantraH sarvabhAvakaro haraH || 42|| kamaNDaludharo dhanvI bANahastaH kapAlavAn | ashanI shataghnI khaDgI paTTishI chAyudhI mahAn || 43|| sruvahastaH surUpashcha tejastejaskaro nidhiH | uShNIShI cha suvaktrashcha udagro vinatastathA || 44|| dIrghashcha harikeshashcha sutIrthaH kR^iShNa eva cha | shR^igAlarUpaH siddhArtho muNDaH sarvashubha~NkaraH || 45|| ajashcha bahurUpashcha gandhadhArI kapardyapi | UrdhvaretA Urdhvali~Nga UrdhvashAyI nabhaHsthalaH || 46|| trijaTI chIravAsAshcha rudraH senApatirvibhuH | ahashcharo nakta~ncharastigmamanyuH suvarchasaH || 47|| gajahA daityahA kAlo lokadhAtA guNAkaraH | siMhashArdUlarUpashcha ArdracharmAmbarAvR^itaH || 48|| kAlayogI mahAnAdaH sarvakAmashchatuShpathaH | nishAcharaH pretachArI bhUtachArI maheshvaraH || 49|| bahubhUto bahudharaH svarbhAnuramito gatiH | nR^ityapriyo nityanarto nartakaH sarvalAlasaH || 50|| ghoro mahAtapAH pAsho nityo giriruho nabhaH | sahasrahasto vijayo vyavasAyo hyatandritaH || 51|| adharShaNo dharShaNAtmA yaj~nahA kAmanAshakaH | dakShayAgApahArI cha susaho madhyamastathA || 52|| tejopahArI balahA mudito.artho.ajito.avaraH | (mudito.artho.ajito varaH) gambhIraghoShA gambhIro gambhIrabalavAhanaH || 53|| nyagrodharUpo nyagrodho vR^ikShaparNasthitirvibhuH | (vR^ikShakarNa) sutIkShNadashanashchaiva mahAkAyo mahAnanaH || 54|| viShvakseno hariryaj~naH saMyugApIDavAhanaH | tIkShNatApashcha haryashvaH sahAyaH karmakAlavit || 55|| viShNuprasAdito yaj~naH samudro vaDavAmukhaH | hutAshanasahAyashcha prashAntAtmA hutAshanaH || 56|| ugratejA mahAtejA janyo vijayakAlavit | jyotiShAmayanaM siddhiH sarvavigraha eva cha || 57|| shikhI muNDI jaTI jvAlI mUrtijo mUrdhago balI | veNavI paNavI tAlI khalI kAlakaTa~NkaTaH || 58|| nakShatravigrahamatirguNabuddhirlayo gamaH | (layo.agamaH) prajApatirvishvabAhurvibhAgaH sarvagomukhaH || 59|| (sarvago.amukhaH) vimochanaH susaraNo hiraNyakavachodbhavaH | (susharaNo) meDhrajo balachArI cha mahIchArI srutastathA || 60|| sarvatUryaninAdI cha sarvAtodyaparigrahaH | vyAlarUpo guhAvAsI guho mAlI tara~Ngavit || 61|| tridashastrikAladhR^ikkarmasarvabandhavimochanaH | bandhanastvasurendrANAM yudhi shatruvinAshanaH || 62|| sA~NkhyaprasAdo durvAsAH sarvasAdhuniShevitaH | praskandano vibhAgaj~no atulyo yaj~nabhAgavit || 63|| sarvavAsaH sarvachArI durvAsA vAsavo.amaraH | haimo hemakaro yaj~naH sarvadhArI dharottamaH || 64|| lohitAkSho mahAkShashcha vijayAkSho vishAradaH | sa~Ngraho nigrahaH kartA sarpachIranivAsanaH || 65|| mukhyo.amukhyashcha dehashcha kAhaliH sarvakAmadaH | (mukhyo mukhyashcha) sarvakAsaprasAdashcha subalo balarUpadhR^it || 66|| sarvakAmavarashchaiva sarvadaH sarvatomukhaH | AkAshanirvirUpashcha nipAtI hyavashaH khagaH || 67|| raudrarUpoM.ashurAdityo bahurashmiH suvarchasI | vasuvego mahAvego manovego nishAcharaH || 68|| sarvavAsI shriyAvAsI upadeshakaro.akaraH | munirAtmanirAlokaH sambhagnashcha sahasradaH || 69|| pakShI cha pakSharUpashcha atidIpto vishAmpatiH | unmAdo madanaH kAmo hyashvattho.arthakaro yashaH || 70|| vAmadevashcha vAmashcha prAgdakShiNashcha vAmanaH | siddhayogI maharShishcha siddhArthaH siddhasAdhakaH || 71|| bhikShushcha bhikShurUpashcha vipaNo mR^iduravyayaH | mahAseno vishAkhashcha ShaShTibhAgo gavAmpatiH || 72|| vajrahastashcha viShkambhI chamUstambhana eva cha | vR^ittAvR^ittakarastAlo madhurmadhukalochanaH || 73|| vAchaspatyo vAjasano nityamAshramapUjitaH | brahmachArI lokachArI sarvachArI vichAravit || 74|| IshAna IshvaraH kAlo nishAchArI pinAkavAn | nimittastho nimittaM cha nandirnandikaro hariH || 75|| nandIshvarashcha nandI cha nandano nandivardhanaH | bhagahArI nihantA cha kAlo brahmA pitAmahaH || 76|| chaturmukho mahAli~NgashchAruli~Ngastathaiva cha | li~NgAdhyakShaH surAdhyakSho yogAdhyakSho yugAvahaH || 77|| bIjAdhyakSho bIjakartA avyAtmA.anugato balaH | itihAsaH sakalpashcha gautamo.atha nishAkaraH || 78|| dambho hyadambho vaidambho vashyo vashakaraH kaliH | lokakartA pashupatirmahAkartA hyanauShadhaH || 79|| akSharaM paramaM brahma balavachChakra eva cha | nItirhyanItiH shuddhAtmA shuddho mAnyo gatAgataH || 80|| bahuprasAdaH susvapno darpaNo.atha tvamitrajit | vedakAro mantrakAro vidvAnsamaramardanaH || 81|| mahAmeghanivAsI cha mahAghoro vashIkaraH | agnirjvAlo mahAjvAlo atidhUmro huto haviH || 82|| vR^iShaNaH sha~Nkaro nityaM varchasvI dhUmaketanaH | (nityavarchasvI) nIlastathA~Ngalubdhashcha shobhano niravagrahaH || 83|| svastidaH svastibhAvashcha bhAgI bhAgakaro laghuH | utsa~Ngashcha mahA~Ngashcha mahAgarbhaparAyaNaH || 84|| kR^iShNavarNaH suvarNashcha indriyaM sarvadehinAm | mahApAdo mahAhasto mahAkAyo mahAyashAH || 85|| mahAmUrdhA mahAmAtro mahAnetro nishAlayaH | mahAntako mahAkarNo mahoShThashcha mahAhanuH || 86|| mahAnAso mahAkamburmahAgrIvaH shmashAnabhAk | mahAvakShA mahorasko hyantarAtmA mR^igAlayaH || 87|| lambano lambitoShThashcha mahAmAyaH payonidhiH | mahAdanto mahAdaMShTro mahAjihvo mahAmukhaH || 88|| mahAnakho mahAromA mahAkesho mahAjaTaH | prasannashcha prasAdashcha pratyayo girisAdhanaH || 89|| snehano.asnehanashchaiva ajitashcha mahAmuniH | vR^ikShAkAro vR^ikShaketuranalo vAyuvAhanaH || 90|| gaNDalI merudhAmA cha devAdhipatireva cha | atharvashIrShaH sAmAsya R^iksahasrAmitekShaNaH || 91|| yajuHpAdabhujo guhyaH prakAsho ja~NgamastathA | amoghArthaH prasAdashcha abhigamyaH sudarshanaH || 92|| upakAraH priyaH sarvaH kanakaH kA~nchanachChaviH | nAbhirnandikaro bhAvaH puShkarasthapatiH sthiraH || 93|| dvAdashastrAsanashchAdyo yaj~no yaj~nasamAhitaH | naktaM kalishcha kAlashcha makaraH kAlapUjitaH || 94|| sagaNo gaNakArashcha bhUtavAhanasArathiH | bhasmashayo bhasmagoptA bhasmabhUtastarurgaNaH || 95|| lokapAlastathA loko mahAtmA sarvapUjitaH | (lokapAlastathA.aloko) shuklastrishuklaH sampannaH shuchirbhUtaniShevitaH || 96|| AshramasthaH kriyAvastho vishvakarmamatirvaraH | vishAlashAkhastAmroShTho hyambujAlaH sunishchalaH || 97|| kapilaH kapishaH shukla Ayushchaivi paro.aparaH | gandharvo hyaditistArkShyaH suvij~neyaH sushAradaH || 98|| parashvadhAyudho deva anukArI subAndhavaH | tumbavINo mahAkrodha UrdhvaretA jaleshayaH || 99|| ugro vaMshakaro vaMsho vaMshanAdo hyaninditaH | sarvA~NgarUpo mAyAvI suhR^ido hyanilo.analaH || 100|| bandhano bandhakartA cha subandhanavimochanaH | sa yaj~nAriH sa kAmArirmahAdaMShTro mahAyudhaH || 101|| bahudhAninditaH sharvaH sha~NkaraH sha~Nkaro.adhanaH | (sha~Nkaro.anaghaH) amaresho mahAdevo vishvadevaH surArihA || 102|| ahirbudhnyo.anilAbhashcha chekitAno havistathA | ajaikapAchcha kApAlI trisha~NkurajitaH shivaH || 103|| dhanvantarirdhUmaketuH skando vaishravaNastathA | dhAtA shakrashcha viShNushcha mitrastvaShTA dhruvo dharaH || 104|| prabhAvaH sarvago vAyuraryamA savitA raviH | (sarvagovAyuraryamA) uSha~Ngushcha vidhAtA cha mAndhAtA bhUtabhAvanaH || 105|| vibhurvarNavibhAvI cha sarvakAmaguNAvahaH | padmanAbho mahAgarbhashchandravaktro.anilo.analaH || 106|| balavAMshchopashAntashcha purANaH puNyacha~nchurI | kurukartA kuruvAsI kurubhUto guNauShadhaH || 107|| sarvAshayo darbhachArI sarveShAM prANinAM patiH | devadevaH sukhAsaktaH sadasatsarvaratnavit || 108|| kailAsagirivAsI cha himavadgirisaMshrayaH | kUlahArI kUlakartA bahuvidyo bahupradaH || 109|| vaNijo vardhakI vR^ikSho bakulashchandanashChadaH | sAragrIvo mahAjatruralolashcha mahauShadhaH || 110|| siddhArthakArI siddhArthashChandovyAkaraNottaraH | siMhanAdaH siMhadaMShTraH siMhagaH siMhavAhanaH || 111|| prabhAvAtmA jagatkAlasthAlo lokahitastaruH | sAra~Ngo navachakrA~NgaH ketumAlI sabhAvanaH || 112|| bhUtAlayo bhUtapatirahorAtramaninditaH || 113|| vAhitA sarvabhUtAnAM nilayashcha vibhurbhavaH | amoghaH saMyato hyashvo bhojanaH prANadhAraNaH || 114|| (prANadhArakaH) dhR^itimAnmatimAndakShaH satkR^itashcha yugAdhipaH | gopAlirgopatirgrAmo gocharmavasano hariH. 115|| hiraNyabAhushcha tathA guhApAlaH praveshinAm | prakR^iShTArirmahAharSho jitakAmo jitendriyaH || 116|| gAndhArashcha suvAsashcha tapaHsakto ratirnaraH | mahAgIto mahAnR^ityo hyapsarogaNasevitaH || 117|| mahAketurmahAdhAturnaikasAnucharashchalaH | AvedanIya AdeshaH sarvagandhasukhAvahaH || 118|| toraNastAraNo vAtaH paridhI patikhecharaH | saMyogo vardhano vR^iddho ativR^iddho guNAdhikaH || 119|| nitya AtmasahAyashcha devAsurapatiH patiH | yuktashcha yuktabAhushcha devo divi suparvaNaH || 120|| AShADhashcha suShANDhashcha dhruvo.atha hariNo haraH | vapurAvartamAnebhyo vasushreShTho mahApathaH || 121|| shirohArI vimarshashcha sarvalakShaNalakShitaH | akShashcha rathayogI cha sarvayogI mahAbalaH || 122|| samAmnAyo.asamAmnAyastIrthadevo mahArathaH | nirjIvo jIvano mantraH shubhAkSho bahukarkashaH || 123|| ratnaprabhUto ratnA~Ngo mahArNavanipAnavit | mUlaM vishAlo hyamR^ito vyaktAvyaktastaponidhiH || 124|| ArohaNo.adhirohashcha shIladhArI mahAyashAH | senAkalpo mahAkalpo yogo yugakaro hariH || 125|| yugarUpo mahArUpo mahAnAgahano vadhaH | nyAyanirvapaNaH pAdaH paNDito hyachalopamaH || 126|| bahumAlo mahAmAlaH shashI harasulochanaH | vistAro lavaNaH kUpastriyugaH saphalodayaH || 127|| trilochano viShaNNA~Ngo maNividdho jaTAdharaH | bindurvisargaH sumukhaH sharaH sarvAyudhaH sahaH || 128|| nivedanaH sukhAjAtaH sugandhAro mahAdhanuH | gandhapAlI cha bhagavAnutthAnaH sarvakarmaNAm || 129|| manthAno bahulo vAyuH sakalaH sarvalochanaH | talastAlaH karasthAlI UrdhvasaMhanano mahAn || 130|| ChatraM suchChatro vikhyAto lokaH sarvAshrayaH kramaH | muNDo virUpo vikR^ito daNDI kuNDI vikurvaNaH. 131|| haryakShaH kakubho vajro shatajihvaH sahasrapAt | sahasramUrdhA devendraH sarvadevamayo guruH || 132|| sahasrabAhuH sarvA~NgaH sharaNyaH sarvalokakR^it | pavitraM trikakunmantraH kaniShThaH kR^iShNapi~NgalaH. 133|| brahmadaNDavinirmAtA shataghnIpAshashaktimAn | padmagarbho mahAgarbho brahmagarbho jalodbhavaH || 134|| gabhastirbrahmakR^idbrahmI brahmavidbrAhmaNo gatiH | anantarUpo naikAtmA tigmatejAH svayambhuvaH || 135|| UrdhvagAtmA pashupatirvAtaraMhA manojavaH | chandanI padmanAlAgraH surabhyuttaraNo naraH || 136|| karNikAramahAsragvI nIlamauliH pinAkadhR^it | umApatirumAkAnto jAhnavIdhR^igumAdhavaH || 137|| varo varAho varado vareNyaH sumahAsvanaH | mahAprasAdo damanaH shatruhA shvetapi~NgalaH || 138|| pItAtmA paramAtmA cha prayatAtmA pradhAnadhR^it | sarvapArshvamukhastryakSho dharmasAdhAraNo varaH || 139|| charAcharAtmA sUkShmAtmA amR^ito govR^iSheshvaraH | sAdhyarShirvasurAdityo vivasvAnsavitA.amR^itaH 140|| vyAsaH sargaH susa~NkShepo vistaraH paryayo naraH | R^itu saMvatsaro mAsaH pakShaH sa~NkhyAsamApanaH || 141|| kalA kAShThA lavA mAtrA muhUrtAhaHkShapAH kShaNAH | vishvakShetraM prajAbIjaM li~NgamAdyastu nirgamaH || 142|| sadasadvyaktamavyaktaM pitA mAtA pitAmahaH | svargadvAraM prajAdvAraM mokShadvAraM triviShTapam || 143|| nirvANaM hlAdanashchaiva brahmalokaH parA gatiH | devAsuravinirmAtA devAsuraparAyaNaH || 144|| devAsuragururdevo devAsuranamaskR^itaH | devAsuramahAmAtro devAsuragaNAshrayaH || 145|| devAsuragaNAdhyakSho devAsuragaNAgraNIH | devAtidevo devarShirdevAsuravarapradaH || 146|| devAsureshvaro vishvo devAsuramaheshvaraH | sarvadevamayo.achintyo devatAtmA.a.atmasambhavaH || 147|| udbhittrivikramo vaidyo virajo nIrajo.amaraH || IDyo hastIshvaro vyAghro devasiMho nararShabhaH || 148|| vibudho.agravaraH sUkShmaH sarvadevastapomayaH | suyuktaH shobhano vajrI prAsAnAM prabhavo.avyayaH || 149|| guhaH kAnto nijaH sargaH pavitraM sarvapAvanaH | shR^i~NgI shR^i~Ngapriyo babhrU rAjarAjo nirAmayaH || 150|| abhirAmaH suragaNo virAmaH sarvasAdhanaH | lalATAkSho vishvadevo hariNo brahmavarchasaH || 151|| sthAvarANAM patishchaiva niyamendriyavardhanaH | siddhArthaH siddhabhUtArtho.achintyaH satyavrataH shuchiH || 152|| vratAdhipaH paraM brahma bhaktAnAM paramA gatiH | vimukto muktatejAshcha shrImAnshrIvardhano jagat || 153|| (iti sahasranAmastotram | ) yathA pradhAnaM bhagavAniti bhaktyA stuto mayA | yanna brahmAdayo devA vidustattvena narShayaH | stotavyamarchyaM vandyaM cha kaH stoShyati jagatpatim || 154|| bhaktiM tvevaM puraskR^itya mayA yaj~napatirvibhuH | tato.abhyanuj~nAM samprApya stuto matimatAM varaH || 155|| shivamebhiH stuvandevaM nAmabhiH puShTivardhanaiH | nityayuktaH shuchirbhaktaH prApnotyAtmAnamAtmanA || 156|| etaddhi paramaM brahma paraM brahmAdhigachChati || 157|| R^iShayashchaiva devAshcha stuvantyetena tatparam || 158|| stUyamAno mahAdevastuShyate niyatAtmabhiH | bhaktAnukampI bhagavAnAtmasaMsthAkaro vibhuH || 159|| tathaiva cha manuShyeShu ye manuShyAH pradhAnataH | AstikAH shraddhadhAnAshcha bahubhirjanmabhiH stavaiH || 160|| bhaktyA hyananyamIshAnaM paraM devaM sanAtanam | karmaNA manasA vAchA bhAvenAmitatejasaH || 161|| shayAnA jAgramANAshcha vrajannupavishaMstathA | unmiShannimiShaMshchaiva chintayantaH punaHpanaH || 162|| shR^iNvantaH shrAvayantashcha kathayantashcha te bhavam | stuvantaH stUyamAnAshcha tuShyanti cha ramanti cha || 163|| janmakoTisahasreShu nAnAsaMsArayoniShu | jantorvigatapApasya bhave bhaktiH prajAyate || 164|| utpannA cha bhave bhaktirananyA sarvabhAvataH | bhAvinaH kAraNe chAsya sarvayuktasya sarvathA || 165|| etaddeveShu duShprApaM manuShyeShu na labhyate | nirvighnA nishchalA rudre bhaktiravyabhichAriNI || 166|| tasyaiva cha prasAdena bhaktirutpadyate nR^INAm | yena yAnti parAM siddhiM tadbhAgavatachetasaH || 167|| (ye na) ye sarvabhAvAnugatAH prapadyante maheshvaram | prapannavatsalo devaH saMsArAttAnsamuddharet || 168|| evamanye vikurvanti devAH saMsAramochanam | manuShyANAmR^ite devaM nAnyA shaktistapobalam || 169|| iti tenendrakalpena bhagavAnsadasatpatiH | kR^ittivAsAH stutaH kR^iShNa taNDinA shubhabuddhinA || 170|| stavametaM bhagavato brahmA svayamadhArayat | gIyate cha sa buddhyeta brahmA sha~Nkarasannidhau || 171|| idaM puNyaM pavitraM cha sarvadA pApanAshanam | yogadaM mokShadaM chaiva svargadaM toShadaM tathA || 172|| evametatpaThante ya ekabhaktyA tu sha~Nkaram | yA gatiH sA~NkhyayogAnAM vrajantyetAM gatiM tadA || 173|| stavametaM prayatnena sadA rudrasya sannidhau | abdamekaM charedbhaktaH prApnuyAdIpsitaM phalam || 174|| etadrahasyaM paramaM brahmaNo hR^idi saMsthitam | brahmA provAcha shakrAya shakraH provAcha mR^ityave || 175|| mR^ityuH provAcha rudrebhyo rudrebhyastaNDimAgamat | mahatA tapasA prAptastaNDinA brahmasadmani || 176|| taNDiH provAcha shukrAya gautamAya cha bhArgavaH | vaivasvatAya manave gautamaH prAha mAdhava || 177|| nArAyaNAya sAdhyAya samAdhiShThAya dhImate | yamAya prAha bhagavAnsAdhyo nArAyaNo.achyutaH || 178|| nAchiketAya bhagavAnAha vaivasvato yamaH | mArkaNDeyAya vArShNeya nAchiketo.abhyabhAShata || 179|| mArkaNDeyAnmayA prApto niyamena janArdana | tavApyahamamitraghna stavaM dadyAM hyavishrutam || 180|| svargyamArogyamAyuShyaM dhanyaM vedena saMmitam | nAsya vighnaM vikurvanti dAnavA yakSharAkShasAH || 181|| pishAchA yAtudhAnA vA guhyakA bhujagA api | yaH paTheta shuchiH pArtha brahmachArI jitendriyaH | abhagnayogo varShaM tu so.ashvamedhaphalaM labhet || 182|| iti shrImanmahAbhArate anushAsanaparvaNi dAnadharmaparvaNi aShTachatvAriMsho.adhyAyaH || 48 || shrImahAdevasahasranAmastotraM samAptam | shrIkR^iShNArpaNamastu | shrIshivArpaNamastu | ## Proofread by Kirk 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