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shivaaparaadha kshhamaapaNa stotram

aadau karmaprasangaatkalayati kalushhaM maatRRikukshhau sthitaM maaM
viNmootraamedhyamadhye kathayati nitaraaM jaaTharo jaatavedaaH |
yadyadvai tatra duHkhaM vyathayati nitaraaM shakyate kena vaktuM
kshhantavyo me.aparaadhaH shiva shiva shiva bho shree mahaadeva shambho ‖1‖

baalye duHkhaatireko malalulitavapuH stanyapaane pipaasaa
no shaktashcendriyebhyo bhavaguNajanitaaH jantavo maaM tudanti |
naanaarogaadiduHkhaadrudanaparavashaH shankaraM na smaraami
kshhantavyo me.aparaadhaH shiva shiva shiva bho shree mahaadeva shambho ‖2‖

prauDho.ahaM yauvanastho vishhayavishhadharaiH pancabhirmarmasandhau
dashhTo nashhTo.avivekaH sutadhanayuvatisvaadusaukhye nishhaNNaH |
shaiveecintaaviheenaM mama hRRidayamaho maanagarvaadhirooDhaM
kshhantavyo me.aparaadhaH shiva shiva shiva bho shree mahaadeva shambho ‖3‖

vaardhakye cendriyaaNaaM vigatagatimatishcaadhidaivaaditaapaiH
paapai rogairviyogaistvanavasitavapuH prauDhaheenaM ca deenam |
mithyaamohaabhilaashhairbhramati mama mano dhoorjaTerdhyaanashoonyaM
kshhantavyo me.aparaadhaH shiva shiva shiva bho shree mahaadeva shambho ‖4‖

no shakyaM smaartakarma pratipadagahanapratyavaayaakulaakhyaM
shraute vaartaa kathaM me dvijakulavihite brahmamaarge.asusaare |
gnyaato dharmo vicaaraiH shravaNamananayoH kiM nididhyaasitavyaM
kshhantavyo me.aparaadhaH shiva shiva shiva bho shree mahaadeva shambho ‖5‖

snaatvaa pratyooshhakaale snapanavidhividhau naahRRitaM gaangatoyaM
poojaarthaM vaa kadaacidbahutaragahanaatkhaNDabilveedalaani |
naaneetaa padmamaalaa sarasi vikasitaa gandhadhoopaiH tvadarthaM
kshhantavyo me.aparaadhaH shiva shiva shiva bho shree mahaadeva shambho ‖6‖

dugdhairmadhvaajyutairdadhisitasahitaiH snaapitaM naiva lingaM
no liptaM candanaadyaiH kanakaviracitaiH poojitaM na prasoonaiH |
dhoopaiH karpooradeepairvividharasayutairnaiva bhakshhyopahaaraiH
kshhantavyo me.aparaadhaH shiva shiva shiva bho shree mahaadeva shambho ‖7‖

dhyaatvaa citte shivaakhyaM pracurataradhanaM naiva dattaM dvijebhyo
havyaM te lakshhasankhyairhutavahavadane naarpitaM beejamantraiH |
no taptaM gaangaateere vratajananiyamaiH rudrajaapyairna vedaiH
kshhantavyo me.aparaadhaH shiva shiva shiva bho shree mahaadeva shambho ‖8‖

sthitvaa sthaane saroje praNavamayamarutkumbhake (kuNDale)sookshhmamaarge
shaante svaante praleene prakaTitavibhave jyotiroope.aparaakhye |
lingagnye brahmavaakye sakalatanugataM shankaraM na smaraami
kshhantavyo me.aparaadhaH shiva shiva shiva bho shree mahaadeva shambho ‖9‖

nagno niHsangashuddhastriguNavirahito dhvastamohaandhakaaro
naasaagre nyastadRRishhTirviditabhavaguNo naiva dRRishhTaH kadaacit |
unmanyaa.avasthayaa tvaaM vigatakalimalaM shankaraM na smaraami
kshhantavyo me.aparaadhaH shiva shiva shiva bho shree mahaadeva shambho ‖10‖

candrodbhaasitashekhare smarahare gangaadhare shankare
sarpairbhooshhitakaNThakarNayugale (vivare)netrotthavaishvaanare |
dantitvakkRRitasundaraambaradhare trailokyasaare hare
mokshhaarthaM kuru cittavRRittimacalaamanyaistu kiM karmabhiH ‖11‖

kiM vaa.anena dhanena vaajikaribhiH praaptena raajyena kiM
kiM vaa putrakalatramitrapashubhirdehena gehena kim |
gnyaatvaitatkshhaNabhanguraM sapadi re tyaajyaM mano doorataH
svaatmaarthaM guruvaakyato bhaja mana shreepaarvateevallabham ‖12‖

aayurnashyati pashyataaM pratidinaM yaati kshhayaM yauvanaM
pratyaayaanti gataaH punarna divasaaH kaalo jagadbhakshhakaH |
lakshhmeestoyatarangabhangacapalaa vidyuccalaM jeevitaM
tasmaattvaaM (maaM)sharaNaagataM sharaNada tvaM rakshha rakshhaadhunaa ‖13‖

vande devamumaapatiM suraguruM vande jagatkaaraNaM
vande pannagabhooshhaNaM mRRigadharaM vande pashoonaaM patim |
vande sooryashashaankavahninayanaM vande mukundapriyaM
vande bhaktajanaashrayaM ca varadaM vande shivaM shankaram ‖14‖

gaatraM bhasmasitaM ca hasitaM haste kapaalaM sitaM
khaTvaangaM ca sitaM sitashca vRRishhabhaH karNe site kuNDale |
gangaaphenasitaa jaTaa pashupateshcandraH sito moordhani
so.ayaM sarvasito dadaatu vibhavaM paapakshhayaM sarvadaa ‖15‖

karacaraNakRRitaM vaakkaayajaM karmajaM vaa
shravaNanayanajaM vaa maanasaM vaa.aparaadham |
vihitamavihitaM vaa sarvametatkshhmasva
shiva shiva karuNaabdhe shree mahaadeva shambho ‖16‖

‖iti shreemad shankaraacaaryakRRita shivaaparaadhakshhamaapaNa stotraM saMpoorNam ‖